Max (human, she/her) dancing with her cats, rendered in soft browns.
We have a winner! Votes have been tabulated, and the winning pic for #Paletteuary is: Max, dancing with her cats! This is the picture I'll be working on cleaning up into a proper piece! Thank you to everyone who participated this year.
Okay, the 2026 #Paletteuary poll is live! Which sketchy thumbnail should I expand into a proper piece, or which piece should I expand upon?
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I know it's a tough choice, so this year, I'm letting you pick multiples! (Though only one can win.)
Bellina Nyteshade (magically enhanced human, she/her) kneels on an eldritch abomination as she forces it back down into the rift from whence it came.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
One last time, I spent way too long on a #Paletteuary pic, but hey, I couldn't let it go with the implication that my girl Bellina could get got by an uninvited guest. (Is the first time one of my #Paletteuary pics has had continuity?)
Jack Beryl (anthro fox-tiger, they/them) flinging a Frisbee at the viewer's face.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Heads up! #Paletteuary
Wanda Wix (human, she/her), hovering upside down, rendered in blues against a pink background.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January
Today's #Paletteuary took less time than yesterday's, but I still went over time on my timer. Wanda's worth it.
Bellina Nyteshade (human, she/her) blasted with green/yellow light from behind her, her summoning circle evidently not properly in operation.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Today's #Paletteuary was another one where I just... y'know... did the thing. I honestly don't know what more I'd add, if this pic wins the vote, but whatever. Sometimes, when you try to summon something up from the depths, you don't get what you were expecting.
Zedd (anthro hallucinogenic treefrog, he/him), upside down and tripping balls. His colours are vibrant and distinct, yet he still manages to be as vibrant and as complex as the abstract mess of colours around him. Oh yeah, and his pupils are dilated, his pince-nez shades are emitting strawberry lemonade lightning, and he's upside-down (relative to us).
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Today's #Paletteuary, yet again, consumed way more time than I should have given it, but hey, I couldn't leave my boy Zedd in monochrome green! His colours are important, and his vibe has always been intended to be just as trippy as it is cool and placid.
Kantor (anthro unicorn, he/him) against an X background, flowing fabric over his groin, arrows pointed to his heart, looking like Lisa Frank meets religious iconography and possibly a hip hop album cover.
Paletteuary, an art challenge meme for January.
Today's #Paletteuary colours... I dunno, I got real artsy with it.
Stalaxia (lizardfolk warlock, she/her) clinging to a wall in darkness, preparing a spell for an unsuspecting enemy.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Was reminded to keep to a timer this morning, and wouldn'tcha know... this #Paletteuary came out pretty good, if I do say so myself.
Augusta Merriweather (aka A-bomb, anthro raccoon with cybernetic arm, she/her) leaning up against a brick wall with "A Bomb" graffiti on it.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Okay, today's #Paletteuary really got away from me, I spent an hour or two more on that than I should have. Heck, it's almost shirt-worthy as is.
A generic rural scene with a silhouetted person sitting on a barn roof, all rendered in muted dry browns.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January
Today's #Paletteuary, I'll admit, is kind of a cheat. The colours just said "landscape" to me, but then... I couldn't think of a specific character to put in the scene, and I've got places to be today! So that person up there can be whoever you want it to be.
Doc (AI, it/its), hovering in the middle of a dark room, motionless and waiting.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
In contrast to yesterday's organic colours, today's #Paletteuary challenge made me think of perhaps the most *artificial* of the artificially intelligent characters I've ever made.
Max (human, she/her), dancing in a room with three cats.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
#Paletteuary number 20.... this is one of those pics that, if it does get selected as the winner, I'm going to be using more colours on, some proper white at least. Still, the comfy, organic lighting feels nice for this scene.
Stalaxia, hovering and underlit in bold colours
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January
Today's #Paletteuary colours were very powerful, so I decided to draw some power - this is Stalaxia, spending some time communing with her warlock patron in their alien realm, as she does.
Zoa (robot, it/its) covering its bits (and lack thereof) with a translucent piece of fabric.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Spent way the F too long on today's #Paletteuary. Not really sure what kind of space Zoa is in, here, but it was what the colours told me they wanted.
In blue tones, a gal with her eyes closed as if in prayer, mask and head covering which is decorated in stars and dashes.
Palette-uary theme by Tailsteak.
More practice with Hope for this #paletteuary from colors picked by @tailsteak.bsky.social
I started to fiddle too much with it, trying to not be so sketchy and do some shading, but I went to a point where I was just getting frustrated so I walked it back some, fiddled a bit more, then called it.
Bellina Nyteshade, in a sheer negligee, by a pool reflecting the moon, rendered in dark purples.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
My first #Paletteuary repeat... but can you blame me? Y'know, the more I keep drawing Bellina, the witchier and more powerful she feels, as a character.... Hmm...
Pamela Zimmerman (human with biomods, they/them) sitting on the floor, facing away from us, rendered in muted tones.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Today's #Paletteuary colours are subdued and calm, so I figured I'd draw one of the only calm and composed characters in Forward, Pamela Zimmerman. I haven't done much with them yet, but it's coming.
Middicent (one person in two bodies, any pronouns) digging your vibe at the bar.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January
Today's #Paletteuary features a character I haven't done much with (yes, I said character, singular - this is Middicent, the physical manifestation of a topological concept who has two bodies and is capable of digging your vibe.)
An image with colors that seems like some sort of impressive of a bodily figure in a watery flow of two colors.
2026 Palette-uary by Tailsteak
Went more for a mood art. An expression/feel of a feeling. Something I can't quite put into words, but expressing anyway.
#Paletteuary colors by @tailsteak.bsky.social
Sam A'lander (he/him or she/her, never they/them) on all fours on a beach.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
I've been drawing Sam A'lander since... *checks Furaffinity* 2018, and I think this is the first time I've figured out how to make her look more salamandery: narrow shoulders! I like how today's #Paletteuary colours look like a vintage ad, figured I'd lean into that.
A scribble of a freckled lady looking at a zentangle with a butterfly in the middle
An odd symbol that's square-ish but also looks to be vibrating or sending out ripples
A tired, tired person
Cutie patootie, masked, head and neck covered, the one I call Hope
Tried another day of #Paletteuary with colors by @tailsteak.bsky.social
Took me a while to get something, but eventually made a cute gal. The one with the yellow background, who I'm calling Hope.
The rest was just part of the process xD
DJING! (anthro dragon, he/him), performing for a crowd.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January
Today's #Paletteuary - I had a couple of false starts with this one, but eventually I realized that I needed to lean into the bright colours as much as possible. Thus: DJING!, my masked dragon DJ character!
Bastacia Marron (left) and Orb Twofeather (right), both human they/them, rendered in muted purples.
Paletteuary, an art challenge for January.
Today's #Paletteuary pic: Orb and Bas, from Forward, looking very cozy and domestic.
A woman with a fedora, a trench coat, and a vape pen in an orange-lit room.
Paletteuary, a January art challenge.
Today's #Paletteuary pic - Allykat Jones, the star of my erotic noir novella "What The Left Hand Is Doing" (available exclusively on my Patreon). She's a sex worker with a private eye gimmick who gets roped into a real life kidnapping mystery! I really liked writing her.
