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Aidryn Hinderhofer
@aidrynhinderhofer.bsky.social
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Queer, Portland based illustration graduate with a passion for storytelling and fantasy.

Find my portfolio and print shop on https://linktr.ee/aidrynhinderhofer
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Aidryn Hinderhofer @aidrynhinderhofer.bsky.social · Jul 9
Just submitted to dPICTUS for the first time with “Following the Light”! I’m super hopeful and looking forward to getting some more eyes on it!

You can look at my whole submission on my website!
www.aidrynhinderhofer.com/thesis

#kidlitart #illustration #picturebook
The front cover for the picture book dummy “Following the Light” by Aidryn Hinderhofer. It depicts the two main character of the book, Moth and Firefly, making their way through dark forest underbrush. An interior illustration for “Following the Light”, without text. It depicts Moth as they are entranced by glowing mushrooms, lichen, and fungi in a dark forest. An interior illustration for “Following the Light”, without text. It’s an expansion of the cover image, depicting Moth and Firefly as they make their way through the dark forest underbrush with only Firefly’s lamp to light the way.
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A lot of people asked for a mushroom collage at the art market the other day, and it was a great idea!

Now available in my online print shop!

#mushroom #fungi #acrylic #painting #illustration #forest #prints
A collage of all my acrylic mushroom paintings.
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Happy to be set up at the Chehalem Fall Bazaar & Craft Fair!!!

My first time selling art in person, so I’m super excited!
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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This year’s submission to the Four Eights Artist Challenge at Sherwood Center for the Arts!

Had an absolute blast with these! (Once I finally decided what to do…) Took a lot of inspiration from my cats for the body language. lol.

#illustration #dragons #magic #fantasy #watercolor #mixed-media
A set of 4 mixed media dragon illustrations. One depicts aight colored dragon swimming through a vibrant blue pond surrounded by lilies and algae. The second depicts a yellow dragon playing in a field of clover and wind flowers. The third depicts a green dragon coiled around a tree as it investigates a particular leaf. The last depicts a mauve colored dragon in the forest at night, surrounded by fireflies.
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Picked up the canvases for this year’s Four Eights exhibition in Sherwood. Can’t wait to get started on the set for this year!

In the mean time, though, here are my paintings from last year!

#mushrooms #acrylic #painting #illustration #forest #magic
An acrylic painting vignette of two purple mushrooms surrounded my grass, a fallen twig, and a dried leaf on a yellow background. An acrylic painting vignette of a cluster of brown mushrooms on a fallen pine log, surrounded by moss and grass, all on a purple background. An acrylic painting vignette of two chanterelle mushrooms surrounded by grass and colorful fallen leaves, all on a terra cotta colored background. An acrylic painting vignette of three red mushrooms with white speckles on a field of pebbles, moss, and grass, all over a warm brown background.
August 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Just submitted to dPICTUS for the first time with “Following the Light”! I’m super hopeful and looking forward to getting some more eyes on it!

You can look at my whole submission on my website!
www.aidrynhinderhofer.com/thesis

#kidlitart #illustration #picturebook
The front cover for the picture book dummy “Following the Light” by Aidryn Hinderhofer. It depicts the two main character of the book, Moth and Firefly, making their way through dark forest underbrush. An interior illustration for “Following the Light”, without text. It depicts Moth as they are entranced by glowing mushrooms, lichen, and fungi in a dark forest. An interior illustration for “Following the Light”, without text. It’s an expansion of the cover image, depicting Moth and Firefly as they make their way through the dark forest underbrush with only Firefly’s lamp to light the way.
July 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Got the physical media out again and all that digital practice paid off! I learned a lot just going through the process again. It was fun and I’m definitely planning on doing more in the future.

#ink #watercolor #fairytale #fantasy #landscape #illustration
A photo of an ink and watercolor illustration. In the illustration, there’s is a pink tree overhanging a small brook. Off in the distance, a pink and white castle sits on a hilltop. In the clouds above, a long dragon dances.
April 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Fun new illustration of my lovely little faeries! I was trying to put all the new digital watercolor techniques I’m experimenting with into practice.

#kidlitart #picturebook #illustration #digitalwatercolor #faeries #magic #oc #ocsky
Two small faeries, one a firefly and the other a moth, push their way through dense undergrowth while talking animatedly. Done in digital watercolor style.
February 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone!

Special shout out to those spending the day with friends, family, and nonromantic partners!

#ValentinesDay #LGBTQ #AroAce #cat #digitalart #digitalwatercolor
A digital watercolor painting of a cat and a human hand on a pink background. The cat’s tail and the hand make the shape of a heart. The hand is wearing a bracelet with the aro/ace flag colors. Both the hand and the cat are surrounded by pink heart bubbles.
February 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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First snow of the year, today, and man is it snowing.

#snow #winter #digitalart #digitalwatercolor
A digital watercolor piece depicting a skier in red gazing out into a snowy forest.
February 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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I’ve been working to improve my digital watercolor since my thesis, and what better subject to practice on than my wonderful Warrior of Light!

#ffxiv #ffxivart #wol #miqo’te #digitalart #digitalwatercolor #portrait
February 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Fun little portrait of a grumpy Moth. I keep imagining them as that little Desert Rain Frog that squeaks when angy. lol.

#oc #portrait #faerie #moth #art #digitalart
January 31, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Throwback to this piece, playing with the golden glow of a summer afternoon in the woods. Arguably one of the most influential pieces I did in preparation for my thesis, “Following the Light”.

#forestpath #landscape #goldenlight #nature #digitalart
January 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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A quiet morning on the couch with the family.
It’s an older piece, but I still love it! I experimented with style for it, and I really enjoyed how it came out!
#digitalart #illustration #cats #cozy
January 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Some more of Moth and Firefly from my senior thesis! It’s totally fine to do fanart of your own work, right? Designed digitally, then printed by hand from a woodblock! First time, and not my normal, but fun! I like how it turned out!

#faries #faerietale #woodblock #handprinting #illustration
January 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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New platform, who dis? I've got a web portfolio up and running, so I thought I'd share my senior thesis! It's a picture book dummy - you can see the whole thing on my site! (check bio for link)

#picturebookportfolio #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #seniorthesis #faeries #faerietale
January 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM