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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open!
@sacredsapling.bsky.social
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#Watercolor artist | Turning my #OCs into fine art ✨ some 🔞 #SaplingArt

genderfluid, 30, ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇸 EN/ES

🩷 Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SacredSaplingArt
🎨 Comm waitlist: https://tally.so/r/3NNaJ0
🌈 Queer history zine @taplingzines.bsky.social
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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · Oct 13
Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Sapling, a genderfluid watercolor painter and narrative illustrator~ 🌱

I love body diversity, especially queer, intersex, and disabled characters!

Comms: tally.so/r/3NNaJ0

Also, I’m moderating a queer zine with an open call for artists (paid) at @taplingzines.bsky.social 🩷
A watercolor painting of two Congolese male twins posed for a photo together at a club. One is shirtless, with paint on his skin and medium length turquoise ombre twists that partially cover burn scars around his eyes and upper face. His skinnier twin has long dreadlocks with hair jewelry, no scars, and blue lipstick with gold eye makeup. The background is a foggy blend of purples and deep blues. A detailed watercolor painting of a dark-winged angel with brown skin and hair holding his injured lover on his lap. The injured angel has brown skin and hair, with damaged lavender wings and chest bandages. They rest together in the clouds, stained purple and yellow from a sunlight glow behind them. A watercolor of the angel Chamuel snuggling a jackalope-dog-like creature with turquoise fur and pink wings curled up on the ground. The picture is cozy, with a soft gradient of deep teal, periwinkle, and light pink. Paw print stars track along the background. An intricate watercolor painting of a reclining masculine figure with dark wings in barely any clothing, except stockings, underwear, and a translucently painted silky pink shawl. He has medium brown skin, curly brown hair, and is crushing a rose onto his chest with a lifted and gloved hand. Giant pink orchids, painted with lovely realism, surround him. Some pink fabric falls to the right side, and detailed hand painted blue lace fills the background.
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lordaslan.bsky.social
It's almost like these people have never met a Muslim in their life
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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nooskadraws.bsky.social
commission for @noclouds.bsky.social of his adorable satyr ranger archie! #dnd
Digital illustration of a satyr. He holds a twisted branch of a staff, it's wrapped in red plaid scraps of material, and has plants (ivy, rosemary, mint, and mistletoe) and bottles hanging from its crooked top. He wears a cream woolly jumper, and a green tunic over the top. It's held together at his waist with multiple belts, straps, and twine. His goat legs are cream coloured, with black splotches at the knees. He smiles, and his eyes are covered with a curtain of a black fringe. He has brown curved ram horns, and a white crop of curly hair.
February 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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tapiocawizard.bsky.social
Hiii Bsky, sorry I've been super absent lately, will you take a Nzuzi as apology? 🫣

#OCArt #OCs #OriginalCharacter
A digital illustration of my OC Nzuzi, an androgynous Congolese man, taking a selfie. He has long dreadlocks with gold jewelry, bright gold eyeshadow, and bright, shiny red lipstick. He wears some sort of sleeveless shirt or possibly dress, with a light jacket falling off his shoulders, and his phone is bright yellow with the intersex flag on it. The colors of the piece are extremely saturated and bold.
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
4. I think my artistic style is defined by vibrant colors (which is influenced by having low contrast in my vision) and a lot of details (flowers, tiles, fabric patterns, architecture).

Then, I tend to make two types of pieces: narrative kinds that set a scene, and decorative tile/floral portraits.
A detailed watercolor painting of Kokabiel, a masculine angel with purple and blue hair and fluffy multicolored wings, flying down through space to catch Ephiel, a wingless golden angel with white hair and androgynous vibes, wearing white robes and gold jewelry. He has a long red scarf sweeping through the painting and a glowing light emanates from his chest, illuminating them in the dark blue background. He looks semi-conscious as he falls through the open space, waiting to be caught and rescued. A detailed watercolor painting of Chamuel, a dark-winged angel with brown skin and curly brown hair, holding his injured lover on his lap as sunlight wraps around them from behind. The injured angel, Sariel, has brown skin and straight hair, with damaged lavender wings and chest bandages. They rest together in the clouds, which are stained purple and yellow from a sunlight glow behind them. A detailed watercolor painting of Chamuel, a masculine angel with medium-brown skin and curly brown hair. He is reclining on the ground on a plush dark blue bed. His right arm, which is partially obscured by large dark pink orchids in the foreground, is propping up his body in a sultry pose. He is gently holding a pink rose, lightly crushed in his left hand. Four of its petals have fallen off, decorating his near-bare chest. He is wearing a translucent, light pink robe that covers his shoulders and drapes over his hip, concealing just enough. With closed eyes, his expression is relaxed. Large, dark-blue wings extend past his calves, and his feet are obscured by a thick pale pink curtain. In the background behind him are three large, light purple orchids. Behind these orchids is an intricate blue and white background of lace, featuring multiple leaf and vine-like patterns and lattice-like hatching. An intricately detailed watercolor painting of nine pairs of hands, all cupped in a du'a posture (an Islamic prayer) around a central circular tile with the writing of 'Eid Mubarak' in both English and Arabic. The tiles are vibrant intertwined swirls of turquoise, soft magenta, purple, and yellow, all surrounded by a vibrant yellow background. The hands vary in shape and color, with three pairs decorated with intricate types of henna (ranging from Egyptian to Malian styles). A few characters have rings, and the woman's hands at the top has a small rainbow pride bracelet. One pair also has Islamic prayer beads cupped in her hand.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
Just saw this come up in a big anti-AI activism space, so a little reminder that deepfakes of children are *not* CSAM (child sexual abuse material).

CSAM is images or videos of a real child experiencing trauma and, as gross as deepfakes are, they are *not* CSAM (as no child was actually abused).
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
3. The oldest piece of art I have on hand is this travesty xD (Jk it had heart and some early starter techniques I am proud of having all the way back then!)

I made this about 15 years ago
A lined and copic marker drawing of an angel, in very stilted anime style with closed eyes, posed centrally over black and white scripted lyrics of the song “Lips of an Angel.” The angel has purple fabric wrapped around her to conceal her nudity, and her hands are covered up by two simple white wings. She has long straight brown hair, with almost no texture.
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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faithschaffer.bsky.social
⭐🌟 searching by starlight 🌟⭐
Ink drawing- side profile vignette of a woman walking though a windy patch of tall grass. She is carrying a lantern full of stars.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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tiffbaxter.bsky.social
🌹Fairytale Wedding🌹
I had the pleasure of drawing these illustrations for @araneaserket.bsky.social & @rfawks.bsky.social's wedding invites.
A fairytale-esque illustration of Callie & Rae in fantasy-medieval clothes. Rae, a butch lesbian on the left is in a red and mauve princely tunic and cape and bycocket hat. Callie on the left is in a pink gown with a blue starry belt and a red hennin -the veil of which whirls around the couple. Behind them is a blue sky & foliage, with various flowers in front. The border is a gold frame containing pink roses on spiralling vines on a blue background. A page showing a variety of spot illustrations: A corner piece of roses on twisting vines; a rapier with a banner of hearts wrapped around it; a blossom tree branch with a pair of doves, and three square initials entwined in floral vines: C, R and intertwined C & R.
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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zmeess.bsky.social
Essek and Caleb at Jester and Fjord's wedding party, k-i-s-s-i-n-g

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers #shadowgast
digital fan art of Essek and Caleb from Critical Role, at Jester and Fjord's wedding, sitting on a bench and kissing. Essek is a young-looking slender dark elf with light lavender skin and shoulder-length white hair, which is artfully curled and pinned back. Caleb is a light-skinned thin human in his early forties, with auburn chin-length wavy hair and a full beard. they are both dressed in formal clothing, cream and light pink to match the colors Jester had picked for her wedding. Essek is wearing a silk shirt with bishop sleeves and a straight neckline that exposes his neck and a wide pearl choker; he also has slacks on, short enough to reveal his boots with metal toe-tips, as well as a coat made of thick matte fabric, with wide geometric shoulders and layered hanging sleeves. it is caught at the waist with a wide sash, the coat's two floral frog closures open. Caleb is dressed in form-fitting pants tucked into white boots, a leather strap around one of his thighs. he has a long-sleeved shirt on under a light pink sleeveless coat made of delicate floral brocade. there is a large white flower tucked behind his ear. both of them are wearing a bit of make-up: Essek has white lipstick on his bottom lip, and Caleb's eyes are accentuated with fiery red eyeshadow. they are sitting on a bench outside, leaning into each other, Essek placing a kiss on the corner of Caleb's mouth. Essek's left hand is guiding Caleb's chin towards him with a delicate finger, while his right is resting in Caleb's left. there is a flowering branch above them, soft pink petals lying on the white cobbled stones beneath their feet. the ocean is visible behind them, the setting sun shining right behind the couple's heads, illuminating them in warm orange glow.
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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micahseacole.bsky.social
#ColoredSketch - Ilya

Didn't feel like drawing prosthetics, so Ilya now (canonically) has at least one pair of pants that isn't 3/4th length.

#ArtSky #OCSky #DigitalArt #MicahsOCs
colored digital sketch, a human man with chin length red hair, wearing ripped jeans, boots and a jean vest over a red flanel.
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
Just finished this #watercolor~! Happy pride!! 🌈

This rainbow bouquet honors our community resilience. We'll always bloom again, no matter how society treats us. We can and will get through all of this. 🌻

💌Get a print here

#LGBTQ #QueerArt #FlowerArt
A rainbow bouquet of flowers, painted in realistic watercolor, mimicking the colors of the rainbow queer pride flag. Each color is painted vibrant, in an overall triangle bouquet shape. There is a red amaryllis, an orange tiger lily, three yellow dandelions, two green Bells of Ireland, a set of blue delphinium, and two purple dwarf irises.
June 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
Angels need snuggles too 🪽

#OC #OCart #painting #watercolor #art
A watercolor of two male angels snuggling. Chamuel, a dark winged angel with curly brown hair and brown skin, is leaning on Kokabiel, a lighter angel with long turquoise hair and multicolored headwings, their hands intertwined.
January 17, 2024 at 5:09 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
Btw, this starter pack has nearly doubled in the past few weeks. So, if you wanna see more traditional art on your feed, check it out~!

go.bsky.app/31gv2cN

#Watercolor #Watercolour #Acuarela #TraditionalArt
November 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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soriplvzu.bsky.social
the art vs the artist’s hand ✨
Fan Art for the anime and manga "The Summer Hikaru Died", depicting one of the main characters, Yoshiki. He is depicted on a sky blue background, melancholically looking at a sunflower, which symbolizes another main character, Hikaru. In the upper right corner there is a line from the song "See you later/Itterasshai" by Ai Higuchi. "If tomorrow would ever come, what I'd give just to grow some flowers with you" Glowing nails from September ✨️
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
Oo this sounds fun (especially to do while resting and unable to paint for a bit!)

One 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 one of your artspirations. 23. What do you think you could stand to improve on? 24. Do you have a shameful art past? 25. Draw a picture!
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
Glazing in watercolour is time-consuming. Though that's perhaps a redundant explanation, given that everything is time-consuming when I attempt it. 😮‍💨🙁😑
Watercolour painting in progress of an autumn leaf in red and gold.
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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soturisi.bsky.social
🦠 WATERCOLOR COMMISSIONS OPEN🦠

Are you looking for a very special and exclusive drawing of your OC or rpg character? a gift? My commissions for Dec-Jan are now OPEN!

✨ 5 SLOTS
✨ Wing-it no wips
✨PWYW you choose the price

👉 vgen.co/soturisi/ser...

#commissionsopen #artcommissions #bskyart #vgen
watercolor commissions open
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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inkythoughts.bsky.social
Hey US-ians (and anyone else who wants to brave high shipping costs)!

#INPRNT has a major sale going on so if you want some quality art prints of mine, now is the time to grab some!
www.inprnt.com/gallery/inky...

#prints #PrintSale
A digital compilation of 6 of inkythoughts' illustration with the INPRNT logo and the words "Sale" placed on top.
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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shemeiart.bsky.social
It's so discouraging to post art when you see how fucked up the ratio of like to repost is. Just please, do the second click, it's literally few seconds and does so much more for struggling artists.
Doodle of my sona Meh pointing at repost/reblog button with their finger. There is "this one is important" written near them.
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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kjetll.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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mmmlarte.bsky.social
I got this scam message too yesterday and boiii I got shookth at first bcoz of the preview notif until I looked into their page 🤬😤
A screenshot from my DM of a scam message.
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
sacredsapling.bsky.social
the art vs the artist’s hand ✨

(Featuring a hand ‘self portrait’ with Eid henna!)
A detailed watercolor painting of a dark-winged angel with brown skin and hair holding his injured lover on his lap. The injured angel has brown skin and hair, with damaged lavender wings and chest bandages. They rest together in the clouds, stained purple and yellow from a sunlight glow behind them. A watercolor painting of two cupped hands, palms up in a du’a prayer style, above colorful tilework in turquoise, pink, yellow, and white. The left hand features henna, including various symbolism like triangles, swirled linquistic like patterns (although not in Arabic, it’s a personal spiritual thing), and symmetrical round patterns rising up the wrist. There is a silver wedding band too and the nails are short and unpainted.
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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thistlearts.bsky.social
I love #Corvosider and always will.
Fanart of Corvo and Outsider from Dishonored 2 Corvo and Outsider with a leviathan behind them
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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eyart0430.bsky.social
My OCs are a load bearing structure for my mental health.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
💜 Quote your purple #art 💜
Two male Congolese twins, posed in foggy purple club lighting, together for a photo. Nsimba is shirtless, with a blue glowstick around his neck. He has vibrant turquoise ombre two-strand twists, partially covering the burn scars on his face and around his eyes. Nzuzi, who Nsimba is resting his hands on, is making a peace sign and has a cute muted expression with blue lipstick and gold eyeshadow, while in a white mesh shirt with pearls. His hair is in partially tied back dreadlocks. Both of them have bright purple highlights on their skin.
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM