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Ackernym
@ackernym.bsky.social
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Game developer, Illustrator, tea/coffee lover, (horrible) amateur woodworker, inkmaker, need I go on?

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Just got a new mechanical pencil and I decided to test it out with a quick sketch!

#art #sketch
A very quick pencil sketch of a person looking slightly down towards the viewer. The background is mostly diagonal pencil lines above the figure's head and then it switches to vertical lines below. The figure is wearing the outline of some sort of poncho.
November 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Human artists

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

I'm still proud of this one!
A watercolor sketch of Marina from Splatoon 2 wearing her Octo expansion outfit
October 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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A pencil drawing/study of @beatricepirate.bsky.social I've liked her music for a long time, and I've wanted to do a drawing of her for a while now as well. She just released a new album, Cavale, which you should check out!

#traditionalart #drawing #art
A pencil drawing/study of the musician Beatrice Martin. She's clasping her hands together. All the pencil lines are vertically hatched. A zoomed out view of the same pencil drawing as the previous image so you can see the pencil I used as well as the entire wirebound sketchbook sitting on a table.
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Alpenglow

#watercolor #art #traditionalart #painting
A loose watercolor painting of a mountain at dusk/dawn that is experiencing the phenomena known as Alpenglow. When the mountain gets hit by the sun at the correct angle it seems to glow with a red orange light.
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Hey, happy #portfolioday !

I'm Alex, mainly a watercolor artist and occasional illustrator. I work digitally as well. I'm currently working on a satirical, surreal visual novel game.

here's my email for any opportunities: [email protected]

You can also support me here: ko-fi.com/ackernym
A watercolor portrait of Marie from Splatoon 2. She's wearing her Octo expansion outfit. A watercolor painting of Samus, Ridley, and Dark Samus, along with two metroids. A watercolor self portrait. I have a blue t shirt on and the background is an abstract red and blue color A watercolor painting of two trees and two lampposts at dusk. There is a blue-red gradient in the background and a fence
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Stylized self portrait, and also new profile pic

#watercolor #art
A stylized self portrait in watercolor. I'm wearing a blue hoodie and an orange mock neck sweater underneath.
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A watercolor sketch of a mess of trees and bushes in my backyard. I liked the abstractness chaos, so I tried to capture that

#watercolor #art #traditionalart
A watercolor sketch of a bunch of bushes and trees and vines as seen from my back window. There are bits of the sky poking throughout the image, especially at the top.
October 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I bought some casein paint to play with, and it's really fun! It's kind of like acryla-gouache, but milk!

#art #traditionalart #painting
A teeny casein painting of a tree on a blue sky background. The leaves of the tree are yellowish and there are several little spots of the sky that are poking through the leaves. I imagine the tree is an Aspen or birch tree in fall
October 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Erenville pencil study

#sketch #art #finalfantasy #ffxiv
A pencil study of Erenville, or Elene'shpya, from Final Fantasy XIV. This is a study I did in my sketchbook from a reference image
October 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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A plein air study of the nature walk near my house

#watercolor #traditionalart #pleinair
A watercolor study of a landscape done in plein air. There is a large dark green tree on the left third of the composition, and there is a loose suggestion of trees in the background. In the foreground there is a warm brown suggestion of various grasses and autumn-flowering plants. The sky is a very light blue grey
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I've come to the conclusion that for me there are two types of watercolor painting styles I like doing. One is more of a traditional painting style and the other is more of an illustrative approach. This painting was done using the latter. I like how it turned out!

#watercolor #art #traditionalart
A watercolor illustration of a woman with black hair and a blue shirt staring at the viewer. She has an orange red necktie on. The background is magenta. She looks serious
October 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Watercolor and ink experimentation

#watercolor #art #sketch
A small stylized watercolor painting of a woman. Her skin is purplish and red, and her hair is blueish purple. The background is a really dark green
October 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Last light

#watercolor #art #painting #traditionalart
A watercolor painting of two trees that are completely in shadow. There are also two street lamps in the middle of the composition. Everything is quite dark except for the blue sky that fades to red, as it is dusk. The streetlights haven't turned on yet. Further still, behind the streetlights and trees is a wooden fence.
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I dunno

#watercolor #sketch #art
A loose watercolor portrait sketch of a head and upper body. There is a vague impression of some type of purple clothing on the figure and the background is blue and orange.
September 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Cyan Magenta

#watercolor #art #painting
A loose watercolor painting of a vaguely shaped figure from the bust up. The hair is red and relatively dark, and the skin varies in shades from cyan to a dark orange
September 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Here's the original painting for reference. I didn't fully capture it, but I'm still happy with how my study turned out
A painting by John Singer Sargent of a man with a moustache wearing glasses
September 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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A pencil study I did this afternoon of a painting by Sargent...actually looking back on it now it kind of looks a bit like, @mancarryingthing.bsky.social which absolutely was not the intention lol

#art #sketch
A pencil study of a portrait by John Singer Sargent of a man with a moustache, glasses, and a bowtie.
September 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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A watercolor of Urianger!

#watercolor #art #painting #finalfantasy #finalfantasyxiv
A watercolor painting of Urianger from Final Fantasy XIV. He's wearing his shadowbringers outfit and he's holding an astrologian card in his right hand, which is across from his body. He seems to melt away into the light blue background and the features outside of his face are only loosely defined
September 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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A watercolor study I did of Mont Saint Michel in the style of JMW Turner. I used only French Ultramarine, Raw Sienna, and Burnt Umber

#watercolor #art #painting
A watercolor painting of Mont Saint Michel done to attempt to emulate the style of JMW Turner's watercolor sketches. The city is in the upper right, and there are some loose suggestions of rivers snaking their way from the foreground to the background. They all lead to Mont Saint Michel. I used French Ultramarine, Raw Sienna, and Burnt Umber for this piece
September 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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I wish this picture captured the depth of color in this study I did of an old photo I took, but ah well

#watercolor #art
A watercolor sketch of a snaking road lined with trees on the left and right. There is a dark building on the right, and in the sky there is a gigantic blue cloud that towers over the composition. With the exception of the sky, the rest of the piece is quite dark
September 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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A pencil study of Lyse from Final Fantasy. I always forget she exists lol, but she has a fun outfit

#art #finalfantasyxiv #ffxiv
A loose pencil sketch of Lyse from Final Fantasy XIV storm blood. The pose she's doing is based on concept art from storm blood
September 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Mankind's first hero...and his final hope!

#watercolor #art #finalfantasyxiv #ffxiv
A watercolor painting/study of the warrior of light boss fight from Final Fantasy XIV shadowbringers, specifically the post game patches. The warrior has a horned helmet and he is holding a sword that is very foreshortened diagonally pointing towards the upper left edge of the painting. In his right hand he is holding a shield. The background is a very light blue
September 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Lol I just zoomed in and the face it's making at me
A zoomed in image of a praying mantis. It's face looks like it's staring up at me in shock or anger
September 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I saw this guy on my walk today
A picture of a praying mantis on the pavement.
September 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Little abstract clouds

#art #watercolor
A small watercolor study of some clouds and a blue sky. The clouds are a desaturated orange. There is orange in the sky as well, to contrast with the blue.
September 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM