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Kari G.
@vapid-ink.bsky.social
she/her ✧ writer ✧ artist ✧ Tapas Creator ✧ Wattpad Original Writer ✧ 🇲🇽 ✧ 🐰 ✧ comms always open

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/vapidink/commissions
Tapas: tapas.io/vapidink
Wattpad: wattpad.com/user/Vapid_Ink
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The "Frieren angle" thing, apart from just being delightful, also completely demolishes the pathetic "AI is democratising art" argument. Someone struggling with a difficult drawing received advice from hundreds of strangers who just wanted to help them improve their art.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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this is tomorrow btw!
I'm doing a clip studio/webtoon tips demo through Webtoon this Friday yall better show up

📌November 14, 5-6PM PT
📌RSVP for free ticket: bit.ly/hakeiCSPworkshop
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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I made these brushes free for whoever wants them, but if you download and share this a bunch it raises my chances of winning some clippy, so if you wanna pass them on and share them consider that like tipping me for my trouble haha
I kept meaning to make some bespoke set-dressing chains for Pipeburn so I don’t need to ink every individual link in every individual panel like I did last time, so I decided to actually enter one of those Clip Studio Asset Challenges for once assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail...
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I'm doing a clip studio/webtoon tips demo through Webtoon this Friday yall better show up

📌November 14, 5-6PM PT
📌RSVP for free ticket: bit.ly/hakeiCSPworkshop
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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This is a big part of why I founded the animal photo reference repository: because AI slop has made finding good, real references harder while promising using them doesn’t matter… I hope to see more efforts exist to curate and restore accurate references for all sorts of subjects and places.
Using ai for reference is one way to legitimise it but also will make you worse in time. If you care about the art you make you should care about what influences it and where your ideas come from. The world is massive with tens of thousands of years of art and culture and history you can learn about
PSA if you care about your support going to art that is influenced by AI
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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I have thousands of photos. Trace them. Mash them together like Frankenstein. Collage. Experiment with mixed media. This is why I make and share stock photos for artists. You can learn from what's REAL and make it YOUR OWN instead of having something done for you that isn't your own vision.
Using ai for reference is one way to legitimise it but also will make you worse in time. If you care about the art you make you should care about what influences it and where your ideas come from. The world is massive with tens of thousands of years of art and culture and history you can learn about
PSA if you care about your support going to art that is influenced by AI
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Michael, my favorite neighbor, broke into my house again and rubbed up against everything

Michael's a cat btw
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Sounds like a warzone outside so I'm guessing the Dodgers won 😂
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The pomeranian across the street is dressed as Chucky 😂
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 31: Halloween Costumes!

Here's Aster and Calixtus dressed up for the occasion and wishing you all a Happy Halloween!

#art #oc #ocart #artsky #digitalart #OC-tober
October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 30: memes

Here's these two being weirdos

#oc #art #ocart #artsky #ocsky
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 AM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 28: Inspirations

Here's a little doodle of Aster in Howl's coat because they're both magical drama queens who love trinkets. I'm prepping for Day of the Dead so I didn't have a lot of time today 🥲

#oc #art #ocart #artsky #ocsky #digitalart #OC-tober2025
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Official Act II release date set for October 31st! 🎉

Perfect time to binge read before the new season. Updates will be every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Don't miss out and subscribe today 📚

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October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 27: redesign

I went with Cassian and kept the sickly, necromancer hermit look. I wanted to also highlight his life after escaping Ethelred. He lives in the woods, foraging materials to make medicines to sell. He looks too nice, lol

#oc #art #artsky #ocsky #ocart

OG v new
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Been busy today, but Dreamseer has updated on #Tapas! Check it out if you're into fantasy, BL and slow-burn romance

#webnovels #tapasnovel #booksky #fantasy #BL

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October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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As well as recipes, my patreon is full of my art.

You can help support me and get paintings and drawings like these sent to your inbox every week.

There's a whole series done in the style of Picasso with African influences on subjects like Black women.
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Chiitan?! 😲
October 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 22: Community Week!

Two more free sketches! Character credits go to @/kokichiluvr and @/Lilmonstart! Check out their work on #Tapas!

#art #ocart #ocsky #artsky #OC-tober
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Kinda set this one aside because of OC-tober, but I have an illustration I'm hoping to finish sometime soon. And of course it's one with Aster and Calix, lol

Started on the linework this week!

#oc #art #ocart #sketch #artsky #digitalart
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 21: community week!

Another freebie sketch! Credit to @/jwabeasley on #Tapas!
Check out their comic to read Veronica's story!

#oc #art #ocart #artsky #OC-tober2025
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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A casa de banho ✨ A viagem de Chihiro #fanart #ghibli
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 20: Community week!

Cheating a little by just doing free sketches, lol. Character credits go to @/moontokkym @/DasIstWunderblyat and @/justincarbunkle

Check out their work on #Tapas!

#oc #art #ocart #artsky #OC-tober #characterart
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 19: Palette #7/ Adventurous

This is a scene from later on in Dreamseer where Aster dives into some freezing water for a shiny crystal, lol. I had some trouble deciding what to draw, but I like what I ended up with!

#oc #art #ocart #ocsky #artsky #OC-tober2025
October 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#bweirdoctober2025 Day 18: Palette #6/ Monster/Scary

Okay, so one of my unpublished WIPs has a manticore in it, which was perfect for today! I love mythical creatures and monsters so I had fun doing this, but it's really rushed because I was out all day, lol.

#oc #art #ocart #OC-tober2025 #artsky
October 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM