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Speed Fiend @speed-fiend.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Currently running a Humblewood game and had the random idea for a swan swordswoman, cause idk swans don't get enough love these days Anywho, here's Laureta, tough-nut Swan Paladin #dnd #humblewood #dndcharacter

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Amandaaaaa @bleupencil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tried out some new handcrafted animation techniques in After Effects today, courtesy of Mathias Lynge’s workshop. I chose a bottlebrush to experiment on. Really like where this could go. My GPU has some concerns.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Glued my last work to a wood block and ran a router around it. I might be more proud of the mounting than I am of the portrait. 🤣 #traditionalart #inkart

A portrait on Arches paper mounted to a wood block.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Another ink lighting study (with a touch of watercolour worked into it). Marlene Dietrich from Shanghai Express (with an unintentional touch of horror). #traditionalart #inkart #marlenedietrich #portraitart

Marlene Dietrich portrait. Ink wash and ink markers on arches hot press.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Just a little doodle of my friend’s and my D&D characters fighting mooks.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Saw it’s #WorldOrcaDay. They’re a favorite animal to doodle. Majestic like horses but way easier. Basically a fondant tube with fins. They’re also not afraid to bully a yacht owner. I think we all need that kind of energy in 2026. #orcas #PNW #inkart #art QRP your orcas if you have any.

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy World Orca Day! A keystone and indicator species for ocean health and one of my favourites to see when out at sea. minouette.etsy.com/listing/7807... #WorldOrcaDay #orca #killerwhale #marinemammal #conservation #linocut #printmaking 🧪🐡🫍

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

When I gift an original drawing, and the recipient has seen it scanned ahead. The response is always, “how does look even better in person!!!” Inks/paints are magical in a way that screens can’t reproduce. It’s like tasting fresh squeezed cider at the farm after a lifetime of drinking store bought.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 13/07/2026

Guess who loves unicorns? ME! Another old one from 2016. Watercolour on paper. Do you love unicorns? #unicorn #unicornart #unicornlover #fantasy #mythical #mythicalhorse

watercolour painting of a white unicorn with a curved horn on a black background

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TAKAO★WATANABE🌿10/23-28Exhibition @watanabetakao.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I can really feel the summer sun today. Let’s make sure to take breaks in the shade every now and then, okay? 😉 #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I drew a friend’s d&d character (Saidie) & her mount (Sweet Pea) a year ago. It collected dust for 11.5 months. I realized it was her bday & slapped on a background quick & gifted it to her. It was trippy working on art from so long ago. I’ve gotten more confident in my style since #dndart #inkart

Saidie, a green/pink skinned eladrin, and her bumble bee mount sweet pea.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I’ve been attacked!!! Right in the heart! 💔😵 Thank you! 🙏☺️ You’ve made her adorable!

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Gabe, Internet Man @gaperezmakes.com · 10/07/2026

When I saw Sigrún, Mira came to life and told me that if I did not draw "this beautiful Paladin" I would not enjoy the consequences. Friendly Fire Attack on @ajzollo.bsky.social (artfight.net/character/58...) #Art #DigitalArt #OC #ArtFight #TeamMystery

A digital half-body drawing of Sigrún, a white woman with blond hair wearing white and gold armor.

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Eliot 🌳 @eliotbaum.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Crimson Sun

A man in dark brown armor against bright reds and black holds a spear with a red sun shining down on him at the top. He has red scars and black hair in a similar shape as the sun. his expression is frantic, eyebrows creased but with a smile on his face. he is fine

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I did a thing!!! My first ever commission! Now excuse me while I sleep. After that, I art fight. #dogart #inkart #traditionalart #art #portrait

Dog portrait in Pitt pens, ink wash, and granulating watercolour.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

GenAI art is art cleansed of individuality. When I think of GenAI, that is the thought that distresses me the most. Though I didn’t have the words to state it so clearly at the time, I think it is what motivated me to buy a journal and start drawing at 38.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

There is an idea I’ve heard that starting [insert artistic hobby] when you’re younger provides some super-natural advantage. This is a myth peddled by well-meaning teachers trying to convince their young students to get started and older people who want an excuse to not start.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The scan of my drawing. Another artist introduced me to Marlene Dietrich. There are public domain stills from her movies that make great lighting studies. But she’s interesting in her own right as a 1920s and 30s actress who was openly bi, anti-fascist, and fluent in four languages. #inkart #art

Portrait of Marlene Dietrich made with ink pens and markers.

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TAKAO★WATANABE🌿10/23-28Exhibition @watanabetakao.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

People are said to maintain their health with all sorts of medicines, yet even though they know that sleep is actually the best medicine, they pretend not to. We really are fascinating creatures. #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Marlene Dietrich (from reference). She’s pretty cool. While working on this, I crossed my second anniversary since first picking up a pen/pencil and deciding to give (almost) daily drawing a try. It’s been a fun journey! #traditionalart #inkart #portrait #art #antifa

Marlene Dietrich. Mostly ink but a pinch of watercolor for the background.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A portrait of Marlene Dietrich drawn from reference. Trying to work on matching likeness. #inkart #portrait

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Jaws🎃 @jaws-stone.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The Botanical Garden 2026 Luca and Mikhail

An illustration of a couple sitting on a stone fence, kissing. They are surrounded by flowers and the angle is from high above

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James Stokoe @jamesstokoe.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Pencils for a Godzilla vs Neo-Tokyo commission

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I’ve been toying around to find how to get a really solid, smooth wash in ink, watercolor, gouache, acrylic gouache. I’m proud of this attempt. Gouache seems choice. Technique in alt txt. @annalarssonstudio.bsky.social I bet you might have insightful thoughts (& hope to see more swatches soon!)

Straight gouache (acrylic or watercolor gouache both work. This is actually a mix of both… which is crazy that you can just do that.)

No water. Just drop straight paint dropped on paper. I dropped some white dabs and blue dabs.

Use a foam brush. Get it a bit damp first. Circles! Wax on, wax off.

Once it’s pretty mixed and worked in (like 10-15 seconds in), you make horizontal strokes from the top to the bottom.

Timing is important. If you’re too fast it won’t get mixed and worked in. You’ll get streaks of lighter/darker blue. Too slow, the paint has dried a bit and you get scuffs from the brush.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I told myself I would draw things beyond pretty women this year. But like… i started these last year… I’ve a lot of backlog to clear through. This piece beautifully captures my constant state of in decision around if/how I’m applying contour lines.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Somewhere, somehow, in-between the cracks of caring for family, holding a job, and crippling Pokemon Go addiction, I drew a thing. Pen & ink wash on paper. #art #traditionalart #catart #inkart #drawme

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent” - Isaac Asimov

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Finished this little sketch for myself and all the resisters out there. ✊ Gonna get some sleep now. #resist #oldschoolcool #inkart #sketchbook

A sketch. In it, French Resistance member Simone Segouin stands by a wall. Despite being anti-fash, she is clearly pro-fashion. She wears a fur cuff ankle boots,
High-waist wide-leg French Bermuda shorts with red sash belt, topped by a Gingham checkered blouse, and accessorized with a looted German MP40 submachine gun. All around her are graffiti Victory Crosses which appear to have been painted over.

Drawn with Faber Castell Pitt Pens, an ink water brush pen, and pencil pocket brush.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Doodle #2 of Simone Segouin. Slightly less doodle this time but rushed as I am still feeling out what I want to capture. I’m enjoying trying to figure out the gingham checkers. #art

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Michelle McBeth @mamcbeth.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I don't have enough hobbies, so I took up stained glass this fall. This is my first finished piece which will one day go above the door in my shed. Now to take up shed building...

Stained glass window of a red fox, cardinal, and yellow butterfly in a field of thistles.

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muri @petitepasserine.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

a curious lady🩸❤️ patreon commission for @dystophoria.bsky.social [ #art #worldofwarcraft ]

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Morning doodle while my kid does some extra curricular activities. Simone Segouin—French Resistance heroine. For whatever reason I was inspired to draw her. Isn’t she fashionable? #art #resist

Sketch of Simone Segouin and her machine gun.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This was actually the most recent of a series I’ve been doing. There’s 12-13 with some unfinished (or perhaps abandoned). I wanted to push myself to capture likeness and facial anatomy better. All were drawn from references taken from user requests on r/drawme.

10 portraits of internet strangers in various styles

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Challenged myself with this portrait using my coloured ink markers. #art #traditionalart #inkart #portrait #portraitart #drawme

A woman with red hair and blue eyes drawn with Faber-Castell markers on Strathmore Bristol 400

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

There is power in small acts of rebellion. Make art, write poetry, get a book from the library, compliment a stranger’s tattoo, turn off notifications, put off a purchase, steal time for yourself in your workday, delete an app, connect with a neighbor, figure it out without AI.

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NakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Grief doesn't play by the rules. This is a watercolor print that's available called "Where Do We Go From Here?", that expresses exactly how I feel.Thanks for hanging in there with me. I'll be back 100% soon I hope. 🧡

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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 08/01/2026

I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

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Appel 🏳️‍⚧️ @appelcyder.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Made an Alternative Outfit set for my DND OCs #dndart #oc #art #sketch

Alternative outfits for Curier, The Sand Courier and the head of coordinative staff for the guild, Penelope.

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Jenny Reid Art @jennyreidart.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

My new collection of watercolor paintings that will be hanging in Edison, WA at Terramar Brewstillery for the month of November. #watercolor #aquarelle #oceanart #blueskyart

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Jenny Reid Art @jennyreidart.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Moving into the New Year with grace, like migrating swans in flight. #newyear #blueskyartshow #watercolor

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Hi, I’m moderate-to-severe hypothermia and dehydration. But most people shorten that to Mo.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I added some watercolor to this orca who is very proud of their yacht rudder. Wishing you all a great 2026. #art #traditionalart #orca #watercolor #inkart #eattherich

Orcas drawn in India ink with a watercolor background. One has a yacht rudder in their mouth.

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Zollo @zollodiac.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Last drawing of the year. I am channeling some orca energy for 2026 for all of us. #orca #art #inkart

An orca returns to its pod with a prize—a large yacht rudder.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 30/12/2025

#ArtVsArtist2025 My faves from this year 🙂

a selection of my paintings surrounding a photo of me. One painting has a huge dragon resting in a pool past some trees, with a waterfall flowing over its head and a white great egret taking off from the pool. Second pic is a blue dragon landing on the nest where her two dragonlings are waiting to be fed. third is a huge black dragon diving out of some storm clouds, surrounded wtih lightning and chasing a small red dragon over the mountain tops. the next is two white unicorns in a moonlit forest, one of them drinking from a dark pool. The last is a unicorn racing out of a wooded area into a clearing

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