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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open!
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Disabled #watercolor artist obsessed with queer #OCs ✨ some 🔞 #SaplingArt

genderfluid, 30, ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇸 EN/ES

🩷 Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SacredSaplingArt
🎨 Comm waitlist: https://tally.so/r/3NNaJ0
🌈 Queer zines: @taplingzines.bsky.social
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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 5d
Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Sapling 🌱 a disabled genderfluid #watercolor illustrator~

🏳️‍🌈 I co-publish queer multicultural art zines at @taplingzines.bsky.social (Kickstarter soon!)

🩷 Comms waitlist: tally.so/r/3NNaJ0

I’ve been very sick & have to leave my ‘day job’ so boosting this would be amazing ✨
A detailed watercolor full body painting of the angel Kokabiel. He has white pants and Indigenous jewelry, with shoulder-length blue and turquoise hair, multicolored head wings, and two back wings with blue, green, and pink feathers. The background is a painted nebula with some glowing and shooting stars. A detailed watercolor painting of a dark-winged angel with brown skin and hair holding his injured lover on his lap. The injured angel has brown skin and hair, with damaged lavender wings and chest bandages. They rest together in the clouds, stained purple and yellow from a sunlight glow behind them. An intricate watercolor painting of a reclining masculine figure with dark wings in barely any clothing, except stockings, underwear, and a translucently painted silky pink shawl. He has medium brown skin, curly brown hair, and is crushing a rose onto his chest with a lifted and gloved hand. Giant pink orchids, painted with lovely realism, surround him. Some pink fabric falls to the right side, and detailed hand painted blue lace fills the background. A half body portrait painting in watercolor of Nzuzi and Nsimba, two male Congolese twins, posed together at a club. The soft purple lighting highlights their dark skin and timid smiles. Nzuzi is in the front making a peace sign, in a semi-see-through white shirt and pearl necklace, with bright blue lipstick, gold eyeshadow, and gold hair jewelry in his long dreadlocks. Nismba is behind him with a hand on Nzuzi’s shoulder, bare chested with purple and blue paint on him. He has short-ish twists with an ombre dye of turquoise, a glow stick around his neck, and some burn scars around his upper face, including his eyes, which are a pale blue and have a unique shape from the scarring.
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theotherhappyplace.bsky.social
If you want to get better at drawing people fast the Morpho books are going out their weight in gold. If I had to recommend just one to newbies I would say this one:
Simplified forms
Book cover of Morpho anatomy for artists simplified forms by Michel Lauricella
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
I really wish people still masked regularly, especially fellow queer people. Covid or *any* other virus can cause ME/CFS, which for some people can lead to an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (“AIDS”).

It’s queer care to mask. Why are we abandoning each other, just decades after the AIDS crisis?
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you!! ✨🌸

#QueerArt #Watercolor
An intricate watercolor painting of a reclining masculine figure with dark wings in barely any clothing, except stockings, underwear, and a translucently painted silky pink shawl. He has medium brown skin, curly brown hair, and is crushing a rose onto his chest with a lifted and gloved hand. Giant pink orchids, painted with lovely realism, surround him. Some pink fabric falls to the right side, and detailed hand painted blue lace fills the background.
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
My 2026 art bingo! It's pretty ambitious considering my health, but I'm hoping I'll have more time and energy to work on art this year.

I'm excited to share these, since some were carried over from last year too! Let me know if any seem particularly fun~ 🌱

#ArtBingo #ArtChallenge
A 5 by 5 grid of bingo cards, with a digital sunflower design behind them made by Alma K. Rowan. The title reads "2026 Goals Bingo." The goals are: OC painting based on travel photos, Try stretching watercolor paper, Morpho book studies, Draw more of my women OCs, Nsimba sketchbook page, Try new watercolor techniques, Something entirely in gouache, Something with a detailed pattern, Complete art for a zine, Fisheye perspective painting or drawing, OC NSFW art, Make 10 thumbnails for one painting, Mixed media piece, Something with a dynamic composition/angle, A green and blue dominant painting, 3 style experimentations, 3 limited/well-planned color palettes, A master study painting, Do an art trade, High color contrast illustration, Digital doodles over photos, Pinterest or meme redraws, Sariel's character sheet, Remake an old painting, Nzuzi and Nsimba as kids.
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
I think my control of watercolor gradients is really good! In just 2-3 layers I can make a fully rendered piece even with dramatic and soft lighting or lots of details~ ✨
A half finished watercolor hydrangea, made of only two layers of watercolor to get the vibrant and deep tones of each petal.
January 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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hydeangelus.bsky.social
More Gay Juice
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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kortizart.bsky.social
HELL YEAH!!

Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!

And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!

So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 3d
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event

"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"

This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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leeminarium.bsky.social
A little ink sneak peek for you! Working on a very soft Victorian era t4t illustration for @taplingzines.bsky.social We’ve Always Been Here zine💖

Give them a follow, this zine is going to be absolutely stunning and filled with gorgeous artwork from so many incredible artists!
#art #t4t
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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oliverniko.bsky.social
Here is an update on my Welsh lesbian piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social's queer history project—not too far to go now!

Daffodils, Wales' national flower, represent renewal/rebirth, hope and new beginnings, which feels perfect when celebrating our history.
#WelshArt #WlwArt #Art
A crop of a digital painting using soft textured brushes. A light skinned, ginger woman wearing traditional Welsh clothing looks up in wonder at her partner off screen, who wears a red shawl. Daffodils can be seen in front and behind them. Golden sun glows off the couple.
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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woofnoble.bsky.social
HELLO! It's #portfolioday !
Late night share! HELLO! I am Canis Major! I am a OC artist who also does lots of comms and adoptables! I love the color pink and cute art!

Thank you for looking!
#art #artsky
A blue tiefling with protective braids wearing purple clothing controlling a snow storm swirling around her. She has a charming smile. Half shot of a plus size character in black leather with a kiss mark at the top left corner and a XOXO on the bottom right. The piece is very pink! A white lion furry on a rainbow background with pink stars in a fun hopping/dancing pose. Tea. a tiger kemomini wearing a tiger themed sweater in various colors. There is a border of Tea's with diffrent expressions and three in the center in various falling poses landing in a cup of tea.
January 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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worldtreeartjrny.bsky.social
Ooh so uh apparently I forgot #porfolioday

Hi. I'm Leyna and I create paintings based on the shapes and colors that I see in music. Here are a few of my favorites

Feel free to share your own work in the comments
City lights flickering in the rain A lonely alien stares up at the night sky while holding a stuffed frog. A neon sunrise over purple mountains as seen from within a dsrk room Meteors streak over a city in a mountian valley
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
I think my control of watercolor gradients is really good! In just 2-3 layers I can make a fully rendered piece even with dramatic and soft lighting or lots of details~ ✨
A half finished watercolor hydrangea, made of only two layers of watercolor to get the vibrant and deep tones of each petal.
January 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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talasterism.bsky.social
babys latest tourist spot <3 got an overpriced croptop to commemorate <3

#dndoc #ocssky #dndart
a colourful art of a short blue figure, talasea (he/they). they stand in front of a temple and waterfalls and hold up their arms as if to say "LOOK AT MEEEE". they wear shorts, blue tights and a croptop that says "i (flower emoji) Fanfoss". Simiraily, the text above reads "Welcome to Fanfoss".
January 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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aliumfungus.bsky.social
Queer media doesn't have to be sad or end in tragedy to be helpful, validating, or enjoyable!!! Please stop punishing your audience for caring because you think it's the only way to make a work be taken seriously!!!!
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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salmonellafish.bsky.social
POV: ur the rich old man who is funding this brat’s rage room session and he’s just finished smashing a tv with a baseball bat
#aftg #rikomoriyama #fanart
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Sapling 🌱 a disabled genderfluid #watercolor illustrator~

🏳️‍🌈 I co-publish queer multicultural art zines at @taplingzines.bsky.social (Kickstarter soon!)

🩷 Comms waitlist: tally.so/r/3NNaJ0

I’ve been very sick & have to leave my ‘day job’ so boosting this would be amazing ✨
A detailed watercolor full body painting of the angel Kokabiel. He has white pants and Indigenous jewelry, with shoulder-length blue and turquoise hair, multicolored head wings, and two back wings with blue, green, and pink feathers. The background is a painted nebula with some glowing and shooting stars. A detailed watercolor painting of a dark-winged angel with brown skin and hair holding his injured lover on his lap. The injured angel has brown skin and hair, with damaged lavender wings and chest bandages. They rest together in the clouds, stained purple and yellow from a sunlight glow behind them. An intricate watercolor painting of a reclining masculine figure with dark wings in barely any clothing, except stockings, underwear, and a translucently painted silky pink shawl. He has medium brown skin, curly brown hair, and is crushing a rose onto his chest with a lifted and gloved hand. Giant pink orchids, painted with lovely realism, surround him. Some pink fabric falls to the right side, and detailed hand painted blue lace fills the background. A half body portrait painting in watercolor of Nzuzi and Nsimba, two male Congolese twins, posed together at a club. The soft purple lighting highlights their dark skin and timid smiles. Nzuzi is in the front making a peace sign, in a semi-see-through white shirt and pearl necklace, with bright blue lipstick, gold eyeshadow, and gold hair jewelry in his long dreadlocks. Nismba is behind him with a hand on Nzuzi’s shoulder, bare chested with purple and blue paint on him. He has short-ish twists with an ombre dye of turquoise, a glow stick around his neck, and some burn scars around his upper face, including his eyes, which are a pale blue and have a unique shape from the scarring.
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
Journey of an immunocompromised life 🥲

