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Lianne Cruz

Lianne Cruz

@sleepydino.bsky.social

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Animator in the games industry. Mom-ing, drawing, biking, and running. https://linktr.ee/liannecruz

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Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · Sep 23

It's hard finding time to draw on location with 2 kids, so I took a few ref pics while visiting the Jersey Shore and then drew them later with the new acrylic markers I got for my birthday.

Here are a few scenes from my July. It's been so nice visiting home, and even more so, sketching it. 😊

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Still birb

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#Artober2025 Day 23:
Derpy pigeon

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Still

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#Artober2025 Day 22:
Dinosaur familiar

(Thanks @scionk.bsky.social for the title!)

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Still of our doggo chilling like nothing happened

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#Artober2025 Day 21:
Our dog went missing yesterday.

30 min later, Karl finds our dog at our neighbor's house snuggling on their couch. Meanwhile, I ran around the block frantically searching for him while hacking a lung.

Of course, Newton is now lying on our couch as if nothing happened.

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 3d

LOL thanks Ju Li. The things we do for tiny humans... 😂

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks so much Neil! Your art is amazing, so I'm touched to read your kind words.

Haha, water slides are an experience for sure! 😂

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 3d

Still of the mushrooms: chanterelle, lobster, and lion's mane

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#Artober2025 Day 20:
Back from our Hawaii vacation and greeted by fall PNW vibes.

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#Atober2025 Day 19:
Riding the waterslide at the Hilton paradise pool. My ghost left my body as we rode the slide in complete darkness.

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 5d

#Artober2025
Catch-up Days 15-18:

- A zebra moray eel we saw snorkeling the 2nd time we were at Ulua beach
- 6yo requested a shark
- Taro hash at Monkeypod Kitchen
- Mai tai flapjacks w/ lilikoi foam and lilikoi & blueberry flapjacks

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 14d

The drawing

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 14d

#Artober2025 Day 10:
We've been meaning to visit Leoda's pie shop since last time we were in Maui a few years ago, so we were happy to finally check it out. Their banana cream pie (as well as their avocado cucumber sammie) was SO good. Highly recommend!

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 14d

#Artober2025 Day 9:
New page, new set of blobs. Color palette inspired by Hawaii since we're in Maui. Guest artist collab w/ @scionk.bsky.social who painted the watercolor blobs.

This one is a loose interpretation of a flame angelfish. Their real life silhouette is smaller, tho.

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 15d

#Artober2025 Day 6-8:
Playing catch-up as I was busy prepping and then traveling for vacation.

- Kuya ( big brother) requested I draw the baby so I did.

- A blobfish which is appropriate for #blobtober

- A nene bird w/ a hairdo

#artober #sketch #sketchbook

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 19d

Still version

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 19d

#Artober2025 Day 5:
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band

#welcometotheblackparade #mcr #emo #artober #blobtober #sketchbook #sketch #ink #watercolor #skull #marchingband

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 20d

Here's a still version of it

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#Artober2025 Day 4:
Oh, salmon
swim upstream
but slowly, slowly

#artober #blobtober #Chinook #salmon #sketch #sketchbook #watercolor #ink

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 21d

A couple stills of how #Artober is going so far.

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 21d

#Artober2025 Day 3: My 6 year old said, "Cobra," so I drew a cobra.

#artober #blobtober #artistsoninstagram #sketch #sketchbook #momartist #watercolor #ink

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 22d

#Artober2025: Day 2

Next blob ➡️ Autumnal tanuki 🍂🦝

#blobtober #Artober #sketch #sketchbook #momartist #ink #watercolor

Reposted by Lianne Cruz

tami lam @cuppy.bsky.social · 22d

Hey all, my husband @kevinonthelam.bsky.social found out that he’s going to be laid off next month. 🥺He’s a Staff Character Animator who has been working on The Outer Worlds 2. We’d greatly appreciate any leads that you have, because times are expensive and we have two little boys. 🙏 Thank you!

Lianne Cruz @sleepydino.bsky.social · 23d

Aww, thanks Jenny!! ❤️