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It only takes one person saying they’d love to see you make art again to give you the courage to make art again. Starting up #inktober2022 with #mtg style tokens again! Thanks @themicrobeergeekmassacre for the encouragement and @j0hnicus for the initial idea! Day 11: Crabby! https://www.instagram.com/p/CjjmUmaj0-g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I made these tokens to go with the #edh deck I made for my secret Santa way back when! Meant to post got after they opened it but y’all know how I get distracted. So here they are! It was a squirrel deck based off of making tons of different tokens so Chatterfang can make even more squirrel tokens. So I figured I could put some of my #tokentober drawings to good use along with a few more new designs just for funsies! (Video scanning several playing card sized drawings of various free natures and monsters. Second image is of those same cards arranged into a Christmas tree shape.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZJ90BKLp6O/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“Wind Touched” She is the wind. She can cause your lungs to fill with the breath of life or leave you gasping and directionless. She skirts from one breeze to the next, riding the gales to her destination but not with bit and bridle. She sheds the bonds of the physical until body and spirit become one with the wind, melding with its mercurial nature. Its destination is her destination if there is such a thing as a destination to be reached. Those who catch a fleeting glimpse of the wind rider recall sharing in the sense of freedom and weightlessness if only for a moment. What will they do with that feeling once she has sailed on? Elf ears: @aradanistudios Foundation: @dermablendpro Lip color: @mentedcosmetics Blush: @elfcosmetics Eyeliner: @nyxcosmetics https://www.instagram.com/nerdyblackmom/p/CY6rHh4A2Rk/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“A flicker of swirling blue cloth in the corner of your vision grabs your attention. It stands out against the stark winter landscape devoid. Spent leaves litter the ground, and now that your senses are heightened you can hear footsteps crunching in the leaves behind you. You turn, eyes following the sound and focusing in on its source. A person? They are humanoid in shape aside from three small horns which protrude in a vertical line above each eyebrow. Their eyes scan the arid terrain with something akin to wonder, inspecting each leaf before gazing up again to peer at the noonday sun peeking through the pre-snow haze. Their gaze shifts again to a cracked twig, an indentation in the mud, a scent on the air. If they hadn’t been robed in that cerulean shawl, you would have sworn they were tracking something, the childlike wonder giving way to something more intense. A hunt perhaps? What could they be hunting with such lack of camouflage? They stood out like a hummingbird whose glistening wings betrayed them as they moved from flower to flower, more prey than predator. You stand, trying to make heads or tails of this creature when it turns to meet your gaze, as if it was aware of you all along. Wide-eyed but unafraid its brown eyes hold your stare, daring you to look away. But of course, you don’t. How could you? It blinks and as if on cue, you follow suit. Your eyes open staring at the empty space between the trees where something once stood. The sunset rays filter fuchsia and violet through the arid winter landscape. You dust an inch or so of snow off of your shoulders and continue your walk.” (Four images of a brown skinned person in a blue shawl with six horns on their forehead in various poses behind some branches.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYt6JkZrMX2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“A flicker of swirling blue cloth in the corner of your vision grabs your attention. It stands out against the stark winter landscape devoid. Spent leaves litter the ground, and now that your senses are heightened you can hear footsteps crunching in the leaves behind you. You turn, eyes following the sound and focusing in on its source. A person? They are humanoid in shape aside from three small horns which protrude in a vertical line above each eyebrow. Their eyes scan the arid terrain with something akin to wonder, inspecting each leaf before gazing up again to peer at the noonday sun peeking through the pre-snow haze. Their gaze shifts again to a cracked twig, an indentation in the mud, a scent on the air. If they hadn’t been robed in that cerulean shawl, you would have sworn they were tracking something, the childlike wonder giving way to something more intense. A hunt perhaps? What could they be hunting with such lack of camouflage? They stood out like a hummingbird whose glistening wings betrayed them as they moved from flower to flower, more prey than predator. You stand, trying to make heads or tails of this creature when it turns to meet your gaze, as if it was aware of you all along. Wide-eyed but unafraid its brown eyes hold your stare, daring you to look away. But of course, you don’t. How could you? It blinks and as if on cue, you follow suit. Your eyes open staring at the empty space between the trees where something once stood. The sunset rays filter fuchsia and violet through the arid winter landscape. You dust an inch or so of snow off of your shoulders and continue your walk.” (Three images of a brown skinned person in a blue shawl with six horns on their forehead in various poses behind some branches.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CYt5x1WrFgn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 31: Skeleton Did this one quickly before we have to start getting ready for trick or treat. BUT!!! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IVE EVER FINISHED ALL 31 DAYS OF AN ART CHALLENGE!!!!! (Black and white image of a skull surrounded by black. The text says “skeleton 1/1”) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtJ6yHpNad/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 30: Kraken (Black and white ink drawing of four tentacles rising from the water. The tallest one has a small boat on the tip. Text reads “Toke Creature- Kraken 8/8”) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtDxi7pg4D/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 29: Pest. (Black and white ink drawing of four small caterpillars with dual pincer mouths crawling around the page.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVocjWKphRC/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 28: Treasure. When Tiny Human saw I was drawing a gemstone he immediately informed me that gemstones are very powerful and that mine should have the power to make music from an electrode that’s inside the gem. He even drew me a diagram. ((Swipe to see his diagram —>) ) So here we are! (First image is a black and white ink drawing of a hand holding a glowing, levitating gemstone. Inside the gem is some crackling black lightning. Outside are some faint music notes. Second image is the same thing only drawn by a kindergartener.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVnKz_9LQ6Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 27: Giant (Image of a giant foot stepping on tiny trees while tiny people run away in fear.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVjXgWyA2WB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 26: Goblin (Image of a goblin running and about to toss a rock out of a sling.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CViGOvlgCG2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 25: Eldrazi (Image of a creature with four blade appendages. It appears to be holding itself up with support form a long tongue coming out of its pincer mouth.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgbqxrJcx8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 24: Shapeshifter (Image of a face. Half is of a human face with long straight hair. The other half is of a snake-like face with scales and dreadlocks.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgbfrXJojc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 23: Demon (Black and white ink drawing of a small round ghost-like demon with tiny wings) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgbB2sJjUe/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober day 22: Bird Been out of commission for a bit. Time for some catch-up posts. (Black and white ink drawing of a bird flying over some happy little trees) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgaiOcJ4Ct/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 21: Dog Illusion (Image of a spectral dog standing on a cliff howling at the moon. Behind it are mountains and clouds that can be seen through the dog’s translucent body.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVS6SkGAwp6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tokentober Day 20: Avatar (Black and white ink drawing of a fully armored humanoid with three eyes, four arms, and blade-like wings. It hovers in front of the moon above the silhouette of a crumbled skyline. In one arm it holds a spear and in another a battle axe.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSqAyHgD7A/?utm_medium=tumblr