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Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Sidonai does, as do all lust demons. Since they feed on lust to survive, they engage in a monthly heat period to ensure those needs are being met. Si becomes quite vulnerable during this time, so he usually reaches out to a trusted friend to help him through

#suggestive

[ OC Questions ] @ocqotd.bsky.social · 4h

If your original character has animal traits, do they go into heat? How do they deal with that?

#OCASK #OCASKNSFW #OCQOTD #OCSKY

January 16, 2026 at 6:28 AM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Sidonai goes by Si. He will also go by Nai, but it's reserved for close loved ones only. He's also been nicknamed "The Mad Prince" by the Akri'qarian court, due to his wrath genes.

Yevgeny prefers his full name, but close friends/lovers may call him Zhenya. Yev is acceptable but not preferred

[ OC Questions ] @ocqotd.bsky.social · 12h

What are some nicknames for your original character? Are they pleasant? Spiteful?

#OCASK #OCQOTD #OCSKY

January 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM

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tay ♡ DTIYS till Feb 23rd 📌

@kuromiz.bsky.social

[ Happy Birthday Harper Xinxuan Huang ]

He's 30 this year. Yippeee!!!

#OCsky #CORocs #BL #queer #lgbtq #digitalart #procreateart #occouple #art

Harper and Wren standing. Wren is a chubby with black hair enby leaning her head on her husband. She's saying "I'm so sleepy". Harper is tall with shoulder length hair holding a mug that says "Worlds best cat dad." He's smiling at her.

January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

I have so many of those daily OC questions I still want to answer.

Man, I could yap on about the boys for ages if you let me lmao

January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

I really like the way I draw faces! I also like the sketchiness of my lineart. It's my own personal style and I like that it's unique and that it's mine

Alejandra Pinal @alejandrapinal.bsky.social · 2d

Artists, I think we're all too comfortable sharing our imposter syndrome.

I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.

No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at

Is anyone brave eniough? 👀

January 15, 2026 at 2:58 AM

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breathe 🫧 you’ll pull through 🪽

@blackquadrant.bsky.social

yeah sex is cool but have you ever had someone ask you to infodump about your OC and they keep asking questions and you can see them falling in love with your OC in real time

January 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Sidonai is the best fighter of my boys. He was trained by his legendary war hero mother since childhood and became Sheol's youngest grand general at age 1280. He's trained in traditional fencing and kalaripayattu and specializes in combining his electrical magic with his rapier.

A colored drawing of my OC, Sidonai. He is at the palace training grounds. He wears a blue and red kacha and is shirtless. He is adorned with gold jewelry. He stands with one hand on his hip and the other resting his court sword behind his head

January 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Most of my boys are polyglots

Sidonai speaks Hebrew, English, Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish

Camio speaks French, Hebrew, and English but studies other languages

Yevgeny speaks Belarusian, Russian, English and French

Nicolo speaks Vernacular Latin, Italian and English

Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 2d

How many languages does your OC speak?

#dailyocs

January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Sidonai has a pet dragon named Chanit!

Akri'qar is known for its wild dragon population. Since Chanit's gold mutation is extremely rare, they're often picked up by poachers. Sidonai and Asmodeus found Chanit's egg being sold by some and rescued her, raising her with the other palace dragons

An old colored sketch of a young Sidonai with his baby dragon, Chanit, on his shoulder.

A colored sketch of my OC Sidonai and verypigeon's OC Ace. They are standing together in a field, and greeting their dragons. On the right side, Sidonai stands next to his dragon, Chanit. She is a gold-mutated Vanarian dragon, and she towers above Si and nuzzles his head. On the left, Ace is smiling and holding Chanit's clutch of baby dragons. In her arms is a small golden dragon (Liora). Lounging on her shoulders is a black baby dragon with a red underbelly, wings, and a spot around his eye (Spot). On top of her head is a small red dragon, splayed out and resting. He is all red except for his black wings and he sticks his tongue out (Blep)

January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

For the most part, queerness is very much accepted, especially in Akri'qar, the lust kingdom. There are some regions that are a little more traditional (Reinach, Mezora being one of them), but overall, no one really bats an eye at queer relationships. They're just normal

🔞Daily NSFW OC Questions🔞 @nsfwocdaily.bsky.social · 1d

World Building Wednesday: How are sexual minorities such as those in the LGBTQIA spectrum treated in your setting? Does it vary from region to region, nation to nation, planet to planet?
#nsfwocdaily #ocnsfw #oc #ocsky

January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Camio and Yevgeny can cook alright. Nothing special, but decent enough.

Nicolo is an excellent cook. He enjoys baking the most, specializing in pastries.

Sidonai has been banned from the palace kitchens for setting them ablaze while trying to cook so....

[ OC Questions ] @ocqotd.bsky.social · 10d

Can your original character cook? What is the best dish they can make?

#OCASK #OCQOTD #OCSKY

January 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Idol AU my beloved
Sidonai is a former child star with a very bad reputation. To fix this and save his career, he must make a new image for himself. With amateur guitarist Nicolo and retired idol Camio, they join forces to make a new group

Three chibis of my OCs, Sidonai, Camio and Nicolo. Sidonai is on the left side. He wears a blue jacket and a white crop top, with black shorts and black boots. His hair is curled. He wraps his arm around Camio and smiles at him. Camio is in the middle. He wears a baggy gray hoodie, khaki shorts and blue sneakers, as well as a pair of glasses. He stares, very overwhelmed. Nicolo is on the right. He wears a black tank top, black pants, and black boots. He wears a choker with a red guitar pick attached and has a red snake tattoo on his arm. He has a guitar strapped across his torso. He wraps his arm around Camio's shoulders and smiles at the viewer

January 14, 2026 at 2:52 AM

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welcome. 🏩💕

@binarybitex.bsky.social

happy #portfolioday 💕

i'm an OC artist who is releasing a debut novel this year!

Heart Hollow is a queer (🏳️‍⚧️x🏳️‍🌈) small town drama series about theatrical loss, intimate romance, and inescapable fate 🌲

to learn more, visit: HeartHollow.net 🏩

A colored illustration of two young men sitting on the bed of a messy room. The man on the left is Lewis, a tall ginger with fair skin and kind green eyes. The one on the left is Zeke, a short brunette with tan skin and brown eyes. Lewis and Zeke's legs are intertwined while Lewis gently offers Zeke a single pink carnation flower. Zeke looks stunned as he stares at it, and it looks as though he was in the middle of saying something.

An illustration of a polaroid picture atop pink shag carpet. The pictures shows the corner Zeke's face in the foreground, and two young women in a pool behind him. The woman on the left is Cherry, a tall lady with dark skin, coily red hair, and sweet brown eyes. The woman on the right is Kara, a short woman with olive skin, straight purple hair, and sharp gray eyes. The two ladies hold up seltzers to pose for the picture. There is writing on the frame of the polaroid picture that reads: "Last Hurrah!"

A snippet of a Christmas comic. Zeke stands on the left with a devious grin and an exclamation mark over his head. Lewis stands to the right with a bashful expression and a question mark over his head. Above them, a single branch of mistletoe hangs above them in the elevator they stand in.

Two panels of an older comic. Lewis leans against some pillows as he looks up hopefully. He says, "hey. What was your first kiss like?" The next panel shows Zeke, who is laughing at his honesty. He responds, "Jesus, dude. You ARE drunk."

January 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM

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thanatos 💀⭐️| vgen open!

@look4stars.bsky.social

i know i just posted but i wanted to participate in #PortfolioDay !

im thanatos, a queer, trans, disabled, indian-american oc artist! im friendly, so don't be afraid to say hi!

comms: vgen.co/look4stars

a cropped version of my art of benji where i drew him in a fake screenshot from hades 2

Benji has long, white hair and brown skin with yellow eyes, with a yellow kurta and some gold jewelery, including a gold necklace, earrings, and bracelets.
In the background, theres a god boon with a cat symbol on it in the fields of mourning.

a drawing of my oc, Ava. there's a border around it as if its a polaroid picture.

ava has pale-ish skin, dark hair, and green eyes that are looking up ant to the left of the drawing. she has a white streak in her hair and dark makeup (eyeshadow and lipstick) as well as a black choker and a necklace with a guitar pick on it. she's wearing a gray tanktop with the lace and straps of a bra visible underneath.

ava is posting with her tongue out, holding her glasses and exposing a tongue piercing. she also has a few ear piercings and rings. there is a bright flash on her face.

a drawing of my oc, jeremiah! he has blonde dreads and deep brown skin and big eyes looking at the camera. his eyes are brown with a purple sheen. his expression is neutral-ish, sad-ish. there's a white outline around him with doodles of angel wings and a halo above him

the background is a yellow to peach gradient

a reference image of "Blue Oceana", written in cursive in the top middle. the background is gray. on the left is a a merman with long blue hair and a matching blue tail with scales and pearls on his tail and around his neck and chest. he also has seaweed hanging off of his body and hair in various places along with a purple flower tucked behind his ear. he has a blue eye. his right eye has a scar over it and is partially closed with nothing but red underneath his eyelid.

on the right is the same character with long blue hair, but his head is angled down and covered mostly by a pirate hat. the hat is black with a silver trim and muted yellow feathers. he's wearing a long brown coat with a ruffly blue shirt underneath it, though the shirt is open and revealing his chest. blue wears silver jewelry aside from a singular gold band that he wears on his right wrist. he has a few belts hanging off of him and big boots as well.

in the middle, between the two figures, is a bunch of color swatches from the character

January 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM

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🌻🐝CharBee🐝🌻COMMS OPEN!

@chocolattie.bsky.social

HELLO HAPPY #PortfolioDay, I'm Char!! I make silly OCs for DnD and like being experimental with art! I would love to get more into comic making and drawing more illustrative works with my characters interacting! <3 Lavi cookie belongs to @beelzara.bsky.social

#art #artsky #oc #ocsky #digitalart

Caption reads: Baking my long distance bf into a cookie because I miss him

Rey in a pink apron with a toothy smile on his face holding a cute (probably poorly) done rendition of a cookie of his bf, Lavi (belongs to @beelzara.bsky.social ) toward the camera with a caption.

Rey sitting cross legged on the floor with a cheese doodles bag in his lap and cheese doodle leftovers on his hand. He's sucking at his finger, looking at the viewer questioning with a bubble with the "...". He has his hair in a bun featuring his five tails and wearing shorts and a t-shirt. He has one sock on and one sock off.

Full outfit pose of Vithrek in a top and long maxi cloth skirt in a variety of red and orange gradient to represent fire. They wear yellow healer boots (not that they need heels but get that height in!) and a slight glowing/shimmery cloak of a cream to orange color with glitter. There's red crystals that adorn the bottom of the top they wear with jewelry on with red rubies engrained. They also have gold bracelets around their arms and pauldrons with a flame representation.

Their hair is picked up in a bun and straightened with some of their hair tied with gold bands.

Full pose of Bellamy in pajamas in a crop top with skeleton hands on it, and pants with ghosts on them

January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM

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Kira Elric || Comms Open || King of the Puffs 🏳️‍🌈♾️

@kiraelric.bsky.social

Happy #portfolioday !!

I'm Kira! Local disabled artist, I have commissions open on Ko-fi & some reference packs in my shop! I even have a monthly palette challenge running for the community

ko-fi.com/kiraelric

bsky.app/profile/kira...

#oc #ocart #art #artsky #commissions #reference

multiple monochrome drawing explains

Monochrome Drawings Commission on Ko-Fi $20

- Half Body Commissions -

Line - $40 / Cell - $70 / Full Render - $90
Extra character = 100% of price

- Full Body Commissions -

Line - $50 / Cell - $80 / Full Render - $110

a group of different reference packs for hands and textures

January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

It's been really nice finding cool artists to show some love to today! I should definitely start doing it again like I used to

January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM

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ɴᴀᴏʙᴏx ✨

@naobox.bsky.social

hi hi #PortfolioDay!

im naoke 🍄, an artist/programmer/writer/game designer, and I am currently working on a dark magical girl visual novel with seven deadly sins theme! 😈

i also have many other characters and stories which i hope to share one day as vns or something else!

🔗 linktr.ee/naobox

January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM

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ZeeTheNecromancer

@zeethenecromancer.bsky.social

It's #portfolioday!

Hello! I'm Zee, an amateur comic artist/animator and storyteller, I love drawing my little silly ocs and their world.

January 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM

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Chloe G

@starcapacitor.bsky.social

#PortfolioDay oh my goodness!
Hi, I’m Chloe! I’m a cartoony illustrator who dabbles in comics and loves to make character illustrations!
As of now my website is in the works but you can see my art both here and on Instagram @star.capacitor!

#illustration #illustrator

A square, brightly coloured drawing of the mythical sea monster Ogopogo

A frog in a cranberry bog, surrounded by an illustrated golden, oval shaped picture frame that says “frog and cranberries it must be fall!”

A happy dragonfly coloured in grey, black, yellow and pink on a blue and orange background with sparkles and shapes

2 people, one dressed as princess peach and the other dressed as Toad, both from the Super Mario series. They both joyfully ride atop the big orange dinosaur named Plessie, who is swimming in the water from Super Mario 3D World.

January 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM

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q2k

@q2k.bsky.social

It's #portfolioday! I've never actually participated before!

January 13, 2026 at 11:39 PM

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Kieren ♥︎ | VGen Commissions Open

@cosmeows.bsky.social

Happy #portfolioday

I'm Kieren! Mostly a TTRPG artist that loves to play with their style and make art that relates to my characters and play around with AUs.

[ #dnd #dndart #ocsky #ttrpg #ttrpgart #art ]

January 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM

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Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Happy #portfolioday ! I'm Mazz, a disabled, trans artist and beginner game dev. I draw morally reprehensible pretty boys and I'm currently developing a queer, demon romance VN, Hellbent.

Game tag: #KKGTH
Links: sicucumber.carrd.co

A colored sketch of Sidonai and Nicolo. Sidonai wears a blue kurta with a gold dupatta draped over his shoulder and sprawled out beside him. Nicolo wears a brown waistcoat and a white shirt. They lay in a dark field diagonally opposite each other. Sidonai has his eyes closed, while Nicolo looks over at him and smiles

Colored art of my OC, Yevgeny. He wears a blood stained shirt, smiling while holding a bloody dagger up to his face.

A rendered drawing of my OC, Sidonai in an art nouveau style. He is wearing golden armor and holding a silver rapier across his chest. He wears a serious and solemn expression and looks at the viewer. The background consists of art nouveau-style decorations in purple, gold and blue, featuring various flower motifs

A colored sketch of my OC, Camio, in his palace garden. There is a large lemon tree and the entrance to a white rose hedge maze. Camio stands with a young potted tree in his arms and smiles at the viewer.

January 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM

Mazz

@sicucumber.bsky.social

Happy #portfolioday ! I'm Mazz, a disabled, trans artist and beginner game dev. I draw morally reprehensible pretty boys and I'm currently developing a queer, demon romance VN, Hellbent.

Game tag: #KKGTH
Links: sicucumber.carrd.co