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Maya Valkyria

@valkyria.draws

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✨ Concept Artist & Illustrator
🖤 Ink and handmade art lover
🌸Bringing imaginary worlds to life
📍 Firenze - Italia 🇮🇹

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The person behind the ink 🖋️✨

I spend so much time showing you the things I draw that I sometimes forget to show you the person holding the pen. XD

So… here’s a little Art vs Artist :))

Thank you for being here and following along with my work. 🤍

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#inkdrawing #inktober2026 #inksketches #mysteadtler #peopleofpaperblanks by @valkyria.draws

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16 days ago

Shall we start #inktober? 👀🖋️🖤

This year I want to do things a little differently :)) Instead of posting 31 carousels in a row like I’ve done in previous years, I’ll be mixing my Inktober drawings with reels, regular carousels, and some of the questions I’ve been meaning to answer.

I’ve noticed that many of you have similar questions about different topics, so I thought this would be a nice opportunity to answer some of them too :))🌿

One thing is for sure🌸there will be 31 ink drawings, no matter what 👀
But this time I’m not following the prompt list.

I really hope you enjoy this ink month and thank you very much for all the support 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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#inkdrawing #inktober2026 #peopleofpaperblanks #inkart taken in Florence, Italy by @valkyria.draws

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17 days ago

Beautiful and unmistakable, the Australian ibis is truly one of the most curious and beautiful birds I’ve ever seen and drawn

(Real bird on the last photo✨️)

The Sydney ibis is the perfect balance between wild elegance 🖤 and streetwise cheekiness. Its slender body and slow, graceful walk look like they belong in an old painting, yet its attitude is purely urban, bold, curious, and so confident that it’ll walk right up to you without asking permission

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#inkdrawing #birddrawing #yafabrands #conklinpens #peopleofpaperblanks by @valkyria.draws

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19 days ago

5 drawings to convince you to follow me 🫶✨️

And if you are already following me , thank you so much ❤️

I wish you all an amazing weekend

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#inkdrawing #finelinerart #yafabrands #monteverdepens #conklinpens taken in Florence, Italy by @valkyria.draws

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12 hours ago

Ink portrait drawing ✨️🖤

Thank you for all the support 🦋🌿

#inkdrawing #monteverdepens #finelinerartist #inkartist #yafabrands taken in Florence, Italy by @valkyria.draws

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3 days ago

Drawing textures be like 🫶✨️

Textures can be tricky quq but also so satisfying to draw ) 🖤 ✍️

What’s the hardest texture for you to draw? Fur, scales, metal, or something else? 👀

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#inkdrawing #inkart #finelinerartist #sketchbookdrawing #peopleofpaperblanks taken in Florence, Italy by @valkyria.draws

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5 days ago

Insect 4/31 🐛🖋️

These past few days have been a little busy with classes and paperwork, so I’ve been having some trouble finding the time to finish my drawings. 🥹

But a promise is a promise, and I’m determined to complete all 31 insects, even if it takes me a little longer than expected. 👀🫡

Wishing you all a lovely start to the week! 🤍✨

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#inkdrawing #inktober2026 #inksketch #inkartist #mysteadtler by @valkyria.draws

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6 days ago

The sound in my head when I'm drawing in my sketchbook 🤍

Have you all a nice weekend

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#inkdrawing #finelinerartist #finelinerart #inkartist #peopleofpaperblanks taken in Florence, Italy by @valkyria.draws

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8 days ago

In a world of AI, you're still choosing ink and paper 🤍

Have you all a nice weekend

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#inkdrawing #inksketch #inktober2026 #inkart #finelinerartist taken in Florence, Italy by @valkyria.draws

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9 days ago

WIP and extreme close-ups day 🌻🌿

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#inkdrawing #inktober2026 #inksketches #mysteadtler #peopleofpaperblanks by @valkyria.draws

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10 days ago

A day in the life of a Peruvian-Japanese artist living in Florence 🇮🇹

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Building a creative career from scratch, one day at a time, while living in another country.

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#inkdrawing #artlife #artjourney #artmotivation #finelinerartist taken in Florence, Italy by @valkyria.draws

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12 days ago

A project I’ve been keeping to myself for a while :)) 🖋️🃏

Today I’m finally giving you a little glimpse into one of the tribute illustration projects I’m most excited about. :))

I’ve been working on this project because I wanted to explore the world of Kentaro Miura's Berserk through something I absolutely love: traditional ink illustration and tarot symbolism.

Each card is being carefully designed around a character, a moment, or an idea from the series. And as much as I love seeing the finished illustrations, I’d also love to show you the whole journey behind this project ,from the early sketches all the way to the final version. :))

So yep :)) welcome to the Berserk Tarot Project 🖋️🃏

If you have any questions or curiosities about the project, I’ll be more than happy to answer them. 👀

Let’s see how far this deck takes us.

#inkdrawing #inksketches #inkart #berserkart #peopleofpaperblanks by @valkyria.draws

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13 days ago