Novotny Artistry

fine art . digital design

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  • 2022 Masks Exhibit FCMOA

    2022 Masks Exhibit FCMOA

    This year’s mask turned out great! Love seeing it under the gallery lights. They chose my mask to make a sticker too! So far it’s raised $160 at auction. May 6th is the last day to view and bid!

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    May 3, 2022
    ceramics, museum and gallery, Painting, View All
    2022, art, art exhibit, art museum, art show, beaded flowers, Fort Collins, free standing lace, machine embroidery, memento mori, museum of art, skull
  • Lurk, Laugh, Loathe

    Lurk, Laugh, Loathe

    Another best seller! This one is something I put together myself using a purchased design of Skeletor.

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    March 30, 2022
    embroidery, fiber art, handmade, View All
    art, machine embroidery, home decor, skeletor, he-man, wall art
  • Heeerre’s Johnny!

    Heeerre’s Johnny!

    This bag is definitely a new favorite, and the two that I made sold quickly at the Flea Market last weekend!

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    March 30, 2022
    embroidery, fiber art, handmade, sewing, View All
    embroidery, handbag, overlook hotel, the shining
  • Cuterus

    Cuterus

    Stuffed uteruses!

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    March 30, 2022
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    fiber art, historectomy, machine embroidery, uterus
  • Leafy Greens

    Leafy Greens

    Adorn your lobes with the Devil’s Lettuce!

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    February 9, 2022
    embroidery, fiber art, handmade, View All
    420, embroidery, handmade, jewelry, machine embroidery
  • Recent Embroidery

    Recent Embroidery

    … “I also love being able to help out another small business by purchasing their design files then turning it into my own creation on my machine. I have several favorite places that I find my designs, and I have collected so many that I haven’t even sewed them all out – it would probably take me at least a year to try to do that!” … [click photo for more]

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    January 25, 2022
    embroidery, fiber art, handmade, sewing, View All
    2021, animal, coffin, embroidery, gingerbread, handbag, handmade, home decor, machine embroidery, notebook, ornaments, wallet
  • Fort Collins Museum of Art Masks Exhibit 2022

    Fort Collins Museum of Art Masks Exhibit 2022

    …”You always have to be willing to take a risk, otherwise nothing good (or bad) would ever happen.”… [click photo for more]

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    January 4, 2022
    ceramics, handmade, museum and gallery, View All
    art museum, beading, carving, ceramics, fine art, handmade, mask, museum
  • Five Panel Landscape

    Five Panel Landscape

    …”Project Self-Sufficiency is near and dear to my heart and I love being able to create art for them as a way to express my appreciation for the things that program helped me do!” … [click photo for more]

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    June 22, 2021
    Painting, View All
    acrylic painting, art, bob ross, featured, fine art, landscape, mountains, Painting, scenery, waterfalls
  • Fort Collins Museum of Art: MASKS 2021

    Fort Collins Museum of Art: MASKS 2021

    This was probably one of my favorite creations so far. Using free standing lace embroidery and beaded flowers, I created a colorful array of flowers and insects. The mask itself is painted with Culture Hustle Black 3.0, which I love using in many of my creations. This is titled “The Efflorescence”.

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    April 8, 2021
    ceramics, embroidery, fiber art, museum and gallery, Painting, sewing, View All
    art museum, beaded flowers, beadwork, embroidery, Exhibit, fine art, gallery, lace embroidery, machine embroidery, masks, museum, museum of art, Painting, silent auction
  • Vaccinated!

    Vaccinated!

    This is a new button in my Etsy shop for the people that have received their Covid-19 Vaccinations! I designed the badge and made the buttons.

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    March 31, 2021
    digital, graphic design, Illustrator, View All
    badge design, button, etsy shop, Illustrator, metal buttons, portfolio, support small business, vaccinated
  • Not for human Snowflakes

    Not for human Snowflakes

    These were sooo fun to make. I added beading to really make them look like ornaments. I think my favorites were the rainbow thread ones, they look so pretty!

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    November 11, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, View All
    2020, beading, christmas, dumpster fire, embroidery, naughty, non-traditional, ornament, peens, penis, profanity, santa, snowflakes, uterus
  • Santa Towels

    Santa Towels

    Applique designs on bathroom hand towels. Depending on the design, applique work takes a while. There is a lot of stops, pulling the hoop out of the machine, cutting tiny little pieces of fabric, etc. The end results are so fun, though.

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    November 11, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    applique, bathroom decor, creepy, embroidery, holiday humor, santa, towel
  • Have a Knife Day!

    Have a Knife Day!

    I cannot take full credit for this amusing phrase; I saw it screen printed on something at a Halloween store. But I added my own flair to the design. The red splotch and the knife applique are designs I already had, and then I digitized the text. Design by me! 🙂

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    October 28, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
  • Pika Pika

    Pika Pika

    Pikachu bag using yellow fleece, lined with satin. I made this for a friend’s birthday (she loved it). His adorable little face is an applique, and I also added a Pokeball snap tab on the zipper pull. Design by Off With Their Threads

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    October 28, 2020
    costume, costume design, embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    handbag, machine embroidery, pika pika, pikachu, pokeball, pokemon, purse
  • Black Widow Bag

    Black Widow Bag

    I used glitter vinyl for this purse/bag and red satin for the lining. It turned out really good, and it matches the hair accessories I also made. I love addition of the spider dangling on a ribbon; this was a great design. Design by String Theory Fabric Art

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    October 28, 2020
    costume, costume design, embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    accessories, black widow, handbag, machine embroidery, purse, spider, spider web, vinyl
  • Black Widow Hair Accessories

    Black Widow Hair Accessories

    These were fun to make, definitely will be using this design more in the future. Design by String Theory Fabric Art

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    October 28, 2020
    costume, costume design, embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    black widow, bun cover, embroidery, hair, hair accessories, halloween, machine embroidery, spider, spider web
  • Halloween Cards

    Halloween Cards

    I designed a fun set of Halloween cards for my store! The print shop (I work at) did a great job, they look so good! I had them skip the scoring at the shop, I can score them at home. I got a special request from the guy that cut down the cards, he wanted […]

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    October 9, 2020
    digital, drawing, graphic design, Illustrator, logo, Photoshop, View All
    Art Deco, ghost, graphic design, halloween, poster, printing, pumpkin, spider, Vintage, zombie
  • Audrey 2 Plant Monster

    Audrey 2 Plant Monster

    Behold! My version of an “Audrey 2” plant monster. I started this as a Halloween decoration, but it turned into more of an art piece that will probably end up living amongst the plants in my living room. It was mostly made from things I had around the house. The styrofoam ball I used for […]

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    October 2, 2020
    costume, costume design, handmade, View All
    decoration, DIY, halloween, halloween decoration, handmade, monster, plant monster, plants, sculpture
  • In The Hoop

    In The Hoop

    In-the-hoop machine embroidered bags. I really love the ITH projects, but they make me nervous! If you have ever tried one, surely you know what I mean! These bags turned out well enough to get listed in my etsy shop. The designs came from a couple different places (Off With Their Threads and Urban Threads). […]

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    September 29, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    bones, coffin, embroidery, handbag, in the hoop, machine embroidery, off with their threads, purse, skull, small business, urban threads, zombie
  • Purple Reign

    Purple Reign

    This is a small bag I made for my aunt for her birthday. We are both very big Prince fans! He and I share the same birthday, and I was lucky enough to see him live in concert at least once. This was just a vector image I found online (it was everywhere) and I […]

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    September 29, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    embroidery, embroidery digitizing, handbag, machine embroidery, prince, purple rain, purse
  • I Dissent

    I Dissent

    Today she lies in repose at the Supreme Court. Rest In Power, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” -RBG www.etsy.com/shop/fancyasfvck

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    September 23, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, View All
    embroidery, Equality, Jabot, keychain, RBG, RIP, Ruth Bade Ginsburg, Supreme Court, Vote, Womens rights, WWRBGD
  • Pumpkin Patch

    Pumpkin Patch

    This is a 30″ x 40″ stretched canvas painted with acrylics. I really like the blue sky, it makes for a nice contrast. I managed to create a small bit of depth of field, too, which is something I could use some more practice with. Overall, very pleased with this painting, although I have no […]

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    September 23, 2020
    Painting, View All
    acryclic painting, Autumn, halloween, jack o lanterns, orange, Painting, pumpkin patch, pumpkins, Seasons
  • Snark Markers

    Snark Markers

    I’ve just started delving into embroidering on marine vinyl. I love the sharpness of the design you get on it; there are no fabric pulls or bunching. These are a set of plant markers I made from a purchased design. These are great because they’re pretty much waterproof! Available in my etsy shop! www.etsy.com/shop/fancyasfvck

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    September 11, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    embroidery, gardening, machine embroidery, marine vinyl, plant markers, plants, sarcasm, sassy, snarky
  • What’s up, Squirrel-friend?!

    What’s up, Squirrel-friend?!

    Machine embroidery has been a passion of mine for many years. It is only now that I’m getting to really dive into the types of projects available. The bigger the machine, the more possibilities. This design was too adorable to pass up. It instantly reminded me of my very good friend who used to rehab […]

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    August 27, 2020
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    applique, embroidery, gifts, holidays, home decor, machine embroidery, sewing, shop, squirrels, wreath
  • MASKS Exhibit 2020 – Galaxy Queen

    MASKS Exhibit 2020 – Galaxy Queen

    I posted this piece when I finished it and turned it in to the museum, but that was ages ago! Things have CHANGED since then, for sure! The Fort Collins Museum of Art got hit by the Coronavirus Quarantine and lockdown. They had to close for months, and right at their most opportune time: The […]

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    June 16, 2020
    ceramics, museum and gallery, Painting, View All
    art museum, beaded, beading, galaxy, mask, owl, sculpture
  • Plague Doctor

    Plague Doctor

    These are a lot of fun to make! Each piece is sewn on an embroidery machine then pieced together with hand sewing and machine sewing. I used different fabrics and color combinations for variety.

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    June 16, 2020
    costume, costume design, embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    cosplay, costume, doctor, embroidery, machine embroidery, mask, plague, plague doctor, virus
  • Now in Button Form!

    Now in Button Form!

    A lot of my friends and coworkers got a kick out of a button I made featuring Ralph Wiggum. The original meme artwork was not mine, but another friends. I asked her if I could use it and she said yes, as it literally took her about 15 seconds to make on her phone. I […]

    novotnyartistry

    April 22, 2020
    handmade, View All
    banned, banned from etsy, buttons, coronavirus, covid19, crafts, David Hasselhoff, essential worker, graphic design, Illustrator, lighthearted, pins, quarantine, stay inside, tutorials, wtf
  • Stay Inside

    Stay Inside

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    April 9, 2020
    digital, graphic design, Illustrator, logo, Photoshop, View All
    art, coronavirus, digital art, floral, flowers, Illustrator, wreath
  • Well this is all crazy

    Well this is all crazy

    Lots of downtime at work, so I just sit and hone my skills. These aren’t meant to make light of the serious situation we are all in right now (although some of the meme’s I’ve been seeing are absolutely hilarious), I just used the situation as inspiration and to help sort through my own confusion […]

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    March 26, 2020
    digital, graphic design, Illustrator, photography, Photoshop
    coronavirus, design, digital art, Illustrator, Photoshop, spoon graphics, tutorial, vintage postcard
  • 1820s Regency meets 2020s Goth

    1820s Regency meets 2020s Goth

    This was a costume I made from an old sewing pattern, circa 1970s. This ensemble was for an 1820s New Years Eve Ball featuring Rasputina in Denver, Colorado. I researched the era’s fashion extensively to get a sense of what I wanted. I didn’t want something too uncomfortable and bulky, which fortunately did not seem […]

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    February 17, 2020
    costume, costume design, embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    costume, costume design, dress, embroidery, goth, regency, sewing
  • Little Green Bat

    Little Green Bat

    Crocheted Amigurumi Bat Just a cute little bat. I gave it to my son and we ended up naming it Bart. 😊 https://www.craftybunnybun.com/spooky-batty-bat-amigurumi-pattern

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    February 16, 2020
    fiber art, handmade, View All
    amigurumi, bat, crochet, fiber art, halloween, handmade, yarn
  • Logo Design

    Logo Design

    I took this persons picture/drawing and turned it into a graphic for their painting company.

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    February 4, 2020
    advertising, digital, graphic design, Illustrator, logo, Photoshop, View All
    business logo, digital, from scratch, graphic design, graphics, Illustrator, logo, logo design, new design
  • Ads

    Ads

    I’ve been designing ads for my work that get put into the programs for this seasons plays and performances at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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    January 24, 2020
    advertising, digital, graphic design, Illustrator, Photoshop, View All
    advertising, digital, graphic design
  • Lunar Blue Music and Art Fundraiser

    Lunar Blue Music and Art Fundraiser

    A friend in town puts together a small art show a few times a year that features local artists and musicians. The door fee is a canned food donation or money that goes to the Food Bank of Larimer County. I’ve been an artist at this show two times, here is my set-up from the […]

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    January 24, 2020
    ceramics, drawing, fiber art, museum and gallery, Painting, photography, View All
    art show, bloody, canvas painting, ceramics, coffin, crafts, crochet, fiber art, horror, voorhees
  • 2020 Calendar

    2020 Calendar

    I was tasked to design the new desktop calendar for my work and I came up with this. Final size is 19.75 x 27.25 “. And only two go-arounds of changes from the “client” (the owner) ! I made my own brush in Illustrator and used it to design the numbers. I’m very pleased with […]

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    December 31, 2019
    advertising, digital, graphic design, Illustrator, View All
    2020, calendar, design, digital, digital art, graphic design, Illustrator, print shop, printing
  • Galaxy Queen

    Galaxy Queen

    My submission for the next MASKS exhibit at the Fort Collins Museum of Art (April, 2020) . I LOVE how it turned out! This is “Galaxy Queen”. I used a headdress that I made for a photoshoot as the base of the focal point (pictured last), added more opulence with blue and purple beads, added […]

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    December 8, 2019
    ceramics, costume design, fiber art, graphic design, museum and gallery, View All
    art exhibit, art museum, beads, feathers, fine art, galaxy, headdress, owl, paper mache, queen
  • Crimson Ghost Hand Painted Leather

    Crimson Ghost Hand Painted Leather

    Crimson Ghost Hand Painted Leather Skirt. Regular acrylics used. Bow detail in the back.

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    November 6, 2019
    costume, costume design, embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    acrylics, clothing, crimson ghost, hand painted, handmade, leather, misfits, skirt
  • Starry Night Hand Painted Leather

    Starry Night Hand Painted Leather

    Hand painted leather skirt. Regular acrylic paint was used, as opposed to leather paint. After researching online, it seemed like there wasn’t much of a difference, so I went for what I already had on hand. This is an art piece for Novotny Artistry, but also a clothing article for Pins and Needles Boutique.

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    November 6, 2019
    costume, costume design, embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    acrylics, clothing, hand painted, handmade, leather, Painting, starry night, van gogh
  • Open Wide

    Open Wide

    An old ceramic piece that I thoroughly enjoy. I love how it turned out; the glazes I used came out perfect. I’m constantly on the fence about selling it, but I would part with it for a good price (at least $75). It’s a smallish bowl and I’m not sure what you’d put in it, […]

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    October 27, 2019
    ceramics, handmade, museum and gallery, View All
    ceramics, handmade, mouth, sculpture, teeth, with teeth
  • Joker

    Joker

    This is an old painting that never made it on this site, I guess. I think it’s because I can’t figure out how to get a good picture of it! About 3 feet tall. Acrylic on canvas. Check out the before and after picture! The revamp was after I’d gone to school and studied art! […]

    novotnyartistry

    September 20, 2019
    Painting
    acrylic, acrylic painting, batman, bats, canvas, fine art, Painting, the joker
  • Voorhees Watercolor Flash

    Voorhees Watercolor Flash

    Painted this during a binge of Friday the 13th 1, 2 and 3 on Friday the 13th (a full moon even). Messing around with alcohol inks and watercolor on synthetic paper. Really like that paper as it doesn’t wilt. Went with a tattoo flash style with the roses, wanted a juxtaposition between bloody murder and […]

    novotnyartistry

    September 14, 2019
    drawing, Painting, View All
    bloody, friday the 13th, hockey mask, ink, roses, synthetic paper, tattoo flash, voorhees, watercolor
  • Masks Exhibit 2016

    Masks Exhibit 2016

    “True Beauty Lies Within”  Fort Collins Museum of Art MASKS Exhibit 2016 Mosaic mask inside a wooden box. Put your face in the mask, and look through the eyes and you will be looking at a mosaic mirror. The reflection reveals colorful mosaic tiles on the masks face. You are also looking at yourself. The […]

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    July 24, 2019
    ceramics, museum and gallery, Painting, View All
    art exhibit, art museum, fcmoa, fine art, gallery, glass, handmade, masks, mirror, mosaic, novotny artistry, tiles, wooden box
  • Cut Out Canvas Landscapes

    Cut Out Canvas Landscapes

    Commission request by Project Self-Sufficiency. I was asked to paint three paintings for board members who retire or move on to different paths and leave the organization. They were very pleased with the paintings. I took a unique approach to a landscape painting and used one to cut out the shape of a tree, and […]

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    May 27, 2019
    drawing, Painting, View All
    3D, acrylic painting, canvas painting, cut out, trees
  • DJ Doggo

    Commissioned piece. Digital art.    

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    April 16, 2019
    digital, drawing, graphic design, Illustrator, View All
    digital art, digital drawing, dj doggo, dog portrait, effect, good dog, watercolor
  • Pee Wee Phone Home

    Pee Wee Phone Home

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    September 8, 2018
    digital, graphic design, Illustrator, Photoshop, View All
    digital art, digital drawing, graphic design, Illustrator, peewee herman, Photoshop
  • The Queen

    The Queen

    A photoshoot that was a year in the making, the Queen of the Hedgehogs. Yes, hedgehogs. I own several and my photographer friend at RRS Photography wanted to do a shoot with me and my eight hogs. Since the suggestion, two passed away, so we had six to work with. It was not easy! I […]

    novotnyartistry

    August 26, 2018
    costume, costume design, fiber art, handmade, photography, View All
    accessories, art, beaded, beads, beauty, cape, collar, cosplay, costume, costume design, design, elegant, fun, headdress, hedgehog, hedgehogs, high fashion, original, photography, queen, spikes
  • in Memorium

    in Memorium

    This painting was a new request for me. A family member passed away recently and was cremated. I mixed his ashes with most of the paint and came up with this for his mother. When asked what kind of painting she wanted, she replied “Modern art.”  To me, this means a billion different things, but […]

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    June 22, 2018
    drawing, Painting, View All
    abstract, acrylic painting, acrylics, art, ashes, canvas painting, clouds, cremains, cremation, deceased, design, golden open acrylics, molding paste, mountain, nature, purple, red, son, sun, yellow
  • Embroidered and Embellished Hats

    Embroidered and Embellished Hats

    I worked in a shop for eight years that had a big industrial embroidery machine. I loved that thing so much. I even risked my job at times to sneak in my own projects with designs I found online. I made bibs, hoodies, shirts… I loved that machine so much I got myself a home […]

    novotnyartistry

    June 21, 2018
    embroidery, fiber art, sewing, View All
    accessories, art, celestial, design, embroidery, fashion, fun, hat, machine embroidery, original, planets, symbols, womens
  • Self Power

    Project Self-Sufficiency helped me accomplish many things throughout the years in regards to my education and empowering me to become a strong single parent. My son and I are even on their brochures! I’ve tried to give back to them whenever I can, including painting their new logo on the wall in each of two […]

    novotnyartistry

    June 21, 2018
    advertising, drawing, graphic design, logo, Painting, View All
    art, Colorado, family, large scale, mural, Painting, self power, self sufficient, wall mural
  • B.A.M.F.

    This is my childhood friend Cynthia. We lived next to each other for a time and I was friends with her and her sister. I remember doing a lot of things with Cyndi when we were kids. If not for Facebook, we’d never had come in contact with each other again, I’m sure of it. […]

    novotnyartistry

    March 20, 2018
    digital, drawing, graphic design, Illustrator, Photoshop, View All
    art, design, digital, digital art, Illustrator, Photoshop
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