iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Scott bought me Kingdom Hearts because it’s something he grew up with and I can’t wait to be EXTREMELY confused

A nintendo switch 2 displaying the menu for the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix collection

Two nintendo switch two’s lined up, one above the other. Both screens show an identical moment from the game Kingdom Hearts

Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

You’ve forgotten something. You really, really have. It feels good and organic to draw my boy again, especially with the campaign being such a good muse rn #ocart #illustration #art

A digital illustration of Avery’s OC FLUTE. He seems half submerged in water. He holds up a red thread, which has a glowing Forget-Me-Not flower tied to the end, which he looks up at. Red threads are tied to his fingers, delicately leading out from him, while some threads seem to connect to the Orion constellation in the sky above him

Same as the previous illustration, except FLUTE is mirrored so the side of his face that is scarred is facing the viewer. His scarring leave the face almost down to the skull, with eye socket abd teeth visible. This does not retract from the beautyof the piece, however

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Also still waiting for the video but I do love the snaps from my most recent dance performance 💪 Loved doing a lil’ rock and roll routine to Misery Business by Paramore, was really great to just have fun with it! #dance

Photo taken during a rock and roll performance with Avery and their dance teacher Luke.

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

But no matter what kind of mood I’m in…. I love her

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Also I am still tattooing lmao, very proud of how this childhood icon turned out! #tattoos

Colour tattoo of Scooby Doo in the inner bicep. He holds a flower in his mouth and his tail is bent in the shape of a heart

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Fun Avery Fact: This was me as a kid, and I committed to it so hard that I accidentally inhaled the pit and dad had to do the Heimlich manoeuvre on me

Photo of a PC monitor showing text from Drop Out’s ‘Game Changer’

The prompt says ‘someone committed to getting alllll the fruit off of the peach pit’

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I bought this sketch book at the Ghibli museum I must fill it with pet scribbles it’s what they would want

Photo of a sketchbook page featuring a sketch of Liquorice the cat and Frankie the dog, and also the ‘me when I fucking get you’ crab

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I’ll post up so trip pics soon but I’m back in Aus and remembering what I have and haven’t posted so here’s a lil’ guy I did for Scott so I didn’t feel bad about him giving me more spending money #tattoos #pokemon #pokemontattoo

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

LET ME INTO MY FKN DMS I’M BEGGING I’VE VERIFIED MY SHIT LIKE THREE TIMES

A screenshot on Bluesky stating that age assurance is required in order to access private chats/DMs

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Also I do be tattooin’! This art isn’t mine and I completely blanked on getting their name from my client (Imll rectify credits as soon as I’m able) but it’s a fanon Danganronpa piece for their very first tattoo and I have the loveliest clients honestly what a treasure #tattoos

A colour tattoo of two characters within a heart with the ace pride colours. They are hiding parts of their faces with a leather hat held up in front of them, looking a little shy

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

LET ME JOIN THE RUST SYNDICATE!!!!

Game screenshot of Pokemon Z-A, with Avery’s character giving a finger heart to the camera, and Corbeau is sitting next to them. They’re both smiling at the camera

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

After watching the latest Gastronauts, I NEED to know if @erikaishii.bsky.social has ever tried flying saucers/fizzy UFOs, a.k.a, the ‘I want to eat drywall’ experience

A photo of multicoloured flying saucer/fizzy ufo candies

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I’ve been very bad with keeping up with social media but I did get to do some more pixel tattoos the other day! #tattoos

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

WHEHE GOT A DISTINCTION AND HIGH DISTINCTION IN WALTZ AND SALSA RESPECTIVELY WE POPPIN BOTTLES #dance

A photo of Avery and their teacher Luka, smiling at the camera as Avery holds up a medal wth a ribbon pinned to their outfit

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

“Paddington 3 writers penned the script”

Meme with Wesley Snipes crying as he holds a gun, ready to fire

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We’ve also started putting colour down on my partner’s #outerwilds tattoo! Next is background, then we’ll touch things up before moving onto the outer space/planet elements 👀 #tattoos

Unfinished tattoo of The Prisoner from Outer Wilds. The figure is coloured but the background is still only linework

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Yes I still tattoo by the way! I’ve just been incredibly slack with socials, but here’s what I did today! #tattoos

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Artists QRP with your favourite portrait you’ve drawn! It’s just a sketch but it’s a nice feeling to draw your own OC and like… the exact vibe you wanted for them… my sweet boy…

A sketch of Avery’s character FLUTE. He has a serene smile on his face

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

It’s been a while since we’ve had a #liquoriceallsorts post so here you go

Liquorice the tortoiseshell cat lays in someone’s lap, looking at the camera

Her face is very round

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

RED HEADS YOU SAY? The only art of her I have so far is by the lovely @aaronschmit.bsky.social, but here is my gal Roselin! She has a leprechaun mythos in the City of Mist TTRPG, and uses her insane luck to win out the local casinos. She owns a burlesque parlour and cares for all her girls there!!

Illustration of Roselin Gallagher a short, curvy woman with bright red/orange hair, green eyes and freckles. She wears a dark green coatailled bunny suit, small leprechaun styled hat, and earrings of five leaf clovers. She has a very show-girl style pose and is winking at the viewer with a big smile

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Perhaps I do wish to be seen today

Image with the text “what 4 fictional characters do you associate with me?”

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Tried to choose some that hadn’t been said but I associate you with Squirrel Girl and Mia too much not to include them

Image of Squirrel Girl from Marvel Rivals

Images of Mia Fey from the Ace Attorney series

Image of Lady Love Dies from Paradise Killer

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I’ve been super quiet here oops, dealing with art block and a general feeling of overwhelm, but helping me through it is this mini project I started of a journal that’s just a lore/character guide to the liminal space ttrpg I’m in

A journal page detailing information about a person named CHESTNUT

A journal page detailing information about a person named WAX… or it should be, it’s covered in red ‘confidential’ stamps and through them you can read that this is restricted information

A journal page detailing information about a person named VANILLA

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I keep forgetting to post here but I am so proud of how this cover up went (before and after!) And we love a bit of a niche movie reference #tattoos

Old forearm tattoo featuring bold outlines of the Southern Cross, and a name in the middle

New forearm tattoo that covers up the previous one, now a colour half body pinup of Betty from Kung Pow

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Session art of FLUTE He’s being very brave #ocart

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I think she missed me (my legs are under that blanket, I am pinned down) #liquoriceallsorts

Liquorice the tortoiseshell cat has a nap, head resting on a blanket

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Animation needs a bit more love here!

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Fun fact: my partner and I started talking regularly bc he was in a TTRPG campaign I was set to join and would listen in on and am very invested in, so our first proper talks are me asking for character refs and details so I could draw them So here’s CRAB #art #ocart

Illustration of a large man with tan skin (with tan lines). He has mid length beach blonde hair with brown roots, a moderate amount of body hair, and wears a Hawaiian shirt (unbuttoned), board shorts, and flip flops

The same character as before, same build and pose, but vastly different in appearance. He’s taken on a more ocean monster like form. His ‘hair’, while the same length and style, now consists of tentacles, his skin is varying shades of blue, and he has webbed hands and feet (though his left leg is a prosthetic with an octopus detail and barnacles, seemingly dripping water.)

He no longer wears flip flops, but he still wears the same shirt and shorts, though the shirt is now torn up due to the growth of various fins and spines

The same ocean monster design, but now displaying blue and green bioluminescence on the fins and body

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Rock and Roll dance challenge fit was v lovely and I got distinction and high distinction in lvl 1 and 2! #dance

Mirror selfie of Avery wearing a black dress with traditional tattoo style cute bats on it. Their hair and makeup are pink and they hold the phone up to take the photo with a smirk

A distinction ribbon for Quicksteps Dance Challenge, and a medal with a blue ribbon, featuring two dancers

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We did it lads!!! I am UNBOUND!!!!

Photo of a plaque that reads “Matte Bat - Qualified Tattoo Artist - 30/05/2025 - Infinite Worlds Tattoo”

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

My head’s kind of cooked rn, I think she took my brain cell for the morning crossword #cat #liquoriceallsort

A tortoiseshell cat sitting and looking up at the viewer with reflective eyes. She wears a little bow tie and is sitting next to a newspaper, where the crossword can be seen

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Our Girl By Moonlight campaign is approaching it’s conclusion and I’m not ready to say bye to my tired divorced english teacher turned magical girl (gender neutral) turned birdman #art #ocs #ocart

An illustration of a masculine harpy-like figure. He’s humanoid, but with large wings protruding from his lower back, and his legs are bird-like. He wears a maroon vest and pale button up shirt, where a glowing pink crystal heart can be seen on his chest. Feathers grow along with his hair, which is long and tied in a ponytail, and his bespectacled face is angular, akin to an owl’s features

The same figure as the previous sketch, but with wings folded back as he looks over his shoulder with a stern expression, book and quill in hand

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Sometimes you get asked to tattoo something do fun you almost forget to charge for it, lmao #tattoos

Black and grey bicep tattoo of the Star Trek USS Enterprise ship, but with long legs wearing heels and fishnet thigh highs

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Inch ant** Specifically THIS FUCKER

A winged inch ant/bull ant being held by a pair of tweezers

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Double whammy for a client today!! Doing some black and grey was a nice change of pace! #tattoos #pokemon

Black and grey forearm tattoo of the Pokemon Scizor

Forearm tattoo of three manga-style crows

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Gotta edit together a couple photos to get a better view of the wrap around BUT! So unbelievably stoked with this #hades2 piece! #tattoos #supergiant #hades

Colour arm tattoo of Frinos the frog mid leap, looking very happy behind Mellinoe’s witch staff. Green magic swirls behind (from Hades 2)

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Better than sitting on top of my work I guess #cats #liquoriceallsorts

A tortoiseshell cat sits on the photographer’s lap. An ipad sits on top of the cat, illustration work clearly displayed on the screen

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Still gotta patch together a photo but very very happy with this piece dedicated to Shaun Tan’s ‘The Lost Thing’! Think I really enjoy the look of sketched/crosshatch shaded tattoos! #tattoos

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Sketches from last night resulted in the prettiest and most true to how I picture him FLUTE so far Just… a very delicately pretty man

Sketch of my OC FLUTE wearing a knitted jumper. He looks very serene (jumper and posing heavily referenced)

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Thinking about… Him (Darathok Davids my half-orc paladin from an Eberron campaign. Royal guard, down bad for his liege, has a loving adoptive family but now has two loving families as they realised he has heritage in the Dragonmarked houses) #dnd #art #OCs

Turn around of a large half orc character. He has dark green skin, large oni-like tusks, and on his back a Dragonmark can be seen

The same orc character is his armour. The first set is simple chain mail with plates attached, and thr second shows more regal, samurai-esque armour. In both he holds a lucerne hammer

The same half orc OC in a scene when he’s dropping a tray of cupcakes within his family bakery. Behind him are his parents, and his grandmother, who haven’t noticed what’s happened yet

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Found a bug(?) in Balatro where if you open up an Arcana pack when you have zero cards in your deck, it locks you out of skipping do if all the effects require you to select a card, thus trapping you and ending your run about a minute before it would end normally with the new round

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Skin got pretty angy but one of three Gen 4 starters down :3c #tattoos #pokemon

Colour tattoo of the pixel sprite of Turtwig

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

She’ll likely need an extra bit of care during a touch up session, but very proud of my client for getting through all that colour in a day! #tattoos

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Before and after shots of this cover up and that old tattoo is GONE, only FT remains #tattoos

A colour tattoo of FT from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. It’s a cover up of the previous tattoo, which is no longer visible

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

First shift tattooing at Gluttony at the Adelaide Fringe and gotta say these guys were a highlight #tattoos

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I actually quite enjoy tattooing symbols and such if I have free reign to make them look tight af #tattoos

Forearm Tattoo of the hunter mark from Bloodborne, stylised to look painted with a brush

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Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Oh it’s been a while since I’ve captured my fave angle of her #liquoriceallsorts #cat

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