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Day 25: Inferno. I need to stop doing fire in ink. It takes sooo long!
#Inktober #art #dragons #inferno
A fierce red dragon flying in front of a fire tornado.
October 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Day 17: Ornate. A little prince- or princessling dragon. They're very certain you've never had a fancier friend.
#Inktober #art #dragons #ornate
Illustration of a small, multicolored dragon lying down. They have a jeweled crest and wear a gold choker. A small, diamond-studded gold crown floats above their head.
October 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Day 12: Shredded. I love me an undead dragon!
#Inktober #art #dragons #fantasyart
A green-tinted swamp with an undead dragon perching on a rock. He glows from the inside with malevolent energy and looks... very angry.
October 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Day 14: Trunk. Today I discovered one of my pens is apparently a knockoff, because it's not waterproof. 😭 Anyway, *that* was a lot of lines to get to redo...
#Inktober #art #dragons #moon
A sepia ink-washed illustration of a dragon lying at the edge of a cliff. The moon is faint in the background. The dragon's horns and wings are made of bare tree branches, and it has a crest of moss and flowers.
October 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Day 10: Sweep. Not a good day for the town.

#Inktober #art #dragons #sweep
A dragon sweeping a town with fire. The dragon is mostly silhouetted, but has some glints of yellow and red off its scales. Its wings are a semi-transparent grey-brown. In the background a town burns; the skies are filled with thick smoke.
October 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Day 2: Weave. This is what I came up with after I promised to do less detail-work. I clearly lied to myself.
#inktober #art #dragons #weave
Illustration of a woven basket shaped like a dragon.
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Day 3: Crown. An actual crown wasn't speaking to me... but the crown of a dragon tree being made into an actual dragon-creature? Yeah, that works.
#inktober #art #dragons #crown #trees
A sepia-and-brown-toned tree dragon based on a dragon tree, which is a real thing. Who knew? He's sitting back on his haunches and looking off to the left, with the crown of the tree sprouting from his back.
October 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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It's officially #Inktober! Which means prepare for daily art, and the daily opportunity to see that ridiculous stage all art goes through before it looks like I did it on purpose. If you wanna catch all the sneak peeks (from all years!), check out my Ko-Fi here:

ko-fi.com/album/Sneak-...
#art
Sneak Peeks - Ko-fi.com
Ko-fi allows creators to make an income doing what they love! 0-5% fees!
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October 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Only a few days left... do you have your tickets yet??

8/15 - 8/17

Times:
Friday: 3PM - 9PM (VIP opens 2PM)
Saturday: 10AM - 7PM (VIP opens 9AM)
Sunday: 10AM - 5PM (VIP opens 9AM)

Venue:
Broadmoor World Arena
3185 Venetucci Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Website:
www.cscomiccon.com
Me dressed as Birds of Prey Harley Quinn (pink halter top under gold overalls) in front of a variety of my drawings. In the foreground two pieces of tape read "COS Comic Con, 15-17 August." The drawings show a variety of horror scenes, a witch, and a lady platypus.
August 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Coming soon: me at the Broadmoor World Arena for COS Comic Con! I have new art! I have new cosplay! I have new snark! Come see it all 15-17 August and support all your Internet-local artists!
#CSCC #art #cosplay
Me cosplaying as Injustice 2 Harley Quinn in front of a blue background with a repeating banner of "COS Comic Con." In small font, the top row says "DragonCrest Studios" on the left and "15-17 August" on the right.
August 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Guess what? In LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, you can come see me at the Broadmoor World Arena for COS Comic Con! I have new art! I have new cosplay! I have new snark! Come see it all 15-17 August and support all your Internet-local artists!
#CSCC #art #cosplay
A picture of the artist dressed as Birds of Prey Harley Quinn (gold overalls, bright pink halter top) in front of a black-and-yellow ad for COS Comic Con. The text reads as follows: COS Comic Con 15-17 August 2025 Friday: 3PM - 9PM (VIP opens 2PM) Saturday: 10AM - 7PM (VIP opens 9AM) Sunday: 10AM - 5PM (VIP opens 9AM) ​ Broadmoor World Arena 3185 Venetucci Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80906 www.fishwithatophat.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Here's a fun one I hadn't loaded to Etsy yet--it's now up in the shop! This was freehand ink, and those flowers gave me fits. 😅 But soooo worth it!

www.etsy.com/listing/4341...
#art #ocean #fantasyart #surrealism
Illustration of a blue, speckled squid whose tentacles turn into wildflowers. It's upside-down, making it looking like a bouquet.
August 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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New design up on Redbubble--this was one of my favorites from last year's Fright-Fall! I had a number of people at the last con who loved it, so I figured I'd get it on some swag. 🛑
#art #fantasyart #redbubble
Drawing of a woman with a stop sign in place of her head. She sits on a floating car seat with her hands on her knees. The same stop-sign-headed woman on a blue apron. The same stop-sign-headed woman on a phone case. The same stop-sign-headed woman on a tan t-shirt. The shirt is being modeled by a somewhat smug-looking man.
July 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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No new Etsy post for today, so instead enjoy these progress and detail shots from a walking house I did last December! The whole illustration was done straight up in ink... Mostly because I'm much too lazy to sketch out all those details and then ink them, too. 😆
#artsky #humanartist #fantasyart
An ink illustration of a walking house with numerous rooms and roofs. A tree with a few birds is on top of the tallest roof. Six "roots" form legs for the house to walk on, and one is lifted as it moves. A progress shot of the same house with only the front room and three legs finished. I'm detailing another room in micron pen on the left. I'm left-handed. A detail shot with a finger next to a bear on one of the roofs. The best is about the same size as my fingernail.
July 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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He's a little late for Pride Month, but he likes to think he's fashionably so.

Now up in the Etsy shop!
www.etsy.com/listing/1528...
#birding #art #finches
A drawing of a rainbow-colored finch on the branch of a blossoming tree. The background is light blue strewn with clouds.
July 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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New to the Etsy shop: the amphora mermaids! These three were an Inktober piece a while back, but I'm finally working on my print backlog. 😅

www.etsy.com/listing/1394...
#mermaids #mythology #art
A pottery-inspired ink illustration with a trio of mermaid silhouettes. The background is the orangish tan of old Greek pottery, and geometric patterns run along the top and bottom in white bands. Each of the mermaids has a different tail style, body shape, and hair style. Two fish silhouettes swim around the mermaids on the outer edges.
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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All set up and Harley-ing at @fanexpodenver.bsky.social! Come at me in Aisle 1400 near the bathrooms!
#fanexpo #artist #fanexpodenver #fantasyart #cosplay
Me dressed as Harley Quinn from Birds of Prey, with a pink crop top and gold overalls. The DragonCrest Studios both at Denver Fan Expo, featuring an array of prints and posters of sci-fi and fantasy art. A map of the overall floor plan for Fan Expo Denver, with a number of small logos pointing out artist locations. In the zoomed-in version in the lower half of the picture, the following artists' locations are displayed (from left to right): CrayonQueen Creations, Kale's Art, Auxwave Creations, and DragonCrest Studios. The end caps of several rows are also called out for easier recognition of the aisles.
July 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Channeling all my art energies over to @fanexpodenver.bsky.social! One week until you can catch me in my array of Harley cosplays. 😆
#fanexpo #artist #fanexpodenver
Me dressed as Birds of Prey Harley Quinn, in gold overalls with a bright pink crop top underneath. The text reads "3-6 Jul" and "Fan Expo Denver," with my tag (@fishwithatophat) at the bottom.
June 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I've got a con coming up, and you should too! If you're going to be in Colorado this weekend, I'll be at Colorado Cosmic Con selling all the art!
#art #harleyquinn #conartist
An ad for the upcoming Colorado Cosmic Con, featuring an image of @FishWithATopHat as classic Harley Quinn. In the bottom left is a drawn piece of a headless girl with a stop sign in place of her head. The ad text reads: DragonCrest Studios at Colorado Cosmic Con Tickets Available Now! Colorado Springs Event Center 3960 Palmer Park Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 8-9 March @FishWithATopHat A map of the venue for Colorado Cosmic Con 2025. The main entrance, artist alley, and celebrities are labeled. The location of the DragonCrest Studios booth is in the second row from the right, in the middle corner; it's near the panel stage.
March 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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If you see this, post a ghost 👻
A ghost kitty under a full moon, cleaning itself on the wall of some stone ruins. Overgrown flowers and ivy show the ruins have been abandoned for years.
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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I'm so deep into procrastination I drew a comic to avoid drawing another comic #ocsky #comics
Al asks if his glasses have been seen. Jack, smirking, puts them on and asks if they make him look intelligent, but from Al's POV he's just a blur. Alfredo stares blankly, unamused.
February 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Quote with your Night / Dark Art
February 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Denver Colorado
February 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Another walking house for you! This one's more of an LOTR-style piece. 😁 Hope you're all having a blast this weekend--we're getting another snow storm... hopefully just a dusting this time?
#fantasyart #castles #humanartist
An ink illustration of a walking castle with numerous towers. Four stone pillars appear to be its "legs," with three protrusions in the back as a tail. Birds fly around the highest tower and a full moon is in the background. The artist is @FishWithATopHat.
January 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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If you see this, quote with your night/dark #art!
An ink illustration of a massive ghostly boar with white eyes. At its feet are gold grass and ink spatters; the background is pure black. The artist is @FishWithATopHat.
February 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM