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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛

@sleepimali.bsky.social

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I do art :) they/them Store at https://sleepimali-shop.com 🫶 Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/sleepimali Comics at @sleepimalicomics.bsky.social

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · Oct 22

Hi, I'm Mali and I like painting cute things, fantasy, and things that tell a story 💛🌿

Shop and newsletter: sleepimali-shop.com

Patreon: www.patreon.com/SleepiMali

Watercolour painting of a bunch of cute little plant friends, some of which are in a pot, jar, terrarium or watering can

Gouache painting of a traveler and their deer companion stopping on their walk in the woods to look at the giant ancient animal skulls and even bigger trees.

Gouache painting of a person in a sleeveless top, brown trousers, and a witch hat sitting under a thick tree with turquoise leaves by a river. They're watching and listening to the rapids splashing by in full force

Two black kitties climbing a tulip stalk each in a bouquet of 3 tulips. The tulip petals shift from purple to peachy colour

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glimsprout | ANIME PASADENA table 164 @cosmicloak.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Latin/Hispanic heritage month 🫧🌺✨
I’m glim (mixed afro-latine🇵🇷); I enjoy drawing dreamy & surreal things. Fan of pokemon, trigun, cats horror & nature. Things are scary, pls support our work if u are able to.

more art: cosmicloak.square.site

[ #ocsky #originalart #trigun #art ]

my oc glimsprout wearing various outfits. The page decorated with marigolds that match their flower head.

a blue-black cat with closed eyes, they’re standing on a mirror with infernal eyes and claws framing it. Below the mirror is the same cat, but eyes open and dark with a red pupil- looking straight at the viewer. The background is black filled worn red windows and outlines of clouds drifting through. Sparkles of red, turquoise, navy and orange decorate the empty black space.

wolfwood as a large moth holding a small Vash moth in his hand. The scene has a soft spotlight on vash, wolfwood slightly is shadow.

destroying angel mushroom portrayed as a nonbinary form, their 4 eyes and head half obscured by a white cap of mushroom, a long gown proofing out and spreading along the arms as wings. Surrounding them are clouds of neon green clouds of spores, thorned stalks rise up, holding soft white skulls.

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 15h

Happy #PortfolioDay! If you're looking for cute characters, I'm your person! I've worked on everything from indie games to paper goods. I'm available for freelance illustration and product design (my merch is also available for wholesale). ✏️🐰

Portfolio & contact: portfolio.breelundberg.com

Photo of a hand holding up a small risograph print of a cute illustrated pink snail on a lime green background. The snail looks happy with sprouts around it and bubble letters that say "keep going!" above it.

Illustration of a happy looking cute kitty character eating a big piece of candy corn while surrounded by more candy corn. Its colors and markings look like the candy corn itself.

Photo of a pastel square blue zine that says "Lucky Buns, Roll for a Cute Bonus" on the cover with an illustrated D20 and a cute bunny face. Another copy is laying opened showing a "how-to" page and cute black and white art inside.

Black and white drawings of various characters (cute humans, dog, robots, and more) for Little Rocket Lab which appear on sticky notes in the game's journal.

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 22h

Hi #PortfolioDay

I’m Élle • Freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer

Specializing in detail heavy B&W work & passionate about occult history, horror & symbolism

Open for work in publishing, book covers, TTRPGs, private & commercial commissions

✉️ [email protected]
🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co

Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival.

Victorian Ward - Black and white illustration of a Victorian wall with a scarab ward framed. The border of the whole piece is a torn paper. Inside is Victorian black and white striped wallpaper with damask type filigree in the black and smaller stripes and speckles in the white with small vertical black stripes on either side. In the damask pattern are slightly abstract symbols of infinity, an hourglass and other resurrection symbols. In the middle is an ornate rectangular frame framing a large scarab beetle with its wings out. On its wings are celestial symbols like Jupiter, stars and the moon. Around the scarab are peony flowers and branches of a tree branching towards the top left with a vine white line swooping in an out and around the frame in the same direction. The scarabs body is engraved like metal with filigree. Behind the scarab in the frame is grain shading grey over black.

Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes.

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 17h

Hi #PortfolioDay ! I’m Chloé, 2D artist & always open to talk about comic gigs 💜✨

Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · Jul 23

🌸 presentation post 🌸

I'm Chloé, 2D/concept artist in the video games industry & comic artist ✨

I draw lots of women - most of them sapphic -, I love lineart & vibrant colors, & I'll sometimes be annoying about playing Go

Drawing of a mermaid resting, lying on the ground of a quiet cove, surrounded by plants and flowers, part of her tail and hair in water, while she gently watches three ducklings swimming among the lotus flowers

