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Ravanon

@ravanon@mastodon.scot
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A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread.

Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Joined July 03, 2023
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · Jul 14, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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It's #PortfolioDay! I'm Paul, and I draw devils and demigoddesses, elves and mages, and whatever else appeals to me. Almost everything I draw is in my post history, or my gallery (currently hosted at https:// baffledwizard.blogspot.com/). I mostly draw for myself, but I'm open to interesting collaborations—especially #Illustration, #Gaming or #TTRPG stuff. Message me here or contact me via my website. #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #CommissionsOpen
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · Jun 03, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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I did not expect to finish another drawing so soon, but it's been irritatingly humid lately and I have important work my brain is desperately trying to avoid focusing on.

A tiefling mage dressed for laundry day, casting a spell. Also a study in perspective, which often confuses my artist brain as to whether the proportions are correct or I've just drawn a really short person.

The more I look, the more it bothers me.

#MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Illustration #Tiefling #Magic

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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 31, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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[A Troublesome Pair]

Two elven mages who are a little too fond of swindling others and finding their way into and out of trouble. Let's call them Beatrice and Corinne.

This one is mostly just me drawing for fun, compositing ideas from a couple of different reference photos without any particular plan in mind.

I could probably clean this one up a little more, add a few more details, but... nah.

#MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Illustration #Elf #Trouble

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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 27, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @ravanon@mastodon.scot
Double-plus bonus #Mermay drawing! (Sort of.) Just for fun, I tried rotating my mermaid visitation drawing to match the mermaid's perspective. I also restored the mermaid's reflection in the glass, which I'd previously hidden because I thought it made the centre of the drawing a little too busy. What do people think? Better from the scientist's orientation (as shown upthread) or the mermaid's (shown here)? #Mermay2026 #MastoArt #FediArt #Illustration #Mermaid #BigHair #DeepSea #Diving
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 26, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Bonus #Mermay drawing! Since I drew my regular mermaid so early in the month, I decided to show what she likes to get up to: pressing herself up against the viewing domes of submersibles used in marine research to say hello. True fact: dozens of undersea expeditions are lost each year due to mermaids compelling scientists to let them into their vessels. It's a big problem in marine studies. #Mermay2026 #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Illustration #Mermaid #BigHair #DeepSea #Diving
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 08, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @drachenmagier@mastodon.art
@drachenmagier@mastodon.art Oh that does look nice. And probably considerably less strain on your painting hand.
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 07, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @multisn8@mastodon.catgirl.cloud
@multisn8@mastodon.catgirl.cloud Thanks. Long hair remains one of the things I have the most fun drawing, to the extent I occasionally forget to stop. But that just means I get more practice. Interesting point about sirens. Since I can't show the allure of the siren/mermaid's voice in a drawing, I guess the hair becomes something of a visual surrogate.
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 07, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @shonin@c.im
@shonin@c.im Thanks!
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 06, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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My contribution to #Mermay this year, finished sooner than I intended, because I was supposed to be working on something else and yet am easily distracted by glamorous aquatic hybrids.

I've gone big on the hair again.

Sometimes I wonder if there is such a thing as too much hair; judging by the reception to some of my other 'big hair' drawings, the answer is apparently not.

What do all of you think?

#Mermay2026 #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Illustration #Mermaid #BigHair

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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 05, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

mastodon.scot
Replying to @bytex64@awesome.garden
@bytex64@awesome.garden That's good to hear. Though I'm not sure what you mean by 'millennium era'?
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 04, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @janef0421@mastodon.nz
@janef0421@mastodon.nz Thanks!
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 04, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @thinkberg@tetrax.de
@thinkberg@tetrax.de Thanks. But yes, I absolutely should learn to draw, well, everything really if I can find the time.
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 04, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @PumkinPortfolio@mastoart.social
@PumkinPortfolio@mastoart.social Thanks. It looks like I'll be doing more experimenting in future.
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 04, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net Thanks! I wasn't sure the stylised background worked with the more detailed foreground character.
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 04, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @soapdisch@mastodon.art
@soapdisch@mastodon.art Glad to hear it!
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · May 03, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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[Out of Place]

A small drawing project that went in an odd direction. Another 'modern elf', this one seems to have gotten herself a little lost.

As I've mentioned before, I'm often lazy about backgrounds. This time I decided to capitalise on that laziness by going in a more stylised, slightly 'pop art' direction.

I don't know. Is this a good approach, or should I just learn to draw backgrounds properly?

#MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Illustration #Elf

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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · Apr 19, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Elf in a Leather Jacket

Another entry in my 'elves in modern garb' series that has apparently become a thing. Mostly just drawing for fun while I plan a flat move.

A bit more experimentation with glossy surfaces, in this case the leather jacket.

I should probably put more care into my backgrounds, though I guess there's a bit of a return-to-nature vibe?

Feel free to make up a story for her.

#MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Illustration #Elf #Nature

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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · Apr 17, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net I definitely would find it interesting. My understanding is that Origin pulled a lot of interesting tricks to make the world 'work', and some of those tricks got stretched even further for Serpent Isle. The programmer in me would certainly like to know more.
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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · Apr 09, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

mastodon.scot

Mermaid expressions...

It's been a while since I did one of these: taking a photo reel of someone pulling different expressions, then trying to draw them for a character, in this case a mermaid (or alien, maybe?).

I still struggle with making my characters' expressions lively (and consistent between drawings!); I also don't necessarily want to go too far into caricature...at least, not all the time. It's a bit tricky.

#MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Illustration #Mermaid

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Ravanon @ravanon@mastodon.scot · Apr 01, 2026
Ravanon
@ravanon@mastodon.scot

A roughly 42 year old writer, artist and programmer with a PhD in Informatics and an increasing sense of existential dread. Like my drawings? Plenty more on my website (currently https://baffledwizard.blogspot.com).

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Replying to @molentum@mastoart.social
@molentum@mastoart.social Very interesting. I've been peripherally aware of the interaction between local colour and lighting (in principle, anyway), but have never quite gotten the hang of it as an artist.
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