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Nerfblat - Ferne Hebig
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(she/her) | artist | creative human |certified geek
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I wrote a small sci-fi fantasy piece for this 300 word writing challenge. Kind of really adore how it turned out. Makes me want to keep going and see what happens LOL

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Maker of Kings: The Konlich Rebellion
My piece for the Fall on Your Sword writing challenge and notes on other submissions.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Rocks are awesome! Look at this beauty!
nadwgab.bsky.social Nadine, Hunter of Rocks 💎 @nadwgab.bsky.social · Jan 1
1 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Quetzalcoatlite:
- Named after Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec and Toltec god of the sea, due to its sea-blue colour
- Forms in the oxidised zone of tellurium-bearing hydrothermal deposits #minerals
- This below is a co-type specimen (one of the specimens used to define the species)
Tiny blue-green crystals (there's a green coloured arrow stuck on the specimen to point these out) with some leaf-green illite and blue azurite on a matrix. From Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London's collections.
September 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Hand-painted this dice tower from the recent Axolote Gaming kickstarter.

Kept it classic vampire gothic. Dark and foreboding with a splash of blood red, and subtle accents of greens and browns. I freaking love it!

#castle #handpainted #dndartist #rpggames #dicetower #gothic #vampire #ravenloft
gothic castle dice tower being held in a hand, painted in contrasting greys and rich blacks with red roof tile accents and green and brown stains running down the stone walls and moss/mildew growing up the stone from the bottom. gothic castle dice tower sittting on a red table, painted in contrasting greys and rich blacks with red roof tile accents and green and brown stains running down the stone walls and moss/mildew growing up the stone from the bottom.
September 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Sometimes I wonder if whoever programmed by brain missed a couple of steps in their coding. LOL smh

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I dunno man, hot things are hot. No?
It’s like sometimes my brain has the dumb.
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August 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I don’t like being told what to write, but I do love going on a writing adventure. A teaser of specificity, yet enough vagueness to give a writer some freedom. I want guidelines, not a cage. So cheers to writing prompts and challenges, I’ll be making some.

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Writing Prompts & Challenges
Sure, they can stretch your creative muscles, but the themes need to intrigue me, take me to places I want to visit, have a purpose, and make it fun to participate.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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He wasn't wrong. Cherish your spark. Hold onto it with both hands. Celebrate your muchness.

Surround yourself with those who cherish you and fill up your tank so you can keep the light inside shining.

#beproud #Pride #pridemonth #nevertoomuch #spark #sparkle #slay #youareawesome #bethelight
graphic with navy blue background and white text showing a quote from Robin Williams which reads, “you’re only given a little spark of madness, you mustn’t lose it.”
June 30, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Asking the important questions. 😁 I mean they clearly have opinions. This is when ‘speak with animals’ would come in handy. 😂

#memes #funny #nature #beavers #questions #answers #absolutleynot
June 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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What’s up #yeg geeks? @geekytendencies.bsky.social is coming your way this June to #gameconcanada! If you’re gonna be in Edmonton, AB Canada, and love hand crafted and hand painted geeky wares, AND are a cosplayer, gamer, geek or nerd of any kind, come and see us! #rpg #ttrpg #gamers
May 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#nightowlfam

I am a little growly morning bear. Waking up is for the birds. 🦤🦤🦤 BUT, I also like quiet, peaceful mornings and chill time with my coffee to ease into the day. So, I’m up, but only with coffee.