Drawing of me as a witch floating in the night sky, wielding necromancer magic, holding a skull, wearing a witch hat, spiderweb pattern tights, a jean jacket, fishnet top, big goth shoes

one-page comic, black and white and grayscale
panel 1 : close up of a woman's hand, wearing rings, on an old spellbook page
panel 2 : same woman's hands conjuring some black fire
panel 3 (big) : woman sitting on the floor where a pentagram is drawn, with skulls and candles, while a tiny demon with horns seems to jump out of the spellbook right on her legs, visibly very happy
the woman's wearing converse-like shoes, jeans, a tope revealing her shoulders (and a big tatto on the left one), she has a choker necklace and hair loosely tied into a messy bun
text : Look. There's never a perfect time to cast your first spell. Especially as a self-taught witch. Reckless ? Sure. But the truth is... I needed a friend."

drawing of a woman entering some kind of cyber glowing bat, in a room full of old looking computers and wires and cables
there's a huge aquarium in the background with fishes and deepsea-like algae, etc.
the woman is linked to a machine by cables in her left thigh and neck, her eyes glow green and her skin too in some places

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⚜️ Lys 🦋 @momoiro-lys.bsky.social · 16h

Hi #PortfolioDay ! 💜 I’m Lys, a French freelance illustrator who loves drawing fairies, my lesbian ocs and anything a little magical I guess!
I took some time off of social medias because of an elbow injury but I’m slowly getting back in the game 💥💕

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 17h

Hello #PortfolioDay!
I’m Runo, a freelance fantasy artist specializing in characters ✦🌿

A black and white drawing of a character with curly horns and long dark hair worn in two loose braids, surrounded by a forest background and a decorative frame. There's a scar running across their mid chest and ribs. The character is gently holding their hands over the scar, with a calm expression on their face, eyes closed.

A black and white drawing of a long-haired character with antlers and fluffy ears, portrayed against a forest background. A circular shape frames their face from behind, and multiple sparkly shapes decorate the portrait.

A black and white drawing of a character with long dark hair and curly horns, surrounded by stylized foliage. A symbolic dagger seems to be piercing their throat. The character has a calm expression - eyes closed and a subtle smile on their lips.

A decorative and detailed black and white portrait of a long-haired character with pointy ears. They are dressed in fancy clothing and wear jewelry. Their eyes seem to be slightly glowing as they gaze at the viewer.

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Eva I. @isthiseva.bsky.social · 22h

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Eva, a South Asian illustrator and designer, mainly looking for publishing opportunities from mid-2026.

I also have 2 urgent comms open for a good cause. See next post for details.

🎨 isthiseva.carrd.co
✉️ [email protected]

#GraphicDesign #Illustration #BookCovers 📚💙

A full wraparound book cover for Stories from the Deep, The Chronicles of Nerezia – 4 by Claudie Arseneault. The cover depicts a massive yellow-and-teal kraken locked in battle at sea with someone with water powers. Along the shoreline is a wagon, from which two people are bursting out to view the battle.

Book cover for The Distance Between Stars and Salt by Alex Harvey-Rivas. It's a dark blue graphical cover, framed by an hourglass motif composed of stars. The top half of the cover is taken up by the title, which is drawn to include the Maltese cross motif. The bottom half depicts a luzzu tossing on a turbulent sea, below which is the author's name. In the background are subtle constellations.

Portrait of a Black woman smiling as she gazes into the distance, her lips slightly parted to reveal two sharp fangs. She has dark skin, dark hair styled in an undercut and twists, and pointed, elfin ears.

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · Dec 18

Big Bun 🐇🌙

#cuteart

Watercolour painting of a little town in twilight, its buildings in shadowy purple and with a darkening pink and purple sky above it. A crescent moon hangs in the sky, and fluffy, big purple-ish blue clouds rest behind dark mountains on the horizon. In the middle of the town, an enormous fluffy bunny is sat with its eyes closed.

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Wander✦ @wandirge.bsky.social · 1d

It's Hispanic Heritage Month. We're too afraid to go out and celebrate, so please try to give your love and support by boosting their shops, art, donations, or even just send a nice little comment. It's been a rough year, but we're still strong and proud of our heritage 🏵️

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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Madeleine, an illustrator and concept artist from Sweden. I love to paint anything historical and fantasy with pretty light.

Would love to make more book covers!✨

🌐 madeleinefjall.com
✉️ [email protected]

La belle dame sans merci by Frank Bernard Dicksee version of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance

Illustration showing the characters from my book Niketas and Ulvar, but mermaid AU where Niketas is a merman. They are both underwater and Ulvar is dying.

Illustration of a boy in a dark, spooky, nordic forest. The boy's eyes are blurred. Naked tall trees, their branches almost stretching towards him, towering him. A faint shape of a bird in the upper left corner. There are a few lights of eyes in the forest, watching him.

An easter witch flying on a broom towards Blåkulla, a cat is standing on it as well. Both have glowing yellow eyes, staring into the camera. Birds are flying around them.

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Saloni | chaioverdose.com @chaioverdose.bsky.social · 1d

I'm an artist at Frog Con this year (again, woohoo!)
Frog Con is on through Oct 20 (closing ceremonies are held Oct 19). It's all online, free to attend, and filled with adorable amphibians! 🐸
New froggo prints are up! 15% OFF all prints on INPRNT using code LHYPKNO 💛
www.inprnt.com/collections/...

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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 2d

Because I haven't shared these here yet, I thought I'd share them all together!

