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Silly thing i made for the sparkbird contest :D I only remembered the contest existed yesterday so I kinda rushed, but i still love how it turned out!!1!1!1!!

@sparkbirdmusic

IT'S THEMB

GO LISTEN TO THE SONG RIGHT NOW

SO MANY INCREDIBLE ARTISTS HERE

My additions to Rabbitology's and Sparkbird's totally not related super secret projects

My additions to Rabbitology's and Sparkbird's totally not related super secret projects

I plan on making this, but I have a feeling it’ll end up scrapped like my other ideas due to lack of motivation. So please, II community, motivate me to make this!!!

I made things!

(apollo cheese for the low quality picture)

These are some drawings I’ve made over the past few months of songs as dragons! Most of their colors are based off their album covers, but if not, then they’re based off of the color/vibe they give. Originally I was going to post these one per day but I don’t have the patience for that so…here you go

I made this piece for @sparkbirdmusic a while ago, and now that I have Tumblr, I can finally post it! They probably won’t see it, but it’s always worth a shot!

Spark, if you are seeing this, I really hope you like it!! :)

Atlantisia Art Contest Entry

My entry for Sparkbirds' art/video contest! I think I might edit a few more things so this isn't my final submission, but I hope you like it.

I went through quite a journey editing this, so if you want to hear my tales of woe, click below

I had to use three different editing programs cuse one I downloaded just for this and did all of the layering and stuff, but as I went to export it apparently like all of the assets I used were premium despite not having any indicators whatsoever, and I didn't feel like doing the entire thing all over again, so what I decided to do was to screen recorded the playback viewfinder in the editing UI, and then dump that into a different editing program to crop and trim it. The audio got messed up but considering I had an mp3 file of it I just added that into the other editing program as well. That's not even including that artwork which had me doing multiple thumbnails, renders for the bird, trying to figure out anatomy, and a fully rendered piece with everything in separate layers. And I also did value thumbnails for some reason?? It worked out well but idk why I did it I've never done that before. I rarely thumbnail as it is. I'm writing this at 2 am, BTW, and I think I started it around like 8?

Also just a little detail that I like that no one will notice is that all of the colors are color-picked from the Atlantisia and Mayday cover art. There is some messing with values, layer modes, gradient maps, and stuff, but all of the base colors came from the albums. I'm just info-dumping at this point. I'm tired.

great egret for my tenth bird referenced in sparkbird’s music!! i’ve been so so busy but this was fun and i’m trying to prioritize drawing more because it makes me happy :))

i think this may be one of my very favorite sparkbird songs but the light that comes through might just beat it out soon 👀

day nine of drawing every bird sparkbird mentions in their music!

atlantisia hits different as a trans person in stem 😵‍💫 i love this song so much and i’m so happy i now know about the world’s smallest flightless bird, the inaccessible island rail :))

i am PUMPED to reveal my very favorite bird for this, the pied-billed grebe!!

Help me with a super secret project! Sparkbird’s Draw-A-Bird event is happening NOW until 3/21! (yes, the Atlantisia art contest is also going till that same date… this is unrelated!)

1. Draw a bird following one of the templates provided.

Digital, practical... be as creative as you want! (Please no inappropriate or overtly copyrighted materials). You don’t HAVE to follow the templates, but it’s recommended!

2. Submit it to the create-a-bird channel on the Discord! Needed on or before 3/21. http://discord.gg/sparkbird

Note: by sending in your art, you’re consenting for it to be used in Sparkbird art, videos, and promotional material.

me when i’ve had this done for days and i just never posted it….

purple finch for day eight of drawing every bird sparkbird mentions in their songs :)))

look at the harlequins!

day seven of drawing all the birds sparkbird references in their music!! harlequin ducks are so cute i’d never heard of them but they’re up further north and i hope i’ll get to see one soon!

day 6 of drawing all the birds sparkbird mentions in their music! osprey today, reference credits to my sister @notthatblurry her photo was FIRE

this is definitely one of my favorites so far. such a pretty bird

day 5 of drawing every bird sparkbird references in their music - today is the sooty grouse! this is my least favorite of them so far he’s SUCH A WEIRD SHAPE WHY IS HE LIKE THAT but i like that he looks like an egg anyways

day 4, today is the eurasian bee-eater! i’m not actually sure this bird is from this song but it’s the only one that might be close that i’ve found so far? anyways we love sparkbird thank you for your time

day 3 of drawing every bird sparkbird references in their music 👀 blue jay today!

drawing every bird sparkbird mentions?? i’m kind of loving it?

(go listen to their music they’re so good)

OH MY GOSHHHHG MY POOKIE MADE THATT :DDDD

LOOK WHO I HAVE IN MY HOT LITTLE HANDS 🥺

@sparkbirdmusic disembodied mind has inspired me so now I have to make it everyone’s problem:D no your internet isn’t bad it’s an affect I put on 😭