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Is this a sketchbook? A blog? Who knows? Not me.

🏳️‍⚧️They/them. 🏳️‍🌈Confused/Ace(ish?). Fantasy genre fan. Aspiring illustrator.
https://www.aidrynhinderhofer.com/commissions-1

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Day 1: Mustache of #inktober

#inktober2025 #dragon
A black and white ink drawing of an eastern style dragon for inktober prompt day 1: mustache.
October 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Finally had time to work on that druid again, and they’re so freaking cute! I almost don’t want to rough them up, but it’s for the narrative so…

#wip #characterdesign #dnd #druid #art #digitalwatercolor
A cropped in shot of an in progress character portrait. They have red hair, green eyes, neutral toned clothing, and hold a staff covered in leaves and moss.
August 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Found myself stuck on the colors for this one… any thoughts?

#colorcomp #wip #oc #dnd #art #characterdesign #druid
A line of three color comps for a Druid character, all focusing on greenish undertones. A line of three color comps for a Druid character, all focusing on blueish undertones.
July 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Started working on that city dwelling druid I started a while ago, but gosh does costuming take a long time! Perhaps it’s just my indecision…

Think I have the general form down, though, so I just have to rough everything up! Make it scruffy!

#sketch #wip #oc #dnd #art #characterdesign #druid
A sketch of an urbanized druid concept. It doesn’t yet have details, but the general blocking in of clothes and forms has been accomplished.
July 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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While I try to figure out how I wanna do these darn tentacles, here’s where the jellyfish got started! This piece is a few years old, but I still enjoy it!

#portrait #jellyfish #moth #watercolor #ink #illustration
A portrait of an androgynous face that blends into a dark starry void populated with moth wings and jellyfish. The color pallet is mostly purples and pinks, with ops of vibrant teal blues and greens as accents.
June 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Got some disco jellies going. I’m planning on seeing how watercolor and alcohol markers look together.

#wip #jellyfish #watercolor #alcoholmarker #ink
A work in progress picture of a watercolor painting two glowing jellyfish float in a dark void. The jellyfish are bright pink and green.
June 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Dusting off the watercolors to make an example piece for a bunch of middle schoolers as a favor.

Prompt was: “make it a really classic fantasy landscape” lol

#watercolor #wip #castle #dragon #landscape
A wip image of a classic fairytale scene, a dragon in the clouds, a white and pink castle on a hill in the background, and a magical tree over a brook. Accompanied by a pallet of watercolors. On a lightbox, mid sketch transfer, with a pencil. A wip image of a classic fairytale scene, a dragon in the clouds, a white and pink castle on a hill in the background, and a magical tree over a brook.
April 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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One of the things I’m trying to improve on is intentional, meaningful color choices. When I notice myself always reaching for the same pallet, quick explorations in color like this are not only super helpful, but really fun to puzzle through as well!

#color #sketch #portrait #practice
A set of 6 of the same sketch, each colored with a different color pallet playing with unconventional highlights and shadows.
April 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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SUGAR RIOT!!! So much fun!

(I’ve also been told that process videos are fun, so one of those for this piece may be coming soon, too. IDK tho.)

#FFXIV #art #SugarRiot #Arcadion #digitalwatercolor #portrait
A digital watercolor portrait of FFXIV character Sugar Riot! Done is bright colors with fun lighting, and her name graffitied across the bottom.
April 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Been a while, but look what I’m working on! I just love everything about Sugar Riot and her fight!

I’ve never drawn guns before, though, so there is some strategic cropping going on. lol.

#FFXIV #art #SugarRiot #Arcadion #wip
A work in progress portrait of Sugar Riot, a character and Boss from FFXIV.
April 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Daily #sketchbook

Got an idea today for a DnD character: a city-bound Druid. Thought it’d be interesting to explore nature in an urban environment. Subvert that typical Druid archetype. Just trying to figure out their general vibe or whatever, rn.

#sketch #oc #dnd #art #characterdesign #druid
The start of a new DnD character design: city-bound Druid. A series of quick initial sketches exploring various shapes and aesthetics. One is very thin with oversized blocky clothes. The second is one is heavy and subdued with a variety of drooping shapes. The last is more streamlined and put together with sleek shapes.
March 2, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Daily #sketchbook

Some cute animals, just something little and fun.

#pencilsketch #animal #jellyfish #birb #art #practice
Two sketchbook pages, one with a jellyfish sketch, and the other with a small bird. Both are in pencil.
February 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Been doing a portrait for a family member the past few days, so the sketchbook should be back tomorrow!

This is their Monk character!

#digitalart #digitalwatercolor #dndart #dnd #monk #oc #ocsky #art
A digital watercolor portrait of a DnD character. They’re a Human woman with long blue hair, dyed yellow at the ends, braided over her shoulder. She has a wooden hat on her head with gold chains decorating it. She’s wearing a kimono style top in green tucked into a pair of white and green hakama pants. She also has a pair of brown and green geta.
February 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Daily #sketchbook

Just colored G’raha today. Really think I’ve improved my shadows since I started about a month ago. Highlights are still iffy, tho.

#alcoholmarker #ink #ffxiv #ffxivart #G’raha #art #practice
A sketchbook portrait of G’raha Tia from FFXIV, as you first meet him in ARR, done in alcohol marker.
February 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Daily #sketchbook today is more of a #wip

I’m redrawing an older piece of mine I did during my illustration thesis. It was originally for a woodblock print, but I like the image so much, I’m bringing it back.

#digitalart #sketch #faeries #bugs #oc #ocsky #art
Unfinished line art in dark brown over a colorful rough sketch. It depicts two insect like faeries, one a Moth and one a Firefly, making their way through the underbrush of a lush forest. Moth speaks animatedly with their hands, while Firefly listen quietly.
February 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Daily #sketchbook

I was running an alt through ARR and I met this dude again. G’raha!

He’s so smol and silly and not traumatized yet! And makes terrible fashion choices! I just had to draw him! lol

#pencilsketch #ffxiv #ffxivart #G’raha #miqo’te #art #practice
An unfinished pencil drawing of G’raha Tia, as you first meet him, from the game Final Fantasy XIV drawn in a sketchbook.
February 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Daily #sketchbook today was another coloring exercise.

Hearth is an old DnD character of mine, a Light Domain cleric of Hestia, mom-friend extraordinaire.

#digitalart #digitalwatercolor #dndart #dnd #tiefling #oc #ocsky #art #practice
February 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Daily #sketchbook!

Some funky little cat sketches for #Caturday!

#alcoholmarkers #ink #cats #art #practice
February 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Daily #sketchbook!

Sometimes you just have to do some silly little rainbows in between working on other things.

#alcoholmarker #ink #rainbow #art #practice
February 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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This took the place of the daily #sketchbook for today.

I’ve always loved the soft look of watercolors, so progresses another attempt to replicate the look. Done with the flat colors, on with the everything else!

#digitalart #digitalwatercolor #ffxivart #ffxiv #miqo’te #wip #art #practice
An unfinished wip illustration of a miqo’te. They have short white hair, pale skin, gold eyes, a wreath of grape vines around their head, and a lavender purple top on.
February 7, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Back with a daily #sketchbook

Did some color exploration today. I’m always trying to get more experimental with the color choices in my work regarding highlights and shadows, so this was fun.

#alcoholmarker #ink #colorstudy #lightingstudy #art #practice
A sketchbook page, on which six spheres are drawn. Each sphere is shaded in a different color scheme, experimenting with the ways different colors interact as highlights and shadows.
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Day 9 of trying a daily #sketchbook

Fun portrait of my Warrior of Light! I think I’m going to bring this one into Procreate later to finish. My traditional skills don’t do them justice.

#ink #portrait #wol #ffxiv #ffxivart #miqo’te #art #practice
January 31, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Day 8 of trying a daily #sketchbook

A few fruits! Super fun to draw and very cute.

#alcoholmarker #ink #fruit #studies #art #practice
January 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Day 7 of trying a daily #sketchbook

Been a while since I’ve tackled one of artists’ most dreaded nemeses - hands. lol.

#alcoholmarker #ink #handstudies #hands #art #practice
January 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Day 6 of trying a daily #sketchbook

Messing with water drops from yesterday. Definitely need to work on the weird shapes more.

#alcoholmarker #ink #waterdroplets #water #art #practice
January 27, 2025 at 6:10 AM