Ian Allen Bird

Desert Bus 2025 A charity fundraising marathon in support of Child's Play Charity.

Desert Bus starts today at 3 (PST)! It's good feelings and funny people and has raised almost $12 million for Child's Play since 2007! It'll be on for approximately the next full week without stopping! (If you saw me post the wrong link no you didn't)

dbfh.org
twitch.tv/desertbus

A set of pencil on paper doodles of various characters from Silksong. Those characters are a flea, a beastling, Zuzu, Nuu, two drawings of Sherma, Fayforn, and Pilby. The beastling is purring, the flea is awoo-ing, one of the Shermas is sleeping, and Nuu is Nuu-ing.

Doodled some bugs
#art #silksong

Risoprint of Hornet amongst foliage.

hornet in #riso

Donate to Desert Bus 2025 Donate directly to Child's Play Charity, supporting children's hospitals and domestic violence shelters across the globe. Every donation helps keep the bus on the road just a bit longer.

We're exactly one week away from the start of #DB2025, so it's time to open up the donation page for some pre-gaming! It's also a great time to sign up, or update your donor account.

I made a new big buddie with an egg. Hopefully *this one* makes it through the bisque!

Unstoppable Force VS Immovable Object
#silksong #katamari #art #procreate

The rainbow dragon from above alongside a new, crocheted, pink, blue, and white dragon. They are laying nose to nose and tail to tail so that they form a heart.

I forgot to post this, I made it a friend
#crochet #art

A sketchbook page with drawings of a snail, a horse stick figure, a sea bunny, a sea pig, a cat head, a goat in a sweater jumping over a shrew and a millipede, and a wallaby with a joey in its pouch.

My actual commissions are closed until I can replace it, but for every $5 you donate, I'll do a simple pencil sketch of an animal of your choice! Just message me on Tumblr, Bluesky, or Ko-fi with your request and tell me how & where to mention you. (Reference images appreciated, no AI.)

Example:

Hey folks, my tablet is dying, and I need a new one, which will cost about $600. I've got a goal set up for it over at my Ko-fi (ko-fi.com/ianallenbird). Any help is appreciated, including shares!
#art #artistsonbluesky

a crocheted rainbow dragon. its body is a spiral, so you can twist it around as a fidget toy.

the crocheted dragon is now twisted up in a circle, its head is upside down and looking into the camera.

the dragon is standing upright on its hind legs, supported in the front by its head resting on the ground.

made a cute little dragon fidget toy :3

(Pattern from: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...)

ms paint drawing of a person's head. they have wiggly watery eyes, a wiggly frown, a mullet, and a turtleneck. text reads, "World's Saddest So-and-So".

ms paint drawing. a field of lavender flowers below a mostly cloudy sky. there is a fog on the ground, covering the field.

ms paint drawing. a rat man with his hands in the air, shrugging. his expression is apologetic. he is wearing a purple long-sleeved shirt, jeans with a belt, and cowboy boots. text reads "WHEN THE — THE GUY DOESN'T KNOW".

an assortment of drawings I don't feel like making their own posts

#art #artistsonbluesky #mspaint

an ms paint drawing of a weird bug with a cat's head rolling around back and forth on its back.

the weird bug with the cat's head standing upright, followed by the same bug but now it has angry eyebrows and giant beetle-like mandibles.

I call this "bug tantrum. like if a guy (me) was a bug (but big like gregor samsa) and threw a bug tantrum (because of the brain disorders)" and "me when there's one more freaking Thing to deal with"

#art

An orange crocheted shrimp wearing a baby blue crocheted hat.

The shrimp sits next to Orzo, a blue crocheted dinosaur wearing an orange witch hat.

I made the shimp a hat, btw

MS Paint drawing of a snail eating a 4 leaf clover, with a slime trail behind it. Text says "Goo Luck" in wiggly letters.

An orange crocheted shrimp amigurumi, viewed from the side.

The same shrimp, from above.

The same shrimp's face.

Today I made a shimp.

(Pattern from GheeBeans Crafty on Ravelry, www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...)

An MS Paint drawing of an acorn weevil, from the side, facing right, standing on a plant. It is entirely flat colors.

Another MS Paint drawing of an acorn weevil. This one is head-on and has more layered colors.

