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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 12h

Day 8 - #Stinky Ringneck snakes have a brightly contrasting undertail that they curl into a ball as a warning they are going to release a very stinky musk. #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

Drawing of the front end of a snake in an S shape. Snake is dark grey with an orange neck band. 4 simple snakes with their tails curled into red/yellow curlicues form a frame.
Text in upper left “#inktoder day 8, Stinky”

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Sarcastic Shark Art @sarcasticsharkart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Inktober 2026 Day 5: Smack. 🤘🦈 Thresher sharks are known for using their incredibly long tails to stun their prey. #Inktober #Inktober2026 #smack #artchallenge #shark #marinelife #sciart #surrealism #illustration #animalart #ArtYear #bskyart #art

Inktober 2026 Day 5: Smack. Thresher shark using it's long tail to smack and stun a mackerel fish.

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Sarcastic Shark Art @sarcasticsharkart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Inktober 2026 Day 6: Ogre. 🤘🦈 Let me know what you think! Happy Monday everyone! 🤙💙 #Inktober #Inktober2026 #ogre #Shrek #artchallenge #shark #sciart #surrealism #illustration #animalart #ArtYear #bskyart #art

Inktober Day 6: Ogre. My interpretation is Shrek as a shark with open jaws attacking one of his favorite foods: an onion.

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Sarcastic Shark Art @sarcasticsharkart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Inktober 2026 Day 7: Panic. I present to you "Shark of the Serengeti." 🤘🤣🦈🖋 Happy Hump Day everyone! #Inktober #Inktober2026 #panic #Serengeti #artchallenge #shark #marinelife #sciart #surrealism #illustration #animalart #ArtYear #bskyart #art

Inktober Day 7: Panic. A gazelle is in panic mode as a shark fin is rapidly approaching through the tall grass. "Shark of the Serengeti."

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 7 - don’t #Panic Quick sketches as a kind of infographic. These are 3 commonly confused snakes around here that I get “what is it?!?!” a lot in the fall. I need to work on my squiggly shapes more. #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

Simple ink sketches of 3 snakes.
Each has a basic color bar underneath
Prairie kingsnake (top left)
Northern watersnake (bottom left)
Eastern copperhead (bottom right)
Text in upper right
#Inktober
Day 7
Don’t “Panic”

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 6 - #Ogre Settled on the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum). A venomous lizard of the southwest. Armored, slow-moving, primarily subterranean, maybe a little brutish. Thought it was a decent fit for today’s prompt. #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

Illustration of a Gila monster (lizard). Dark background color with reticular ions of dull orange. Mouth opened, facing right at the entrance of an opening in the earth

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 5 - #Smack Green iguanas use their tails as a primary defense mechanism. Smacks from a large adult are poweful enough to leave welts, draw blood, and break small bones. #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

Ink and alcohol marker drawing of an adult male iguana with its tail curved over its back ready to whip.

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A smorgasbord of fishes for #SundayFishSketch.

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Quake & Quiver @quakeandquiver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A salmon 🐟 for today's #SundayFishSketch #sciart

A pen drawing of a male salmon, crosshatched in red, blue, and green

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Draw More! 🇨🇦🏔🎨😎 @doryr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Micron pen drawing of an Eastern Phoebe flycatcher - based on a photo from feederwatch.org. #birdart

Ink drawing of a flycatcher bird on a twig, facing left.

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#SundayFishSketch is a quick little Red Handfish, since he ended up being the fish of choice for my field trip presentation this week!

Colored pencil drawing of a red handfish. As the name implies, his pectoral fins are red and very human hand-looking. He also has a fin coming out of his forehead shaped like a triangle that reminds me of a dinosaur.

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Diego Ortega @diegooa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#SundayFishSketch 🐠I completed the 2nd row quickly, so third page completed! Top row: Corusichthys megacephalus, Maraldichthys verticalis, Gladiopycnodus karani Bottom row: Monocerichthys scheuchzeri, Ichthyoceros spinosus, Stenoprotome hamata #paleoart

Drawings of pycnodonts, a group of prehistoric fish
Top row: Corusichthys megacephalus, Maraldichthys verticalis, Gladiopycnodus karani
Bottom row: Monocerichthys scheuchzeri, Ichthyoceros spinosus, Stenoprotome hamata

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Better Know a Fish! / 曉得多魚！ @betterknowafish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

BONUS: #SciArtSeptember 2026 compilation. Gratitude again to @lizlagomorph.bsky.social and all my fellow #SciArt #SundayFishSketch kin who shared the love this past month! 🦑🐡🧪

Photo of sketch book page with crayon sketches of Sci Art September themes Malachite Violet Sanguine Azure Saffron Coral Fawn Ruby Ivory

Photo of sketch book page with crayon sketches of Sci Art September themes Woad Heart Teardrop Diamond Crescent Honeycomb Scallop Eyelet Almond

Photo of sketch book page with crayon sketches of Sci Art September themes Star Meander Kaolin Silk Copper Down Jade Cedar Quill

Photo of sketch book page with crayon sketches of Sci Art September themes Linen Pelt Carbon

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 4 - #Cactus A Porcupine Fish (Diodon hystrix) doing its best barrel cactus impression. Looks like something socked them in the eye, causing the puff-up? **reposted - an edit function would be nice for typos** #Inktober #SundayFishSketch #fishart #sciart

Ink drawing of a porcupine fish inflated like a spiky balloon. Facing right

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Day 3 - #Miniature The Jaragua Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus ariasae). In the running for smallest reptile with a snout-vent length of 14–18 mm. Found on the southernmost tip of the Barahona Peninsula, in the extreme southwest of the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

Illustration of a small gecko perched on a coin, facing left.
Head is orange-brown with a two-toned brown body, darker above. The body is sprinkled with darker blotches

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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Birdtober2026 Day 2: I drew a Gray Catbird for Shades of Gray. Catbirds are a great example of a lovely bird with dull plumage colors! I tried to capture their spunky character in this drawing. Prompt list by @kaylafiskbirds.bsky.social #BirdArt #SciArt #Birdtoberclub #birdtober #FineArt #Copic

Detailed marker drawing of a Gray Catbird perched on a branch, looking slightly forward with its tail cocked and wings down. The rusty-orange patch under its tail is visible.

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2 - #Relic The tuatara - found in New Zealand 🇳🇿 Sole survivors of a lineage which diverged from lizards and snakes over 250 million years ago. #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Got it on shape and posture alone! Woot

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Better Know a Fish! / 曉得多魚！ @betterknowafish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And for Day 30 of #SciArtSeptember #Carbon, I give my thanks to the life around us — and to wonderful #SciArt friends like @lizlagomorph.bsky.social who bring us all together in creative joy. Live long and prosper, peace and long life, my fellow carbon-based lifeforms 🖖🧡🦑🐡🧪

Photo of a crayon sketch of a wreath pattern teeming with lifeforms from vines to kelp to flowers to sea stars to salps to butterflies and more

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taciturn16.bsky.social @taciturn16.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#BirdWhisperer #kleineKunstklasse #birdart #bird My bird of the month: the black woodpecker, a bit late, sorry!

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Bruce Gerlach @brucegerlach.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Inktober Day 1: Apple tattooed-sky.blogspot.com/2026/10/inkt... #Inktober #Sketches #Apple

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is his non-answer to anything and everything - it’s not news. The toilet A toothbrush The subway Punctuation TRUMP: No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes.

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user_null @user-nu11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I present, my fight with drawing a nice apple #inktober #art

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たいやき様 @taiyakisama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#インクトーバー2026 1日目：APPLE🍎🍏 今年も気が向いた日に参加していこうと思います #inktober2026　#inktober #inkart #map

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Ryuvhiel @ryuvhiel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌙 1/31 Apple Of course I found a way to sneak a dragon in here 🐲 I thought about worms drilling inside apples, and then I realized that in some cultures there are serpents called wyrms or wurms, which can be translated not only as a dragon, but also as a worm ;) #inktober2026apple #inktober

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Will see if I have another month of daily sketching in me. Will work on reptiles. Except Sundays - those are for the fishes Day 1 - #Apple #Inktober #Inktober2026 Eastern Copperheead (Agkistrodon contotrix) Serpents, original sin, apple of my eye

Ink, watercolor wash, colored pencil drawing of the head a viper with its head elevated and facing left. The pupil of the eye has been replaced with an apple

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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sept 2026 #BirdWhisperer project bird is the Black Woodpecker. Getting back into the groove sketching again. Needed to rest the hands after August XD #Bird #BirdArt #ornithology #SciArt #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #BirdWhispererproject

Digital sketch study of a Black Woodpecker for Bird Whisperer Project

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy #BirdWhisperer Day! Kept it simple this time around as my patience seems to have left the building 😂

Digital drawing of a black woodpecker. It is a largish-medium bird clinging to the side of a gray tree and has a long cream-colored bill, iridescent black feathers that are shining light blue where the light hits, and a tiny bit of red just along the back of its head.

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TarynKarts @tarynkarts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's #BirdWhisperer day! This month's bird is the Black Woodpecker! 🖤 I tried gouche with this one 🙃 Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/ #birds #art

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Amy Woodworth @woodcomm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A Black Woodpecker for this month's @birdwhisperers.bsky.social #birdart challenge. #BirdWhisperer #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of a Black Woodpecker. Bird is perched on the edge of a hole it created in a silver gray tree.

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Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The bird of September is the Black woodpecker / Schwarzspecht (Dryocopus martius) for @birdwhisperers.bsky.social #ballpointpendrawing #penandink #sketchbook #birds 🪶 #BirdWhisperer #sciart #art #animalart #birdart #kleineKunstklasse

Multicolor ballpoint pen sketch of a black woodpecker at a tree hollow.

Drawing in my sketchbook with ballpoint pens on the left.

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Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊 @emilylorange.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This month's #BirdWhisperer is a Black Woodpecker! 🐡🦢 #art #birds (ref photo by Sabine Schwoaze)

a digital painting of an entirely black woodpecker, with the exception of a red streak at the very top of its head, yellow eye, and yellow bill. it is clinging to a hole it has drilled into a tree trunk. the composition is split vertically, such that the left 2/3 of the image is bright white, with the blurry lines of branches of the tree above making jagged shapes.

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Elle Skinner @elleskinner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

September #BirdWhisperer: Black Woodpecker! I've been trying to think more about composition and value (light and dark balance) lately, so this guy's solid dark shape presented me with a good opportunity to push myself a little. #watercolor #art #birds #birdart 🦉

Watercolor painting of a black woodpecker perched against a tree

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Drago The Bleppin Dragon @bleppindrago.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This month's bird drawing, the Black Woodpecker for @birdwhisperers.bsky.social monthly drawing challenge. Mine on the left and my mom's on the right. They ended up looking quite different, but part of the fun is seeing how we approach them in different styles. #Birds #art #birdart #BirdWhisperer

Digital drawing of Black Woodpecker.

Black Woodpeckers are a crow sized bird with all black feathers except for splash of red on their heads. Our bird is female, noted by the red only appearing on the hindcrown. She is perched on the opening of a hole in a large tree

Pencil and watercolor of Black Woodpecker.

Black Woodpeckers are a crow sized bird with all black feathers except for splash of red on their heads. Our bird is female, noted by the red only appearing on the hindcrown. She is perched on the opening of a hole in a large tree.

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Olga Diem Art 🌻 @olgadiemart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here is my artwork of a Black Woodpecker for this month's #BirdWhisperer challenge. 🐦‍⬛🤩 #BirdArt #art #Bird #birdartist #ornithology #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #bskyart #SciArt #digitalart #birdwatching #procreateart

A black woodpecker perched on a tree near the hole it had drilled, with soft yellow and orange leaves in the background.

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mrbe.bsky.social @mrbe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

September quickie as it's getting late! The Black Woodpecker #birdwhisperer #art #birds

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dfm @cthonicyouth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This month is a Black Woodpecker! @birdwhisperers.bsky.social #birds #BirdWhisperer #art

A black woodpecker perches at a hole in the trunk of a tree

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bonus #sciArt for the carbon #SciArtSeptember and the graphite #MinCup26 contender: I lino block printed circuits using graphite-based electrically conductive inks! A printed spiral on paper and a strong magnet makes an interactive print which *is* a speaker.

theminouette.wixsite.com

Multimedia & Interactive | minouette

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