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@artbybrooke.bsky.social

New character! #halfling #bard for hubband. We're teaching new people how to play so he needed new art lol #dungeonsanddragons
#ttrpg #dungeonsanddragonsart #dungeonsanddragonsoc #ocart #originalcharacter #characterart #characterdesign #dandd #dnd #dnd5e #dnd5e #traditionalart #dndoc #girlgamer

A full body image of a halfling female in leather armor, knee high boots and swirling half skirts. She stands with one foot slightly raised and a hand in the air as if she's showing off something. She has tanned skin and dark curly hair with a thick green streak and a thick gold streak. She wears a rapier at his hip and a lute across her back. Done in copic marker.

November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

@helluva-jyinxe.bsky.social coerced me into making a Helluva-verse OC. This is Tsurai, twin sister to Kanna. They grew up in a Yakuza family but were recently hired by IMP. #helluvaboss #ocart #originalcharacter #imp #helluvabossoc #characterdesign

Digital design of a Helluva Boss OC. She is an imp with little horns and a long tail. She has black hair in a Hime cut with a large white streak down one side. She wears black thigh high tights with high heeled ankle boots, a short pleated skirt and a tight shirt with see through sleeves.

October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Inks and skin shadows laid down for @curious-insanity.bsky.social 's Radiant Sailor Corundum Crocodile. #crystalanimamates #crystalanimamate #sailormoon #sailormoonoc #traditionalart #workinprogress #wip #ocart #senshi #originalcharacter #copicmarkers #copicart

A work in progress, thigh up drawing of a girl with a long braid. She wears a magical girl uniform in the style of Sailor Moon, but she also has animal traits in the form of spikes in her hair and a crocodile tail. The image is uncoloured save for the grey and purple shadows of her skin. Several markers are held up on the right side of the image, showing off what colours have been used so far.

October 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

New character in the works! A #halfling #bard for @paradoxwest.bsky.social . We're gonna be teaching some new people how to play #d&d !
#characterdesign #dungeonsanddragons #dandd #dnd #dndoc #originalcharacter #dungeonsanddragonsoc #ttrpg #traditionalart #sketch #charactersketch

September 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Gaming today and forgot our minis so we're duckies today! #TalesoftheValiant #ttrpg @koboldpress.com #ducks #ducksinarow #mightyducks #ironfuries #rpg #gamergirl

A table top rpg grid map has 5 variously coloured ducks as stand ins for character minis. A stand in the back showcases the game's name: Tales of the Valiant.

September 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Upgraded Fractal Brooch for @unisama.bsky.social of her gorgeous #crystalanimamate RhoChi
#fractalbrooch #sailormoonoc #crystalanimamates #traditionalart #ocfanart #originalcharacter #ocart

A chinchilla shaped golden brooch with tiny wings and dark pink crystals in the ears. Within the brooch is a punky looking Sailor senshi based on a Chinchilla. She has blue and black hair and wears pink and black. She is sticking out her tongue. The image is split into 4 so that two parts portray her civilian form while the other two parts portray her senshi form.

September 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

A few more pages I've done. I'm so bad at posting lol #journaling #journalart #artjournal #scrapbooking #creativejournaling #scrapbook #journal #journalspread #art #creativeart #learningtojournal #newhobby

September 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Hsien-Ko from #darkstalkers commission I did a while ago. Pretty happy with how this came out, though I suck at drawing chains lol #Capcom #capcomfanart #darkstalkersfanart #videogamefanart #hsienko #traditionalart #copicmarkers

A traditionally coloured image of Hsien-Ko from the video game Darkstalkers. She is a pale woman with short purple hair. She wears a pink and yellow trimmed tunic over purple pants and a long sleeved purple top. A large yellow bow wraps around her waist and she wears pink slippers, and a pink hat with a paper talisman attached to it. She is posed turning away from the camera as if she is spinning, and one leg is raised to emphasize the motion. From her large sleeves emerge large claws and several chains as she performs one of her signature video game moves.

July 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Peet cleaning time
#catthewmercer #Mercer #catsofbluesky #mycat #peet #peets #toebeans

A white and brown tabby cat sits like a human on a white blanket nestled on a couch. He has one back paw up and is chewing on a toe while he cleans it. He has white back paws and pink toe beans.

July 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

#journal #journaling #junkjournal #scrapbook #scrapbooking #crafting #papercraft #artjournal

A scrapbook page with a blue moon border. Several different jars of butterflies decorate the page and three loose butterflies look like they are escaping the largest jar, which still contains one butterfly along with a multitude of glowing lights. The words "creativity takes courage, don't forget to fly" are written along the bottom of the page.

July 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Loved working on this gorgeous #elf #bard for @unisama.bsky.social , I just adore her characters. #dungeonsanddragons #danddoc #originalcharacter #dungeonsanddragonsart #dungeonsanddragonsoc

An art card of a lavender skinned elf with long sky blue hair and Grey eyes. She wears a black halter corset top and sparkly red skirt with a thick gold belt. She has several gold necklaces with red baubles and a matching gold and red crystal headband. She has her arms raised, poised in the middle of a dance as she plays finger symbols and smiles at the viewer. This character was drawn and coloured traditionally with Copic markers and white gel pen.

June 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Attempt 3! Much happier with this page. Very much enjoying figuring this out, and definitely need more supplies lol! #journaling #creativejournaling #scrapbooking #scrapbook #journalsay #lblyxir

A sepia toned scrapbook page featuring Iris flowers in the bottom two corners and a Fox behind them. Two green butterflies sit on either side of the Fox, taped to the pages to give a 3D effect. The words "there is beauty in simplicity, follow your heart" are written on the page.

June 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Second page didn't quite work out lol lots to learn still. Making mistakes and learning to be okay with that is part of the journey.

A scrapbook page with a forest background. Sun beams filter through the left side where an iridescent butterfly sits in the top left corner. A torn sheet with purple iris flowers is on the right. In the middle sits a cosmic blue deer.

The artist feels this page didn't turn out they way they wanted.

June 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Only took me 6 years to finish this...my to do pile is ridiculous lol Meena is a #bamharr , a #closedspecies by @lotuslumino.bsky.social #butterflydress #summer #tattoos #butterfly #summerdress

Traditional drawing of a pink skinned girl with draped rabbit like ears, blue and pink hair, and a long blue and pink horse-like tail. She has a floral tattoo visible on her shoulder. She is wearing a dress with a black top and a skirt that looks like butterfly wings. She is in the middle of a twirl and has a happy look on her face.

May 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

New tattoo! #taarna #taarnathelasttaarakian #heavymetal #tattoo #sword

A close up picture of a tattoo behind a woman's ear. It is a stylized red sword from the 1981 movie Heavy Metal. It is the symbol of a warrior named Taarna, who is the last of her kind, know as Taarakians.

May 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Busty Bust comm for SoiLotus on deviantart. The character is a "nickycorn", designed by @nickyflamingo.bsky.social

#nickycorn #ocart #originalcharacter #nickycorn #unicorn #unicorngirl #tradtionalart #bustybust #portfolioday #ocfanart #fanart

A traditionally done bust portrait of a female with a unicorn horn and pointed ears. She has pastel rainbow scales l her shoulders and cheeks, and flowing hair with a teal, blue and purple fade. She is adorned in several jewels. Text that directs viewers to the artist's devaintart pages is in the bottom right corner. deviantart dot com slash sailoralcyone and deviantart dot com slash tsuzukikun

April 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Q-Bee from #darkstalkers ! Did this one a little while ago as a comm but it's still one of my faves. Love me some Darkstalkers!
#qbee #queenbee #Capcom #capcomfanart #darkstalkersfanart #traditionalart #fanart #traditionalartist #copicmarkers #copic #videogame #videogamefanart #gamer

A half body traditional drawing of Q Bee from the video game Darkstalker. She is mostly human looking with short curled purple hair, antenna, wings and a stinger. She is dressed in a purple body suit with purple and good stripes on her chest and stinger, and has fluff around her neck and wrists. She poses slightly forward as if she's flying and has one leg raised.

April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

First page! Starting my journaling journey. Trying to get over my decision paralysis and the fear of using things.
#journaling #creativejournaling #artjournal #junkjournal #journal #newhobby #scrapbooking

A single scrapbook page with pink and purple roses, black and gold and pink washi tape and a black cat in a witch hat behind a black frame. A holographic 3 dimensional butterfly sits above the right side of the frame. There are three lines of words that say "replace fear of the unknown with curiosity. Start doing things you love. Be authentic."

April 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

More pages!

A two page spread in a self care journal. The left side has 31 polyhedral dice for a "Vibe Check" set on a purple and blue brick background. The coloured bar shows different emotions to colour each blank die. Purple for amazing. Blue for decent. Green for meh. Yellow for tired. Orange for stressed. Red for angry.

The page on the right shows a Tetris like grid board titled "Adulting". On the left of the board are colour coded blocks depicting various chores and self care act such as "showered", "cleaned the litter box", "read", "snuggle kitties", "hang out with friends ", "spend time with husband", "dust" and "work on art".

April 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Attempting a self care monthly journal. Not sure what else i may want to include, but so far at the very least, I had fun making the pages! Pages from LittleBirdieCanada on etsy
#selfcare #monthlyjournaling #journaling #monthlytrackers

A two page spread in a journal. The left side shows a hand drawn moon with sweet pea flowers, crystals and the words April 2025. The right side shows blue scrapbooking pieces, a small butterfly and a draw tarot card for "Card of the Month". The card is the six of swords, reversed.

Another two page spread in a journal for monthly self care accountability. The left side is a tracker for water consumption with the title "Hydrate Bitch" in playful pink writing. The right side is a Sleep Tracker.

A two page spread in a monthly self care journal. The left side is a circular habit tracker on a peach background. The right side is a self care bingo card on a peach background.

A two page spread in a journal for self care. Both pages are to record the Tarot Card of the Day on pretty purple paper with flowers along each side. A sticker of cartoon cat in a witch hat and holding a bottled potion sits in the top left corner of the left page.

March 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM

Art by Brooke Dufresne

@artbybrooke.bsky.social

Tonight on #talesofthevaliant Death Races, gatling guns, faerie fire, and a one wheeled monster "truck" arm chair. A victory was had by the newly coined Iron Furies. Let's go bitches! Makin' a name for ourselves in the wastelands! #ttrpg #ironfuries #d20 @koboldpress.com @paradoxwest.bsky.social