Martine G Ræstad
@mechamarty.bsky.social
artist 🎨 gamer 🎮 DM 🐲 academic in scifi/fantasy stuff 📚🎲🚀 UofG alumni 🏴🦉 lvl27 she/they AuDHD chaos queer 🏳️🌈 mechamarty.com
currently slowly putting out art I've done over the years with some new, whittling down my perfectionism in posting
currently slowly putting out art I've done over the years with some new, whittling down my perfectionism in posting
Some progress pics, from initial sketch through miscellaneous steps (pencil, watercolor tint, alcohol marker, colored pencils, posca highlights... I think that was all?)
February 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Some progress pics, from initial sketch through miscellaneous steps (pencil, watercolor tint, alcohol marker, colored pencils, posca highlights... I think that was all?)
feat. two of my all-time favourite furballs
December 18, 2024 at 10:41 PM
feat. two of my all-time favourite furballs
I was already planning some cat art as one xmas gift and then entirely separately, a friend slipped in art of her cats as a point on the wishlist she sent me 🐈🐾🎨 apparently it's the year of cat art gifts, so you're not free from sketches yet! #catart #artsky (first draft)
December 18, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Very recommended - he sometimes gives gifts back if you do! 🥖😉✨
December 17, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Very recommended - he sometimes gives gifts back if you do! 🥖😉✨
Progress pics because I always like to include them 🎨 tho this time I do feel like I'm just exposing putting way too much thought into a random idea that struck when putting away groceries- 😂 (roommate got a good laugh tho)
December 16, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Progress pics because I always like to include them 🎨 tho this time I do feel like I'm just exposing putting way too much thought into a random idea that struck when putting away groceries- 😂 (roommate got a good laugh tho)
Today's entirely unnecessary but fun project: Made a tutorial poster in case my roommate ever needs to feed the sourdough starter 🥖👨🍳 #sourdough #artsky
December 16, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Today's entirely unnecessary but fun project: Made a tutorial poster in case my roommate ever needs to feed the sourdough starter 🥖👨🍳 #sourdough #artsky
sneaky look at the pose references used, all snatched from her Insta, cus she takes great pictures of these furballs
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 AM
sneaky look at the pose references used, all snatched from her Insta, cus she takes great pictures of these furballs
and so 8th of december strikes again... and here's what I ended up doing with it - inspired by JL's "Watching the Wheels", one of my all-time favourites of his ❤️💐
December 8, 2024 at 10:25 PM
and so 8th of december strikes again... and here's what I ended up doing with it - inspired by JL's "Watching the Wheels", one of my all-time favourites of his ❤️💐
I have accidentally achieved some very satisfying symmetry 😩✨
December 3, 2024 at 10:59 AM
I have accidentally achieved some very satisfying symmetry 😩✨
so my roommate's gaming headset was falling apart, but in this household we persevere 🎧🧵🪡 I've got 99 problems I can't fix with needle and thread but this bitch ain't one
November 29, 2024 at 2:28 PM
so my roommate's gaming headset was falling apart, but in this household we persevere 🎧🧵🪡 I've got 99 problems I can't fix with needle and thread but this bitch ain't one
one of my favourite quotes to illustrate how much our perception of robots/AI has subtly changed is from The Ship Who Sang (1969), a story about a ship run by an embedded human brain instead of an AI, a system used because, well... I had to fully pause reading the first time to absorb.
November 26, 2024 at 9:10 PM
one of my favourite quotes to illustrate how much our perception of robots/AI has subtly changed is from The Ship Who Sang (1969), a story about a ship run by an embedded human brain instead of an AI, a system used because, well... I had to fully pause reading the first time to absorb.
Bonus: Cheat sheet for a game of Count the Ferrets, including some I know were intended to be specific ones (but gosh if I've forgotten how many and which ones they were specifically), and one that's climbing on an invisible mushroom cus the texture didn't load in
November 26, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Bonus: Cheat sheet for a game of Count the Ferrets, including some I know were intended to be specific ones (but gosh if I've forgotten how many and which ones they were specifically), and one that's climbing on an invisible mushroom cus the texture didn't load in
was originally gonna wait to post until digital was done, but spotted that I drew it exactly one year ago today.... so, anniversary + procrastination limbo, oops ✏️ made in the timeframe of exactly one @piratesoftware.live stream, feat. our goblin king as mysterious D&D NPC u meet in the forest #art
November 26, 2024 at 7:17 PM
was originally gonna wait to post until digital was done, but spotted that I drew it exactly one year ago today.... so, anniversary + procrastination limbo, oops ✏️ made in the timeframe of exactly one @piratesoftware.live stream, feat. our goblin king as mysterious D&D NPC u meet in the forest #art
the official character art vs my on-paper sketch - and it's painfully obvious that I put the gun off until the end and then just decided I couldn't be bothered lmao
November 26, 2024 at 3:39 PM
the official character art vs my on-paper sketch - and it's painfully obvious that I put the gun off until the end and then just decided I couldn't be bothered lmao
Today's entry from the art archives! 🎨 keeping with the gaming theme in honour of my gamer mutuals, here's a study of Overwatch's Widowmaker that I did in 2022 🎮🕷️ she was just so shiny, I couldn't resist (ref./sketch below)
November 26, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Today's entry from the art archives! 🎨 keeping with the gaming theme in honour of my gamer mutuals, here's a study of Overwatch's Widowmaker that I did in 2022 🎮🕷️ she was just so shiny, I couldn't resist (ref./sketch below)
+ additional versions for practical purposes 😎
November 23, 2024 at 2:57 AM
+ additional versions for practical purposes 😎
@refinedzero.com foolishly made a wish into the aether for chibi art of his profile pic, not knowing there were art gremlins in the void - always on the prowl, and seeing an opportunity to make someone smile today 😈 mwahahaha
November 23, 2024 at 2:56 AM
@refinedzero.com foolishly made a wish into the aether for chibi art of his profile pic, not knowing there were art gremlins in the void - always on the prowl, and seeing an opportunity to make someone smile today 😈 mwahahaha
Could never actually decide whether I liked it better before or after the colours... The one with just a coloured background definitely stuck around for a while. Ended up playing around with blending them to get the best of both worlds - and now I've just got three I can't pick between!
November 22, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Could never actually decide whether I liked it better before or after the colours... The one with just a coloured background definitely stuck around for a while. Ended up playing around with blending them to get the best of both worlds - and now I've just got three I can't pick between!
Flipping through my art backlog... 🎨 Found this piece from early in the year - a portrait of my Baldur's Gate 3 character at the time, Bill the satyr ⚔️🐐 (watercolours on pencils)
November 22, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Flipping through my art backlog... 🎨 Found this piece from early in the year - a portrait of my Baldur's Gate 3 character at the time, Bill the satyr ⚔️🐐 (watercolours on pencils)
Gotta run out the door to meet up with someone, so I couldn't finish the colouring rn, but I can happily do the rest this evening! Am I on the right track? 😉 (fr actually, door is open for feedback/changes if u want any tweaks, 'tis but a small gift for the good vibes on my feed)
November 22, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Gotta run out the door to meet up with someone, so I couldn't finish the colouring rn, but I can happily do the rest this evening! Am I on the right track? 😉 (fr actually, door is open for feedback/changes if u want any tweaks, 'tis but a small gift for the good vibes on my feed)
Surprisingly, it was one that wasn't even on my radar! Not sure if it was the first time I'd seen it, but that sure is what it felt like, and since then I've yet to find a singular picture that does justice to the experience of walking into the room and feeling like I could fall into the painting.
November 21, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Surprisingly, it was one that wasn't even on my radar! Not sure if it was the first time I'd seen it, but that sure is what it felt like, and since then I've yet to find a singular picture that does justice to the experience of walking into the room and feeling like I could fall into the painting.
I truly can't remember the last time I scrolled through any social media and felt cheered up by the end - and even been motivated to post and join in! This space seems neat. ✨
So anyway, here's some fresh art ✏️ Inspired by my favourite Galadriel monologue. "All shall love me and despair." #art
So anyway, here's some fresh art ✏️ Inspired by my favourite Galadriel monologue. "All shall love me and despair." #art
November 21, 2024 at 11:13 PM
I truly can't remember the last time I scrolled through any social media and felt cheered up by the end - and even been motivated to post and join in! This space seems neat. ✨
So anyway, here's some fresh art ✏️ Inspired by my favourite Galadriel monologue. "All shall love me and despair." #art
So anyway, here's some fresh art ✏️ Inspired by my favourite Galadriel monologue. "All shall love me and despair." #art