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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Princeton finally handed off some advance copies for the 2nd Edition of my wasp book, and they look phenomenal! Thank you everyone for your exceptional patience! Go order it right now!! press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

A photo of me (a white woman with long brownish hair wearing glasses and a dark blue shirt) holding an advance copy of my book "The Social Wasps of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean: Second Edition" in front of an old wooden railing and some lush sassafras leaves. There is a big illustration of a bald-faced hornet on the cover.

This photo is slightly misleading, since it was taken by my mom a year ago in 2025, immediately before we noticed the major printing errors in the plate series that required us to completely redo the printing from scratch. My joy is nonetheless real, and I feel justified in using this photo since I never posted it the first time around. It's all good now!

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Deer Friend (Cat)🌱 @painteddeerct.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

✨Hey everyone, I made a book! ✨This is my first webcomic, and physical book EVER. It includes chapters 1-3 of my webcomic about a magical apothecary, Plants and Surgery. If you'd like to pre-order it I'm taking orders through October! 🍂 www.painteddeer.design/product-page...

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Deer Friend (Cat)🌱 @painteddeerct.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Honestly I can't believe I'm holding it in my hands? The proof looks beautiful! 😭 My cat, Hazel decided she wanted to be part of the photoshoot.

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Krispy @feathernotes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hey fellow webcomickers and readers! Did you know that my peers and I have been working on cataloguing all of the webcomics from ALL over the web in one spot for you to check out? You should submit your comic if you haven't, or find a new comic to read! webcomictravelogue.com

a screen shot of the website 'the webcomic travelogue' that features a comic in a banner, a big button to submit your comic, and recently updated comics in a row

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Deer Friend (Cat)🌱 @painteddeerct.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Work in progress of a recent watercolor~ ✨

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Sunni 🌻 Bee @ AC @chomperbee.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is who you're talking to when you commission me 💕 (Art by @painteddeerct.bsky.social 💕)

Digital chibi drawing of a fluffy lion with wings wearing a starry sweater and typing on their phone.

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LAZER - T @lazer-t.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Quetzalcoatlus northropi Originally drawn for the DinoCon 2026 Art Exhibition #paleoart

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Ben McEntee @benmce.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Somewhere in the Marshes

Illustration of a Rough-skinned Newt drifting in an orange pond. There are rocks and an old dagger at the bottom of the pool

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Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🍂𝔄𝔩𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔞𝔠 ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔩🍂

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

be careful leaving your snacks outside! 🍉🐛 #art #pokemon #pokemonart

Acrylic marker painting of the Pokémon Wurmple, munching on a watermelon left outside on the porch of a traditional Japanese house. It’s raining, and there’s blue hydrangeas blooming in the background.

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Deer Friend (Cat)🌱 @painteddeerct.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hey there! I'm streaming watercolors for a couple hours today with @witchcatcreations.bsky.social ~ Come hang out! picarto.tv/Painteddeer

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Picarto: The World's Best Creative Live Streaming Service

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Kite @ Anthrocon DD E16 @quaggyart.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

PLEASE take a moment to sign this petition, particularly if you are in TN. Nashville Zoo is one of my favourite places, and they'll be adding capybaras soon!! Ensure they and all the other incredible animals already living there will have the best future we can give them. c.org/TMWDjP5Mxc

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Nashville Zoo Says No to Proposed Data Center

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Deer Friend (Cat)🌱 @painteddeerct.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I finally got to see a Baltimore Oriole in the wild!💕

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Deer Friend (Cat)🌱 @painteddeerct.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I had such a wonderful time at FWA! It was amazing to chat with you all~ My full queue will be up shortly on my trello! trello.com/b/tP7jbExs/p...

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Deer Friend (Cat)🌱 @painteddeerct.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

🌱Happy spring!🌱 Would anyone like a little drawing for $22? Just send me a message, or hit me up on Ko-fi if you're interested! ko-fi.com/painteddeer

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MORGUES @mxmorgan.com · 31/03/2026

I love and admire coyotes; their tenacity, ability to survive, and adapt has been nothing less than inspirational. They've always been here, and will still be here. PWYW download: ko-fi.com/s/aebfb2915d Tees (50% earnings split between Trans Lifeline+NQTTCH): mxmorgan.threadless.com/designs/future

three coyotes dancing and playing with text that reads "there is a future with you in it" with the trans flag colors.

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SimzArt @simzart.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Two characters kissing each other. One of them is in the bathtub and resembles a mermaid.

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Nym @ Witchcat Creations 🐈‍⬛🧹🐦‍⬛☕🎃🍂 @witchcatcreations.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Hurray, hurray! It's #BirdWhisperer Day! Now it's time to post this handsome Green Jay 💚 Alcohol marker, color pencil, and ink on bristol and scrapbook paper ✨ #art #traditionalart #bird #birdart #mixedmedia #marker #alcoholmarker #colorpencil #bskyart

a traditional art piece of a bright green, blue, yellow, black, and white bird called a green jay on top of scrapbook paper that has tiled green leaves on it

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Aleksi Gray @alakotila.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

✨The Orb Weaver Knight✨ He's a storyteller and a protector

A Spider-human fantasy fancy lad drawing. He wears layered clothing patterned with stripes and foliage in shades of orange and yellow. He carries sunflowers at his belt as well as a long chain of bells. He has long white hair and orange skin, and his spider half is that of a yellow garden spider with black, white, and yellow markings. He holds an open book and a staff. A large hat with a wide brim sits on his head, adorned with tassels, feathers, and flowers.

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✦. @beastbait.art · 11/03/2026

PLUSHIES !! 🐾🧶 four new designs up 🔗: ko-fi.com/kr00bs/shop

New plush designs!

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Plush coyote with bright blue stitches all over its body, tummy, and face. Wearing a thin, starry collar.

A plush spotted Linsang with a star earring and a woven tasseled collar with a big button.

A Jacob sheep with four starry green horns and a silken blue/purple bow

A skunk with a brown tummy, pink nose, and an air freshener collar.

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Courtney Borgers @cvborgers.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

My friend @painteddeerct.bsky.social made this art of our characters a while back and I love it ❤️ The undine on the bottom right is my character, Nalya!

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

So I often do freelance work for Viacom doing concept poses for style guides or merch and the like. I got permission to share some what I did from 2021-2023 Thread below... starting with some Avatar/Korra (1) Full batch: www.jaydaitkaci.com/blog/style-g...

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Mali 💤 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The Dream of Abundance original painting is up for auction! Ends Friday 27th, 7.30pm central European time 🦌🌿 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Shares are so appreciated 💛💛

My hand holding a watercolour painting of a deer fawn coming down from a jump, looking slightly up, on a plain white background. Faint traces of snow can be seen underneath their hooves, and behind them a wave of almost explosive greenery with different forms of plants form a green circle

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Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

𝕲𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝕻𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖎𝖊 𝖂𝖞𝖗𝖒 from Beyond The Fields We Know: An Almanac of Midwestern Prairie Spirits.

Text: Greater Prairie Wyrm

Image: a snake-like dragon with a pointed bird-like snout is curled amongst dry grasses and bushes, its tail curled around an old stone marker from the early settler period. A wire fence and trees in the background indicate a vast field.

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Becca Hillburn @nattosoup.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I recently finished this watercolor illustration of a tiny girl napping among sewing notions. I used to love sewing, and sewed for two decades, but gave it up because my cat, Bowie, will eat anything off the floor and I couldn't risk needles. I still love drawing and painting fiber arts though.

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Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel! The Owl House: The Long-Lived King Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social We're so excited to tell a brand new story.

The cover of the graphic novel, a colored illustration by Daun Han depicting King in the foreground, Luz and Harpy Eda behind him, and the other cast of characters framing them including Willow, Hunter, Gus, Papa Titan, the Collector, and Amity.

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| H • A • P | @kodasea.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Living fossils

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Kim Herbst @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Only thing I can do from so far from MN is provide donation thru their mutual aid orgs, lots of good ones here: www.standwithminnesota.com

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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Happy #portfolioday everyone! My name is KM Steere aka keymonster. I’m a freelance illustrator working out of the PNW. My favorite subjects are animals, plants and fey/fantasy critters. 🌱 Patreon - www.patreon.com/keymonster Shop - keymonstershop.etsy.com Prints - www.inprnt.com/gallery/keym...

A digital illustration of a spotted ocelot cat reclined in a green, grassy place. The cat has rich, orange fur dappled with large dark spots and stripes. There are multicolored, Icelandic poppies sprouting from its shoulders and body.

A digital illustration of a group of green, mossy kittens. They are various shades and hues of green, brown and orange. They all look happy and relaxed. There are a few, large fallen leaves on the mossy ground surrounding the group of cats.

A digital illustration of a turtle swimming under water. There are waterlily plants growing out of its shell and head with a large, pink flower on the surface of the wafer above.

A digital illustration of a green parrot sitting on a branch. The bird has a red tail and a white ring around its eye. Its head is turned slightly to the right in a coy expression. There are delicate mango flowers sprouting from the bird’s tail and head.

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Zhillustrator @zhillustrator.com · 13/01/2026

Hi, #PortfolioDay! I'm Živko, I love creating colorful, atmospheric #art with dreamy and gentle sci-fi qualities. I also enjoy making custom brushes and spending hours doodling. Prints, brushes & more available at ko-fi.com/zhillustrator 🌐 www.zhillustrator.com ❤️ patreon.com/zhillustrator

Will of the Winds, a digital painting by Zhillustrator. A weird ship is riding the curving horizon over a small village in a surreal, undular and windy sci-fi landscape. Huge clouds form majestic shapes in the background. There's an orange cat with a hat floating in the air.

Spiraling into Serenity, a digital painting by Zhillustrator. A swirling magical realism landscape with spiraling blue beams and a ship appearing in the background, looking like it's teleporting using some form of spiral energy. A little house is nestled comfortably between spiraling trees, and a few swans are swimming in a nearby pond.

Night on the Highway, a digital painting by Zhillustrator. A moonlit night scene on a bizarrely large highway with thousands of car lights going both directions. There's a hovering cat with a hat next to one of the cars.

The Blue Hour, a digital painting by Zhillustrator. A blue and purple dream-like scene with an overgrown church sitting in a cloudy landscape. Wind turbines can be seen in the distance and there's a chimney pumping rain clouds out. A cat with a hat and a vest is lazily hovering around the scene.

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Matej Kollár @smuggerby.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm a freelance illustrator of dark fantasy. Looking for work on album covers/book covers/ttrpgs/video games...

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George Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

a variable selection, email in bio #portfolioday

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Saša Đurđević @azuremeraki.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

🧙‍♂️ Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Saša, fantasy concept artist and illustrator from Croatia. I am looking for work on book or album covers, ttrpgs, video games etc. 🔌🌍 My web place: studionubium.hr

Cover art I painted for the Sword & Sorcery novel Sometime Lofty Towers by David C. Smith. Sword and Sorcery

painting of 4 sun faced riders on shining steeds

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Esteban Sanchez Illustration @esanchezill.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hey #PortfolioDay ! I'm Esteban Sanchez, New Mexico based illustrator! I love making key art for games (like steam capsule art) and comic covers! Feel free to send me a DM or email me through the email in my bio and on my website! esanchezillustration.com

Bluesky format crop of the poster/cover art I did for the physical edition of Norco!

Has Kay on a motorcycle with Monkey. Mills and the orb are also here. The Norco industrial skyline silhouetted in the background with billowing golden hour clouds

A bluesky image crop of the fan art I did of Psycho Patrol R! Has the protagonist holding a 357 revolver and Mosin Nagant. His floating blue orb assistant next to him and his trusty mech behind.

A bluesky image crop of the fan art of Maschinen Krieger I did. The lone mech standing in a tide pool, clouds in the background

Bluesky image crop of the key art I did of PIGFACE. The protagonist, Exit, stands with baseball bat in hand. Her phone illuminating her face. An industrial skyline is silhouetted in the background with billowing clouds, seems like I've got a thing for that sort of environment lol.

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Carey Pietsch @careydraws.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hi #portfolioday! I'm Carey, a cartoonist & illustrator open for the next few months to illo (book covers & interiors; TTRPG; posters) and comics (art; adaptation; writing; color scripting) work. I love character-driven fantasy, action, comedy, & romance! Want to work together? 🔗📩 careydraws.com

cover for The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour GN

interior pages of the start of a fight scene from The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game graphic novel. Based on the podcast by Clint, Griffin, Justin, and Travis McElroy; Co-adapted by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, and Carey Pietsch; Artwork by Carey Pietsch; lettering by Tess Stone

poster for iRead 2025: Level Up At Your Library! artwork, lettering, and design by Carey Pietsch.

interior pages of the end of a date scene from The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game graphic novel. Based on the podcast by Clint, Griffin, Justin, and Travis McElroy; Co-adapted by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, and Carey Pietsch; Artwork by Carey Pietsch; lettering by Tess Stone

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