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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · 12d

A banana dragon in the wild!

Something I animated clip studio

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Aug 26

My Fruit Dragon book of all its fruit dragon glory is now in shop!
www.thekao.net/shop/Fruit-D...

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Aug 22

At Anime Magic this weekend Aug 22 - Aug 24!! Booth 4003!

Premiering my new book, "Fruit Dragons: From A to Z"

#animemagic2025

A anime convention booth picture of the artist in the middle showcasing his table full of items.

A hand holding a book called "Fruit Dragons: From A to Z." The book cover shows GoGo, a mango dragon front and center in a pile of fruit and surrounded by other frhit dragons.

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Aug 16

Finally got booth # confirmation for #AnimeMagic2025 on Aug 22 to Aug 24. In Chicago,IL Booth 4003!

A pink and white map of booths for dealers and Creators at Anime Magic conventions

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Jun 11

A pretty good comic by @icarusmask.bsky.social

tapas.io/episode/2117...

Read Name Pending :: Out of Context | Remastered | Tapas Community

Read Name Pending and more premium Slice of life Community series now on Tapas!

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Amityanne Lumity @amityannelumity.bsky.social · Apr 6

@thekao.bsky.social's very underrated Magical Boys Max Owen in a anime style reading a ton of voice training books. i headcannon that Jen took the pic and Sean added all the trans flags to support the boi, and sry if i made the face and hair terrible, i'v got shaky hands.⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Apr 6

Haha i can see that! Love it!

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Apr 6

Oh! Im so happy it helped you that much♥️ thank ypu for sharing!

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Apr 1

And happy 10th bday to my cat Moo-Moo.

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Apr 1

AHHHHHH
HAPPY TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY✨️🏳️‍⚧️✨️

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Mar 6

Oh sorry! It's the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, WA!

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm at ECCC this weekend! Find me in the Artist Alley @ F-14!

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Feb 28

Bird studies I drew of sparrows and woodpeckers to try to identify them better. Almost a year later and I still get the sparrows mixed up.

A breakdown between a American Tree Sparrow, a song sparrow and an Eurasian tree sparrow

A comparison between a Chipping sparrow, a clan-colored sparrow and a field sparrow.

A full body study art of a dark-eyed junco and a house sparrow with notes what makes them unique

Illustration of 4 different woodpeckers spotted nearby ny the artist. A red-headed woodpecker, a red-bellied woodpecker, a northern flicker and a downey woodpecker

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Feb 10

Axolotl Dragon I drew last year. :3

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Jan 29

This Friday, Jan 31st, I'll be joining friends to participate in a charity stream for Trans Rights as special guests. Will be playing gartic phone around 6pm central.

www.twitch.tv/spiffyink

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Jan 7

Thank you!

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Jan 6

I'm working on a Fruit Dragon zine. Featuring Gogo and new cute dragons!

Can read few of the pages now here:

tapas.io/episode/3343...

Cover art of Gogo, a red mango dragon, sitting in front of a tree with a varitey of fruit & dragons around him. Title says, "Fruit Dragons: From A to Z"

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Dec 20

Yay! Honored Magical Boy is in your list. :) Thank you!

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Nov 10

Doing well i say xD

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Nov 7

Thanks Hawk! Oh this actually took longer than 15min. But telling myself to set 15min to attempt it helped me get started. Which is what I need to do more often with everything.

15min is low enough to feel, "Yeah I can spare that time." And long enough to gain momentum to keep working.

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Nov 7

I drew a building for practice. I want to improve.

Just setting time to start for a solid 15min is the hardest part. More so as I've been struggling to work on my comic.

I have to rememver it's not a waste of time.

Heck, I should apply this to my comic work. 15min of work is better than none.

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Nov 7

Haha yes the confusion 😅.

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Nov 1

An old animation I did and wanted to reshare. Gotta get that huff in.

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The Kao @thekao.bsky.social · Oct 29

Look at my little sticker hoarder dragon ~

Can get 'em as a small 60 page reusable sticker book to store all your stickers. ✨️
www.thekao.net/shop/Sticker...

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Sylessae @sylessae.bsky.social · Oct 26

Unpopular motivation hack for drawing:

Start drawing immediately, even if it feels impossible.

After 15 minutes, your brain will recognize the difficult task and create dopamine to help you keep going.

Agonizing endlessly before the drawing doesn't help your creative process.

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