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squiral.bsky.social
squiral
@squiral.bsky.social
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artist | software engineer | scottish | she/her | perpetually working on the webcomic Absence Duly Noted that will see the light of day in the year of our lord 2390

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Some suit studies I did as part of @kaseysnow.bsky.social fantastic Art Gym stream - honestly such a good space to work on your skills!
March 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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lil close up
February 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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lazy sunday morning vibes with the lads

#ocsky #art #digitalart #mlm #ocs #illustration
A digital illustration of my two OCs, Nick and Mark, lazing on a sofa together, with the suggestion of the morning sun shining on them through a window pane. Nick is fully asleep, draped on top of Mark, as Mark squints his eyes open, resting his head on his arm and smiling slightly.
February 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Trying to get to grips with procreate and loving it so far, been messing about with making fun poses and trying to squish them into a small space.

#anatomy #illustration #procreate
Digital studies of various nudes in sepia tones
February 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Reposting some old OC aaaartt (also happy new year am I late)

#art #artwork #ocs #ocsky #illustration
A range of monochromatic sketches of my OCs Lina and Viren in a fantasy AU setting. Smoochin' A range of drawings of my OC Nick, some of him looking irritated and some of him working at his desk, drawn from behind.
January 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Wanted to try some more realism. Rendering scares meeee but I'm happy with how this came out.

#ocsky #originalcharacter #illustration #art #artwork #characterdesign #visdev #digitalart
Digital portrait of my OC Nick. He is a white, clean-shaven man with achondroplasia. He has dark hair, olive skin and brown eyes. He is set against an olive-green backdrop, looking off to the right with a neutral expression
December 19, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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went to see Conclave with my mum who told me going in "Anthony Head is in it!" and the entire runtime I was just staring at John Lithgow like
December 17, 2024 at 10:37 AM
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Some oooold Marks I still like

#ocsky #ocs #characterdesign #art #artwork #illustration #comic #webcomic
Illustrations of my character Mark from the WIP comic Absence Duly Noted. He is a white, blond guy dressed in a white shirt, pink striped tie and slacks.
December 16, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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The main crew from Absence Duly Noted! Initially set in a software company - they make a plant care tracking app, so all the teams are houseplant-themed 🌱

#ocsky #ocs #webcomic #characterdesign #visdev #art #digitalart #illustration #artwork #originalcharacters
A group of busts of the members of 'Team Pothos', from top to bottom: Hannah (Apprentice Software Engineer), Alejandra 'Ale' (Quality Assurance Engineer), Mark (Senior Software Engineer), Nick (Tech Lead), Sonia (Product Owner)
December 15, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Decided I'll need to have a flashback at some point in my story so I tried an exploratory doodle of Nick as a kid - ended up going a bit further with it 🙃

#art #ocs #originalcharacter #artwork #illustration #characterdesign #comics
Digital illustration of a young boy with achondroplastic dwarfism. He is standing in front of a dark burnt orange backdrop, with his face partially lit by light streaming through slats from a set of blinds out of view. He has an ambiguous expression - possibly a mix of worry/despondency, as he looks upwards.
December 10, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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Have an old Super Hans

#peepshow #ukcomedy #mattking #art #illustration #artwork
Digital illustration of the character Super Hands from Peep Show, standing in a dark suit and blue patterned shirt.
December 6, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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A bit cramped in my bedroom (small flat), but I think I’ve managed to make it cosy-ish
Photo of my workspace. A 2 monitor setup on a wooden top desk and a couple of houseplants off to the side.
December 5, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Comic still in progress but lets go

…Ok when you put them together like that uhhhh idk man don’t ask me it all makes sense in my head i swear
Absence Duly Noted Peep Show Possession Dexter’s Laboratory
December 5, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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I finally caught up with @suzn.bsky.social's fantastic webcomic Brainchild and couldn't resist having a go at drawing Nosilla. Honestly one of the best character designs I've ever seen?? What a cutiepie

#brainchildcomic #ocsky #ocs #art #digitalart #artwork #characterart #webcomic #comic
Two illustrations of the character Nosilla from the webcomic Brainchild. The pose on the left has her side on, squatting, with her disproportionately long arms crossed over and her hands clasping her shoulders. The second pose has her face on, squatting, with her long arms straight out in front with her hands splayed on the ground. She is winking with a toothy grin, and her long pointed tongue handing out.
December 3, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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A lineup of the main folks from my comic Absence Duly Noted! Felt good to nail down some design choices with these guys

#ocsky #originalcharacters #art #ocs #digitalart #visdev #artwork
Illustration of my main characters, Linda, Nick, Mark, Abe, Hannah, and Sonia, standing in a variety of poses on a blue background A crop of the main lineup just showing Linda, Nick and Mark A crop of the main lineup just showing Abe, Hannah, and Sonia
December 1, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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Some old art of my OC Sonia, Product Owner on Nick/Mark's team, she's very level-headed and you want her by our side in a tight spot! I still really like these...

#ocs #originalcharacter #ocsky #art #digitalart #illustration #artwork
Greyscale digital illustration of a middle-aged black woman with long wavy hair kept out of her face with a thin headband. She's dressed simply in a cardigan and patterned skirt + top.
November 29, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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working on a lineup and i'm remembering how fun these two are to draw #ocs #ocsky #wip
A screenshot of Paint Tool SAI, showing two characters: on the left a tall skinny white woman (Linda) with dark circles round her eyes and eczema on her inner elbow, on the right a younger and shorter Asian girl (Hannah) with shoulder-length black hair, wearing a passcard on a lanyard round her neck. Both are dressed in jeans and t-shirts.
November 28, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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Realised I hadn't posted this here yet 🙃

#art #ocsky #originalcharacters #ocs #digitalart #mlm
A black and white digital illustration of two men kissing. Mark (left) holds up his partner, Nick, pecking him on the mouth. Nick grins with his eyes closed, his hand on the side of Mark's face.
November 20, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Introduce yourself with four video games

(I haven't learned how to drive so maybe that's my peak power fantasy)
Return of the Obra Dinn Rocket League Euro Truck Simulator 2 The Witness
November 19, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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"I've got a 32'' plasma in mine. You get a document up on that baby and you are seriously looking at that document."

Wanted to try capturing Johnson's likeness. Don't think I quite got it but still found these really fun to do!

#peepshow #ukcomedy #patersonjoseph #art #illustration
Screenshot of a drawing program showing two open files. One is a study of the character Alan Johnson from the UK comedy show Peep Show, looking at the viewer directly and leaning on eitherside of a door frame looking serious. The other two are close up studies of his face
November 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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#LAF

HEY! I'm Laurie. I am obsessed with my dumb gay OCs so expect that!

I'm also working on a webcomic with these guys so that's fun! Exploring themes of disability, mental health, grief and self-worth. Slice-of-life stuff with flawed, regular people with day jobs just tryina get through the day
Digital illustration. One man (Nick) sat on the lap of the other, giving him a surprise kiss, causing the other man (Mark) to lean back, his arms and one out in surprise. Digital illustration. Two figures seemly falling, one being a tall woman (Linda) on the left, with a menacing grin on her face, grabbing the ankle of the other figure (Nick), a small man dressed formally, who looks up at her with fear. Digital illustration of two figures standing. On the Left is Mark, coloured in orange, leaning slightly back with his hands in his pockets with a smug smile on his face. To his left is Nick, coloured in blue. He leans forward, smoking a cigarette as he squints at something off-screen A series of drawings depicting a man with achondroplastic dwarfism (Nick) he is white with dark hair and is dressed in a white shirt and tie with dark slacks. The images depict a variety of emotions.
November 16, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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had to add this edit
same image as above, except with Sims-style icons above their heads indicating a decrease in relationship score for both of them and Sims green plumbobs.
November 14, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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WIP
Turns out doing backgrounds isn’t a nightmare if I pretend I’m playing Sims in build mode and just have to hand draw all the furniture
A rough drawing of a living room furnished in mid-century furniture with two characters standing in the middle. The taller of the two, Mark, is slightly leaning forward, looking indignant as Nick fixes his tie!for him. Speech bubbles: Mark “I know how to tie a tie, Nick.” Nick: “Show me the evidence.”
November 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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Went to life drawing for the first time in yeeears, forgot just how great it feels - like reality clicking into place in your head. Definitely going to go more frequently! This was my favourite pose

#art #lifedrawing #traditionalart
A pencil study of two nude women sat next to each other, entwining their legs and one woman wrapper her arms around the other.
November 13, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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snippets of domestic hell? bliss? who knows with these two

#ocsky #originalcharacters #ocs #digitalart #art #mlm
Mark and Nick arguing furiously with each other. Speech bubbles - Nick "You should have asked me!" Mark: "No! because you would have said no!" Nick: "Exactly! Maybe that should matter!" Mark and Nick lying in bed together with a laptop nestled between them. Dialogue of the film The Third Man (1949) plays, as Nick taps Mark's chest, murmuring "Ok ok, this is the best bit," unaware that Mark is sound asleep.
November 13, 2024 at 11:19 AM