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Mattie
@mattievictoria.bsky.social
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As seen in HAUNTED Magazine UK! Illustrator of FABLE by Bryn Wickerd, BROKEN WINGS AND BURIED SECRETS by Bethany Votaw, and other fine publications ✨
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Not my scrapbook, but loose adhesive photo albums I found in storage. I decided that whoever invented self-adhesive photos albums should be arrested… these were important photos, like my brother’s Christening, and I had to spend hours painstakingly removing them from the album sleeves 🫠
A photo of my workspace where there are several 4x6 photos curled up next to an old self-adhesive photo album page popular in the 1980s and 90s. Another photo of my workspace where I have the previous day’s curled-up photos somewhat flattened in a photo album and a few lying next to the photo album. They photos are labeled “Erik’s Baptsim July 25, 1987” and show scenes from a Catholic baptism, my brother in a white baptism gown and cap, various adults who are very 1980s, etc etc.
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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#ffxiv
A Final Fantasy 14 version of the “I Am Going To Create An Environment That Is So Toxic” Sue Sylvester Glee meme that says “When 7.4 hits, I am going to create a glamour that is so powerful.”
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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I encountered one of the weirdest lags in #FFXIV since I first started in playing in 2021 during last night’s DDOS attack. Has anyone else seen something like this?? My sister @sweetsparade.bsky.social said it’s a CreepyPasta and I have to agree.
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Bonus photo of Lankin with a fox plush that @rumblewulf.bsky.social gave me years ago 🦊
A cute photo of my Long Lankin paper miniature with a stuffed fox!
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Another hand-drawn mini! This time for an old-but-new character I started playing in another campaign: Long Lankin, swashbuckler! Some of you may remember this character, I’ve drawn him over the years but never had a place for him. He has at last found his purpose and I’m having fun playing him!
An illustration showing the front and back view of my Dungeons and Dragons character Long Lankin, a vulpin (fox anthro) rogue swashbuckler. he has a very Three Musketeers type vibe with a big feathered hat, frilly mousquetaire gloves and a rapier. And of course, an eyepatch! A photo of a small paper miniature depicting a drawing I did of my Dungeons and Dragons character Long Lankin, a vulpin (fox anthro) rogue swashbuckler surrounded by yellow-amber colored dice with pumpkins behind him. The paper miniature is front-facing: he has a very Three Musketeers type vibe with a big feathered hat, frilly mousquetaire gloves and a rapier. And of course, an eyepatch! A photo of a small paper miniature depicting my Dungeons and Dragons character Long Lankin, a vulpin (fox anthro) rogue swashbuckler surrounded by yellow-amber colored dice with pumpkins behind him. This is a back view of the paper miniature that I made.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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The photo of my cat Pan that I based the original drawing of. I’ve always loved this gremlin shot of him, I’m glad I was able to turn it into a piece of art! Maybe sometime I’ll re-do the black and white version!
A photo of Pan, a piebald mackerel tabby posing in a way that gives of STRONG gremlins vibes, and my inspiration for my Grimalkin pieces. He’s mid-sniff of an unopened can of coca-cola, his butt in the air, back raised ready to do an investigation… but he has his raised his head ever so slightly and is looking at the camera. It’s a difficult pose to describe, but just know there is some pure goblin energy going on here.
October 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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My original drawing, which was part Catnip Coalition of Burbank, California’s Black Cat show! I kept most of the drawing the same, though I did give the pumpkins vines instead of surrounding it by oak leaves, which in hindsight didn’t make a lot of sense 🤷🏻‍♀️
A photograph of my Grimalkin illustration in a horizontal oval frame hanging on a purple wall at a vintage shop. The illustration is small (roughly 8 x 6 inches with the frame) and features a pen and ink illustration a winged black cat leaning over a small pumpkin, looking back at the viewer.
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Beware the Grimalkin… now in color! Last year my black and white illustration sold before I was able to scan it, so I decided to do a colored version this year. I hope your Halloween is wonderful and filled with just the amount of spooky and whimsy. Happy Halloween! 🎃🐈‍⬛ #halloween
A digitally painted version of my Halloween drawing from last year, Beware The Grimalkin. This version of the drawing features the same pose and overall composition of the black and white pen drawing, but of course, is colored. A black cat with his butt and tail raised in the air mid-investigation of a pumpkin looks back at the viewer, his mischief interrupted. The cat also has large red wings and yellow eyes, because he is a Grimalkin. The background is whimsical purple with mismatched-stars, giving the overall vibe of a fun Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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She’s wearing the same costume as Ainur 🎃 #cozygrove2 #ffxiv
A screenshot from the charming video game Cozy Grove 2 depicting my character in an orange Victorian style dress and a Jack-O’-Lantern head. My character is in the Old Grounds area, a whimsically spooky area with creepy trees. I have also placed a giant purple mushroom and a few lamps— one a tree with a skull in it and another a Victorian era street lamp— around my character to set the scene! A screenshot from the MMO Final Fantasy XIV. The screenshot depicts my character Ainur, a female Xaela Au Ra wearing an orange dress with a black corset and frilly trim [Thavnairian wool autumn dress] and a Jack-O’-Lantern on her head— a similar style to that of my Cozy Grove 2 character. She also has a Halloween-colored staff that is just a black and orange slice of cake [Figment of Sweetness]. Behind her is a whimsical (but slightly eerie) amusement park [Strayborough Dreadwalk] just out of focus.
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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With Halloween approaching ever closer (two days!) I wanted to share another seasonal piece: my Halloween drawing from last year! 🐈‍⬛🎃 #halloween #halloween2025 #witchart #halloweenart
An illustration of a witch sitting at the base of a curved tree decorated with glowing lights. The illustration is rendered in contrasting hues of purple and orange which work together to create a unified vibe of a spooky and whimsical Halloween. The witch is wearing a dark cloak over an orange corset and dark purple dress with black and white striped stockings. She has purple hair and purple eyes and is sitting in profile along the base of the curved tree, feet tucked underneath her and one arm raised to touch the top of the tree as she tilts her head up in a mischievous manner. There is a black cat with glowing eyes resting on the arch of tree above the witch, and two cat-eared carved jack-o’-lanterns sitting around the roots of the tree. The illustration has an overall feel of a whimsical, fantastical Halloween with a fun ambiance. Happy Halloween!
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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The above drawing was a re-drawing of this illustration I did back in 2014!
The original, 10-year old version from 2014 of the drawing in the previous post. This drawing is very similar to the new, 2024 version with some differences, the main difference being that my skill level has greatly improved the past 10 years. Another change I made from this decade old version is the curved tree trunk is made of multiple tree trunks close-together and receding back into space, and looks more like a cave made of trees as opposed the single curved tree in the new version. There are also more prey animal bones, like a deer skull and various rib bones and the ground appears to be mud mixed with blood instead of droplets. However, the feral feminine energy remains the same, and this is more of a “face lift” with an improved skill set than anything else.
October 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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It’s Halloween week! I have a special drawing that I made especially for Halloween, but I think I’ll save it for the day OF. 🎃 A spooky forest for your consideration, an illustration I did last year. #darkart #darkfantasyart #halloweenart
An illustration depicting a feral woman crouched and wearing a wolf skull mask under the curved trunk of a mossy tree, the dusky sky an orange-red and dark blue behind her. The woman has light skin with charcoal markings on her hands and feet. Her brown hair blows wildly and she is wearing a dark green tattered mini dress, the shoulder straps decorated with animal teeth. Blood drips from the maw of the wolf skull onto the ground before her, leaving a trail of droplets. She is crouched beneath a radically curved tree, the shape resembling a cave opening, reminiscent of an animal den. Red leaves grow on the trunk and mushrooms sprout around the roots. A small mossy vulpine or canine-like skull sits on one of the roots, a mushroom sprouting out of an eye socket. A moth rests on a side of the trunk. With the dynamic sky behind her, and the wild woman posed to strike at any moment, the art has the powerful energy of raw feminine strength and fervor that can be neither tamed nor restrained. A close-up of the woman crouching in a tattered green dress, showing the detail of the canine skull she wears on her face, blood dripping from its maw, her hair blowing wildly in the wind.
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Also I’m the ADHD type where I need subtitles on everything and this might be my favorite subtitle for a sound of all time
A photo I took of my iPad screen showing a scene from the Cabinet of Curiosities episode Dreams in the Witch House. The scene shows actor Rupert Grint peeking his head out of the back door of a pub and looking into a busy street with the closed caption [hubub]
October 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Merged the lineart and my sketch layers on accident and did too much painting to go back. Fortunately I’m using a really textured brush so I can erase the sketch later and go back over my lineart and not have it look Bad. I did the whiskers on a different layer and that Saved Me
A screenshot of the drawing program Procreate showing a line drawing of a cat and a pumpkin. Beneath the black lineart and the white whiskers, there is a light grey line that was my sketch layer.
October 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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As for the drawing, I was inspired by some photos I saw on Pinterest that I traced back to a seller/costumer with the handle Olga-l9o on the Russian website livemaster.ru. Love the Cainhurst/Vileblood vibe, so I decided to run with it.
A screenshot of my phone’s browser showing livemaster.ru and Olga-l9o’s page. There is a photo of a woman wearing a white, flowing gown with an armor corset, decorative gorget and gauntlets— an excellent aesthetic.
October 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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A new drawing completed using only the new brushes from the latest @procreate.com update! This was definitely a challenge… The new painting brushes are neat, but they’re different than what I’m used to and it took me a bit to get the hang of. Not bad just… different. #procreate #darkart
A bust illustration of a female knight in profile, a silver oval and flowers framing her. The knight wears an armet helmet obscuring her face, a single pale rose decorating the space where the visor connects to the rest of the helmet. Long white hair falls in gentle waves beneath the rim of the gorget. Painted in hues of silver, white, lavender and dark purple, the illustration gives off an aura of something one might see hanging in the grand, empty halls of a long abandoned manor. A close-up of the armet helmet a the flower that adorns it.
October 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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eBay told me I needed to choose an icon so sellers would think I was a real person and not a bot, so I chose this polite picture of Pan. Look at him— the very PICTURE of trustworthiness!
A photo of Pan, a piebald tabby cat, lying on a chair, green eyes looking up at the camera. His white paws are overlapping slightly in a polite manner. He looks like the quintessential Good Boy here, but don’t let that fool you…
October 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I guess powerful eldritch beings don’t know about ACAB huh
A screenshot from the anime The Summer Hikaru Died depicting a close-up of Yoshiki’s face with the caption “I’ve never seen a police car before!” A screenshot from the anime The Summer Hikaru Died depicting a close-up of Yoshiki’s face with the caption “Ain’t it cool?” A screenshot from the anime The Summer Hikaru Died showing the character Hikaru smiling, as seen from Yoshiki’s POV behind his long, shaggy bangs.
October 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Writing my spooky little notes 🎃 #ff14
A screenshot from Final Fantasy 14 of my character Ainur dressed up for Halloween~ She is wearing an orange dress with a black corset and a spooky pumpkin head, bright orange nails, doing an emote where she’s writing in a notepad. A big ship is behind her, the Wolves’ Den PvP zone.
October 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I got some new tech for my sketchbook from Paper Source (also my first time going to one, comfy store!). A little adhesive doodad from Leuchtturm1917 that I hope comes in handy!
A photo of the inside back cover of my lavender-colored sketchbook showing an adhesive square of matching leather with an elastic band attached, for holding a pencil or pen. A photo of my sketchbook closed, showing the little elastic loop sticking out and holding a blue, woodless colored pencil.
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Last weekend was opening night for Carter Sexton’s annual Halloween show! I’ve been too busy to upload my post until now, but I’ve got two pieces up! Also? It was just a great opening night. If you’re in the San Fernando Valley area, come check out the show! #halloween
A photo of two of my traditional art pieces framed and hung up on a pegboard at Carter Sexton Artist Materials. The two pieces are small, black and white illustrations drawn on red paper in black frames. The illustration on the right is of two black dogs, and the illustration on the left is of a shadowy man holding a hatchet backlit against an open door, a snowy scene behind him. There are labels that list the titles of the pieces: “The Outline of My Hatchet Man” and “Illusory Creatures”. They say my pen name and instagram handle, and list the pieces as Mixed Media and Not For Sale.
October 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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New look for Ainur! And me! I can’t think of a single time I purposely chose neon green for something.

I had to search for a song for her… I think Nox Aeterna by Qntal is a good fit!

#finalfantasyxiv #ff14
A screenshot from the MMO Final Fantasy 14. The screenshot depicts my character Ainur, a female Xaela Au Ra (a humanoid with black scales along her wrists and neck jaws and cheek, as well as her calves with horns on each side of her head where her ears would be) posing with her Astrolgian’s star globe, a device that resembles a Renaissance armillary sphere encircled by floating Tarot cards. I’m showcasing a new outfit (Glamour) I’ve made for Ainur: she has short, feathery white hair, a black cottagecore/1930s style dress with neon green trim, a black beret and neon green rimmed glasses, black fishnets and black derbies with neon green soles. Ainur also is wearing neon green nail polish! Her environment, Yuweyawata Field Station, is a run-down scientific facility with dim green and red lights, and dirty floors and walls. Another screenshot of Ainur, my Final Fantasy 14 character showing off her neon green and black cottagecore-esque ensemble. This screenshot is of a bust close-up of the previous pose: Ainur has one hand behind her back, and the other hold out her star globe, hovering just above the palm of her hand. Her star globe (Phantom Umbrae Star Globe) is also black and neon green; the other portion consists of black almost wing-like shapes while the center is a glowing, neon green vial. This is a screenshot of the back view of the previous pose. You can see with a little more detail with the hand Ainur is holding behind her back and her nails are painted neon green. You can also see a bit of her tail, which is black and dragon-like in appearance. This last screenshot is a top down view of Ainur. You can see a bit more of her derbies in this view, along with the beret and neon rimmed glasses. You can also see more of her star globe (Phantom Umbrae Star Globe) and the neon “vial” in the center of the black wing-like shapes and floating Tarot cards. The stained floor of the run-down scientific facility (Yuweyawata Field Station) is also visible, giving the image an industrial vibe.
October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Some digital art brainrot for your viewing pleasure
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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The pages have a smoother texture than I usually like, but they’re also thick and quite hearty so I’m fine with that. I recently did an inventory check on my markers and currently only have two greens, as is clear from my drawing lol!
A photo of my workspace depicting a close-up of a sketch of the side of a blue house with a gate covered in Morning Glories, a tree with yellow flowers framing the right side of the vertical composition. There are only two greens used on the tree and Morning Glory bush, a neon green and olive green.
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Life’s been incredibly busy for me, but I still managed some sketches in my new sketchbook. This lavender-colored Talens Art Creation sketchbook caught my eye and I bought it on a whim due to the color alone; I completed two sketchbooks this year, I’m allowed to do that 🥲 #sketchbook
A photo of my sketchbook showing a black and white pen drawing of a vintage 1940s stove top with various kitchen utensils stacked on top of it, two frying pans hang on the wall above. A photo of my sketchbook showing a drawing of a sepia toned pen drawing of an outdoor scene: a wicker a chair and a small, round glass table sit beneath the shade of fig tree. A photo of my sketchbook showing a drawing of a black and white drawing of an old axe resting against the trunk of a lemon tree.
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM