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Yaiza A. Deserio ✨ Illustrator & Board Game Artist ✨ Clients: Treecer, Riot, Dark Horse ✨ https://thandaart.com/ https://www.artstation.com/thanda

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Preorder graphic of a pink t-shirt featuring a couple of bunnies in red and white forming a heart with the text "I want nobunny but you" in funky red letters

Preorder graphic of a pink t-shirt featuring a couple of bunnies in red and white forming a heart with the text "I want nobunny but you" in funky red letters

Preorder graphic of a white t-shirt featuring a couple of black and white bunnies forming a heart with the text "I want nobunny but you" in funky letters

Preorder graphic of a white t-shirt featuring a couple of black and white bunnies forming a heart with the text "I want nobunny but you" in funky letters

Actually made separate graphics without the info dump for these to show them off a bit better ☺️

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06.03.2026 17:59 👍 32 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 2
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Some of my favorite designs 💜

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06.03.2026 15:26 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🦊 All mouse pads are back in stock 🦊

06.03.2026 15:24 👍 37 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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a pony is jumping in the air with the words thank you ALT: a pony is jumping in the air with the words thank you
05.03.2026 22:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much 💜🥺
Just buy any other print from my shop in the size you’d like, and send me an email at thandaart@gmail.com with your order number to let me know you’d like to exchange it for the horses one

05.03.2026 21:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Thank you for this! I would love to be included 💚

03.03.2026 22:14 👍 154 🔁 50 💬 3 📌 0
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Prints Get an automatic 20% discount on all your prints if you buy 2 prints or more.

Prices and sizes are the same as the prints available in my shop 😊

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04.03.2026 12:48 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks 💜🥰

04.03.2026 12:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I usually don’t sell prints of this painting but if anyone is interested just send me a dm and I will print it for you 😊

04.03.2026 12:25 👍 46 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 0
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Ancient horse family ❄️

03.03.2026 19:00 👍 424 🔁 154 💬 5 📌 3
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Gouache studies from last year 💚

01.03.2026 17:20 👍 255 🔁 40 💬 6 📌 0
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Gouache studies from last year 💚

01.03.2026 17:20 👍 255 🔁 40 💬 6 📌 0

I swear if I see one more post/tiktok/whatever of someone complaining their vacation got canceled because of a literal war in which a lot of innocent people are going to die I’ll go to their houses and shove their phones down their throats so they’ll think twice next time before being as***** online

01.03.2026 13:33 👍 31 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0

I stayed at the Ibis Budget London Barking with some friends. The Uber to the con was about 6£ each, but there was a metro station nearby (a 10 minute walk), and there was also a Tesco in the same street, so we saved a lot of money on food.

28.02.2026 16:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

To be honest, no. I wait until companies send me art supplies to test xD I don’t like spending money on things I’m not sure I’ll like or use.

But for sure those look interesting.

28.02.2026 14:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s kind of funny that people always see me as a hardworking person when I’m basically a potato. I try to work as little as possible, so I’m always looking for shortcuts to finish faster and get back to doing nothing.

28.02.2026 14:23 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I really like this box because it has a lot of greys. I know many artists are against using grey, but for me, they’re useful as a base, to tone down other colors and add depth.

28.02.2026 14:16 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Going back to markers because sometimes I’m too lazy to use watercolors and these are faster for sketching and doing studies

28.02.2026 14:13 👍 33 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

And yep, cons are really important for showing your art to new people, meeting other artists and potential clients and things like that.

But please, don’t make them your only source of income. Diversify. Work on side projects, your portfolio, anything you enjoy, so you always have other options.

28.02.2026 10:00 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I won’t lie I usually make crazy amounts of money at each convention. But, as I said, this is not the norm.

One of the best decisions of my life was focusing on my shop and practicing and studying to improve my portfolio.

If I don’t get into cons I’m fine because I still have a steady income.

28.02.2026 09:56 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I get why conventions and artist alleys are somewhat glorified. When you start your career as an artist, you hear stories about people making thousands of euros in one weekend, and some people can make that, but as I said, that’s not the norm.

Usually people barely cover the costs.

28.02.2026 09:46 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yep, you can make a lot of money at conventions but that’s the exception not the rule.

I know a lot of artists who focused on cons only to later not get accepted into any for years. They struggled financially because they didn’t have any other source of income or a portfolio to apply for jobs.

28.02.2026 09:41 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but please please don’t rely only on conventions to make a living as an artist.

Conventions aren’t reliable, you might get into a ton one year and then none the next.

Try to focus on other things too: your portfolio, take commissions, diversify your income, etc

28.02.2026 09:32 👍 32 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed and looking at the camera . ALT: a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed and looking at the camera .

At least now I’m ready for the final two-legged evolution

27.02.2026 22:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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27.02.2026 14:49 👍 426 🔁 133 💬 1 📌 4
A painting of a dwarf gourami swimming to the right, antennae-like ventral fins outstretched in front of them, in front of a clump of anubias leaves.

A painting of a dwarf gourami swimming to the right, antennae-like ventral fins outstretched in front of them, in front of a clump of anubias leaves.

Dwarf Gourami 🌱

27.02.2026 17:12 👍 420 🔁 118 💬 1 📌 0
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They bounce! 🧡💚💙

27.02.2026 15:36 👍 23065 🔁 6404 💬 131 📌 47
pokemon fanart. New starters Browt, Pombon and Gecqua

pokemon fanart. New starters Browt, Pombon and Gecqua

New babies.. #pokemon

27.02.2026 15:02 👍 11131 🔁 3618 💬 45 📌 33
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I just met you and I already love you

27.02.2026 14:36 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Jajajaja, lo siento uwu (y gracias)

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