#selfinflicted
#artistlife
#whattimeisit
#morningsamiright #coffeeaddict
#ineedcoffee
Image of a highway and exit ramp with wide road sign above it. A graphics in the middle of the sign is of a forked arrow. The left arrow fork points straight ahead and next to it is text that says ‘Wake Up’. The right arrow fork curves to the right and next to it is text that says ‘10 more minutes’. An old blue car is drifting at high speed into the exit lane towards the corner leaving black skid marks on the pavement from hitting the brakes at high speed , tires smoking, to take the ‘10 more minutes exit’. meme that is an image of two characters from the TV show Parks and Recreation. One is standing firm, grouchy and frowning the other is excited, happy and animated. The caption reads “somehow I am both of these people” meme that is split in half and each half shows a man. On the left is a caption above that reads ‘Artists all day’ the man under appears to be the actor who plays Doctor Strange, Benedict Cumberbatch, in costume, and his head is tilted slightly back with eyes closed. Posture is tired, and seemingly exasperated, or stressed, and appears to have his left hand in a pocket and in his right holding a cigarette. On the right is an image of the same man but in sweatpants, hooded sweatshirt and warm winter jacket, holding a coffee in his right hand and left hand in his pocket. He is looking straight ahead and smiling. The caption above reads “Artists at 3 a.m. for some reason”
May 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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"Your life should not be a museum." "Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets."
An image of three screenshotted tweets. The original from user @hell_doe: "Thinking about the girl who bought me coffee from Texas and joked that I would have to ration it out for special occasions. My friend, I do not save my good things. Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets." User Mike Hamilton, RIV tweeted a screenshot of the original tweet to say: "being alive is as special an occasion as it gets" fundamentally altered my brain." User Oliver Darkshire quote tweeted Hamilton to say, "Ten years as an antiquarian, hearing nothing but "my relative kept these untouched in a box their whole life but they died and I don't want this stuff" has radicalized me. annotate the books. use the china. wear the clothes until they wear out. your life should not be a museum."
April 15, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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The different elements on the ‘Fighter’ can holder mugs make them such a fun thing to hand paint.

I used four metal styles: brass and dark steel for the body, lead/pewter on the shield and handle filigree, and blue steel rings. 💖

Chocolate brown and rust orange leathers. 🥰

#dnd
A hand painted can holder mug being held up for viewing. It is a ‘fighter’ themed mug inspired by the dnd fighter character class. It’s like a metal beer tankard with a dark almost black steel body and brass accents. The centre body of the mug is overlaid with chain mail painted in a lighter blue steel, with a tufted padded leather on one side and a shield on the other. This view is from the left handle side of the mig showing only the edge of the shield. The main view is of the handle, chain mail and leather. The handle is on the side with the leather padding and it is wrapped in the same rust orange padded leather, and a lighter lead filagree adorns the top and bottom of the handle. The leather padding is ‘held’ to the mug with chocolate brown leather straps with brass buckles that connect it to the shield. The shield is opposite the handle and has the same lead metal on the edges with the centre a dark brown wood and in the middle of the shield a slightly protruding green dragon head with orange glowing eyes and bone coloured horns. A hand painted can holder mug being held up for viewing. It is a ‘fighter’ themed mug inspired by the dnd fighter character class. It’s like a metal beer tankard with a dark almost black steel body and brass accents. The centre body of the mug is overlaid with chain mail painted in a lighter blue steel, with a tufted padded leather on one side and a shield on the other. This view is from eight front side of the mig showing part of the shield and dragon and only a bit of the handle. The handle is on the side with the leather padding and it is wrapped in the same rust orange padded leather, and a lighter lead filagree adorns the top and bottom of the handle. The leather padding is ‘held’ to the mug with chocolate brown leather straps with brass buckles that connect it to the shield. The shield is opposite the handle and has the same lead metal on the edges with the centre a dark brown wood and in the middle of the shield a slightly protruding green dragon head with orange glowing eyes and bone coloured horns. A hand painted can holder mug being held up for viewing. It is a ‘fighter’ themed mug inspired by the dnd fighter character class. It’s like a metal beer tankard with a dark almost black steel body and brass accents. The centre body of the mug is overlaid with chain mail painted in a lighter blue steel, with a tufted padded leather on one side and a shield on the other. This view is from the front of the mug showing only the shield with the dragon. The handle is on the side with the leather padding and it is wrapped in the same rust orange padded leather, and a lighter lead filagree adorns the top and bottom of the handle. The leather padding is ‘held’ to the mug with chocolate brown leather straps with brass buckles that connect it to the shield. The shield is opposite the handle and has the same lead metal on the edges with the centre a dark brown wood and in the middle of the shield a slightly protruding green dragon head with orange glowing eyes and bone coloured horns. A hand painted can holder mug being held up for viewing. It is a ‘fighter’ themed mug inspired by the dnd fighter character class. It’s like a metal beer tankard with a dark almost black steel body and brass accents. The centre body of the mug is overlaid with chain mail painted in a lighter blue steel, with a tufted padded leather on one side and a shield on the other. This view is from the right side of the mug showing a little part of everything. The handle is on the side with the leather padding and it is wrapped in the same rust orange padded leather, and a lighter lead filagree adorns the top and bottom of the handle. The leather padding is ‘held’ to the mug with chocolate brown leather straps with brass buckles that connect it to the shield. The shield is opposite the handle and has the same lead metal on the edges with the centre a dark brown wood and in the middle of the shield a slightly protruding green dragon head with orange glowing eyes and bone coloured horns.
May 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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#wip done! This mandrake collection from Ars Moriendi 3D is deadly cool. A can holder mug and matching storage box with screw on mandrake lids, and a cute shot glass holder mug.

These took a good while to paint but worth it!!

#magic #rpg #wizardingworld #mugs #shots #dicebox #geekygifts
A hand painted can holder mug with screw on lid. From the front view, a small mandrake sits in a small terra cotta pot nested inside a bigger terracotta pot nested inside a pot of white pottery with blue outlines and writing. Green vines and roots crack out of the pots and also form a handle. A hand painted can holder mug with screw on lid. From the right side view, a small mandrake sits in a small terra cotta pot nested inside a bigger terracotta pot nested inside a pot of white pottery with blue outlines and writing. Green vines and roots crack out of the pots and also form a handle. A hand painted storage container with screw on lid. From the front view, a small mandrake sits in some dirt inside a plant pot of white pottery with blue outlines and writing. A hand painted shot glass holder mug. From the front view, a small terra cotta pot nested inside a bigger terracotta pot nested inside a pot of white pottery with blue outlines and writing. Green vines and roots crack out of the pots and also form a handle.
May 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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New short tutorial posted to both my YouTube and TikTok showing how to hand paint this creamy marble effect. #paintingtutorial #provessvideo

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April 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Up next on #stuffifinishedsaturday is the mimic can holder mug I shared before on #wipwednesday.

Did I also just finished another one, a shot glass holder version, a mimic chest and a mimic dice tower? Yes. You will see them soon!!

Why are these so fun?? 😁😁
#mimic #dnd #monsters #ttrpg
April 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Happy #wipwednesday! I’ve been working on a mimic can holder mug, This one I’m giving a worn oak treatment with classic mimic red eyes and blue/purple tongue.

Coming along splendidly!

#dnd #trrpg #mimic #monster #creature #painting
April 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Folks be sure to get your tickets for the @internationalguildofhobbyists raffall hosted by the fabulous @davehammer40k! That sweet Redemptor Dreadnought I painted earlier this year is part of this glorious army for charity!!

Tickets are just £4.00 !!

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#warhammer
April 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Visit my YouTube channel for a beginner friendly Dry Brushing 101 tutorial.

Covers the basics of dry brushing / speedpaint / slap chop, then it dives a bit more into some different slightly more advanced concepts and tips.

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Dry Brushing 101
YouTube video by Ferne Hebig
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April 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Just a little treat to give you a peek into my process for creating the soft ivory rose stone effect for this tower.

#dicetower #tutorial #paintingtips #howto #ttrpg #paintingmakesmehapoy
March 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Need to print this out and frame it near my desk
A meme of two cowboys in a standoff. One says "what's your budget?" and the other one says "what's your rate?"
March 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Recently painted this deluxe staircase dice tower with jail in blues and chocolates and bronzes and soft cream with pink undertones.

🤩 Here’s just a little taste of it. You can swipe to see the mood board that inspired this aesthetic.

Finding joy in every painting moment.

#dicetower #ttrpg
March 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Handpainted the Potion Master mythic can holder mug and matching box from Ars Moriendi 3D. 😁

The cumulative effects of hopping around a 🧪 potion master’s shop? Frog just isn’t the same. Maybe don’t make eye contact. LOL

#potions #tabletop #handpainted #3dprinted
#frogs #mugs #dicebox
Handpainted 3d printed can holder mug and dice box in a potion master theme. The box is a short, stocky earthenware type of pot with 5 small metal steel vials with cork tops held to the pot by a leather belt. Each vial is in an individual leather pocket. The box lid has a frog popping its head out of the top. We can only see the back in this photo. The mug is handpainted to look like brown earthen ware in a vaguely hourglass shape. We see the back of the mug with two metal vials in a brown leather pocket, a small bouquet of blue hyacinth flowers popping out from behind it. There is also a long test tube painted to look like glass with a bit of bubbly green potion in the bottom. It has a cork lid and is strapped to the purple belt going around the mug. It is set over a brown leather pouch. The very top of the mug has a potion spilling over painted in vibrant, magically bubbling greens and blues. Handpainted 3d printed can holder mug and dice box in a potion master theme. The box is a short, stocky brown earthenware type of pot with 5 small metal steel vials with cork tops held to the pot by a leather belt. Each vial is in an individual leather pocket. The box lid has a frog popping its head out of the top. The frog is mainly green in colour getting lighter towards the belly. Its eyes are streaked yellow and black with some reds. The mug is handpainted to look like brown earthen ware in a vaguely hourglass shape with some cracks visible. We see the front of the mug with a deep wine purple belt with brass buckle wrapped around the mug a few times. The top of the test tube and vials peeking out from behind. The very top of the mug has a potion spilling over painted in vibrant, magically bubbling greens and blues. Closer shot of just the can holder mug. The mug is handpainted to look like brown earthen ware in a vaguely hourglass shape. We see the back of the mug with two metal vials in a brown leather pocket, a small bouquet of blue hyacinth flowers popping out from behind it. There is also a long test tube painted to look like glass with a bit of bubbly green potion in the bottom. It has a cork lid and is strapped to the purple belt going around the mug. It is set over a brown leather pouch. The very top of the mug has a potion spilling over painted in vibrant, magically bubbling greens and blues. Handpainted 3d printed can holder mug and dice box in a potion master theme. The box is a short, stocky brown earthenware type of pot with 5 small metal steel vials with cork tops held to the pot by a leather belt. Each vial is in an individual leather pocket. The box lid has a frog popping its head out of the top. The frog is mainly green in colour getting lighter towards the belly. Its eyes are streaked yellow and black with some reds. This a closer up view from the front/top
February 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Meet our little friend Yikes! My sister over at Geeky Tendencies printed up this cutest l’il rat from Ars Moriendi 3D for me to paint. I hand-painted this little friend with a blonde/white rat vibe with the loveliest deep red eyes.

#rats #familiar #minipainting #paintingminis
looking at a bit of a downward angle from the front of a hand holding a 3d printed, hand painted, 4 inch tall blonde/white rat with deep reddish eyes. It has a sweet friendly expression and is standing on its hind legs with its front paws resting against its belly as if patiently waiting for a cuddle or a treat. looking at a downward angle from the top and front of a hand holding a 3d printed, hand painted, 4 inch tall blonde/white rat with deep reddish eyes. It has a sweet friendly expression and is standing on its hind legs with its front paws resting against its belly as if patiently waiting for a cuddle or a treat. looking straight on from the left/rear side at a 3d printed, hand painted, 4 inch tall blonde/white rat with deep reddish eyes. It has a sweet friendly expression and is standing on its hind legs with its front paws resting against its belly as if patiently waiting for a cuddle or a treat. looking straight in at the right/front angle of a 3d printed, hand painted, 4 inch tall blonde/white rat with deep reddish eyes. It has a sweet friendly expression and is standing on its hind legs with its front paws resting against its belly as if patiently waiting for a cuddle or a treat.
February 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Building inventory for the GeekyTendencies Potion Shop!
We’ve got potions and elixirs aplenty, we’ve got shapes and sizes galore.

The larger bottles open to use to store things in, some are charms, some are mini potions for use in game, and all are great for larping and cosplay.

#potions #rpg
A selection of handpainted, 3D printed potion bottles. In the back and to the right are three sizes of the potion of flight with what look like eagle wings and a bright magenta gemstone, and the potion of wish painted in a sailor moon aesthetic with white bottle, pink bows and gold, blue and red accents (sculpts by Ars Moriendi 3D), in the front are mini health potions and mini potion of death rattle in dark cherry flavour. A selection of handpainted, 3D printed potion bottles. In the back and to the right are three sizes of the potion of flight with what look like eagle wings and a bright magenta gemstone, and the potion of wish painted in a sailor moon aesthetic with white bottle, pink bows and gold, blue and red accents (sculpts by Ars Moriendi 3D), in the front are mini health potions and mini potion of death rattle in dark cherry flavour. The only difference between this photo and the other is that i’m holding one of the mini cherry bottles to show the size, they are only about an inch tall.
February 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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If you relate to this we’re clearly the same kind of human. 😁 Even if your thing isn’t minis, maybe it’s fabric, or 3d printers, or craft supplies. What’s your thing?

#minipainter #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #sharethehobbylove #paintingmakesmehappy #paintallthethings #artistlife
February 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Just a little varnishing today to tie up the loose ends on a few painting projects. 😁 Love this portable pop up paint booth, one of my favourite hobby tools.

#artist #craftygirl #imjustdoingmything #wip #process #progressisprogress
February 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM