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Laura Mackenzie

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · Apr 1

Cumming to a local book store near you!

Emon Times Best selling author Rhoda Bear brings to you:
A Tale of Heart and Fur

#CriticalRolemance #CriticalRoleFanart #Criticalroleart #Critcalrole #AprilFools
@exandriaartists.bsky.social

A Critical Role fan made romance book cover featuring Trinket and The Owlbear Man hugging in a forest, Trinket looking out blankly while bleeping and Owlbear Man looking sensual in Trinkets embrace. The title is A Tale of Heart and Fur by the author Rhoda Bear.

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · 11d

And we're off to the races with the first episode of C4!

#Criticalrole #CriticalroleSpoilers #CriticalroleArt #CriticalroleFanart

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Jonah Walker @ MCM London N-19 @galacticjonah.bsky.social · 12d

"I can still hear the falcon's cry. Do you?"

What a way to bring everyone together!! And boy does it feel kinda nostalgic to get lost in some fanart for a brand new episode...
#CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanart

Digital illustration by galacticjonah. The illustration shows Thjazi Fang on his death bed, covered in tributes by friends and family. Thjazi is an orc man with a greying beard and hair, dressed in a wine red shirt, lying in peaceful rest. Below the blankets covering him change into a banner that is catching flame. The banner shows a white falcon.

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · 15d

Im from the future am I allowed to spoil tomorrows Trivia?
I can at least say I only got 4/7 cause in the future I only recognised one of them :V

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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 16d

Always wonderful to bump into my old friend Daniel Radcliffe!

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · 20d

I doodled skeletons but also didnt use a references so its definitely 100% accurate #Skeletons #Doodles

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · Sep 8

I might be reading through a certain Brandon Sanderson series atm.
Shh, only halfway through the Well of Ascension so no spoilers 🤫

#Mistborn #MistbornTrilogy #MistbornFanart #Fanart #Art

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · Aug 31

Jinu

#KPDH #KDH #KpopDemonHunters #Jinu #fanart #art

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · Aug 28

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:

At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

AI impoverishes us at every step of the process:
- data centers pollute our environment
- energy use drives up costs
- content theft robs creators of income
- the actual output is used to displace workers and depress wages
- using it harms our mental health and impairs our competence
- the flood of AI slop is damaging our sociopolitical landscape

All in service of making a worse product - and world - to enrich a handful of already spectacularly wealthy people

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · Aug 28

I need to do a rewatch soon
#Merlin

A digital portrait of the character Merlin from the BBC show Merlin, painted to look like a oil painting and has his eyes glowing with magic

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · Aug 28

I need to do a rewatch soon
#Merlin

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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · Aug 15

I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic

A decorative illustration of flowers with the caption “I don’t use ai I’m not a fucking loser” with a severed hand with too many fingers

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David Bisset @davidbisset.com · Jul 24

Why I 🧡 the web.

drawafish.com

Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟

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Loekazz @loekazz.bsky.social · Jul 19

Continuing with the revenges that are long overdue, @kiwidrawer.bsky.social's Elwin is up next! What a wonderful character design that immediately called to me. I had so much fun putting the movement, the whimsy, and the fluffiness of the hair in this piece <3

#artfight #artfight2025

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Ekaterina Victoria @otterlyart.bsky.social · Jul 9

Art fight 1: Feat. @kiwidrawer.bsky.social's Wai Mākū

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Clya Lyren @clya-lyren.bsky.social · Jul 5

7th attack is for @kiwidrawer.bsky.social's character Killian!

going to be working on some revenges next!

drawing of a man in a formal coat on a red background with many particle effects

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Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · Jun 28

Why are all the birds in Australia so loud? ;-;
like even the tiniest sparrow looking bird I saw today was shouting in all caps at me

Laura Mackenzie @kiwidrawer.bsky.social · Jun 24

A little late to posting what with traveling for the Melbs show but better late than never!

My #CriticalRoleFi piece for @exandriaartists.bsky.social

Featuring Zerxus in his tower 🎵 #CriticalRoleFanart

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Animal Photo Reference Repository @animalphotorefs.bsky.social · Jan 27

GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.

Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository

www.animal-photo-references.com

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · Jun 11

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adelle k. @ MCM K-09 @klimtsonian.bsky.social · May 22

guiding lights 🌟 #criticalrole

Illustration of Vex, Imogen, and Jester from Critical Role. Imogen is in the center with Vex and Jester flanking either side in Art Nouveau-esque frames. In the top center of the frames is a starburst design. Each figure has a radiant white light emanating from them.

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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · May 20

a pigeon
do not give me verbal instructions I will forget them immediately

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Loren Hontanilla 🎏 JW VLC @solelle.bsky.social · May 15

A Champion's Curse 🍃 #criticalrole

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pumpkin spice doodlemancy 🎃 @doodlemancy.com · Apr 30

anakin (with artist emoji beret and palette edited onto him poorly): i've finished organizing all my reference images
padme: and now you're going to draw something, right?
anakin (with nintendo switch controller poorly edited into frame):
padme: ...you're going to draw something, right?

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · Apr 24

"AI is coming, its inevitable" no its not you sniveling weirdo. how are those 3D TVs going. how are NFT markets looking these days. Seen anything cool in the metaverse lately?

anyone who says we need to resign to using it, that itll be here whether we like it or not, is a feckless dipshit.

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Petty Lobster 🦂🏳️‍⚧️ @pettylobster.bsky.social · Apr 17

You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.

Twitter post/pohoto from JK Rowling who sits on what looks like yacht, taking a puff of what looks like a cigar. She holds a cocktail close to her face and looks smug as fuck. Text on tweet: I love it when a plan comes together. #SupremeCourt #WomensRights.

Text on screen: our.moral.imperative British billionaire JK Rowling has posted several gloating tweets today after the UK
Supreme Court ruled that only 'biological women' legally count as women, excluding trans women from legal protections and safeguards.
Rowling's vicious smear campaign against trans people in Britain has been going on for several years now and has played a major role in cultivating the extremely hostile and toxic environment that exists in the country towards trans people, particularly in the name of liberal 'feminism'.
@fight_for_a_future @rowllingofficial

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