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Insignasus
@insignasus.bsky.social
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She/her. Love to design and draw dragons & other imaginary creatures.

📧: [email protected]

Banner by me. Pfp by Skollyson!

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Since the nose crest can be difficult to draw correctly from different angles I did a rough sculpt in blender that I could draw over.
Rough sculpts of dragon heads in profile, both of the same dragon. The left head shows the skeleton and muscles of the skull, the right shows what the dragon fully fleshed.
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Plucked chicken vs fuffy version of the same char!
The image shows two lined headshots of the same dragon head in profile. The top version is feathered and the bottom one shows what it looks like without feathers, revealing spikes on the side of its head/jaw.
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Finally got around to making test prints of the dog portraits I did a little while ago. Think this is the 2nd time ever I print my art. So fun to see it in physical form!

Now I need to find a place that can print these in A4 and frame them.
Photo of test prints of two digitally illustrated pet portraits. Left print features a samoyed, right print features a German shepherd.
July 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Finally finished the portrait of the fluffiest dog I know, who belongs to my inlaws. This painting was inspired by a photo I took of him 5 years ago where the sunset made his fur glow similar to this. It was so fun to capture his smile!

#petportrait #digitalpainting #samoyed #commsopen
Digital painting of a happy looking samoyed in a realistic style. The sillouette of the dog is glowing orange from a setting sun outside of the painting. Plants in the foreground and background are blurry as if out of focus.
June 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Commissions are open!

Check out my website for info & pricing: www.insignasus.com/commissions/
www.insignasus.com/termsofservi...

Shares are appreciated💕

#commsopen #petportrait #dragonart #fantasyart #commissions
Collage of commission examples showing a dragon portrait and 2 pet portraits. All are digitally painted. The text says: Commissions are open! For info & pricing check my website: www.insignasus.com Order through form on website/in bio or send an e-mail to contact@insignasus.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Remember this guy? I think I'm ready to call him done but it's getting a bit late so here's a sneak peak for now!

#art #petportrait #samoyed #digitalart #commsopen
Crop of a digitally painted portrait of a samoyed. The samoyed is looking directly at the viewer with bright eyes and mouth open in a smile.
June 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Didn't have time to post a wip yesterday, such a joy to work on this happy boy!

#petportrait #petillustration #wip #commsopen
Cropped image of a digital painting that is still a work in progress. The painting is of a white, fluffy Samoyed dog who's looking directly at the viewer with a big smile, drawn in a realistic style.
June 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Commissions are open! Would love to draw your characters or pets, prices starting at €85. Inquiry form here: forms.gle/qBnFsmKjidR1...

If you want to support me in other ways it would mean a lot if you shared this post!

#art #commissions #petportrait #oc #dragon #digitalart
Digitally painted portrait of a german shepherd with a relaxed expression and tongue hanging out. Its neck is surrounded by a wreath of ferns, pine branches and chanterelles, while the background is soft hues of green and yellow. Fullbody sketch of an imaginary species of big cat that is heavily based on snowleopards, with extra long upper canines and large spikes running from it's head and along the back. The cat is laying leisurely on the ground facing the viewer, with one front paw tucked underneath its chest and the other hanging down relaxed in front of it. It's doing a blep with eyes closed in a smile. It's laying on exposed rock with thick snow around it. Headshots of two dragons that are nearly identical apart from the ruff size. They have slender curved necks with soft skin that wrinkles as it bents. Their noses are pointed down to show off their horns and their ruffs are extended for display in a bird like manner. The male on the left has a longer ruff with smooth edges while the female on the right has a shorter ruff with more jagged edges.
June 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Finished portrait of my moms gsd girl Vilda! Experimented a lot with this piece and I'm really happy with the result.

Reminder that commissions are still open and I would love to paint both characters & pets in the same style, form is here: forms.gle/FD8P8YyTSi9H...
Digitally painted portrait of a german shepherd with a relaxed expression and tongue hanging out. Its neck is surrounded by a wreath of ferns, pine branches and chanterelles, while the background is soft hues of green and yellow.
June 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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*boops the snoot*

Think I'm finished with the portrait of my moms gsd and just in time for her birthday tomorrow. Wanted to paint a portrait that look more detailed at a distance than it actually is while still capturing the likeness well.
Screenshot of a digital painting of a german shepherd showing what the nose looks like at 100% zoom.
June 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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My mom has a gsd who's the sweetest girl ever with half a braincell. Wip of what will be a late mothers day gift.
Digitally painted portrait of a german shepherd that is still a work in progress.
May 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Commissions are open! Can draw any animals (real & imaginary) anthros/furrys & humanoid characters.

ToS: www.insignasus.com/termsofservi...
Info & pricing: www.insignasus.com/commissions/

If you want to order fill in the inquiry form here:
forms.gle/EPpbvz9Libdm...
May 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Among the stuff I've drawn these sprites that I did for my thesis prototype game still hold up so well. It's a project both me & my fiancé are poking at when we have some spare time or need a break from other projects.
2D sprites of veiltail Betta fish in three color variations. Left row is the male sprites, right row is the female sprites. 2D sprites of fantail Goldfish in different color variations. 2D sprites of basic equipment for an aquarium, including their reflections. The sprite on the left is a filter, and the sprite on the right is a small thermometer. The sprites in the middle shows a heater that is turned off (middle left) and turned on (middle right) indicated by a lamp on the top. 2D sprited of rocks and common aquatic plants that can be used to decorate an aquarium.
March 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Updated the colors on this both for my portfolio + I needed an example for future commissions (which hopefully is soon). Also realized I never posted this in it's own separate post. Comparison of ruff size between male & female, otherwise they're mostly identical even as adults.
Headshots of two dragons that are nearly identical apart from the ruff size. They have slender curved necks with soft skin that wrinkles as it bents. Their noses are pointed down to show off their horns and their ruffs are extended for display in a bird like manner. The male on the left has a longer ruff with smooth edges while the female on the right has a shorter ruff with more jagged edges.
March 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Started the day by walking the dogs and enjoying the sun and birdsong before tackling my to-do list. Hope to have an announcement soon, but here's a cropped sneak peak of what I've been working on 👀
Screenshot of the upper left part of my personal website showing the menu and cropped part of a dragon portrait.
March 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Hi #PortfolioDay !

I'm a digital artist from Sweden & love to design dragons and other imaginary creatures.

📧 Email: [email protected]
🌍 Website: www.insignasus.com
Title at the top of the image says Coastal Wyvern, Greyscale version. The image is a digital greyscale illustration of an original dragon design. The dragon is drawn in profile in a running pose and has features similar to a gallimimus. It has large, fish-like decorative sails on its head, neck and tail. The long wings are pterosaur like but lacks wing fingers. Two headshots, with lineart and flat-colors, featuring the same dragon design. Both headshots have an identical pose (head curled against its neck and extended ruff). The left headshot has a longer ruff with smooth edges while the right headshot has a shorter ruff with more jagged edges. A portrait of a black feathered dragon with red beak, nose-crest and spikes. The dragon is laying motionless in shallow water and dissolving into dark smoke. Digitally illustrated game sprites of several species of aquarium fish (Veiltail Goldfish, Betta fish, Yoyo Loach & Rummy-Nose Tetra), pieces of aquarium equipment, rocks & plants. The image features a gameplay mockup on the top right of the image to show how everything looks together.
January 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Dinosaurs were my first obsession as a kid and while I rarely draw them I do draw a lot of inspiration from them. It's def on my list to do some proper palaeoart some day, but in the meantime here's a T rex in disguise.
Cropped screenshot of a dragon painting that is still a work in progress. The crop shows the legs and base of the tail in profile view.
January 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Flipside every time I pass his cage: It's me, hi!

He's almost 12 but according to vets when we did an xray last year he looked better than most young budgies they get. So yeah, def easy to forget he's actually old.
Photo of a male budgie that is clinging to the bars on his cage and looking at the viewer. He has a mint green body with light yellow head, and a red ring on one of his legs.
October 2, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Just realized my budgie, who's the last of a flock of 6, is soon as old as the eldest bugie I've had. I was worried about him when his sister passed over a year ago, but old man is still his happy self, super social and def not looking his age. Hoping we get another couple of years together.
Photo of a male budgie sitting on a branch and looking down at the viewer. His feathers are fluffed in contentment and in front of him hangs a piece of lettuce and cucumber.
October 2, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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Currently trying to get a small but challenging task done so I can get back to arting. Really itching to continue with a sheet that will accompany the dragon design I've been showing sneak peaks of. Posted more wips and entire sheet over at the coffee place.

ko-fi.com/insignasus/g...
Work in progress image of a portrait shot of a dragon tossing a fish into its mouth to eat it (similar to a cormorant or egret). The lines are mostly finished on the neck but the ruff/frill is still in progress, and the horns haven't been lined yet which shows the faint sketch underneath.
October 2, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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Giftart for my friend Direwolfqueen on da. I have to scribble on something while listening to lectures, and since my entire course is through zoom I can scribble in csp. Yay! Went so well considering I've barely drawn felines at all!
Fullbody sketch of an imaginary species of big cat that is heavily based on snowleopards, with extra long upper canines and large spikes running from it's head and along the back. The cat is laying leisurely on the ground facing the viewer, with one front paw tucked underneath its chest and the other hanging down relaxed in front of it. It's doing a blep with eyes closed in a smile. It's laying on exposed rock with thick snow around it.
August 25, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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Stream time! Chilling with a ref sheet for the purple floof. www.twitch.tv/insignasus
March 8, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Long time since I posted a wip anywhere! Been enjoying working in greyscale, but also hoping I can wrap it up and color it in a week or 2.
Cropped image of a dragon design that is a work in progress. The image is drawn in greyscale and the crop is focusing on the dragons head.
March 3, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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I realized I don't post as much as I want to on any site since all the added steps I go through to feel some sense of security when posting art sets of my executive dysfunction. I do make an effort to post on ko-fi every week or every other week. New post up tomorrow!
ko-fi.com/insignasus/t...
Screenshot of membership tiers available on ko-fi.
February 24, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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I haven't mentioned it anywhere before now since I wanted to fill it with a couple of posts, but I recently set up Ko-fi memberships where I'll post wips, sketches early access and more. I'll be unemployed soon due to moving cities by end of march so any support/reposting will be much appreciated!
Screenshot from the posters twitter account showing they just added a new post for monthly subscribers on Ko-fi.
February 17, 2024 at 2:21 PM