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Auraboo

@auraboo.bsky.social

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Watercolour artist doing fantasy, character & OC art! Author of The Threefold Soul. She/her, queer, +30, Finnish. Sometimes NSFW. 🔞 Trans rights are human rights. ⛔ Fuck AI. https://auraboo.com/ #art #writing #comics #watercolor

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · Jan 18

I'm Aura, a queer artist & author from Finland! I create fantasy and character art with LGBTQ+ themes. 🏳️‍🌈

Check out my 🔞 m/m fantasy webnovel The Threefold Soul:
FIN: auraboo.com | ENG: en.auraboo.com

🍵 auraboo.tumblr.com
💙 pillowfort.social/auraboo
✉️ en.auraboo.com/commissions/

Watercolour illustration of two elves resting in a field of grazing sheep. One of them is female and has white hair and olive skin. She's sitting up, leaning against a backpack and holding a tea cup in her hands. The other is male and has golden skin and ginger hair. He's napping on the ground wrapped in a red cloak.

Watercolour illustration of a humanoid unicorn, who looks like a pale elf with pointed ears and three horns growing from his head. He staring wistfully at a floating apparation of a pegasus above his palm. There are ghostly unicorns around him.

Grayscale watercolour illustration of a male drow with long, wavy hair and a scar going across his nose and left cheek. He's smirking, holding peony petals in his hand, and there are butterflies resting on his head and his raised index finger. There are peonies behind him.

Watercolour illustration of a demonic-looking couple dancing. One of them has purplish-pink skin, wings and a form-fitting outfit with fishnet details. The other has red skin, ram's horns and a dagger hanging from his belt. He's glancing over his shoulder, being lead by his partner. Behind them is a full moon and the silhouette of a city.

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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 1h

We're tired of LGBTQ+ content being censored.

Tired of people pretending that being queer or trans is a new "fad", and not something that’s existed, perfectly naturally, for as long as people have been around.

Check out our mission, and join us in fighting censorship. 🏳️‍🌈
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Rainbow stripes with a white text box over it, and an image below of a person holding the intersectional pride flag over their back. The text box reads: "As a team of two trans (Sapling is nonbinary and Felix is two-spirit!) husbands, we’ve felt exhausted online lately, with censorship closing in on us all. Queer content is being banned, restricted, under fire, and we’re sick of it. So we’re creating something offline, a physical art book, a collaborative community project. Something to give us all hope. Something to connect us through our many cultures, all across the world. With our first zine, “We’ve Always Been Here,” we aim to show just this: that we’ve always been a part of history, and we’ll always be a part of the future too."

Rainbow stripes with a white text box, and an image below of two Black men getting close, with one kissing the other on the cheek. The text box reads: "'We’ve Always Been Here' focuses on the 'unseen' queer history of the world. There’s plenty of names we all know of real people who have made their mark: Marsha P. Johnson, Alan Turing, Audre Lorde, Oscar Wilde, Frida Kahlo, and many, many more. But what about those that didn’t ‘go down in history’? What about the woman down the street from your great grandmother, who lived with her ‘best friend’ for decades until she passed? What about the medieval king who kept his lover secret his whole life? What about the cowboys who used the wide, open ranges with no one else around to keep their relationships a secret?"

Rainbow stripes with a white textbox, and below are three circular images of two Korean women walking together, two African men laughing as they talk, and two Indian women chatting and laughing. The text box reads: "Our zine focuses on this, on the everyday people that no one knew about, that no one wrote about. The people that modern society wants to pretend never existed. LGBTQ+ people just living their lives, throughout all of history and all of the world. We want to show one simple thing to the world with this collaborative zine: We’ve always been here. And we always will be."

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Sygnin / DTIYS pinned! @sygnin.com · 1h

It’s been a while! Have a Fen sketch!

#ocs #elfenjoyers

Sketch of my OC Fen in a bodysuit holding a red scythe

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 1h

“Midnight Awakening,” watercolor, more past Halloween work! May the gourds be with you.

Prints: www.joannabarnum.com/shop/midnigh...

Discounted game mats: www.joannabarnum.com/shop/midnigh...

Watercolor illustration of a field of pumpkins against a night sky with a giant moon. Some of the pumpkins have carved jack-o-lantern faces. All are dark, except for one smiling face in the foreground that is lit up. Pumpkin flowers rise up into the sky and become stars.

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Tuoni Myllylä @tuonim.bsky.social · 20h

Yesterday was the first anniversary for me starting HRT.
Now, as the pressure eases, I am sitting here, wondering about the calmness. The discordant note has become silent, my body and mind have found a way to coexist. Is this how it should have been the whole time? Man, I have been missing out.

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 22h

It's been a while, but I'm finally continuing with my pin-up series of The Threefold Soul cast! Introducing Meiqäl, Field Marshal of the Liqari army. 💋 Warning, she's a bit stabby.

#art #OCSky #ocs

Watercolour illustration of a tan woman with light-coloured short wavy hair and pointed ears sitting cross-legged, wearing blue lingerie. She's holding a saber and is beckoning at the viewer with a cold smile that doesn't reach her eyes.

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 19h

Marshmallow comes out to Aster as Boy

#art #oc #ocsky #queerart 🎨

Drawing of a skinny pale faun-like unicorn person pointing at himself excitedly while saying "boy" over and over. Aster, a human trans man with long blond hair, is looking at the unicorn, puzzled.

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Kirjolintu @kirjo.bsky.social · 9h

Owls of Finland

1. Great grey owl 2. Boreal owl 3. Long-eared owl 4. Eurasian eagle owl 5. Northern hawk owl 6. Tawny owl 7. Snowy owl 8. Eurasian pygmy owl 9. Short-eared owl 10. Ural owl

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 22h

The lineart got buried under a pile of unfinished drawings for like... a year... so it might look a little dated in comparison to my newer stuff, but I couldn't abandon my worst girlie. She's awful and I love that for her 💕

Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 22h

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Leo {commissions open} @voidnerd.bsky.social · 1d

Share your couples art!

#art #dnd

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🌙 Ranefea ✨ @ranefea.bsky.social · 1d

Obviously today had to be #Astarion!

#InkOctoberElves Day 11 - #Rogue

#adventure #inkoctoberelves2025 #bg3

Ink drawing of an adorable chibi Astarion in a basic standing pose holding a dagger.

2025 Drawing Prompt for October. The color is brown and the prompt has an ornate filigree frame. Text: InkOctoberElves: Adventurous Drawing Prompts. Every day in October draw an Elf in the day's Adventuring prompt. Roll a D6 for your Elf's element (optional). Combine with the day's fashion prompt.

Element Roll
1. Light
2. Fire
3. Water
4. Earth
5. Air
6. Dark

Daily Prompts
1. Cleric
2. Lantern
3. Druid
4. Shield
5. Bard
6. Witch
7. Crown
8. Cursed Jewels
9. Fighter
10. Candles
11. Rogue
12. Archery
13. Sorcerer
14. Herbs
15. Map
16. Artificer
17. Keys
18. Arcane Artifact
19. Warlock
20. Swords
21. Ranger
22. Stargazing
23. Monk
24. Tome
25. Wizard
26. Forest
27. Barbarian
28. Potion
29. Armor
30. Dragon
31. Free Draw - Artist's Choice

@Ranefea | ©2025
#InkOctoberElves

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 23h

Oooh the colours give this a super dreamy vibe 💕

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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 1d

More from my older art collection: a rare digital study~ I still absolutely love these color choices!

#LandscapeArt #ArtSky #SaplingArt #DigitalArt

A softly painted mountainous landscape with a dark mountain in the foreground, and a small person in a robe standing on a cliff in the bottom right corner. Before them are four other mountains, fading into a lighter and more vibrant purple, under a sky with soft salmon-pink clouds.

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 23h

I don't get where the current obsession with full-colour comics comes from... I've always preferred black-and-white/grayscale as a reader and as a creator, and most of my favourites are in black-and-white. There's so much you can do stylistically with a limited palette!

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Lyanna 🌙 comms open @lyannatropes.bsky.social · 1d

Shine bright, be the guiding light ✨

#art #repostober

A digital artwork of Ipomoea inspired by Alphonse Mucha's "The dance." Ipomoea's horns are lapped in flames, while a fire wraps their left arm and their right harm in shining bright. They are holding onto their dresses, which edges scatter into starlight. Her hair is also spread, sparkling. The frame is a thin crescent moon around Ipomoea, with stars etched into it.

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𓈒𓏸‪‪ 𓇼 bee! ⋆˚࿔ @palisades.bsky.social · 1d

kinktober 11 - "squeeze"

ok im just being a crabby gabby time to post pictures of dudes kissing. which is what i assume most everyone is here for, right? it can't possibly be for my sterling wit, i'm sure... haha... unless? 👀

#art #oc #comic #ocsky #kinktober #kinktober2025

illustration of my characters reaper (left) and archangel (right) kissing, from my comic OLYMPIAN HEIGHTS.

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Nodens☄️ @nodens.bsky.social · 1d

Proud ladies become even more beautiful in armor ⚔️

#commission #oc #elf #fantasy #elfenjoyers

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Lynndy Lee ✨ sh0p 0pen @lynndylee.bsky.social · 3d

My first birthday art trade eva! Happy Birthday @michaelantheart.bsky.social 🍰💕

#illustration #digitalart

A digital art of @michaelantheart.bsky.social's OC, Moriah who's wearing a sparkly gold two-piece wrestling outfit and a long maroon coat with blue feathers. Half of her purple wavy hair is tied up while the other half is let loose.

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Carmine 🖤✨❤️ @carminedeville.bsky.social · 1d

OC-tober prompt #34 is just "suits" so, y'know

Vie in a suit, for your consideration. 🤍🥀

#OC-tober #scribbles

Digital sketch of a feminine character posing in a white suit with a pale pink vest and oxford heels. Their hair is swooped back and they wear a red rose pinned to their lapel.

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Anni K. Comics @annikcomics.bsky.social · 1d

The Witch Door friday update is here:
🆕 www.thewitchdoor.com/comic/chapte...

New reader? Start here:
www.thewitchdoor.com/comic/prolog...
#thewitchdoor #webcomics #comicoop

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 1d

Holbein watercolours are really nice, I have a couple of tubes and I've really liked them! 💜

Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 1d

Kaikki ilmestyneet luvut löytyvät täältä, mukaan lukien 2 ensimmäistä kirjaa: auraboo.com/kappaleet/

Kolminkertainen Sielu on eeppinen suomenkielinen verkkoromaani. Julkaisen uuden luvun joka toinen viikko. Luvassa fantasiaa, seikkailuja ja sateenkaarevaa romantiikkaa! 🏳️‍🌈

Vesivärikuvitus Kolminkertaisen Sielun pääparista, Ren'istä ja Haukasta. Teksti: "Kolminkertainen Sielu, kirja 3".

Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 1d

”Ared, en tunne häntä enää,” Ren’in onnistui kuiskata. Sanat tuntuivat teräviltä ja kivuliailta kurkunpäässä kuin lasinsirpaleet. ”Hän on poissa. Poissa.”

Kolminkertaisen Sielun viimeinen kirja alkaa! 🔥
auraboo.com/1-tiettomill...

#writing #BL #webnovel

Kolminkertainen Sielu -verkkoromaanin kansikuvitus, joka esittää Ren'iä ja Haukkaa, kirjan kahta päähenkilöä, tanssimassa. Teksti: "Kolminkertainen Sielu, kolmas kirja: Luonto. 1: Tiettömillä teillä".

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✨ misi ✨ comms open! @artofmisi.bsky.social · 2d

#criticalrole was so good it brought me back to bsky. ohh sir julien we're really in it now!
#criticalrolefanart #cr4

a digital painting of sir julien davinos from critical role. he is leaning against a column, against a dull background. he has long and curly black hair, green eyes, and wears a leather coat with a heavy metal pauldron and a gauntlet.

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 2d

I know in my heart that where I live we don’t get real fall weather until mid-November, but mentally, I am this pony.

#pony #horse #horseart #fall #autumnvibes #pumpkins #ponyart #drawing #sketchbook #coloredpencils #animalart #illustration #art

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