-Husband takes dog to groomer

-Groomer is sick

-Husband picks dog up, wipes her down, changes his clothes, etc. (alllll the precautions)

-12 hours later I come down with a cold

🫠
January 14, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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patsux.bsky.social
#PortfolioDay hi, I'm Patsu and I'm a fantasy character illustrator!

📧: [email protected]
or direct message me for commission inquiries!
Digital painting of a giant ominous man, sitting cross legged, levitating in the sky, surrounding by flying giant oarfish, overlooking structures and buildings. The man is a merfolk; mostly humanoid, but with a giant oarfish tail that he's sitting on. He's dressed in a religious tunic, with a red band resting over his shoulders, a helmet fashioned to look like an oarfish head, and he is holding a horn closely, as if he's about to blow it. The his sclera are bloodshot. Around him are dozens of giant oarfish, rising from the sea and floating mid-ar. Beneath them are deserted buildings, homes and infrastructures. fairy with giant blue morpho butterfly wings and a faint halo, holding a lantern that attract butterflies. Digital painting of a giant man with royal blue skin, and a literal fish for a head, with a human face. The creature's head is adorned in ornate white patterns, the material similar to stone or granite, and its expression is solemn, with its eyes closed. There are bands of varying sizes around its right bicep, left forearm, both thighs and both ankles, the material of which is similar to the granite sculptures on its head. It is wielding a staff, with a sharp fish hook shaped blade, possibly made with marble. Digital painting of a merman and his fish monster companion. The merman is mostly humanoid but with spiky armor made with iridescent fish bones. It covers his entire body except his face, and he is wielding a giant blade with a skull on its hilt. In the backdrop is a giant, sentient fish skeleton with a long serpentine spine that extends to the forground.
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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yabamena.bsky.social
Hello #PortfolioDay!

I'm Aisha, a freelance illustrator based in NYC looking for work in editorial, book covers, & TTRPGs. I love color, romance, fantasy, and adventure and try to express that in my work. I also welcome commissions!

🌟 PORTFOLIO - aishaincolor.com
🌟 COMMISSIONS
📧: [email protected]
A very brightly colored digital illustration in pinks, purples, black, oranges, and yellow of an androgynous person wearing a black lattice head cage adorned with silver studs and spikes. They are staring at the viewer as they lick at a small, round, upright fushia lollipop. A dark and moody illustration of a floating seemingly possessed young woman in a 1950s style red dress with a stained hem. Her clawed hands and bare feet are stained red with blood as she grimaces, red lips parted to reveal yellowed teeth. Her eyes glow an infernal red as her black hair floats wildly in the air above her. Behind her is a dark background cracked like a broken mirror. Abby Saja and Romance Saja sharing an intimate moment as Abby catches The chain of Romance's necklace between his teeth. Both are shirtless and backlit by a white background. A Procreate illustration of Seonghwa from ATEEZ holding a glowing sword across his chest. He is surrounded by writhing red tentacles that he is prepared to battle.
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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kiraelric.bsky.social
Happy #portfolioday !!

I'm Kira! Local disabled artist, I have commissions open on Ko-fi & some reference packs in my shop! I even have a monthly palette challenge running for the community

ko-fi.com/kiraelric

bsky.app/profile/kira...

#oc #ocart #art #artsky #commissions #reference
multiple monochrome drawing explains Monochrome Drawings Commission on Ko-Fi $20 - Half Body Commissions - Line - $40 / Cell - $70 / Full Render - $90 Extra character = 100% of price - Full Body Commissions - Line - $50 / Cell - $80 / Full Render - $110 a group of different reference packs for hands and textures
January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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kortizart.bsky.social
Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!

A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
Art Show - Comic-Con
2026 Comic-Con Art Show JULY 23 through JULY 26 The Comic-Con Art Show is open to the public—you do not need a badge to come in and enjoy or purchase artwork. However, everyone entering the Art Show i...
www.comic-con.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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eeliskyttanen.bsky.social
Hey #portfolioday, I paint Finno-Ugric Mysticism inspired art for myself and neat fantasy stuff for Magic: The Gathering!
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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nittroy.bsky.social
Hi, #portfolioday!
My name is Nate, I'm a graphic designer & artist! I'm an immigrant in Denmark where I study play and design.


I love games & working with fun narratives. I'm always excited to hear about new projects and find out if they could make use of my skills! :)

✉️ [email protected]
The vertical drawing prepared to be a page of the zine. It shows two people in the middle of a field of flowers. One of them, Vega, a well-built person with dark short hair, is standing and looking anxiously at the sky. She extends her hand to the second person, Elliot. They are a pale white person with long limbs, sitting in the flowers, with their hands down, carefully holding one as they look at it closely. The flowers are all purple. Their leaves are teal green. In the background there's a green valley, on one side there's a lonely building that looks very technologically advanced, probably a station. In the sky, which is also of light purple tones, the spaceships are flying low, leaving a trail behind them. Art by Nittroy (me). A close-up of an element of the board game Silicon Valley. It is a contract card, which is a tarot-sized card showing a character and a request of an object. Behind the character are spaces to place a token of the requested resource. One token showing a mask is already placed on the card. Nearby, a game board lies with resources placed across it. The art for the game is made by @horminum.bsky.social , interface and design of the elements is by Nittroy (me). This is a photograph of four plastic standee characters from the board game. The characters are squirrels carrying various items. On the left is a large, over the top buff squirrel, holding a fork and a small bottle cup up as a shield. Behind him is a beautifully shaped squirrel carrying a mascara brush. Next to her is a fat squirrel sitting nonchalantly and leaning on a stolen gun. In the foreground, blurred, is another silhouette, that of a gymnast squirrel. Some other pieces of the boardgame are visible in the background. Art and character designs are made by me (Nittroy) here. A large horizontal illustration by Nittroy. It shows a scene of a cosmic ship arriving in a city. In the foreground is a square surrounded by buildings with large balconies and rest areas. One of these is closer to the camera and you can see people sitting around the tables. A person with long blonde hair and feathery ears is leaning against the fence, watching as the ship in the centre of the square lowers its ramp and a person steps off. The person in a long coat painted in leafy patterns meets the arriving one. In the background, city streets filled with greenery are seen. hey all lead to the centre, where a string of skyscrapers surrounds the tallest, spiral-shaped structure. It's the centre of the city that holds its dome, as the city sits on a platform and is covered in glass all around.
January 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
Time for a #PortfolioDay share: Open to all artists who identify as disabled!

To join:

🩷 Link to your portfolio day post (no AI!)

🩷 Comment on or repost 4+ others

🩷 Alt text encouraged

No requirement to share your disability

Abled artists, boost to help disabled people get jobs! 🥰

#ArtShare
A half body portrait painting in watercolor of Nzuzi and Nsimba, two male Congolese twins, posed together at a club. On top of them is the text “Portfolio Day Share for Disabled Artists” with a wheelchair and service dog icon. Additional art description: The soft purple lighting highlights their dark skin and timid smiles. Nzuzi is in the front making a peace sign, in a semi-see-through white shirt and pearl necklace, with bright blue lipstick, gold eyeshadow, and gold hair jewelry in his long dreadlocks. Nismba is behind him with a hand on Nzuzi’s shoulder, bare chested with purple and blue paint on him. He has short-ish twists with an ombre dye of turquoise, a glow stick around his neck, and some burn scars around his upper face, including his eyes, which are a pale blue and have a unique shape from the scarring.
January 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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limerous.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay !

I'm V, a lesbian illustrator from 🇧🇷 that loves to draw OCs of all shapes and sizes! Doing art full time is my dream, and I'm fighting to achieve that from ground 0 by the next year! 😊

✦ ✨ Commissions [Ongoing Sale! Help me get VGen verified!]

✦ 🎨 Portfolio Website

✦ 🔗Linktree
A main character lineup of 9 different OCs (Original Characters), sporting an assortment of personalities, outfits and heights. Their names are shown under each character, listing: Toshiko, King, Dae-Hyun, Kane, Sunshine, Colin, Ambrose, Shun and Qellen. An art piece of a character sheet of my OC Sunshine. She is a sweet looking albino, chinese, plus sized woman that wears bright colored pink, blue and yellow clothing. She has a yellow gold pendant in the shape of a sun around her neck. A family picture featuring my OCs TK, King and King's daughter Miyako. They are crouched in the middle of a busy living room with autumn leaves peeking in from the window. King holds Miyako tightly and smushes her face against the child, while TK rests a hand on King's back. An eerie picture of an Original Character, running amidst a dark hallway getting chased by a scary figure that grabs her shoulder from one side, but peeks over the other. The character looks towards the hand's side, carrying a flickering flashlight that reflects off the wall back onto her.
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM