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Artist | Animator from N. Ireland Worked as a 3d animator & pretend rigger for games, film VFX & short films since 2011. Now back to the literal drawing board.

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Just realised I deliberately left out two trees but still drew their shadows πŸ’ƒπŸ»

06.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pen and ink sketchbook drawing of a hill with a ploughed field, some trees and hedgerows

Pen and ink sketchbook drawing of a hill with a ploughed field, some trees and hedgerows

Some outside scribbling. Despite the sunshine, March is far too early for that carry on πŸ₯Ά
Now convinced that 'au plein air' is french for 'there's a drip at the end of your nose'

#art #penandink

06.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
a picture of four books: Strangehollow, Secrets Of Strangehollow, Seas of Strangehollow and the new Savage Strangehollow!

a picture of four books: Strangehollow, Secrets Of Strangehollow, Seas of Strangehollow and the new Savage Strangehollow!

a picture of four books: Strangehollow, Secrets Of Strangehollow, Seas of Strangehollow and the new Savage Strangehollow!

a picture of four books: Strangehollow, Secrets Of Strangehollow, Seas of Strangehollow and the new Savage Strangehollow!

Savage Strangehollow is finally here! A book filled with strange and dangerous creatures from the vast enchanted forest. Be warned, explore at your peril! You can find all the books in the series here: buff.ly/Q9Smlqg
#bestiary #creature #cottagecore #hobbitcore #fairytales #folklore #fae #art

04.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Painted studies of a colorful rooster and a titmouse bird sitting on a branch

Painted studies of a colorful rooster and a titmouse bird sitting on a branch

Painted studies of a Western lowland gorilla and a tarsier hanging onto a branch

Painted studies of a Western lowland gorilla and a tarsier hanging onto a branch

Painted studies of California newt heads and a red salamander

Painted studies of California newt heads and a red salamander

Painted studies of a baby hippopotamus head and a larger adult one with its mouth open

Painted studies of a baby hippopotamus head and a larger adult one with its mouth open

HAPPY WORLD WILDLIFE DAY I LOVE AMINALS
#art #animals #studies #worldwildlifeday

03.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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30 Animals by Himmapaan | Redbubble Thirty animals drawn during September 2018, combining the online drawing challenges #1Day1Animal, created by Karine ForestiΓ©; and #DrawingaDay / #JohnVernonLord, created by House of Illustration and i...

Prints etc available.

www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3440...

04.03.2025 01:46 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Thirty, 1-inch square pencil drawings of thirty animals. They are: giant panda, right whale (bowhead whale), sugar glider, salmon, leopard gecko, comb-crested jacana, arctic fox, serval, Zempoaltepec deer mouse, southern tamandua, European asp, bridled nail-tail wallaby, liger, sea slug (_Chromodoris willani_), great blue heron, caribou, white-clawed crayfish, European earwig, silkworm, Beluga whale, spotted shag, harbour seal, black-necked swan, Kankrej cattle, echidna, sturgeon, spotted eagle ray, flamingo, mosquito, and meerkat.

Thirty, 1-inch square pencil drawings of thirty animals. They are: giant panda, right whale (bowhead whale), sugar glider, salmon, leopard gecko, comb-crested jacana, arctic fox, serval, Zempoaltepec deer mouse, southern tamandua, European asp, bridled nail-tail wallaby, liger, sea slug (_Chromodoris willani_), great blue heron, caribou, white-clawed crayfish, European earwig, silkworm, Beluga whale, spotted shag, harbour seal, black-necked swan, Kankrej cattle, echidna, sturgeon, spotted eagle ray, flamingo, mosquito, and meerkat.

Trotting this out again for #WorldWildlifeDay.
Thirty Animals, each drawn at 1" square. Pencil on marker paper, 2018.

04.03.2025 01:46 πŸ‘ 748 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 1
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After-lunch stroll in the garden 🌸🌿✨

Remember my first post here? It's actually part of a larger piece (2nd image).

I put a lot of love and care into this piece, and I'm very proud of it. 😊

03.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 600 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fiery evening sunlight on rainclouds near Asheville.
Appalachian Sunset 8”x8” oil

03.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 2033 πŸ” 275 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 9

10% OFF SALE off everything

for the whole of March.

Use code MAR10 at checkout

davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com

#illustration #art #sale #humancreator #illustrator

02.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a short breakdown of the process of making that tiny lego car with my tired old voice narrating:

01.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 174 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
A digital drawing of a loosely drawn and expressive landscape, with lots of loose shapes making out some mountains, a lake and a path through the landscape.

A digital drawing of a loosely drawn and expressive landscape, with lots of loose shapes making out some mountains, a lake and a path through the landscape.

look! a landscape I drew!!

#art #illustration

01.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 1132 πŸ” 255 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
A crocodile-looking creature floating half submerged in water surrounded by seaweed with a forest background

A crocodile-looking creature floating half submerged in water surrounded by seaweed with a forest background

The Afanc was a legendary creature that would thrash about in its pool sending floods along Conwy river

01.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

This is making the rounds uncredited once again, so... πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

01.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
Male and female Green Jay’s look alike but we can tell this Jay comes from the south because of its bright yellow belly. 

β€œThe Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a colorful, social bird from the crow family, known for its bright green, yellow, and blue plumage with a black and blue head, found from southern Texas through Central America and into South America.”

Our Jay is seen in full profile, facing to our left. They’ve landed on the end small vertical branch and look ready to fly off!

Male and female Green Jay’s look alike but we can tell this Jay comes from the south because of its bright yellow belly. β€œThe Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a colorful, social bird from the crow family, known for its bright green, yellow, and blue plumage with a black and blue head, found from southern Texas through Central America and into South America.” Our Jay is seen in full profile, facing to our left. They’ve landed on the end small vertical branch and look ready to fly off!

Calling all bird-loving artists! This month’s bird is a Green Jay! πŸ’š Draw! Paint! Sculpt! We hope you'll join us. Posting day is March 25th.

Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/

#birds #art #BirdWhisperer

01.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Watercolour illustration of St David/Dewi Sant

Watercolour illustration of St David/Dewi Sant

Here he is in full.

01.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It is nice to be on one of the few remaining types of social media that isn't absolutely riddled with genAI sloptivity. They may take our images and videos but I'll be damned if they take our pithy short-form written existential angst

01.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 209 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Soft Peaceful Sunset No. 2606" 6"x4" oil on Arches oil paper (2026), shown with a paintbrush and palette knife for scale. Seascape painting with an orange toned sky with some soft blue clouds over a dark blue sea with a rocky shore. Color from the sky reflects in the water below.

Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Soft Peaceful Sunset No. 2606" 6"x4" oil on Arches oil paper (2026), shown with a paintbrush and palette knife for scale. Seascape painting with an orange toned sky with some soft blue clouds over a dark blue sea with a rocky shore. Color from the sky reflects in the water below.

A small atmospheric seascape for you.

Tisha Mark Β©2026, Soft Peaceful Sunset No. 2606, oil on Arches oil paper, 6"x4"

Original works on paper (including this one!) are available on my website:
tishamark.com/product-cate...

#art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

28.02.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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A playful sense of nostalgia to navigate their miniature world. This is pure whimsical storytelling from Tweedy & Fluff

#beautifulbizarre #stopmotion #miniatureart #softsculpture #storytelling

28.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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tiny lego car #blender #cycles

27.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 466 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
Watercolor illustration of a Red-and-yellow Barbet, seen at 45Β°. His head is mostly red and his belly is creamy white. His wing is black with white spots, and a band of this pattern circles his breast. His tail is banded black and white. He's glaring at the viewer, challenging the audacity of any who would dare to look upon him.

Watercolor illustration of a Red-and-yellow Barbet, seen at 45Β°. His head is mostly red and his belly is creamy white. His wing is black with white spots, and a band of this pattern circles his breast. His tail is banded black and white. He's glaring at the viewer, challenging the audacity of any who would dare to look upon him.

Annoyed Barbet 🐑🎨πŸͺΆ

27.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Really happy with how this turned out!

(I also created the illustrations for the tin and the playing pieces)

27.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Going through files for something & saw this 2015 report from @privateeyenews.bsky.social about how homeless people like to read too.
Value #books & people.

27.02.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a silvery serpent slides out of a tree in a purple wood surrounded by dots of light which are fairies.

a silvery serpent slides out of a tree in a purple wood surrounded by dots of light which are fairies.

The Silver Lizard of Helelot is one of the many dangerous creatures that you'll find in Strangehollow. This beast appears in my book Savage Strangehollow, which you can find here: buff.ly/POcrpyI
#dragons #lizard #fantasyart #folklore #artbook #watercolour

27.02.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 218 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ballpoint pen sketch of two lovebirds, sitting on a branch

Ballpoint pen sketch of two lovebirds, sitting on a branch

The bird of February is the
Black-cheeked lovebird / Schwarzwangen-Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis)
for @birdwhisperers.bsky.social

#ballpointpendrawing
#penandink
#birds πŸͺΆ #BirdWhisperer
#sciart
#art #animalart #birdart
#kleineKunstklasse

26.02.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
A happy puffin stood on a rock

A happy puffin stood on a rock

A Puffin

26.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 691 πŸ” 186 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
A digital illustration of Huananosaurus, an oviraptorid dinosaur with a parrot-like beak, and shown here with its long, hair-like feathers looking very windswept and chaotic.

A digital illustration of Huananosaurus, an oviraptorid dinosaur with a parrot-like beak, and shown here with its long, hair-like feathers looking very windswept and chaotic.

Huanansaurus having a bad hair day.
Or a good hair day.
These things are so subjective.
#SciArt

24.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
A stylised painting of a landscape

A stylised painting of a landscape

A stylised painting of a landscape

A stylised painting of a landscape

A stylised painting of a city landscape

A stylised painting of a city landscape

A stylised painting of a landscape

A stylised painting of a landscape

I’ve just added 5 postcard-sized watercolour landscapes to my shop.

jonathanestore.bigcartel.com

25.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
a digital painting of a pair of lovebirds, sitting on a branch against a purple background. They are facing the viewer, with faces in profile. Their bodies are mostly bright green, with a yellow collar and a reddish-black face, and bright red beak. one is grooming the other, both look very content.

a digital painting of a pair of lovebirds, sitting on a branch against a purple background. They are facing the viewer, with faces in profile. Their bodies are mostly bright green, with a yellow collar and a reddish-black face, and bright red beak. one is grooming the other, both look very content.

This month's #BirdWhisperer is a pair of black-cheeked lovebirds, of course! Look at them, whispering and plotting their little crimes.

(ref photo by Bernhard Jaeck)
#art #birds 🦒🐑

25.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 414 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
a watercolor painting of a two lovebirds snuggling together.

a watercolor painting of a two lovebirds snuggling together.

Here is a sweet pair of a Black-cheeked Lovebirds for this month @birdwhisperers.bsky.social πŸ₯ΊπŸ¦œπŸ¦œπŸ§‘

#BirdArt #SciArt #sketchbook #art #TraditionalArt #watercolor #watercolour #BirdWhisperer #Bird #birdartist #ornithology #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #bskyart

25.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Timelapse: youtu.be/aqHfjfcv-I4

February 2026's Bird Whisperer Project birds: Black-Cheeked Lovebirds.

#art | #birds | #wildlife | #birdwhisperer

25.02.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0