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Armadillo Stock
@armadillostock.bsky.social
A community-built free-to-use platform for licensing directly from illustrators, coming soon! armadillostock.com
It was such a wonderful experience talking about Armadillo on the main stage at ICON! The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and we're more motivated than ever to get our beta site launched. Thank you to everyone who attended the talk, and thank you to ICON for hosting another great conference!
There's a new update on our Substack, and some exciting news: @michelerosenthal.com will be giving a Kaleidoscope talk about Armadillo at @iconconference.bsky.social, the Illustration Conference, this Friday! armadillostock.substack.com/p/rolling-al....
Feels good to see our licensing site for illustrators taking shape :) Animation by @xanaroker.bsky.social
Happy World Juggling Day! It's tough to juggle everything that goes into an illustration career, so we're building Armadillo Stock to make licensing a lot easier.
We were asked a good question about how we'll maintain a level of quality on a licensing website that will be open to all illustrators. Here's what we have planned.
Meet our mascot, Arlo Strawberry Armadillo. Animated by the talented @xanaroker.bsky.social! #animationmeme #ringdingdong
Armadillo Stock will be a licensing website for illustrators, where we don't allow AI, and we don't take a cut. What is licensing? Glad you asked!
The newsletter link on our site is fixed! Thanks for letting us know it was down. You can sign up at armadillostock.substack.com 📰
The Armadillo Gazette | Substack
Discussions around illustration licensing, including AI, stock illustration, copyright law, contract negotiation, and more. Click to read The Armadillo Gazette, a Substack publication. Launched 2 year...
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How our licensing website for illustrators started vs. how it's going!
How will we make money if we don't take a cut? In the future, we're looking at premium memberships to keep the website free to use for everyone else.
An update, and a look at some of what we've coded so far!
Meet some of our team members: @xanaroker.bsky.social, @mintii.bsky.social, Gabriela, and @cassidy.social. Thank you for making our illustration licensing dreams a reality! 👋
Oops, we're a day late, but happy belated Pi Day anyway!
Do you need to copyright your artwork? If you live in the United States...maybe. 🎨🎓
Show us your fairy tale art for Tell a Fairy Tale Day! Here's some art from team members @michelerosenthal.com, @kitsnow.bsky.social, and @xanaroker.bsky.social
What's your favorite licensing story? I'll go first. Let me tell you about the fashion brand that licensed my pattern, and the celebrity who wore it.
Meet Mariama, one of our dev team members. Mariama has built a lot of our front end, and we're grateful for her enthusiasm and dedication! 👋
Hello art friends, we're back from our social media break! We have so much in store for 2026, including the official launch of our website in the coming months! 🚀 Read our newsletter for more: armadillostock.substack.com/p/2026-the-y...
2026: The Year We Launch
Hello art friends,
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Hi art lovers! Our social media team has been taking a well-deserved break after the success of our Kickstarter, but here's a quick update. Digital rewards are going out, and the site is coming together: armadillostock.substack.com/p/a-quick-up...
A Quick Update
Kickstarter rewards are going out, and the site is coming together
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What a fantastic ending to our Kickstarter. Thank you to everyone who believes in this project as much as I do! And a special thank you to our marketing team, @xanaroker.bsky.social and @kitsnow.bsky.social, for the work and wisdom that made our grassroots campaign such a success!
Armadillo Stock@armadillostock.bsky.social · 12mo ago🎉 THANK YOU! 🎉 Our Kickstarter is complete, and we've raised an incredible 150% of our goal!! Late pledges are open if you still want to support us or get early artist access. We couldn't be more grateful as we prepare for the launch of our beta site later this year. Stay tuned for updates!
Thank you. You did it. With your support the Armadillo Kickstarter is fully funded and then some. This is a solid foundation on which the selfless, volunteer team at @armadillostock.bsky.social can build out a new idea in illustration licensing. Look for more announcements on what comes next. 🙏
Drawmark@drawmark.bsky.social · 12mo agoJust 18 hours to go to get in on the ground floor of the licensing platform built by illustrators for illustrators (*whispers* and clients). Support a free-to-use platform for artists to share licensable work. We don't allow AI, and we don't take a cut. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dia...
🎉 THANK YOU! 🎉 Our Kickstarter is complete, and we've raised an incredible 150% of our goal!! Late pledges are open if you still want to support us or get early artist access. We couldn't be more grateful as we prepare for the launch of our beta site later this year. Stay tuned for updates!
Armadillo Stock@armadillostock.bsky.social · last yr.The Armadillo Kickstarter is LIVE! Help us launch a community-built, free-to-use platform for licensing human-made art directly from illustrators! Find out more: kickstarter.com/projects/dialmformichele/armadillo-stock
I just backed @armadillostock.bsky.social : Licensing for Human Illustrators on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dia...
Armadillo: Licensing for Human Illustrators
We're building a free-to-use platform for artists to share their licensable work. We don't allow AI, and we don't take a cut.
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16 hours left in the Kickstarter! Meet @emblalunae.bsky.social, another member of our wonderful UI/UX team 👋