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starrybeetle.bsky.social
Ben ( art )
@starrybeetle.bsky.social
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It's Ben ( main @mackereltea.bsky.social ) - Assorted fanart and original art, somtimes opening commissions!

ko-fi shop: https://ko-fi.com/starrybeetle/shop
URL: https://starrybeetle.com/
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starrybeetle.bsky.social
OKAY also just got news that spouse will miss 2 out of 3 days of work this week on top of not being able to pick up any shifts for Christmas or New Years so... Buy my art, please~

google forms: forms.gle/zWYLZqsFYBQw...

kofi: ko-fi.com/starrybeetle
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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curlytsunamiart.bsky.social
it was nice while it lasted, but it's time to wake up now
#straychildren
an illustration of anonymo and tommy from stray children. tommy stands atop of a pile of shells of his own body. he is headless, a string emerging from his hollow neck and connected to the floating magic balloon, who is looking down imposingly at anonymo. anonymo stands on a party balloon, leaning upwards to the magic balloon as if about to whisper something to him. the background features floating balloons and playing cards, a gold decorative frame, and abstract swirling colors. text overlaid on the illustration reads: "this night only! gloomy tommy presents: 100 days in the world of dreams." the composition and warm, faded color palette emulates vintage circus posters.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
pig me but from the Chiikawa universe ( ive never seen the anime and only read a few strips but I can see it, and emulated the style hehe )
a blue cartoon pig with pig snout in the style of Chiikawa by Nagano. he is waving one hoof and the sky is blue
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
pig me but I'm stickers
three blue, cartoon pigs with pink snouts rendered as stickers. one is peeling up, one is laying flat and one is a puffy sticker.
December 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
OKAY also just got news that spouse will miss 2 out of 3 days of work this week on top of not being able to pick up any shifts for Christmas or New Years so... Buy my art, please~

google forms: forms.gle/zWYLZqsFYBQw...

kofi: ko-fi.com/starrybeetle
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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bradfromhr.bsky.social
Im So Glad I Woke Up Today
lineless digital art of the red-suited man from ghost trick, styled after the album cover to jhariah's A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR DEATH.
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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bradfromhr.bsky.social
marvel rivals gambit drawn over sad crying spongebob
digital art of marvel rivals gambit drawn as a sad, crying spongebob.
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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curlytsunamiart.bsky.social
commission for a client on twitter🦎
an illustration of five argonians in the style of a family portrait painting, with three standing in the back row and two sitting in the front row. from left to right, the back row shows a blue-orange argonian with flared horns wearing half-plate armor, an orange argonian with horns along his brows wearing plate armor with a fur cloak, and a green argonian with blue frills wearing a caped knight's armor. from left to right, the bottom row shows a black argonian with purple feathers and curved horns wearing an antler headdress and dark armor with fur lining, and a copper argonian with short, thick horns wearing black plate armor with gold accents.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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robinquinn.bsky.social
One half of an idea I had for a pair of characters that could get added to Marvel Cosmic Invasion. She also works as a quick update to my old Pei sprite. I
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
Comm work! Shade the Changing Man stuff! first and second are heavily based off of two Rene Magritte paintings: The False Mirror and The Mysteries Of the Horizon
three digital fanart of Shade, the Changing Man in various situations: standing on a beach peering thru a framed pane of glass, three of him in one drawing like phases of the moons face AND third image is him peeking thru wooden cutouts of previous and future versions of himself
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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robinquinn.bsky.social
WELP. Depending on tomorrow, I might have to spend some money on a new phone, but I'm still taking donations to help with my savings for surgery. Either way, I could use the help.
robinquinn.bsky.social Robin Quinn @robinquinn.bsky.social · Oct 27
So I am still taking commissions, but I'm linking something else involved a big change in my life. gofund.me/36f2af19a
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
Junior fell in the snow and screamed so dramatically, I jumped into the snow in bare feets (she is okay!)
Black and white doodle of a cartoon pig running outside because his dog wailed as she fell over in the snow
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
I'll tag folks in reply, but thank you for tagging me, Rey!!
Digital art of a man in purple, blue and pink tones. He looks barley composed in anger or sadness, pulling at someone's shirt from off screen while bubbles escape his nose. Hands in pink tones are pulling at his head, as if to stop this progress. The original theater poster for Carrie but replaced with my dog, Junior. The text reads IF YOU'VE GOT A TASTE FOR BARKING... TAKE JUNIOR TO THE PROM. "JUNIOR" if only they knew she had huge lungs... Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho as a child, eating his already dead self in chosing to live as Shuuichi Minamino for his mother a doggy holds two tenniss balls for you to pick from, one is silver and one is gold...which did you drop?
December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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tetiyus.bsky.social
ohh thank you so much for the tag!!🙏🙏

4 art pieces + four people to tag

@esshemasha.bsky.social
@starrybeetle.bsky.social
@lalahsadhd.bsky.social
@eaupapier.bsky.social

(no pressure!) #ocsky
December 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
Gonna try and do this ennny weeey
starrybeetle.bsky.social Ben ( art ) @starrybeetle.bsky.social · 17d
I am VERY outta touch these days, do folks like to see timelapses or videos of drawings? Like I just said, I am very out of touch!
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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shintonty.bsky.social
hey man. yeah i know my fight's been really long so far but i'm gonna summon some adds now. yea. yea sorry at least 3 of them. and uhhh.. you're not gonna like this but their health will make it so focusing on them takes more resources than you get back by killing them. yeah sorry sorry
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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werebike.bsky.social
Fire-Draco!

#Ultraman #Ultraman80 #ウルトラマン #pixelart #ドット絵 #rysiurysuj
pixel sprite of kaiju fire draco from ultraman 80
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
OC art
Three digital art of a guy whose body is various space bodies trapped in the outlines of him
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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werebike.bsky.social
Info post for anyone interested into throwing money at me to draw some monsters or anime girls, I'm not picky. All my art is under #rysiurysuj

ko-fi.com/pytonbies
Pixel art of a dragon breathing fire with text: 'Monsters and furries and others, oh my! Ko-fi membership starting at 1 dollar Commissions available-info at Ko-fi' 'kofi- pytonbies bsky-werebike tumblr-pytonbies itaku-werebike pixeljoint-werebike furaffinity-werebike'
October 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
I ordered a very basic 170$ minitower I will set up when it arrives, but, comms are still up for a while! Anything else I make will go towards grocery + pet supplies 🫡
starrybeetle.bsky.social Ben ( art ) @starrybeetle.bsky.social · 19d
I found a micro tower that I can buy for under 200 until December 8th due to a coupon, and I only need 56$USD more! If anyone would like a comm, I am very close to a workable solution!!
starrybeetle.bsky.social Ben ( art ) @starrybeetle.bsky.social · 27d
I now have comms open to save up for a work laptop!! My current one is so old and slow it impedes my daily communication and work/drawing time significantly. Been borrowing spouse's laptop a few days a week to draw, lately

G forms: forms.gle/bSxPieSN8nPB...

kofi: ko-fi.com/starrybeetle...
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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robinquinn.bsky.social
Batgirl, Barbara Gordon. Half mask and full mask versions of the design with several gadgets.
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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werebike.bsky.social
Gazera!

#Ultraman #Ultraman80 #ウルトラマン #pixelart #ドット絵 #rysiurysuj
pixel sprite of kaiju gazera from ultraman 80
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
Also, please behold...MY DOG!! Ignore the potato film quality, please, my old man laptop has a *very* bad camera
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
starrybeetle.bsky.social
IDK if I ever posted this here? Dusky ( pal, oomfie ) handed out tangerines on tumblr on Halloween so... I made this silly thing since both Junior and I LOVE tangerines
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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indiegameaday.bsky.social
Dirtbag Mahjong (@dirtbag-mahjong.bsky.social) by @paranoodle.bsky.social, a mahjong game with a twist, is out now! [PC]

It's riichi mahjong, with a few dirty tricks. No one plays fair here, not even you! Built for complete newbies to learn and keep experienced players guessing.

#indiegame
Dirtbag Mahjong logo with a paw throwing a tile A mahjong table with four anime-style characters in a diamond, showing who is sitting where. The tiles have roses on the back, the number tiles have roses on the front, the dot tiles are hearts, and dragons are owls. Chapter 4 title card. You are a demon girl in a hoodie with a white hair and a long tail, with three anime girl opponents. Success condition: - Finish a full game of Mahjong. - Stay silent. Failure Condition: - Use Vren's taunt - Call on any tiles (including ron) - Fall below 0 points. Special Rules - Vren gains 1MP at the start of each turn
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM