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Lithium (J.Skelton)
@lithiumreflections.bsky.social
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They/she. Neuroqueer.

Hobby artist & photographer. lithiumreflections on KoFi and Threadless.

Digital publishing, operations, game + product dev, citizen scientist + much more.

PFP: Dundee/Tattered World
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Cardiac Constraint
An illustration of a heart in a tangle of valves and veins at every angle, against a dark striped background. The heart is split in two - the left side is a warm red with soft, flowing vertical lines. The right is white, with sharp lines that mimic an EKG chart. Over a dozen pink, windy, and sometimes damaged looking reach from the sides of the canvas in to the heart to connect to it. The dark background is striped against the grain ,mimicking stretches of tissue or muscle behind the organ.
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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These little ones need our help. The first step: awareness.

#SaveTheVaquita
An illustrated vaquita porpoise
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I was nosing around my files last night and found some forgotten pixel art WIPs.

I was excited and thought about picking them back up - but the more I look at them, the more I see lessons from the past better left behind.

Still, might as well share.
A pixel art illustration of a chestnut foal face. An unfinished pixel art illustration of a warm stained glass window.
September 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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#bskycensorship
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, 1618, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Wildens. A classic oil painting. It has been covered in "I consent!" stickers pointing to every character, from the women and men, the horses, and the cherub.
September 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Poussin: OK THEY PROBABLY DON'T BUT HOW ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO EXPRESS THIS MOMENT
Nicolas Poussin, "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"
September 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Pablo Picasso's spirit yells MY ART CONSENTS
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
September 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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"Enlightened Divides" - Stained Glass Styled Mandala / Geometric Design.

I don't know if this would sell, but I do plan on releasing the lineart as a coloring page. :)
A richly colored, four-point mandala design with a stained glass feel. It has heavy black lines on a dark grey background, and has a mostly square shape with loops around the edges. Patterns alternate between hard/'sharp' edges and soft curved edges. Colors are splashed between a cool, blue-like collection and a warm, red-orange selection, with splashes of pink and purple to harmonize them. There is a sense of dichotomy and melody.
September 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Study of a baroque pearl. I ended up spending way too much time on this but I'm so delighted with the result.

#SciArt
An illustration of a baroque pearl, which is one that does not have a standard spherical shape. This one has a roughly teardrop or conch shape, and has soft warm cream and cool blue-purple tones.
September 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Another done initially for #SciArtSeptember - a study of canopy shyness.

And I just realized I never put the under foliage in, oops.

I love trees, and the way some of them bloom like fractals against the sky is just delightful.

#sciart
An illustration of a canopy of trees, with tall black branches reaching up and spreading across a bright morning sky. They connect to soft green leaves dappled by the sunlight, but all of the leaf spread stops before it reaches another tree, leaving a seam of sky between each tree.
September 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Continued progress on this tonight - getting close to done! One more session should do it.
A very intricate, four-panel mandala that is about two thirds colored in, with a contrast of warm and cool colors constantly contrasting.
September 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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One day maybe I'll be better at doing social media stuff, woops.

Did this study originally for #SciArtSeptember then forgot to post it - this is the islet known as Posey Island, Washington state.

#sciart
Illustration of a small islet in summer. The islet itself is covered on one side with rustic colored grasses, which ring around on the other side to surround a more green patch with a few scattered trees. The water is vivid blue and breeze-blown, and in the far distance are gray hills. The sky is calm, with clouds clustered near the horizon.
September 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Afflicted Dagger Moth (Acronicta afflicta)

#SciArt 🐡

(Also S/O to @cupohjoe.bsky.social since he inspired me to co-work tonight and finish this!)
Pixel art of an afflicted dagger moth, wings spread out from the top down as if a specimen. It is a more brown and silver variant.
September 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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WIP share. This piece started out as just an emotional vent and has transformed itself into something with personal meaning.

I'm looking forward to seeing its final stage.
A four sectioned complex mandala design in progress, lined in heavy and thin black lines. The patterns are varied and abstract and alternate between smooth curves and hard lines. There is color starting from the center and moving outward, in a contrasting palette of cool blues and warm sunset tones constantly balanced against each other, but only about a third of the image has been colored so far.
August 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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"Frustration" mandala, 2020
An abstract mandala in white, red, and gold colors with black lines. The shape is vaguely floral and seven-sided, with alternating rows of red, gold, and white abstract patterns that emphasize harshness.
August 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Just a warm up oekaki from this morning. Reference: unsplash.com/photos/akita...
An illustration of a dog's head in profile that appears to be barking. It is bright tan and white, possibly an akita or shiba inu
August 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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And finally, a little Money Bag Mimic for artfight.net/~LunaWolfe
August 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Animation for @corvieday.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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And now to pixel animations, a whole new world for me! Hoping these look alright converted to video for BlueSky.

Artist: artfight.net/~Squeakytoy_
August 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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One final non-animated pixel art piece. Artist: artfight.net/~Periwinkle_...
A close-up of a blue skinned woman with a pink stripe across their face and black hair. Part of their face is obscured by the scope of a gun. They seem to be setting aim from the shadows. Character: Periwinkle_Glitter
August 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Now pixel art for ArtFight. We'll go with non-animated first.

Artists:

artfight.net/~NotALifeFan
artfight.net/~Vizimir
@koudoawaiavortex.bsky.social
@caitfi.bsky.social
A strange, five legged black and blob-like creature with ten eyes, peering down at what might be a tiny human. Character: NotALifeFan A full-body illustration of a robot like character. They are white with light blue and muted blue-green accents. Their chest has a heart monitor, and some of their gray body is visible beneath the white carapace. They have light blue, lit wings on their helmet and shoulders. Character: vizimir A pixel art illustration of a fox face, with light pink fur, and bright pink eyes and ears. Character: KoudoawaiaVortex A pixel art illustration of a woman with her eyes closed, lit by some unseen light source from the front. She has wild, wavy blue hair, tan skin, a light purple-pink cape, and gold ornamentation. Character: celestafi
August 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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And a final melange of ArtFight illustrations before I shift to my pixel art entries. Artists:

@octiveartz.bsky.social
artfight.net/~DenDenDenny
@ombiblombi.bsky.social
artfight.net/~Sleepy_Phoe...
An illustration of a Roegaedyn woman from Final Fantasy 14. It is a bust with her looking over her bare shoulder, her soft green skin contrasted by purple plaited hair. Character: octive_artz A watercolor illustration of a simple green dinosaur (diplodocus) standing and smiling with a cartoon expression over a soft brown orange background. Character: DenDenDenny An illustration in watercolor or pastel style with a furry-fuzzy headed creature dressed in wizard robes and a draping wizard hat pondering a glowing blue orb. Yes, just like the meme. Character: ombiblombi An illustration of a fantastical woman with soft purple skin, a white stripe down her forehead and nose, with large dark eyelids and rich purple lips. Her hair is a soft cream accented by pale purples, and she has two feathers in her hair. Character: Sleepy_Phoenix
August 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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More ArtFight creatures, illustrated. Artists:

artfight.net/~nyanatomy
@dalisaymt.com
artfight.net/~towniesend
artfight.net/~Inc0rporeal...
@toxykmelodi.bsky.social
An illustration of a pointy-footed brown cat on a green surfboard, riding the waves. Character: nyanatomy An illustration of a leaping cream-colored goat sticking out its tongue, with pink and turquoise mohawk and dyed tail and earrings. Background is an abstract red square pattern. Character: dalisaymt An illustration on black with white lines of a rabbit with a white collar getting touched by a black bird with one wing. Both seem very anxious. Characters: towniesend (rabbit), Inc0rporeal_Cr0w (bird) An illustration of a dragon or drake-like creature with a long body and tail, bird-like front legs and cat-like bat legs. The colors feature a blue gradient coat with soft yellow accents, funfetti and line patterns. The background is a swirling black and green abstract. Character: toxykmelodi
August 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Felines are a pretty common sight on ArtFight too so here's the obligatory kitty art. Artists:

artfight.net/~XxGraeyxX
artfight.net/~AgentM
artfight.net/~juniperonpaws
artfight.net/~scoutisaloo...
An illustration of a white cat with fish-like features including side fins, neck frills, and tail frills. Over a blue background with an abstract mandala. Character: XxGraeyxX An illustration of a brown cat sitting near a window in day time, with orange eyes. Character: AgentM An illustration of a soft cream long-haired cat leaping. The cat has green and soft pink patterns that are abstract, but also leaf patterns on the face. A soft blue background with leaves. Character: juniperonpaws A cartoon style illustration of a tabby tiger with wide brown stripes and soft creamsicle based coat, with a green nose. Character: scoutisaloozerr
August 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Despite thinking of myself as an equine artist first, I only did four equine attacks this year - I wanted to experiment, play, and push myself. Here's the four, and their artists:

artfight.net/~CirrusArt
@artzipants.bsky.social
artfight.net/~Starquill
@kaseysnow.bsky.social
An illustration of an alicorn looking happy as they rest on a hill at night. Character: CirrusArt An illustration of a cheerful teal unicorn with stripes and bubbles as a pattern motif, on a soft pink and purple background with more bubbles. Character: artzipants An illustration of a dun horse kicking with its rear legs, with swirls of winds and feathers around them. Character: Starquill An illustration of a green draft-type unicorn galloping, with a halo trailing behind chained to its ear, with a simple pink background. Character: Kasey Snow
August 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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What if you could save a species?

One Twitch art streamer is trying to do just that - @kaseysnow.bsky.social.

Watch/lurk in Kasey's Mon-Wed art streams to help her push for the chance to be featured on the Twitch homepage on Save the Vaquita Day.

📸 NOAA Fisheries

🧵⤵
An illustration of a vaquita porpoise Photograph of two vaquita porpoise at the surface of the water
July 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM