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sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
an octopus made of sandpaper
@sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
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they/he. transmasc agender, aroace. artist, writer, 27-year-old spider

I post pictures of my OCs and bugs mostly.
my links: linktr.ee/sandpaperoctopi

#art / #oc / #writing / #invertebrates / #cats
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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · Apr 8
Hi happy #PortfolioDay !

I'm Morgan, a queer artist mostly focused on original character and nature subjects. I have a shop, and I do commissions through Ko-fi!

🛍️ Shop ☕ Ko-fi 🔗 More Links
Illustration of a dark-colored snail. The body is sort of dark gray with reddish streaks and lines along the top and sides. The shell is dark brown and turning lighter and warmer in color as it spirals in. The background is off-white with squiggles and little stars. Drawing of a very long scaly pinkish gray dragon with curved black horns, a hairy gray mane, bird feet, and a somewhat humanlike face. The dragon, named Eve, has one foot on the shoulder of a human trans guy named Aster who looks like he is struggling under the weight. Aster is pale with wavy blond hair, and he is wearing a white blouse and brown pants and boots. The background is blue with a tan border. Drawing of two winged guys on a blue sort of stained glass-like background with a yellow lace-like border. There is a dark circle behind them. One guy, Lace, is a bit smaller with top surgery scars and curly brown hair. He is wearing star earrings and white pants, and he has long, narrow wings like a barn swallow. He is holding a knife to the throat of the other guy. The other guy, Nemato, is paler with long red hair. He is wearing a white skirt and has more rounded wings patterned like a shrike. Lace looks angry, but Nemato looks almost calm, or even enamored, and is not fighting back. The two guys are glowing a bit. Drawing of four sturgeon swimming through the water with bubbles. The first is brown and swimming to the right while the rest swim to the left. The second is bluish-gray and has a little chip out of a fin. The third is pale yellowish brown and slim. The fourth is darker and gray.
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mossworm.bsky.social
worm
a worm or snake like creature with a black head and square scales in a quilt-like pattern
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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ketrinadrawsalot.bsky.social
#Nudivember day 16: Polycera tricolor, the forbidden candy corn (seriously, it secretes noxious chemicals from the candy corn on its back)
#nudibranch #seaslug #candycorn #art
A white nudibranch with black, yellow, and white striped protrusions on its face and back
November 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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bedupolker.bsky.social
Pumpkin house (it was eaten within 30 minutes)
A large pumpkin with three windows and a door carved into it, it is full of mice.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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luckybunnie268.bsky.social
💖💙☁️🌈✨ #art #characterdesign #markerart #characterart #sketchbook #illustration
character design inspired by strawberry flavored Nerds candy. the packaging is cut and glued to the page surrounding them. the character is a black person with colorful blue hair with different colored beads and hairclips in it to match the dots on the packaging. they wear round glasses with white frames, and have two dangly pink earrings. they also have multiple colorful bracelets, a colorful squiggly choker, and a purple/grey toned shirt with a cloud rainbow pattern on it. they wear a hot pink skirt with big chunky belts around their waist with little charms, keychains, and plushies dangling off the sides. they wear striped blue and white high socks with colorful frills on top and big chunky colorful sneakers
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social
This raccoon has found the perfect drumset 🦝🥁

The drawing is from earlier this year, but I have to share it again for the last day of the #SensoryArt theme #Loud 🎶

#artyear #art #cuteart #mammals #raccoon #music
A scribbly digital drawing of a raccoon sitting behind a drumset made out of pots and pans. The center of the set is made out of a large red pot while the rest is pots, potkids and a pan in different grey tones propped up by branches. A tiny wren is sitting on the outer edge of the drumset listening. The raccon is turned towards a viewer with both its arms raised, holding a spoon and a pair of chopsticks as drumsticks.
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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trigonotarbida.bsky.social
Art train time!

Next stops if people want to do it :)
@sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
@jajeumm.bsky.social
@tinylongwing.bsky.social
@greyauk.bsky.social
Digital illustration of a large tiliqua frangens skink eating wildflowers digital illustration of some pelagornithid birds flying over rough seas Graphite drawing of cave rock formations with text underneath that says cathedral cave fossil site wellington Digital illustration of a Phreatoicopsis raffae isopod on damp mossy ground
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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cordycepswitch.bsky.social
Character dynamics time! Rainier thinks she’s the only adult in the room and is keeping the lads out of chaos, but she’s just as much of a gremlin as they are and enables their bullshit constantly
A meme redraw of the “gremlins on a leash” character dynamic but with my OCs Galen, Rainier and Jules. Rainier is the one holding the leashes. In the first half of the image, Rainier has an annoyed, serious expression on her face while the two lads are feral little gremlins on a leash. The caption says “how she sees herself” In the second half, the lads are in the same pose but Rainier is also in gremlin mode and has a mischievous smile on her face. The caption reads “the reality”
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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trigonotarbida.bsky.social
Well this is as done as it's going to get. Tiliqua frangens, a megafauna skink from pleiocene and pleistocene australia with large pointy scales feeding on spring wildflowers. #palaeoart #palaeoart #reptile #lizard
Digital illustration of a brown skink with white markings with large pointy scales, it is eating wildflowers and there are vegetated sand dunes in the background.
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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kitnkadoodle.bsky.social
I found this 1970s Barbie for fifty cents at a flea market. Her face had been chewed on…and I just had to save her!

So I made her into a my fairy barbarian, Marrowyn!
As luck had it there was a set of Barbie clothes that someone was selling that looked like fur!

#dnd #barbarian #crafts #fairy
Marrowyn concept art Marrowyn barbiefarian (barbarian fairy) Marrowyn barbiefarian (barbarian fairy) back view Marrowyn barbiefarian (barbarian fairy)
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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rabidraygun.bsky.social
A feathered friend #Dinovember2025
A stylized drawing of a baby alvarezsaurus
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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vexnir.bsky.social
The big shop update is finally here!!! It's been a lot of work but I'm excited to bring you goodies to celebrate Fall, Trans Awareness Month and Christmas! 😊 I hope you will like them!

✸ vexnir-shop.com ✸

Shares are most appreciated! ♡
A photo showing all the new items in my store: prints, stickers, postcards and sticker sheets. There's some Christmas decorations laying around them.
November 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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vexnir.bsky.social
Kitty sending positivity 🩵🤍🩷

#art #cuteart #transawarenessmonth #caturday
A cute illustration of a cream colored cat hugging a heart colored like the transgender flag. „Embrace yourself” is handwritten under it in cursive
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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zuccnini.bsky.social
He's .3 apples tall
[ #art #clay #oc #miniature]
Photograph of a tiny markus on a normal size yellow apple.
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
I have absolutely no idea 😅 and I am too biased by my own favorites to guess lol
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 1d
Which one of your OCs do you think is the favorite of your followers? 😍

#dailyocs
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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jually.bsky.social
✨Welcome to the Botanical Art Museum✨
are these plants preserved… or quietly alive?🤔

#Animis　#Art　#KidLitArt　#Kidlit　#Artshares　#lineart
@bsky.art
This is a botanical art museum. Exquisite paintings adorn the walls, depicting various plant scenes: tropical rainforests, grapevines, morning glories, various fruits, succulents, cactuses, and all sorts of flowers. Animals stroll along the paths, and the fox curator is explaining each exhibit to the pigs, rabbits, and chicks.
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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trigonotarbida.bsky.social
Set of 3 bat drawings, from 2021 #bats #mammals. I lived really near a bat colony then and would see them all the time :)
digital illustration of grey shouldered flying foxes sleeping in a wattle tree, with patchy clouds in the background one grey headed flying fox flying across the sky at sunset, with some eucalyptus leaves overhead Digital illustration of lots of bats flying out between trees at night
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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trigonotarbida.bsky.social
Eurypterid from 2022 #eurypterid #arthropod #palaeoart
digital illustration of an orange eurypterid in a rockpool viewed from above
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social
These nine friends are sharing their favourite autumn activities 🍂
Which of them would you like to keep you company this weekend?

#artyear #smartist #cuteart #mammals #blueskyartshow #bright #whistpr #design
A digital drawing showing nine colorful doorframes in a 3x3 grid. Behind each door a creature is holding items related to an autumn activity. There are (from left to right, top to bottom) A mouse/rat in an orange and yellow coat showing off autumn crafting materials and a selfmade deer from matchsticks, a chestnut and an acorn, A cat in purple and blue hat, scarf and coat with star detaiös holding up a string of starry lights next to a box of decorations, A bear in a stripy shirt with oven mitts holding a tray of cookies next to some baking supplies, a deer holding a candle next to a grammophone and some records (the top one being by @sophmobile's character theo the fox), a blackbird in a red woolen hat and sweater reading a book, A green dragon in a black turtleneck drinking tea, a brown cow in a cloud patterned sweater bringing art supplies, An opossum in a blue pyjama shirt holding a flashlight in front of a blanket fort which has a little bear plush sitting in it and a sheep in a green cape with yellow leaves holding a plantpot surrounded by houseplants and gardening supplies.
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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tinylongwing.bsky.social
Hey bsky. My favorite thing right now is forward-facing Brewer's Blackbirds. Just so you know.

Show me your forward-facing birds! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt
Page of digital sketches of three male Brewer's Blackbirds, all facing forward (or mostly). On left, the bird is standing tall and alert with his neck stretched slightly, and he is colored with bright iridescent purple and blue. The other two are sketched in more muted grays. Upper right, the bird is calling upward with beak open and with tiny pupils. Lower right, he is puffed up, looking straight on, as if about to sing and show how buff he is to the ladies.
June 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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luckybunnie268.bsky.social
🌟💜😌✨

#art #crafts #papercrafts #cuteart
a big yellow star cut out of paper and laid on top of a light purple background, with a cute serene face drawn on it and sparkles surrounding it drawn in POSCA
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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toysdream.bsky.social
I've been dragging my feet, but it's time to update the portfolio website. Somehow I never got around to putting this 2019 SF Zoo poster on there...
SF Zoo Insect Zoo 40th anniversary poster, plus closeup details of featured bugs!
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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rabidraygun.bsky.social
That's 2 weeks worth of Dino drawings done! #Dinovember2025
Stylized drawing of a baby stegourus
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social
it is mushroom time of year 🍄📷
Photo of bright orange-yellow shelf fungus growing on the side of a tree stump.
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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zuccnini.bsky.social
Butterfly pals
[ #art #oc #watercolor ]
Watercolor artwork of mr dinosir in a field of flowers surrounded by butterflies.
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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crittercrafterally.bsky.social
Halfway through the month and my queue is still empty! This is the perfect chance to reach out to me🙏

A few general category commissions would help me reach my monthly goal, but I have some cheaper options and keychains & art prints available too!

#Commissions #ArtCommissions
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM