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I ART... mmkay!? Portraits and character art. Podcast binger... voice actor!? Commissions considered. artmmkay.com

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · Mar 9

Some hands I've drawn paired with one of the creepiest songs ever: Sweet Caroline

#digitalart #hands #drawinghands

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Adam E. Sauter @adamsautervo.bsky.social · Aug 11

Humorously: In celebration of being cast as Osric in @bumblebearcreations.com’s Elcor Hamlet, I commissioned my friend @leondoodlez.bsky.social to draw an Elcor Osric.

Genuine endorsement: You should definitely commission Leon, they do great work.

An elcor, an alien from Mass Effect, dressed as Osric from Hamlet

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Bumble Bear Creations @bumblebearcreations.com · 7d

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Reserve the date: November 7, 2025!

#diaphora #elcorhamlet #masseffect #audiodrama

[Diaphora] Elcor Hamlet: Trailer 2025

YouTube video by Bumble Bear Creations

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 9d

I loved this movie lol. I have never met anyone else who has seen it😂

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AdorkaStock - Pose Reference for Artists @adorkastock.com · 14d

"Hmmmm what shall I turn this into...?"

From the shoot today! 🪄🎃
More to come.

#PoseRef

A cute pose reference of a thin white female model in a grid anatomy suit wearing a pointy black witch hat and carrying a pumpkin.

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Alfred / Alfie @jookpubstock.bsky.social · 13d

A #DTIYS challenge for the spooky season. No rules, just have fun. 🌺

More photos from this set are available for free here:
www.patreon.com/posts/free-s...

A drawing reference photo of a model wearing elegant clothing and holding a skeleton close to them. It's wearing a dress.
Free to use as reference for personal and commercial work. Free to use in photo manipulation for personal work.
Model: Alfred Gustav Günthel

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 10d

If you see this, show off them mouths!

Drawing of a tongue tentatively tasting a finger

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Coreyartus @coreyartusimagery.com · 10d

Got this done on my livestream yesterday. It’s a Red-Winged Blackbird. Soon to be a greeting card and a print!

Speedpaint: makertube.net/w/rBSLsDkkEm...

Artist Links: coreyartusimageryinfo.carrd.co

#IndieArtist #Art #BskyArt #Birds #Birdart #Blackbird

Illustration of a Red-Winged Blackbird perched on a branch. Behind the bird is a paper texture with a blue gradient at the bottom, as well as an orange & green bokeh lighting effect, crosshatching, and a double halo of blue glowing light.

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 13d

Which character permanently altered your brain chemistry.

I fell pretty hard for Hellboy when I got older😅😂😊🫠

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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 15d

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 15d

"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.

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Mike Atchley @dicetowertheatre.bsky.social · 17d

Come join our community of creatives! I’ve always been big on collaboration and this new chapter is very exciting. :)

Twiglets @twigletsaregre.bsky.social · 17d

Exciting news from @dicetowertheatre.bsky.social - Updates and Changes - Join our Patreon! Do check this out 👇👇👇💜
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Updates and Changes - Join our Patreon!

Podcast Episode · Dice Tower Theatre presents: Dawn of Dragons - an Audio Adventure · Bonus · 4m

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100K ~Spooky~ Drawings 💀👻 @100kbaddrawings.bsky.social · 22d

#beginnerartclub - Stylisation 🗿

Whatever your skill level we'd love to see your attempt.
Let's practice and grow our skills together!

Use the # tag &/or QRP your submission so that we see it!

We got some great advice last week, if you have good tips/tutorials for stylisation please share them!

#beginnerartclub
-Stylisation-
1 - Choose a reference
2 - Draw it
3 - Push and simplify
4 (+) - Repeat step 3 until it breaks!

The page includes a little doodle of a 'realistic' face, then a very cartoonish version of the same face as an example of the exercise.

PUSH means make big shapes bigger, small chapes smaller, curves curvier and straights straighter.
SIMPLIFY means removing any elements that don't tell a story including excess shapes, lines, details, or shading.

The goal of this exercise is to end up with a hyper-deformed drawing like a chibi or a newspaper cartoon character

4 pose drawings of a woman in urban clothes holding a long sword and doing a high kick. Each drawing is more stylised than the last for the purpose of art study.

The first drawing is an attempt at realism, the proportions are natural and the clothes and hair show natural folds and gravity. Her jeans are cosmetically ripped in several places and she has a jacket tied around her waist. Her pose is very balanced, with her arms and knee close to her torso to maintain a centre of gravity.

The Second drawing is meant to be akin to a comic book or anime drawing. The head is about double the size, the kick and sword are further outstretched and the hair is flowing backwards to give an impression of momentum. The creases and rips in the clothing are now just a few simple, larger shapes.

The third drawing could be like a western TV animation. The head is smaller than intended because I didn't leave myself enough page. The legs are shorter, the hands and eyes are larger, the hair is fully blowing back, the kick angle is much longer. The details on the shirt and jeans are removed, and the jacket is spread much wider and hanging lower.
Her chest is smaller, and I probably could have eliminated the indication altogether and relied solely on the shape instead.

The final drawing is chibi proportions, her head is the same size as her body, her hands and boots are much larger, her kick is straighter and higher. her legs are shorter. She no longer has a visible breast shape, neck or shoulders, and her hair has been simplified down to a single thick ribbon, except for the single long strand over the ear which emerged as a prominent characteristic simply because I simplified every other part of her hair.

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Bumble Bear Creations @bumblebearcreations.com · 22d

With great jubilation: Editing #ElcorHamlet begins tomorrow!😁

#MassEffect #diaphora #Podcast #Hamlet

Overview of the editor's DAW, showing the tracks of all the characters that are featured in Elcor Hamlet.

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 22d

I recently opened Pinterest after a very long time and was so disgusted by all the AI slop. Your work creating real references has become so valuable😍

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AdorkaStock - Pose Reference for Artists @adorkastock.com · 28d

This 61 card deck is ~3"x5" (~12x7cm) for easy, on the go facial expression reference. There are 31 cards each with a front female facial expression on the front and the same expression from 3/4 and profile on the back of the card. The remaining 30 cards have male expressions in the same format.

Various cards with images of a white woman and white man's face on each, spread out over a wooden surface.

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 24d

I've always wanted to be one of those people with a sketchbook to flip through full of drawings😂. My goal is just to WANT to draw again since I've been enduring art block for several months. This helps with both those things😈

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 24d

I like that you practiced the ribbons. I felt that the commentary on ribbons and tubes from the video was quite helpful😁

ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 24d

#beginnerartclub

This week's prompt was hair. There are things that are definitely easier done digitally but I'm finding these traditional practices much more satisfying and enjoyable.

Sketches done with pencil to practice drawing hair. Curly, short and choppy, a long braid and a sleek ponytail.

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 27d

Quote with your strong woman art!

A portrait of Sinead O'Connor. She is drawn in monochromatic blue. Her head is down cast as she mourns the crimes and injustices against women and children. I gave her a golden halo for her bravery, speaking out on her platform during the height of her career. I made the halo look like crosshairs because the church basically cancelled her for speaking out against them and trying bring attention to what they had been hiding. RIP.

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Alfred / Alfie @jookpubstock.bsky.social · Dec 31

I put all of my free references from this year in one pack. You can download it via Ko-Fi:

ko-fi.com/s/ac47b53b1c

graphic with 6 previews of drawing refeference photos

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SMrry @bloodexer.bsky.social · 27d

Heavy Head
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A fragile creature with its head cocooned in chains and hanging maces. The weight resembles its mind loaded with thoughts it can't escape from. If listen closely, one can hear a silent crying.

Doesn't move much, can cause minor damage if gets approached too close.
#personalwork

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks for putting in the time and effort in putting this together🥰. I actually look forward to doodling some hair sometime soon!

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100K ~Spooky~ Drawings 💀👻 @100kbaddrawings.bsky.social · 29d

#beginnerartclub - Hair!

Whatever your skill level we'd love to see your attempt.
Let's practice and grow our skills together!

I'm pretty happy with my attempt, which tells me I need more feedback (Please)

#beginnerartclub - HAIR!

Use reference!
No Faces - Only Hair!
Fill a page if you can
Try to draw different styles and types
DON'T FORGET THE HASHTAG!

Any beginner hair drawing tips/tutorials appreciated.

A page full of hair drawings:
A messy, curly hairstyle
A slicked up short hairstyle
A wavy long hairstyle
A tight ponytail (x-ray view to show the ponytail path and shape)
A messy head of wispy kids hair
A slicked back mid-length hairstyle
A swoopy short and straight feminine hairstyle
A scruffy, wispy kids hairstyle
A wispy and curly kids hairstyle
A buzzed down spiky hairstyle
A buzzed down curly crew cut
A spiked up kids hairstyle
A Karen 'do (what else would you call that?)
A spiked-out scene girl hairstyle
A puffball hairstyle of tight curls

The spare space at the side and bottom is filled in with explorations of different hair shapes:
a long curly strand with a lot of shape variation
A thinner, more consistent curl
A wavy sheet of hair
Another long, thin curl
two short strands of tighter curls
a longer length of thinner wavy hair with flyaways and separations

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Effingoose! @effingoose.bsky.social · Sep 8

#beginnerartclub

Forgot to post my original with the tag, so here's a new face!

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ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks😁. I feel like stylization is the natural next step in my artistic evolution😈🦋. I think part of my art block is related to being bored with what I can do.

ARTmmkay @artmmkay.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks so much for the prompt. Looking forward to continuing😁