Here are all of my pencil and ink sketches for my solo show @gallerynucleus.bsky.social!

pencil and ink sketch of a girl standing in a doorway made by trees

pencil and ink sketch of a fox standing on a rock

pencil and ink sketch of a wizard boy standing in front of a tree

pencil and ink sketch of magical kids standing in a forest with moths and lanterns

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 2d

Final bump! The shop closes in a couple of hours. I intend to ship out all remaining orders tomorrow 🥰
sleepimali-shop.com

Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 12d

Store is reopening on Tuesday next week, so I wanted to share some stuff that will be in the update 👀

We got bunny, horsie, shrimp charms for starters 🦐

I will only be having 10 of each charm in stock online because I'm also saving some for... events >:)

Photo of a clear acrylic charms featuring a sea bunny in a jar. The charm has a yellow clasp

Photo of a clear acrylic charm with a orange clasp featuring an orange seahorse in a glass bottle with a stopper. Colourful pieces of coral surrounds it

Photo of a clear acrylic charm with an orange clasp featuring a curled up white and orange shrimp in a round glass jar surrounded by bright red corals

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cupofmin @cupofmin.bsky.social · 2d

Autumnal teacups 🍂🍵

Text: your pet in a teacup. Commissions by cupofmin. Digital illustration of two kitties inside teacups.

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Pegushi 🔜 Lightbox Expo 508 🔜 Kumoricon 356 @pegushi.bsky.social · 2d

It's spooky season!! If you love decorating, come grab a roll of the Ghost Parade Washi!

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 3d

Final day today 💛

Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 7d

Shop is open until the end of the week! 🌿✨️
sleepimali-shop.com

Shares are super appreciated, especially from EU folks 💛💛

#EUShop #ArtShop

Graphic of a floating bunny head with a puffy flower poking out of their forehead saying "THE SHOP IS OPEN! (WAHOO!!!)" in a happy bubbly speech bubble

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · May 22

Big Noodle 🐍🌿✨

Watercolour painting of a person in a white sweater and purple boots petting the head of a big, sad-looking, snake-like creature with a leafy pattern on its back. The person's hair floats as though affected by static electricity, and the snake seems to be close to tying itself into a knot

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Nicole 🐸🌿 shop update live! 🎃 @munespice.bsky.social · 3d

shop update is live! new shirt, stickers, sticker sheets, prints, pins, hat, and my first zine!! 🐸

A gray t-shirt that says creature of the night

A sticker sheet featuring Munespice characters in costume for otgw

An image that says 10+ new stickers that has a frog sticker that says aint that just the way

A green dad hat with a singing frogling named jerry embroidered on it

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 3d

Wehh, thank you Sab 🥹💛

Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not allowed to set foot in my workroom during the weekend (most of the time anyway) so I can have time for rest and hobbies, but sometimes I just don't get that much time for art during the work week and end up with such a strong itch to paint

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cupofmin @cupofmin.bsky.social · 3d

All of the teabag bookmarks from my September collection are still available! 🫖🍂 Mushrooms, animals, flowers... There must be one that is exactly your cup of tea! (pun very much intended).

Bookmark shaped like a teabag, with a red mushroom and hedgehog embroidered on it.

Bookmark shaped like a teabag, with acorns embroidered on it.

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 3d

Shop update is live 🎉

Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 7d

I unkilned the kiln today ✨️

shop update coming Saturday October 11th 🍂🧡

a ceramic plate painted with the image of a fox in a witch hat surrounded by pumpkins on a vine

a ceramic plate painted with the image of a cat in a witch hat surrounded by pumpkins on a vine

a ceramic trinket dish glazed with a green glaze and decorated with a figurine of a fox with mushrooms and yellow shrubs, with other dishes visible in the background

a ceramic trinket dish glazed with a brown glaze and decorated with a figurine of a ghost and pumpkins, with other dishes visible in the background

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 3d

After weeks of hard work, my new store launches today! I'm so excited, now it's a proper storefront! And there's 9 new items too to celebrate the Fall vibes 🍁🍂

✸ vexnir-shop.com ✸

Shares are most appreciated!

A banner showing the 9 new items in my shop. The text on top says "New shop launch!!" with a heart next to it.

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · Feb 10

Crossing the river 🐈‍⬛🌿

Acrylic gouache painting of a black cat crossing calm blue waters using some overgrown rocks

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SAPRO @saproartist.bsky.social · 4d

Hello! My partner and I are moving soon so I’m looking to set up some gigs with any interested parties in the coming months as I wrap up my current projects. Please contact me if interested (email below). Or if you happen to have any leads to artsy jobs in Seattle I’d be much obliged for the info☀️✌️

SAPRO @saproartist.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hi! I’m Sapro. I like to draw fantasy & horror stuff! #portfolioday please reach out if interested in any future projects ✌️ saproartist(at)gmail

Illustration of a fairy with butterfly wings for hair and a gown made of flowers

Ff14 commission of a character with a shiny sword and shield

Wedding invitation with lots of colorful flowers, birds and lemons.

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