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Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
Ink Art: Sea Slugs Skinny Yellow and Golden Blue
I made new ink art Based on sea slugs. They have such pretty colors. They are perfect subjects to be painted. It is rare for slugs to be the subject of artworks. Most folks just paint birds and butterflies. The first painting features a Nembrotha aurea. They are common in Tanzania. They grow 30 mm in length. That was all I was able to find out in such short notice. Onto the next sea slug. It is called Janolus cristatus or Antiopella cristata. It is common in Norway and the British Isles. The prefer clean, subtropical waters. I...
Ink Art: Sea Slugs Green and Purple
I made new ink art. It is based on sea slugs. Sea slugs have a lot of pretty colors. So, they seemed like a good animal to paint. The green slug is called Costasiella Kuroshimae or Leaf Slug. They have a cute green color. I like the cute little eyes that this slug has. I tried to capture it with my ink. They are found in Japan and the Philippines. This slug likes tropical climates. The second slug is a Flabellinopsis iodinea or a Spanish shawl. It has a cool purple and orange body. You can find...
Ink Art: Blue Sea Slug Dragon
Today, I felt like doing something a little different. This is going to be the last batch of ink arts for a while. So, I decided to do something special. I painted sea slugs. The first is a blue dragon sea slug. The float upside down using surface tension to get around. These slugs are pretty venomous. Watch out for their sting. Like all slugs, they are hermaphrodites. This means that they are both male and female. I think I ranted enough about the slug. I will now talk about the painting. I used pixiss ink and paper....
Key West Museums and Other Sights
Today, I felt like writing a little travel blog. It has been forever since I got out of the house. On the bright side, I have gotten a lot of streaming done. The food has been getting super expensive. We cannot go to any restaurant without the food costing 100 bucks. Heck. Even the junk food now costs 50 bucks. I remember the time when 5 bucks was all that was needed to have a decent meal. This also included dessert. Now, everything just costs more. The hotel we like to visit in the Parrot Keys...
Hollow Knight Fanart Skateboarding
I did a new Hollow Knight fanart. It was a tight race between skateboarding and figure skating. In the end, skateboarding won by a single vote. I didn’t do a specific skateboarding photo reference. I used three photographic references to make the drawing. The one in the foreground is the Pale King. He is showing the Pure Vessel how to skateboard. In the background, there are two other folks in the skateboarding park. One is an original Hollow Knight character created by one of my fans, PlaneRhyme4 from Reddit. He wanted his character inside one of my fanarts. So,...