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LTB / Vati
@vati.bsky.social
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Artist/Writer/Gamedev. Eye of D'akess is out on steam and Itch! Art stream: http://twitch.tv/vatinyan - Other things: https://linktr.ee/vatina_ltb
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Ricki, but she's smiling for once.

A piece from my sketchbook. So much I could fix on this, but I won't. Here you go!

#art
Ink lineart drawing of a hooded girl, sitting cross-legged and smiling at the camera. It's Ricki!
January 27, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Another joins the free, going full b/w for this one
#art
Two business card sized art pieces showing bunnies in adventurer gear. One with a sword, the other sitting on a fence by a lantern, playing a panflute.
January 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Messing with colouring pencils on small business cards
#art
A small drawing of a warrior bunny looking up at the moon. Made with ink and colouring pencils.
January 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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The 20 minute doodle redeem on stream today, was dead Yamcha but Ricki. So here you go.
Includes a concerned Dothan watching from the corner.

#art
The famous scene of Yamcha dead in a crater, but it's my character Ricki in there instead, with her concerned dog peeking in from the corner.
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Finished Ricki piece, done with markers and a little bit of colouring pencils.
Probably obvious that I fixed up her eyes a bit digitally, since I didn't like how I first did the colours on them.

#art #traditionalart #ink
Ink and markers illustration of a girl looking at the camera, with white hair and purple eyes. Behind her, a dark shadow with many golden eyes and fangs rises.
January 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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First art of the year! Though based on a sketch I started in December.

And of course it's a Ricki. Need to figure out how to proceed with it though, whether to turn it a full b/w ink piece, or try some markers and pencils on it....

#art #ink #Eyeofdakess
Ink lineart of a girl looking at the camera with a serious expression, while a shadow full of eyes and sharp teeth rises behind her. It's Ricki.
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Horse! Horse! Horse! I've definitely drawn horses since these ancient ones, but who knows what sketchbooks they might be hiding in.

Show me how you draw/paint horses 🎠

Happy year of the horse everyone!
A zebra-striped horse with the tail of a fish and two horns, on a decorated carousel pole. Kona from the Bella Sara "Spring Carnival" card set. A running pinto horse with markings in the shape of crashing water. Two feathers in its mane. Arroyo from the Bella Sara "Summer Camp" card set.
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Keep forgetting to post this one.

Family love. Done with ink and colouring pencils.

#art #traditionalart #pencilart #ink
Portrait of a fox mother and cub, snouts together in a show of affection. Done with ink and colouring pencils.
December 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Or maybe you're working on your own games?

In that case, check out these tilesets for creating forest maps, offering a bright, lovely summer forest, or a darker, more haunted feel:

Summer Forest: whitecat.itch.io/sum...

Haunted Forest: whitecat.itch.io/hau...
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Or maybe you're working on your own games?

In that case, check out these tilesets for creating forest maps, offering a bright, lovely summer forest, or a darker, more haunted feel:

Summer Forest: whitecat.itch.io/sum...

Haunted Forest: whitecat.itch.io/hau...
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Ink piece commissioned by a friend of his character. Done by hand, then polished a bit digitally:

#art #ink
Black and white ink illustration of a character wearing armour, an eyepatch and a glittering cape, standing and leaning on his sword, with one foot on a large rock. Behind him is a sky full of stars, and the smoke from burning buildings in the distance.
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Ricki zombie for Halloween!

A terrible what-if..... (or is it?)

#art #eyeofdakess #halloween
Sketch of a zombie girl with short hair, back to the camera and turning her head towards the viewer. Holding up one hand towards a floating dagger.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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A lil Final Fantasy themed traditional commission I've drawn at the event!
Photo of an ink drawing, with the characters Cactuar, Tonberry, Moogle and Chocobo from Final Fantasy.
October 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Peddlin' my wares at a retro game fest today and tomorrow!
Picture of one half of my artist's booth, showing prints and books. Picture of the other half of my artist's booth, showing prints and books.
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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I've made a game, in a retro jrpg style! And planning more, but guess that doesn't quite count yet.
store.steampowered.com/app/2220040/...

As for art, I'm practising a more old-school black and white style for fantasy illustrations. Though the question is how well it hits the mark, heh.
Black and white ink art of a wolf, prowling a dark forest. Black and white ink art of a minotaur appearing from the mist. Black and white ink art of a girl with a torch, surrounded by darkness. Black and white ink art of a skull, pierced by a knife.
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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From earlier today, "Skull". Already feel like I should do more with the shading on this one, but oh well.

#art #inktober #shadowdark #drawtober2025
A black and white ink drawing with a skull, pierced by a knife.
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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More poster sketching! It's friday art stream time:

www.twitch.tv/vatinyan
Sketches of various chibi-fied characters for the next dkgame poster.
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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"Sleep".

Technically the prompt for yesterday, but I decided to go with it today...

#art #Inktober #shadowdark #drawtober2025 #eyeofdakess
Black and white ink drawing of Ricki sleeping in a dark cave, with a campfire that has gone out. Glowing eyes watch from the darkness surrounding her.
October 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Aaaand day 6 of the #shadowdark #Inktober - "Ooze!"

Something very big and nasty dropped from the ceiling to interrupt Ricki's dungeon delving adventures.

#art #drawtober2025 #eyeofdakess
Black and white ink drawing of a dark tunnel, where a girl turns around to see a large clump of slime crawling towards her.
October 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I managed to do #Inktober yesterday, but didn't have the energy to properly scan it to get the colours right haha.

But here it is! "Rune" - done with liners and markers:

#art #shadowdark #drawtober2025 #eyeofdakess
Ink image of mostly black and white, showing a rune on a wall in the shape of an eye. A hand moves over it, activating it with purple magic.
October 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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It's been a while, time to play some FF8 again!

www.twitch.tv/vatinyan
A picture of cartoon-me, playing Final Fantasy 8.
October 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Why can't I get this amazing anime on physical media 😔

I need me some more 16bit Sensation. Such a hidden gem.
The girl Konoha from 16bit Sensation holding up a copy of the visual novel Kanon, saying: "Granny, this here is a masterpiece!"
October 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Day 2!

"Idol". Had a different idea for this originally that fit the Shadowdark theme better, but ended up making it a scene straight of out Eye of D'akess instead, because why not.

#art #inktober #shadowdark #drawtober2025 #eyeofdakess
An ink drawing showing an object looking like an eye, lying on the ground, while a hand reaches down from the dark to take it. Another hand lies on the ground near the eye, in a pool of blood.
October 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Let's go!

The prompt "Torch", with some added Ricki.

#art #inktober #shadowdark #drawtober2025
Ink drawing of Ricki in a dark tunnel, holding up a torch the lights up parts of her and her surroundings.
October 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Time to work on the poster! Stream is a go!

www.twitch.tv/vatinyan
Sketch of a few stylised characters from danish video games.
September 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM