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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Added more sketches of Uraraka as a dragon. Mostly just figuring out her eventual design and then later her colors. #sketches #sketchbook #dragons #myheroacademia #ochaco #uraraka

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

First pass at Uraraka as a dragon. Just the first sketches for now. #fanart #sketches #mha #dragonau #uraraka

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Pulled this Enchanted last weekend from a pre-release kit I had ordered a while back, making it my third Enchanted in Attack of the Vine! #disneylorcana #lorcana #tcgcollecting #tcg

Scar - Created by the Vine Enchanted from Disney Lorcana Attack of the Vine, set 13.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

More sketchbook sharing! My continued quest to design Toga as a dragon (or rather a wyvern, which I think fits her better). Still working out on to properly draw her as a wyvern, but so far, I’m liking it! #togahimiko #mha #dragonau #sketches #fanart #myheroacademia

Sketchbook page of Himiko Toga from My Hero Academia as a dragon/wyvern.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is the account. Not sure what happened, but I believe someone might have hacked it. If this isn’t a hacked account, please let me know.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As of today, after so many months, my dragon sculpture is finally done! #sculpture #dragon #flowers #fantasy #clayart

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Probably the last sculpture update for awhile. I’m almost home free! Also working on these flowers was a challenge and a half! Accidentally broke one of the petals at one point, but it’s now fixed. #clayart #sculpting #WIP #flowers #workinprogress

Close-up on the yellow and blue clay flowers, now with leaves and their stems.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

More sculpture updates! Cherry blossom buds have been glued onto their antlers, and the flowers now have stems (after much work). #sculpting #sculpture #clayart #WIP #workinprogress

Close up on dragon, now with cherry blossom buds glued onto antlers.

Close up on same dragon, now with cherry blossom buds glued onto antlers, side view.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Wasn’t sure if I would get an enchanted, but I’m glad my luck turned around for once. Already a much better start than Wilds Unknown! #disneylorcana #lorcana #attackofthevine

In my hand, holding Darkwing Duck and Launchpad Enchanted from Disney Lorcana set 13, Attack of the Vine.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Almost done! Just need to dark brown washing the dirt patches with a light dry-brush, and giving the outer edge a second coat of paint. Pretty happy with how the grass turned out. #WIP #clayart #sculpture #painting #workinprogress

Grass base painted with various shades of green and some small patches of brown.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

On a more uplifting note—fully painted cherry blossom buds and mushrooms, and still working on the yellow and blue flowers. The base is coming along nicely as well. #sculpture #sculpting #wip #workinprogress #clayart

Painted green base and above are the yellow and blue flowers, cherry blossom buds, and two white mushrooms.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Finally finished, mostly with the cherry blossom buds. Have something interesting in mind with the blue and yellow flowers, but will continue after baking them. #sculpture #sculpting #flowers #wip #workinprogress #clayart

All the clay flowers together—yellow, blue, and pink (cherry blossom buds).

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A little blast of the past—my first initial sketches of Izuku, Bakugo, and Shoto as dragons. I’ll show the recent iterations eventually, but for now, their early concepts. #sketches #dragons #MHA #shoto #deku #bakugo

First sketches of MHA characters as dragons, featuring Izuku (Deku), Bakugo, and Shoto.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

As promised some sketches from my current sketchbook that I’m very fond of. These sketches—based around an idea involving one of my favorite games Journey I hope to get back to at some point. #sketches #doodles #journey #mha

Sketches of the Wanderer from Journey (PS3/PS4)z

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

So I finally digged out my Witch Hat Atelier manga that I’ve had for awhile. And realized I goofed—I accidentally bought a second copy of volume 6. 😅

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thought I would share that I’m still working on the base. Hoping to have it done soon since I have another project lined up, and I’ve worked on it long enough.

Sculpture base being worked on with clay grass added.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Remember when I complained the other day about not getting a Wilds Unknown enchanted? Today, I finally pulled one! And one of my chases, too! 😭

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” enchanted from Wilds Unknown, set 12, from Disney Lorcana.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Normally, I wouldn’t share these, but I’ll make the exception just this once. Near where I currently work, I get a view of the group of people lining up (take a guess why) at Best Buy, which had become a regular occurrence. Today was no exception.

Line at the Best Buy for Pokemon TCG release. (1)

Line at the Best Buy for Pokemon TCG release. (2)

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

So, uh… this happened. And all from the same pack, too. #pokemon #espeon #slyveon #dragapult

From left to right—Dragapult, Slyveon, and Espeon S.I.R, freshly pulled from a single pack.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Other than maybe a few minor tweaks, painting is completely done! #sculpture #sculpting #painting #WIP #workinprogress #dragon

Dragon sculpture, now painted completely. (1)

Same dragon sculpture, another angle, painting complete. (2)

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

What I spent the past several days on. They’re nearly done and then I can officially work on the display base. #WIP #workinprogress #dragon #painting #sculpting

Dragon sculpture, mostly painted and almost completed. (1)

Side view of painted dragon sculpture. (2)

Another side view of painted dragon sculpture. (3)

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

So much better! And I’m happy with how the scales have turned out. #wip #workinprogress #sculpting #painting #sculpture

Close-up on dragon sculpture’s face, now with golden face scales.

Photo of feet of dragon sculpture with foot scales painted gold, right side.

Photo of feet of dragon sculpture with foot scales painted gold, left side.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Some late night painting. Changed the eyes because the white looked unnoticeable and a little bland for my liking. This is so much better. Also slowly painting the claws & cleaning up the edges. #wip #workinprogress #dragon #sculpting #sculpture #painting

Close up on dragon sculpture with light turquoise eyes.

