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genderfluid foxgirl + agender buggirl
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I like Venomancer Dota 2
I play too many MMOs
look at my art
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oh btw i fixed the texture on Metro's art so it looks more consistent ( the antennae now share the same base-pattern as the forehead armor)
a fixed version of the art two posts above, the coarse antennae texture is now a lot less noisy; it now has a pattern consisting of rugged diagonal lines copy of left art, with no pink visor
January 19, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Eve in Halftones
A bust portrait of an anthropomorphic mantis in a space suit. Most of the piece is grey-scale, with only the visor being colored a glowing blue to purple gradient. Her helmet encases her head with the visor, and has a small face-guard at the front. Her armor features a lot of greebles. An asymmetric triangle on the right side of her chest can be seen, whereas the left has two grooves that curve akin to lines on a motherboard. Her armor also features a jetpack at the back, jutting out to form two wedges with thrusters peeking out the bottom. Half tones are seen around the art giving it texture: The background is dark and filled with spirals Waves shimmer on the mantis' visor Her undersuit has a dark fabric, with lighter padding on the inner parts. Her antennae bits have coarse pattern across it. A copy of the left image, but full grey-scale, no colored visor.
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
mantidate.bsky.social
Path of Exile (2013)

Starts off very strong, I love the build-crafting sandbox from what I've seen.

Unfortunately the pacing started to feel a bit slow at around Act 2; dunno if that's on me or the EXP scaling. Kinda got a bit bored, might revisit it at a later date.

7.5/10
tiny bug holding a land mine next to a large electrical explosion, implied to be caused by another landmine the it was holding
January 19, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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girl dinner
FOOD girl dinner, matcha made in a blender with milk alongside a toasted salami, turkey, and cheese sandwich FOOD scary closeup cross section of the salami, turkey and cheese sandwich the toast is slightly burnt (in a yummy way) and there are crumbs everywhere.
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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I think I should choose a more limited amount of them next time for more coherency.

But that's a part of experimenting! Its fun.

Also shoutouts to this early use of halftones i did. :3
An anthro fox in a gas mask lounging with her left hand resting its knuckles on her cheek. She looks at the viewer
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Metro in Halftones

Some manga inspired experiments.
A bust portrait of an anthropomorphic isopod in a space suit. The suit has tertiary lines around it, giving a metallic look to it. Attached to it are respirators and an armored forehead piece. The suit's chest has a metallic breastplate with a seam up the middle that leads to an oval shaped light on the suit. The entire piece is monochromatic with only the visor being colored pink. Half tones are seen around the art giving it texture: The background is dark and filled with spirals Dots darken the isopod's visor Their undersuit has a dark fabric Their antennae bits have coarse pattern across it. A copy of the left image, but it is completely im black and white. No high contrast pink visor.
January 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
mantidate.bsky.social
ROOT (2020, digital)

A game that can be very frustrating depending on matchup, BUT a very fun boardgame. I made some art based off the an iconic interaction that happened in a 4 player lobby. The Woodland Alliance have really fun flavoring.

Game 8/10

Digital Adaptation 6/10
A very nervous mouse, a Woodland Alliance supporter, with a comically large vertical double barrel shotgun. Text above them says "AMBUSH times 4" and the text below them says "I HAVE ARMED ALL MY MICE WITH SHOTGUNS"
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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Honorable Mention;

Brush Burial Gutter World (2025)
This was one of the last games I played in 2025, and I very quickly fell in love with the level design!

I've currently completed a mastery run of each lesser contract and am working on Saint Tavol.

9/10
I crave a sequel already
Famous videogame character Fennel, looking very worried at off-screen enemies. it is implied the enemies have red squares, which means they're aggravated and are about to attack Fennel.
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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A Media Thead (2026) to keep my mind occupied despite the horrors™.
A mint green and orange fox sitting in front of a TV. The number 2026 can be seen within the TV's glow.
January 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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version where Fennel is at the Chug Mart
Fennel from Brush Burial in a pink desert
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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Fennel Fanart
#brushburial
famous character Fennel from Brush Burial in a black crop top jacket and jeans. They are doing an upside down peace sign like that one dog image. ditto but they are bald
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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😔
Your 2026 Word - mid
January 1, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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its time approacheth
An Armored Core 6 recreation of an Armored Core from the Armored Core Three intro. According to Armored Core's wiki, it has been given the nickname "Auld Land Syne" by the community. The bipedal mech is slender and angular, with rounded sides. Its paintjob is a mud brown with white accents on top and black accents on the bottom. It holds a bronze brown machine pistol in one hand and a handheld rocket launcher in the other. Its shoulders bare big missile launchers.
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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Mr. Judge looks very scary under UV lighting
#OFF
December 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
mantidate.bsky.social
Here's the whole system :3
various reference images of a mantis lass, her main colors form a gradient that goes from mint green to a pastel orange with ginger brown accents Arts are accredited as: Bug2go as character designer, previously BeetlePC. hr_bananabird as reference artist . And Mantidate as character owner. That's me! A reference sheet for Autumn, an anthro, gender fluid, mint green platinum fox. Her pronouns are she, he, they, and it. The reference sheet has panels for her color palette, collars, and examples of facial expressions. The largest panel contains three full body images; one of her with a flat chest, one of her with breasts, and a backside view. The final detail on the panel is a headshot displaying her alternate hairstyle with makeup & earrings. A reference sheet for Crow (Or Myriad), she is an anthropomorphic crow with a plague doctor mask for a face. The top examples are 2 headshots and a bust. One staring, one showing the mouth, and the third of her smiling with her eyes closed. The first example is of a clothed variant, giving her a 2 horizontal striped black & white poncho, an indigo blue scarf, and a light olive green skirt. The second has her without clothes; in which she has long black hair with mint green highlights, the hair forms an ahoge at the top. Her feathers are a dark desaturated purple while her talons are an indigo blue. On her chest is a mint green tuft of feathers that travels down her body. She has two wings that jut out from her back and a long, cute tail. A sketch of "Null"(informally known as Batty) a bat with a peppermint pink, green and turquoise color scheme. She resembles a Honduran white bat. Her ears, eyelids and nose are turquoise while her hair is mint green. The eyes are also mint green with swirling lines and an iris that are pink. She is wearing sleepwear that consist of a bra, arm warmers with pink and mint green stripes, and underwear with pink stripes.
December 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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shoutouts to this character i randomly designed for my commission sheet, only to never actually finish it
a red anthropomorphic nondescript dinosaur that is also a plushie. they have a padded purple belly with pink flowers on it. there are yellow ridges that go down their back and onto their tail the same red dinosaur, in their regular form. they are wearing a brown scientist coat with a legally distinct planet logo, and there's a band around their thigh with cubes strung through it that spell "Redd", which is the dinosaur's name
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Autumn's Ref Sheet :3
A reference sheet for Autumn, an anthro, gender fluid, mint green platinum fox. Her pronouns are she, he, they, and it. The reference sheet has panels for her color palette, collars, and examples of facial expressions. The largest panel contains three full body images; one of her with a flat chest, one of her with breasts, and a backside view. The final detail on the panel is a headshot displaying her alternate hairstyle with makeup & earrings.
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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this is like the time they announced Bayonetta 3 but for Autumn fans
a very rough, early, wip of Autumn's ref. she is a fox, and is waving so you can see the details for her hands
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
mantidate.bsky.social
just learnt one of the channels covering news on an upcoming MMO I was anticipating was a total chud

but I found an extension that lets me actually block channels so I can just do this
vent art of my bug football kicking a youtube logo into space an image with a comically small youtube logo next to the moon that's like 3 pixels large an impact on the moon by said youtuber cartooon nuclear explosion is added to the previous panel
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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he can't keep getting away with this
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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how does she do it
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Happy Halloween (2022)
A spider in an orange, grey robe and purple scarf stands in the middle of a wheat field wielding a farmer's scythe. An abnormally large moon glistens in the background, surrounded by dark green clouds. An alternate version of the art that reads; "Happy Halloween 2022" in hand written text, the O and zero in the image have jack-o-lantern faces drawn onto them.
October 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Isopod isopod isopod isopod isopod
A very purple isopod in space armor that has green glowy filters on it. The isopod is making a very joyous face with a mouth that looks like a w.
October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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And here is the old Space Bugs Halloween art from 2021.
A line-less Halloween drawing featuring various Space Bugs character in a lobby-type area. A pumpkin-themed orb weaver arriving from a carriage A mantis dressed as a cowboy sitting with an ant in a vampire costume. A mothman moth kissing a plaguedoctor moth. An isopod in the foreground with a mummy costume.
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Happy Halloween! (2022)
Art of 5 spacebugs characters in a row: a mantis, an ant, a bee, and an isopod. All of them wearing different witch outfits. The mantis has a very pink, peppy, frilly witch outfit that has a sunflower on the hat & bow on the collar. The ant has a goth witch outfit with translucent sleeves with a web pattern and a spider hanging onto the end of her hat. The bee has a fusion of a witch outfit and bunny suit. The isopod has a very simple classic witch outfit, and an eyepatch that glows with the color of their eye.
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM