art by COLLRBNS aka elicollarbones

Incoming surprise mail from a super sweet collector @wattnosense! She commissioned me to paint a glowy pet portrait of #cerealthesausagedog and then hand-sew a beaded tag with my name on it to say thanks! ((: So happy to know that art inspires more art! #collrbns #drawing #painting #microns #doodle #petportrait #pet #dogsofinstagram #dogportrait

Been away for a bit because I'm working on a little project of sorts. I'm hoping to let it meet the world at the end of this month. Meanwhile, i've been taking commissions on the side. This is one of the surprise sketch cards I made to thank my buyers. It's Rush! And he's made it halfway round the world to his loving home with a very kind collector, along with the commissioned Megaman X and Zero fluorescent paintings. ((: #collrbns #inktober #sketchcard #artisttradingcards #sketchtember #drawing #doodle #microns #aceo

Signed & shipped! Was asked to make a glowy postcard size pet portrait, meet Cereal! Acrylic & ink on 300gsm watercolour paper, 4" x 6". It glows depending on how the Blacklight falls on it. (35 USD each, inclusive of shipping to most places. DM if interested!) #collrbns #painting #microns #drawing #doodle #acrylicpainting #petportrait #pet #petdog #dogportrait #dogsofinstagram #petportraits #cerealthesausagedog

Took a break from the usual superheroes and fan art. I've been working on a postcard-sized pet portrait commission lately. This is about halfway done & I'm gonna put in more colours, textures and details to make it extra glowy! Onwards, one stroke at a time! #collrbns #painting #drawing #doodle #petportrait #petportraits #pet #dog #flourescent #acrylicpainting

Need Loving Homes! All the mini-paintings here were reserved by someone or another for purchase or trade. Somehow, the arrangement fell through along the way. They're all available in the shop for sale. But wait! Aside from the Spidey & Friends set-of-4 (70 USD w/shipping), the rest are also available for trade, along with some of my larger and older #dcember2013 pieces. You can scroll through the hashtags: #collrbns & #collrbnsARTtrade for better pictures. Drop me a DM if you're interested. We'll work the trade out. (Please note that I'm based in Asia, Singapore.) I'm going to take a break from cranking out these character cards on my own, to explore making other stuff. But of course, I'm still up for 3.5 " x 2.5" mini-painting commissions, character or non-character, glow or no-glow. It's 25 USD for 1, 45 for 2, 60 for 3, 75 for 4. Shipping included to most places, including USofA. DM me if you've got something in mind & I'll see how I can make you something nice. Cheers!

More Rocket and Groot! Mini-paintings of everyone's favourite Guardians of the Galaxy duo. These guys are made with flourescent paints and inks, so they glow under Blacklight. (All 6 sketchcard-sized mini-paintings are available for sale at 25USD each or 45USD for any Rocket with any Groot. No extra charge for shipping to most places including USofA. DM if interested!) #collrbns #drawing #painting #sketch #doodle #microns #sketchcard #artisttradingcard #aceo #gotg #guardiansofthegalaxy #rocketraccoon #rocketandgroot #groot #iamgroot

So... i heard you like Rocket & Groot. First pair of mini-paintings done, another 2 pairs to go! These guys glow under Blacklight too. I'll post a video of them glowing when I'm all done, & they will all be up for sale. Hang around! Ink and acrylic on 300gsm watercolour paper, 3.5" x 2.5". #collrbns #drawing #painting #sketch #doodle #sketchcard #artisttradingcard #aceo #gotg #guardiansofthegalaxy #rocketraccoon #rocketandgroot #groot #iamgroot

Incoming! Yet another art trade complete! @supermanssidekik found me and asked if I was willing to let go 6 for 6. Why not? I knew my mini-paintings would be going to a loving home. She picked the 6 pieces on the top row & made me the 6 below! ((: You can trade with her at @supermanssidekiktrades , or DM me to find out what pieces I've got for trade. Was packing these guys up when I noticed how much progress I've made in a little over 6 months. Ren & Stimpy were made around Oct 2013 when I just started making ATCs & the Star Wars pieces were made in May 2014. A lot more colours, & much more details, & definitely better control of the mediums. Improving together with all my Instafriends, one piece at a time. ((: #collrbns #painting #drawing #doodle #sketch #microns #artisttradingcard #aceo #sketchcard #atc #starwars #starwarsfanart #c3po #r2d2 #darthmaul #jarjarbinks #renandstimpy #maythefourth

Layer by layer! Back to the Rocket and Groot pieces! (So how does the workspace look like? Little jars of happy colours on a re-purposed study desk. The keyboard drawer functions as a handy-dandy palette & brush holder!) #collrbns #wip #drawing #painting #sketch #sketchcard #artisttradingcard #aceo #gotg #guardiansofthegalaxy #rocketraccoon #rocketandgroot #groot #iamgroot #nofilter

Krang sketchcard! A little micron doodle for my TMNT buyer. ((He's received the parcel so I can share this picture now.)) I like to occasionally make my Instafriends and buyers a little extra surprise to thank them for all the support they've given me on this creative journey. Without all your interest and words of encouragement, this little year-old pasttime wouldn't have become the growing passion it is today... Always grateful for my little gang of followers and friends! #collrbns #drawing #painting #microns #doodle #sketch #sketchcard #artisttradingcard #aceo #tmnt #tmntfanart #krang

Megaman X and Zero are ready for their new home! Had a lot of fun working on these postcard-sized commissions (4"x6"), building on lots of layers and colours in acrylic and inks. They're so wonderfully textured, it makes me happy. The camera doesn't quite catch the fluorescence, but they're glowing blue, green, red, yellow and pink! So stoked at how these turned out! ((: #collrbns #painting #drawing #doodle #sketch #microns #megaman #megamanx #zero #capcom #megamanzero #megamanfanart

What I've been busy with. The Rocket and Groot pieces are on hold for awhile, because I've been working on these 2 postcard-sized commissions. Only halfway done & leaving these guys to dry out before I line them and work in the details. ((: layer by layer! #collrbns #wip #drawing #painting #microns #megaman #megamanx #zero #capcom

Groot sketches, almost done! And then comes the favourite part, unleashing the paints and inks! #collrbns #painting #drawing #doodle #sketch #sketchcard #artisttradingcard #aceo #artisttradingcards #gotg #groot #rocketraccoon #rocketandgroot

So... i finally caught Guardians of the Galaxy last night after being told over and over that "the Raccoon" speaks just like me. -.- I wasn't intending to catch the movie in the theatres because I thought colourful alien-people and talking animals and plants were kinda lame. But a talking raccoon... that's like me? No. Way. Da hell?! And then, I watched the movie & I couldn't help but stifle a snigger. Okaaay fine. I see some similarities. Is everyone happy now? Pfft. And well, I gotta admit, the movie is really good! In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I decided to make a few Rocket mini-paintings. (Maybe Groot too, but i still think colourful alien - people are still kinda lame.) Pencilling the sketches now, hang around! #collrbns #drawing #painting #sketchcard #artisttradingcard #aceo #sketch #guardiansofthegalaxy #gotg #rocketraccoon #wip #doodle

Sold and shipped! The glow Turtles are off to a good home! Caught the movie last night and I like it a lot despite the cheesy plot and the far and few super-villains. Brings back childhood memories of watching TMNT cartoons on tv at the babysitter's house. On another note, been getting on-off queries about whether I do mini-paintings commissions. Yes, I do! 25 USD for 1pc, 45 USD for 2pcs, 60 USD for 3pcs, 75USD for 4pcs. No extra charges for shipping to most places, including USA. All made with ink and acrylic on 300gsm paper, creditcard-sized at 3.5"x2.5". And now, you can request them to glow! Also, I have a few existing sketch cards for trade. DM me or comment to discuss what you'd like. Cheers! #collrbns #collrbnsarttrade #drawing #painting #aceo #sketchcard #artisttradingcards #artisttradingcard #tmntart #tmnt #ninjaturtles #tmntfanart #donatello #michelangelo #cowabunga #raphael #leonardo

A flourescent blue Genie as my tribute to the man that made a lot of our childhoods awesome. Thank you, Robin. #wemissyourobinwilliams #riprobinwilliams Keeping this little fella framed on my desk to remind me of the little lessons he left. Pursue your passion with perseverance. Always be true to yourself. And that we are only mortal, sink or swim. #collrbns #drawing #painting #microns #doodle #sketch #sketchcard #artisttradingcard #aceo #artisttradingcard #robinwilliams #genieyourefree