Close-up on the dragon sculpture’s painted feet.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I know I said I wasn’t going post any pictures for awhile as I paint, but I couldn’t resist showing off the antlers. So far, I’m very proud of how they’re turning out. #painting #sculpting #sculpture #dragon #WIP #workinprogess

Close up on dragon sculpture with painted mane and antlers.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Process of painting has begun! Not going to have too many pictures at this point, but I’ll share more later. For now, I’m just doing the base colors. #sculpture #sculpting #painting #dragon #wip #workinprogress

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Spent about an hour or so sanding and then priming in gesso. Making great progress so far. #sculpture #sculpting #workinprogress #WIP

Picture of dragon sculpture, covered in acrylic medium gesso. Left side.

Picture of dragon sculpture, covered in acrylic medium gesso. Right side.

Beginning of same dragon sculpture, painted in acrylic medium gesso. (1)

Beginning of same dragon sculpture, painted in acrylic medium gesso. (2)

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

She is completely done baking! There are some areas where she’ll need sanding. Overall, I’m glad there’s no cracking, which I was most worried about. #sculpture #sculpting #dragon #workinprogress #WIP

Dragon sculpture after they were baked in the oven.

Dragon sculpture on a baking sheet before going into the oven. (1)

Dragon sculpture on a baking sheet before going into the oven. (2)

Dragon sculpture on a baking sheet before going into the oven. (3)

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

May do a few more tweaks, but for the most part, she’s complete and ready to bake. #WIP #workinprogress #sculpting #sculpture #dragon

Picture of sculpture mostly complete. Is shining due to isopropyl alcohol.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

As promised, new pictures. I’m very close to being done. #sculpture #WIP #workinprogress #sculpting #dragon

Frontal view of my dragon sculpture with facial scales.

Front feet and left back foot of sculpture.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Probably the last set of pics since I want to make further progress on my sculpture. Nearly done with the back feet, and will continue working on the rest. #WIP #workinprogress #sculpture #sculpting

Left back foot of sculpture with scales.

Right back foot of sculpture with scales.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Made some improvements with the sculpture. Front feet scales took the longest to get right. Doing the back feet next along with more refining and adding scales to their face. #WIP #workinprogress #sculpting #sculpture

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

My solution to the scales situation, and I’m liking the results so far. #WIP #workinprogress #sculpture #sculpting #dragon

Working on the scales for my sculpture, side 1.

Working on the scales for my sculpture, side 2.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

So some updates finally. The front scales for the feet are looking decent. Will flatten them more. Plus I fixed the eyes as I noticed they looked off. Still making changes as I go. #sculpture #sculpting #WIP #fantasy #dragon

Frontal view of sculpture with fixed eyes.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Had a pretty hefty snowfall where I live. Despite the cold, I love a good fresh snow day. ❄️

Front door, outside is completely covered in snow.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Want to get better at sharing some of my sketches, so about time I start—here’s one of my original characters, who I’m in the process of redesigning. And yes, he’s a demon. #sketches #characterdesign #originalcharacter

Sketchbook page featuring sketches of a longtime OC of mine for an work-in-progress story.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

First doodle of the new year, featuring my OC, Rayne. #doodle #fluffydragon #newyear

Doodle of my original character Rayne. First doodle of the new year.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Will post some of my favorite gifts from my haul later. Just thought I’d share some awesome pulls from both Lorcana & Pokemon TCG from a trove and ETB (both Christmas gifts) respectively.

Goliath Enchanted from Whispers in the Well, Disney Lorcana (Set 10).

Mega Charizard EX #125 from Phantasmal Flames (Pokemon TCG).

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Finally have all three exclusive covers! (Got Bakugo version last week and just got the Izuku version today as of this post.) #MHA #MHAFinalVolume #myheroacademia

All three US exclusive covers of MHA volume 42, the final volume. Left to right: Izuku (B&N), Bakugo (Walmart), and Shoto (Books-a-million)

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The first of three variants I have ordered. Thankfully, the other two aren’t far behind. #Myheroacademia #MHA #MHAfinalvolume

Volume 42 of My Hero Academia, Books-A-Million exclusive.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Just pulled one of the more pricey cards I’ve now own to date aside from the Zekrom EX from Black Bolt. Such a beautiful card as well. #disneylorcana #lorcana

Into the Unknown Enchanted from Reign of Jafar (Disney Lorcana, Set 8).

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Start of a new sketchbook. This time a themed sketchbook I’ve been wanting to do for quite a while. Just doing some practice doodles on the first page. #sketchbook #doodles #kingdomhearts

Top left—sea salt ice cream
Bottom right—papou fruit

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

In other news, I pulled another Enchanted from Fabled (Lorcana). #Lorcana #DisneyLorcana

Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Pilot Enchanted from set 9, Fabled.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Happy “Fabled” Day! I pulled one of my chase Enchanteds! #FabledLorcana #Lorcana #DisneyLorcana

Mulan - Considerate Diplomat Enchanted from set 9, Disney Lorcana.

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

As bonus, pulled these two last week. Couldn’t be happier. 😁

Left - Yzma, Conniving Chemist Enchanted
Right - Mushu, Your Worst Nightmare Enchanted

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Melanee W. @raynesgem.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Only significant to no one else besides me, I finally pulled an Enchanted from Shimmering Skies. For context, it’s been a love-hate set for me in terms of hits & pulls, so this is a long awaited & welcomed surprise. #Lorcana #DisneyLorcana

Scar - Vengeful Lion Enchanted from Shimmering Skies.

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