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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I painted this @loot-studios.bsky.social rewards "Apothecary Facade" model, inspired by @zambiesdecays.bsky.social 's glorious whimdark hobbit hole (I didn't go as hard on the fluorescents, but I did build up the colors in a similar way!) #minipainting #terrainpainting #dnd

Photograph of a painted miniature facade meant to look like a little apothecary shop. It has a rounded green door and art nouveau windows, and is surrounded by greenery and pots.

Close up view of the rounded green door and its brick surround. An overturned bucket sits in front. Many small buckets on the side are stacked up, the top one with some kind of leafless plant.

A darker, moodier picture of the apothecary facade. The dim lighting brings out the greenery and the warmth of the brick.

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Zambies @zambiesdecays.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Whimsycore 2026 starting off with a Derpy and Sussy from kpop demon hunters. #miniaturepainting #kpopdemonhunters #minipainting

Miniature painted Derpy and Sussy from Kpop Demon Hunters

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Last entry from my holiday vacation post backlog here, this water-genasi-themed paint of this Patreon-released "Male Elf Fighter Action" figure from M3DM (m3dmprints.com). The base is from Cast n Play (link in thread.) I experimented with water effect goo on this! #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Painted miniature of a blue-skinned man standing in the waves, holding a spear. He has long black-blue hair, braided. He wears a simple orange leather wrap/loincloth around his waist and has a few yellow pouches on a belt.

Painted miniature of a blue-skinned man standing in the waves, holding a spear. He has long black-blue hair, braided. In this picture, the spear points at the viewer.

Back view of a painted miniature of a blue-skinned man standing in the waves, holding a spear. He has long black-blue hair, braided. He wears a simple orange leather wrap/loincloth around his waist. A strap holds a pauldron on his shoulder.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Last one for 2025-- this deva from The Printing Goes Ever On (link as always in thread, and some rambling about the base, which I ended up embellishing with Poly-Fill stuffing.) The cloud background I used is a small watercolor painting by @yarnzipan.bsky.social! #paintedminis #minipainting #dnd

Painted miniature of an astral deva posed against a watercolor sky backdrop. He has blue skin, outstretched wings, and holds a gold mace aloft. He is posted standing on clouds (made of polyfill.)

Back view of a painted miniature of an astral deva posed against a watercolor sky backdrop. From this angle, you can see his wings, the cream-colored cloth he wears around his waist, and the red strips of cloth that adorn his wrists and ankles. He is posted standing on clouds (made of polyfill.)

Full view of a painted miniature of an astral deva posed against a neutral backdrop. This image shows what the base looks like-- blue with clouds attached, some sculpted in resin and some made from polyfill.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Scrambling to get these last few I finished in 2025 up--this business tiefling from White Werewolf Tavern is an NPC in my upcoming campaign (link to stl in thread.) Very hard to photograph the white streak in her hair, it just ends up looking like light glare. #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Painted miniature of a purple tiefling woman with curly black hair, posed against a background of books. Her base, also, is covered in books.

Back view of a painted miniature of a purple tiefling woman with curly black hair, posed against a background of books. This angle focuses on her hair and the large winged brown leather skirt she wears. She has a white streak in her hair and her purple tail snakes around behind some books.

Close up of a painted miniature of a purple tiefling woman. She is carrying a file of some kind. Her brown leather jacket has large wings sewn in. Underneath she wears a white skirt, a brown vest, and white stockings.

Front view of a painted miniature tiefling dressed for business.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Also finished in Dec.-- this cool muscley lady sculpt by MiniShev (link in thread!) For her outfit, I was inspired by the bright colors of female pro wrestler costumes. I continued practicing NMM for the axe and I'm pretty happy with it! #minipainting #paintedminis #paintedminiatures

A painted miniature of a very muscley woman leaning back on an axe. She has brown hair and tanned skin, and wears a purple, white, and gold outfit.

Back view of a painted miniature of a very muscley woman. From this angle, you can see the axe she is leaning on clearly. It is solid metal, with an etched design. Her purple skirt waves like a banner behind the axe blade.

