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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 3d

I got an ask on tetratto about comic making process and I wrote up a whole long thingy here:
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sheer spite press @sheerspite.bsky.social · 5d

Every zine fest is a miracle and a labour of love, but here are some things that I have experienced that make for a zine fair that is especially nice to table at:
sheerspite.ca/five-things-...

Five things zine fairs do that I love - sheer spite press

Hello! I’ve been thinking about zine fairs (and book fairs, small press fairs, and other places where people stand behind a table and sell you little booklets). I’ve tabled...

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d h @deeholloway.bsky.social · 5d

this is a great write-up of actionable tips for organizing zinefests, and also captures some of what I've enjoyed about the zinefests I've been part of. zine-centric fairs have absolutely been my best experiences as an author & creator.

sheer spite press @sheerspite.bsky.social · 5d

Every zine fest is a miracle and a labour of love, but here are some things that I have experienced that make for a zine fair that is especially nice to table at:
sheerspite.ca/five-things-...

Five things zine fairs do that I love - sheer spite press

Hello! I’ve been thinking about zine fairs (and book fairs, small press fairs, and other places where people stand behind a table and sell you little booklets). I’ve tabled...

sheerspite.ca

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 7d

Man I need to rewatch, saw years ago in high school but I don't think I appreciated as much

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 7d

Aww how sweet! Hope she enjoyed...and yeah unfortunately I've seen that trend around where if you are generous sometimes ppl will take it for granted ...

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · Aug 27

I finished my #comic this week, “The Holy Cephalophore,” and have been scanning all day yesterday…hopefully will be able to pick up the proofs today!

It’s my first comic I’ve done 100% traditionally in years, done with pen and ink + Brush pen, about the Death of Richard the Lionheart.

Cover art for The Holy Cephalophore, showing a man standing with a sword in front of a flame and an obscured female head

Manuscript style page, reading: In Fair Limoges, the land of Saint Valerie, the King of England embarks on an unholy mission to punish his disloyal vassals, devastating the land with fire and sword…

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 13d

The Trials of Tomatobird

Chopped - tiny Allie running away from a knife chopping carrots on a cutting board

washed - Allie in a colander with bok choy under the faucet

Cooked - Allie clinging for dear life to the spatula in a fiery pan

Served - Allie posing on a plated dish of rice, vegetables, and meat

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 7d

Like I'm an indie zine & comics maker, I'm not aspiring to the same thing as ppl who wanna work for studios, so if I see advice for that I might be slightly interested but if I see advice that doesn't apply I will pass on it

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 7d

It wasn't even an unsolicited critique to an individual person just a generic statement...but ppl I think see art advice online and think it MUST be talking DIRECTLY to them

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 7d

Like "some people can't afford art school!!!" That's great....then u can learn from people giving out advice online....which includes evaluations and talking about industry standards...

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 7d

Remembering that time on twt a professional industry artist made a post for her audience of other pro industry aspiring artists saying the most milquetoast "you need ur portfolio to be at a certain skill level to be hired for XYZ positions" and ppl from completely different art circles got mad at it

The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 8d

Someone asked "why dont artists post tutorials as much anymore? It's always behind a paywall"

I think it is because every single time I have seen a tutorial go viral people end up SCREAMING at the artist "how DARE you tell me how to draw?!"

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The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 8d

Someone asked "why dont artists post tutorials as much anymore? It's always behind a paywall"

I think it is because every single time I have seen a tutorial go viral people end up SCREAMING at the artist "how DARE you tell me how to draw?!"

