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Oliver 💙
@oliverniko.bsky.social
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♿🌈 | He/Him

Soft realism artist with severe chronic illnesses. Both originals and various fandom pieces (mainly FE3H, Tales Of, Zelda and JRPGs). Also a writer.

🔞 Sometimes NSFW: Mainly kink and pin-ups, occasional explicit. #onocs = my OC tag.
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Pet doodle sheets for mutual aid 💙

I've been offering one doodle per one item bought (up to 3 doodles) off Mari's survival wishlist; a severely chronically ill person facing caregiver abuse. A lovely way to help someone vulnerable this Black Friday: bit.ly/marisurvivalneeds
Three doodles of a tabby cat. The top is horizontal, with Miss Honey, the cat, laid on her side with paws to her chest. The bottom left is her sitting with a stretched back leg. The third is her meowing gently. Three doodles of Stuart the rat. On the left he sleeps curled up. On the right he holds a little canvas, and sits in a hanging bed. Two doodles of a beagle. On the left, he sits down with head at a 3/4 angle. On the right he looks directly at the camera. Three doodles of Salem, a black cat with a white chest and paws. He has a dignified look, with a long face and smirk.
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Thank you for the art share! I'm Oliver, a disabled and queer artist. I love to paint realism with an ethereal touch. 💙
A digital oil like painting of two nude elven characters. Cyrus, left, is a muscular man with long dreadlocks. He is shown from behind, a glowing golden scar on his back. He holds onto Niko, right, with one arm. Niko is a slender man with quite thick thighs. He holds onto the back of Cyrus' shoulders, left arm darkened with magical scarring. He smiles as Cyrus leans his head into him. They're painted with blue shadows, pink midtones and yellow highlights. A digital graphite like commission of a cat. He lies down, fluffy tail on the floor towards the camera. He has a small round face and big eyes, as well as white socks. Older depictions of Sylvain and Felix from Fire Emblem Three Houses in a digital oil style. They sit together on a wooden bench on a balcony, looking at warm moonlight together. A wall is behind them with an open window on a hatch, and leaves dangling around the building. A table is nearby with cloth, a pitcher and glasses. Felix wears turquoise robes with his canon boots, a stick propped next to him. His navy hair is longer, tied into a low side ponytail. Sylvain sits on his right, wearing a reddish brown jacket, a turquoise waistcoat and black trousers with knee high brown boots. He leans to Felix with a hand on his hip. He has a beard. A digital semi realism painting with oil like brushes, showcasing Sothis, a youthful goddess with light skin and long, wavy emerald green hair in thick ponytails. She wears a blue purple dress with a black leather chest piece and golden details down her torso and on a thick circlet. She holds her hands over Garreg Mach, a castle in mountains surrounded by dramatically shaped clouds that swirl around her. Behind her are more natural clouds hit with sunlight. This casts Sothis in a golden glow from the side and beneath her, casting highlights on the lower half of her face.
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Saying goodnight to the bees as we approach winter 🐝

Watercolour paint and white gouache in watercolour sketchbook

I did a few sketchy sessions of this when in medical waiting rooms and this is what came together. It's only my third time using watercolours so I'm still learning, but it's fun!
A watercolour painting of a fuzzy bee resting on a purple hyacinth, with a green background implying plants. It's painted in a loose, partially wet on wet style. There is a portable half pan watercolour palette on the right.
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Coming along nicely 💙
A traditional drawing of a robin side profile drawn with alcohol markers. It's on a circular light purple background with blue ink splodges. So far its main body and wing have been coloured, with its tail, branch it perches on, feet and breast are still only penciled in.
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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My eyes aren't really in good shape for digital today, so I started colouring this robin instead. Felt like a suitable little friend as we head to December! And using alcohol markers always feels like coming home.

#WIP
A sketchbook surrounded by alcohol markers. A robin drawing is in process, on a light purple and blue background. It's head and back feathers have been coloured so far with warm and cool greyish tones.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I finished the sketching phase on my Christmas-ish piece, of two of my longest OCs Skia and Alex. I think the old piece was drawn in about 2017 or so. Quite the difference already!
A screenshot of an iPad screen, showing a digital painting in progress of a feminine slim woman with long black hair standing against a wall, a butch red haired person standing near her with their hand on the wall. An old drawing is laid on top with lines and less refined colouring.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Timelapse for this piece 💙 It was a joy to paint something for this little bit of lore.

Will need to double check, but I believe it took about 6-7 hours.
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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A little more info about this 💙 As part of this situation I rest my stuff on my lap and on the desk to my side, not the full thing haha.

I absolutely don't expect tips, but I would appreciate them if you'd like to support my oil journey!
Just a little more info about the desk chair requirement too: to do art that can't be done in bed atm, what I do is sit in my arm chair and prop my legs up on the current desk chair. Unfortunately it's bulky and too big so not suitable for wheeling or moving around much, meaning if I need something I have to get up. Not very suitable! Meanwhile a reclining desk chair will mean I can wheel around better and keep my legs up with just the chair. It also means I can rest properly in the chair by leaning back to rest, so in theory I will be able to spend longer in the study rather than only manage my current sub hour per week due to my limited capacity to sit up. (And less so when my bone capacity is small, like what has happened this week and I had to drop oil painting plans today) I aim to buy the chair in the winter and tips will just help me purchase faster. So no pressure still, just wanted to provide more context to the access need! It's non urgent but will be massive for my quality of life. 💙
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Because Niko once healed a back wound on Cyrus with a massive amount of magic, when they touch, the scar glows. 🌟

#Art #OCArt #FantasyArt #QueerArt #Procreate #onocs
A digital oil like painting of two nude elven characters. Cyrus, left, is a muscular man with long dreadlocks. He is shown from behind, a glowing golden scar on his back. He holds onto Niko, right, with one arm. Niko is a slender man with quite thick thighs. He holds onto the back of Cyrus' shoulders, left arm darkened with magical scarring. He smiles as Cyrus leans his head into him. They're painted with blue shadows, pink midtones and yellow highlights.
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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9. It's harder to answer this one as it's like, within what time period? As of course I might not like a number of older pieces in terms of technical skill.

So I'll pick my least favourite painting from the past year. It's not bad at all, I was just so severely ill and it affected the quality.
A digital painting using oil like brushes, featuring Cyrus, a Black man with red locs and beard, sitting on a green velvet sofa with a red suit and Santa hat. He holds onto the navy hair of Niko, who is laid across his lap, wearing a green thong and mini skirt with fluffy trim. Niko is a slim white man with elf ears and is bound and gagged with red ribbon. Cyrus has his hand positioned as though to spank him, his rear pink. A white Christmas tree can be seen in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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8. It's a bit hard to settle on one, but if I had to pick it'd be this redraw. Not necessarily just for how it looks (although I'm proud of it) but because it took a lot of tenacity. Most of it was painted when bedbound unable to sit up for long, chipped at bit by bit.
A digital oil like painting of Sorey and Mikleo from Tales of Zestiria in a realism style. Sorey carries Mikleo in a bridal carry, fingers spread as though pleading. His face is covered in dark shadows and he smiles sadly with blood dripping down his face, one leg on a tree stump and the other shown in perspective from above on the forest floor. Sorey wears his white cape with feather details and buckled boots over dark baggy trousers. Mikleo is sprawled lifeless in his arms, his own arms limp, blood dripping down on one and through the chest of his turquoise and white jacket with gold embellishments. There are leafless trees behind them against a cool backdrop, and dying flames are on the forest floor. The previous piece compared to an old drawing in 2017, with a similar atmosphere.
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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And saw some swans :)

Massage itself was highly needed, all the lumpy tension I had in my arms for years is gone. Unfortunately will be rougher to recover from as mum had a fall when I was out and it was quite the scare seeing her on the floor. But I think it will do me some good after recovery.
An adult swan with four juveniles gliding across a stream. Ducks are behind them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Massage fit 💙

All secondhand aside from the vest.
Oliver, a young white man with shoulder length brown hair, wears a navy blouse, under knee trousers, black buckled shoes and a tan vest with a detective goose on it and a bow. A close up of the vest. A dog brooch can be seen attached to it as well.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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7. I don't really have anything unposted that can be deemed as recent, but I didn't post these kitty doodles on Bsky too yet. Waiting for the energy to make a post about them being for mutual aid. (Feel free to message me for info in the meantime though!)
Three digital graphite like doodles of a black cat with a long face and pointy ears, with a white chest, belly and paws. He's drawn sitting, laid down and a close up of his face. A doodle of Siren, a tabby cat sitting with his front paws together.
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Timelapse of my Halloween piece
Real time: 10 hours

Thought I should get this posted before my Christmas WIPs come along. 😂
#Procreate #DarkArt
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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3. Definitely have older but the easiest access piece I have currently is this one! I did this on MS Paint with a laptop mouse when I was 12-13 haha.
Beginner digital art of an anime girl with layered shoulder length brown hair going over one eye, wearing a white and black tank top on a red background.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Good morning 💙 I thought it'd be nice to get through these gradually after an increase of followers since my last art questions.

(1 like = one answer)
1. When did you get into art? 2. What art-related sites have you ever signed up for? 3. Show us your oldest piece of art you have on hand. 4. What defines your artistic style? 5. Do you practice other styles/have you tried other styles in the past? 6. What levels of artistic education have you had? 7. Show us at least one picture you drew or sketched recently that you did not put on a public site 8. What is your favourite piece that you have done? 9. What is your least favourite piece that you have done? 10. What do you like most about your art? 11. What do you like least about your art? 12. Have you ever considered taking commissions? 13. Are you looking to pursue a career in art? 14. What do you like drawing the most? 15. What do you like drawing the least? 16. Do you draw more fanart or original art? If fanart, what fandom do you draw the most of? 17. What would you absolutely refuse to draw? 18. What is your purpose for drawing? 19. What medium/program do you use the most in your art? 20. How would you rank your art? (poor, mediocre, good, etc) 21. Do you believe there is such thing as "bad art? 22. List at least one of your "artspirations." 23. What do you think you could stand to improve on? 24. Do you have a shameful art past? (recolour sprite comics, tracing art, etc.) 25. Draw a picture!
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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I was able to spend an hour getting the first layer down on this lion today. Happy with how smoothly it went for my first painting on a canvas! (Just ignore how the base for the mouth is very simple as the sun is disappearing 😂)

I'm very excited to start rendering.
A canvas of an oil painting in progress. A lion is painted in warm colours, opening his mouth with a big yawn.
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

#Art #Birds
A loose soft pastel drawing on white paper of a lilac-breasted roller bird shown from behind, looking at a side view and sitting on a branch. It has a purple breast, golden and blue wings and green atop its head. Scattered magenta markings are the background and a yellow, magenta and turquoise pastel surround it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Mutual aid pet commission of a little guy called Bilbo 💙

I can accept a second slot of these now. See below!
#PetPortrait #AnimalArt #Procreate #Cats
A digital graphite like commission of a cat. He lies down, fluffy tail on the floor towards the camera. He has a small round face and big eyes, as well as white socks.
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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I'm physically incapable too of not wearing this brooch on this waistcoat. 😂

Waistcoat: CastleToo
Blouse: Princess Chronicles through Devil Inspired
Trousers: Pride Bunny
Boots: Doc Martens, secondhand
Bow: StarchasersUK on Etsy
Brooch: Castle gift shop
A photo focusing on the brooch. It has two black cats against a night sky.
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Medical fit 💙

The taxi drive was lovely, finally got to see a larger amount of autumn leaves. Made having to go out after a rough start to the day worth it.
Oliver, a young white man with shoulder length brunet hair, leans against a doorframe with one leg up using a blue cane. He wears a royal blue blouse with pleated sleeves and matching boots, a navy waistcoat, white and blue neck bow and navy trousers. He also wears a black mask and round glasses. A closer up image of Oliver on his upper body.
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I'll start!

I'm Oliver, a queer and disabled/chronically ill artist based in Wales, UK. I love to explore subjects with a modern classical feel, focusing on ethereal edges and lighting, for both original works and fanart.
Older depictions of Sylvain and Felix from Fire Emblem Three Houses in a digital oil style. They sit together on a wooden bench on a balcony, looking at warm moonlight together. A wall is behind them with an open window on a hatch, and leaves dangling around the building. A table is nearby with cloth, a pitcher and glasses. Felix wears turquoise robes with his canon boots, a stick propped next to him. His navy hair is longer, tied into a low side ponytail. Sylvain sits on his right, wearing a reddish brown jacket, a turquoise waistcoat and black trousers with knee high brown boots. He leans to Felix with a hand on his hip. He has a beard. A digital semi realism painting with oil like brushes, showcasing Sothis, a youthful goddess with light skin and long, wavy emerald green hair in thick ponytails. She wears a blue purple dress with a black leather chest piece and golden details down her torso and on a thick circlet. She holds her hands over Garreg Mach, a castle in mountains surrounded by dramatically shaped clouds that swirl around her. Behind her are more natural clouds hit with sunlight. This casts Sothis in a golden glow from the side and beneath her, casting highlights on the lower half of her face. A digital landscape painting with oil like brushes. Two characters kiss underwater, holding hands as they float through the water. Cyrus, left, is a tall Black man and wears fantasy travel like clothes with knee boots, baggy trousers and a sleeveless jacket with fur around the neck. He has long red dreadlocks floating around him in the water and pointed ears. Niko, right, is a slim light skinned man with long wavy navy hair. He wears blue toned princely attire with thigh high leather boots and golden details. He has a long pointed ear with a red earring. The piece has blue tones with bright warm sun reflecting off the riverbed background and off their clothes. A digital portrait in oil style brushes of a silver tabby cat. One side of her body is in warm highlights, the opposite in shadow that has a blue rimlight. She has yellow eyes with large black pupils and white fur on her chest.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Thank you for 2.3k followers! Here is an art share for artists currently based in Europe.

Rules:
- Like and repost this
- Reply with your art, and any links you want to share
- Interact with other artists
- Use alt text
- Flag 18+ work appropriately
- Optional: Tag a friend or two!
A digital painting with oil like brushes of a feminine redhead facing the side. They hold fingers by their chin and lips, smiling. They have shoulder length wavy ginger hair. They are standing at sunset, painted with colourful high chroma tints of warm colours and blue/green. Text over it reads European Art Share.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Some oil sketching shenanigans 💙 45 minute (including mixing) pumpkin sketch from the other day, and a lion sketch from today using the leftover paint ready to chip at. Been fun learning!
A small rectangular canvas board with an oil painting of a pumpkin lit with magenta lighting on a purple background, a cast shadow to its left. A sketch of a yawning lion in magenta paint on a bigger canvas.
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM