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@cardinalgray.bsky.social

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Cardi • Ukrainian • UKR/ENG/ESP(still learning) • aroace • 2D artist • SFW ✨OCS & ORIGINAL SETTING STUFF✨ 🌸https://linktr.ee/cardinal_gray 🚫 DNI NFT/AI & r*ssians [ #OC | #DCM | #DontCryMercy | #cardiart ]

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · Nov 13

Commissions Time!🌟

🌸Slots are, as always, unlimited
🌸There might be a queue from time to time but I do get pretty quickly to everyone

📧 [email protected] and DMs here

[ #BSNM #ArtSky #ArtCommission #CommsOpen #ArtistForHire #SupportArtists #Commission #UkrainianArtist #cardiart ]

my commission sheet, text says:
CARDINAL GRAY'S COMMISSIONS

I'm opening unlimited commission slots

Will Draw:
* OCs, Fanart
* Anthro, Furry,Feral
* DND, FFXIV, WoW characters
(*additional characters cost + 50% of the main price)

Won't Draw:
* Heavy Gore
* NSFW/Erotica/Kinks
* Overly-detailed Mechs

DM and/or email me for inquiries!

payments via PayPal

Sketch prices - 75USD portrait, 95USD waist-up, 105USD fullbody; Flat Colors - 85USD portrait, 115USD waist-up, 145USD fullbody; Fully Colored and Shaded (aka Fully Rendered) - 105USD portrait, 135USD waist-up, 155USD fullbody

*prices may vary depending on the complexity of the piece

a commissions page about backgrounds, text says:
I also do backgrounds, mostly stylized like in these 2 examples (the image on the left shows a tortle - dnd race that looks like humanoid turtles - climbing onto a ship, grabbing onto the ropes with one hand and holding a bloodied blade in the other. A pirate flag is flowing in the top right corner of the piece. Behind the tortle is a raging sea with a lightning-filled skies.
The image on the right shows a gentleman in a blue suit, splashes of crimson all over it. He's holding a gun in one hand and a kerchief in the other. The background is an interior of a room in a mansion - an expensive-looking chair is standing by the wall adorned with a few paintings of the people who live in the mansion.)

* Prices may vary depending on the complexity of the piece.

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☠️FEARPUNK☠️ @gearpunk.bsky.social · 1h

Good.

But the answer will always be no. Learn to do it yourself. The way we all did.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Zeo @zeoxys.bsky.social · 1h

Life has me tired. Unmotivated. Uninspired. Maybe it's because all I want to do is stuff that doesn't profit and we live in a profit driven world. I want to make stuff for fun. I want to help people because it's just a nice feeling.

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maezanilla @ MCM London @maezanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“This two-handed soldier’s sword was huge and aberrant and frankly malicious, and utterly your responsibility.”

A drawing of Harrowhark Nonagesimus from The Locked Tomb series, dressed in hospital clothes while hugging a glowing two handed sword and crying, her gaze a little lost.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1h

Ukrainian journalist Heorhii Ivanchenko confirmed Russians deliberately targeted him and French journalist Antoni Lallican with a drone.

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reywolfe.art 🎃👻⚰️ @kr00bs.com · 2h

waffles.

Digital illustration of a paIistinian woman, wounded with tears streaming down her face only to be blocked by a bright blue butterfly that covers her mouth and most of her face. Blue chains, explosions, waffles, blood, paIestinian flags being erased in the background- their color “bluing” out with the notification “deleted account” over them. Like and repost notifications scattered throughout different sized wrapped bodies. Over her head, a single dollar bill is wrung out, dripping blood down onto her. Below reads, “waffles.” Commentary on censorship.

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reywolfe.art 🎃👻⚰️ @kr00bs.com · Nov 27

HI 🔥‼️⭐️ I’m Rey and I’m a fulltime, freelance creature artist! I love what I do and I hope you can tell. :0)

INFO: kr00bs.com
KoFi: ko-fi.com/kr00bs
♥️ @sapphicspots.bsky.social

We’re struggling but trying to hang in there. Shares are great! I’ll explain why ⬇️

Traditional art scan! Features a flushed rough collie wearing a black, leather muzzle. They’re holding a joint in between their toes and blowing its smoke through the small holes in the muzzle.

Smoke, starbursts, dots, checkers, smiley face stamps, and stamped letters that say “that’s rough,” decorate the negative space around the collie.

A personal fav of mine that’s now out in the world somewhere! I used illustrative markers, line pens, stamps, and sketched with a soft blue sketch pencil.

Big thanks to erasers, much love to all my erasers in the chat tonight. ♥️

Digital illustration! Features a snarling lion running a barbed tongue under its claws to groom them and keep them sharp/gleaming.

The mane billows around its face and paws, I love drawing manes so this piece was a blast. Big cats are a soft spot.

This piece has a halftone texture on it! Which textures the work to have a slight tv static to it.

Digital illustration of an armored, snarling, battle worn Kobold directly after receiving a strike that would scar him for years to come. Blood, tears, and dirt fly around him as what I could only imagine as a cyclone of pain and anger overcomes him.

This was a super fun icon! I love learning about the characters people bring to me and bringing certain parts of their story to life. In this case, I asked about the scar the character had! We went from there!

Experimental digital reference sheet! Billy the angelic dragon (he/they). Features an illustrated story of Billy, a scruffy blue-horned angelic dragon with wings for ears (there’s also a set of wings on their tail and feet)!

Features a scene of him sitting on the shore of a beach wearing a hoodie, shorts, and converses holding a little toy fish as he looks to the sky, whispering his new pronouns out loud for the first time: “He.. They. That… that feels.. good?” The grass around and behind him is full of stars, flowers, and swirls. A ufo floats casually in between the shore and the power lines in the distance. Pink clouds full of golden stars float up to the name text.

The middle features a symmetrical pelt version so the artists can see the characters stripes and dots. Also has the shark from ikea bc it’s a fav of his.
Other scenes are him in a car, looking away from a text conversation confused and flushed. The trans flag and pan flag swirl from behind their seat.

Last scene is a time skip to him out and proud at a pool party showing off his top surgery scars for the first time, so he’s all flustered and nervous when someone cute throws interest his way and is totally chill with his identity. He’s sitting on the edge of the yellow titled pool, dipping his feet in. A beach ball, a pink float, and an umbrella surround them. His speech bubble has the trans flag and then text that reads: “..that cool with you? Y-yeah? ♥️”

SUCH a fun piece. I love telling a story

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1h

🔴 Three people were killed and five wounded in Russian attacks on Kherson today, local authorities report.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2h

Since 2014, Russia has turned Crimea from Ukraine’s vibrant resort region into a heavily militarized base.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2h

⚡️ Ukrainian energy workers caught a Russian drone attack on camera while repairing the power grid.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3h

⚡️Russia now attacks Ukraine with three versions of Shahed suicide drones—each packed with Western electronics.
united24media.com/latest-news/...

Russia Is Deploying Three Types of Shahed Drones Built With Foreign Parts

Ukrainian minister detailed Russia’s use of three Shahed drone variants, highlighting differences in imported electronics and build quality.

united24media.com

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💜 Britters' Art 💗 @cakegravy-art.bsky.social · 1h

💜 Bonnabel 💜

Just an older OC I felt like doodling and giving a makeover uwu

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Xochilex, Dreaming Duelist @xochilex.bsky.social · 2h

Bayonetta

#xochiart #bayonetta

Digital illustration of Bayonetta. The point-of-view/camera is low, looking up at Bayonetta. The illustration has a limited color palette, and parts of the background blend into the figure

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Britters 🎃🍬 @cakegravy.bsky.social · 14d

🎉 Adopts for sale 🎉

ko-fi.com/cakegravy/shop

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Britters 🎃🍬 @cakegravy.bsky.social · 8d

October is car inspection and tax month so if I can do a few comms to cushion the costs, that would be great!

I also still have some adopts for sale on my ko-fi too!

Britters 🎃🍬 @cakegravy.bsky.social · Aug 17

🎉 Commissions 🎉

Bust Shot Portrait (sketch $20, ink/color $40)
Headshot + Chibi full body ($90)
Design A Character ($150)

You can DM me here or order from my ko-fi!
ko-fi.com/cakegravy/co...

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 22d

Roxxy now goes for 85USD instead of 120!

🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · Jul 15

sickeningly sweet and explosive Roxxy is here!🍭

it goes for 120USD, can be claimed via DMs

[ #ghost #candy #lollipop #adoptable #Art #ArtSky #украрт #УкрАртПідтримка #cardiart]

a drawing of an adoptable, a candy-themed ghost (based around lollipops and poprocks)

on the right is a portrait and on the left is a fullbody
it is wearing a leotard-esque one-piece suit similar to those of acrobats, the pattern on the clothing resembles a firework
there are some rings on both of her hands and her hairband is made up of a stylized explosion

text on the artwork says:
"ROXXY
lollipop-poprock adoptable

* sweet with an explosive personality
* goes by she/it pronouns
* candy-themed ghost"

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 22d

Frogberry now goes for 85USD instead of 120!

🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · Jul 17

Frogberry is such a playful ray of sunshine!🌼

they go for 120USD, can be claimed via DMs

[ #anthro #amphibian #frog #adopt #adoptable #characterdesign #Art #ArtSky #украрт #УкрАртПідтримка #cardiart]

a drawing of an adoptable character - a strawberry cloud frog!

they're styled after a white strawberry with green and red seeds, with clouds around their neck, making up a mane of sorts or a boa, and some around their waist. The clouds around their neck are adorned with a little decorative heart.
he has a sweet and playful expression on her face, tongue sticking out on both the fullbody and portrait.

the text reads:
"FROGBERRY
strawberry cloud frog adoptable

* goes by any/all pronouns
* playful and a little bit mischievous
* the area around the berry on the chest can become see-through at will"

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 1d

Also, fun little details about this feature!
Basically, by establishing a connection with a cctv camera system, Niners' main visual module, aka his actual eyes, is on stand-by while the cameras act as his "new" eyes
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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 2d

Niners tapping into the CCTV camera system directly is such a big brain concept that it has got me in an iron grip so, naturally, I had to doodle a scene around that

[ #OC #OriginalCharacter #Niners #DCM #DontCryMercy #robot #android #sketch #Art #OcSky #ArtSky #украрт #УкрАртПідтримка #cardiart ]

a sketch of Niners tapped into a CCTV camera system. his eyes are focused, however, not on any physical object in front of him - the pupil is bigger than usual, a ring around the pupil is so much more dilated, almost reaching the edge of the iris.
he's leaning forward slightly, mouth open a little as he's responding to Nico.

the text on the sketch reads:
"So? See anything, big guy?" (Nico)
"Not yet, no, Detective. The sheer amount of CCTV cameras here impairs the adjustment of my vision." (Niners)

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 2d

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 3h

Happy to see ya active again! Love love love seeing your art and seeing you happy again ;v;

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FINNKY! 🐾 @felinequine.bsky.social · 3h

it's that time of year that my personal horse world plagues my mind once more and suddenly im wanting to deep dive into the political economy of a magical horse world

anyways enjoy some character sketches, Empress Isadora and Queen Freyja :)

a sketch of a pegasus mare with a crown of shells and a tail made of fabric to mimic fish fins

four character expressions of Empress Isadora

a red roan unicorn mare with flower tattoos on her neck

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☠️FEARPUNK☠️ @gearpunk.bsky.social · 3h

Hey read my SciFi/Fantasy/Adventure comic it's gay and trans and cool
I'm not seeking any agent or editor cuz this is a passion project, but I would still love to see my fellows get what they need, so check out the #DVart tag, it's neat ✌🏻

☠️FEARPUNK☠️ @gearpunk.bsky.social · 3h

Of course there's a cool promo/pitch tag going around when I'm not set up nor have the energy to do... 😩

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☠️FEARPUNK☠️ @gearpunk.bsky.social · 3h

Being an introvert afraid of people, it's helped me find friends and connections I would otherwise struggle with. It helped get me out of my shell.

That being said, most of my friends were met through RP forums and art hosting sites, opposed to feeds like Facebook/Twitter/Instagram

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 17h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Chu @chukazoo.bsky.social · 4h

Thinking about my old boyo Nullen...I really need to draw him again 😭

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 3h

eheheh I had a feeling!! :D
and yess, I do!! mermNico is based on a leopard seal (with some more spotted seal markings along the body, aside from a lot of influences from otters) after all :D

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Eva I. @isthiseva.bsky.social · 2d

I've been asked to put some feelers out on behalf of a Palestinian writer who wants to be published. Are there any publishers, small presses, etc. based in Australia that specifically boost Palestinian voices?

If anyone has advice on the indie side, that will also be very welcome. Thanks 💜📚

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