Side view of a painted miniature of a very muscley woman leaning back on an axe. She has brown hair and tanned skin, and wears a purple, white, and gold outfit.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

5/5 of the upcoming D&D party (and one I missed posting here, oops.) The player requested his clothes be very streaky and worn. #minipainting #paintedminiatures #dnd

A painted miniature of an older man with a scheming expression. His outfit is a dingy green. He stands on a base of cobblestones and dark purple-black flora. He is in front of a table filled with bottle and ingredients.

A painted miniature of an older man in a worn cape. He stands on a base of cobblestones and dark purple-black flora. He is in front of a table filled with bottle and ingredients.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Member 4/5 for the upcoming D&D party. I was asked to go for Aang/FFXIV monk in terms of colors, and this is what we ended up with. #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Front view of a painted miniature monk (the D&D kind) in a wooded setting. He is wearing a yellow vest and pants with white wraps on his arms and legs. He is standing on a water-themed base.

Back view of a painted miniature monk (the D&D kind) in a wooded setting. He is wearing a yellow vest and pants with white wraps on his arms and legs and an orange cape. He is standing on a water-themed base.

Side view of a painted miniature monk (the D&D kind) in a wooded setting. He is wearing a yellow vest and pants with white wraps on his arms and legs and an orange cape. He is standing on a water-themed base.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Realized I'm behind one! Number 3/5 of our upcoming Planescape campaign, which I finished over the weekend. This one's a Heroforge figure. I just finished number 4, so that one will be up soon. #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Back view of a painted miniature of an elven man in black and yellow, with long white hair and a staff. He is surrounded on his base by slimy yellow tentacles.

Front view of a painted miniature of an elven man in black and yellow, with a serious expression. His white hair is down and flows over his back. He is holding a book. He is surrounded on his base by slimy yellow tentacles, but there are two lit candles at his feet.

Front view of a painted miniature of an elven man in black and yellow, seen from slightly below. From this angle, his expression looks imperious, and his staff is foreshortened in the picture.. His white hair is down and flows over his back. He is holding a book. He is surrounded on his base by slimy yellow tentacles, but there are two lit candles at his feet.

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TrashLana @trashlana.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Primal Collectibles' Venyvar. Another Christmas gift for a friend. #miniatures #miniaturepainting

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The second of five party members for my upcoming Planescape campaign. Another heroforge mini! #paintedminiatures #minipainting #dnd #paintedminis

Front view of a painted miniature rogue. She has side-swept brown-black hair and is wearing subdued leathers and a forest green scarf.

Back view of a painted miniature rogue. Her hair is short in the back and she has a gray backpack on. A crowbar sits behind her on her base.

Side view of a painted miniature rogue, focused on her dagger. Her hair is parted on the side and swept over away from the camera.

Back-side view of a painted miniature rogue. The back of her hair is cut short, but the voluminous top sweeps to the side. She has a variety of bags and pockets.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

First done of the five player characters in the Planescape campaign I'll be starting shortly. Trying to get the eyes right behind the glasses was a challenge! #paintedminis #minipainting #paintedminiatures #dnd

Painted miniature of a man adjusting his glasses, standing against a background of bookshelves. He is wearing a tall fez and a set of robes in muted primary colors.

Back view of a painted miniature standing against a background of bookshelves. He is wearing a tall fez and a set of robes in muted primary colors. There is a dagger at his side and one hand behind his back.

Side view of a painted miniature of a man adjusting his glasses, standing against a background of bookshelves. One hand is behind his back, opposite a dagger held on his belt.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Been a bit! I had to take a while off of painting because we had some house issues that took over my painting area, but now I'm back with this centaur lady from DM Stash (Link to mini below.) #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Front view of a brown-skinned centaur woman. Her hair is green and styled in multiple braids with a headband that also accents two large horns. She is dressed in bright primary colors, with yellow raps and bright feathers. Her abs are prominent, and she carries a large twisted wood bow. She has a black tail and black hooves.

Side view of a brown-skinned centaur woman. She stands on a brown dirt base covered in rubble--wood pieces and rocks, mostly.

Back view of a brown-skinned centaur woman. From the back you can see the long unbraided green hare falling down her back, as well as a fur belly warmer. From this angle her bow is prominent.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I finished up this knight--definitely looks deceptively simple but this was the first full NMM I've ever tried, so it took forever and the sword particularly took a lot of futzing for me to be happy with it. #miniaturepainting #paintedminis #nmm

Front view of a miniature painted knight. Their armor is black and they stand with a sword resting on the ground.

Back view of a painted miniature knight. From the back you can see a scabbard for the sword hitched to their left belt. Over their black armor, they are wearing a dark brown leather cape with a fur collar.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Another @loot-studios.bsky.social figure, the Rat Catcher from their Rotten Rats bundle. It's benefit since I finished a figure, I was out of town and there was a lot of hubbub before and after! Feels good to get back to it. #minipainting #paintedminis #dns

Painted miniature of a sleazy-looking man holding a man-catcher with a lantern attached and a crossbow. The lantern lighting accentuates his Jack Nicholson-esque grin.

Painted miniature of a sleazy-looking man holding a man-catcher with a lantern attached and a crossbow. The lantern lighting is hitting only one side.

Back view of a painted miniature of a sleazy-looking man holding a man-catcher with a lantern attached and a crossbow. The lantern lighting reflects off his dirty green cape.

Painted miniature of a sleazy-looking man holding a man-catcher with a lantern attached and a crossbow. This side view shows the side in shadow.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

STOP 🛑✋ This is a WIP checkpoint QRP with your current WIP Been working on a bunch of (purposefully) dimly lit seedy bandits to populate Sigil

A partially painted, hooded, miniature stands against a miniature lamp post.

A miniature goblin sitting on a barrel, smoking a pipe.

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ThatBritishMo @thatbritishmo.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Meet "Soupy". I'm particularly proud of the bubbles on this one. I found the cauldron particularly difficult to shade, but overall I love her. #mini #miniaturepainting #miniatures #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #painting #art

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

(Third time's a charm, I keep putting typos in this post!) Today's finished mini is this cleric from @awkwpengu.bsky.social (link in comments!) As a knitter, I had fun stippling in variegation that is barely visible to the naked eye. #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Photograph of a painted miniature cleric. She is dressed in a shawl and a flowing teal skirt and holding up a mace

Photograph of a painted miniature cleric lit by a sunbeam. The light brings out the vibrant yellow of her shawl.

Side view of a painted miniature cleric standing in a sunbeam. The light is hitting her shawl and illuminating the bright yellows and teals of her outfit.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Painted this fairy PC for a friend joining a campaign! Absolute joy to paint. This was a fun one. STL is from Claudia's Sculpts (link to the mmf page in comments.) #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd #ttrpg

painted miniature of a fairy with blue hair, blue and purple wings, and a blue and purple outfit. She is standing on a base with a log and some mushrooms. The mini is posed in front of a real tree.

Painted miniature of a fairy with blue hair, blue and purple wings, and a blue and purple outfit. Shown from the top down. The figure itself is sitting on a mossy stone.

Front view of painted miniature of a fairy with blue hair, blue and purple wings, and a blue and purple outfit. The base of the miniature features a log, some mushrooms, and a couple flowers. The figure itself is sitting on a mossy stone.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

For my upcoming campaign, the "Mistress of Misery" from @loot-studios.bsky.social I don't anticipate she'll be encountered (one hopes not!) but I wanted to paint her to set the tone. #minipainting #paintedminiatures #dnd

Photograph of a painted miniature of a robed, masked woman in blue and red robes, hovering atop a stone base.

Zoomed out photograph of a painted miniature of a robed, masked woman in blue and red robes, hovering atop a stone base.

Close up of the masked face of a painted miniature woman in blue and red robes.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Started working on some of the NPCs for my next campaign, and this is the first one I've finished. This was also an opportunity to work on non-standard skin tones. My couch painting l has much improved, which I will probably make a separate post about at some point. #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Front 3/4 view of a painted miniature woman sitting on a luxurious painted Green Velvet couch. She has green skin and blue hair, and is wearing a silky purple gray dress and a gold mask. She is adorned with pearls. A snake is wrapped around her neck.

Side 3/4 view of a painted miniature woman sitting on a luxurious painted Green Velvet couch. She has green skin and blue hair, and is wearing a silky purple gray dress and a gold mask. She is adorned with pearls. A snake is wrapped around her neck.

An image of the painted Green Velvet couch sitting in its fancy setting diorama. There are dark bluish purple pillows on either end and a quilted silver round pillow in the middle. There is ornate pewter metal work adorning the back top and lower parts of the couch.

A back view of the couch and the miniature woman sitting on it. You can see very clearly the snake wrapped around her like a feather boa. In the back her blue hair is held with a pewter pin.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

This mini was one of the first things I printed when we got our resin printer, but I really wanted to do a good job with it so I kept waiting on it until I felt confident. Even so, I kept going back to tweak things, so it took a longer time than usual. #minipainting #dnd #miniaturepainting #minis

Photograph taken from the front of a miniature painted witch in earth tones. Her face is hidden under a big hat and she carries a staff with a crow perched upon it.

Photograph taken from the side of a miniature painted witch in earth tones. She carries a staff with a crow perched upon it. There is a green bag and a small knife attached to her belt.

Photograph taken from the left side of a miniature painted witch in earth tones. Her face is hidden under a big hat and there is a potion and a spell book attached to her belt.

Photograph taken from an upward facing angle of a miniature painted witch in earth tones. This angle allows The viewer to see her face and hair. She has curly brown hair and is wearing a choker.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

My first attempt at a #battletech mini-- very different for me because I'm used to more organic shapes. I was following a tutorial for this one, just to get a good idea of the basics of robot, but I'm going to try to get a little crazier next time. #minipainting

A painted miniature of a red and black robot with a amber glass cockpit.

The back view of a painted miniature of a red robot.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

For the last couple days, I was working on this dragon mage from Great Grimoire, which I got for free with another order. #minipainting #paintedminis #dnd

Painted miniature of a dragon priestess. She is dressed in purple and white with orangey-red accents and has a baby red dragon perched on her shoulder.

Painted miniature of a dragon priestess, viewed from the back. She is dressed in purple with an orangey-red cape and has a baby red dragon perched on her shoulder.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Today's painting session was this little old herbalist from the Dungeons & Lasers NPC box. #minipainting #paintingminiatures #dnd

Photograph of a painted miniature of a little old woman in mismatched clothing leaning on a cane. She has a basket of plants on her back and a pouch of mushrooms and herbs at her hip. She is looking at the camera.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Now that I finished my campaign the other day, I can post all of the things I painted for the final battle! This figure was meant to represent a statue of Waukeen. #minipainting #miniaturepainting #dnd #forgottenrealms

Close photograph of a miniature painted figure of a blindfolded angel holding a contract and a scale. She is painted in whites and gold.

Zoomed out photograph of a miniature painted figure of a blindfolded angel holding a contract and a scale. She is painted in whites and gold and stands on a white pillar.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Improvement check! I painted the one on the left in late 2022, and I painted the one on the right yesterday. It's nice to confirm that I've improved some at least! ... I think I'm going to try to get the paint off the little girl and repaint her. #minipainting #miniaturepainting #dnd

A photograph of two miniatures. The one on the left is of a child in a pink dress, the paint is blobby and splotchy. The one on the right is of an older woman, with a lot more detail.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Painted this celestial deer, the Luminous Archon model from Loot Studios. This was a really fun color experiment. The real color is closer to the darker images (a little lighter maybe,) but it's very hard to capture on my phone camera. #minipainting #lootstudios #dnd

Photo of a painted figurine of a celestial deer, posed facing frontword against an orange mountainous backdrop. The deer is painted to emit a blue glow on its forest base.

Photo close up of the face of a painted figurine of a celestial deer, against an orange mountainous backdrop. It is painted in soft teals and light yellows.

Photo of a painted figurine of a celestial deer, posed facing away from the viewer against an orange mountainous backdrop. Under softer lighting the blue is much lighter then the color in real life.

Photo of a painted figurine of a celestial deer, posed facing to the left, against an orange mountainous backdrop. The deer is painted to emit a blue glow on its forest base.

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.

George Carlin, from the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, standing in front of the film's time-machine phone booth in sunglasses and a trench coat.

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Hey US-based artists, our government is preparing an executive order on AI & asking for public comment. Let's get some letters in (AI corps sure are)! You must submit by 11:59 EST tonight!! I made a sample letter with submission instructions. Copy mine & augment, or write your own! bit.ly/429UIIw

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Sunnie @sunnieoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

a lil jinshi and maomao i drew while listening to the new spiritbox album (please watch apothecary diaries and please listen to spiritbox thank you)

chibi drawing of jinshi and maomao from the apothecary diaries anime

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Jolyne @jolynegarcia.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Memories of Canaan House #TheLockedTomb

Harrowhark and Gideon from The Locked Tomb book series stand by eachother, ready to take on a fight. In the background you can see some ruins framing the sunset sky. They are framed by bent iron fences.

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Tenebrad @bradislove.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Not my home, but I know my way around

A map of Kamurocho from one of the Yakuza games

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Buntglas ♡ Comms open! @buntglas.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

⭐Starlight ⭐ Tentatively calling it done, may tinker with it more later though. The limited palette was actually quite helpful to streamline the process, might do that more often! #art

Decorative llustration of my shooting star bunny themed OC Misam

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Gene Hackman dying seems a good time to tell you that Sam Raimi made a western called The Quick and the Dead, absolutely every cool actor is in it, Hackman destroys in every scene as the Big Bad, and for weird reasons 1995 America decided it was bad and erased it from memory

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Arcas De Disco @puckarks.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card. Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks  The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

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Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library

Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This is the exact subject I have always wanted to do a video essay on (but I am not the video essaying type), so thank you, fellow PSIV fan, for making this point so eloquently!

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Bread and Badger @breadandbadger.com · 24/02/2025

Boycotting big businesses right now but still want to buy cute things? Same! You deserve to feel good about your purchases, and these soap dispensers are made from recycled glass and support a small artist and her family—what could be better? 💚 #homedecor #art

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Amanda Weaver @amandaweavernovels.com · 24/02/2025

With the demise of Joann's, I'm going to share a few online resources I've found. It's by no means exhaustive, but hopefully it helps folks find what they need. 🧵

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Stu Horvath @stuhorvath.com · 23/02/2025

Finally figured out the name of a library book I loved as a kid (30 year mystery solved!) and it has the best book cover ever?

Michael Newton's 1979 book, Monsters, Mysteries and Man boasts the epitome of human creative work on its cover.

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Megan @forestfauxx.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Happy Twin Peaks Day, my friends ☕️

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Storyteller ✨️ Sophie @shelloiloi.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

"Nevermore" 🌙 Charcaol, Inks, Chalk, Fineliner, & Silver Leaf. #raven #skull #art

Physical piece of a raven taking flight, high contrast black and white inks and charcoal/chalk. Replacing its head is a raven skull bearing a set of ram's horns.
A very bright silvery moon in the background on brown paper with ink splatters.

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maya kern @mayakern.com · 12/02/2025

new version of the 🦠 microorganism 🦠 pattern…. what should we put it on #art

photo of digital art of neon colored microorganisms in a pattern that resembles an arcade carpet

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Sometime in middle school I was being moody and refused to sing during a daytime chorus concert. The choral director made me to report to her office after: CD: "You can't just not sing because you had a bad day. It can't be that bad of a day!" Me: "It was a bad day for Caesar" It was 3/15. (1/2)

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notadocmartin @notadocmartin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

More #terrainbuilding -- a fancy Neverwinter courtyard I constructed for a battle. The #openlock tiles are printed and painted by myself, & designed by Printable Scenery. The large tree is from @dwarvenforge.bsky.social and the bushes are from @monsterfightclub.bsky.social (I did not paint those.)

Tabletop terrain, including sandstone tile walkways in a fancy courtyard. The base battle map is Green Grass, and small bushes, a tree, and a fountain decorate the area. Freestanding arches encircle a pavilion.

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