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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Still hoping to do a bridal carry piece one day, had a nice evening mocking this lil sketch up :3

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I mean I loved and still love Pingu, and my children will absolutely be watching it, but some episodes were unreasonably freaky The third episode I recall is where Pingu creates a decoy of his head during a snowball fight accompanied by really unsettling music

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh my god, actual flashbacks You've reminded me of my first fear, Pingu Runs Away (with the horrible ice sculptures) - though this episode is a close contender

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Met a very pretty, very friendly cat today

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

POV you've taken desperate measures to prevent yourself from overworking the face - the box layer is locked haha

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Me: "huh, despite being autistic I don't think I stim at all" Also me, whenever I'm even slightly happy:

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looks like the new garbage "YouTube Hyped" leaderboard feature is being used to artificially push right wing, often neo-nazi garbage Videos with very few views ending up on this leaderboard, no doubt botted Absolutely disgusting

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Artists! Post your sketch vs final! One from the Patreon Archives

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love a lot of character designs in DQ9 but sadly the warrior in that game has the same problem It's almost comedically bad

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just to prove I'm not above this myself, have some chests of both genders!

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think something standing in the way of the final piece doing well is how 'big' the composition actually is - stuff this zoomed out never does very well on the socials 🤷 But that's ok, I'm happy with it :3

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Took a break of a few days, finally feeling good abt the face - going to finish the rest now! Wont share any more updates until complete :3

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Crazy low-hanging bottom lip

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How "over the top" is too "over the top" for an artists signature lmao

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Got bored, thought I'd illustrate the turbulent relationship I have with pretty much every painting I complete As I'm working on it, I start to love it Once completed, I hate it Then my feelings pendulum until i settle on a healthy appreciation of my own work - usually takes about 1 year haha

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Going to give this one a repost - not least bc im planning a series of pieces of my OCs in this exact format when I reach an end to my queue! Maybe with less fancy BG stuff though.

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Fashion nerds, can you help with this - what are these black flaps on the jacket in the first image called? Also are they the same things as the straps across Elizabeth 1st's dress in the second image?

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Mocked her up as a painting that you might find hanging in the palace etc etc - no idea how the painter got her to consent to this, hardly a good use of her time

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Now that's what I'm talking about The chain shes holding is a pomander - essentially a ball full of perfume (in this case burning incense) - when you are as surrounded by death as she is, helps to have something for the smell

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Been doing a bit of OC exploration - keen to work out Conn's hair/headdress choices - finding it quite difficult, i was aiming for austere and regal, though not sure the austere part comes through enough. Happy with her face though!

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pre-rendering some wood Also developing a headache - unrelated.... probably....

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Going to blow my own trumpet for a bit and say I am SO proud of how this piece is turning out (pixelised to maintain some mystery) Torn between BGs tho, torn between 4 options at present (to do with darkness of negative space and wooden frame)

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Getting some colours down In the past, I have relied rather heavily on Leyendecker's technique of using very warm shadows, but for this piece I'm trialling cooler shadows, with reference to James Gurney's work

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Therapist: homoerotic hotdog-peddling Shere Khan isn't real, he can't hurt you Homoerotic hotdog-peddling Shere Khan:

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hmm I think I'm liking the ring of lace around the face, and it has the added benefit of being a bit less iconic (not sure I want the reaction to this character being "why is that dragon wearing the Anne Boleyn hood")

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Man I feel like a traitor to my English roots but I love these funky Dutch lace coifs, I'm torn I'm certainly nicking the stomachers from 1600s Dutch women, what a drip

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In the past I kept trying to fit the French hood over horns, but I'm starting to think it might be better to have the Paste (the stiff structured bit at the front) to be set quite far back to allow for the horns

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

POV you're the moth that keeps landing on my face and I've finally snapped and fed you to one of the spiders in my room

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just had a bunch of character ideas all fall into place together, and I thought I'd drop them all here. They concern this gal, apologies for the old art

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Aight them's self-promotion numbers Have a look at my work - I draw furry stuff with influences including 18th century historicism, art nouveau, the golden age of American illustration and pin ups - feel free to judge whether I practice as I preach

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Screenshotting this to avoid dragging op into furry blsky, but this is something I've been yapping on about in the context of furry art for *years* So much of the space is ouroboros-ing itself - you can massively up your game (even as a mediocre artist like me) by expanding your frame of reference

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Has anyone got a good reference image of a snake with its mouth open to attack, but facing away from the camera, like in this statue:

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

'I WANT PICTURES OF BIG BOOBS'

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is probably a British thing, but 'y'all' and 'folks' both occupy the same space in my brain, that of mild irritation Like there's objectively nothing wrong with either word, I don't know why they grate with me To give Americans context, imagine if Brits called everyone "chaps" or "fellows"

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For context, this is pretty much exactly what I look like, I've been told its scarily accurate as far as self portraits go

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ooh glad someone mentioned that! Interestingly, a good hack for making hands look a little more gestural is raising the index finger a little

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Squiddrz @squiddrza.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hi all - I could really do with a pick-me-up Would love to know what aspect of my art is very "me". Like, what aspect of my pieces would make you go "Squiddrz did that!"