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@rohanrising.bsky.social
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Digital and traditional artist, cat lover, lifelong emo kid, and horror enjoyer - adult (24)
Also paradise_Lost on artfight!
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Quick mushroom while I try to get back in gear on some larger projects (whoops)
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #mushroom #chanterellemushroom #cantharelluscibarius
A reasonably detailed and mostly shaded drawing of a chanterelle mushroom in graphite on paper
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Guess who's finally baaaack! Got a sudden uptick in energy and sped through the colouring process for this one - hope my granddad likes it 😄
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #birdart #birds #northerncardinal #cardinal #cardinaliscardinalis
A graphite-outlined coloured pencil drawing on paper of two northern cardinals (C. cardinalis). The male (left) is a bird with a bright red crest, head, and neck, with a black mask-like section surrounding the orangish-red beak, a red underbelly, and a greyish-red tail, back, and wings. The female (right) has spots of red scattered around her crest, neck, and tail, but is otherwise mostly a pale greyish-brown with orangey tones. The female has a smaller area of black and grey around her beak.
October 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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#otter #caybara
A monochrome fully-shaded graphite drawing of an asian short-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) on a small notecard. A fully-shaded monochrome graphite drawing of a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) on a small notecard. A monochrome fully-shaded graphite drawing of a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) on a small notecard.
October 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Learned today that semi-frantically making 7 animal drawings in less than 4 hours is very tiring... whoops.
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #africanpenguin #rainbowlorikeet #komododragon #lowlandgorilla #penguin #lorikeet #gorilla
A fully-shaded monochrome drawing in graphite of an African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) on a small notecard. A graphite outlined and fully coloured drawing of a rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) on a small notecard. A monochrome fully-shaded graphite drawing of a komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on a small notecard. A fully-shaded monochrome graphite drawing of a male western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) on a small notecard.
October 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Some more bees! I'll be back to birds soon, but feel free to drop any ideas for other little critters that might look good in greyscale shading in the meantime!
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #beedrawing #bees #honeybee #leafcutterbee
A graphite drawing of a European honeybee perched on/in a small flower, rendered in detailed but monochrome shading Two graphite drawings of leafcutter bees of the Mephiles genus. The one on the left is in the act of cutting a section of leaf, while the one on the right is carrying a bitten-off piece of leaf. Both are rendered in detailed monochrome shading.
September 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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And here they are!! My mom's offered to buy them if nobody else does 😄
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #beedrawing #longhornedbee #westernhoneybee #squashbee #insects #insectart #natureart
A sheet of paper containing three graphite drawings of bees. The upper left is a long-horned bee, the upper right is a european/western honeybee, and the lower drawing is a squash bee. All the drawings are shaded fully in greyscale, so the colouration of each species is not visible aside from light versus dark.
September 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Didn't produce anywhere near as much as I would've liked to before tomorrow's market, but hopefully this little guy will find some fans
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birds #birdart #natureart #hummingbird #calliopehummingbird #stellulacalliope
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a male Calliope Hummingbird perched on a twig. This is a small bird with a white underside and white breast with grey barring, a greenish-grey head, long thin grey beak, brown wings, and purplish-pink rays of feathers along the throat
September 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Got 11 days warning on a local pop-up market so I'm scrambling to try and get some more material ready, here's one of my high school campus faves
#drawing #pencildrawing #art #traditionalart #birds #birdart #natureart #magpie #corvid #blackbilledmagpie #picahudsonia
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a black-billed magpie. The bird is in profile facing the right of the page and perched on a rock (outlined but not textured). The black-billed magpie is a bird with a dark head and back, strong bill, and white breast and belly. It also has a black rump and dark legs, with its wings and tail having blue and green highlights on the feathers depending on lighting.
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Amusingly, I'd drawn these two chickadees before I joined a few months ago (and before my recent bird kick) as a gift for a friend who'd just recovered from some serious illness, as they're one of his favourite birds
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #chickadee #birdart #birds #natureart
Two graphite and coloured pencil drawings of black-capped chickadees. One is primarily facing left and the other is looking slightly at the viewer - both are perched on twigs or small branches
September 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Apparently one week later is the new tomorrow! If anyone needs me, I'll be facedown on the floor until further notice (spent 4 hours finishing this today)
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birds #birdart #natureart #nuthatch #whitebreastednuthatch #sittacarolinensis
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a white-breasted nuthatch perched on a tree and facing down the trunk. This is a predominantly greyish-blue bird with a black cap, white face and neck, and brown accents along the wings. Only the back and side of the head of the bird are visible from this angle. The tree trunk is not coloured in, but has been textured in graphite to demonstrate bark patterning.
August 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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I don't usually post sketches/linework but it's been long enough I figured I'd at least put up a sneak peek of what's coming! With any luck I'll start colouring tonight and finish up tomorrow :]
#sketch #pencilsketch #art #traditionalart
A graphite sketch of a white-breasted nuthatch perched angled down on a tree trunk (note: the trunk itself has yet to be added to the piece)
August 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Hey again! Emerging from my cave to drop off a Carolina wren for everyone's viewing pleasure!
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #birdart #birds #carolinawren #thryothorusludovicianus
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of an adult Carolina wren perched on a horizontal branch and leaning forwards with its head angled to the viewer's right. This is a bird with mainly brown colouration, darker bars on the wing and tail feathers, and some dark speckles on the breast. The beak is thin and grey, with the parts of the face beside it being white or pale grey with darker speckles. The feathers over the eye have a yellowish-tan region surrounded for the most part by black and dark brown feathers. The throat and breast are mainly yellowish-tan and light brown.
August 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Kinda feeling like my colouration ended up off on this one, but also could've been a lot worse I guess 😅
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #rosebreastedgrosbeak #birdart #natureart #birds #pheucictusludovicianus
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a juvenile rose-breasted grosbeak perched on a small branch. The bird is facing to the left, and some parts of the left wing and tail are obscured by the branch. This bird has mostly dark brown and black colouration, with patches of lighter feathers on the face, wings, back, and tail. There are also notes of a greyish tan on the abdomen, face, and shoulder. The juvenile also has a developing patch of reddish-orange on the breast, still speckled with some darker feathers.
August 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Juvenile downy woodpecker! Gonna be cranking out some more birds the next couple weeks so stay tuned :]
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #natureart #birds #woodpecker #downywoodpecker #dryobatespubescens
A graphite ane coloured pencil drawing of a juvenile male downy woodpecker. He is standing on top of a circular stone structure of some kind and casts a shadow to the left of the work (the sane direction he is facing). The downy woodpecker is a mostly black or dark grey bird with some white and brown accents around the shoulders and wingtips and a white and black head. The male juvenile is also beginning to grow his signature red cap, though it remains patchy and somewhat reddish-orange. The beak is on the long side and mostly grey.
August 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
rohanrising.bsky.social
Also realized I've never really posted my process for the birds so here's a couple in-progress snapshots!
A graphite sketch on paper of a duckling - only the outline of the body is complete along with some initial lines between areas of different colouration A graphite drawing on paper of a duckling surrounded by water, which has been outlined and shaded, but not yet blended
July 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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I've been in the artfight trenches, but here's a duckling I took a photo of at the botanic gardens last year! Also my first time doing water in any kind of detail >.< Enjoy!
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #birds #natureart #duckling #duck
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a duckling swimming in the lily pond at the Denver Botanic Gardens. It is holding a small object in its bill, having just come up from a dive.
July 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Et voilà! An American goldfinch requested by a good friend of mine :] Don't think I've ever used this much yellow pencil before in my life lol
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birds #birdart #goldfinch #americangoldfinch #natureart #spinustristis
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a male American goldfinch perched on a branch. His body is facing to the left while his head is mostly turned towards the viewer, almost seeming to have a slightly aggravated look
July 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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And here's the second!! Decided to do some monochrome shading on this one since I hadn't it in a while (and nearly forgot where my nice HB-9H pencils are whoops), and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out!
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #juncohyemalis #birds #birdart #natureart
A monochrome drawing in graphite of a dark-eyed junco, specifically a juvenile of the slate-coloured variety. The bird is perched on a small branch of a pine tree, with parts of both feet hidden by the needles.
July 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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The first of two dark-eyed juncos I'll be posting! Had an absolute blast with this guys colouration, though I couldn't quite capture his orangey tones
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #junco #darkeyedjunco #juncohyemalis #birdart #birds #natureart
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of an adult male dark-eyed junco of the "Oregon" variety found mostly in western areas of North America. The bird has a small peak with a dark tip, a dark brown (almost black) head, and feathers in a variety of brown and buff tones, with dark stripes on the wings. He is standing on a flat surface with one leg bent so only the talons of that foot are touching the ground.
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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At long last, continuing the bird series with a couple chickens for someone I know irl! Lots of tricky texturing, but I think it came out okay 😄
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #chicken #gallusgallusdomesticus #birds #birdart #natureart
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of two chickens, Dino and Doris. Dino (left) has black feathers with hints of blue, mostly grey under the lighting. Doris (right) has white feathers with black bars and a mostly black tail with white patches, part of which can be seen. The two chickens are looking at each other, with the outline of their beaks, necks, and chests forming a heart-like shape.
July 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Finished up this piece at long last! Let's hope my wrist doesn't my life too miserable tomorrow 😄
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #greathornedowl #natureart #birds #bubovirginianus
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a great horned owl. The bird is perched on a branch and facing the viewer
July 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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My friends and my mom are all obsessed with those photos of puffins with their beaks full, so here we are 😄
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #natureart #atlanticpuffin #puffin
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of an atlantic puffin, presumably enjoying a beakful of sandeels
June 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Had a little unmotivated interlude for a hot minute there, but we're back in business!! I'll actually be sending the original of this to my granddad, since these guys are some of his faves.
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #cedarwaxwing #birdart #natureart
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a cedar waxwing perched on a small branch. Its beak is wide open and ready to receive a berry it has just tossed into the air. To the left are some empty stems and a similar berry hanging from an offshoot of the branch.
June 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Back on the grind!! I'm honestly not as happy with this one as I have been some of the others but definitely coulda been worse so! A Northern Cardinal for my best friend :-)
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #northerncardinal #birdart #natureart
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a northern cardinal. It is in the process of either perching on or taking off from a small snow-covered branch and looking over one shoulder at the camera
June 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Missed my daily bird post yesterday because of a late start (and this guy's insanely complex feathers) - a rock ptarmigan for your enjoyment
#art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #ptarmigan #rockptarmigan #birdart #natureart
A graphite and coloured pencil drawing of a rock ptarmigan! It was with this photo of my art that I realized my phone has been correctly identifying all of the birds therein
June 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM