Karnika
@cyborgkarnika.bsky.social
I like to paint portraits and tell stories about 20 something people like me.
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THREAD. Which I am giving the title 'Onions'.
I lived in the capital of the UK for two and a quarter years, at the turn of the Millennium. This fact seems a bit remarkable to me now, and I'm not sure how I lasted that long, as I'm such an unLondon person, such a lifelong bumpkin...
I lived in the capital of the UK for two and a quarter years, at the turn of the Millennium. This fact seems a bit remarkable to me now, and I'm not sure how I lasted that long, as I'm such an unLondon person, such a lifelong bumpkin...
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
THREAD. Which I am giving the title 'Onions'.
I lived in the capital of the UK for two and a quarter years, at the turn of the Millennium. This fact seems a bit remarkable to me now, and I'm not sure how I lasted that long, as I'm such an unLondon person, such a lifelong bumpkin...
I lived in the capital of the UK for two and a quarter years, at the turn of the Millennium. This fact seems a bit remarkable to me now, and I'm not sure how I lasted that long, as I'm such an unLondon person, such a lifelong bumpkin...
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Speaking from personal experience, there are two major reasons my first eight books are inferior to my most recent seven:
1. During the first eight I had not yet learned, lived, written and read enough to find my flow.
2. During the most recent seven I have not been holding back on any weirdness.
1. During the first eight I had not yet learned, lived, written and read enough to find my flow.
2. During the most recent seven I have not been holding back on any weirdness.
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Speaking from personal experience, there are two major reasons my first eight books are inferior to my most recent seven:
1. During the first eight I had not yet learned, lived, written and read enough to find my flow.
2. During the most recent seven I have not been holding back on any weirdness.
1. During the first eight I had not yet learned, lived, written and read enough to find my flow.
2. During the most recent seven I have not been holding back on any weirdness.
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Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
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Harlequin wives for my postcard club 😊
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Harlequin wives for my postcard club 😊
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
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October 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I like to think that this map of all the regional names for woodlice in the UK could also be a map illustrating the new tribes of humans to be found on the same landmass after The Great Digital Crash and ensuing breakdown of society.
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I like to think that this map of all the regional names for woodlice in the UK could also be a map illustrating the new tribes of humans to be found on the same landmass after The Great Digital Crash and ensuing breakdown of society.
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A demo from my new book Designing Imaginative Environments now live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/190...
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A demo from my new book Designing Imaginative Environments now live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/190...
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Alfy oc commission for duskwights 🤍
October 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Alfy oc commission for duskwights 🤍
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Dolores oc commission for Deven tysm ☀️
October 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dolores oc commission for Deven tysm ☀️
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Lilith’s calls for her brother Orion to aid her. There are men in the wood.
Original art done in 2023
Original art done in 2023
October 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Lilith’s calls for her brother Orion to aid her. There are men in the wood.
Original art done in 2023
Original art done in 2023
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The suits are flies, pills, cicadas & buttons. Hearts, spades, diamonds & clubs have had their day.
October 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The suits are flies, pills, cicadas & buttons. Hearts, spades, diamonds & clubs have had their day.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Witches and demons by Sergio Toppi. 2/
September 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Witches and demons by Sergio Toppi. 2/
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Throne of Birds - 2023
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Throne of Birds - 2023
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“ nested in this darkness, i let my vices possess me. i drink, i cry. i pull my knees to my chest, face quivering and uncontrollable, here it comes again. my armors off…“
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“ nested in this darkness, i let my vices possess me. i drink, i cry. i pull my knees to my chest, face quivering and uncontrollable, here it comes again. my armors off…“
“ nested in this darkness, i let my vices possess me. i drink, i cry. i pull my knees to my chest, face quivering and uncontrollable, here it comes again. my armors off…“
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“ nested in this darkness, i let my vices possess me. i drink, i cry. i pull my knees to my chest, face quivering and uncontrollable, here it comes again. my armors off…“
About my ~No God~ painting
rock bottoms, learning from and getting out of pain
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September 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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widdle mushroom goil 🍄🟫✨
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
widdle mushroom goil 🍄🟫✨
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New oil painting, unfortunately reflecting how I feel currently with the world being as it is 😩
September 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New oil painting, unfortunately reflecting how I feel currently with the world being as it is 😩
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Video process of yesterdays drawing! Done on Procreate
September 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Video process of yesterdays drawing! Done on Procreate
tis a black hole
render bender (noun): when an artist gets so obsessed with rendering a piece of art that they lose track of time and forget to eat or sleep
August 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
tis a black hole