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beck @bitingteeth.bsky.social · 7d

sometimes you look through old sketchbooks and find out you were cooking

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 9d

I was like “its bc there isn’t a fujo audience for this, only guys making sigma male edits”

Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 9d

lil bro and i finished watching all of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher Trilogy and he was sad there wasn’t a lot of fanart for it…so we doodled a bunch together (these are mine hehe) #doodles

Various cartoons of the characters of pusher trilogy hanging out and being depressed or partying

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Hydein @hydein.bsky.social · 20d

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Fancam de Misoprostol @thedevils1971.bsky.social · 13d

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘪. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 13d

last week on my lunch break I went to a camera shop on the lower east side to buy film, and while there found out that they do development+scans for $10 on Wednesday, so I just took the rest of my lunch break and walked around shooting a test roll

Photograph of a bar entrance - the door way is arch shaped, with a brown and white tile floor behind it. The exterior wall is pink and the word ARMADA, in a kind of art deco font, is on a sign made of blue neon

Photograph of a building, shot up at an extreme angle

Photograph of a storefront featuring multiple televisions showing a video of soldering; a man in a face mask is cycling by in the foreground

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 12d

I support as much as i can (and i’m also looking for external work), and I’m taking illustration commissions—but if anyone else can please help donate or share even a little, it helps out as well. Please consider some support to help my friend stay housed And prepare for the future!

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 12d

Once again, raising money for my friend Cat’s rent and expenses fund—it’s currently at 46%, with $573 left to raise for tomorrow—can we lessen the gap?

(I’ve mostly been posting on twt and tumblr, but since i logged back here wanna post too)
#mutualaid #longcovid

ko-fi.com/itskyatto/

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Pascal's Chimaera @angevinyaoiz.bsky.social · 13d

Some low effort meme redraws to wind down from working on comics pages #devilsburger #ocs #doodles

First image: Richard holding remote at tv screen and pouting while john waves happily behind him. Text: Another day of being gay. In theory, but not in practice.

second image: Richard looking bored and pointing to a menu in his devilsburger uniform. text: “this here is probably our best selling burger” says teen who would’ve been a powerful, revered warrior 842 years ago.

Third image: richard brandishing a sword at a scared looking junior. Text: sword fighting my brother in the devilsburger parking lot

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · 13d

The Trials of Tomatobird

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · Oct 20

Azulejo inspired angels
#illustration #art #angels

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Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · Sep 8

I got my own copy of Look Back. A very special story to me and many other cartoonists, as one can imagine

Tomatobird 🍅 @tomatobird.bsky.social · Sep 8

My newest comic is available to read! I posted it on my historical fanart account since it is, well historical. But I think it is very enjoyable 💜

Pascal's Chimaera @angevinyaoiz.bsky.social · Sep 2

My new comic about the death of Richard the Lionheart, THE HOLY CEPHALOPHORE, is now available to read!

Check it out on my site: tomatobirdart.com/comics/the-h...
Or download for free on itchio: tomatobird.itch.io/the-holy-cep...

#medieval #comics #zines

Illuminated manuscript laid out with swirling organic patterns, showing a saintly figure holding her bleeding severed head, with a devil and a knight above her. The text reads: In fair Limoges, the land of Saint Valerie, the King of England embarks on an unholy mission to punish his disloyal vassals, devastating the land with fire and sword...

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The scene opens over a view of pavilions and tents in front of a castle, knights abound and there is smoke in the air.

A tonsured priest speaks: My lord, it is Lent! You promised peace with King Philip!

King Richard is holding his sword in one hand and a maille hauberk in the other.

Richard: I have no peace with a traitor's knife of a castle pointed right at me! The Viscount of Limoges must learn the consequences of allying with my Enemy!

And thus he turns around with rage at the priest.

Richard: "Abandono God?" Let me remind you, King Philip was the first to abandon God when he abandoned ME on crusade in defiance of his oath! He conspired to keep me in prison while spreading lies about me to all of Europe!

In the background are flames and a tiny shoujo evil laughing philip figure in the background.

Richard: Is that Christian brotherhood to you?

Priest: I didn't mean-

Richard: Should I join hands with a man who sought to turn even my own brother against me?

Priest: Your anger is just, my Lord, but this goes too far! It's your duty to honor the agreements and observe the holy days. Don't you care for the fate of your immortal soul?

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