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A Bleak Artist
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ableakartist.bsky.social
@spammalammy.bsky.social asked for frogs the other day.
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Watching Karina Drawfee's Digimon streams reminded me that, as a child in the 90s, I had an OC who was half-human, half-gomamon.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
These are some really nice ref photos, @jookpubstock.bsky.social ! A little “realism” practice… didn't nail the likeness but prrtty happy regardless.
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Wait.. is this what you meant, @adorkastock.com ? I feel like I've made a mistake.
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Another doodley doo. @adorkastock.com ref below.
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Nightly fun angle ref doodle courtesy of the @theposearchives.bsky.social .

Skint Profundo is a goblin bard and he's my boy.
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
It's bedtime so I was doodling and I made @onsta.bsky.social … official and variant.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Been doing a lot of pose practice lately. Here's the @theposearchives.bsky.social November challenge… #DTPYSNOV25.

I saw the ref and all I could think was “Vin Mistborn”.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Some more Barbarian character design noodling with ref from @trueref.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
More DnD PC character design. This time I've got a Barbarian who is a shard of a spider demon. I think I'm finally cooking on this one.
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Saw a funny pumpkin and had s bit of inspiration.
A sketchy digital drawing. In the top left is a photograph reference of a jack o'lantern that is old and wrinkled so it has a funny, aged-face. The drawing takes up most of the image and it is a headless horseman sitting behind a drawing of the jack o' lantern. The headless horseman has an exasperated posture, as if frustrated that his pumpkin head has gone all wrinkly.
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Alright, I looked at this drawing for long enough and got so upset with it I had to go again. This time I redrew the pose from memory.

Thanks @theposearchives.bsky.social for haunting me with your cursed downward angles. Ffs.

Thanks @rebeckeronie.bsky.social for the cool Wick to draw.
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Just some @drawfeeshow.com fanart as a warmup. The Stegaswordsman from one of the Ralph episodes.

Thanks @adorkastock.com for the reference!
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
QRP with something silly and whimsical! ( I saw it again and I did it again),
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
ableakartist.bsky.social
QRO with something Silly and Whimsical

(Donut God is @drawfeeshow.com stuff and this is their Digijinka).
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ableakartist.bsky.social
This angle is an absolute nightmare @theposearchives.bsky.social . You're devils.

Wick is a character by the inimitable @rebeckeronie.bsky.social. I'm sorry they look awful In this one, Reb.
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
I did the thing. It’s nice to feel slightly confident drawing an extreme head angle. It's not super great, but it's not too bad, and that's a real improvement over not long ago.
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Doing some from reference practice of my DnD PC based on these refs from @theposearchives.bsky.social …. Yasa and the horrible little rabbit she's not allowed to eat.
A sketch of a two panel comic. One panel is a tall lady looking down disapprovingly. The second panel is a small rabbit-lady cast in shadow staring up at the Yuan-Ti with a smug smile.
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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ballpointpentagram.bsky.social
Still on the astronaut and Deleter screen tone kick. The ref is from @trueref.bsky.social and was really fun to draw.

#truerefdt0010 #drawing #ink #deleter
An astronaut and her coffee done in India ink and screen tones
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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marmoladon.bsky.social
I used #TrueRefDT0010 month challenge to also do a #vtmb anniversary piece
Digital painting of a feminine character sitting with her legs crossed on a glowing red pentagram. She is wearing a crop top and a long skirt. One of her hands is covered with blood while the other is holding a cup full of blood.
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
ableakartist.bsky.social
November @trueref.bsky.social monthly from reference challenge. #TrueRefDT0010 .

Nando from Hot Guy PI belongs to @dilfosaur.bsky.social .

Chiikawa is kind and brave.
A digital drawing of Nando from Hot Guy PI sitting on the floor with legs crossed. He is resting a mug of coffee on one knee and Chiikawa hangs on his crooked finger. The same image as previous but this has word bubbles with the following dialogue. Nando: “Check it out!” N: “I found a Labubu!” Unseen Schmidt: “…” US: “…Put it back.”
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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BABIES ARE BORN WORSHIPPING UNKNOWN GODS — DWARF FORTRESS, BUG REPORT #13172
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ableakartist.bsky.social
Another @trueref.bsky.social study. A little Gothic Hornet Silksong dress.
A digital drawing photo study of Hornet Silksong standing in a flowing red dress.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
ableakartist.bsky.social
A little from reference pose practice using a great pose of Gabby from @trueref.bsky.social .

Man my version of her head is real friggin' big. Also, drawing pursed lips is hard. Likeness is impossible, sorry Gabby.

Time to walk into the woods.
A photo of a woman sitting with her head resting on her chin is in the left side of the pic. On the right is a cartoony black and white drawing of the same woman in the same pose.
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM