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Rachel
@rcbirdy.bsky.social
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38, she/one, Colorado USA. I draw stuff.
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Absolutely still in denial that #BraveAnimatedSeries season 2 is already over... so here's a small drawing celebrating Sage (nee Main Brave)'s character growth. #art #spoilers
Fanart of Main Brave/Sage. Main Brave (back) is a young man with blue hair, wearing a blue cape and wrist guards. He is holding a sword tightly and is looking uncertainly towards the viewer. Sage (front) is the same young man, he is now wearing a blue collared shirt and striped tie. He looks more confident and cocky. He is making a pinching gesture with his hand and a currency symbol floats above his fingers.
September 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Screaming crying etc. #braveanimatedseries #spoilers #art
Fanart of Lonely General and Librarian Witch. Lonely General is a tall person wearing heavy armor and a mask styled like a skull. He is holding a book titled "Frog and Toad Together" and reading aloud uncertainly: "Toad was a-asleep, and he was hayvi-- HAVING a dream..." Librarian Witch has long straight hair and pointed ears, and is wearing a long dress and opera gloves. She is smiling at Lonely General and saying "You're doing so well!" Fanart of Fire Chicken, Flame Hot Dog, Lava Cheese, and Chief Brave. Fire Chicken is a chicken monster breathing fire. He is shouting, "Who the HELL cuts away when a beloved character is in danger like that?!" A note explains "'danger' = crashing the plane." Flame Hot Dog is a tall monster wearing a bomber jacket with HD written across the front. He has his hands raised and is saying "You're absolutely right!" Lava Cheese is a monster with horns and lanky limbs and one arm in a sling. All three monsters look beaten up. Chief Brave is a human wearing spiky armor and a cape, and carrying a sword on his back. He is looking silently at the three monsters.
September 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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New blorbos unlocked~ #braveanimatedseries #spoilers #art
Fanart of Sorry Brave. He is an older human with messy hair and stubble, wearing armor and fingerless gloves. He is slouched over a bar, sweating with an uncomfortable expression. He is holding a small cup with pink liquid in his hand, and two more empty cups are in front of him. A hand from off-screen is holding a pink bottle of "Bepto-Pismol" medicine. Sorry Brave is saying "leave the bottle..." while waves of discomfort emanate from him. Fanart of Blood King and Golem Demon Sister. Blood King is a very tall demon with pointed ears, wearing a mask and a cape with a very high spiked collar. Golem Demon Sister is a small stone gargoyle with rabbit ears and bat wings. She is wearing a cute swimsuit with a frilly skirt, and looking up at Blood King with hearts in her eyes.
August 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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I might be just a little bit hyped. #BraveAnimatedSeries #spoilers #art
A black and white drawing of True Brave. He looks disheveled, with a patchy beard and mustache, messy hair, and a torn cloak. There is a scar over his eye and he is looking upwards, on the verge of tears. His name, "True Brave," is written across the bottom of the image. Fanart of Fire Demon and Fallen Mad Demon, recreating a screenshot from the show. Fire Demon is a cat-shaped monster wearing a black leather jacket and a yellow shirt. He is looking at the camera with a concerned and slightly panicked expression. Fallen Mad Demon stands behind him, his face taking up nearly all the space. He has a wicked smile showing his many sharp teeth. Caption at the bottom reads, "Bro, aren't you going to move?"
August 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Have at thee (if you wanna, no pressure)!
A reference sheet for Sisu, a humanoid character with paper white skin and blue hair, and a blue gemstone on her chest. She is wearing a sheer sparkly top, a deep purple corset and choker, and a flowy blue skirt with many frilly petticoats visible underneath. She also has yellow calf-length boots, purple socks, and a gold tiara and earrings. She is winking and blowing a kiss. Additional sketches show her hair is braided in the back, and she has a crescent-shaped band of blue makeup over her eyes. Text on the image reads: "Sisu (Diva Blue), she/her. Literal dream girl. Punches nightmares in the face. Kind of a workaholic." Y/N: "How many petticoats do you want?" Sisu: "Yes" "Outfits for days, go wild. Hair from behind. Makeup." Signature in the bottom corner reads "rcbirdy for Art Fight"
August 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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And ArtFight 2025 part 2~
Drawing of a person with wing-shaped ears and fluffy hair floating in the air. She has a big smile and is wearing a frilly white shirt and pumpkin-shaped shorts with shoulder straps. Two long glowing orange pigtails extend from the back of her head and coil through the air behind her. She is drawing a spiral of glitter in the air, and more glitter circles her head. Drawing of a seal-person looking up. She has short hair that floats as if in water, and many white whiskers extending from her face. She is smiling gently. The background is dappled with light and circular shapes, suggesting bubbles.
August 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I'm late but whatever, ArtFight 2025 (part 1)~
A drawing of an octopus-person wearing a green suit and black top hat. She is holding a small shrimp-person in her tentacle hand. The shrimp-person is dressed in a pink dress and sun hat with a big bow on the back. The shrimp-person is reaching up to give the octopus-person a kiss. A pink heart and a green heart float in the background. A drawing of an orange dog-person wearing a red and blue parti-color outfit with matching knee-high boots and dark glasses. Her hair is floating upwards like fire. She has one leg raised to step on a pile of books and is reaching towards the viewer with one hand. The background has red splatters. Text on the image reads "let's take ibuprofen together." A drawing of a lion-person with red eyes, dark blue hair and a light blue beard sitting on a surfboard in the ocean. He is wearing a light green swimsuit and several water drops are falling off him. He is looking over his shoulder at the setting sun.
August 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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I have no idea what's happening but that will not stop me! #makeaterriblecomicday2025
A six panel comic showing the artist attempting to make a comic. Panel 1: The artist is sitting in front of a computer displaying the words "#makeaterriblecomicday". Artist: "Oh cool! IDK what this is but I want in!" Panel 2: The artist looks excited, with stars in the background. Artist: "Gonna make a COMIC!!!" Panel 3: A close-up of the artist's hand holding a tablet pen. Artist: "...About what though?" Panel 4: The artist's inner editor, represented by a square with a red X in the middle, appears with a poof. The artist looks troubled. Editor: "Aha it's me! The villain of this day!" Artist, weakly: "Nooo" Panel 5: The editor's eyes bug out as it punches at the air with a starburst behind it. Editor: "I will shoot down ALL the ideas!" Text on the side of the panel reads "h/t hyperbole and a half". Panel 6: The editor laughs loudly in the background, while the artist turns away and sheds a single tear. Artist: "Alas... I could not make a-- WAIT"
June 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Happy #webcomicday everyone~ My latest is still in the works, but I've got a bunch of one-shot stories at birdys24hcd.thecomicseries.com/archive/ if you want to check them out! (My favorites are Hook and Olaf Hits the Dragon with His Sword, previews below.)
A comic book page showing a car driving down a road in the middle of the night. Massive pine trees are on both sides of the road, and a full moon can be seen in the sky. The title is curved to follow the road, and reads "Hook: A 24-Hour Comic by rcbirdy." A comic book page showing two figures discussing a dragon. Panel 1: The dragon sits on a ruined battlefield, breathing fire and holding a defeated soldier in its claws. Emil narrates: "We have been beset by the dragon for nearly fifty years now. No matter what force is brought against it, it cannot be defeated. The bounty now placed upon it is surely cursed..." Panel 2: Emil looks at his companion, concerned. "Olaf, you cannot hope to defeat it alone!" Panel 3: Olaf sits quietly, not meeting Emil's eyes. Emil's hand rests on his shoulder. Panel 4: Olaf closes his eyes. He remembers a scene of a village burned to the ground, flaming buildings and bodies in the background. A younger Olaf kneels over one body in particular. "No... you are correct. That is not my wish."
May 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Asked some of my buddies to tell me what to draw on Magma. @jammerlee.bsky.social gave me a character, @scarzzypan.bsky.social gave me a setting, and @riyamilea.bsky.social gave me a color palette. Behold! #art #bg3
Fanart of Halsin from Baldur's Gate 3 sitting hunched over a small desk, typing with one finger on a laptop. He is wearing a collared shirt, green tie, and reading glasses, and looks uneasy. On the other side of the desk, a squirrel in a suit jacket stands on a rolling chair and gives instructions. A filing cabinet in the corner of the office holds a potted plant. Around the corner of the cubicle, Kagha and Minthara look on disapprovingly, also wearing office attire.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Last one! (Yes I am referencing that comic by Neil Cicierega, haha.)
A two-panel comic showing the hours from 9:00 to 12:00. First panel narration text reads "Finishing off the day with some BG3!" The art shows the artist sitting at her computer and playing the game. Second panel narration text reads "It's my second playthrough so I'm going after Gale this time. (I still think he's a dipshit but now it's /affectionate)." The art shows Gale eating a magical cloak while the halfling player character looks on, thinking "ohhh I can't NOT fuck him."
February 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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A two-panel comic showing the hours from 6:00 to 9:00. First panel narration reads "Lunchbossed too close to the sun and now I have a tummyache." The art shows the artist leaning back in her chair with a tired look on her face, her stomach is grumbling and she is weakly saying "nooooo." Second panel shows the artist reaching towards a bowl, saying "Save me, ice cream!"
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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(The podcast is Curse of Strahdanya and I highly recommend it! The characters in this scene are a lizardfolk and a tiefling so they both have tails.)
A one-panel comic showing the hours of 3:00 to 6:00. Narration text reads "Comic drawing and podcast listening." The art shows an over-the-shoulder view of the artist sitting at a computer, drawing a comic about some sort of wormy creature. Off-screen the podcast is playing, and speech bubbles read "Perhaps so we do not get lost, we should hold onto each others' tails."
February 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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A two-panel comic showing the hours from 10:00 to 3:00. First panel narration reads "I did a few Productive Adult Things TM...", art shows the artist folding laundry, framing a poster, and cleaning a fountain pen. Second panel narration reads "...and got a treat." Art shows the artist sitting at a table wearing a jacket, drinking a boba tea. Dialogue on the side of the image reads "boober <3".
February 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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#hourlycomicday time~
A two-panel comic showing the hours from 12:00 to 7:00. First panel shows the artist in bed with very wild hair, looking determined. She thinks, "I forget every year. Well not this time!" Second panel narration says "Recently started playing Wordle and comparing results with family. Got it in 5 today!" The image shows a text conversation between Aunt, who guessed the word in 3 tries, and Me, who guessed the word in 5 tries. Three-panel comic showing the hours from 7:00 to 10:00. First panel narration reads "Breakfast," with a side note reading "(cranberry-orange muffin)." The art shows the muffin surrounded by glitter. Second panel narration reads "Shower," the art shows the artist behind a shower curtain washing her hair. Third panel narration reads "Social Media," and the art shows the artist sitting at a desk with her hair wrapped in a towel, eating the muffin. A thought bubble reads "oh yeah I should post these." A splash in the lower right corner reads "RIVETING!"
February 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Comic art train!
Share one of your earliest panels or pages vs one of your latest. #arttrain #comics

Since we're going EARLY that means a page from the first chapter of my Pokemon Crystal #nuzlocke comic, posted August 2012, vs another page from the same comic, posted May 2024.
A six-panel comic page showing Kris, a new Pokemon trainer, receiving her first Pokemon from Professor Elm. Further description follows: Panel 1: Elm: "Anyway, he says it's really urgent, but I've got my hands full here." Kris looks confused in the background. Panel 2: Elm: "So I was thinking..." He opens a briefcase with the Pokeball symbol on it. Panel 3: Elm: "You could finally get your first Pokemon!" The briefcase is open, revealing three Pokeballs with grass, fire, and water icons in front of them. Panel 4: Kris: "Oh geez this again... That's neat and all but it's like I said last year..." She looks very hesitant. Elm: "Oh?" Kris: "I just don't think I have what it takes to--" Panel 5: Elm: "Nonsense! You just need to have more confidence in yourself. Now come on..." While Elm is talking, Kris looks more and more reluctant, putting her hands behind her head and wincing. Panel 6: Elm: "I let you off the hook last year, but now it's time to choose your Pokemon!" Elm releases three Pokemon from their balls, they are revealed to be Cyndaquil, Chikorita, and Totodile. A seven-panel comic page, showing Pokemon trainer Kris having a phone conversation with her mother. Further description follows: Panel 1: Kris: "Hi Mom--" Kris is speaking on a handheld phone. Panel 2: Mom: "KRIS!!" The volume of Mom's shout knocks Kris over. Panel 3: One Phone Call Later Panel 4: Mom: "Well I'm so glad to hear you're doing all right!" Mom is speaking on a videophone in her house. Panel 5: Mom: "And really, don't hesitate to call me if you need anything! It's been so lonely around here with you away." Kris: "Hmm... Hey Mom, I have an idea..." Kris is watching Damion, a Quilava, interacting with the Pokemon storage box. He is talking to someone inside. Panel 6: Narration: "Later..." Mom: "Valary, help me get the guest room ready!" Mom is walking outside and calling to her Delibird, Valary, who is working in the garden. Panel 7: Mom: "We have some little visitors!" Mom is holding a Togepi and a Cleffa in her arms.
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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It's time.
A series of screenshots from A Muppet Christmas Carol. In the first image, Kermit as Bob Cratchit is outside, subtitles read: "There's only one more sleep 'til..." In the second image, we see the sky as Kermit finishes the line: "...Christmas." The third image shows Kermit making a silly face while the subtitles read "[screams internally]"
December 25, 2024 at 3:57 AM
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Drew this while trying to distract myself.
#art
Fanart of Aeschylus from Feast for a King. Aeschylus is a humanoid with light skin, purple hair, and many red eyes on his head, throat, and hands. He is wearing a black and red outfit with a very deep neckline. He is leaning against a blue wall and is heavily backlit by a glowing neon letter "H".
November 7, 2024 at 4:40 AM
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My top 5 Steam games... I thought this was a lot of hours but apparently I am like a little baby, haha!
Screenshot of the Steam interface showing the following games: Team Fortress 2, Terraria, Spiral Knights, Baldur's Gate 3, and Stardew Valley.
November 2, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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I think I need to make an intro post? Anyway hi, I draw stuff (mostly sequential art) and I'm bad at intro posts.
Fanart for the podcast Stellar Firma. A colorful travel poster featuring a golden robot gondolier piloting a boat down a river. The river is flanked on either side by a thick wall of mangrove trees. A small circle on the bottom left of the image has a view of the planet from space, showing that the rivers form a spirograph pattern. The Stellar Firma logo (a globe with a hammer orbiting around it) is stamped on the bottom. Text on the top of the image reads "Visit Planet 512904-(symbol: circle with a vertical line and a horizontal arrow pointing left through the middle)", and text on the bottom reads "Designed With 'Care' by Stellar Firma Ltd." A black and white image of a car driving through a forest at night, with massive pine trees on either side of the road. There is a full moon in the sky, with many stars visible. The car's headlights are on. Text at the bottom of the image reads "Hook: A 24-Hour Comic by rcbirdy."
October 29, 2024 at 3:48 AM