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Phou Camvan
@designcynic.bsky.social
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Canadian Graphic Designer and Doodler. Left Twitter cause it got too political. Left Instagram cause the algorithm killed my account. So here I am now with my sketchbook. 🤷‍♂️
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Phou Camvan @designcynic.bsky.social · Jun 13
Since this is a brand new account here, I figured I’d post a recap of what I do. Yeah, it’s mostly just monster drawings in a sketchbook. Hope y’all like my work! 😈🎨
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#sketch #traditionalart #darkart #darksurrealism #penandink #illustration #inkdrawing #portraitart #sketchbook #portraitdrawing
designcynic.bsky.social
Is it an Alien? Or is it a Demon? Neither, it just a chill dude. 😎

#gothart #characterdesign #macabreart #darkart #ink #inkdrawing #sketch #brushpen #illustration #drawing #sketchbook #horror #moleskine #monsters
July 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Just a little girl enjoying her snacks. 😋
If only I could convince my daughters to not be as picky.

#sketchbook #illustration #ink #gothart #brushpen #moleskine #monsters #characterdesign #macabreart #sketch #horror #drawing #darkart #inkdrawing
July 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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It’s rare, but sometimes, I don’t always go for anthropomorphic monsters. I’ll draw animal shaped monsters as well! 🐕

#moleskine #drawing #darkart #sketchbook #illustration #horror #inkdrawing #brushpen #ink #macabreart #sketch #gothart #monsters #characterdesign
July 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Here’s a drawing of my old friend, The Melting Face Man. Although his face is constantly melting, at least he’s happy cause it’s finally the weekend! 🫠

#illustration #darkart #characterdesign #moleskine #drawing #horror #monsters #inkdrawing #sketchbook #sketch #ink #gothart #brushpen #macabreart
July 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Say hello to the Cordyceps Monk. He enjoys reading, psilocybin cubensis and listening to podcasts.

#inkdrawing #drawing #sketchbook #ink #gothart #monsters #brushpen #macabreart #illustration #characterdesign #sketch #darkart #horror #moleskine
July 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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It’s yet another Demon drawing for today. Cause it’s DeMonday, duh!

#horror #monsters #sketchbook #macabreart #sketch #characterdesign #brushpen #illustration #drawing #moleskine #inkdrawing #gothart #ink #darkart
July 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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It’s summer and I’ve been having an unhealthy obsession with visiting as many ice cream parlours as possible this year. Or Eyes Cream as this dude might prefer 👀

#Illustration #TraditionalArt #Art #DarkArt #MacabreArt #Sketchbook #DarkSurrealism #CharacterDesign #InkDrawing
July 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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A little maggot eating monster to start off this hump day. Can’t wait for it to be lunchtime 🍽️

#art #darkart #sketchbook #traditionalart #fantasyart #characterdesign #inkdrawing #pendrawing #darksurrealism #macabreart
July 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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I like bandwagons, so here is my post for #PortfolioDay ! I mostly draw dark art and some portraits in pencil, pen and ink.

Here’s my abandoned gallery in case you want to see the rest of my work: instagram.com/designcynic

#macabreart #darkart #art #illustration #drawing #traditionalart #sketch
July 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Just a little creature I drew awhile back that reminded me of my recent camping trip. Saying there were a few mosquitoes and other gnarly bugs to deal with is an understatement.
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#macabreart #darkart #art #characterdesign #inkdrawing #illustration #drawing #traditionalart #sketchbook
July 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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A quick little sketchbook piece I titled “Windows”. As a graphic designer by trade, I do enjoy playing with cropping and negative spaces a lot. 🖼
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#characterdesign #sketch #horror #illustration #macabreart #sketchbook #gothart #darkart #inkdrawing #drawing #moleskine #ink #monsters #brushpen
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Here is another demon for today that’s more inky and classy. Classy cause of the way it drinks its tea. I mean, look at that hand! ☕️
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#illustration #drawing #sketchbook #horrorart #inkdrawing #darksurrealism #lineart #demon #fantasyart #darkart #characterdesign #pendrawing
July 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Here’s another graphite sketch I’ve done lately. Been trying to add a bit more personality into these portraits as I tend to make them a bit lifeless. Not exactly there yet, but it’s gettin there ✏️
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#drawing #darkart #illustration #demon #sketch #sketchbook #traditionalart #graphite #graphiteart
July 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Some days, I prefer just doing graphite drawings. It doesn’t have the same impact as the ink drawings, but they’re still fun to do nonetheless. ✏️
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#sketch #drawing #pencils #demon #pencildrawing #moleskine #traditionalart #graphite #illustration #darkart #sketchbook #characterdesign
June 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
designcynic.bsky.social
Posted my final IG drawing this morning. It’s a redraw of my 1st post from back in 2016. Feels bittersweet cause I met a lot of great artists there, but screw that gaslighting platform. 👿
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#macabreart #darkart
#art #characterdesign #inkdrawing #illustration #drawing #traditionalart #sketchbook
June 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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This drawing was originally intended to advertise my Bluesky account on my IG page. But figured I’d post it here too cause I liked the results. Hope you like it too!
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#art #pendrawing #fantasyart #darksurrealism #characterdesign #inkdrawing #darkart #sketchbook #traditionalart
June 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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3 pieces to get to know me

#art #darkart #characterdesign #traditionalart #inkdrawing #darksurrealism #fantasyart #drawing #macabreart #illustration
June 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
designcynic.bsky.social
Happy Monday folks! Meaning it’s time for yet another Demon drawing post! 😈
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#darkillustration #macabre #lowbrowart #occultart #sketchbook #handdrawn #characterdesign #traditionalart #pencildrawing #darksurrealism #fantasyart #demon #drawing #macabreart #darkartwork #graphiteart #darkartist
June 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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If you see this, post your black and white art!
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#art #sketchbook #characterdesign #traditionalart #inkdrawing #darksurrealism #fantasyart #drawing #macabreart #illustration #darkart
June 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
designcynic.bsky.social
I also do pencil drawings in my sketchbooks. Here is a mermaid I had done for #MerMay2025 . They might not pop as much as the ink drawings. But they’re much more fun and quicker to do! ✏️
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#art #traditionalart #darkart #portrait #pencildrawing #illustration #sketchbook #art #oc #drawing #sketch
June 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
designcynic.bsky.social
Since this is a brand new account here, I figured I’d post a recap of what I do. Yeah, it’s mostly just monster drawings in a sketchbook. Hope y’all like my work! 😈🎨
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#sketch #traditionalart #darkart #darksurrealism #penandink #illustration #inkdrawing #portraitart #sketchbook #portraitdrawing
June 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Posting this week old drawing cause this is the reaction I get now with every IG post. This little demon was just itching to move to a new social media platform 🤤
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#Illustration #TraditionalArt #Art #DarkArt #MacabreArt #Sketchbook #DarkSurrealism #CharacterDesign #InkDrawing
June 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
designcynic.bsky.social
So I left Twitter cause it got too political. Then I left Instagram cause the algorithm decided to be terrible. So here I am now, just me and my sketchbook. 🤷‍♂️ #art #darkart #illustration #sketchbook #ink
June 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM