Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

Photo of a pallas's cat making a big steppy. He is Rotund

I'm gonna make a sticker sheet of these little fuzzy balls

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

A quote from an Axios story about a raccoon that got trashed at a North Carolina store that reads: "Why it matters: The intoxicated suspect was a raccoon."

Why it matters

commissions examples, icons $60, half $80 and full $120 with additional design fee if you need me to design for you.

Commissions are open for a little while again!

Icon/portrait - $60
Half Body - $80
Full - $120

Fill in this form if you’re interested in bright coloured goodness :)
forms.gle/rDUWrcUofuCJ...

NOT A ASS OUT PASS OUT PHOTO They didn't have to do my guy like that

My books on Itch.io" The Bayou, A queer southern gothic horror novella. $4 Zen Solaris and the God-Child, A queer dystopian science-fantasy short story. $2 Flesh and Bone, An MM western gothic horror-romance novella. $3 Obsidian Island, An action/adventure gay fantasy romance with horror elements. $6 In bundle In the Pit of Your Stomach: An Interactive Horror Story, A choose-your-path horror story with a dozen gory dead ends.​ $3 In bundle The Carnelian King and Other Stories, 15 short queer fantasy stories introducing dazzling new worlds. $4 In bundle

I got hit with an unexpected $200 expense today! I need to buy software to keep my new freelance job. It would be amazing to sell some books or get some new patrons to help cover it 😬

Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io

It's my birthday next week so here's a reminder that I have commissions open if you like my art (available thru the Kofi link below)

screenshot of TrueRef's under construction Timed Gesture Drawing Tool.

Working on adding some extra settings to our new gesture drawing tool, coming soon. 👀

Have any ideas? Let me know!

If I can suggest anything to anyone

Designate one night a week as self care night, whatever that looks like for you.

Need to shower? Self care night.
Time to fix your nail polish?
need to do laundry cos you're out of underwear?
Face mask? Whatever
Whatever you need
Do it on self care night

飾り付け︎🌟

#シャワーズの日

LOOKING FOR WORK!! i’m merlin and i’ve worked in animation, games and comics as a visual developer and illustrator 🫶🎨 past clients: netflix, d&d, magic the gathering, volta

🎨 www.artstation.com/merlin-gg

📧 merlin.artworks@gmail.com

Thick acrylic decorations with different cat colorings photographed from the top down.

Thick acrylic cat decorations sitting upright. An orange cat and a grey cat .

Matte vinyl stickers with different cat colorings photographed from the top down.

Made kitty desk buddies :)

The acrylic is thick enough that they can sit without a base. I have a black one on my desk to keep me company !!

You can grab one right now! (and 10% off!) There is also sticker versions

www.seateas.store

a screenshot of my ko-fi page showing a goal for a future CSP brush set at 96% funding

*TAPS SIGN* these brushes are for procreate mainly, photoshop occasionally and csp rarely (only the mermaid one) if you want to see more CSP versions there’s a place to find them 🫶

🎨 ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin

When I talk about the Damascus, oils and foils and star set I use as my favorites these are the ones I'm talking about!

grab them,these brushes are magic and can do so much. Use them as blenders! as overlays! texture pops and painting and effects!

If you're a writer, publisher, bookseller, booklover...this is a piece you should read.

When your cat is sleeping in a cashew shape and you pet them and they unfurl with a purr

Top tier best feeling

Day Thirty - Monster Hunters - a little treat for my #MonsteroftheWeek campaign of all their characters! We’re making a comeback soon and I can’t wait to throw another monster at them… 🔦👹 #MonsterMonth #MonsterMonth2025 #Octoberartchallenge #monstober #monsterhunter #monsterhunters #tabletop #dnd

Digital sketchbook spread. Left page: layered illustration experiment in blue. Featured foliage, flowers, moon phases, a chalice, and a spider web. Right page: loose doodle of Nasturtium flowers.

I’ve been experimenting with a bit of illustration layering in my sketchbook 💙

It also misses a HUGE opportunity for dev whimsy.

I remember working on Magic: Duels and badly photoshopping tropical print shirts onto placeholder planeswalkers key art while waiting for the full-res files to come in. Because, y'know, we wanted it to be VERY OBVIOUS it wasn't final

I found out what romanced Astarion says to Tav/Durge if healing while romanced… >:3 #BG3 #BaldursGate3 #Astarion #Durge #Tav #bloodvow #OC #ocsky

There’s a new lifeguard on duty! ☀️💖😎 #FFXIV #WarriorofLight #MoonfireFaire #ffxivfanart #fanart #OC #ocsky

Photo of Revy Photoshopped onto a transgender flag She's pointing back and looking shocked

Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato

Got the urge to draw wings, so I had to draw my angel, Laciel. 🥹💖 #originalcharacter #angel #biblicallyaccurateangel #OC #ocsky

I adore this character design so much! 😍💖A commission for the awesome @casuallyars.bsky.social #artcommissions #FFXIV #OC #ocsky

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you

#art #digitalart #draw #drawing #illustration #FFXIV #FFXIVfanart #fanartfriday

A fiery commission for the incredible shigacajun on tumblr! 🔥🥹 #artcommissions #commission #D&D #DnD #originalcharacters #OCs

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal] @MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372 1-800-307-7309 US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1 Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111 Aus: +61 1800 120 113 UK: 0-800-96-4767 All region numbers here (and here ) Stripe California: 888-926-2289 US: 877-887-7815 France: +33 805-11-19-67 Paypal Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161 Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050 UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000 Visa Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911 US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3 Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200 Aus: +61 1800 125 440 Phone (outside US): click here

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

💖Commissions are OPEN!💖

Friendly reminder that I'm open! I draw all sorts: OCs, sonas, FFXIV OCs, Tavs, D&D characters & pages, NSFW, fanart, etc. Send me a private message if you’re interested!

Sketch or Chibi - $40
Bust (shoulders up) - $50
Half Body (waist up) - $80
Full Body (feet up) - $100