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Rovina Cai

@rovinacai.bsky.social

Illustrator of books and other things ✏️ www.rovinacai.com

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I've never been much of a collector of original art, but I suddenly want to build a collection of obscure illustration & commercial art?

23.02.2026 11:03 — 👍 48    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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Found these AMAZING paintings ...at an estate auction of all places! The artist is Lars Knudsen. It seems like he worked mainly during the 80s/90s, and these are originals for a series of bird posters he produced in collaboration with some zoos around Australia.

23.02.2026 11:03 — 👍 161    🔁 14    💬 9    📌 0

The impostor syndrome only gets worse the longer you've been working, but you lean to hide/ignore it better ✨😃✨

18.02.2026 13:03 — 👍 58    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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Some illustrations from the 2014 Folio Society edition of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Will you be watching the new movie? I keep hearing it's bad, but I still kinda want to see it? 😅

13.02.2026 15:07 — 👍 62    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

I think this is the first time I've done a land? Lands are fun! So much opportunity for atmosphere!

04.02.2026 13:25 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Info here: magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

04.02.2026 13:21 — 👍 27    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Castle Ravenloft 🏰 For MtG Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Strahd's Descent. AD Anthony Garzzona

04.02.2026 13:21 — 👍 974    🔁 212    💬 12    📌 2
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I will never tire of holographic foil ✨

19.01.2026 14:14 — 👍 35    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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These three artist proofs will be in the Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III show at @gallerynucleus.bsky.social, curated by @donnycaltrider.bsky.social. The show opens January 31st!

19.01.2026 14:07 — 👍 167    🔁 27    💬 4    📌 0
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#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Subtle Knife' by @rovinacai.bsky.social
geekynerfherder.blogspot.com/2026/01/arto...

18.01.2026 10:24 — 👍 27    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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No really, literally. I suppose I might glue the filter on eventually. 🫠

17.01.2026 06:38 — 👍 20    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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So I taped a black mist filter to a cheap plastic lens, and the results are so incredibly, beautifully shitty. I love it.

17.01.2026 06:38 — 👍 51    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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I set up Home Assistant to turn on some lights, but it's quickly escalated to… this. @alexstoneart.bsky.social made a Pokemon inspired pixel art floorplan of the entire apartment. I'm currently making it interactive (chores & active devices are shown on the map). Thinking of animating it too. Omg 😅

04.01.2026 14:52 — 👍 36    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0
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Christmas greetings from Australia! ✨

@alexstoneart.bsky.social wanted to try a potted tree this year... I am dubious about its survival 😬

25.12.2025 00:38 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
THIS IS NOT A MURDER MYSTERY | Official Trailer | STUDIOCANAL
YouTube video by STUDIOCANAL THIS IS NOT A MURDER MYSTERY | Official Trailer | STUDIOCANAL

Oooh this looks fun!

16.12.2025 23:19 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

I just put eggnog in place of milk in my tea, and feel as if I have truly leveled up in life. ☕️

04.12.2025 00:00 — 👍 22    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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Conducting some R&D ✨ Thinking of offering medieval illuminated manuscript inspired signatures at MtG events next year 🤔

03.12.2025 06:18 — 👍 48    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 0
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Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers We do judge books by their covers. Illustrations spark young imaginations, solve problems, present information - and shape our world, says the children’s author on National Illustration Day

Some brilliant points here about illustration as a distinct art form, and its role in human storytelling. Love this!!

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

30.11.2025 16:03 — 👍 104    🔁 27    💬 0    📌 0
A pencil drawing of a woman reclining in bed, but her hands look kind of fucked up, and her face has been scribbled out, apparently in frustration by the artist

A pencil drawing of a woman reclining in bed, but her hands look kind of fucked up, and her face has been scribbled out, apparently in frustration by the artist

I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.

29.11.2025 02:31 — 👍 2339    🔁 551    💬 11    📌 13

Wooow the water reflection one is amazing.

20.11.2025 05:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

If you see this, post your bird art!
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I have so much bird art to post.

12.11.2025 00:51 — 👍 102    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 2

Wow this is amazing! Thank yooou!!

12.11.2025 00:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you see this, post your bird art!

12.11.2025 00:39 — 👍 155    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 3

Caran d’Ache Luminance and Derwent Lightfast are the best in terms of lightfastness. Outside of these, you really have to scrutinize the individual colours, some are ok but oranges and pinks seem particularly prone to fading.

11.11.2025 01:23 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Lightfast Testing: 50+ Coloured Pencil Brands Discover the best and worst coloured pencils and markers for lightfastness, ensuring your artwork stays vibrant and doesn't fade too quickly.

While horrifying, the in-depth analysis and charts here are at least extremely satisfying to look at. Especially at 2am when I should be asleep but have fallen down an art material rabbit hole.

10.11.2025 16:06 — 👍 40    🔁 8    💬 4    📌 0
Pencil Brands Are Lying to You About Being Lightfast
YouTube video by Sarah Renae Clark Pencil Brands Are Lying to You About Being Lightfast

Noooo Derwent Artist pencils and Tombow dual tip markers aren't lightfast?! Guess I'm throwing out most of my art materials 🫠

10.11.2025 15:59 — 👍 42    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 0

I definitely don't have the time for this, but I need a procrastination project lol.

31.10.2025 00:53 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What MTG tokens should I make? 👀

31.10.2025 00:52 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 10    📌 0
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I have NOT seen Frankenstein yet, but I wanted to join everyone in posting about it, so here's a very old drawing.

27.10.2025 01:26 — 👍 207    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 0
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A (maybe?) new to me artist; Ernest Biéler. The shapes and patterns are so pleasing.

26.10.2025 01:07 — 👍 154    🔁 31    💬 3    📌 0