sketch
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
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A cleaned up sketch of my WoW rogue I posted on Tumblr a little while back.
Quick gesture #sketch #gesture #art #traditionalart #doodles #lifedrawing #croquis
A lil sketch to show im still alive
Really quick coloured (cleaned up) sketch of Maranda, Toni’s eldest daughter (20/21), showing two of her outfits. I plan on doing the whole family with 2-4 outfits each to celebrate the new campaign we’re starting thi…
Super messy preview of one of the extras for Elio’s sheet because I love them dearly [ #art #digitalart #drawing #sketch #oc #OCsky ]
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A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
“A cleaned up sketch of my WoW rogue I posted on Tumblr a little while back.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Quick gesture #sketch #gesture #art #traditionalart #doodles #lifedrawing #croquis”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A lil sketch to show im still alive”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Really quick coloured (cleaned up) sketch of Maranda, Toni’s eldest daughter (20/21), showing two of her outfits. I plan on doing the whole family with 2-4 outfits each to celebrate the new campaign we’re starting this Sunday!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> Yeah, that's weird. Sketch. Like you're”
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(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.
I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.
“Super messy preview of one of the extras for Elio’s sheet because I love them dearly [ #art #digitalart #drawing #sketch #oc #OCsky ]”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Reckless girlies experimenting on a magic tree… Thoughts ? #nsfw #art #nsfwart #sketch #tree #silly”
— Bluesky· May 2026“First introduction of the name Jimothy, played by @mike-eagle.bsky.social in a sketch by @bnacker.bsky.social. I stewed for days about how to deliver the line "Panda".”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Its so hott I am MELTINGGGGG OTL Lining comms today and I fixed up Kais sketch a little- he needs lining too >w< so many lines O-O”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Break of Dawn ⚔️ sketch for Suchusite [ #furry #furryart #sword #kitsune #fox #sketch ]”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To describe briefly and with very few details.
He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.
“Oh look another image done rather quickly! In all fairness though, I used a sketch from a while ago and repurposed it into this drawing for golden week (of course featuring Leanne)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lil hand study. Liked how the sketch turned out, so I’m sharin’ it. Still a WIP. ✍️ Anyway, comms open, info in bio. #ErisNoir #sketch #digitalart #WIP #artistsonbluesky #art #drawing #illustration #handstudy #artshare #wip #creative #artist #myart #digitaldrawing”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sketch, Pix of the book with no Art, Pix of the Pencilled Art, Pix of the Finished Art.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“for @itseld.bsky.social! #art #sketch #vgencomm”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sketchy headshot made for Adrax 💙💜 #art #drake #dragon #FurryArt #CommsOpen #sketch #icon --- Open slots for sketches Info pinned ^w^”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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