I'm back in the States and pumped for LightBox Expo. Also, thanks for 50 followers! I appreciate each one of you (except the bots and spammers), and I guess we just hit 100 posts, too.

Baikal 13-hour hotel room tiger painting. I might have to work on him some more when I get home.

More Procreate. Based on a photo by totonpon on Instagram

#中秋の名月 🌕🎑

Nanaki for the second Procreate attempt. I feel guilty about staying in to draw for a second time, but I get sad if I don’t make things.

Nanaki for the second Procreate attempt. I feel guilty about staying in to draw for a second time, but I get sad if I don’t make things.

I spent a few hours rolled up in the hotel today to recover and finally try my hand at #Procreate. I'm just default hard round brushing for now. There is much to learn, but some promise to this way of working.

Wip

Timelapse of Gacha Cat Adoptable #51! I have tons of these to post but they'll be posted a bit out of order, closer to the order I worked on them in, because I numbered based on when the order was placed but worked based on people's availability to be in my twitch chat for the randomizer roll. :>

Strength of Will is an oil and 24 karat gold painting I created for Magic the Gathering. This brave little bun is up for auction right now until Sunday, so if you are interested in adding it to your own warren now’s your chance! #magicthegathering #strengthOfWill www.facebook.com/share/p/1CFm...?

You might recognise this pose from a previous artwork, thus proving that constantly drawing at my bunnies is sometimes useful. =P #rabbit #art #sketch

There are many things I could have fixed or done better, but I'm still proud of the results, and proud I was able to finish this jaguar portrait in a single session even if it took 11 hours. It was also fun to have a few people stop in to the stream while I was working. #oilpainting

This is a new A4-sized artwork I created for the cover of my art book. It took four months to complete. For me, the paper size is large, and the production period was the longest I've ever spent on a piece. #Illustration #LineArt #CommentPls

@rhysticstudies.bsky.social You put me on this path. The horror you’ll never forget… Dandân on “VHS”! 3D printed box, inkjet cover, laser cut slipcase. Still mucking with the design, but I’m reasonably happy with this version. Room for 80 single-sleeved cards + tokens. #magicthegathering #dandan

GlorpFest 2025 (background by Lep @itthatmeowed.bsky.social )

Good night.

I'm finally going to try to paint this blep jaguar on Saturday and Sunday.

I'm opening some commission, $80 for a full body character Illustration akin to the art below! I do best with fantasy or ttrpg characters, but I'm always open to experiment. If you'd be interested, feel free to DM me on here, or contact me on my discord at jayconian.

Got to design merch for my favorite local bar, Bear’s on Fairfield, for a local convention! 🐻 Stop by Geek’d Con if you’re in the area and snag a limited edition shirt!! They’re gonna go quick #geekdcon

Done and waiting to be shipped off next week.

even more sphinxes

#avianaugust #birdart #art #watercolorart

I think the varnish worked reasonably well. At first, it looked like it was pooling up, so I was more conservative than I had to be. I probably could have used a little bit more to get a more even finish on areas with little to no paint.

Attempting varnish for the first time while it's only 88°. I'm hoping I didn't ruin the cheetah painting because it's irreplaceable, being the first thing I made on a pannel with actual oil painting brushes. The cheetah and the lioness were both done for classes with Jen Gennari, a year apart.

I'm going to try to finish this one before the weekend.

my bunnies I've commissioned from www.instagram.com/illdrawurpet... look at these fools!!! tag yourself which bnnuy are you

I spent another 2-3 hours on the painting for @rogueliger.bsky.social after making a rough game plan by touching it up digitally first. The session felt more fruitful than the last time I tried that approach.

Headshot drawing done for @howlaashir.bsky.social

Happy International Cat Day

Pop Filter Pov #artfight revenge for @obi-the-lion.bsky.social I'm proud of how this one turned out.

ドローイングが何枚か描き上がったので通販開けました！ 新作のドローイングの販売は9日(土)の22時から、旧ドローイングと紫陽花アクキーやステッカー等のグッズ類は今からでもご購入が可能です 数日は開けておくので是非覗いて見て下さいね🦊 shikitori.theshop.jp

Artfight vengeance for Le Focifère's hedgehog King Oscar III.

Going live at the top of the hour for Art Fight postmortem. www.twitch.tv/labgoat

Three of the four analog attacks I made this year (sorry, I ate the other one) #sharemyattack2025

#artfight attack for @madebykyrae.bsky.social

Painted some tiny Ajanis! 😊

Delicious Pizza attack on @zyphre.bsky.social #artfight I want to talk about this one some more later. I tried out a new dough recipe, combining the first one I ever formulated and the most recent one I've been developing (high-gluten whole wheat), with a few eggs thrown in for good measure.

I feel like a shill popping links up here, but I had such a great time with #artfight this year that I'm going to do a postmortem on Twitch this Sunday. www.twitch.tv/labgoat I'm itching to talk about what I learned and the incredible community I encountered.

Pop Filter Pov #artfight revenge for @obi-the-lion.bsky.social I'm proud of how this one turned out.

I've neglected to post any #artfight items so far, but I think I've learned so much with each one of them. Attack for @rogueliger.bsky.social

I love this so much! Thank you!

I'm Labgoat, an oil and digital painter who likes making pizza and studying Japanese.

I'm setting this aside for now to get started with artfight.

Bleh. Maybe I should have gone fossil, but the targets were split pretty evenly. Are you participating?

Tiger WIP

#Tiger I drew for a #febroary #drawingchallenge in 2024!

The sun turns warmer and the snow has melted, revealing the old dead grass. Looking messy with his winter fur, Atram tries to take a nap in the quiet, enjoying the warm days that have finally arrived. He misses the long wanderings, but he can't do them anymore, and all he wants is to rest.

Had a blast and went 3-1 with this BW artifact deck at Magic x Final Fantasy prerelease. My guys stayed sideways for most of the night, and Sephiroth forgave some of the misplays of someone who hasn't touched paper since MH2 prerelease. Cards felt strong and fun. #mtg

I think I'll call this one done for now.

Stayed up until 2:30 A.M. working on this one. #lion #oilpaint