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Hazel Bud - he/they
@hazelbud.bsky.social
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🏳️‍⚧️ Cornish disabled writer + artist ✨ Working on cover art and writing a horror fantasy novel. Full of whimsy, not harbouring an evil god

Portfolio: https://hazelbud.carrd.co
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Hazel Bud - he/they @hazelbud.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hello #PortfolioDay!

I'm Hazel, a trans illustrator and visdev artist from the UK. I love playing with texture, colour and darkly ethereal vibes ☀️

Really interested in making more book covers! Fantasy, horror and sci fi especially 🗡️

hazelbud.carrd.co
💌 hazelbudzinski@gmail.com
An illustration by Hazel Budzinski. At the bottom of the image are dark purple pine trees, with sketchy vibrant red lines around them which look like fire. Behind the trees is pillowing smoke, desatured blue and grey in colour, which blends into a mid-toned purple , then dark purple. At the top of the smoke trails of sketchy red begin, blending into a yellow wolf that leaps forward. On top of the whole piece is the title of the book ‘The Gods Must Burn’ and the authors name ‘T. R. Moore, An illustration by Hazel Budzinski. The main focus of the piece is a large tree, with branches that twist in and out of each other. Tied around branches are golden braids of varying lengths. The tree has lichen and moss upon it's branches, and surrounding this tree are turquoise ghostly visages of other trees. There is a grain to the illustration, overall giving a feeling of a flash photo taken at night, or something taken with a night camera. A figure, leaping and reaching towards a ball of light streaking out like a star. His face is in anguish, his skin and hair dissolving into noise, stretching up to the light. Surrounding the star is a circle of millipedes, centipedes and a few silverfish. The figure has iridescent skin, like an Opal stone. Behind him is a murky green background, with hues of red and blue. Closer to the figure and the star, the background turns yellow, blue and green, echoing the hues of the figures skin. On top of the illustration is the title 'ILL-MADE GODS' in a medieval like font, with the O for Gods centred over the bright star. At the bottom of the illustration is my name 'Hazel Budzinski' A fanart illustration of the character Guinevere from Knights of Guinevere, made by Hazel Budzinski. It shows a blue female figure floating in the air, back facing the floor, unnaturally long arms dangling down with her knees tucked upwards. Wires curve up and around her limbs, with one stabbing into her left wrist and wriggling inside, another into her neck, one into her belly, with others posed at the ready. Her neck is unnaturally turned towards the viewer as though it’s broken, an uncanny smile and wide staring eyes on her face. Behind her is a pink palace, hazy and ethereal. Fireworks explode in front of it, casting a glow against her silhouette
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delphian-doodles.bsky.social
Hi 👋
I'm Josephine, a digital and traditional painter from the Netherlands. Fantasy, history and folk art enthusiast.
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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trueref.bsky.social
I have officially launched TrueRef's new timed gesture tool (Flow) & free pose library (Pose)! Both are linked on trueref.io.

While limited right now, both will contain our full free library by the 1st. 🤍

Flow: community.trueref.io/trueref_gest...
Pose: community.trueref.io/free_referen...
A screen shot of TrueRef Flow, a timed gesture practice tool. It features a woman standing straight, with one hand up in a mage like gesture. A screenshot of TrueRef Pose, a free pose library. It features several images of an athletic woman poses in a variety of different ways.
December 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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juunipupu.bsky.social
it's time for an #artshare! Welcome all new ppl to bsky and oldies ilu

get to know cool new artists, and

-introduce yourself (or not!)
-share your art (and links/comms/shop if ya like!)
-comment, share and love others' art too❤️
-NO AI OR NFT
-sfw, suggestive, nsfw - just remember to tag correctly
Knight oc Wreg kissing another knight tenderly. He is in state of undress, while the other knight is fully armored. While clinging to each other, they are holding various meadow flowers, and some are in Wreg's hair. There are seven flowers in total. Knight oc Wreg stading still, looking sad/angry/determined. He's holding his sword in his other hand, and his other palm is bleeding. A full plate armor is over his shoulders, keeping Wreg in place and holding a family banner. The banner is wrapping across them both and depicts black wolves with various colored tails. knight oc Wreg in his armor kneeling down before another knight. The other knight has taken off his helmet, but his face is not showing. Rather, he has lowered his helmet to 'kiss' Wreg's brow and his helmet's pink feathers touch his hair. Wreg's hands are in the other knight's cape. digital painting of knight oc Wreg unbuckling another knight's cuisses. He looking up at the other knight, whose face is not visible, and cries silently. The other knight is gripping into a bright red curtain, pulling it to hide them from a passerby knight.
December 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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heirakka.bsky.social
hii i'm mimi and i ❤️ transgender yaoi AKA my ex-prince and knight OCs Mat and Emil. i love learning new art forms & medias to make them come to life in different ways :]

they occupy my brain a normal amount <- lie

and i am normal about them <- also a lie
Art of my gay ex-prince and knight OCS Emil and Mat on the cover of a fake magazine promoting their movie. They are shirtless and Emil is holding Mat in his arms tight as they lay in a bed and stare up for the camera. Art of Mat and Emil shirtless and staring into each other's eyes in a dark inn room. Emil looks a bit somber as he stares right through Mat because Mat has amnesia but would lay with Emil anyway. Traditional art sketchbook spread of Emil and Mat's daughter, Stella, in watercolor. Various swatches and scrap paper from the watercolor set scatter the pages as doodles of Stella in a comfy winter outfit and drawing in the snow with a stick fill the rest of the pages. Art of a younger Prince Mat and Knight Emil kissing in a downpour of rain in the castle courtyard at night. Bright light from inside the castle reflects on the violent rain as they kneel in the puddle kissing for the first and last time.
December 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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samraeduke.bsky.social
Happy Winter Solstice❄️
Old oc art from 2017
An antlered figure riding atop a deer in snowy woods, back lit, dappled by stars/constellations. Amanita mushrooms under foot. Pencil drawing, painted in pscs5.
December 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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abistevensart.bsky.social
I made a neurodivergent artists starter pack a while ago! Check out some cool folks here:
go.bsky.app/R6LZWyb

#adhd #autism #neurodivergentArtists
December 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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gaelya.bsky.social
Alright, calling it done. Gonna make a couple more pieces like these.
December 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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ventiskull.bsky.social
Underrated point of discussion with the AI + social media uproar is giving thanks to patrons of the arts, especially non-artists, who are willing to put in the effort to support artists at a time when it has never been easier or more normalized to do the opposite.
December 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
hazelbud.bsky.social
Welcome back artists ✨ QRP with an old post that you still like!

I only have an old screenshot, but I made this tunnel book 6 years ago and I'm still very proud of it
A photograph of a tunnel book, made out of cut out paper and lit with red lighting. It shows a badger in the middle section of the tunnel book, with a glowing eye, face half turned to the viewer. In front of him are two trees, and behind him the forest continues. To the right of him is a badger cage, empty and covered in thorns.
December 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
hazelbud.bsky.social
Discovered the For You feed and absolutely loving it. Wondering if there's something similar (or could be) where you find people who have liked the same stuff as you instead of the content they've liked - feels like a good way to find smaller artists and writers like me :]
December 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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qsy.bsky.social
boop
December 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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coeykuhn.bsky.social
Serious art has been hard so uhhhh I’ve been drawing silly bad art of elden ring bosses n stuff.
December 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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mrtylercrook.bsky.social
Here's a little painting (5x7in) that I made for my sister.
a small oil painting of two trees beside a pond.
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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cyborutchi.posts.art
For everyone new here on Bsky too: reminder that while artists appreciate likes a LOT, the way you can help us most is rp'ing! That way we show up in more people's feeds, since there's no other way we can do that because there's no algorythm here!
December 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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ace-of-dragons.bsky.social
So you've just made a BlueSky account for your artwork— what's next?

my short guide to getting started on BlueSky as an artist 🫶🏻
December 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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mahoukarp.com
For further context twitter added a button that allows users to generate ai images using existing art posts from artists. It removes glaze and it basically reskins the artwork by using the existing work as a base. Twitter is no longer a safe space for art
example of the new garbage twitter is doing by harishimasan
December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
hazelbud.bsky.social
Man it is awful to see what's going on over on the bad app, but lovely that people are finding refuge here and that a lot of lists are being revitalised. I'm planning to focus on community a lot the following year, so I'm glad to see it growing ♥️
December 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
hazelbud.bsky.social
QRP to reintroduce yourself!

I'm Hazel! I'm a fantasy and horror illustrator from Cornwall. Texture, noise and colour are my favourite to play with, and I'm also writing a fantasy horror book which inspires a lot of my style
An illustration by Hazel Budzinski. The main focus of the piece is a large tree, with branches that twist in and out of each other. Tied around branches are golden braids of varying lengths. The tree has lichen and moss upon it's branches, and surrounding this tree are turquoise ghostly visages of other trees. There is a grain to the illustration, overall giving a feeling of a flash photo taken at night, or something taken with a night camera. A fanart illustration of the character Guinevere from Knights of Guinevere, made by Hazel Budzinski. It shows a blue female figure floating in the air, back facing the floor, unnaturally long arms dangling down with her knees tucked upwards. Wires curve up and around her limbs, with one stabbing into her left wrist and wriggling inside, another into her neck, one into her belly, with others posed at the ready. Her neck is unnaturally turned towards the viewer as though it’s broken, an uncanny smile and wide staring eyes on her face. Behind her is a pink palace, hazy and ethereal. Fireworks explode in front of it, casting a glow against her silhouette An illustration by Hazel Budzinski. At the bottom of the image are dark purple pine trees, with sketchy vibrant red lines around them which look like fire. Behind the trees is pillowing smoke, desatured blue and grey in colour, which blends into a mid-toned purple , then dark purple. At the top of the smoke trails of sketchy red begin, blending into a yellow wolf that leaps forward. On top of the whole piece is the title of the book ‘The Gods Must Burn’ and the authors name ‘T. R. Moore, A book cover of The Lies That Lie Beneath by Gerrit Van Eck, illustration by Hazel Budzinski. The upper half of the composition is a forest, lit in a blue haze that fades to green. A ring of mushrooms sits on the forest floor. The dark brown roots from the trees of this forest reach down underneath the earth, taking up the majority of the canvas. The soil turns from a greenish brown to blue as the roots get further down. On top of the illustration is the title of the book, which is formed by mushroom roots
December 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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galacticjonah.bsky.social
Here's my first go at a starter pack: Transmasc artists in the fantasy and TTRPG sphere. Spotlights are rare for us so I took matters into my own hand.

I'm happy to add folks to this as long there's room.

go.bsky.app/CKjUi6e
December 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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esgalor.bsky.social
If a client handed me something like this I'll love them from the rest of my life bc it's more useful than you think
heyraguio.bsky.social Luis Illingworth @heyraguio.bsky.social · 10d
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out

pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
hazelbud.bsky.social
Preparing for the next year and thinking of making myself a little curriculum. I really want to knuckle down creatively and become much more regular with what I'm sharing. Not sure it'll be attainable, but at least a schedule will give me the vibe of being back in education again :)
December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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morteraphan.bsky.social
I'm so tired of the artist's profession being treated as something unimportant and easily replaceable. “We're just using genAI for concept art, trust me, it'll be live actors!”
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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thejenna.bsky.social
Using gen ai for text and asset placeholders is not solving a problem; games have been made for decades with regular placeholders. studios using AI this way are just testing the water to see what more they can get away with - which will inevitably mean laying off skilled workers, to make worse games
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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hazelbud.bsky.social
Had the honour of creating the cover for The Lies That Lie Beneath by @gvaneck.bsky.social . Absolutely loved the process of this and especially how it looks after putting on the title! 🍄

#art #bookcover #coverart
A book cover of The Lies That Lie Beneath by Gerrit Van Eck, illustration by Hazel Budzinski. The upper half of the composition is a forest, lit in a blue haze that fades to green. A ring of mushrooms sits on the forest floor. The dark brown roots from the trees of this forest reach down underneath the earth, taking up the majority of the canvas. The soil turns from a greenish brown to blue as the roots get further down. On top of the illustration is the title of the book, which is formed by mushroom roots An illustration created by Hazel Budzinski. The upper half of the composition is a forest, literally in a blue haze that fades to green. The dark brown roots from the trees of this forest reach down underneath the earth, taking up the majority of the canvas. The soil turns from a greenish brown to blue as the roots get further down
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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faithschaffer.bsky.social
🦋
Watercolor and ink painting- a drawing of a fairy who sits on a vignette of a willow tree. She has an open book in her lap- one hand rests on the book, the other is at her chest. She is gazing away from the viewer.
December 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM