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**Joy** @joyousjoyness@mastodon.social · 4d

I love the Energel 0.7 pen! It's like the ideas just flow to the page. I sketched some funny cat poses and brainstormed a painting.

Various sketches of cats in blue ink on a white sketchbook page. The date 5/20/2024 written on the top left. Top two kitties are fat loaves. Two contorting cats on the left and center, and a cartoon cat to the right. Bottom left and right are drawings of a cat contorted into a u shape. The right is more detailed and finished.

#pen #art #sketch

**McCallum** @McCallumJMorgan@pixelfed.social · 6d

McCallum @McCallumJMorgan@pixelfed.social

Making my first post here my #bjork #tarot I'm slowly making my way through the Major Arcana and I am halfway done. They're all #mixedmedia with #watercolor and #pen with metallic #acrylic highlights. They're a little imperfect, but once I finish the Major Arcana, I will print myself a mini deck. This is the Magician, based on a Vulnicura era photo shoot. #art #artists #tarotreaders

#tarotreaders

**Zalagath** @zalagath@mastodon.art · Mar 18

Mar 18

Zalagath @zalagath@mastodon.art

#Arcane #vampire #caitlyn A cool comms I've made! I love the concept and was not aware. #art #fanart #pencil #ink #tachikawa #Maru #Pen

Caitlyn from arcane, longer hair, dressing as a vampire, high neck. Got blood in in her chin and in a handkerchief

**Vlad Wakinyan** @VladWakinyan@mastodon.art · Mar 17

Mar 17

Vlad Wakinyan @VladWakinyan@mastodon.art

Después del lápiz, el boli es mi mejor amigo

#wip #illustration #traditionalart

**CornOnTheGob** @goblingua@sunny.garden · Mar 15 *

Mar 15 *

CornOnTheGob @goblingua@sunny.garden

#ink #art #question

Would you recommend any additives to emulsify thin ink, or dilute-ink, dilute-acrylic paint, etc.?

That the ink might flow well on a dip pen nib, for instance.
(To turn thin watery pigment in to an emulsion which beads properly upon the nib.)

Would you suggest shellac, gum arabic, some kind of liquid gloss acrylic medium, or something else?

Thanks!

A small goblin stares,
surrounded by classy stylized words.

Drawn and written with water thinned acrylic ink
and a dip pen and nib.
Matte

#artquestion #inkart #paint

**Superball** @superball@norcal.social · Mar 14

Mar 14

Superball @superball@norcal.social

Question for eco-minded people: What’s your favorite pen? I have an abiding love for Zebra Z-Grip Flight, but I cringe at the plastic every time I get more. Maybe it’s time to let go and move on. I just looked at other options on Zebra’s website; their “eco” pen is refillable—but they don’t sell the refills, which gives me further pause. The main thing I like in a pen is smooth flow; that said, I’m also curious about fountain pens.

#pen #FountainPen

**wimi** @wimi@social.spejset.org · Mar 14

Mar 14

wimi @wimi@social.spejset.org

Lite #FensterFreitag i snön.
#Photography #Darktable #olympus #Pen #EP5 #mft #MicroFourThirds

Ett ekonomihus i rött trä med vita knutar, snö på taket. Tre fönster med 4 gånger 3 rader glas i varje syns. I förgrunden snöiga buskar, höga träd i bakgrunden.

**Laidback DM** @laidbackdm@dice.camp · Mar 12

Mar 12

Laidback DM @laidbackdm@dice.camp

A #TikTok #handdrawn #map #video! This time it’s all 3 maps of the deserted outpost & mine

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSMptvwEK/

#maps #dnd #5e

**Gish ~ Sketch & Comic Artist** @GishWithEDS@mastodon.art · Mar 11 *

Mar 11 *

Gish ~ Sketch & Comic Artist @GishWithEDS@mastodon.art

Posting my art until I find all my people

A marker drawing of a zombie from Project Zomboid. The text reads "This is how you died."

Two drawings in a sketchbook, the right some flowers and the left a hand plucks a fruit. Both sketches have hatching in the backgrounds.

A pen drawing of the void, with an eyeball monster looking a at silhouette. The background is done with hatching.

#art #sketch #pen

**MSOart** @MSOart@pixelfed.social · Mar 7

**Priit Pihlamägi** @priit@pixelfed.social · Feb 28

Feb 28

Priit Pihlamägi @priit@pixelfed.social

Shelter
#art #drawing #pen #fineliner #owl #cute #mushroom #rainbow #VisualDescription

The drawing is in horizontal orientation. There's a tiny owl, A large mushroom, a rainbow, some moss and tree silhouettes. It's raining. The owl is standing underneath a large mushroom. The mushroom is likely a Macrolepiota. The mushroom is growing on top of a round ball shaped moss turf. It's raining diagonally from top-right to bottom-left. The owl is facing the viewer at a slight angle, with his head directed towards the viewer and it's body directed to the right of the viewer. The light comes from behind and to the left of the owl. There's a rainbow behind and to the left of the owl. The whole bottom area of the image is filled with silhouettes of trees. The mushroom and owl are brown, the moss is green and the rainbow is bright and vivid.

#visualdescription

**Laidback DM** @laidbackdm@dice.camp · Feb 24

Feb 24

Laidback DM @laidbackdm@dice.camp

A #TikTok #handdrawn #map #video! This time it’s a circular tomb (I’m new on that platform, so if you’re on TikTok, please follow

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSMAMSTSV/

#maps #dnd #5e

**Jo Simons** @Jsimons@mastodon.nz · Feb 23

Feb 23

Jo Simons @Jsimons@mastodon.nz

Reminding myself how lettering works again. Still a bit wobbly but there’s some muscle memory there. Practice makes progress though. #calligraphy #pen #craft

Several lines of slightly wonky practice calligraphy letters in a basic script. Lines of lowercase M, N, O, P and Q using black calligraphic tip marker

**A I R O T C I V[RedSpiderLily]** @myg1ftisyourcurs3@mastodon.social · Feb 20 *

Feb 20 *

A I R O T C I V[RedSpiderLily] @myg1ftisyourcurs3@mastodon.social

Original art

Pen on acid-free paper.

Created in 2013.

He comes with many names, yet, his true name is one that cannot be spoken by the human's tongue.

From his many known names, Azrael is one being loved more. He's one of the very kind mentors.

"Inside His embrace The Knowledge speaks. The Rule is to follow The Rule until the very last one."

Black and white art depicting Azrael, The Angel.

#DarkArt #Gothic #TraditionalArt

**Letterform Archive** @letterformarchive@typo.social · Feb 14 *

Feb 14 *

Letterform Archive @letterformarchive@typo.social

Michael Harvey, Calligraphy in the Graphic Arts, London, 1988; and Creative Lettering: Drawing & Design, 1985.

Images 3 and 4 show the difference between calligraphy (written letters) and lettering (drawn letters).

We’re compiling all our best articles, videos, and images on topic pages we call “Inspire Me”. The newest installment gathers content and collections that feature handmade letters: https://letterformarchive.org/calligraphy-and-lettering/?utm_source=mastodon

Spread of a book on “Broad-edged pen strokes” as illustrated by a hand holding a pen at different angles the stroke shapes those angles create.

Spread of a book on “Flexible pointed pen and brush strokes” as illustrated by a hand holding a pen and applying different pressure to create different stroke thicknesses.

Cropped details from previous spreads showing hands holding pointed pen and broad-edged pen.

Illustration from another book showing a hand sketching the outline of a letter with a pencil.

#Calligraphy #Lettering #Pen

**Echo Penn** @EchoPenn@socel.net · Feb 10

Feb 10

Echo Penn @EchoPenn@socel.net

Practice drawing with a pen!

#Snail #Cat #Snake

**US news | The Guardian** @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu · Feb 7

Feb 7

US news | The Guardian @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu

Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN America https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/book-bans-pen-america-censorship #USbookbans #Censorship #USnews #Books #PEN

The Guardian · Feb 7Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN AmericaBy Marina Dunbar

**Lyrilith** @Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip · Feb 7

Feb 7

Lyrilith @Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip

I finally updated my watermark! Kicked out Insta and added the witchy Fediverse icon.
This is another sketchbook doodle from my backlog. ..And now the longer I look at it, the more similarities she has with that pest doctor mask wearing gal I drew some years back..
#mastoart #sketchbook #sketch #doodle #punk #mohawk #markers #pen