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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 3d

Matcha has been so popular recently and it's been fun seeing all the new matcha drink flavors. My preferred way of drinking it is just a simple sweetened matcha or a soy matcha latte

crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 3d

This is a matcha suncake from Ruyi Sunny Cake that my aunt got for me when she visited this summer ☀️
A suncake is a flaky dessert filled with maltose and it's one of my favorite desserts, though it's harder to find in the States but it's so nice with tea or even coffee 😊

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 3d

Stilltober prompt: matcha
Hosted on insta by veryberrydraws

Jumping forward a bit to the prompt matcha!

#stilltober #art #illustration

The illustration with the reference photo

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 4d

I didn't remember exactly what it was and tried looking up this drink but it was from their seasonal menu so I couldn't find it 😅

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 4d

I was looking through my photos for something chocolate (and realizing that I don't really take photos outside of travel) and found a picture of this drink with black cocoa from Granny Smith Pie in Japan that I ordered cause I thought it was cool

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 4d

Stilltober prompt: chocolate 🍫
Hosted on insta by veryberrydraws

A very loose interpretation of the prompt!

#stilltober #stilltober25 #art

A hot drink in a mug with black cocoa and a foam heart

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 5d

中秋節快樂! 🌕
Happy Mid-Autumn! 🥮

#art #illustration

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 8d

A Message For You! 🕯️✉️

My first entry for #drawtober 🎃

I wasn't quite sure what to do with the background but after drawing some jack-o'-lanterns, I thought that some cat spirits would be fun! 🧡

What do you think the message is?

#art #originalart

A girl holding a candle at the door, with glowing cat spirits in the background

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 10d

I tried to cut this in half to show the yolk but I ended up sort of squishing it a bit with the knife and everything sort of melded together 😅

crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 10d

I generally prefer the ones without an egg yolk inside but the egg yolk ones look more like the moon when you cut it so I thought that I would use that one for the photo reference

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 10d

This is a Taiwanese mooncake from Té Company in NYC, which has a mung bean and egg yolk filling and is less sweet than the white lotus paste ones in my opinion (which are also good but I can't eat as much of it!)

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 10d

Mooncake 🌕
Stilltober prompt: bakery

This is my first post for #stilltober25 hosted by veryberrydraws on insta, though I'm drawing the prompts out of order

Since the mid-autumn festival is coming up, I thought that I would try to draw a mooncake!

a mung bean mooncake with a yolk cut in half on a plate with a butter knife #art #stilltober #stilllife #foodpainting

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 11d

I actually had so much trouble with drawing his facial expression and the lighting! I tried changing it a few times but decided to just post it and add portraits to my list of things to practice 😅

crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 11d

*click* part 2

The last part of my autumn leaves illustration this year 🍂

This is Caelum, though I'm still not completely decided on his name or color scheme. I wanted to go with a cooler color to contrast Seren's color theme, which is relatively warm

#oc #originalcharacter

a photo of a man with blond hair with autumn trees behind him #art

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 17d

This week's #liquidpaintchallenge hosted by veryberrydraws and elloii_i on insta

I tried working with a bright green as the main color cause of the pears 🍐

#stilllife #foodpainting

a half bottle of milk behind two slices of green pears #art

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 19d

The main part of her character development takes place around 25 years or so earlier so I've been debating if I just want to work on that part first

crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 19d

Seren is actually a minor character in the main story and she doesn't actually show up until later but for some reason, I've been working on her story a lot lately

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 19d

*click* 📷 pt. 1

Photo reference: @jookpubstock.bsky.social

A woman holding a camera next to a lake #art #autumnart #oc #originalcharacter

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 25d

Mouthwash

Here's my attempt at this week's #liquidpaintchallenge hosted by veryberrydraws and elloii_i on insta

I really liked the colors and how it glowed in the light so I wanted to try drawing this with a mainly orange palette 🧡

#liquidpaintchallenge2025 #stilllife

A still life painting of a bottle of orange mouthwash next to the windowsill #art

crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 27d

I also realized that I didn't start anything for the other seasons so I'll have to get on that ❄️🌷🏖️🍂

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 27d

Meet Akane! She's the other main character alongside Mayu. She prefers savory foods over sweet, but she likes almost anything that's spicy

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · 27d

Coffee! ☕

The second scene from the autumn leaves illustrations. I wanted to redraw the ones from two years ago so that they were more connected and told a story

#autumnart #autumnleaves #oc #originalcharacter

A girl standing in a park with falling leaves

The 2025 and 2023 illustration side by side

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Reposted by crow

Alfred / Alfie @jookpubstock.bsky.social · Sep 8

In case you wanted to draw a twink today. ✨

The full set is available for free on Patreon and Ko-Fi:

ko-fi.com/s/71f45dca0a
www.patreon.com/posts/free-s...

A drawing reference photo of a model wearing a dress shirt and black pants, sitting on a table.

A drawing reference photo of a model wearing a dress shirt and black pants, leaning against a table and holding a wine glass.

A drawing reference photo of a model wearing a dress shirt and black pants, sitting on a table and holding a wine glass.

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crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · Sep 6

This is Mayu! She's one of the main characters in the story I'm writing. I don't think I've written much about my OCs online but I'm hoping to draw them more often (which I think I've been saying for a while and need to actually do)

crow @crowdraws96.bsky.social · Sep 6

Here's your coffee! ☕

This is a redraw of a piece I drew two years ago. I wanted to draw something cozy for autumn and it's been a while since I've drawn my OCs

#autumnart #oc #originalcharacter #art

A girl with short brown hair in a park with falling leaves holding two cups of coffee, one for herself and one being held out to whoever she's talking to

Older illustration from two years ago to the right of the newer one

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