Mike Staples
@staplesdoesstuff.bsky.social
Art therapy with a bit of sarcasm. Starting with a couple posts a day, should take a few months to get my whole portfolio on here😅…(5/23/2025) ADHD made sure that didn’t happen…
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My name’s Mike and I don’t have a particular direction with medium or subject matter. I’m a relatively recent convert to Procreate. Before was engraving, pen/ink, scratchboard, artistic salmon flies, and dabbled in sculpting and fake skin tattooing…therapy is the focus…
Well this was frustrating as shit but overall fun and super proud of it. #procreateart #art #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #judgedredd #comic #fuckai
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Well this was frustrating as shit but overall fun and super proud of it. #procreateart #art #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #judgedredd #comic #fuckai
So I’ve been really busy…color inspired an insane amount of redrawing. Now the details will be more fun. With upgrades, I had to up the sizing so I have to do each of them in their own projects to conserve the layers that they need. To smooshed later #art #digitalart #digitalillustration
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
So I’ve been really busy…color inspired an insane amount of redrawing. Now the details will be more fun. With upgrades, I had to up the sizing so I have to do each of them in their own projects to conserve the layers that they need. To smooshed later #art #digitalart #digitalillustration
There always something else I could do to this but I’m tired of looking at it. #art #digitalart #digitalillustration #procreateart #fucktrump #fuckmaga #judgedredd #dredd #justiceneeded #nokings #removetrump
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There always something else I could do to this but I’m tired of looking at it. #art #digitalart #digitalillustration #procreateart #fucktrump #fuckmaga #judgedredd #dredd #justiceneeded #nokings #removetrump
Yes sometimes I will trace when trying an experiment. The skull wasn’t the ultimate point. I wanted to see how much extreme erasing I was willing to do to get the cross hatching to make sense #art #digitalart #crosshatching #skull
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yes sometimes I will trace when trying an experiment. The skull wasn’t the ultimate point. I wanted to see how much extreme erasing I was willing to do to get the cross hatching to make sense #art #digitalart #crosshatching #skull
Took a break from pretty things…strobe warning for the Timelapse… #digitalart #hiking #lost #wendigo #demon #art #digitalillustration #procreateart #horror
October 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Took a break from pretty things…strobe warning for the Timelapse… #digitalart #hiking #lost #wendigo #demon #art #digitalillustration #procreateart #horror
It was weird at the time that I tied it and it’s even weirder analyzing it on a fiber level. I did get a little lazy with the counting when I tied it and modified that in the drawing but this thing really accidentally was kinda perfect 😅 #art #artist #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #procreateart
September 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It was weird at the time that I tied it and it’s even weirder analyzing it on a fiber level. I did get a little lazy with the counting when I tied it and modified that in the drawing but this thing really accidentally was kinda perfect 😅 #art #artist #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #procreateart
I try not to do these without finding who did the original but I couldn’t resist. The only reference I could find was a comment saying that this beauty was tied by Bud Guidry. I want to update this if anyone can confirm #art #artist #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #procreateart
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I try not to do these without finding who did the original but I couldn’t resist. The only reference I could find was a comment saying that this beauty was tied by Bud Guidry. I want to update this if anyone can confirm #art #artist #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #procreateart
Loosely based on one of the first elaborate ones I tied. The piece is what I would have liked to tie if I had the materials at the time😅 #art #artist #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #procreateart
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Loosely based on one of the first elaborate ones I tied. The piece is what I would have liked to tie if I had the materials at the time😅 #art #artist #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #procreateart
Only when I got to the coloring, did I realize that this was based on a flag. Hahaha this thing is almost exactly the proportions I love and with the colors, I had to do it😁 Drawing the flies is similar to tying and very relaxing, going one material at a time #flytying #flyfishing #art #digitalart
September 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Only when I got to the coloring, did I realize that this was based on a flag. Hahaha this thing is almost exactly the proportions I love and with the colors, I had to do it😁 Drawing the flies is similar to tying and very relaxing, going one material at a time #flytying #flyfishing #art #digitalart
Just realized I already posted this a few months ago but screw it this is one of my favorites that I’ve done. And again…this is medically accurate. #rfkjr #politics #maha #mahamyass #art #illustration
September 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Just realized I already posted this a few months ago but screw it this is one of my favorites that I’ve done. And again…this is medically accurate. #rfkjr #politics #maha #mahamyass #art #illustration
The one picture that got me into fly tying. Not sure why I haven’t done this one before. Haven’t tied in a while but my arm keeps it alive😂 #classicsalmonfly #flyfishing #flytyingjunkie #flytying #art #digitalart #procreateart
August 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The one picture that got me into fly tying. Not sure why I haven’t done this one before. Haven’t tied in a while but my arm keeps it alive😂 #classicsalmonfly #flyfishing #flytyingjunkie #flytying #art #digitalart #procreateart
About 20 years apart. Turning 40 in a couple months and I’m pretty sure I’ve reached peak me that I envisioned in high school. You know, minus the unemployed part. #art #digitalart #illustration #selfportrait #evolution #artist #goals #bodymodification #sundamage #growing
July 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
About 20 years apart. Turning 40 in a couple months and I’m pretty sure I’ve reached peak me that I envisioned in high school. You know, minus the unemployed part. #art #digitalart #illustration #selfportrait #evolution #artist #goals #bodymodification #sundamage #growing
Replace the extreme religious cult & cops in the movie with our current cult & cops/military, combine them, and a current Predator 2 would be pretty accurate. Danny Glover would be too old not to recognize what’s going on #art #digitalart #illustration #fuckice #fucktrump #fuckmaga #thisisamerica
July 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Replace the extreme religious cult & cops in the movie with our current cult & cops/military, combine them, and a current Predator 2 would be pretty accurate. Danny Glover would be too old not to recognize what’s going on #art #digitalart #illustration #fuckice #fucktrump #fuckmaga #thisisamerica
New online portfolio! Spent a lot of time on it and would like people to see it.
www.staplesdoesstuff.com
#art #digitalart #digitalillustration #scratchboardart #flytying
www.staplesdoesstuff.com
#art #digitalart #digitalillustration #scratchboardart #flytying
Staples Does Stuff
An eclectic collection of digital art, scratchboard art, and mixed media
www.staplesdoesstuff.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New online portfolio! Spent a lot of time on it and would like people to see it.
www.staplesdoesstuff.com
#art #digitalart #digitalillustration #scratchboardart #flytying
www.staplesdoesstuff.com
#art #digitalart #digitalillustration #scratchboardart #flytying
New sticker! Another game I’m obsessed with…if I cant stop being enraged with the world and I need an art project at all times, I’ll take it out on people who deserve it. #MAHA #rfkjr #digitalart #illustration #digitalillustration #art
May 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New sticker! Another game I’m obsessed with…if I cant stop being enraged with the world and I need an art project at all times, I’ll take it out on people who deserve it. #MAHA #rfkjr #digitalart #illustration #digitalillustration #art
I never played the previous God of War games and my computer isn’t capable of handling Ragnarok but GoW2018 had a huge effect on me. This isn’t exactly canon but I still think it’s pretty cool. And it took quite a while to finish😅
#godofwar #kratos #illustration #digitalart #digitallillustration
#godofwar #kratos #illustration #digitalart #digitallillustration
April 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I never played the previous God of War games and my computer isn’t capable of handling Ragnarok but GoW2018 had a huge effect on me. This isn’t exactly canon but I still think it’s pretty cool. And it took quite a while to finish😅
#godofwar #kratos #illustration #digitalart #digitallillustration
#godofwar #kratos #illustration #digitalart #digitallillustration
Yeah I wanted to add damage but instead she’s staying perfect without mesh because I don’t care anymore😅 #art #digitalart #illustration #predator
March 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Yeah I wanted to add damage but instead she’s staying perfect without mesh because I don’t care anymore😅 #art #digitalart #illustration #predator
Bob Ross seriously inspired everything I do.
#art #digitalart #landscape #mountain #lake #reflection
#art #digitalart #landscape #mountain #lake #reflection
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Bob Ross seriously inspired everything I do.
#art #digitalart #landscape #mountain #lake #reflection
#art #digitalart #landscape #mountain #lake #reflection
It’s good to have a pretty boy when I’m not inspired by anything else. We love us some Bailey so much❤️
#art #digitalart #portrait #dogportait
#art #digitalart #portrait #dogportait
February 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It’s good to have a pretty boy when I’m not inspired by anything else. We love us some Bailey so much❤️
#art #digitalart #portrait #dogportait
#art #digitalart #portrait #dogportait
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and then the fucker will wear them😂😈
#art #digitalart #illustration
#art #digitalart #illustration
February 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and then the fucker will wear them😂😈
#art #digitalart #illustration
#art #digitalart #illustration
I have a thing for demons and antlers so Wendigo…lost my mind watching gameplay videos for Until Dawn knowing they are the more accurate version of a Wendigo from native lore
#art #digitalart #illustration
#art #digitalart #illustration
February 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I have a thing for demons and antlers so Wendigo…lost my mind watching gameplay videos for Until Dawn knowing they are the more accurate version of a Wendigo from native lore
#art #digitalart #illustration
#art #digitalart #illustration
Trying to ditch Instagram when your entire life’s work is on there is terrifying but entirely necessary…just dumping some stuff that I’ve done recently real quick as example
February 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Trying to ditch Instagram when your entire life’s work is on there is terrifying but entirely necessary…just dumping some stuff that I’ve done recently real quick as example
I have a thing for Art the Clown and Terrifier…Merry belated Christmas😈
#art #digitalart #illustration #terrifier
#art #digitalart #illustration #terrifier
February 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I have a thing for Art the Clown and Terrifier…Merry belated Christmas😈
#art #digitalart #illustration #terrifier
#art #digitalart #illustration #terrifier
Tied the fly and decided to draw it on Procreate because I wanted to tie a new one but feathers are expensive
#art #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #salmonfly
#art #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #salmonfly
February 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Tied the fly and decided to draw it on Procreate because I wanted to tie a new one but feathers are expensive
#art #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #salmonfly
#art #digitalart #flytying #flyfishing #salmonfly
A mix between digital and scratchboard techniques. All of this is dots and the Timelapse for it crashes when I try to download it…long live Predator😈
#art #digitalart
#art #digitalart
February 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A mix between digital and scratchboard techniques. All of this is dots and the Timelapse for it crashes when I try to download it…long live Predator😈
#art #digitalart
#art #digitalart