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Amélie I.S. Debruyne
@amelie-debruyne.bsky.social
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Romantasy writer, artist & worldbuilder (she/her)

I'm also French & have a Biomedical PhD & Chemical Engineer Postgraduate Degree.

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/amelie-i-s-debruyne

#Enemies-To-Lovers #ScienceFantasy #AlternateHistory #Worldbuilding
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Amélie I.S. Debruyne @amelie-debruyne.bsky.social · Oct 20
Hi, I'm Amélie, a writer of #romantasy & a big fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope 😊

As a French scientist, I love setting my stories in #ScienceFantasy & French historical worlds

I write about my stories & characters & share arts about them on #WorldAnvil

www.worldanvil.com/w/amelie-i-s...
A drawing of couple dancing in a ballroom. The women has an angry expression and is wearing a long flowing turquoise dress. The man has a smug expression and is wearing a robe. The ground of the ballroom is transparent and flowers can be seen lurking in the water below. A drawing of a couple in a fantasy setting. On the left, a woman standing inside the balcony of a tower with her arms crossed and an annoyed expression. On the right, a man wearing a robe standing on the ledge of the balcony of another tower. He's wearing a smug expression and has a hand extending towards the woman and a ball of magic is floating above it.
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inkythoughts.bsky.social
If you want to support me and my art, you can tip me on ko-fi!

#MyArt #illustration

ko-fi.com/inkythoughts
Digital illustration of Endres in a casual robe sitting in front of a painted divider screen at a round tea table decorated with a vase of blossoming branches. He has a plate of pastries and a tea pot with a tea cup in front of him, grasping the cup delicately and arranging the branches. The mood is quaint with pastel colours.
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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davidbisset.com
Why I 🧡 the web.

drawafish.com

Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟
A group of handdrawn fish.
July 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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tjtrewin.com
I'm researching pixel art portfolios for inspiration to make mine and I spotted some glaring turn-offs in otherwise stunning showcases 😬

I don't usually do these kinds of threads, but...

👇 Here are 32 art portfolio blunders to avoid (or fix!):

#Art #Artist #PixelArt #DigitalArt #Portfolio
January 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
amelie-debruyne.bsky.social
I made a pear and chocolate tart! Inspired by @vazdimet.com 's Thanksgiving tarts 😌

It was supposed to be made with custard (creme pâtissière), but chocolate mysteriously made its way on it 😇
A photo of a chocolate tart with pear sliced arranged in circles on it, with a light-blue kitchen gloves on the side that has a cat on it made of red and white squares.
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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andrewkmar.bsky.social
Taking the fish out for a walk
November 23, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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nnie.bsky.social
"Lo and behold, this once great Senate now stoops to appeasing indignant moons."

About the wars for lunar independence, the conflicts that have kept the cyclops planet occupied as of late 🪐

🔗 www.worldanvil.com/w/solaris-nn...

#FeatureFriday #Solaris #Worldbuilding
Catamite Wars
The Catamite Wars were a series of conflicts over lunar independence in the Jovian system, encompassing the uprisings and rebellions on Jupiter's moons triggered by the Io miners' strike, as well as t...
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November 22, 2024 at 9:43 AM
amelie-debruyne.bsky.social
5 favs, 5 tags!

Food: chocolate 🍫
Season: spring 🌷
Drink: apricot juice 🍊
Colour: turquoise 🟦🟩
Anime: I haven't watched any in forever 😅

@vazdimet.com
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inkythoughts.bsky.social Inky @inkythoughts.bsky.social · Nov 22
5 favs, 5 tags!

Food: pizza 🍕
Season: autumm 🍂
Drink: matcha latte 🍵
Colour: forest green 🌲
Anime: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 🌸

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rosefae.bsky.social Rose | Y. R. Liu @rosefae.bsky.social · Nov 22
Sure why not; 5 favs, 5 tags!

Food: Sushi 🍣
Season: Summer 🌞
Drink: Milk tea🧋
Colour: Lime green / chartreuse 💚
Anime: Uh... does Arcane count? ✨

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November 22, 2024 at 6:25 PM
amelie-debruyne.bsky.social
Thanks for adding me :D

When making magic system, I always end up going back to my biochemistry/bioinorganic chemistry roots and talking about molecules and magical particles 😂

If not that, then it'd all maths with runic geometric designs.
strixxline.com Line 🌻 Realmcrafting Owl @strixxline.com · Nov 22
From the Arcane to the Elements, magic comes in many forms in #worldbuilding! I've created a starter pack for those who create worlds and endeavor to make them truly magical. 🧙

If you'd like to be added, please tell us a bit about your world's magic system! ✨ #MagicSystem #TTRPG
go.bsky.app/V2fXNoG
November 22, 2024 at 7:53 AM
amelie-debruyne.bsky.social
This brought up so many memories from my time in the lab! (Only 2 years since I left academia, but this feels an eternity ago already 😂).
I definitely don't miss cell culture and endless contamination of my cells though 😅
dereklowe.bsky.social Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · Nov 21
A meditation on all the small, nearly unconscious tasks and motions that you go through doing lab work. These were just off the top of my head, and there are plenty more (additions encouraged in the comments!)
Lab Motions
www.science.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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pottedhistory.bsky.social
1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from..
Graham Taylor of Potted History, standing behind two of his replica Roman Amphorae. He is resting his elbow on the rim of the larger of the two which stands at one point two metres tall,
November 12, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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thedeafprophet.bsky.social
I love designing outfits for my original charactersssssssss
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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vazdimet.com
A fascinating thread about NASA's solutions for dealing with bodily functions in space.

My inner mechanical engineer enjoyed it immensely.
November 21, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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ap-cartography.bsky.social
It's still hard to believe that this little game I decided to make still gets views and downloads over one year later! I'm so incredibly grateful to any and all who have played it and enjoyed it. One day I hope to expand upon it, but I'm not sure how to yet.

ap-cartography.itch.io/the-wanderin...
The Wandering Library by AP.
A solo journaling RPG about owning a mobile library
ap-cartography.itch.io
November 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM
amelie-debruyne.bsky.social
We're getting a ton of snow in Paris today since this morning, and it's starting to stop melting and stay on the road 😯

We never see snow in November usually, so we're all excited 😆
Photo of a street taken from a house window, with snow covering the cars parked alongside the street and snow starting to accumulate on the road.
November 21, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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vazdimet.com
There's several! The cat taga I use:

#CatsOfBluesky
#ProofOfCat
#Caturday

Guess I have to post Peaches now, so I'm not spamming the tags. Oh no. 😂
Peaches the orange tabby cat curled up in her heated cat bed inside cat jail (a large dog crate) to recover.
November 20, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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basicdragon.bsky.social
Today I finished a chibi drawing of the main characters in my current graphic novel. :3 Zalt, a royal messenger and Rou, a village witch. I might animate them with live2d later.
Two chibis, the person to the left have short burgundy colored hair, light blue eyes and three birthmarks. He is wearing a purple fancy 1800s jacket, a blue messenger bag, dark blue pants and high heeled shoes for riding. The other person is shorter and has long wavy brown hair put up in a bun. One part of their long bangs is loose and hangs over the right side of their face. They also have a side cut were they are wearing a pink flower in their hair. They have 2 scars on their face, one over their left eyebrow and the other starts under the same eye and stretches over the ear and where they have their hair side cut. They have brown eyes. They are wearing a pink short sleeved shirt, a large green apron with a front pocket where there is a vial of something and two side pockets. They have dark greyish green harem pants and a pair of sandals. They also have a glowing green crystal hanging from their left ear.
November 21, 2024 at 6:07 AM
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kikidoodle.bsky.social
Hyperactive energy void cat
#art
November 20, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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scazrelet.bsky.social
So is this useful for anyone?

I collected a butt-ton of art related hashtags.
October 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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whey.party
I came across an outdated guide on image grid sizing crop/proportions for bsky earlier, and I felt it was important to create an updated version! Please use this new guide instead!
Up-to-date BlueSky Crop Aspect Ratio Crop Sizes for Bluesky as of 18 Oct 2024 By default, single images are uncropped. If image is too tall (Exceeds the 1:2 aspect ratio) then it will be cropped. Single images that are too tall may be scaled down but aspect ratio is preserved With two images, both of them share a square aspect ratio of 1:1 For three images, the first image is square (1:1) while the other two are half-squares (2:1) And for 4 images, all of them are 3:2
October 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
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pikkyu.creator.blue
Hi, lovely creatives and art-lovers! I've put together a beginner-friendly guide to using Bluesky properly to make your experience here even better. It includes instructions on how to use labelers, moderated lists, & other tools.

Repost & shares are appreciated 💖

[ #helpfulbskypost #bskytip ]
Graphic Header that says: "Pikkyu's helpful tips + recommendations for ARTISTS & ART-lovers in BSKY!" in colourful (pink and blue gradients), thick fonts with sparkle emojis.
November 20, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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nnie.bsky.social
My big project is Solaris! I'm working on a sapphic comic and a whole wiki for the setting 🥰💖

It's set in our Solar System, sort-of! The angels of the sun have laid siege to mercury, and our heroes try to hold them back ✨ It's gay, it's queer, and I'm having so much fun.

🔗 bit.ly/solaris-nnie
Recruitment poster featuring Eun, one of the main characters of Solaris. The poster shows Eun reclined in a cool blue spacecraft interior. The sun is bright yellow outside. A screenshot of the wiki about my world, Solaris. It has a banner with all eight planets, and lots of links you can explore. Find it at 🔗 https://www.worldanvil.com/w/solaris-nnie A meme from the simpsons featuring a "motivational poster". The original text of it has been changed to say "do it for her" by sticking up pictures. All the pictures have been replaced with art of blue and eun, the main characters of my upcoming comic.
November 20, 2024 at 12:23 PM
amelie-debruyne.bsky.social
We have a snow alert in Paris today! 😱 It doesn't feel as if it's winter enough for this already!

(I misread and the alert is for tomorrow, but still! 😂)
November 20, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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catoblepon.bsky.social
In my world of Shattered, swimming in space one can find the Giant called “Manta Ray”. She’s often seen as a patron of arts cuz her gorgeous swimming as well as an icon of familiar love, out of her behaviour towards other Giants.

www.worldanvil.com/w/shattered/...

#wolrbuidling #fantasy
A green silhouette of a manta ray. A pixel art of a manta ray with a dark blue body that shows markings in greyish light purple and dark green. On her right “shoulder” a scar can be seen.
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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mochimanoban.bsky.social
I've begun a starter back for worldbuilders! Open to anyone who worldbuilds in any form - tell everyone about your projects too! It just contains enough people to qualify for a starter pack, so there's pleeeenty of space! #worldbuilding #writing

go.bsky.app/UPB9TmG
November 19, 2024 at 8:50 PM