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Mythtober 4 ✨ BIGFOOT

Mythtober 3 ✨ Drude

Mythtober 2 ✨ GOBLIN

Mythtober 1 ✨ YARA-MA-YHA-WHO

A legendary red, frog-man from Aboriginal Australian mythology that uses his hand-suckers to drain the blood from unsuspecting travelers.

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Follow along for some or all of my Mythtober 2021 prompts! Get weird with drawings, paintings, poems, etc and use the tags below so I can feature you in my Stories! 👇

@ursaink #mythtober2021 #mythtober

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#octoberprompts #artpromptlist #inktober2021 #drawtober #drawtoberprompts #mythoberpromptlist #dtiys #dtiyschallenge #drawthisinyourstyle #mythology #mythicalcreatures #mythical #mythicalcreature #mythicalbeast #weirdart #witchtober #inktoberprompts

✨AQUARIUS ♒️ Part of my Zodiac Muse series where you and I can collaborate on a piece inspired by your beautiful face. Sign up on my website (link in bio) ! Let’s fill up the zodiac by the end of the year. 💜 . #aquarius♒ #aries♈ #virgo♍️ #scorpio♏️ #leozodiac #capricorn♑️ #pisces♓ #libra♎️ #taurus♉️ #gemini♊ #cancerzodiac #sagittarius♐️ #zodiacsigns #zodiacart #sunsign #whatsyoursign #artmuse #artcollab #artcollaboration #commissionsopen #californiaartist #digitalpainting #coolgift (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUX2mtOp4dc/?utm_medium=tumblr

Testing out some color ideas in preparation for Mythtober 2021 ✨ My newest plan is to make each mythic creature square (individual prompt days) into a cumulative poster print. So the little square backgrounds will link up and make a huge gradient background. Hope that makes sense. I can’t wait for Mythtober art challenge to begin! Just a few more days… 💜👻💜👺💜 . Follow along for some or all of my Mythtober 2021 prompts! Get weird with drawings, paintings, poems, etc and use the tags below so I can feature you in my Stories! 👇 @ursa.ink #mythtober2021 #mythtober . . #octoberprompts #artpromptlist #inktober2021 #drawtober #drawtoberprompts #mythoberpromptlist #dtiys #dtiyschallenge #drawthisinyourstyle #mythology #mythicalcreatures #mythical #mythicalcreature #mythicalbeast #weirdart #witchtober #inktoberprompts (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUQY3wlvfIP/?utm_medium=tumblr

🎃Let’s get weird! October is coming up fast. Join me for my Mythtober prompts. You can write or draw each prompt or just your favorites. Tag me @ursa.ink in your entries next month and I’ll feature you in my Stories! 👻 #mythtober #mythtober2021 #drawthisinyourstyle #dtiys #octoberdrawingchallenge #drawingprompts #promptlist #inktober #inktober2021 #witchtober #witchtober2021 #drawtober2021 #drawtober #artprompts #artchallenge #mythicalcreatures #mythical #mythic #dtiyschallenge #dtiys2021 #ursaink #mythicalcreature https://www.instagram.com/p/CUIuU4xvvQa/?utm_medium=tumblr

WORK IN PROGRESS ✨ Gummy bears are starting to fill the canvas... . #gummybears #gummibärchen #gummybear #gummybear🐻 #painting #artistic #artworkpromotion #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artfeature #artpage #gouachelandscape #100daysofart #artchallenge #gouache #gouachepainting #gouacheillustration #gouacheart #gouachepaint #gouacheartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUDT2RpJY1T/?utm_medium=tumblr

👉Check out my book! 🏮🎋Extraordinary letters and postcards have been written to you as Ursa travels Japan, discovering yokai, spirits, and mythic creatures. 👺 . #indiebooks #indiebook #mythicmail #mythicalcreatures #yokai #yokaiwatch #yokaiart #japan #traveljapan #japantravel #japanesefolklore #japanesemonster #snailmaillove #indiebookstore #indieauthors #indieauthorsofinstagram #supportindieauthors #mythology #japanesemythology #japaneseculture #mythical #christmasgifts #shopsmall #smallbusinesssaturday https://www.instagram.com/p/CTr9QUtJc4R/?utm_medium=tumblr

COYOTE MURAL is complete! He ended up being 13’ long and 7’ tall. 👉Scroll for closeups... ✨✨✨ #mural #murals #muralartist #muralart #coyotes #californiawildlife #muralpainting #muralist #painting #artistic #artworkpromotion #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artfeature #artpage #100daysofart #artchallenge #weirdart #weirdartist #coyotesofinstagram #wildlifepainting #mountainlovers (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CThws09F4k9/?utm_medium=tumblr

Mythic Mail Letters From Japan book secrets: 👺Today’s Easter egg (super top secret hidden gem) is this illustrated postcard featuring the Bura-Bura, or haunted paper lantern. The characters that make his eyes and nose are called “henohenomoheji” using Japanese hiragana. It’s a little joke that these characters look like a face when arranged on paper. The eyes are “no”, the nose is “mo”. Not pictured are “he” for the eyebrows and mouth and “ji” for the outline of the face. ✨Link to the book in my bio✨ . #burabura #haunted #hauntedattraction #foxfire #kitsune #indiebooks #indiebook #mythicmail #mythicalcreatures #yokai #yokaiwatch #yokaiart #japan #traveljapan #japantravel #japanesefolklore #japanesemonster #snailmaillove #indiebookstore #indieauthors #indieauthorsofinstagram #supportindieauthors #mythology #japanesemythology #japaneseculture #mythical (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTfRhasJ8or/?utm_medium=tumblr

Let’s get weird together in October! Join my prompt list featuring mythic creatures from around the world. 👻 How to participate: 💜 Starting on October 1st, follow along with the daily prompts either in part or the entire list. 💜 Draw, paint, write a short story or poem, cosplay— the prompt for the day. 💜 Post your mythic creature creation and tag me @ursa.ink and use #mythtober2021 💜 I will share all posts I am tagged in in my stories!!! Let’s lift each other up this October. 🥰 . #mythtober #ursaink #mythtobercreature #mythicalcreature #octoberprompts #drawtoberprompts #drawtober2021 #inktober2021 #artchallenge #artchallenges #artchallenge2021 #mythology #mythical #artprompts #artprompt #octoberartchallenge #octoberart #weirdart #weirdartist #babayaga #kumiho #bigfoot #wendigo #selkie (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTVkY03P7ru/?utm_medium=tumblr

✨ Tanuki Tuesday!!! 💜 This should be a thing. Real life tanuki, Japanese “raccoon dogs”, are adorable and their mythic counterparts are charmingly mischievous. It’s hard not to love these little characters. . Mythic Mail, Letters From Japan is being released September 1st!!! I’m so excited! 🥳🤩🤩🤩 . #indiebooks #indiebook #mythicmail #mythicalcreatures #yokai #yokaiwatch #yokaiart #japan #traveljapan #japantravel #japanesefolklore #japanesemonster #snailmaillove #indiebookstore #indieauthors #indieauthorsofinstagram #supportindieauthors #mythology #japanesemythology #japaneseculture #mythical #tanuki #tanukijapan #raccoondog (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTP2X0KpPjU/?utm_medium=tumblr

Scroll for more 👉 I’m ready for the spooky season, how about you? My Japanese ghost woman agrees. 👻👻👻 #yokai #yokaiart #yokaiwatch #japanesefolklore #japaneseghost #ghoststories #brushpainting #inkart #sumiink #ukiyoeart #painting #artistic #artworkpromotion #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artfeature #artpage #californiaartist #calaverascounty (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKpiCtprd0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Monster Cat! Scroll to see more 👉 It took quite a bit of practice to make sumi ink paintings I was happy with. Now I need to find some nice paper to mount them on... On a side note, my daughter and I spent nearly an hour on Google translate trying to figure out what type of hair each of my Chinese ink brushes is made of. 💜 #yokai #yokaiart #sumiink #sumiepainting #inkpainting #monstercat #catofinstagram #japanesebrushpainting #inkbrush #painting #artistic #artworkpromotion #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artfeature #artpage #100daysofart (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTIFgjylB3w/?utm_medium=tumblr

Work in progress, but my coyote mural is coming along. He has his base colors in and now I get to work on fur. We’ll talk fungi in a couple days. (Both are indigenous to Calaveras county where I live.) ✨🍄🐺✨ #workinprogress #workinprocess #workinprogressart #artworkinprogress #coyotes #coyoteart #muralart #muralpaintings #muralpainting #fungiart #mushroomart #californiaartist #paintingoftheday #paintingprocess #paintingsdaily #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artpage #muralartist #muralsofinstagram (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS4jjHaPpwH/?utm_medium=tumblr

I’m doing some Ukiyo-e studies today for fun while the power is out. 😑 . #ukiyoe #ukiyoeart #japanesestyle #ukiyoestyle #inkpainting #artstudy #painting #artistic #artworkpromotion #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artfeature #artpage #gouachelandscape #100daysofart #artchallenge #gouache #gouachepainting #gouacheillustration #gouacheart #gouachepaint #gouacheartist #landscapepaintings #landscapeart (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSR6PXYFB0Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

Bonus points to anyone who can figure out what this month’s Mythic Mail creature is! I always include a little handmade extra for all of the monthly subscribers of Mythic Mail. I am also trying a different kind of paper, so when you get yours this month, please let me know how it arrives and what you think about the new paper. I am always trying to improve what I send you. . 💜 #mythicmail #monthlysubscription #subscriptionboxes #snailmail #snailmaillove #mythicalcreatures #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSNAtomlnvs/?utm_medium=tumblr

WORK IN PROGRESS ✨ I have been working in digital so much lately that I just need some traditional art to refresh my soul. Plus, gummy bears are adorable and delicious. #wipart #wippainting #gummybears #gummybear #artworkinprogress #painting #artistic #artworkpromotion #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artfeature #artpage #gouachelandscape #100daysofart #artchallenge #gouache #gouachepainting #gouacheillustration #gouacheart #gouachepaint #gouacheartist #landscapepaintings #landscapeart (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHgvuolEf4/?utm_medium=tumblr

What is the weirdest creature or myth you’ve heard of? The kappa is pretty high on my list of most bizarre. They love long walks on the shore, cucumbers, sumo, and raw offal right from the source… to put it nicely. 😂 . #kappa #japanesekappa #mythicmail #japaneseyokai #yokai #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCrVK8J2CK/?utm_medium=tumblr

🐉What is your favorite mythic creature?🧞 I have spent the last three days formatting my book for print and it is finally ready to go. I’m sending off for my proof today and I should have final copies in hand by the end of August! 📚📖📕📚 . #indieauthor #supportindieauthors #indiebooks #indiebookstore #yokai #japanesefolklore #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9Pao4lM5j/?utm_medium=tumblr

I may need a little tanuki friend. I just can’t get over these cute little faces. . #tanuki #yokai #yokaiart #racoondog #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR1nZcIh8jV/?utm_medium=tumblr

TANUKI 🐾 Digital watercolor sketches Wrapping up my finishing details for my Mythic Mail illustrated novel. This little guy is my favorite. And you’re welcome for this raccoon-dog cuteness this morning. 🍡 Follow @ursa.ink for more! 💜 . #yokai #yokaiwatch #mythicalcreatures #mythicmail #mythicalcreature #traveljapan #tanuki #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzBTqNsWlC/?utm_medium=tumblr

🍵 Kumamoto Teahouse 🍡 This teahouse is a fictional place of course, but this is one of my favorite faux polaroids of Japan in my upcoming illustrated novel. When I was a teenager, we had exchange students that stayed with us from time to time. One girl was Kumamoto, Japan. She taught me how to write in traditional calligraphy. I was not very good. But my fondest memory of her is of the postcards of the Kumamoto area that she brought as a gift. Memories of her have made it into my book. . #traveljapan #indiebooks #indieauthor #indieauthorsofinstagram #supportindieauthors #kumamoto #kumamotocity #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Kumamoto熊本) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRuFa-YMOU4/?utm_medium=tumblr

FAUX POLAROID MINI PRINTS 🎋 Set of 6 faux polaroids of Japanese scenery and landscapes featured in my illustrated novel, "Mythic Mail, Letters From Japan" (book to be released September 2021). . #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist #traveljapan #japanphotography #polaroidoftheday #japanlover #toriigate #kitsune #osakacastle #japaneseteahouse (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRrjzZEsGwZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Dryad and the Red Fox . #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #dryad #forestspirit #treespirit #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artworkpromotion #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjpYjSsLvp/?utm_medium=tumblr

All the BTS marker sketches! 💜 Follow 👉 @ursa.ink for more art stuffs. . #bts #btsjungkook #btsjimin #btsjin #btsnamjoon #btstaehyung #btsjhope #btsyoongi #btsfanart #btsarmylove #btsarmy💜 #markersketch #btsfanart #markerdrawing #markerillustration #markerartist #markerartwork #ohuhumarkers @ohuhuart #ohuhuart #alcoholmarkers #alcoholmarkerart (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRh_wd0s9FX/?utm_medium=tumblr

Last of the BTS marker sketches! SCR👀L for more 👉👉 Wrapping up all the BTS members with V, JK, and JHope. . #btsarmy #bts #vbts💜 #jhopefanart #jkbts💜 #kpopfanart #markersketch #markerartist #markerdrawing #copicmarkers #markerpen #ohuhumarkers #womanartist #sketchbookartist #markerdrawing #pensketch #pensketches #markerpainting #sketchbooktour #sketchmarker #markerillustration #illustrationartwork #illustrationsketch #sketchbook #ilovesketchmarker #illustrationdrawing (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRhDIR-sltz/?utm_medium=tumblr

For all you BTS fans out there! 💜 Scroll 👉 to see Suga and Jin... . Follow @ursa.ink for more marker sketches. 💖🎨💖 . #btsarmy #bts #ʙᴛssᴜɢᴀ #ʙᴛsᴊɪɴ #btsfanart #markersketch #markerartist #markerdrawing #copicmarkers #markerpen #ohuhumarkers #womanartist #sketchbookartist #markerdrawing #pensketch #pensketches #markerpainting #sketchbooktour #sketchmarker #markerillustration #illustrationartwork #illustrationsketch #sketchbook #ilovesketchmarker #illustrationdrawing (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZOSJ2p0sc/?utm_medium=tumblr

BTS meeker sketches! Here are the first two, RM and Jimin. Follow @ursa.ink for marker sketches of the next 5 BTS members. 💜 #bts #btsarmy #btsjimin #btsrm #btsartwork #markersketch #markerartist #markerdrawing #copicmarkers #markerpen #ohuhumarkers #womanartist #sketchbookartist #markerdrawing #pensketch #pensketches #markerpainting #sketchbooktour #sketchmarker #markerillustration #illustrationartwork #illustrationsketch #sketchbook #ilovesketchmarker #illustrationdrawing (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUNlsbsAb_/?utm_medium=tumblr