Two acorn weevils that I didn't quite finish.

(Link to reference photos because they're really good bug pics www.reddit.com/r/weeviltime...)

#art #bugs #weevils

A colorful, realistic drawing showing 34 species of hummingbirds, flying and perched on floating twigs against a pale green background.

Hummingbirds of the World! Drawn a couple years ago in Procreate.

👀👀

Attention Artists!
QRP and show off the style of your art!

I've mostly been doing MS Paint stuff like the first piece lately but I dabble.

🤝🤝🤝🤝oh shoot that's not the right number for a human

handshake emoji

MS Paint drawing of a long black millipede, with little red legs and antennae. The background is green leafy shapes on flat brown. Labelled American Giant Millipede.

An MS Paint drawing of a fuzzy black and orange caterpillar. Labelled Woolly Bear Caterpillar.

I'm practicing bugs today <3 Here's an American Giant Millipede and a Woolly Bear Caterpillar.

digital ink illustration in warm greyscale with lots of fine line work. two hands each coming from opposite corners, one palm down and one palm up, one's middle finger lightly touching the other's index finger. the entire canvas, including most of the visible arms, are covered in tangled, gnarled roots. veiny, branching masses spread just under the skin of the forearms.

- Undergrowth -
Prints

Details & line work ⤵️⤵️
#art #DarkArt #horror #HorrorArt

Photo of multiple creature figurines painted with various colors and patterns

A new batch of Lil Guys is dropping in my shop this Saturday (Feb 15) at 10 am PST! Each one is unique and will never be reproduced ✨

which muppet

Digital illustration in flat, muted, cool earthy tones, title at bottom: The Blighted Conjurer. A six-limbed being comprised of gnarled, twisted vines and roots has a horse skull head. The vines/roots are attached to its arms as if the arms are growing from them. It is in a forested body of water with its head leaning out and over. Black viscous fluid flows from the cavity in its nose down into a mass on top of the water. The piece is not shaded, using intricate line work and flat colors to show depth.

digital color illustration in square format, title at bottom: Furbicorn. A lavender-colored Shetland pony is rearing up. Instead of a horse head, they have a Furby face with mouth open, looking up to the sky. They have a stout unicorn horn. Their mane and tail are blue, and their horn is neon green at the base fading to neon yellow at the tip. Small neon yellow stars sparkle around their upper body and head.

Digital greyscale illustration, title at bottom: The Futility of Sorrow. A humanoid form sits slumped, their head a bare skull looking up with jaw open unnaturally wide. Their teeth are long, twisted tree roots flowing up in a mass beyond the top of the canvas. Their hands are resting in their lap, palms up and relaxed. The parts so far described are shaded with fine contour hatching. Their body is solid black. The background shows a large circle with viscous strands of thick black fluid (or sludge) stretching across it. The rest of the background is grey static.

digital greyscale illustration. title at bottom: The Pit Guardian. a very small silhouetted person stands toward the bottom left of canvas, looking up at an immense being in front of them. the being has emerged from a large black pit in the ground. it is mostly comprised of long, waving vines that turn into masses of hair at its bottom. its head is a horse skull, and it is looking straight down at the person. located around where its "chest" is, is a black hole, which the vines curve around to create its shape. the background is mostly featureless grey, with some distant grey mountains.

hey y'all! I'm a disabled, trans artist who relies on print and merch sales for income. Understandably, sales have dropped hard in recent months. If you have a little time, please check out my stuff! Prints are currently on sale! 🏳️‍⚧️

- Prints
- Merch
- Licensing

#art #DarkArt #BSNM #SupportArtists

An MS Paint drawing of a black-capped chickadee, assuming I identified it correctly. It's a bird, either way.

birb practice

An MS Paint drawing of a color-point cat, in front of a red heart on an orange background.

An MS Paint drawing of a tortoiseshell cat, in front of green bubbles on a yellow background.

An MS Paint drawing of a grey pig, in front of yellow stars on a blue background.

Hey folks! I'm opening up 5 commission slots for $25 MS Paint Pet Portraits!

See details over at my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ianallenbird...

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art friends how do I make bluesky cooperate with a gif I made? is my only option to make it post as video?