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Loetare [comm/shop open]
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I'd like to escape to a quiet garden, but only if I can make comics there. They/Them Sci-fi, fantasy and historical freelance artist. DM are open to anyone for whatever Newsletter: https://pencilbooth.com/loetare
✨Puella Magi Madoka Magica✨ Something completely different. Still trying new stuff.
Finally found the vibe on this piece I was looking for....mostly shadow with bits of summer sun (wip)
Several #GazaVerified members have alerted us that some families are collecting several thousand euros a week, whilst others receive nothing despite their appeals for help. So, if you wish to help the Palestinians, please also keep in mind those who receive the least. gaza-verified.org/donate/
going on vacation as a freelancer feels like being a dog having the best day of its life not knowing it’s getting put down in three hours
aside from complaining abt my own poor life choices, I also enjoy drawing
Some plein air observation drawings I've done lately
guess what. we've come to the end of our backlogged applications for HireHumanArtists.com I just need to get the remaining people listed and then emailed... and then apps will open again :D :D :D Make sure you're subbed to get notified. I'm not gonna say it here on bsky when they do open #hha
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Sharing my most loved fan art: Sable choosing the fabric for her next work. Gouache really is a time consuming medium for me, I need to get every color right before I start the final. But I do love the result #animalcrossing #sisterable #acsable
If you live in the EU, please give feedback against the opening of new data centers, they extended the period (you'll need to scroll down). They want to TRIPLE the current processing capacity in 5-7 years, and the next data center may be next to your home. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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Back to scribbling before getting drowned in a stupid amount of work meetings
The deadline for this is today btw!
Please share your feedback on how genAI destroys the livelihoods of artists on the official EU website. You can do so even if you're not an EU citizen. We have to be loud so the change will come, and practice shoes that voicing hatred towards genAI works ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
C'est aujourd'hui que sort en librairie le premier tome de ma nouvelle série "Oscar et la fille de l'île fantôme". J'espère que ça vous plaira ! Le deuxième tome arrive très vite !
the first time I read this two page comic "Luce" from her underground comic "Spasm!", I felt a groundswell under me. I've never really seen that feeling of fear and sadness in the murk of dysphoria captured so directly and beautifully. It hurts to look at. It might be my favorite comic.
Portfolios. Are such a pain. If only I could ever apply to a single type of illustration work and not a thousand different ones
Back from the void (or so I hope) I've always had trembling hands but the last couple of months have been shacky, and today my whole body is. I guess I'm exhausted but it's the beginning of the year again and I have a ton of work waiting; trying to take it slow for now
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Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
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If you love a webcomic, consider doing two things: 1. Personally recommend it to one other person 2. Comment on pages You have no idea what these small things do to help a comic grow! Peer-to-peer is how a fan base is built, and comments boost engagement, setting the comic up for more success! 💖
This all starts with a secret handshake between writers and yard workers, a mutual understanding that if writers don't leave cans behind, and they don't touch the identifying numbers on the cars, then there's largely no harm. Writers will go to meticulous lengths to respect the latter rule.
Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.
Just your reminder that indie and small authors need reviews or small pieces of feedback like these to keep going!! It's free! 🖤🍻
I have read the first one a couple of days ago and it is mesmerisingly beautiful