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Kyle ✏️

@touchingdoodles.com
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I like to create reluctantly cheerful characters and put them in weird comics ✏️ artist, illustrator, life drawing obsessive, and comic maker. All hand made in Sydney, Australia. touchingdoodles.com

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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 23/09/2026
Drawing puppets
A rough and loose sketch of a creepy bear-like puppet. He has triangular shapes around his dopey eyes. #sketch
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 18/09/2026
Must draw em
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ballpoint pen, watercolor, acrylic paint, copic marker, and colored pencil.

A man in a sweater vest carefully walks through a field of wild flowers. He’s concerned about accidentally stepping on his colleague so he calls out, “Don’t wanna stomp ya out. Clap so I know where you’re at.” Beneath the flowers we see a very teeny man, also in a sweater vest, clapping to make his location known. Their plan works. No one is stomped. 

The meaning of this piece is open to interpretation. If we don’t take the scene literally, the smaller man could be a version of the larger man that exists somewhere in his subconscious. A part of him that needs to make itself known so it isn’t forgotten (or stomped out). Artist’s note: I usually start off drawing with no plan to turn it into a “comic” or whatever this is. For this one I started by just sketching flowers. I think originally I had dozens of little creatures clapping before simplifying it into the final version.
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Mine-Head.art @mineheadart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I finished the expression page. Now working on comms!
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 18/09/2026
Love these
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 18/09/2026
Share if you agree
Fat little chihuahua puppy (maybe?) looking extremely round and smiling lying on a tan fleece blanket
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 17/09/2026
Can’t believe how many new people I’ve let into my heart this year (had open heart surgery)
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brent @murrman5.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
[responding to trash talk during pick up basketball game] my wife has a bad back so I doubt that happened
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An Anarchist Who Tried Her Best @nataliereed84.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Serena Malyon 🌞🌛 @serenamalyon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hall of Echoes - for Magic: The Gathering's Reality Fracture This painting took me quite some time to wrap my head around. The description my art director Sarah Wassell sent me was very abstract and hard to visualize, but I'm very happy with how this turned out in the end.
A floating orb of iridescent liquid metal surrounds a star - the edges of the orb turn into hands reaching for the star. In the background we see floating towers
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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
i’m at the galleria dell’accademia in florence doing my favorite bit: every time we pass by a depiction of jesus i point and say “damn, that guy just can’t catch a break” everyone hates it
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A crayon artist sits with their legs crossed in a chair next to a wall they have covered in dinosaur illustrations. They are wearing overalls and a bandana. They exude the confidence of an artist who has seen their vision to completion. However, like many creators, their vision is not shared by everyone. They are confronted by a man in a sweater vest, “Heard you been drawin dinosaurs on my walls.” The artist replies, “You heard right.” 

Artist’s note: I try to do my drawings quickly so they maintain that spontaneous feel I’m going for (something we’ve discussed in previous posts). For this one I ended up redrawing the artist’s pose and subtle facial expression over and over again until it felt right.
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ballpoint pen on paper. A man in his PJs is tucked into his bed. He's upset because the bed has been lifted off the ground by a pack of small, mischievous creatures. We can only see 9 of them in the image but there are likely many more since they're all working together to lift the heavy bed frame. As the creatures run with the bed they chant, "hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup." The man in the bed wants no part of this. "Put me down. No more hups," he says. It's unclear where they are going or what is happening. There is no punchline. There is little to no context. You're either with the hup team or you're out. Thank you for reading these.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure. A speech bubble pointing off panel reads, “Dragon, why do you have all this treasure?”
In the second panel we zoom in on the dragons face. He simply says “shiny”.
In the third panel we pan to the left and see that there is a crow standing next to the dragon on the treasure.
In the fourth panel we zoom in on the crows face. He says “hell yeah”.
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False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 24/06/2023
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Mr. Tyler CroOoOoOoOok @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sketch dump #artpost
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ballpoint pen, colored pencil, and copic gray marker on paper. A man sits at the table with a painting easel, painting supplies, and a small bowl of fruit. As he paints on the canvas he speaks to someone on his landline phone, “Had a dream that a witch told me to start painting - - yeah, doin’ a little fruit bowl thing.” Artist’s note: I probably should’ve painted the colors in this one  rather than used colored pencil. Whatever the witch represents in his psyche he is wise to listen to her.
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two men clap their hands in rhythm as three small fairies float through the air playing music on their woodwind instruments. In the foreground, we see a sign in the grass that reads, "Do not clap-along." It's unclear what the consequences will be for disregarding the sign but it's likely that there will be a punishment.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: an exhausted detective leans over his desk with a spread of paperwork and folders. He says, “I’m in too deep. Where is the Spaghetti Man?” Panel 2: on a photograph littered among the evidence, a single small drop of marinara sauce drops with a “plip!” Panel 3: viewed from below, the detective examines the drop of sauce with his finger. Behind him, in a ceiling corner, a rotund chef with a mustache - presumably the Spaghetti Man - holds himself like a spider against the walls.
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Cowboy Roll” • Pen, colored pencil, and copic gray marker on paper. A lone cowboy sits atop a hill in the foreground. He yells out to his colleagues “last one” before rolling down the hill like a silly boy. When he reaches the bottom he sits up and says “just one more.” In the background of the piece we see two other cowboys on their horses and a 3rd horse eating grass. It’s likely these cowboys have been waiting here for sometime. Artist’s note: I like the line work and expressions in this one. I try to keep most of my drawings as single panels so creating movement and time-lapse in one frame is a good challenge.
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 26/08/2026
One of my little mushroom characters lying on a bed of lemon thyme. It's a cardboard cutout of a sharpie and copic marker illustration.
A photo of an artwork. A slightly worried looking mushroom character is lying on a bed of lemon thyme with beautiful afternoon light hitting it. The small thyme leaves are casting tiny shadows on the figure. The mushroom is a cardboard cutout of a sharpie and alcohol marker illustration. #art #illustration #mushroom #mushroomart #gameofshrooms
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A small child with a bowl cut offers his horse, Applejacks, a carrot. The boy shares the good news that his father has pointed out that he and the horse have a similar haircut. "Pa says we got the same cut, Applejacks." I think we can all agree that father is correct.
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 28/08/2026
The world is bigger and more diverse than I ever could’ve imagined
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A man angrily says "DEBATE ME!" A baby responds "GA." The man shouts "APPEAL TO EMOTION!" The baby, angrily says "BA." The man retorts "AD HOMINEM"
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 26/08/2026
This was a very good one Ed
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 26/08/2026
One of my little mushroom characters lying on a bed of lemon thyme. It's a cardboard cutout of a sharpie and copic marker illustration.
A photo of an artwork. A slightly worried looking mushroom character is lying on a bed of lemon thyme with beautiful afternoon light hitting it. The small thyme leaves are casting tiny shadows on the figure. The mushroom is a cardboard cutout of a sharpie and alcohol marker illustration. #art #illustration #mushroom #mushroomart #gameofshrooms
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 26/08/2026
Just learning that cormorants are also known as "shags"
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 26/08/2026
Got to say hello to some pied cormorants and a spoonbill on my walk today
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sean pagliacci aka doctor dog with a gun @ghosthardware05.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"one day the sadness will end but i dont think todays the day" david lynch
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 21/08/2026
maybe you should spend less time worrying about being called "spreadsheet people" and more time spreading it in the sheets for people
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 21/08/2026
Kind of annoyed he didn’t explain what insane alternative he expected the guy to take
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
People tell me they like suits but don't have occasions to wear one. You can wear a suit to court, funerals, and religious services. Doesn't have to be your trial, friend's burial, or religion you believe in. Go to random trials, attend a stranger's burial, join multiple religions. Try it sometime.
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 20/08/2026
Those did come out nice
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 20/08/2026
I’m seeing a lot more people sketching out and about in Sydney recently. Bueno.
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 20/08/2026
That’s so very sweet
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 20/08/2026
One of the disheartening things about the AI era is that all anybody can talk or think about is AI. It’s eaten the world. Tech has totally cannibalised culture and made it shallow and ugly.
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 18/08/2026
Menial labor on the famously inhospitable moon sounds like a great offer
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rob @ok-but-still.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
(to a guy who completely disagrees with me and is actually making me look pretty stupid) i think we're just talking past each other here
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Steve the Muppet Wrangler @beardog63.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Any dog can be a guide dog if you don't care where you're going.
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 16/08/2026
Damn these are really lovely shots
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 16/08/2026
Good to hear you ended up with the Ross! Me too! 4 weeks into my recovery and finally feeling quite normal
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Kyle ✏️ @touchingdoodles.com · 16/08/2026
Kingdom esophagus
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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SpatialKimtamine @kimmalien.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I don’t have the answers but I have several concerning theories
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Idle @hatesnicethings.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Fiscal responsibility? I think I lost money on that horse in the fifth race.
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