Hiya, I’m Soli (previously Solilakoi) and welcome to my art blog! I love drawing characters in elaborate outfits, trees and nature scenes, and monochrome/inky stuff.
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So I read this book lately -
#artists on tumblr#solstrix draws#my art#we have always lived in the castle#whalitc#shirley jackson#constance blackwood#merricat blackwood#blackwood sisters#gothic artist#gothic horror#tried a new technique hoping it might make 'lineart' faster...#unclear if it did tbh#but anyway GOD THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD#I read it in like two days#highly HIGHLY reccomend#also having something to post this week was so down to the wire#no more buffer... gotta post em as i finish em#and thats got me NERVOUS
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BACK FROM THE DEAD
#artists on tumblr#solstrix draws#my art#gravestone#graveyard#zombie#horror art#cryptidcore#this piece was really fun to work on#an experiment in getting textures through hatching#and adding plants and visual clutter with an intentional approach to detail
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Was scrolling through my own blog for fun as one does and realized
My mermay-equivalent post last year was ALSO on the 31st
Exactly a year ago
But what really stood out to me about that, is how Far you have to scroll to find it. Makes me feel So proud and happy and accomplished??
Like the digital equivalent of a sketchbook so filled with art it’s doubled in thickness and the pages are all buckled and stiff as you flip through it <3
#soli soliloquies#gonna keep the cheese in the tags and say#thanks for joining me on that journey last year#I feel like I’ve grown so much as an artist#and I’m so excited to share all these projects I’ve been working on behind the scenes
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I wasn’t planning on participating in Mermay in any way because, well… Mermaids aren’t really My Thing. But then I discovered this song, immediately became obsessed with it… and then desperately needed to capture The Vibes. So here we are!
(Still image under the cut :> )

#solstrix draws#artists on tumblr#my art#speedpaint#mermay 2025#mermay#the little mermaid#mermaids#sirens of blood and water#epica#epica band#mermaidcore#mermaid aesthetic#sirencore#mermaid art#merfolk#symphonic metal#storm#gloomcore#artists on youtube#Youtube
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Sometimes getting an answer is what's scarier
#artists on tumblr#solstrix draws#black and white#digital art#this is actually a much older piece#I made it based on the feeling of like.#being queer and wanting to confess those feelings#but being so afraid of rejection and of the other person's reaction#that I'd rather just keep it to myself forever#this represents that limbo between sharing how you feel and waiting for an answer#and the idea of purposefully avoiding that answer#sending that text and then abandoning your phone in the woods forever
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Winter Spirit
#artists on tumblr#solstrix draws#winter#elk#ice#It is very solidly Spring here#but I have been thinking about how long winters last in Canada#And about winter as a sort of death#this was also me trying to practice a more painterly style for myself#i dont know how to tag this and I dont know how to talk about it
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Mömther I hâve caùght a Feesh
his name is Bartholomew and he came to me in a vision
#artists on tumblr#my art#my ocs#victorian style art#persian kitten#kitten#cat#persian cat#victorian child#beatrix potter#that vision thing is not an exaggeration btw that is exactly what happened#one second im lying peacefully in bed#the next i have this image of a spoiled but scrunkly persian kitten dressed in little boy victorian clothes#and I burst out laughing immediately#im obsessed with him and my wife and I love coming up with punny names for potential friends for him
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Two sisters. Two sides of the same coin.
#artists on tumblr#my art#solstrix draws#dnd#dungeons and dragons#dnd ocs#dnd oc art#dnd character art#the concept being that one sister is a famous singer and performer#and the other Used to perform with her... before she got completely overshadowed by her flashier sister
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Dungeons and Dragons is a game
#artists on tumblr#my art#my dnd oc#my ocs#solstrix draws#dnd#dungeons and dragons#dnd 5e character#dnd 5e oc#dnd warlock#isadora#this moment was So Funny to me in the moment#like I JUST happened to attempt to curse the wisest dog in the world
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Mad science lab experiment... GONE WRONG!!
#artists on tumblr#monster high#mh#my art#solstrix draws#cleo de nile#mh cleo#ghoulia yelps#mh ghoulia#the existence of that one science two pack is just. so funny to me.#this mental image of them fucking it up immediately came to mind and I Had to try and draw it#also to be clear cleo having a shaved head and wearing wigs is my personal headcanon based on actual ancient egyptian fashion
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Some News!
The first and most important piece of news of course is this: it me birthday :> But no seriously. I know I haven't been posting regularly in A While (and I do feel kinda bad about it!) but you see. Between getting started on my new job, a weekend trip, and some family Things, March has proven to be... a bit rough for me!
That's not to say I haven't been working on art, however. Far from it! I actually have a huge project in the works, something for which I have been doing A Lot of iterating and prep work. I don't want to give TOO much away here, but let's just say, if you liked my streams, you'll probably also like what's coming!
On a related note, I feel like while I am working on many things... But pretty much all of them are still in an unfinished state. I still have a bit of a backlog which I really should've just queue'd up so this whole drought wouldn't even have happened but once that's done... What do we think about me sharing WIPs?
#soli soliloquies#I've been resistent to posting WIPs before now... I feel like they might come across as kinda underwhelming...#But at the same time#isn't it fun to see where a piece began? and where it ended up??#hi im a chronic overthinker can you tell
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Allow me to properly introduce myself ~
#solstrix draws#my art#artists on tumblr#meet the artist#meet the artist 2025#sketchbook club#gothic art#gothic fashion#gothic artist#queer artist#lesbian artist#really happy with how i captured my likeness#fun fact: the outfit is based on what i actually wore to go see nosferatu :>#gained a handful of new followers recently! hello! hope to see you stick around <3#so this meet the artist felt Apt lol#originally made in january but I was so excited to post the comic this one ended up at the back of the list lol#ALSO originally made for the sketches of shay sketchbook club :>#what a wonderful group btw i've been feeling so inspired#and if you've seen my last post: im doing better! still healing but no longer in pain and no longer all bandaged up lol#explaining the flags under spoken languages: im french canadian... so using the french flag to stand for french felt Wrong#just as using the british or american flag to stand for english felt Wrong.#and so: québec and canadian flag respectively
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Hello! I am fine but I did injure my left hand, which makes typing Exceedingly annoying. So I’m allowing myself to take a break until writing a post and rambling in the tags is no longer a chore
Thank you for your understanding!
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Thalassophobia - 4/4
Thalassophobia is a persistent and intense fear of the ocean, or other aquatic depths, which may be characterized by acute anxiety, panic, and/or avoidance.
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Thalassophobia - 4/4
Thalassophobia is a persistent and intense fear of the ocean, or other aquatic depths, which may be characterized by acute anxiety, panic, and/or avoidance.
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#solstrix draws#solstrix makes comics#artists on tumblr#my art#monster high#mh#toragoona#toraleixlagoona#thalasophobia#toralei stripe#lagoona blue#frankie stein#clawdeen wolf#ghoulia yelps#cleo de nile#draculaura#sorry to be posting this a day late yesterday I was dealing with!! Mold in my appartment!!! and the idea of posting just truly escaped me#but yeah ghouls and ghosts we have reached the end of my 4 page fancomic!#it was originally conceived as being for micro comic summer but well. let's just say moving countries got in the way lol#now that the whole thing is out I can rant about THEMES#this comic is kind of intended as my thesis for what makes toragoona so compelling to me#the call of the void the paradoxical draw one feels to the things they fear most#it's about the link between fear and fascination#how awesome and awful share the root of AWE#and it's about the literal fear of oceanic depths of course#toralei being a cat who perceives abyssal depths as the domain of eldritch horrors beyond her comprehension#and lagoona being Exactly the eldritch horror who feels at home within those environments#it's also about fear of EMOTIONAL depths#toralei is suddenly faced with the fact that she has feelings and they are much deeper than she's comfortable with#thus her wordlessly running away
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Hey just so you know your link to your Ko-Fi just goes to the main page, not your specific page.
Also your art is cool 👍 I particularly like the way you draw Abbey
Thank you so much for letting me know! It has now been fixed 👍
And aaaaaa thank you so much!!! I do love making Abbey as strong tall and buff as I feel she should be as a yeti monster, and it seems like a lot of people agree!
#breaking the 4th wall#apparently I'm bad at posting links I swear I'm constantly having to fix them...
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Page 3 is now up! :>
Thalassophobia comics soon?
Hello! Thank you for your question <3
I post new pages of Thalassophobia according to my regular posting schedule, which is to say on Fridays or Saturdays depending on when I remember
That being said, I am overjoyed to hear that there's interest in the rest of the story! Monster High and its characters have been a huge inspiration for me these past few years, and I had a lot of fun working on this project... So I hope it's just as fun to read, especially for anyone else who loves these characters as much as I do! Stay tuned, I promise it'll be out soon!
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