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Karu from Midgardia

@mystarseed.com.bsky.social

Artist, map-maker, game master @midgardia.bsky.social

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Would definitely recommend switching to Clip Studio Paint (they do offer one-time payment options so you don't pay monthly fees), and they do sales fairly often to get it for a good price. In the meantime, there's Photopea, which I think is like a slimmed-down Photoshop. I've also tried Firealpaca!

06.07.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I *have* had more luck with Ohuhu's regular marker paper, the one that's not marketed as bleed-proof. You can only color one side as it does bleed to the back, but there's no pooling, blending is easier and the colors look super sharp! It doesn't seem to absorb as much ink as bristol too.

11.03.2025 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, I had the same problem with the Ohuhu (and the center of their paper is dark so when you soak the top layer with light colors, it looks darker!). I use bristol as well, the Neenah brand! It's nice and thick and I can blend fine on that. I just find it absorbs a lot and thus uses up more ink.

11.03.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lovely portrait! I recently tested some marker paper and *also* hated it... what paper were you trying out? (And was it the Ohuhu bleed-proof pads? XD)

11.03.2025 01:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository

GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. Itโ€™s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.

Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

27.01.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29268    ๐Ÿ” 15497    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 548    ๐Ÿ“Œ 226
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All my December pages (I hadn't already shared here). I had a busy month and got a lot done. More than I expected tbh.

11.01.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And as a side note... I have a love-hate relationship with those grippies lol... They're GREAT for holding stuff yes, and opening items. But as someone with two cats, they're also quick to get COVERED in cat hair lol...

16.12.2024 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Just use them inside out" I have, with some models. But most models nowadays also have silicone grippy pads on the palms, which are GREAT for opening bottles but means I can't just turn them inside out. I just wanna use gloves that won't hurt at the seams...

16.12.2024 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why do all compression gloves have the seams on the inside? This glove is meant to be tight... and yet it has FOUR SEAMS on each finger, that press against them! Every time I use my gloves, I end up with grooves where the seams bite into my skin.

16.12.2024 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some recent coloring book pages I've finished. From "It's a Cat's World" by Teresa Goodridge and "Wildflower Folk" by Christine Karron

16.12.2024 04:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Amazon.ca

If you're in Canada and have been eyeing the Derwent Inktense line... Amazon.ca is currently offering the 72 set for $140CAD with a $42 coupon, meaning you can grab them for just over $105 after taxes (plus shipping). That is an incredible deal!! #traditionalart #art #adultcoloringbooks

08.12.2024 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book: Witches Around by @uusikuuu
Media: Ohuhu Alcohol markers, Brutfuner pencils, ohuhu acrylic markers.

28.10.2024 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Delilah the witch, sweeping out some ghosties from her house. First is a scan, the others photos, trying to pick up the glitter.

Book: Spooky by @ilustratorium.sara on Insta
Media: Gel Crayons, water based markers, acrylic markers, black widow pencils, wink of stella.

20.10.2024 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
12-Hour Charity Stream 'Roll for a PAWS' benefitting Second Chance! Animal Rescue Society. 

Square image with a blue and purple faint galaxy effect. Grey kitty holding a green d20 with a paw on the '20' spot. Golden puppy running with tongue out chasing a blue d20 with a paw on the '20' spot.

Join us on October 12th 
twitch.tv/midgardia

Times in MDT

10am-1pm Golden Sky Stories
1pm-4pm A Familiar's Quandary (5e)
4pm-7pm One Honk Before Midnight
7pm-10pm Heckin Good Doggos

12-Hour Charity Stream 'Roll for a PAWS' benefitting Second Chance! Animal Rescue Society. Square image with a blue and purple faint galaxy effect. Grey kitty holding a green d20 with a paw on the '20' spot. Golden puppy running with tongue out chasing a blue d20 with a paw on the '20' spot. Join us on October 12th twitch.tv/midgardia Times in MDT 10am-1pm Golden Sky Stories 1pm-4pm A Familiar's Quandary (5e) 4pm-7pm One Honk Before Midnight 7pm-10pm Heckin Good Doggos

12-Hour Charity Stream 'Roll for a PAWS' benefitting Second Chance! Animal Rescue Society. 

Square image with a blue and purple faint galaxy effect. Middle of image to the right showcases a QR code. Golden puppy holding a blue d20 with a paw on the '20' spot in it's mouth. Grey kitty playing with a green d20 with a paw on the '20' spot. 

Donate using the QU code!

Join us on October 12th 
twitch.tv/midgardia

12-Hour Charity Stream 'Roll for a PAWS' benefitting Second Chance! Animal Rescue Society. Square image with a blue and purple faint galaxy effect. Middle of image to the right showcases a QR code. Golden puppy holding a blue d20 with a paw on the '20' spot in it's mouth. Grey kitty playing with a green d20 with a paw on the '20' spot. Donate using the QU code! Join us on October 12th twitch.tv/midgardia

Tomorrow my friends and I will be doing a charity stream on twitch for SCARS here in Edmonton!

If you'd be interested in donating for the cause, you can find our campaign for the event here-
tiltify.com/@midgardia/s...

12.10.2024 03:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I love him, I love this sheet, and you seem like a fun person to RP with.

21.08.2024 03:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
October 2023 Completed pages - Adult Coloring Books
Donate to my Extra Life campaign here:https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=511523You can grab the coloring bo... October 2023 Completed pages - Adult Coloring Books

My newest compilation of completed coloring pages is up! I got through 10 pages last month, with a lot of spooky ones~

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3H0...

05.11.2023 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's the one piece of original art I made in September. Also the first actual piece of art in this new marker sketchbook I got. Loved the paper for markers, and am pretty happy with how this turned out!

06.10.2023 04:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
September 2023 Completed pages - Adult Coloring Books
I surprised myself this month with 10 finished coloring pages (one less than last month, but a lot of those were older WIPs! This month they were all from sc... September 2023 Completed pages - Adult Coloring Books

Another month, another compilation of colored pages. I'm definitely getting into the swing of this, and I fear my book collection will soon become so vast I will not be able to color a page in each book each month, as I have been mostly doing so far...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mivV...

06.10.2023 04:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"I'm going to bed early!" I said, like a liar.

24.09.2023 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Would you believe me if I said these two are my first ever pieces with alcohol markers? These were a commission pair, sibling cats belonging to a friend. Their names are Hubble and Cannon! #art #cat

05.09.2023 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OMG the red panda adventurers are SO CUTE!

05.09.2023 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks for the art share!! Iโ€™m under 100 and love to paint animals :)

05.09.2023 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That cat has me mesmerized, the fur looks so soft I want to pet them! ๐Ÿฅฐ

05.09.2023 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello, I am Ara ^-^ I love drawing fantasy creatures and kitties ๐Ÿฑ I am currently writing a fantasy novel that will be complemented with illustrations alongside it.

05.09.2023 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aaah love the bat cat folk!

05.09.2023 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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hello! I'm Saba and I'll be your host this cozy Monday โ˜•๐Ÿ’œ

I'm a sapphic artist from Canada who likes to draw a lot of DnD and fantasy ๐ŸŽจโœจ

04.09.2023 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hi! I'm new so def less than 100 XD I draw a bit of everything from fandoms to ttrpg and cute animals. Been clawing myself out of a huge slump, and dabbling in trad art for the first time in years! (Also picked up alcohol markers, never had those before ๐Ÿ˜ฎ)

Here's some recent art I've completed.

05.09.2023 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finished this piece that's been sitting as a wip since April. I was afraid of it at pretty much every stage after nailing Nahida, ended up sketching and inking Wanderer during Animethon and today I added the missing color and backgrounds. #art #genshin #tradart

04.09.2023 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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