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an octopus made of sandpaper

@sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social

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they/he. transmasc agender, aroace. artist, writer, 27-year-old spider I post pictures of my OCs and bugs mostly. my links: linktr.ee/sandpaperoctopi #art / #oc / #writing / #invertebrates / #cats

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hi happy #PortfolioDay !

I'm Morgan, a queer artist mostly focused on original character and nature subjects. I have a shop, and I do commissions through Ko-fi!

🛍️ Shop ☕ Ko-fi 🔗 More Links

Illustration of a dark-colored snail. The body is sort of dark gray with reddish streaks and lines along the top and sides. The shell is dark brown and turning lighter and warmer in color as it spirals in. The background is off-white with squiggles and little stars.

Drawing of a very long scaly pinkish gray dragon with curved black horns, a hairy gray mane, bird feet, and a somewhat humanlike face. The dragon, named Eve, has one foot on the shoulder of a human trans guy named Aster who looks like he is struggling under the weight. Aster is pale with wavy blond hair, and he is wearing a white blouse and brown pants and boots. The background is blue with a tan border.

Drawing of two winged guys on a blue sort of stained glass-like background with a yellow lace-like border. There is a dark circle behind them. One guy, Lace, is a bit smaller with top surgery scars and curly brown hair. He is wearing star earrings and white pants, and he has long, narrow wings like a barn swallow. He is holding a knife to the throat of the other guy. The other guy, Nemato, is paler with long red hair. He is wearing a white skirt and has more rounded wings patterned like a shrike. Lace looks angry, but Nemato looks almost calm, or even enamored, and is not fighting back. The two guys are glowing a bit.

Drawing of four sturgeon swimming through the water with bubbles. The first is brown and swimming to the right while the rest swim to the left. The second is bluish-gray and has a little chip out of a fin. The third is pale yellowish brown and slim. The fourth is darker and gray.

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Janosch M Irrlichtwinter @jmirrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 7h

WIP of my first ever jelly gouache art - I thought a landscape study would be a good subject to get into - and then I realised I'm not actually that good at landscapes yet 😅

anyway, I'll add a fine detail layer with coloured pencils later. Can't get fine details with brushes, thanks shaky hands :-\

a desert landscape painting. The sky is blue over an orange rocky landscape. There are some grey-green bushes dotted all over.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 7h

Day 12 of #invertober
Pacific Razor Clam

I thought this would be an easier subject, and then I had such a difficult time rendering the shell 😂

#invertober2025
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drawing of a clam with an oval shaped shell. The shell is yellow and brown. The clam has a beige siphon that is sticking out on the side.

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 7h

I wonder if I could crochet a unicorn doll…

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mossyvida @mossyvida.bsky.social · 11h

My “starry stag beetle” design looks so magical on color paper!! 🥹💕
#linocut #bugart #stagbeetle #art #linoprint #printmaker

Many prints of a stag beetle in different colors laying in the grass

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Micah Seacole @micahseacole.bsky.social · 17h

#Sketch - Lyknos

A living saint, not a warp demon.

#ArtSky #OCSky #DigitalArt #WarHammer40k #WarHammerOC #MicahsOCs

digital sketch, a human angel wearing a mask, a priest's cossack, stola with iconography of the Emperor on the golden throne and the Aquila above it. He has an Aquila attached to a robe hanging from his belt as well as on his chest as the open closure of his cossack. He holds an incense burner hanging from a chain with one hand. He looks serene but dangerous. Halo and wings behind him.

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · May 30

finished all the fairies!! can you guess what insects inspired them? (IDs in replies)
#invertebrates #art #oc #ocsky 🎨

Drawing of eighteen different bug-like fairies. There are earwig, webspinner, silverfish, carpenter bee, small-headed fly, tiny wasp, a baby sawfly, wheelbug, a sphinx moth, firebug and babies, assassin bug, tiger moth, colorful beetle, lacewing, moth fly, aphid, weevil, and paper wasp.

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grace 🏡 🍃 @daisleis.bsky.social · 2d

lil guys from the forest 🌳 🌲 🍃

#peachtober25 #peachtober25critter #patterndesign

a repeat pattern of various forest animals (fox, badger, hedgehog, squirrel, chipmunk, mouse, and rabbit)

the same animals as before but just not in a repeat pattern

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 18h

Unfortunately it looks like we won’t be hitting the preorder minimum for these hats unless we get some more orders!

So if you’re interested in a leafcutter ant hat or are considering holiday gifts, please preorder! 🐜🌿

Available below ⬇️

A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves. It is photographed on top of a rock.

A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves, but photographed from a different angle. It is photographed on top of a rock.

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 2d

Atlantic weasel shark

(Swim On 8, 2022) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

$Illustration of an Atlantic weasel shark in a muted cool grey ocean showing off the distinct yellow stripes that extend lengthwise along its body from a point on their snout. Light streams in through the water's surface, causing caustic refractions along the back of the shark and seafloor.$

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Ari Ganahl- Commissions Open! @arithetonberry.bsky.social · 17h

I love how this cicada came out- will definitely be making more :) 🐡🧩

painted cicada magnet in green, yellow, and orange

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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 14h

the boy from the garden

A smiling boy with gooey green hair and antennae. He is framed with vines and snails and lilies

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 20h

unicorn kiss :P

#art #oc #ocsky 🎨

Drawing of a highland cow person holding a smaller fluffy unicorn person in their arms as the unicorn gives them a little lick, like cat. The cow is pale and wearing a blue floral skirt. The unicorn is brown with spotted tabby fur.

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Séance and Spooky Spood-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 16h

Little Phidippus cardinalis man paused in his busy day to peer at Bugfriend for awhile 🥹
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober

Fuzzy Phidippus jumping spider with black legs and dark red body topped head to tail with a bright fiery red. He's peering up and to left of frame from the wet white sand

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 16h

strange creature looking at me...
#wip

Sketch of two unicorn people looking at each other. They seem surprised and wary, like they don't know what they are looking at.

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 21d

Autumn’s little joys 🍁🥐☕️

#art #cuteart #watercolor

A watercolor illustration showing a bunch of things that remind me of Fall, portrayed with cute little faces: a pumpkin, a tiny mushroom, twin acorns on a branch, a sleepy chestnut in its shell, a croissant, a takeout coffee and a golden ginkgo leaf.

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 18h

whoaa the detail and perspective are amazing! 👀 almost gives me vertigo to look at it haha

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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 18h

Bringing back another very old piece, when ink was my go-to medium! I still have a love for birds eye perspective though~

#Ink #ArtSky #Drawing #SaplingArt

A traditional ink drawing in birds eye perspective, looking down on a cathedral. There are large support columns surrounding the many pews, with an upper floor above them having checkerboard flooring. Detailed metal and tile work is around, with various crosshatched shading. An organ is towards the top of the drawing, as is a pair of woman’s feet standing perched on a ledge.

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 20h

unicorn kiss :P

#art #oc #ocsky 🎨

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 1d

Marshmallow comes out to Aster as Boy

#art #oc #ocsky #queerart 🎨

Drawing of a skinny pale faun-like unicorn person pointing at himself excitedly while saying "boy" over and over. Aster, a human trans man with long blond hair, is looking at the unicorn, puzzled.

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Athanaca @athanaca.bsky.social · 1d

Iridescent black🖤

#bird #raven #birdart #animalart #digitalart #illustration #birdwatching #crow #original #colorful #avian
#feather

A raven with colorful reflections on its feathers

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 3d

Another spooky day of #repostober 🎃 Welcome to castle Brennenburg, do (not) enjoy your stay.

#art #FanArt #AmnesiaTheDarkDescent #horror

Watercolour fanart of Alexander, the main antagonist of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, standing in front of a tall mirror with a book in hand. The reflection in the mirror resembles his in-game portrait when on low sanity.

Watercolour fanart of Daniel, the protagonist of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, wandering the halls of Brennenburg castle with a lantern in hand. He has cuts and bruises here and there, and in the background the shadowy figure of an enemy can be seen.

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

zebra shark, adult and juvenile

(Swim On 9, 2023) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

$Illustration of a juvenile and adult zebra shark swimming near the ocean floor. Sunlight streams through the water, light refracting onto the sand and backs of each shark. The adult swims below in a gentle curve while the juvenile swims overhead, demonstrating the black and white stripes that earned this shark its name.$

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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 1d

#invertober 11, dark fishing spider 🎣

#invertober2025

symmetrical blocky art of a dark fishing spider with stylized patterning, colored like black on red greek pottery. there is a black border on the image with a greek-esque choppy line pattern

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 1d

Day eleven of #invertober
Dark Fishing Spider

just a li'l guy...

#invertober2025

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 1d

ooh I really love the colors and composition of this!

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