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Meet the Artist 2026! 💛

Updated info + my rules/boundaries all in one post—please read through.

If you’re new, welcome! If you’ve been here awhile, here’s to another great year.

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Title card:

This image is a bright, stylized “Meet the Artist 2026” illustration with a warm golden theme.

On the left side, the text reads — “Meet the Artist 2026” in elegant black lettering with subtle sparkles.

The background is a soft golden-yellow filled with tiny hearts, giving it a cheerful, whimsical atmosphere. Ornamental corner decorations frame the image.

On the right side, there is a vibrant cartoon-style character — my sona, Janella. She has:

Long, flowing brown hair with soft highlights and stylized curls

Round pink glasses and expressive purple eyeshadow

A yellow bow in her hair

A yellow jacket over a white top with a heart-shaped pendant

A dark pleated skirt

Warm-toned skin and polished nails that match her overall color palette

A confident, slightly sassy pose with one hand on her hip

The art style is bold, colorful, and very polished, with smooth gradients and shiny highlights. The golden background and Janella’s yellow outfit tie the whole aesthetic together, giving the piece a sunny, upbeat mood.

This second image continues the same warm, golden “Meet the Artist” theme and features my sona, Janella, on the right side again.

The background is a soft yellow with sparkles and faint heart shapes, framed by elegant corner decorations.

On the left side, neatly formatted text lists personal details about the artist (myself) in a decorative serif font:

Nickname:

Janella, Jane, Janelle, etc.

Birthday:

09/01 (September the first)

Artist Type:

Cartoonist

Nationality:

American 🇺🇸

Sign:

Virgo ♍

My sona stands confidently on the right, dressed in the same outfit as the previous image. Her pose is relaxed and stylish, fitting the cheerful, polished aesthetic of the piece.

This image continues the golden, sparkly “Meet the Artist 2026” theme and presents a neatly organized list of my interests on the left side.

The heading “My Interests:” is written in a large, elegant font, followed by a bullet-point list of the franchises, games, and series I enjoy:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Banjo-Kazooie

Barbie

Bluey

The Disney Princess series

Eddsworld

Friday Night Funkin’

Kirby

Sonic the Hedgehog

Star Fox

Super Smash Bros.

Strawberry Shortcake

Super Mario Bros.

The overall style matches my previous pieces: warm, decorative, and cheerful, with the list displayed clearly against the soft yellow heart-patterned background.

The image shows my illustrated sona, Janella, standing on the left against a decorative background with soft heart patterns.

On the right side of the image is a clean, labeled color palette showing the reference colors for her skin, hair, eyes, brows, makeup, clothing, accessories, and nails.

Each category has its own swatch, arranged in a vertical list.

December 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM

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Janella's "Mario" Hat and Morilana's "Peach" Crown

(Sorry for not being very active lately! I took a bit of a hiatus after returning home from an out of town trip with my family. 💕🤗)

#ocs #ibispaint #JanellaDraws

The Princess Peach-inspired crown for my sona's evil twin

August 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM

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Morilana, the Princess of Evil 💙💔

#PrincessMorilana💔💙 #JanellaDraws

May 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM

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Janella Draws 💛✨

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Peach and Daisy but #Wicked

Princess Peach as the Good Witch of the North

Princess Daisy as the Wicked Witch of the West

April 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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Janella Draws 💛✨

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I haven't posted here in quite a bit, so here's my sona cosplaying as Wonder Woman to make up for it! ❤️⚜️🤍💙

#JanellaDraws #WonderWoman #Ibispaint

The costume I designed for Janella, complete with a reference of Wonder Woman herself and a color palette.

The costume has a hair bow, which Janella can use as her own version of the Lasso of Truth. A headpiece, some earrings, a choker, arm cuffs, a dress, and a pair of boots.

April 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM

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Boar on Board 🚂

@poncho.bsky.social

"Is this really the way we are supposed to be going?"

It's a roadtrip!!

July 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM

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Léo Chérel

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A strange-looking bird. She has a way nicer voice than the other one tho.

Drawing of Banjo (from Banjo Kazooie) playing his iconic instrument in duo with Pauline (from DK Bananza) on vocals. They're both having a great time.

November 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM

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art.by.joeg02

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Shantae! ✨
I love this cute half genie so much and most certainly need to draw her more! 🥰

#shantae #shantaefanart #wayfoward #indiegame #videogame #videogamecharacter #fanart #2D #2Dart #cartoon #cartoonwoman #cartoonart #cartoonstyle #stylized #stylizedart #stylizedartwork #stylizedcharacter

The cute and pretty Shantae drawn in my style

November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM

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art.by.joeg02

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Banjo & Kazooie! 🤎❤️
I still need to finish that game, 😅

#banjokazooie #microsoft #fanart

The iconic duo of Banjo and Kazooie from the franchise of the same name

June 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM

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art.by.joeg02

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Knuckles the Echidna! ❤️👊
I tried giving him broader shoulders and a somewhat buff chest to give off a stronger build, 💪

#knucklestheechidna #sonicfanart #sega

Fanart of Knuckles the Echidna with his fists out while looking at the viewer with a confidant grin

July 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM

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art.by.joeg02

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Looney Tunes fanart! ✨
I felt like it was more then long overdue to draw these iconic cartoon characters, 😊

#looneytunes #looneytunesfanart #wb #warnerbros #cartoon #classiccartoon #cartooncharacters #cartoonart #cartoonist #cartoonartist #cartoonfanart #fanart

July 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM

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ENErgy!

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Big the Cat & Froggy 🎣🐸

The fishing minigames are certainly very relaxing and entertaining, it's one of my favorite parts in Sonic Frontiers!
#Sonic #Fanart

August 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM

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art.by.joeg02

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Just wanted to share this old Sonic Adventure poster i drew back in 2022, 💙

While my style has vastly improved a lot since then, i still like this piece composition wise, 😁

#sonicadventure #sonicfanart #sega #fanart #poster

My old Sonic Adventure fanart from 2022,

September 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM

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!CHRiS! Jones ✪

@mistajonz.bsky.social

✨Jim Lee's X-Men issue 1, but Sonic Heroes✨

Jim Lee's X-Men issue 1 homage with Sonic Heroes

September 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM

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Merry Skip-mas!⚢ ⚧️🍉

@skippiefritz.bsky.social

🌈🌈🌈
1/2 of a piece that's currently on display at the @thefridacinema.org this piece, as well as another which will be posted shortly, are on display and for sale!
#art #fanart #thewizardofoz #dorothygale #pride #gaypride

August 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM

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⛄ JoTheWeirdo 🎄

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Banjo & Kazooie 🐻🐦

My favorite game from the N64.

[ #art #digitalart #fanart #banjokazooie #nintendo64 ]

A bear holding a golden jigsaw piece while the red bird in his backpack flips off a mole trying to give them instructions on how to perform certain moves. Banjo & Kazooie is a game from the Nintendo 64

August 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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art.by.joeg02

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Big the Cat! 🐈‍⬛💜
He's really fun to draw, ☺️

#bigthecat #bigthecatfanart #sonicadventure #sonicfanart #sega #fanart #cartoon #cartoonart #cartoonstyle #stylized #stylizedart #stylizedartwork #2D #2Dart

Fanart of Big the Cat from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, he is smiling at his best friend Froggy in his left hand, and is holding a fishing rod in his right hand,

August 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM

Janella Draws 💛✨

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Janella's "Mario" Hat and Morilana's "Peach" Crown

(Sorry for not being very active lately! I took a bit of a hiatus after returning home from an out of town trip with my family. 💕🤗)

#ocs #ibispaint #JanellaDraws

August 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM