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Ida

@rusalkai.bsky.social

Illustrator, concept artist & 3D artist. Prehistoric creatures & historical clothing. I work on dinosaur games. She/her. No AI/NFT

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Old Bernadetta: The Crooked Rex

(Sculpted, retopo'd, and rigged in Blender, textured in Substance Painter, rendered in Blender Cycles)

27.02.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

No nyt on

26.02.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This art block that's turned into some kind of an unclimbable wall is really kicking my ass

22.02.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations ❀️

21.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t worry it’s beginner artist friendly!

26.11.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My hand holding a piece of wood. The thumb looks unnaturally twisted.

My hand holding a piece of wood. The thumb looks unnaturally twisted.

My hand. The thumb is being bent all the way to touch my wrist.

My hand. The thumb is being bent all the way to touch my wrist.

My hand, showing off all the nails in a row. The thumb is once again twisted.

My hand, showing off all the nails in a row. The thumb is once again twisted.

My hand. The wingers are overlapped in a way that looks weird.

My hand. The wingers are overlapped in a way that looks weird.

Working on a nice little hand reference pack for artists!

26.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is the only Godzilla drawing you'll ever get out of me

21.10.2024 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Black and white ink line drawing of a stylized flying great horned owl on a black background. The black background has a white circle where the owl's legs are. There's a text under the drawing that says "mooncatcher".

Black and white ink line drawing of a stylized flying great horned owl on a black background. The black background has a white circle where the owl's legs are. There's a text under the drawing that says "mooncatcher".

Sometimes I draw traditionally too

14.10.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

At one point I put Henry in my pocket in a little plastic container to keep him safe and got really anxious when I realized I hadn't poked any holes in it. He couldn't breathe in there!!

30.09.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not once in the dream did I question why my nephews were a caterpillar and a pill. I just felt such love for them.

30.09.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An MS paint drawing of a green caterpillar named Michael and a white pill named Henry.

An MS paint drawing of a green caterpillar named Michael and a white pill named Henry.

I had a dream I had two nephews named Michael and Henry. I went to an amusement park with them and tried to keep them safe in all the scary rides because they were still so young.

Anyway this is what they looked like:

30.09.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I am in looove

24.07.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh NO you truly are the bravest soldier

18.07.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Loooove the palette on this!

16.07.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love seeing the little thumbnails! Always nice to get a peek at the rough stages of other artists’ work. Pretty piece ❀️

07.07.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh she is OUT

24.06.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I want you to know that I still think about your TNG/Muppets thing very often. I might have to draw it someday.

23.06.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks for the motivation big cat, needed it today

16.06.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yess!!!

02.06.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a gouache painting depicting a Tyrannosaurus rex. His head takes up most of the page, and he's turned almost to face the camera, with his mouth slightly open. He is brown with some red areas.

Photo of a gouache painting depicting a Tyrannosaurus rex. His head takes up most of the page, and he's turned almost to face the camera, with his mouth slightly open. He is brown with some red areas.

Diesel the Tyrannosaurus

01.06.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Such beautiful architecture and craftmanship! I want to see houses like this in person some day so that I can see all the details and effort that went into building them.

01.06.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, it’s an Allosaurus. Dilo is one of my favs, though!

29.05.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it's painted with jelly gouaches! Thanks!

29.05.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yesss do it, it's so freeing to just do something tactile after working on the computer all day!

29.05.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

❀️!!

29.05.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a small gouache painting. It depicts an Allosaurus from a side view on black background. The dinosaur has a light creamy and grey undertone, brown patterning and a yellow eye.

Photo of a small gouache painting. It depicts an Allosaurus from a side view on black background. The dinosaur has a light creamy and grey undertone, brown patterning and a yellow eye.

I think I like painting with gouaches now

29.05.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a page from a sketchbook. It has two, small, gouache portraits of people in side view. The top one is a man with a turquoise background and the bottom one is a woman with a pink background.

Photo of a page from a sketchbook. It has two, small, gouache portraits of people in side view. The top one is a man with a turquoise background and the bottom one is a woman with a pink background.

Been trying to battle a bad art block, did some tiny gouache studies in the evening.

28.05.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture that says "There are only two types of baby mammals". Underneath is a drawing of a cartoony, cute baby deer, and next to it a pink, naked, hairless baby monotreme.

A picture that says "There are only two types of baby mammals". Underneath is a drawing of a cartoony, cute baby deer, and next to it a pink, naked, hairless baby monotreme.

Does anyone remember part 2?

26.05.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Sweet babies πŸ₯Ίβ€οΈ

26.05.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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