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Wanted to do something a little more simple than my usual stuff and dip my toes back into art again, currently in the middle of retail holiday hell and coming off of a concussion 🫠 referenced a photo of Ethan Lamb-Kelly from an IMDB still, whom I found while trying to show a friend what I though a character looked like in a book we just read

#Ethan lamb-Kelly #sorry dude if you find this here #drawing #pencil drawing #portrait drawing #drawing actors #illustration #pencil shading #just me and my trusty mechanical pencil and kneaded eraser #also if you made it this far #the book in question #Craven Manor by Darcy Coates #this is kind of what I imagine Daniel to look like #gotta be one of my new fave characters

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I see we are both being completely normal about this

I just love his face okay? Final drawing posted here.

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I just love his face okay? Final drawing posted here.

#fanart #pencil drawing #jaskier #netflix the witcher #joey batey #drawing videos #realistic drawing #ocelot tiktoks

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Drawing Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) from The Boys

I adjusted the lightning so it should be more friendly to those with photosensitivity but please watch with caution, it’s a time-lapse so the moving shadows may cause a flashing or flickering effect

Reposted from my Instagram, if you’d like to see the final product look here!

#fanart #pencil drawing #the boys butcher #the boys fanart #karl urban #billy butcher #drawing timelapse #the boys prime #realistic drawing

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Artists, let’s talk about Instagram commission scammers

There’s been a huge rise in commission scammers recently, mostly on Instagram. A lot of new artists don’t know what to look out for, so I figured this might help people.

How they begin

Usually the scammer will write to you asking about a commission. Something deceptively cute - mostly I encounter asks about pet portraits, with one or two photos sent. They’ll probably try to sell you a sweet little story, like “It’s for my son’s birthday”. They will insist that they love your artwork and style, even though they don’t follow you or never liked a single piece of your art.

What to look out for:

Their profiles will either be private, empty, or filled with very generic stuff, dating at most a few years back.

Their language will be very simple, rushed or downright bad. They might use weird emojis that nobody ever uses. They will probably send impatient “??” when you don’t answer immediately. They’re in a crunch - lots of people to scam, you know. 

They’ll give you absolutely no guidelines. No hints on style, contents aside from (usually) the pet and often a name written on the artwork, no theme. Anything you draw will be perfect. Full artistic freedom. In reality they don’t really care for this part.

They’ll offer you a ridiculous amount of money. Usually 100 or 300 USD. They’ll often put in a phrase like “I am willing to compensate you financially” and “I want the best you can draw”, peppered with vague praise. It will most likely sound way too good to be true. That’s because it is.

Where the scam actually happens

If you agree, they will ask you for a payment method. They’ll try to get to this part as soon as possible. 

Usually, they’ll insist on PayPal. And not just any PayPal. They’ll always insist on sending you a transfer immediately. None of that PayPal Invoice stuff (although some do have methods for that, too). They’ll really, REALLY want to get your PayPal email address and name for the transfer - that’s what they’re after. If you insist on any other method, they’ll just circle back to the transfer “for easiest method”. If you do provide them with the info, most likely you’ll soon get a scam email. It most likely be a message with a link that will ultimately lead to bleeding you dry. Never, and I mean NEVER click on any emails or links you get from them. It’s like with any other scam emails you can ever get.

A few things can happen here:

They overpay you and ask for the difference to be wired back. Usually it will go to a different account and you’ll never see that money again. 

They’ll overpay you “for shipping costs” and ask you to forward the difference to their shipping company. Just like before, you’ll never see that money again.

The actual owner of the account (yes, they most likely use stolen accounts to wire from) will realize there’s been something sketchy going on and request a refund via official channels. Your account will be charged with fees and/or you get in trouble for fraudulent transactions. 

You will transfer the money from your PayPal credit to your bank account and they will make a shitstorm when they want their money back, making your life a living hell. They will call you a scammer, a thief, make wild claims, wearing you down and forcing you into wiring money “back” - aka to their final destination account. 

Never, EVER wire money to anyone. This is not how it’s supposed to go. Use PayPal Invoice for secure exchanges where the client needs to provide you with their email, not the other way around.

You can find more info on that method HERE.

What to do when you encounter a scammer:

Ask the right questions: inquire about the style, which artwork of yours they like, as much details as you can. They won’t supply you with any good answers.

Don’t let the rush of the exchange, their praise and the promise of insanely good money to get to you. That’s how they operate, that’s how they make you lose vigilance. 

Don’t engage them. As soon as you realize it might be a scam, block them. The sense of urgency they create with their rushed exchange, and pressure they put on you will sooner or later get to you and you might do something that you’ll regret later.

Never wire money to anyone. Never give out your personal data. Never provide your email, name, address or credit card info. 

Don’t be deceived by receiving a payment, if you somehow agree to go along with it. Just because it’s there now doesn’t mean it can’t be withdrawn. 

Here is a very standard example of such an exchange. I realized it’s a scam pretty fast and went along with it, because I wanted good screenshots for you guys, so I tried going very “by the book” with it. 

Please share this post, make it reach as many artists as possible. Let young or inexperienced artists know that this is going on. So many people have no idea that this is a thing. Let’s help each other out. If you think I missed any relevant info, do add it as an rb!

Also, if you know other scam methods that you think should be shared, consider rb-ing this post with them below. Having a master post of scam protection would AWESOME to have in the art community.

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I’m going to spend the rest of my life trying to duplicate this egg, it’s going to haunt me

#why yes I am a millennial why do you ask? #seriously though #it’s like anime perfect #and I ate it #like commercial fake perfect #like I wasn’t trying #I was making breakfast #perfect egg #the satisfaction #food #breakfast #egg

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Not that anyone was wondering, but I actually drew this using this specific gif while sitting on my bed, just letting it loop and doing my best with a mechanical pencil. GIF makers are a miracle and I love you all 🤌🏻✨

I need to draw Jaskier again soon or I’m going to explode

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#jaskier #the Witcher season 2 #fanart #pencil drawing #definitely drew it for anatomical references #totally #I swear #I see a work of art #and I just have to draw it you know #it’s who I am #if you’ve read this far you know that’s a totally fucking lie #love you all #netflix the witcher #witcher #Joey batey #the most himbo he’s ever been

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WHY YOU SHOULD WRITE HORRIBLY:

1. You’ll never write anything if you don’t

#working on getting over both of these #but yes #seriously

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I don’t have a problem, you have a problem

#fanart #the witcher fanart #jaskier #Joey batey #portrait art #pencil drawing #I can’t with this guy #I adore him with my whole soul #the amazing devil #I guess you could consider this #art evolution #or progress #measured through one subject #idk I just love him okay #the witcher

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Happy season 3 to the Witcher!!!!!

I would say I’m back on my bullshit but I never really left it…I just really like drawing Jaskier

#art #drawing #pencil drawing #portrait drawing #realism #traditional art #the witcher #Joey batey #literally the character development #also #the Bi/Pan crowd has WON #netflix the witcher #jaskier #definitely drawing him again soon

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Short video of my drawing process of Wylan from S2 of Shadow and Bone ripped from my Instagram

Final drawing here 💣🪈

#fanart #art #drawing #pencil drawing #pencil portrait #ocelot draws videos #portrait drawing #realism #traditional art #wylan van eck #jack wolfe #six of crows #shadow and bone #leigh bargudo #grishaverse #demo man #cinnamon roll #too precious for this world

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I only made this small to fit the frame but it was totally worth it, look at his cute face 🥰

#fanart #art #drawing #pencil drawing #ocelotdraws #portrait drawing #realism #traditional art #shadow and bone #six of crows #wylan supremacy #wylan van eck #jack wolfe #leigh bargudo

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So a free tool called GLAZE has been developed that allows artists to cloak their artwork so it can't be mimicked by AI art tools.

AI art bros are big mad about it.

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Psyche - Will Graham, Hannibal

#now you get to read the tags #where I admit #I just don’t have time to finish this #I’m currently buried in commissions and working full time on top of that #which would be great but #it’s really not #also #Hugh Dancy is just so #pretty???? #nbc hannibal #hugh dancy #will graham #hannibal #fanart #hannibal fanart #will Graham fanart #pencil drawing #portrait drawing #portrait art #I shit you not #I did this #over 6 flights #fist fighting turbulence #I could do surgery with these hands #but guts make me queasy #like real ones #ocelotdraws

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I suppose I should probably actually post updates…

Went on Vacation and decided to use this as my in-flight project. This is how far I got over the course of 6 total flights ☠️ I’m done with flying for a while

#ocelot WIPs #will graham #fanart #Hannibal #hugh dancy #pencil portrait #portrait drawing #realism #pencil art #pencil drawing

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#four play string quartet #neil gaiman #in transit #sir arthur eddington #theory of relativity #poetry #fourplay string quartet #for my followers that don’t know #this is really cool #not my usual stuff #will be back to you regularly scheduled posts after

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Liked my pintrest version of this one better, I work in such a weird way I feel like it’s kind of fun to watch.

Also feel free to take a guess at who I’m drawing if you’d like. I already posted the full outline and answer here if you don’t feel like it though.

#ocelots drawing videos #drawing timelapse #timelapse art #lineart #relaxing #drawing #artist #drawing videos #fandom art #fanart #portrait drawing