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Illustrator | Maine | 30s
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#Heraldecember2025 3 | Cavalry

The motto “fumus ante ignis” is my tentative Latin translation of “smoke before fire,” the phrase indicating that white starts a game of chess.

#heraldry #heraldecember
A heraldic crest drawn in ink and copic markers, set at an angle with a white chess piece king's crown set above it. The shield is checkered in black and red, and has two white chess knights facing each other. A motto scroll curls in a circle around and behind the crown, reading FUMUS ANTE IGNIS.
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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#Heraldecember2025 2 | Feast

A crest for Senshi from Dungeon Meshi.

#heraldry #heraldecember
A heraldic shield, drawn in ink and copic markers, at a tilt with a helmet set on top. The design on the shield is a cornucopia overflowing with dungeon food: a mimic claw, a giant tentacle, a walking mushroom, a dryad pumpkin, and mandrakes. The shield is a circle with handles, because it's actually a wok. Senshi's horned helmet sits at the top, and his fist holding a ladle is sat above the helm.
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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#Heraldecember2025 1 | Counterfeit

I told my partner I might do coins, with one bitten to test its quality, but they thought I meant chocolate coins. I was like oh wait i like that even better! Then I made the helm chocolate too, with the ripped foil wrapper as mantling.

#heraldry #heraldecember
A heraldic shield, tilted at an angle (accouché) with a helmet placed on the top corner. The shield is red with four gold coins, and a fifth chocolate one underneath, with a bite taken out of it. The helmet is chocolate too, with strips of gold foil draped artfully around it like mantling.
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Did some #heraldecember prep yesterday, giving myself space for helms and adding a motto scroll for the prompts. I'm champing at the bit!!
A sketchbook perched on a lap, with six shields sketched out. The shields are at an angle, and four of them have ribbons underneath that read HERALDECEMBER 1-4. the remaining two shields have lines measured out underneath to guide where to draw their respective ribbons.
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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An image in the style of Zohran Mamdani's political signs, but it reads "Z NAMES for THE WIN babeyyyy" because hell yeah we love to see a fellow Z-name-haver winning
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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one of my parents' cats is named Johnny, I enjoy calling him John or Jonathan. I think it suits him<3
A photo of a brown mackerel tabby cat sitting on an armchair. He has somewhat slanted, hooded eyes and a serious expression belying a general lack of braincells.
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Ok here they are! L-R: Pherick Watt, Guiying Hu, Miranda Wenn, and Ovid Idunno. I thought it'd be funny to have a train murder mystery where there's a whole car full of detectives, haha
August 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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That one's based on a medieval illustration of two lovers!
An illustration from a medieval manuscript of two lovers hugging. The young man sits on the floor leaning up against the young lady's legs, feeding a falcon he's holding in the hand propped on his raised knee. The young woman is sitting on a vague suggestion of a couch, curled over him with her arms around his neck. Their faces are pressed against each other horizontally, hers upside-down on his.
July 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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I watched all of #Andor in the space of a couple weeks and have Grand Fanart Plans, so I did some screencap studies of Mon Mothma. #StarWars
Three pencil drawings of Mon Mothma from Andor, with commentary scribbled next to them. In one she's in elegant but restrictive party clothes, looking stony-faced into the distance, with a note and arrow next to her saying "Krennic speaking nearby." She's thinking to herself "Maybe I could kill him with eye lasers if I trusted in the Force." In another she's looking over her shoulder in her gown at her daughter's wedding, looking utterly despondent, with a nearby note reading "Oh get her outta there [sadface] -My Partner." The third is her in yet another elegant gown, smiling like she's trying not to break down, labelled "Local woman has saddest eyes in the galaxy." Four ink drawings of Mon Mothma from Andor, no commentary this time. One is rendered in faint, heavily textured brush pen, cast in shadow and looking serious in her Return of the Jedi robes, I think this screencap was from Rogue One actually. Another is a pen drawing of Mon starting to dance at her daughter's wedding, a profile shot of her looking a little dazed, her hair flowing behind her as she strides forward. Another is of her fully lost in the sauce dancing, rendered in blurry textured brush pen, her hair in her face and her mouth open, the picture of desperation. The last is a pen drawing of Mon giving her speech in the Senate, looking extremely Hilary Clinton, all intense serious focus A pencil drawing of Mon Mothma at the Yavin IV Rebel base, hair cropped short, wearing a comfy shruggy sweater and smiling wistfully over a mug of caf. It's labeled "Finally gets to wear sweatpants to breakfast. No matter how the Rebellion goes, at least she has that."
June 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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It was my birthday yesterday! I've had a wild year, lots of big changes (moving in with my partner! health mysteries! glasses???) but hey I'm here, I'm having fun, and also I'm 35
A portrait of myself in flat vector art, smiling nervously standing between huge looming numbers 3 and 5. I'm wearing a long red dress with a grey tshirt underneath, my hair swept back in a barrette bun, and big dangly silver earrings, all what I was in fact wearing on my birthday. My glasses are oversized and my eyes are comically magnified, though as far as I can tell in real life they aren't the strongest prescription, i'm just having fun haha.
May 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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a scribble of how i sit to relieve relieve pain, elevating as many joints as possible, short of the ability to levitate. I bring my arms down more often than not but I've basically pack bonded with the three pillows. Been watching Andor to pass the time.
A rough ink sketch of myself sitting in an extended recliner chair, arms over my head and feet up on the footrest on top of three extra pillows. I'm looking down at a laptop emitting music notes and the nonsense word "Niamo!". An arrow points to the chair with the label "rocking ever so slightly, for enrichment"
May 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Watched S1 of #PokerFace, love it to bits and am looking forward to S2! Started making a playlist about it and found myself pulling a bunch of Songs About Traveling Ever Onwards from my Snufkin playlist, so a crossover fanart was the natural next step.
An ink drawing of Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in Poker Face, but she's drawn in the style of Moomin comics, just a grungy lil guy in a too-big sweater smokin a cigarette
April 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Been having a rough coupla days, but yesterday my old #Gnome Ed and #Fairy Stede #ofmd AU suddenly got passed around again and people said very sweet things about my lil guys, it was a bright spot in the week. So I drew them again as thanks!<33 #ofmdfanart
A marker drawing of Stede and Ed from Our Flag Means Death, but Stede is a fairy with rosy maple moth wings and Ed is a gnome with a conical hat. They're smiling sweetly at the viewer, arms around each other's shoulders, and holding some beach rose flowers that are practically the size of their heads.
April 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I'm having a diversely creative week! From carving clay at pottery class to doing a watercolor paint-and-sip event, it's been fun to stretch creatively and be out in the community.

We all got the same photo to work off of & the same basic instructions, but everyone turned out very different pieces.
A watercolor painting of two snowy mountains at sunset, with a snow-covered lake in front of them. The sky and lake are painted in layers of light washes, while the trees on the mountains are rendered in small dark drybrush strokes.
March 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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I just finished one, actually! Made this little bowl in my pottery class and carved a lil merstede inside! #ofmd
A small ceramic bowl held up over a kitchen table. It's glazed in aqua blue, and has a merman Stede from Our Flag Means Death carved into the inside in bas-relief, swimming along holding a trident.
February 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Back in Dec. we went #pottery painting and I did this mug with #Athena and Nike! It's based on the statue of Athena from the Parthenon, which is depicted holding a small Nike in one hand. I decided to make her actually tiny, for fun! #greekmythology
A photo of a mug from an almost isometric angle, set on a grey-blue cloth. It's decorated with cartoony figures colored in the style of ancient greek red-figure pottery, orange figures with red and white detailing against a black background. Athena sits in repose, propping one elbow on her helmet and laying the other in her lap. She's smiling gently at a small figure sitting on her knee. Her hair is in a loose braid over one shoulder, and she's wearing a plain chiton dress with her aegis (goatskin cloak fringed in snakes, with a gorgon on front making a scary face) draped over her shoulders. A shot of the same mug, at a lower angle to show the figures better. Athena is smiling gently at the goddess Nike, depicted as a tiny fairy-like woman with bird wings. Her hair is in an updo with a headband and she's wearing a himation cloak over her chiton. She's sitting on Athena's knee, propping one foot against her arm, and smiling widely as she offers her a victory laurel. Another shot of the same mug, turned to see the other side. The very tips of Athena's toes are visible at the edge of the cup. A snake is asleep, curled up under Athena's shield emblazoned with another Gorgon face, with a spear leaning against the wall behind it.
February 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Here's a detail shot and some in-progress photos, also whoops I was so excited to post I forgot to use any tags, so: #ofmd #YouWearFineFramesWell #cutpaper
A closeup of the scene from the previous post, with Stede and Ed's heads filling the image. Stede's lifting his hand up to the side of Ed's head, it looks a little blobby because I was given a smear frame with a blurry hand and I decided to replicate it exactly Two round dishes full of little pieces of cut paper, set down on a piece of tracing paper on a gridded cutting mat. The dishes are partially obscuring the sketch on the page. Two dishes, one round and one square, set on a piece of tracing paper over a gridded cutting mat. The dishes are full of little pieces of paper laid out carefully so they don't touch or jumble up. The pieces are mainly long grey curls. A closeup of one of the smaller pieces in the work, one of Stede's rings. Most of a ring made of gold wrapping paper is already glued together and sitting on the tracing paper near the original sketch that was used to cut it out. A tiny black paper stone is being lowered onto it, stuck on the end of a safety pin. My fingers holding the pin are comically huge next to the tiny little ring.
February 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I had frame 101, here it is! All in cut paper, I had a lot of fun going ham on Ed's curls :D
A cut paper illustration of Stede and Ed from Our Flag Means Death, kissing under a night sky with the sea behind them. Their hair is broken up into many small pieces and curls using lots of different types of paper. The sky's paper is printed with large gold stars and constellations, and the sea papers are printed with gold waves.
February 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Last set of NPCs! Once they got the map of the city, the party found their way to the local magical laboratory to deliver a letter to one of the scientists inside. But that's a story for another day.... (Names and descriptions in alt text!)
A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Carmencita, a tiefling bard, dressed in a charro suit and singing cheerfully along with her guitar. She has red skin and pointed ears and horns, and long black hair tied up in braids and marigold blossoms. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Beltrán, a bugbear who looks like a hairless Xolo dog, looking over at Carmencita while also singing and playing his accordion. He's also wearing a charro suit and has a marigold behind one ear. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Hampus, a gnome bard and one of Nanny Hulda's children from the last NPC post. He has blonde curly hair and a bohemian outfit, and is dancing while singing along to his little lute with a carefree air. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Rani, a fortune-teller. She has pale skin and blue hair pulled up into a braided bun, and is sitting propping her chin up and gazing into a dish of water. The water is glowing, illuminating her face in an otherwise dark room. She has a mysterious, pensive smile.
February 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I raided several Inktobers of DnD NPCs as well as literal decades of OCs to populate the marketplace, I created Travis and Siobhan back in high school! Also yeah my bugbears just look like big dog people, haha. (Names and descriptions in the alt text!)
A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Gwynfor, a bugbear blacksmith who looks like a human-sized corgi. He has big fluffy cheeks that you may only pet once, thank you, and is looking seriously at the viewer while holding a big hammer so you know he means it. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Genoveva, a sweet-natured wizened old goblin lady selling herbs, potions, and foods. She has her curly hair wrapped up in a wimple and is smiling gently. A drawing of D&D NPCs, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Travis in the foreground with his wife Siobhan behind. Travis is holding a tray of pigs-in-a-blanket that his wife has made and is attempting to urge the players to take a sample of his wife's amazing cooking by the force of his glare alone, his glasses gleaming like an anime villain's. Siobhan is looking charmed and flustered by his intensity, hiding her hands in her apron nervously. Travis is a skinny young white guy with a mop of brown hair and Siobhan is plump, with curly blonde hair. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Nawra, a djinn selling fabrics. She has brown skin and is wearing a hijab that billows in places like it's made of mist. She smiles cheerfully at the player. There's an air-plant in a pot behind her, she's actually a druid specializing in them.
February 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Once past the guard and his annoying boss' incomprehensible magic tech locking the gate, the players ventured into the marketplace to look for a map, but got embroiled in chasing around Andrei, the resident urchin thief stealing from the shopkeepers. (Names and descriptions in alt text!)
A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Ramona, a dealer in possibly-cursed antiques. She has pale skin and long curly red hair tied back with a kerchief, and is staring down the viewer while smoking a pipe and polishing a goblet. She is not to be trifled with. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Patina, a jewelry-maker, holding up some of her wares to sell. She has tan skin and hair and is smiling engagingly at the viewer, hoping to make a sale. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Lindsay, Patina's wife, who gives out tourist maps of the city. She's holding up a folded map and smiling enthusiastically. She has pale skin and dark hair partially wrapped in a vaguely medieval headcloth. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. Andrei, a young tiefling urchin who is the bane of the marketplace. He has red skin and large curved horns he's unsuccessfully hiding under a cloak hood. He's holding a big sack and looking shiftily and warily over his shoulder at the viewer.
February 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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The recent subcampaign started with the party arriving in Þebbig City, so named because I had been calling it The Big City as a placeholder and decided it was funny if that was its actual name. First they had to get past the closed gate... (Descriptions and character names in the alt text!)
A round emblem representing a fantasy city with many towers behind a tall wall that only lets a river in through its portcullis. Smaller buildings are crowded in the foreground outside the wall. The windows and portcullis on the wall look a little like a sad face. Over the round drawing are the words "ÞEBBIG CITY." A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers: Hervé, a half-orc guardsman. He's looking out from under a large horned helmet to peer down at possible intruders, revealing that his own horns are quite small. A drawing of a D&D NPC, in a cartoony style and colored with copic markers. An angry little gnome wizard in a pointed hat and long robe, looking stanced up and ready to fight. I called him The Installation Wizard, he became the go-to small-time antagonist whenever I needed a scapegoat.
February 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Did the rest of the cutting for my #ofmd Fine Frames piece last night, breaks aside I was papercrafting from about 6:30pm to 1:30am ヽ⁠(⁠(⁠◎⁠д⁠◎⁠)⁠)⁠ゝHad to dig out a backup dish because I ran out of the red ones, that's a rarity!
Two dishes, one round and one square, set on a piece of tracing paper over a gridded cutting mat. The dishes are full of little pieces of paper laid out carefully so they don't touch or jumble up. The pieces are mainly long grey curls.
February 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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AND 1 (one) ear
A round dish set on a piece of tracing paper on a gridded cutting mat. There is one tiny snippet of paper in the dish, for comedic effect and because I haven't cut the rest of that figure out yet.
February 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Belatedly working on my #ofmd You Wear Fine Frames Well frame, aaa. Six hours and four X-Acto blades will yield you one exploded diagram of a besotted pirate:
Two round dishes full of little pieces of cut paper, set down on a piece of tracing paper on a gridded cutting mat. The dishes are obscuring the sketch on the page, save for a sliver of a face.
February 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM