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ninjamonkey.bsky.social
The_Z
@ninjamonkey.bsky.social
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Comic artist/illustrator in KCMO area.
🧑‍🎨Commissions: inquire via DM
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🏠Home: www.ninja-monkey.com
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Aforementioned corgi supervisor for tax.
A tricolor corgi laying on his belly in a dog bed with his paws hanging over the edge and crossed oh-so-delicately as he gives a very indelicate side-eye to something out of frame. He seems disapproving and is most likely tired of our bullshit.
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Thanks for the tag! I was on a Black Friday Blackout and it was glorious 🎵 I hope you’re doing well. 🤗
Hi, I’m Z! I draw, I paint, I sculpt, I make incredible food— quite the hedonist, I. However, I am kept in check by my corgi.
A sticker design featuring a small, anthropomorphic owl resembling the mascot Woodsy the Owl (brown owl in a white shirt, green cuffed pants, a pointed green feathered hat) raising a wing formed into a fist raised in solidarity. Words surround the character in a white ring rallying, “Give a hoot. Don’t lick the boot.” With little boots separating the statements. This is a sticker design available on my Redbubble store listed in my profile under smerch. A sketchbook page of doodles of cartoon corgis in various poses with a variety of personalities. They’re lined in ink and colored in watercolor. A digital character commission of a beautiful man in Chinese-inspired attire. He has voluminous opalescent hair tied back in a loose queue around red antlers. He wears an armored vest of black and gold, a sash of warm gray over a white robe, which is further layered by a teal shirt. His pants are loose and the same red as his hair tie and antlers. They are tucked under a broad belt at his waist and thick white socks at his feet. Black slippers cover the socks. Curiously, a white, lion-like tail curls around from his backside. A photo of two hand-sculpted pumpkin-headed children seated on the edge of a table. The girl pumpkinhead on the left is peering down with some apprehension into the brown paper trick or treat bag in her lap as it appears to be overflowing with candy. The boy pumpkinhead is peering off to the side with a big, goofy smile. Like his sister, he has a full bag of candy. Both of their yarn legs end in little shoes matching their outfits.
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
ninjamonkey.bsky.social
Gently cascading leaves, bird song, and a golden sunrise from this morning’s walk.
#corgi #dogwalk #autumnleaves #autumnvibes
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
ninjamonkey.bsky.social
Just another day on the island…
#acnh #animalcrossing #nintendo #uh
A screenshot from the Nintendo game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” in which a yellow squirrel villager character named Ricky is saying to the player character, “Yhole, that’s a great outfit you got on! I like that style.” A screenshot from the Nintendo game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” in which a yellow squirrel villager character named Ricky is saying to the player character, “And I got somethin’ to go with it… A wrestling mask. Yours to take, kiddo.” A screenshot from the Nintendo game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” in which a yellow squirrel villager character named Ricky is saying to the player character, “Kinda fits the style of the other stuff you got on, I think.” The human villager character is pictured in this screenshoy standing outside Ricky’s home looking at himself in the phone with a confused “?!” over his head.
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
ninjamonkey.bsky.social
psst! I found some baby pictures of Kaiser! He's an old man now, but I remember when he was just a lil fluffnugget. Included are some pictures of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, our doxie who had a genetic condition that absolutely wrecked her spine.
#corgi #dogsofbsky #puppies #dachshund
A black, tan, and white corgi puppy looking directly into the camera while standing on astroturf under playground equipment. A photo of blankets and pet beds with a dachshund and corgi puppy wrestling in one of the beds. Both of them are looking up at the camera. The corgi has both legs around the dachshund's neck. A photo of a corgi puppy in a dog cage. He has pushed his snout through the bars in such a way he looks like he has a discontented snarl. A photo of a mini dachshund in dapple black, silver, and tan. She has a relaxed countenance and is standing on astroturf on a playground.
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Same bro…
Same.
#publicart #kcai #nelsonatkins #kansascity #sculpture
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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If you see this, QRP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood.

My art from ACEO April of 2021. His voice still makes my blood run cold!
#retroarcade #fanart #sinistar #artcard #williamselectronics
A baseball card sized art piece in marker depicting a demonic skull-like visage on a disc with crossbars. The colors are predominantly red, blue, purple, and white. “Run Coward!” is a quote that frames the subject. The card rests in some paper with colored intersecting blocks of stripes and splatters of matching colors all in purple, light blue, white, yellow, red, and green.
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Artists! Please show:

✨ the first piece you did in 2025.
✨ your favorite piece of the year
✨ your most popular piece.
✨ your most recent piece.

1. Year of the Snake 2. Peg and Nicole 3. Alien v. Predator 4. Commish gift piece (thank you!)

#art #fanart #xenomorph #portraitcommission #digitalart
A digital image of a hand reaching up amid the branches to grab a large, ripe apple only to be bitten by a slender black asp. Digital art of two mature anthropomorphic ladies chatting and giggling over drinks, one is dressed in a pink sweater and tight beige pants while the other is wearing a button up uniform top and gray skirt. The doggish-type woman on the left is drinking wine while the blue cat woman on the right is drinking from a tall can. Digital art of the titular type species from the movie franchise Alien vs. Predator. The yellow predator is winding back a fist to strike with some sort of forearm blades into the xenomorph that it has by the throat. Meanwhile, the xenomorph is trying to claw at its captor and sting it with its tail. A digital painting of a middle aged couple standing in a loose hug amidst a serene public garden. Soft tones are punctuated by colorful flowers of all kinds and a soft canopy of trees frames the image in the background. The woman has warm brown, shoulder length hair and is dressed in a green t-shirt and jeans. The man is bald with a thick beard. He is dressed in a black t-shirt and khaki shorts.
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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My current residents in my village reboot; Shino, Charlise, Bam, Moe, and Stella. They enjoy a laid back island life while my character Yhole upholds the economy single-handedly.
#acnh #nintendoswitch #fanart #doodles #animalcrossingvillagers
a page of digital sketches of animal villagers from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. There is Shino the deer in a yukata peering coyly over her shoulder. On her right stands a tall bear girl in a track jacket. She looks very self-assured. Further right is a small deer in an athletic jacket. He is doing curls with free weights. On the bottom left is a child-like cat character in a hoodie peering up at a butterfuly. He has buck teeth and a perfectly empty head. To his right stands a sheep woman with a serene expression. She is holding a tea cup in her hands.
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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QRP with your flower art 🌼

#dragonart #yearofthedragon #sakura #flower
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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On my reboot of ACNH, I started out with two villagers in track jackets which was weird. Charlise is an absolute bitch to my character and Bam won't shut up about his gains. They're the most annoying roommates and make me do all the work.
Imma invest in some pitfall seeds.
#acnh #nintendoswitch
A digital doodle of a cartoon bear with a vague expression and a shorter deer character doing curls with a big hand weight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Burnt turkey sploot while begging his little pal for broccoli. What a fatass.
#corgi #dogsofbsky #turkeysploot
Just look at those drumsticks!
A tricolor corgi laying on his belly with his little drumsticks out on each side.
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
ninjamonkey.bsky.social
Show me how you draw/paint snow ❄️

A rough painting from The Sketchbook Project hosted by the Kansas City Artist’s Coalition (KCAC). This is based on a photo I took in my old small town neighborhood.
#painting #art #winter #snow #kcac #sketchbook
An acrylic painting on a double page spread depicting a wintery scene of barelimbed trees shivering in a thin blanket of snow cut through with a curving dirt road.
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
ninjamonkey.bsky.social
Here's my Resident Idiot Yhole (long o on official business, y-hole to his friends). Tom Nook should feel ashamed appointing him representative (janitor) of the island, but we know Nook doesn't have a lick of conscience.
He's moved to Toys'R'Us island and his mom seems to be happy to be rid of him.
A digital image of a chibi proportioned young man with black hair, black hat, black and white striped tee, blue jeans, and green shoes. His gaze is slightly unfocused and his mouth is slack as he holds an axe in two hands.
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Did I show you guys the poster I made for The Ty-We Collectors charity Expo? This was a free print for the first 100 attendees at the door. I signed several of these for people and it was fun to see new faces.
@nockergeek.bsky.social even collaborated a bit!
#alien #scifiart #movies #art #convention
Digital art in strong blue, black, and yellow depicting two aliens locked in battle (one from The Predator series and one a xenomorph from Alien). The yellow Predator alien is drawing back one arm to stab the xenomorph he has by the throat. The captive alien is trying to claw and lash stab him in turn with its various limbs. The style is posterized and flat colored with some screen tone in the background for texture.
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
ninjamonkey.bsky.social
Post your space art 🌙✨️🌌

“See you among the stars”
Commission piece for a mother searching the stars for her son who aspired his whole life to be an astronaut but died just after enlisting.
#spaceart #watercolor #nebula #memorialart #commission
A watercolor and ink painting if a vibrant nebula against a starry sky. Silhouetted pines frame the shadow if a woman peering through a telescope.
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I’ve mentioned before that my kids and I like to make art based on our silly fandom speculation. Here’s one from a few years back. Pokemon + Homestar Runner universe.
#pokemon #homestarrunner #crackpairing #fanart #digitaldoodles
A rotund, gray, elephant-footed individual holding an orange, bipedal dragon-like pokémin aloft. There’s a little heart above the creature’s head as the gray guy says, “You’re my new best friend.” A digital doodle of two characters, one lumpy and depressed-looking, the other, completely unarmed and sporty. The second individual says, “SAY..! Who’s your new fwiend there?” The lumpy person replies, “I finally have a pokémon of my own. We wear the same shoes.” Said pokémon sits in the lap of the lumpy fella. Two pokémon-type creatures face each other. One is fueccoco from the series and he looks somewhat concerned and confused. The other is The Cheat from the Homestar Runner series and he looks combative.
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
ninjamonkey.bsky.social
Drop sumfin yellow 🌝
Just finished this sketch card today; some overflow from the convention.
#rorschach #watchmen #fanart #marker #art
An artist sketch card depicting a man in a hat and trenchcoat with a hood covering his face. A black, abstract pattern is on the hood.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Did the thing!
#vote #nov4 #ivoted
A cool person in a red hat and red jacket who is even cooler because they voted as indicated by the “I voted today” sticker.
November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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QRP your purple art ♍

One of my purple girls from my horoscope keychain designs.
#art #horoscope #zodiac #virgo #digitalart
Digital art depicting a chibi form of a young woman in a stoga. She is wearing a laurel and holding a branch delicately in her fingers. Her other hand is pushing up her wide glasses. Virgo wears her hair up in a messy bun. She is posed casually walking away from the viewer. Her mood is modest but assessing despite her back being turned.
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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But seriously, making ornaments has been a family tradition since the kids were little. One year we upcycled a bunch of plastic dinos into xmas ornaments and gave the away.
Here are more recent examples.
#handcrafted #christmasornaments #handmade #splatoon #bigman #germany #pretzel
An oven clay handcrafted ornament representing Big Man the anthropomorphic manta ray and musical stylist from the Nintendo series Splatoon. He is holding a glittering starfish above his head. An ornament made of handcrafted clay fashioned to look like a realistic pretzel set with a German flag on one shoulder that displays the date “2024”.
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Halloween is over and that means it’s time to start crafting our annual family ornament. Cornboobs has already been vetoed:(
#tradition #objectshow #watercolor #fanart
A corn on the cob with glasses (slightly askew) sitting in a hospital bed holding two baby smartphones. The corn has two swollen kernels where breasts would be.
November 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Attended the Ty-We Collector’s Expo Charity event in Harrisonville, MO today. The turn-out was fantastic and thanks to regulars, we turned a nice profit. Made some new friends and art while also getting to contribute to scholarships for local artists. So fun! Thanks, all!
#art #convention
A pencil sketch of a man with long bangs and sunglasses shooting two futuristic looking pistols. An ink and marker drawing of a nan in heavy armor making the heart fingers gesture. A marker drawing of a young woman with pink hair in a vest and skirt. A complicated drawing of a woman strapped to a bed that is also a fighting robot.
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Congrats on 1K! Thanks for hosting. I’m The-Z and art is compulsive but creating for others is my passion! I’ve been working on my comic @ninjamonkeycomic.bsky.social and getting ready for my last con of the year.
Tis the season for spooky art!
#art #halloween #pumpkin #ghost
A photo of a pair of sculpted clay pumpkin headed children with brown paper sacks overflowing with candy. A photo of a scultped clay ghost fellow being pulled along by a ghost dog in a leash. An ink illustration of three witches (The sisters from Hocus Pocus). In a smoke cloud appear the words “Just a bunch of Hocus Pocus”. An illustration in ink and watercolor of The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow charging over the hill on a wood-lined road with his flaming pumpkin head in hand.
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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A friend from college who is also the younger brother of a long time friend of the family passed away late last week from cancer. He leaves behind his mother, father, brother, and two kids. He went by Riff13 online and was active in the Houston art scene. Glad I found gift art he did for me. #rip
A sketch of a trio of characters dressed like The Bride of Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster, and Igor by Riff13 (Mark Wise), recently deceased artist.
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM