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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 6h

Slots are about 50% full 🙌 Thanks for your support!

If you are interested please reach out via DM, or through my website ➡️ www.marissaikuta.com

#art #illustration #commissions #commissionsopen #petportrait

Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 2d

It's that time of year!

I'm offering PET PORTRAIT commissions in a few fun styles -- see attached for details! Prices start at just $50 each for custom artwork.

Please get in touch if you are interested or have any questions!

Shares are always appreciated 🩷

#art #illustration

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 13h

#rattober 8 - "Nightmare Rat" #rattober2025

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 2d

It's that time of year!

I'm offering PET PORTRAIT commissions in a few fun styles -- see attached for details! Prices start at just $50 each for custom artwork.

Please get in touch if you are interested or have any questions!

Shares are always appreciated 🩷

#art #illustration

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 2d

(Examples are mainly dogs but I happily draw cats, rodents, reptiles, and small critters of all kinds!)

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 2d

It's that time of year!

I'm offering PET PORTRAIT commissions in a few fun styles -- see attached for details! Prices start at just $50 each for custom artwork.

Please get in touch if you are interested or have any questions!

Shares are always appreciated 🩷

#art #illustration

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 2d

I loved this ... Game?

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 2d

#rattober day 6 - "Ratio"

<3 #rattober2025

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 3d

the tail as a path is so creative! love it!

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 3d

#rattober day 5 - "Stinky Rat"

some stinky cheese for a stinky boy

#rattober2025

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 4d

It's humble, but it's a start! 🐣

Redesigning my portfolio website and learning to be vulnerable.

I'm still working on it, but feel free to check it out if you'd like 💛

www.marissaikuta.com

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #art #illustration

Illustration - Marissa Ikuta

www.marissaikuta.com

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have the OnlyPosts feed saved? I generally only follow my friends and artists and usually stick to that feed when I'm checking Bluesky, otherwise things get really overwhelming for me 💀

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 4d

#Rattober Day 4 - "Dream Rat"

A sleeping rat dreams of cheese ... #rattober2025

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Red Palette @redpaletteart.bsky.social · 6d

Accu-rat - “Erhm, actually…” 🤓☝️ Mr Precision is here to correct everything (politely). #rattober #rattober2025 #redpaletteart

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 6d

And a little something for #kidlitartpostcard today✨

If you like cute and quirky characters, please feel free to check out my work 💛

📷 www.instagram.com/s0ftboiled/
📧 [email protected]

#illustration #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #art #fantasyillustration

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 6d

bahahah same brain over here ☝️🤓 love your take on the prompt hehe

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 6d

#rattober day two: "accu-rat" 🤓☝️ #rattober2025

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you 🥹✨

Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 7d

i really like my old lady puzzle books and crosswords, as a "scrolling phone in bed" replacement

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 7d

thank you! 💛 me too 🤭

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 7d

I saw the letters right away! So creative! Love the colours too

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 7d

I took inspiration from a picture book project I previously worked on which features a curious and friendly kid Fuchsia, who makes friends with two mischievous rodents (then-mice--I've interpreted them as rats in this illustration!)

Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 7d

#rattober day one: "friend-shaped rat"! Thanks to @thebeanbaguette.bsky.social, @baysalt.bsky.social, @ratsjo.bsky.social and @/i.want.it.rat.way for hosting #rattober2025. Rats are so funny and ridiculously fun to draw, looking forward to exploring the theme more over the next month! 🐀

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 22d

I may or may not be getting a head start ... 🤭

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 22d

I'll be participating in RATTOBER this year!!! Look forward to many rats indeed ... 🐀 I'm excited to see the work of all those participating.

bean baguette @thebeanbaguette.bsky.social · 25d

🐀🎃 RATTOBER SEASON APPROACHES... ✨
And at long last here is our 2025 prompt list--join for a month of cool art and most of all, RATS!!! Hosted by myself, @baysalt.bsky.social, @ratsjo.bsky.social, & @/i.want.it.rat.way. We hope you have as much fun as we had making it!
#rattober #rattober2025

Cover image for RATTOBER 2025 with a cute lil rat lookin up at YOU

RATTOBER 2025 - an art prompt list hosted by @thebeanbaguette, @baysalt, @ratsjo, & @i.want.it.rat.way
1. friend-shaped rat
2. accu-rat
3. lake rat
4. dream rat
5. stinky rat
6. ratio
7. streamer rat
8. nightmare rat
9. brat
10. hello rat
11. bootlegger rat
12. green rat
13. curly rat
14. rat church
15. canoe rat
16. retro rat
17. succulent rat
18. ratsistent
19. tapas rat
20. abstract rat
21. loaf rat
22. the rat next door
23. stamp rat
24. blueberry rat
25. gourd rat
26. rats against AI
27. frog rat
28. stretchy rat (part 2)
29. puzzle rat
30. yarn rat
31. PONDERING MY ORB RAT
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any & all media--human-made! drawings, photographs, videos, crafts and more! #rattober #rattober2025

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · Aug 3

Trying to find some reference material on Pinterest and approx 50% is either AI or ads 💀 Guess we are going back to the library, friends