Laur Bagley

@laur-rants

(She/They) Artist, Illustrator, Writer, Long Snoot Enthusiast. Queer with the 'tism. No genAI, not ever!!! Looking for Work! Portfolio: Support!:

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Laur Bagley@laur-rants· 27d

"Whale Fall" An illustration for my Dishonored werewolf!AU setting, where the Outsider's marked are huge, void-powered wolves. I recently wrote up a new fic for the setting, and it has felt so good to return to that fandom creatively after so many years away.

Illustration by laur-rants, 2026. Depicts two huge black wolves hulking over a dead whale, which has a large cut in its side, with visible blubber and muscle showing. There is much blood in the water, as well as on the right wolf, who is looming over the death wound, claiming it as his own. Both werewolves have glowing eyes and scars, and marks on their left hand that burn with a turquoise/yellow light. The setting is from the video game Dishonored, with the two main characters, Corvo Attano and Daud, as huge werewolves.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· 28d

Okay chill out ebird you don't gotta harsh their steeze, that's just rude.

Screenshot from ebirds website description of the horned screamer. The highlighes bit reads "Enormous, ungainly ogre of a bird." Wow. Harsh. Why you gotta be like that.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· 28d

Since people really liked the Caecillian and we need some more real weirdos up in here, please enjoy the horned screamer, a waterfowl (yes, waterfowl) of south America related to ducks and magpie geese. Essentially, very weird versions of unicorns.

Photo of a pair of horned screamers, black birds with small heads, thin beaks, and conspicuous long, keratinous "horns" on their heads, very spindly looking, which grow throughout their lives.

Photo of a pair of horned screamers, full bodied, walking and showing their long partly webbed toes.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· 28d

There's a lot of mammal bias in this thread so please enjoy yhe caecilian, a worm-like, blind amphibian that is so motherly their babies subsist by eating layers of their skin or from feeding their young a milk-like substance.

Photo of a caecilian amphibian, which has no legs and dislays counter shading, with dark on the top and yellow on the bottom.

A caecilian mother with her brood of eggs, which she protects and will care for after they hatch.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jul 8

Democrats once again failing the "actually be progressive in the ways your voter base wants you to be progressive please we are begging you" challenge. Democrats once again failing the "be something besides incredibly spineless cowards in the face of fascism" challenge.

"on the last day of Pride month, the transgender community of Ohio was betrayed —all for the sake of winning an election.

In a June 30th article for the Toledo Blade, Dr. amy Acton was quoted saying "I do not support boys playing in girls' sports. This is already settled law in Ohio, and as governor I will enforce and uphold the law."

This statement, coming on the heels of the Supreme Court upholding anti-transgender sports bans across the country, felt like a calculated abandonment. Since its publication, Dr. Amy Acton has remained silent, and in that silence, her true priorities have spoken loudly"

Taken from the Buckeye Flame: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/07/07/dr-amy-acton-betrays-ohios-trans-community/

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jul 6

I can't belieb polygon is now reporting on this, things are snowballing

screenshot of laur-rants at 10:41am EST saying 'hey so how much needs to be raised to help @rafcolantonio.bsky.social buy back his own studio, just asking for a friend.

With raphael responding 'haha. I like the idea'.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jul 6

FIVE MINUTES AFTER MY POST!!! THE SEED IS PLANTED!!! WE GOTTA GET ARKANE BACK TO RAPHAEL.

Screenshot from a tweet from raphael colantonio, the founder of arkane studios, asking the ceo of xbox "regarding arkane... How much? I'm asking for a friend" 😝

Followed by 45+ replies all affirming that Raphael should have his studio back.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jul 5

Back on Blue Prince in my spare time and it has been sparking much joy. This is my current high: reaching room 46 for the first time (again) and also drafting every single possible room square. Feels really good. When it hits, it REALLY hits. Just a fantastic puzzle game, man.

Screenshot from the game Blue Prince, showing the screen that is pulled up when one "calls it a day". In the image, a photo of the built house for the day is revealed, with mych greenery around the front. The text reads "St. Holly. Your New Home." This text is only achieved the first time the main objective of the game, "reach the 46th room of your 45 room estate", is accomplished. This signifies that I have "beaten" the game (not really but i digress).

On the right side, the floorplan of the house for the day is revealed. It is a 5x9 grid, as well as an outside room, all of which are filled with rooms. No room of the house was left undiscovered. This is known as a "full house" and the player is awarded a trophy for the accomplishment.

Both of these tasks are moderately difficult to achieve in the game, given the randomization of encountering rooms and getting the doors necessary without dead ends, so achieving both in one given day, is quite a personal accomplishment indeed.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jul 2

If it was anything else, I would have been insulted. At myself. I know my goddamn wolves from my coyotes.

screenshot of the Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife scoring for their 'correctly identify a wolf or a coyote' quiz, showing a score of 100/100

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jul 1

Sheared Sheep 🐑✨

illustration by laur-rants, 2026. Two images of the same white and grey borzoi, standing side by side. One on the left shows the white borzoi fluffed and content. Underneath it says 'Avant' (French: Before). On the right, the same borzoi, but it is now free of his heavy fur. He has big wide, wet eyes, and sparkles over his fur. Underneath it reads 'Après' (French: After)

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 30

(and yes, this is the photo from the study, by Herb Ritts)

photo by herb ritts. Shows a man in a long overcoat walking down a bright white staircase. The man is passing under a shadow, causing the whole of his upper half to be completely obscured by the high contrast shade.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 30

I'm feeling all sorts of ways, so here is a quick Wolf!Daud study for my Dishonored werewolf au. Can't imagine whats got me thinking about that all the sudden....

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 29

Werewolf people everywhere right now:

meme image of Gordon Ramsey, where the background is yellow and he is looking down at his plate. The caption reads "delicious. Finally some good fucking food"

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 27

Let's take a nap with mama!!

A small 4 week old brindle borzoi puppy sleeps on top of his sleeping, fawn colored mama borzoi.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 23

Can you believe she's almost 13? I just look at her and only see the most BEAUTIFUL LADY. 😭🥹

Photo of a fawn greyhound with white trim on her face and legs and neck,aying down on a blue and brown dog bed. She is upright, supported on her elbows, arms stretched out and relaxed, as she sits demurely looking at the camera with the poise and grace of a queen. Her ears are pointed in a triangle atop her head and her dark eyes have a soft look about them.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 22

One more commision down. My slots are completely filled now, so thank you to everyone, and I will reopen commissions once the current batch is fulfilled! ✨🐕

illustration by laur-rants, 2026. A red brindle borzoi dog runs to the left side of the frame, mouth open and happy. Behind him, the colors of the lesbian flag fly off his body like paint.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 19

Ace Border Whippet, coming through! I still have 3 slots left for this round. Dogs to look forward to soon are: Chorkie, Lurcher and Central Asian Shepherd! Thank you for all the support so far. ❤️ ✨🐕 ko-fi.com/c/3a27e1add0

illustration by laur-rants, 2026. Illustration of a border collie x whippet lurcher cross, with black fur and a fluffy tail, running to the right. His ears are pricked up and ready to go. Behind him streams the colors of the asexual flag, like paint flying from his body.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 19

Two more done! 5 slots still open! I'm working on more custom ones today, so hopefully more breeds available soon. ko-fi.com/c/3a27e1add0

illustration by laur-rants, 2026. A black borzoi with small white trim runs to the right, with the colors of the ace flag flying behind it.

illustration by laur-rants, 2026. A cream/white saluki runs to the left, in double suspension. It sports the bi flag in its color paint spots as they fly behind it.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 17

WOW the response to this has been wonderful so far, thank you everyone! 😭❤️ To those who may not realize it, I have custom requests for these open on my ko-fi! A custom pose, a new dog breed, or simply a flag recolor, all of that is available. 7/10 slots left! ko-fi.com/c/3a27e1add0

illustration by laur-rants, 2026. A custome Silken Windhound, white with brown spots and a black mask, running to the right. Behind him, like splatters of paint, is the colors of the non-binary flag.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 5

Today hasn't been stressful at all, why do you ask. Anyway, here's a boroi puppy working on them lifts and gains before finally achieving getting into my lap and passing out in 10 seconds flat.

Photo of a three day old brindle borzoi puppy trying to pull itself up into a lap. The shot is from an above perspective, where the puppy's back is visible. Also visible are relatively chunky shoulders and spread apart tiny legs, lifting the body up. It almost makes the puppy look like a body builder, trying to do pull ups.

Photo of the same puppy, this time from a wide lens perspective, lying on her back. Her head is close to the camera and large, pink nose visible and tongue just barely blepped. She is passed out, because climbing is a lot of work when you're three days old and only weigh 700 grams. I wish i could go to sleep with the speed of a borzoi puppy.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 5

So my old place of work, VelvetFang Games, is hiring for help for Dungeons and Destiny 2e. For those unfamiliar, I worked with VF for 4 years, 2019-23 as an artist. I dont want to get into why I left, but I did want to talk about what to expect if you want to apply, because the website does not. 🧵1/

screenshot of a website, destinyttrpg.com, where the banner reads "Dungeons and Destiny: a 5e-based TTRPG for the Destiny Setting". The banner image, done by Charlie Eliasson/snakebunker, shows a guardian getting resurrected by their ghost for the first time. Also the cover of the dndestiny module "Origin Stories".

the website reads: Looking For Creators

Velvet Fang needs additional artists, writers, GMs, and developers to help finish Dungeons & Destiny 2nd Edition. You can apply by contacting us on the Velvet Fang website. Yes, these are paid roles.
When applying, please provide:

A short introduction of yourself. Please include one or two social media handles you have, if any (X/Twitter account, YouTube channel, TikTok, etc).
How you prefer we should contact you to follow-up (email, Discord, etc).
Links or samples of previous work relevant to what you’re applying for, either published or unpublished.
A brief description of what you enjoy creating the most, especially if you’re applying for multiple roles.
Your general availability and turnaround expectations (i.e. examples of how long it takes for your to complete work).

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 3

Let's take a nap with mama

A close up photograph of a mother borzoi dog with her puppy. The photo shows the puppy, a small brindle male with white trim, resting on the head of his mother. The puppy is two days old, and smaller than her head and snoot combined. The dark puppy stands out against the light fawn color of his mom, her fur resting on the puppy's back like strands of a rug or blanket.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 2

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Laur Bagley@laur-rants· Jun 1

Happy Pride everyone, I celebrated by helping two new little soup snoots into the world 💕💕

Photo of two hours old Borzoi dog puppies, brindle with white trim, with their faces deep in mom suckling. Their little bodies are outstretched as they partake in their first meal.

Photo of two hours old brindle borzoi puppies with their mom in frame. The puppy in the foreground is currently getting licked on the head from mom, who's whole nose is larger than her baby. The other baby is suckling in the back.

Photo of borzoi puppy toes, on the back feet. The paw pads are pink and the nails are tiny. A stub of a white tipped tail is also visible.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· May 29

A pair of kitty commissions ❤️✨ I will be open for this kind of work very soon, after I take a week long trip at the beginning of June.

illustration by laur-rants. A black cat portrait in three-quarters pose, one eye facing the viewer and ears up. The portrait is surrounded by kale leaves and apple slices.

illustration by laur-rants. A portrait of a grey cat, with green eyes and his tongue sticking out. His portrait is framed by lodgepole pine needles and cones.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· May 27

Kinda losing my mind on how much Sentinel is throwing Achilles vibes by design (and voice) alone. I don't need another design to attach to in this game but Sentinel is for sure grabbing me by the jugular already.

screenshot image of Marathon 2026. It shows a runner post exfil, and the runner shell previewed is the new shell type, Sentinel. It has a faceless red mask with a rorshach black design across the front, and the body has a black chest, red arms and legs, and white trim and accents.

illustration character sheet of Achilles-17, by Laur-rants in 2022. It shows his Destiny 2 exo design, where his armor is red with splashes of white, Over a black base body with yellow lights underneath. The text says

"Achilles-17"
Reference Material

-Striker Titan
-He/Him/They
-Married to Narec (belongs to tenrouken)
-6'4"
-193 cm
- 270 lbs
- 122 kg
-this is here to take up space

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· May 27

Man... Anyone but you, Kojima. Of everyone, you should know the dangers of AI... You wrote them.

Meme image of Wesley Snipes Crying, from the 1991 dramatic film New Jack City in which the character Nino Brown points a gun at his best friend Gee Money and cries. (Description partially taken from the Know You Meme page of this image, read the rest here: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wesley-snipes-crying )

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· May 25

Just in case yall arent aware of the quality that Sancho's work can offer you, here are some examples (they remain my phone backgrounds to this day. Probably until I get another commission from him).

Illustration by sanchomps. Two Destiny 2 characters, Narec and Achilles-17, a krill knight guardian and an exo guardian, respectively. Both of their ghosts are also visible. Narec, noticeably taller, is looking down at Achilles happily, as if the two are chatting, his hand on Achilles's shoulder.

Illustration by Sanchomps. Two characters from Destiny 2, an awoken woman (Halley) and an Exo male(Caduceus-3), wearing civilian clothes. They are holding hands while sitting and chatting; Halley is laughing at something Cad said, as he winks playfully in her direction. She is wearing a winter jacket with a skirt, scarf and hat, while he has on a jacket and hoodie with multiple layers. The hoodie reads "He/Him/Hole"

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· May 21

I'm just adding to the thread as I get nostalgic now. My very first piece of Destiny fanart(2019), and my most recent (2026).

illustration of Banshee-44 from destiny 2, checking over the MIDA multitool.

Illustration of a cosmic-sized Ahamkara named Fastus, a wish dragon from the Destiny franchise.

Laur Bagley@laur-rants· May 21

And some more, this time with some of my DnDestiny work for the bestiary, back when that was my full time illustration job.