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Progress

I had always thought sketching mountains with a pen was difficult. I just had no idea how to do the shading in a way that actually made them look like mountains. But for the sake of practice, I decided to try anyway. Whether the sketch turned out good or not, I could always redraw it. I got it... read more

Frog Situation

Ponds keep hatching unreasonable ideas— frogs with neon spines, frogs shaped like evolution was dared into strangeness and said fine. They move like wet arguments, little green loopholes in the legislation of form. Some inflate their throats into sudden weather. Some wear... read more

Portrait test

Hatching with Pilot pens is challenging. The ink takes so long to dry I need to plan out the fillings better to give my wrist enough room to maneuver without smudging everything.

Botanical art

Finding my flow with some fine-line hatching. 🖋️ There’s something so meditative about building up texture one stroke at a time. Still a work in progress, but loving how this apple is starting to take shape.

Hatching Ducks!

It's that time of year!

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only female mosquitoes bite humans and animals because they need blood to produce eggs, while male mosquitoes are harmless nectar lovers that survive on plant sugars and never bite people. the female mosquito uses a needle-like proboscis to drink blood and can spread diseases such as malaria and... read more