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BeckyKidus

@beckykidus.bsky.social

Time for a repost, now that Bluesky finally supports images of this size.

The stripes make the tiger, but how do you make the stripes?

#tiger #art #tutorial #SciArt #guide

A tutorial explaining tiger stripes and how they look. The first section covers the head, the second the body, and the third different variants, including a pseudomelanistic one. A main point is that tiger stripes are not straight up and down, but rather that they can split, merge, turn into rows of dots, etc.

April 29, 2026 at 6:08 PM

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cringemaster supreme

@punchyfakegamer.bsky.social

"i don't want to read a book about someone else's oc" hey quick question what do you think books are about

April 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM

julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

Why am I like this.
#worldbuilding

April 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM

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julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

He gets what he wants because he makes faces like this.
#Horseart #Julearts #Fenfaxi

Four cropped headshots of my OC Fenfaxi at odd angles. This makes him appear more unhinged than usual.

July 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM

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🌼🇻🇪 Kibu @ adapting in new home!!

@pxkibu.bsky.social

[oc, gisvardr] local vampire all day in my head........ #ocsky #art

March 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM

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macaroni | comms open!!

@artbymacaronii.bsky.social

2 YCH available !

will come fully rendered, with either a flat bg or bg of your choice. can add/change things as needed, fantasy species allowed.

base price - $60
with bg - $130
accessories/fantasy addons are extra

cashapp/venmo only! dm me if interested!

#horse #oc #ych #equine #art #comm

March 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM

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julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

I made sure to include the important bits, i.e. Uru's paunch and Fen's general...rotundity.

#Art #OC #Julearts #Urudu #Fenfaxi #OCsky

Coloured digital drawing depicting my two OCs. They're both naked, which for Fenfaxi is acceptable as he is a horse. Urudu looks more like an orange demon, which is perhaps less appropriate for their current activity, which appears to be jogging towards the right.

August 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM

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julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

Idk what came over me but here's chibi Urudu. I titled it ✨️Starslayer✨️ uwu for reasons I have not disclosed.
#Julearts #Urudu #Chibi #OCsky #digitalart

Chibi version of my OC, Urudu! It is wearing sleek, copper armour and wielding an oversized copper spear. The four eyes on its face all bear a glassy, vacant expression.

February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM

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julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

#Julearts #Urudu #Fenfaxi #Comic

Simple four panel comic of Urudu declaring that the child it is holding is an "ugly ass baby," only to be informed by Fenfaxi that it (Urudu,) is the mother. Urudu and its offspring appear confused and distressed by this revelation.

January 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM

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julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

Hard for me to work on anything with my current work schedule but the whole point of this is to put clothes on them for a style guide. I get distracted by their general ugliness.
#Julearts #Fenfaxi #Urudu #Sketch

Very loose WIP anatomy (ish) sketch of Fenfaxi on the left and Urudu on the right.

March 16, 2026 at 6:42 AM

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N*Kim

@nkimillustrate.bsky.social

How I Paint Orange Slices 🍊

Step by step painting process of how I paint two orange slices.

February 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM

julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

Urudu is STANCED. Someone has to be ready to fight at all times, you see.

julevanwilde @julevanwilde.bsky.social · Mar 16

Hard for me to work on anything with my current work schedule but the whole point of this is to put clothes on them for a style guide. I get distracted by their general ugliness.
#Julearts #Fenfaxi #Urudu #Sketch

March 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM

julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

Fen is bipedal but only like. Barely.
#Fenfaxi

March 16, 2026 at 6:49 AM

julevanwilde

@julevanwilde.bsky.social

Hard for me to work on anything with my current work schedule but the whole point of this is to put clothes on them for a style guide. I get distracted by their general ugliness.
#Julearts #Fenfaxi #Urudu #Sketch

March 16, 2026 at 6:42 AM

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Skulls and Sheets

@skullsandsheets.bsky.social

Thanks to @themadgray.bsky.social I was introduced to Elliott Dold and decided to make a mari inspired by their work

A mari in a black clak woth arms outstretched catching shooting stara

March 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM

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XX Dovelin ⏾ Illustration

@xxdovelin.bsky.social

Carry hope with you #art

Woman carrying a wave over her shoulder across the shoreline. The scene is painted in blues and purples. She looks at a distant island with cliffs. Large pink and cream clouds decorate the skyline.

January 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM

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pikaole

@pikaole.bsky.social

Bees 🐝

$This art features 100 bees of various colors and shapes. These bees are designed in a cartoonish style, based on real species. The common name or species is written below the animals. Some bees are moving leaves, scraping plant hair, or sticking out their tongues. Some male bees have hairy faces and unusually shaped legs. There are also baby bees that have just hatched from their petal nests. Cute and colorful atmosphere. There are over 20,000 species of bees, so I only depicted a very small fraction of them!$

February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM