A fierce red dragon flying in front of a fire tornado.

Day 25: Inferno. I need to stop doing fire in ink. It takes sooo long!
#Inktober #art #dragons #inferno

Illustration of a small, multicolored dragon lying down. They have a jeweled crest and wear a gold choker. A small, diamond-studded gold crown floats above their head.

Day 17: Ornate. A little prince- or princessling dragon. They're very certain you've never had a fancier friend.
#Inktober #art #dragons #ornate

A green-tinted swamp with an undead dragon perching on a rock. He glows from the inside with malevolent energy and looks... very angry.

Day 12: Shredded. I love me an undead dragon!
#Inktober #art #dragons #fantasyart

A sepia ink-washed illustration of a dragon lying at the edge of a cliff. The moon is faint in the background. The dragon's horns and wings are made of bare tree branches, and it has a crest of moss and flowers.

Day 14: Trunk. Today I discovered one of my pens is apparently a knockoff, because it's not waterproof. 😭 Anyway, *that* was a lot of lines to get to redo...
#Inktober #art #dragons #moon

A dragon sweeping a town with fire. The dragon is mostly silhouetted, but has some glints of yellow and red off its scales. Its wings are a semi-transparent grey-brown. In the background a town burns; the skies are filled with thick smoke.

Day 10: Sweep. Not a good day for the town.

#Inktober #art #dragons #sweep

Illustration of a woven basket shaped like a dragon.

Day 2: Weave. This is what I came up with after I promised to do less detail-work. I clearly lied to myself.
#inktober #art #dragons #weave

A sepia-and-brown-toned tree dragon based on a dragon tree, which is a real thing. Who knew? He's sitting back on his haunches and looking off to the left, with the crown of the tree sprouting from his back.

Day 3: Crown. An actual crown wasn't speaking to me... but the crown of a dragon tree being made into an actual dragon-creature? Yeah, that works.
#inktober #art #dragons #crown #trees

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It's officially #Inktober! Which means prepare for daily art, and the daily opportunity to see that ridiculous stage all art goes through before it looks like I did it on purpose. If you wanna catch all the sneak peeks (from all years!), check out my Ko-Fi here:

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#art

Best of luck!

Me dressed as Birds of Prey Harley Quinn (pink halter top under gold overalls) in front of a variety of my drawings. In the foreground two pieces of tape read "COS Comic Con, 15-17 August." The drawings show a variety of horror scenes, a witch, and a lady platypus.

Only a few days left... do you have your tickets yet??

8/15 - 8/17

Times:
Friday: 3PM - 9PM (VIP opens 2PM)
Saturday: 10AM - 7PM (VIP opens 9AM)
Sunday: 10AM - 5PM (VIP opens 9AM)

Venue:
Broadmoor World Arena
3185 Venetucci Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Website:
www.cscomiccon.com

Oof, glad you and the motorcyclist seem to be ok!

Me cosplaying as Injustice 2 Harley Quinn in front of a blue background with a repeating banner of "COS Comic Con." In small font, the top row says "DragonCrest Studios" on the left and "15-17 August" on the right.

Coming soon: me at the Broadmoor World Arena for COS Comic Con! I have new art! I have new cosplay! I have new snark! Come see it all 15-17 August and support all your Internet-local artists!
#CSCC #art #cosplay

A picture of the artist dressed as Birds of Prey Harley Quinn (gold overalls, bright pink halter top) in front of a black-and-yellow ad for COS Comic Con. The text reads as follows: COS Comic Con 15-17 August 2025 Friday: 3PM - 9PM (VIP opens 2PM) Saturday: 10AM - 7PM (VIP opens 9AM) Sunday: 10AM - 5PM (VIP opens 9AM) ​ Broadmoor World Arena 3185 Venetucci Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80906 www.fishwithatophat.com

Guess what? In LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, you can come see me at the Broadmoor World Arena for COS Comic Con! I have new art! I have new cosplay! I have new snark! Come see it all 15-17 August and support all your Internet-local artists!
#CSCC #art #cosplay

Illustration of a blue, speckled squid whose tentacles turn into wildflowers. It's upside-down, making it looking like a bouquet.

Here's a fun one I hadn't loaded to Etsy yet--it's now up in the shop! This was freehand ink, and those flowers gave me fits. 😅 But soooo worth it!

www.etsy.com/listing/4341...
#art #ocean #fantasyart #surrealism

Drawing of a woman with a stop sign in place of her head. She sits on a floating car seat with her hands on her knees.

The same stop-sign-headed woman on a blue apron.

The same stop-sign-headed woman on a phone case.

The same stop-sign-headed woman on a tan t-shirt. The shirt is being modeled by a somewhat smug-looking man.

New design up on Redbubble--this was one of my favorites from last year's Fright-Fall! I had a number of people at the last con who loved it, so I figured I'd get it on some swag. 🛑
#art #fantasyart #redbubble

An ink illustration of a walking house with numerous rooms and roofs. A tree with a few birds is on top of the tallest roof. Six "roots" form legs for the house to walk on, and one is lifted as it moves.

A progress shot of the same house with only the front room and three legs finished. I'm detailing another room in micron pen on the left. I'm left-handed.

A detail shot with a finger next to a bear on one of the roofs. The best is about the same size as my fingernail.

No new Etsy post for today, so instead enjoy these progress and detail shots from a walking house I did last December! The whole illustration was done straight up in ink... Mostly because I'm much too lazy to sketch out all those details and then ink them, too. 😆
#artsky #humanartist #fantasyart

A drawing of a rainbow-colored finch on the branch of a blossoming tree. The background is light blue strewn with clouds.

He's a little late for Pride Month, but he likes to think he's fashionably so.

Now up in the Etsy shop!
www.etsy.com/listing/1528...
#birding #art #finches

A pottery-inspired ink illustration with a trio of mermaid silhouettes. The background is the orangish tan of old Greek pottery, and geometric patterns run along the top and bottom in white bands. Each of the mermaids has a different tail style, body shape, and hair style. Two fish silhouettes swim around the mermaids on the outer edges.

New to the Etsy shop: the amphora mermaids! These three were an Inktober piece a while back, but I'm finally working on my print backlog. 😅

www.etsy.com/listing/1394...
#mermaids #mythology #art

Me dressed as Harley Quinn from Birds of Prey, with a pink crop top and gold overalls.

The DragonCrest Studios both at Denver Fan Expo, featuring an array of prints and posters of sci-fi and fantasy art.

A map of the overall floor plan for Fan Expo Denver, with a number of small logos pointing out artist locations. In the zoomed-in version in the lower half of the picture, the following artists' locations are displayed (from left to right): CrayonQueen Creations, Kale's Art, Auxwave Creations, and DragonCrest Studios. The end caps of several rows are also called out for easier recognition of the aisles.

All set up and Harley-ing at @fanexpodenver.bsky.social! Come at me in Aisle 1400 near the bathrooms!
#fanexpo #artist #fanexpodenver #fantasyart #cosplay

Me dressed as Birds of Prey Harley Quinn, in gold overalls with a bright pink crop top underneath. The text reads "3-6 Jul" and "Fan Expo Denver," with my tag (@fishwithatophat) at the bottom.

Channeling all my art energies over to @fanexpodenver.bsky.social! One week until you can catch me in my array of Harley cosplays. 😆
#fanexpo #artist #fanexpodenver

That article is the funniest thing I've read all week. Won't someone think of the billionaires?!

Transitioning isn't a single decision. If you knew anything about this issue you'd know that. Gender dysphoria doesn't wait until a kid turns 18. You're asking these kids to suffer just in hopes they'll change their mind by adulthood.

Hey, at least a portal didn't open to the spider realm.

Vote no on Cloture! Vote no on the CR! Voting for this CR is voting away the the last of any leverage Dems have on this administration. You WILL see cuts to social security. You WILL see cuts to Medicare if this passes.

An ad for the upcoming Colorado Cosmic Con, featuring an image of @FishWithATopHat as classic Harley Quinn. In the bottom left is a drawn piece of a headless girl with a stop sign in place of her head. The ad text reads: DragonCrest Studios at Colorado Cosmic Con Tickets Available Now! Colorado Springs Event Center 3960 Palmer Park Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 8-9 March @FishWithATopHat

A map of the venue for Colorado Cosmic Con 2025. The main entrance, artist alley, and celebrities are labeled. The location of the DragonCrest Studios booth is in the second row from the right, in the middle corner; it's near the panel stage.

I've got a con coming up, and you should too! If you're going to be in Colorado this weekend, I'll be at Colorado Cosmic Con selling all the art!
#art #harleyquinn #conartist

If you see this, post a ghost 👻

Al asks if his glasses have been seen. Jack, smirking, puts them on and asks if they make him look intelligent, but from Al's POV he's just a blur. Alfredo stares blankly, unamused.

I'm so deep into procrastination I drew a comic to avoid drawing another comic #ocsky #comics

Quote with your Night / Dark Art

Denver Colorado

An ink illustration of a walking castle with numerous towers. Four stone pillars appear to be its "legs," with three protrusions in the back as a tail. Birds fly around the highest tower and a full moon is in the background. The artist is @FishWithATopHat.

Another walking house for you! This one's more of an LOTR-style piece. 😁 Hope you're all having a blast this weekend--we're getting another snow storm... hopefully just a dusting this time?
#fantasyart #castles #humanartist