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theredbarcode.bsky.social
Drawing sexy people is hard. Does anyone else have this problem? Anyways, here’s a new character I’m working on (my ideas for her are in the ALT text)

#art #characterdesign #myart #ocart #originalcharacter #watercolor #illustration #blackartist #artsky #furry #fantasyart #furryart #originaldesign
Description: A humanoid angora goat lady with a slender build standing against a black brick wall. She has some of her pink wool covering one of her eyes and in a ponytail. She’s wearing a golden horn covering, pink wool as a crop-top, purple gloves with two golden bracelets, a purple see-through cloth around her waist, and black fish-nets on her legs. Her feet are also covered in her pink wool. Her fur is off-white with light brown spots underneath. Her face looks sleepy-eyed but aware of her surroundings. Story: I’m thinking of making her prostitute with her stage name being Salt but her real name is Selene. She’ll have light magic and formally be apart of the Ironclad Sirens. I also want her to be sort of an aunt figure to Diana—she’ll have two of them with the other being in the Ironclads as a scientist/engineer. (I might make the aunts sisters.) For Diana, she’ll probably be one of the best people to talk to for information about her parents and just for life stuff. I want make her someone who’s just easy to talk to in general.
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Sorry for the wait! Thanksgiving did a number on me but I did some sketches along the way :). I wanted to draw something else besides my characters. Here’s some of what I drew :p

#art #sketches #traditionalart #characterdesign #originalart #myart #artsky #blackartist #drawing #conceptart
On the left is concept art for a Frontline Captain for the Ironclad Sirens—a mercenary group that acts like a pseudo nation in my story, Bloodlust. Frontlines are the ones clients will see in their main battles. Most of her armor is light for movement but her shoulders, arms, chest, and calfs have have some heavier iron armor. Her chest plate is shaped like a six-pack for intimidation purposes. Most of her face is covered with a bandana on her head, a pair of dark shades, and a mask with a cartoony cat mouth on her mouth. She, notably, has a giant sword that acts almost like a box cutter. She can open and retract it from the hilt of the blade by turning it clockwise and counterclockwise respectively. It also has some jagged edges when it’s fully drawn. On the right is an Assassin Captain for the Ironclad Sirens (she is also a cat woman and pretty short.) Assassins aren’t seen by clients and carry out their duties in the shadows. Her armor is very light as it mainly consists of high quality leather with a pair of arm and leg iron braces. Her face is also fully covered by a white mask with two big shaded eyeholes. Her weapon are two rods that, when pressed together at the ends, can turn into a bow. By channeling her magic into it, she can create a functional bow and arrow or take them apart and create two big knives. A thin humanoid monster woman with a red dress and heals on. The ends of her dress are golden with a scorpion-like in design but can attack with the speed and reach of a serpent. Her head-dress covers her face where her eyes should be and extends beyond the back of her head. Towards the end of her head-dress are her eyes which are shaped like triangles. Her face can split apart to show a vertical set of teeth. Her arms can also split apart which makes her appear as if she has four arms. Her overall image looks like that of a saint but she behaves like an eldritch horror when your guard is down. Cowboy guy with a sack that fully covers his head and two thick asymmetrical glass pieces for his eyes. His sack also covers his left forearm and has a hole for his mouth to take smoke breaks. He has a cowboy hat, a tie, arm guards, gloves, and old western pants on. His knife is small and looks like a feather pen. A buff woman with a skull mask on. Her skull mask has tusks on the teeth and a big leaf on her head. Her bracelets and shoulder braces (?) are spiky. She also has a long wire wrapped around her left arm. She uses it to hit or drag her opponents towards her.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Something was bothering me about my recent drawing. I think my perspective was off. Should look a bit better now :). I might make some other changes later

#art #artfix #illustration #ventart #blackartist #artsky #originalart #myart
Changes: I lowered the height of the grass. Drawing of my persona (mainly a mix between a goat and a bright red rabbit) sitting down on light blue grass—her body is has a big purple squiggle on it. She’s staring at a giant orange sun in front of her and there’s a dark blue cloud below the sun. The sun also looks like it’s in space among the other stars.
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Was feeling pretty down for awhile so I just let my mind wander while drawing. I think it turned out pretty well. It kinda reminds me of
Andromeda by Gorillaz. What do y’all think?

#art #illustration #drawing #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ventart #myart #blackartist #artsky #originalart
Drawing of my persona (mainly a mix between a goat and a bright red rabbit) sitting down on light blue grass—her body is has a big purple squiggle on it. She’s staring at a giant orange sun in front of her and there’s a dark blue cloud below the sun. The sun also looks like it’s in space among the other stars.
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Felt like doing some vent art. Gonna post the full thing tomorrow :)

#art #ventart #sneakpeek #illustration #myart #blackartist
My persona (mainly a mix between a goat and a bright red rabbit) sitting with her back turned. She’s sitting in blue grass and is scribbled with the color purple.
November 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Thanks for the art share. Hope you had a Happy Halloween!
I go by Red on here and I usually just draw my characters. I might do some more spooky stuff with them later, but this is what I made for yesterday :)
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Happy Halloween yall! Hope I’m not too late. It took me all day to make these 😭. Hope y’all like them as much as I do :)
#art #artsky #blackartist #ocsky #halloweenart #illustration #halloween #oc #ocs #originalcharacters #fantasyart #painting #watercolor #myart #furry #furryart
Talos and Diana just chilling together. Talos is a giant sphinx while Diana is the Roman goddess, Diana (her namesake). Talos is lying on her back against a tree and gently holding Diana up with her paws. The background is a forest. Cheese as a alicorn (unicorn and pegasus). Cheese is essentially a horse with a tiger jaw, goat eyes, and bear nose. The background is bright red while his pose is fierce and angry.
November 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Drew some of my characters the other day. I think I did a pretty good job for one session! I didn’t fully color them unfortunately. I added their names, heights, and small descriptions in the alt text.

#art #blackartist #myart #artsky #originalcharacters #ocs #ocart #queeroc #originalart #drawing
Names, heights, and descriptions from left to right (not drawn to scale) Talos - 5’9 A humanoid hybrid between a dragon and a shapeshifter with the ability to gain power through eating people or drinking blood. Her scales are red and orange while her skin is black. Diana Stone - 6’1 A black half elf executioner for the Ironclad Sirens—a pseudo nation of mercenaries. She has blue burn scars on the right side of her upper body and face. She also has plant powers. Butterfly Man - 6’8 An intersex woman who was mutated with a scarlet butterfly. She’s one of the leaders of secret police force by her government. Their goal is to show the powers of technology over magic. Names, heights, and descriptions from left to right (not drawn to scale) Clawd - 4’8 A mixed trans cat man cowboy who used to live in a small town within No Man’s Land. He’s a mix between a sand cat and lynx. Ex-husband of Dario Pawl. Dario Pawl - 5’3 A mixed cat man who is the sheriff of a small town in No Man’s Land. He’s a mix between His nicknames are Oasis and Tree of the Desert for his water ‘powers’. Ex-husband of Clawd. Beetle Man - 7’ A man mutated with a rhinoceros beetle. He escaped from the same kingdom as Butterfly Man. Names, heights, and descriptions from left to right (not drawn to scale) Wolfy - 6’7 The Second in Command for the Devil King. He’s a red dark elf that has fire powers. He used to be the Devil King’s manservant before he became a dictator. Devil King/King of Sodom - 6’2 The King of Sodom and Unity. He’s a purple dark elf with the power to see a glimpse into the future with his third eye. He also has the ability to gain power through eating people or drinking blood.
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to me :)
#art #birthday #sketch #persona #artsky
My persona, a bunny-like creature with horns, reaching towards a “New Milestone Unlocked” icon and eating cake with friends and family in the background
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Working on environments. I should hopefully be done before the end of spooky month!
#art #wip #lab #blackartist #workinprogress #originalart #myart #artsky
Work in progress of a lab growing mutant people. The view is low and intimidating.
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
HUMAN ARTISTS!

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

How about this one
#illustration #bodyhorror #blackartist
October 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Thanks for the artshare!
October 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Drew up Diana in her executioner gear. I also changed up her scar design. I might get into her lore on here later :3
#art #executionerart #blackcharacter #scar #sketch #sketches #traditionalart #blackartist #artsky #myart #original #fantasyart
Diana Stone holding her executioner axe on her left shoulder. She’s wearing a hood with a mask that covers up her face and shoulders, a sleeveless shirt, a belt holding a pouch of seeds and an additional knife, long pants and ironclad gloves. Her right arm is covered in scars on her forearm and shoulder. Since she’s a plant user, she uses the seeds to grow plants that hold down her victims and, sometimes, give them a plant to calm them down in their last moments. Diana giving a hybrid kid some food. The kid is a mix between a werewolf and a dark elf. She’s wearing the same outfit in the last picture but with the addition of ironclad boots and no weapons. The kid is wearing scrappy clothing. They’re implied to be sitting in an alleyway. Text: Toward Diana: “Gave lil guy some food” Toward hybrid kid: ”Reluctantly ate it up” Food sound effects: Munch Munch Munch Headshots of Diana showing a new scar design. It used to just be a big scar on her right cheek and neck but it now reaches around the back of her head to her forehead. It’s curved like a backwards ‘C’. She can still see out of her right eye but she can’t open it fully just like her previous design.
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
🐉🩸🏳️‍🌈🗡️👹🧝🏾‍♀️
October 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Made some digital art of Talos! Took me forever since I’m experimenting with a new style but I honestly love it :)

#art #artsky #ocart #illustration #digitalart #originalart #originalcharacter #oc #originalcharacterart #blackartist #fantasyart #myart #shapeshifterart #dragonart #humanoid
Talos in her original form—a black dragon humanoid with red scales and orange stripes between them. The black parts are actually a bit slime-like to help her shape shift and she doesn’t have a snout or nose. Her outfit includes an old whiteish cape with a blue stripe within the center, whiteish bandages covering her torso and arms/hands, and blue split pants that holds her brown leather purse along the belt. All of these items (except her torso) have gold bracelets or brooches on them. Her pose is flamboyant as she puts one of her hands behind her head in a relaxed gesture. She also has a big smile. Her face is framed by red scars that represent where her scales and other features of her original form go. Her ears are elf-like and she has a hook nose. Her skin is brown like her eyes rather than white like in her original form. She’s wearing fully brown leather clothing with one of her legs being covered in bandages. She’s also wearing a blue cape that looks purple due to the lighting. She also has red accessories on two strands of her hair that frame her face. The pose and smile are the same.
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
You know when you just sit down and try to brush up on the fundamentals, but you end up making another full blown piece entirely? That’s basically what happened with this piece but it ended up getting rid of some stress I had so it’s a win
#art #artsky #blackartist #illustration #lesbianart #ocart
Talos laying on Diana’s lap. Diana is playing with Talos’s face while they hold hands. The setting is a bright sunny day and they are both smiling and blushing.
October 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
New post tomorrow! It’s pretty cute :)

#art #sneakpeek #ocart #blackcharacter #blackartist #myart #artsky #originalart #originalcharacter #illustration #mixedmedia #queercharacter #queer
Close up of my character, Diana Stone, smiling and blushing.
October 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Felt like drawing Clawd the other day. Not sure if I ever mentioned his name here but he’s a chill guy dealing with a lot of pain.

#art #furry #furryart #trans #transcharacter #oc #ocart #originalcharacter #blackartist #illustration #cowboy #artsky #queerart
Description: Clawd waiting to get his picture taken. He’s a mix between a lynx and a sand cat. His fur is a warm brown with slightly darker brown spots to match. He’s wearing a brown cowboy hat and gloves, white bandages, a silver earring, a tan shirt, and a red vest with two silver buttons on each side and gold laces to connect them. He has a piece of wheat in his mouth with a bored expression. Text: “Could ya take it already? I don’t have all day…” Fun Fact: He’s in his 40s Full-body watercolor artwork of Clawd. He’s holding two silver colored revolvers. His description is the same as the first image with the addition of having two brownish gun holsters, a brown belt with a silver tag in the center, and maroon pant legs and foot covers. He also has a medium sized spotted tail and big fluffy spotted paws for feet.
September 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Been working on this one for about a week or so. Let me know what yall think. This one has some body horror!

#art #illustration #bodyhorrorart #bodyhorror #queer #queeroc #originalcharacter #ocart #originalcharacterart #blackartist #artsky
Butterfly Man (she/her) covering her body as she sits in a broken jar. She has the features of a scarlet butterfly in terms of her bright red and black wings and black arms/appendages. Her antennas are bright red, her face is a black, her eye is red and yellow, while her skin is brown with lots of scars. The background is dark to focus on her eye. The drawing specifically was inspired by Ful Stop by Radiohead Some lore below :) Butterfly Man (she/her) is based off of a scarlet butterfly and she was mutated with one as part of a secret government experiment called New Nature Project (NNP). Butterfly Man wasn’t always ‘Butterfly Man’ but that doesn’t matter anymore. She’s shown that technology can be stronger than magic—well she’s survived long enough to anyways. All that matters is getting stronger so when she faces her archenemy, Beetle Man, she’ll be able to crush him for good. Maybe if he changes his ways he can come back and serve his Kingdom like he ought to, but he would have to undergo the Man-Machine Project as a mark of his loyalty. Only then, he can be forgiven. Older sketches of Butterfly Man showing her face, old wing design, and teeth under her mutated face. More older sketches of Butterfly Man with one of them showcasing her drinking sugar water.
September 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
I got two new pieces for tomorrow!

#art #ocs #ocart #artsky #illustration #sneakpeak #queerart #furry #furrtart #blackartist
Close up drawing of Clawd, a trans cowboy cat man. Close up of Butterfly Man (she/her). Her face is behind cracked glass and covered mostly with her arm.
September 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Working on another one of my characters this time. Needed to change my rotation lol
Dk when I’ll be done tho
Added a little extra sketch for yall :)
Also have been feeling pretty shitty lately for personal reasons. Not sure how to mend it.
#art #wip #ocart #artsky #blackartist #sketch #myart
Woman with black and red butterfly wings. Her head has red antennas and rims around her eyes while her eye itself is yellow with a red pupil. The rest of her body is mainly brown and black with lots of pink scaring everywhere on her body. She also has a set of smaller, more insect like, black arms. She is facing away from the audience and has her arm wrapped around her head. She is looking outside a broken jar. The background is black. Her name is Butterfly Man (she/her). Cowboy (on the right) with a comically large hat and boots pointing finger guns at random blob person (left). Text: Cowboy: Put ur hands where I can see em’. Random Blob Person: **Screaming**
September 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Tw: Bloody shirts
This one took me awhile but I think it ended up pretty badass! Definitely poster worthy :3
Lmk what yall think :)

#art #digitalart #ocart #originalart #originaldesign #fantasyart #blackartist #myart #artsky #illustration #originalcharacter #assassin
Diana back when she was an assassin. She is ambushing two low-ranked demons via jumping out a tree with the moon light reflecting on her back and said demons. The demons (both have one horn with one being fully green and other fully red) are looking at her in shock. Both demons are wearing white collared shirts with red and blue blood on them. The background is a dark cloudy purple sky with bright green trees.
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Been working on some digital art…. Expect a new post tomorrow! Here’s a little snack while y’all wait :)

#art #artsky #sneakpeek #originalart #digitalart #myart #blackartist #fantasyart
Surprised and exhausted red demon looking up at something. His black hair is in a short ponytail and he has a goatee. A Bit of Lore: His triangle silver earring is a receiver and tracking device. They communicate using taps similar to Morse code.
September 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Here’s a couple of sketches I did last night :)
I think my shading is improving!

#art #artsky #blackartist #sketch #sketches #portraitart #tiger #armor #drawing
Portrait of a Black woman with a slight smiling expression Sketch of some full body armor with a box on its shoulder Drawing of a tiger with its mouth open. Its eye is yellow with a swirl of red and a white pupil.
September 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
theredbarcode.bsky.social
Back with more fruit :)
Gonna post some other things later today but it’s gonna be unrelated (probably)

#art #lesbianart #queer #queerart #illustration #sketch #blackartist #traditionalart #artsky #myart #originalcharacters #ocs #ocart #fantasyart
Diana is sitting on a surface while Talos approaches her in a loving way. They both are blushing and preparing for a kiss. Diana is wearing her uniform that covers everything but her face (long sleeve turtleneck top, belt, and long pants) while Talos, in her original dragon-like humanoid form, is wearing her crop-top, bandages, and ripped pants. Cartoonish version of them smooching
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM