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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧
@arukanoda.bsky.social
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Arukanoda ✧ She / Her / 25+ ✧ Digital Artist ✧ No AI / No NFTs Site ✧ https://apexillustration.weebly.com/ Stream ✧ www.twitch.tv/arukanoda Patreon ✧ https://www.patreon.com/arukanoda Pfp ✧ Ostinlein
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✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · Apr 8
Hi #PortfolioDay !
I'm Apex, a self taught freelancer with a specialty in dragons and other fantastical creatures. I love emphasizing color and lighting in my work!

✉️ [email protected]
Digital illustration by Arukanoda. A black and blue feathered dragon with raptor reminiscent features perches on a thick tree branch with it's claws poised in a threatening display. The dragon is roaring with glinting red eyes, and rain pours onto the scene. A bright blue light is hitting the character from behind to illuminate the figure. Commission for Skysealer. (2024) Digital illustration by Arukanoda. A black and blue feathered dragon with raptor reminiscent features perches on a thick tree branch with it's claws poised in a threatening display. The dragon is roaring with glinting red eyes, and rain pours onto the scene. A bright blue light is hitting the character from behind to illuminate the figure. Commission for Skysealer. (2024) Digital illustration by Arukanoda. A long bodied white and grey dragon with gloriously blue fur rests one claw atop a rock. The background is a scene inspired by the Chinese floating mountains (Zhangjiajie National Forest Park), thoughtfully framed by a green border and scale stylized textures. Art trade for Amayensis, 2025. Digital illustration by Arukanoda. A red, cream, and brown long bodied dragon moves away from the viewer, turning its head to offer a smug smile. It is covered in square shaped scales, with fluffy cheeks and a fur edged hood. The background is active lava flows melting away at feeble rocky protrusions. Digital illustration by Arukanoda. A pink and brown fur covered dragon lays in the grasses of the savannah. Light pierces the background with rainbow refractions of light for dramatic effect. Art fight piece for Stasanie, 2024.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 2d
[OC] ❄️🌊
Digital illustrations by Arukanoda. The left image features a white furred fictional species (arvani) looking towards the dawn with a wintery sky. The right image depicts an indigo dragon in the rain with a projection of light emerging from the top of her muzzle. Drawn on 2024, left image is a commission that was done for Witchiness. Lucian (left) is Lavi's (right) partner in this particular story, so I often draw them in opposite tones of each other. In this case, the calm of a new day, and the heart of a rainstorm.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 2d
Absolutely gorgeous detailing and craftsmanship, those scales must have taken quite a while!!
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 5d
[OC] Indigo Scales
Digital artwork by Arukanoda and Volvokun of Arukanoda's character, Lavi. A halfbody painting of a large, indigo scaled dragon with angular fins submerged in water. Light filters from the surface in the top left of the image, illuminating the spaces between the dragon's fins. Bubbles are scattered around the image.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 5d
Phases of the drawing! The initial pose / composition by me, color rendering by @volvokun.bsky.social , and overpaint / background by me. Usually it's unlike me to go this crazy on a rendering phase but it's also my daughter and she deserves anything she wishes from me.
Three digital images side by side that show the different stages of this drawing. The far left is a black and white sketch by Arukanoda, the center is a colored and shaded version of the sketch by Volvokun, and the far right piece is the final drawing with overpaint and background elements by Arukanoda.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 5d
[OC] Indigo Scales
Digital artwork by Arukanoda and Volvokun of Arukanoda's character, Lavi. A halfbody painting of a large, indigo scaled dragon with angular fins submerged in water. Light filters from the surface in the top left of the image, illuminating the spaces between the dragon's fins. Bubbles are scattered around the image.
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timegear.ink
SpiritSai @timegear.ink · 5d
Agorahn 🍂

#art #dragon
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blacksalander.bsky.social
🌛Caio Santos Art🌜 @blacksalander.bsky.social · 6d
work I did for a special edition Dust Cover that sadly didn't pan out, really happy with the result tho
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 7d
These go so hard, I LOVE them and welcome them back onto my feed indefinitely.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 8d
[CM] Damoriel
Digital illustration by Aruaknoda. It features a black werewolf character emerging from a pool of bright orange and yellow lava. The werewolf has burning red eyes and glowing claws that taper off into fire-colored veins along the arms. Lava continuously drops from different areas of the werewolf. Commission for Vin.
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✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 8d
[CM] Damoriel
Digital illustration by Aruaknoda. It features a black werewolf character emerging from a pool of bright orange and yellow lava. The werewolf has burning red eyes and glowing claws that taper off into fire-colored veins along the arms. Lava continuously drops from different areas of the werewolf. Commission for Vin.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 9d
Thank you again! 🧡 She is spoiled rotten by you and I am delighted to have another piece of her from you in her gallery. :]
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thedraconemnebula.bsky.social
TDN 🐲 Dragon-POV webcomic 🌿✨🌙 @thedraconemnebula.bsky.social · 9d
.•*:☆. Commission for
@arukanoda.bsky.social

#visualart #digitalart #dragons #art #illustration #fantasy
Digital illustration of Arukanoda's original character Lavi levitating over the ocean and parting the "havens" with her glowing horn. It's rare that I get to make a detailed piece like this so I'm super happy about the final result <3 <3
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dragonlady.bsky.social
Kate Pfeilschiefter @dragonlady.bsky.social · 10d
Finished this one finally. Arro emerges from the brush to step into the late afternoon light, something ahead has caught his attention. Did some 3D to help with this, will post the wips next.
#art #dragon #fantasy
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lioninthetrees.bsky.social
“Surely, she dies first” Jackson @lioninthetrees.bsky.social · 12d
Experimental canopic jars I made for my QCCC crew over on Patreon ✨✨

These were some of the best cylinders I've ever thrown on the wheel, and I'm excited to apply what I've learned from making these towards future things.

#art #pottery
A group of 8 ceramic canopic jars that feature a variety of animal heads for the lid of the jar. There are a group of wolves, a bear, a dragon, and an own. They were all painted with black underglaze and feature a variety of sgraffito marks and details.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 13d
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 13d
I drew this some time ago but felt like Sifiriv's birthday was the appropriate day to post it online. c;
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 13d
[G] Vernier
Digital artwork by Arukanoda. It features a feline character with caracal features, scales going up the forearms, and two long whiskers. The character is staged in a plains background underneath evening tones. For Sifiriv.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 13d
Just a delightful style for a lovely set of drawings. 🧡 The warm toned lineart is perfect.
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kroovv.bsky.social
Lio 🌿 Gravehears October 10th @kroovv.bsky.social · 13d
Creatures 🌿

#Art
3 mythical creatures on a yellowish white background. From left to right is a Kirin, like a mix of a horse and a dragon, it is greenie blue with orange and red mane and one deer like antler. Then a Barometz aka Vegetable lamb of tartary, is a sheep growing from a plant. Then last is a chimera a lion based creature that also has the head of a goat and tail of a serpent.
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premaja-art.bsky.social
Prema-Ja @premaja-art.bsky.social · 13d
A cover of my new original comic. Plan to release next year. ✨
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 15d
[G] Her Champion
Digital illustration by Arukanoda. It features an anthromorphic character with long tail feathers and magpie-like colors on his fur. Water swirls around the character to form a lance and the moon is reflecting on the water beneath him. Gift for Witchiness of her character Rhun.
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ziggyzagz.bsky.social
🌿barayajis (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و🌿 @ziggyzagz.bsky.social · 18d
GARGOYLES!!!
#art #zigzart
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 17d
Started seriously trying to draw anthro characters and it’s been fun but also very hard 😅 Human muscles are dizzying
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caraid.bsky.social
Caraid @caraid.bsky.social · 18d
Randomly remembered this painting I did (2014) today and still think it's pretty cool honestly! I love this color combination.
A digital painting of a purple dragon perched on a rock, framed by a stormy blue sky and with a red firey glow in its mouth and eyes.
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arukanoda.bsky.social
✧ APEX ✧ @arukanoda.bsky.social · 19d
Honestly so cool to see where your dragon design began and how it's evolved. ♥
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