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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I hear it's Bawktober? Boktober? Draw chickens month? Anyway, here's a chicken! #bawktober #chicken #coloredpencils #sketchbook #chickenart

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It rained today! My shoes are wet! The sky is grey! I am sipping a pumpkin-flavored drink! Go and pat yourself and your neighborhood scarecrow on the back, folks, we did it - it’s Fall! #unicorns #SpookySeason #scarecrow #goldenrod #autumn #mythicalcreatures

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Spooky Season inspectors will be coming soon, to ensure proper spook levels will be reached by October – have you got a blanket of leaves on the ground? Cobwebs around your doorframe? A grey sky mulling up a light drizzle for later in the evening? #unicorns #SpookySeason #crows #fallleaves #art

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is that a stirring in the air I feel?* (*70% chance of rain next week, perhaps the summoning is working?? 🥹) #unicorns #autumn #unicornart #fallleaves #watercolor #illustration

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Don’t mind me, I’m just going to start up my yearly tradition of desperately trying to summon the fall weather with unicorns. Please, please, please, some rain? Some cool weather? There are leaves on the ground, but I think that’s because the trees are going crispy… #fall #autumn #unicorns #art

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Doodling with kiddy markers - it's fun to just play around with some bold colors every once in a while~ #markers #doodling #animalart #dragonart #catart #drawing #limitedcolor #lines

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Even more sketch pages from the dragon commissions - I really like drawing dragons with looooooong snoots. #art #artprocess #sketchbook #colorstudies #thumbnaildrawing #coloredpencils #dragons #fantasyart #illustration

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

More sketch pages from the dragon commissions - I love doing color studies, they look so cute in the sketchbook. #art #artprocess #sketchbook #colorstudies #thumbnaildrawing #dragons #dragonart #illustration

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It’s been a lovely Smaugust, but as September nears it seems the age dragons is ebbing away~ (actually, I can’t quite fit all these dragon sketchbook pages in one post, so the age of dragons might hang around a bit…) #smaugust #smaugust2026 #dragons #sketchbook #artprocess #colorstudies #thumbnails

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The introverted, self-amusing tendencies of young lung dragons may seem to make them the perfect companions, but potential owners should know that providing for their book allowance can become absolutely financially crippling in just a few short decades. #smaugust #smaugust2026 #dragons #cats #art

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Enticing an owl dragon into your yard may sound fun, but know this little lady plans to fill up that nest box she’s found with her prized hoard of dead mice. Owl dragons only keep the bones, fur, teeth and whiskers of the mice, though, so it’s not as smelly as you might fear. #smaugust #smaugust2026

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Many people have had the thought of harnessing dragon flight for transportation, but when you calculate in the number of refreshment breaks the average dragon will demand on any given journey, it’s often faster to walk. #smaugust #smaugust2026 #dragons #coloredpencils #illustration #teatime #art

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When they tell you to put rocks carefully back in place while exploring tidepools, it is mostly to keep the little ecosystems healthy – be aware, however, that it is also a precaution against tide-pool hoarding sea-dragons, because, trust me, they will KNOW if their rocks are out of place. #smaugust

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

While all dragons might wish to be the fearsome and covetous wyrms of legend, at the end of the day some of them are just little guys dreaming sweet dreams of millet hoards and starlit flights. Don’t let on that you see through them, though, their little egos are worth preserving. #smaugust #dragon

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Of course, many dragons choose to maintain a non-traditional hoard. The sophisticated dragon knows that a richly endowed orchard can induce as much envy and treasure-lust in the local populace as the largest piles of gold. #dragons ##smaugust #smaugust2026 #dragonart #illustration #coloredpencils

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you’ve been wondering why getting a dragon as your wizardly familiar is so often discouraged, please understand that it isn’t so much that alchemical experiments and curious dragons don’t mix, it’s that they DO want to mix SO badly. #smaugust #smaugust2026 #dragon #dragonart #illustration #magic

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

When it comes to dragons’ hoards, “Look, Don’t Touch” is the cardinal rule. You might think the “Don’t Touch” is the most important part about that credo, but that’s because you’ve never offended a dragon by not being impressed enough by his hoard. You MUST come prepared to gush. #smaugust #dragons

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Remember, ALWAYS keep your dogs on a leash when walking in a nature preserve - some of the nature can get pretty spicy when annoyed 🔥 #dragons #Smaugust #Smaugust2026 #dragonart #illustration

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It’s Smaugust! I did a bunch of dragon commissions last year, so get ready for a month of lovely, lovely wyrms~ #smaugust #smaugust2026 #dragons #dragonart #illustration #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #coloredpencils #drawing #flowers

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I took a little sketching trip to the farmer's market this weekend - I had to haunt the benches for a while to nab a spot in the shade, but I finally got a good spot to sketch (and some organic potatoes!) #sketching #sketchbook #lifedrawing #urbansketching #watercolor #drawing #dogs #gesturedrawing

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

8th Grade Jaimie v. Present Day Jaimie – I’ve gotten a lot less dark and edgy, but I still like to obsess about which breeds of horses would translate best into fantasy critters ❤️🐴 #oldart #artimprovement #drawing #fantasyequines #illustration #equineart #horses #art #pegasus

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

By this point I'd already tested out the colors in my sketchbook, so I knew they would blend to get the effect I wanted. Once I’ve got the light/dark areas established and basic color areas blocked out lightly, I can just keep layering more and more to get it to the final color/value intensity.

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Here I layer over Yellow Ochre in both the darkened areas and the untouched areas in order to establish the base color. I had several reference pictures helping me to know where to lay in those dark areas, and what the final colors should be.

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I don’t really have the set up to do videos, but I did manage to capture a little bit of my coloring process for this fjord unicorn. In the first video you can see me using Henna to lay out some of the slightly darker sections of the coat. #artprocess #illustration #coloredpencils #drawing #unicorn

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Apparently Tuesday was Be Nice to Bugs Day, so here are some belated little bees~ #bees #insectart #sketchbook #drawing #illustration #bugs #coloredpencils

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It’s a doodling critters kind of day~ Doing some reference studies for the custom illustrations requested by my Kickstarter followers - always fun to sit down and learn to draw a new critter! #sketchbook #artprocess #rats #tasmaniandevil #sealion #referencedrawing #gesturedrawing #animalart

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Several years ago I drew the front of this horse, and now, for secret reasons of my own, I have drawn the rest of its rear~ #horse #horseart #illustration #coloredpencils #drawing #art #equineart #wip #futureprojects #animalart

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’ve got three colorful critters newly available in my shop as prints – an affordable way to brighten your walls! jaimiewhitbread.com/shop #prints #artprints #griffon #cow #borzoi #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #illustration #drawing #coloredpencils #animalart #griffonart #cowart #peacockdog

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's fun to come up with remarques for my books - my signature is so illegible, I do feel like I have to add a little extra to prove it's really me. Like, yes, that's my name in that squiggle, I did this book. Look, I've drawn a little donkey to prove it. #donkey #sketch #doodle #remarque #books

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Also a big thanks to those who joined along! I loved seeing yall's work!

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

That’s all folks! Junicorn goes out with a whimsical whinny~ If you’ve enjoyed my unicorn illustrations, they are all for sale in my shop! Go grab yourself a little pony of your very own if you like, but be warned, they are all incredibly high maintenance. #junicorn #junicorn2026 #unicorns

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Just a few more days of Junicorn left – I’ve got one more to do for my challenge, but as I’m still working on him, here are a few sketches of the others~ #junicorn #junicorn2026 #unicorns #unicornart #mythicalcreatures #fantasyanimals #fantasyart #sketchbook #artprocess

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