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AJ Howard

@ayejay.bsky.social

Character designer and Illustrator Previous work: Cartoon Network and Titmouse Website: https://www.ajhoward.art for business inquiries: art.ajhoward@gmail.com

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Teeg @teeketch.art · 2mo ago

“Seeking guidance from the sage” 5x7” postcard print art for patreon. June 2026. Drawn in Procreate.

Kuro the cat wizard traveling through a magical forest and speaking with a sage sat atop a large rock covered in moss.

Phoenix Blade @phoenixbladecomic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

After polling folks her and irl, I did a combo of the two favs! Here’s a look at how the physical cover is going. Issue 2 is rolling out on our website phoenixbladecomic.com and substack.com/@phoenixblad... UPDATES EVERY FIRST OF THE MONTH!

Cover of Phoenix Blade Issue 2, with the main character in a lizard clown suit holding a sword in an aggressive manner at the viewer with flames behind

Back cover with sister Rabyn and Ren partying/dancing, tossing a bottle of alcohol between them. And description of the book reads: With the disappearance of the legendary Phoenix, the sun shines over the world no more… especially Rabyn’s world. Part-time circus clown, full-time nuisance, Rabyn yearns to feel as if her life matters, like her sister, Ren - the biggest star in the circus. Criminally underpaid, Rabyn and Ren down have enough money to make it in the cold-blooded land of Gondwana on their own. With no savings, they may have to return home to their crazy mother. Rabyn would do anything to keep that from going back, even if it means stealing from their reptilian ringmaster, Ivy. However, it doesn’t take long for Ivy to realize her money is missing, and for Rabyn to find herself launched into a mission she is entirely unprepared for as she learns the hard way what kind of person her boss really is.

Closer view of front cover. Main character in lizard clown suit holding a sword aggressively at the viewer with flames behind. Title: Phoenix Bald, Issue 2, by Najja Porter and Dashawn Mahone

Joe Sparrow @torpordust.bsky.social · 3mo ago

youtu.be/_iw-IcYJWlg?... i got to speak to the lovely Pedro Martins (@thepedropedro on insta and YT) for his podcast Layer Explorer! we talked a bunch about comics, animation, & process in general while having a peek through some layers in one of my comic book pages and one of my animations.

Amazing World of Gumball Art Director shares his Graphic Novel - Joe Sparrow - Layer Explorer 47

YouTube video by Thepedropedro

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JER (They/Them)@skatunenetwork.bsky.social · 3mo ago

THIS FRIDAY IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY!!!! Post early because people always miss it when it’s actually bandcamp Friday, so giving y’all time to prepare 👀 Support artist directly this bandcamp Friday! We may be announcing something cool this Friday too 👀🤭

Bandcamp Friday graphic. A cropped image of JER slightly bent over, looking down and throwing a peace sign. Behind them is red/green/yellow text reading bandcamp Friday. Behind JER /53 red, yellow, and green CD roms. To the left of them is text that reads

So, what is bandcamp friday? On the fist friday of select months, the music e-commerce platform bandcamp waives all of their fees, so when you buy music from your favorite artists on bandcamp friday, the artist recieve 100% of the profit! That means the best way you can show support to artist you love is by buying their music through bandcamp on bandcamp friday! The next one will be
5.1.2026

www.JERska.bandcamp.com

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Somehow Brothers Boom keeps getting better and better with each new installment. This is a must read.

Dashawn@dashawnmahone.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I didn’t post this here. You can now purchase books 1 and 2 of the Brothers Boom on itch: dashawnmahone.itch.io

Dashawn @dashawnmahone.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🧨 The Brothers Boom: Volume 2 💣 Enjoy this preview of the first chapter from my next comic!

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I still can't believe my first job in animation was working on this show. Seriously could not ask for a better crew to work with.

ToonHive@toonhive.bsky.social · 4mo ago

8 years ago today, ‘Craig of The Creek’ premiered on Cartoon Network.

JEERFROSENSTICK @jeffrosenstock.bsky.social · 5mo ago

OK LET'S GO TICKETS ON SALE NOW DEATH ROSENSTOCK NIGHT 1 AT THE METRO WITH GOOD LUCK GET EM HERE: www.etix.com/ticket/... AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭

Richie Pope @richiepope.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The Store is finally live. Comics, zines, prints, and stickers (and more on the way). Everything made by me richiepope.com/store special thanks to @nicole-ham.bsky.social for a majority of the product photo editing

DaToonie COMMS OPEN @dattoonie.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📣EMERGENCY `SURPRISE ME` COMMISSIONS OPEN NOW I'm moving out of state and need some more funds to carry me over into February. You can commission me at vgen.co/Datoonie REPOSTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED📣

DaToonie (@Datoonie)

Check out DaToonie's commissions and portfolio! | Howdy! I'm an illustrator and character designer who loves clean linework and expressive characters! ...

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Nick @winnstinn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Cooking up a fat 48 page comic for CALA😳

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Go watch this! Some really great people worked on this.

thethreetomes.bsky.social@thethreetomes.bsky.social · 10mo ago

"No Turning Back." The Three Tomes Indie Animatic Pilot is here. Time for witches, magic books and vampire romance. The pilot animatic premieres TODAY on YouTube @ 12pm PST www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fXF... #indieanimation #thethreetomes

Raul @raulfigtree.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My variant cover for Adventure Time #8 by the amazing @winnstinn.bsky.social ✨

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

More Take-Out Kings

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

More Take-Out Kings

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Looks like something is brewing for Gus. TOK: Highgrounds 003

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Looks like something is brewing for Gus. TOK: Highgrounds 003

Ryan Cecil @ryancecil.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The stars of my new zine (you are the first star!) (the author is the second??)

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'm finally back to posting more Take-Out Kings. Things are about to get real wacky for the culture.

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'm finally back to posting more Take-Out Kings. Things are about to get real wacky for the culture.

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Ya boy made some Riso prints last night!

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Ya boy made some Riso prints last night!

Ryan Gillis @gillizama.bsky.social · 12mo ago

#StuGo - Moon Moon - BTS 2 Found some of @sbosma.bsky.social's exploratory sketches for Vanguard Rover 'Van.'

✪ daniel barnes ✪@danny8bit.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Kickstarter campaign for my Sonic and Kingdom Hearts-inspired fantasy-adventure comic book — ENDLESS FANTASIA — will be launching in LESS THAN 24 HOURS! Follow the pre-launch page to be notified when it goes live tomorrow morning! www.kickstarter.com/projects/206...

Promotional ENDLESS FANTASIA image that evokes '90s magazine ads, featuring artwork of Jack Flash throwing a punch at us by Adam Bryce Thomas.

At the top, it reads "Once upon a time...." in a fancy, fairy tale-style font. Jack's incoming fist is circled with red marker and beneath him it reads "THE END!" written in that same red marker.

AJ Howard @ayejay.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I still think about the time my dad told me that I'm not hot enough to kill a CEO.

Christina Gardner @christinagardner.bsky.social · last yr.

I want to make a set of witch OCs whose familiars live in their hats.

A bust drawing of a witch who wears a large mossy witch hat with an oversized acorn teapot house at the top. A small white mouse is sitting in the opening of the teacorn house. The hat is also growing a bed of strawberries, and the witch is holding a mug of strawberry tea.

Gryffoon @gryffoon.bsky.social · last yr.

New character finished at last! Anzolo, the weird medieval guy. He's a demon in the form of a bronze lion who tempts alchemists with the offer of secret knowledge, but mostly makes deals so he can mooch off of them #oc #ocsky #characterart #refsheet #art #characterdesign #creaturedesign

Character reference sheet for Anzolo, the green lion. On the lower left of the page is a green lion based on medieval lion art. He has a long neck and strange human-like face, stubby legs with wavy tufts of fur, and a long tail. On the right he is baring his teeth and holding a flamberge, and also has wings. In the upper left he is sitting upright with a menacing wide-eyed expression, holding a red stone in one hand, and in the other a black-paged grimoire whose cover is yellow with a stylized eclipse on it. Both wings are spread and he has a large, eclipse-like halo behind his head. In the upper right is the color palette reference: red, yellow, green, brownish green, and brown. Also in the upper right are images of his eyes, which have red irises and a gold ring around the puil

thethreetomes.bsky.social @thethreetomes.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy #juneteenth2025 The trailer for our YA Indie Animation (Animatic) Pilot is here! Tammy and Sia wanted to have an epic summer together. They get more than they bargained for when witches, magic books, spirits, vampires and romance are involved. Coming later this summer.