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Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · 2d

Pre-order here: coloursofthegatezine.carrd.co

Colours of the Gate

A Baldur's Gate 3 fanzine

coloursofthegatezine.carrd.co

Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · 2d

A little sneak peek of my entry for the @coloursofthegate.bsky.social fan zine :3

🏳️‍🌈 Pre-orders are open til Oct 17! 🏳️‍🌈
All proceedes will go towards LGBTQ+ charity so please consider supporting this project if you are able to 💜

#baldursgate3 #bg3fanart #bg3tara #artzine #pride #coloursofthegate

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · 7d

🏳️‍🌈Week 3 Update🏳️‍🌈

We've raised $392.86 for charity so far thanks to your support and generosity!

Pre-Orders are only open for 2 more weeks; don't miss out on the chance to get 120+ pages of queer BG3 fanworks while supporting LGBTQ+ charities!

Pre-order here: forms.gle/y2WfKGFER6Q2xc5t5

A navy and yellow art nouveau style graphic with a rainbow motif that reads: Colours of the Gate, A BG3 Pride Fanzine. Week 3 Update. $392.86 raised since Sept 12. The Trevor Project, thetrevorproject.org, $211.29. Transgender Law Center, transgenderlawcenter.org, $125. Stonewall, stonewall.org.uk, $18.26. Mermaids UK, mermaidsuk.org.uk, $31.15. Thank you for your support! Pre-order open through Oct 17.

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Iruka/Sabu @irusabu.bsky.social · 13d

Horror movie night on #batstarion sunday 💖

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Sep 6

U.K. residents, could this be your chance to stop paypro censorship in the country? Please sign this petition

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Aug 31

Death by a thousand cuts. These censorious paypros and bills in committee will eat away at our ability to provide for ourselves. This is a sure outcome if we give up, but if we keep yelling we give ourselves another possibility

Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · Aug 31

Adult games can no longer launch in Early Access on Steam. This is devastating for small projects (like my own!) because EA can be a much-needed lifeline while games are still in development

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 31

Heavy Hearts dev Dammitbird received the following notice from Steam, noting “your app has failed our review because we're unable to support the Early Access model of development for a game with mature themes”

This strikes me as overcompliance and censorious on Steam’s part

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The Sub Scribe 🔞 @thesubscribe.bsky.social · 22d

So happy to be part of this collab raising money for good causes!

Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · 22d

🏳️‍🌈 Week 1 Update 🏳️‍🌈

We've raised $168.21 for charity since Sept 12th thanks to your support and generosity!

Pre-Orders are open through October 10th; don't miss out on the chance to get 120+ pages of queer BG3 fanworks while supporting LGBTQ+ charities!

Pre-order here: forms.gle/y2WfKGFER6Q2xc5t5

A navy and yellow art nouveau style graphic with a rainbow motif that reads: Colours of the Gate, A BG3 Pride Fanzine. Week 1 Update. $168.21 raised since Sept 12. The Trevor Project, thetrevorproject.org, $75. Transgender Law Center, transgenderlawcenter.org, $55. Stonewall, stonewall.org.uk, $7.25. Mermaids UK, mermaidsuk.org.uk, $23.70. Thank you for your support! Pre-order open through Oct 10.

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · 22d

Our zine will not be handling any money. Instead, all donations go directly to charity, so our pre-order process may be different than what you're used to.

You can find direct links to our charities on the pre-order form and our carrd.

Pre-Order Form: forms.gle/8sqwP9zHHKew5zYcA

#bg3 #bg3zine

A navy and yellow art nouveau style graphic with a rainbow motif that reads: Colours of the Gate, a BG3 Pride Fanzine. Pre-Orders open through Oct 10. All funds go directly to charity. How to pre-order: 1. Donate to one of our chosen charities, $5 USD minimum. 2. Screenshot your donation receipt. 3. Submit your receipt through our preorder form

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Iruka/Sabu @irusabu.bsky.social · 20d

Snuggles for #batstarion sunday 💗

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · 29d

Fill out the form below to submit your order. Instructions are on the form and our Carrd!

🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Order Form: forms.gle/Bd7mQ9uHsa1V...
🏳️‍🌈 Carrd: coloursofthegatezine.carrd.co

A navy and yellow art-nouveau style graphic for the zine Colours of the Gate. It reads: Charities. thetrevorproject.org. Provides 24/7 crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth. transgenderlawcenter.org. Provides advocacy and litigation to protect the rights of trans people. stonewall.org.uk. Runs campaigns to drive positive change for LGBTQ+ people. mermaids.org.uk. Provides a support line for trans youth, loved ones, and allies. Our zine will be pay-what-you-want with a small minimum donation.

A navy and yellow art-nouveau style graphic for the zine Colours of the Gate. It reads: Finances. We will not be handling any money. To purchase the zine, donate a minimum $5 USD (or equivalent in your local currency) to one of our chosen charities, screenshot the receipt, and upload it to the order form. The zine will be sent via email once pre-orders close. Please redact all personal information from receipts.

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Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · 29d

Do a good deed and get this amazing zine in return ❤️🏳️‍🌈

Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · 29d

🏳️‍🌈Pre-Orders OPEN🏳️‍🌈

Pre-orders are open from Sept 12-Oct 10!

For a min donation of $5 USD or equivalent currency to one of our chosen charities, donors will receive the full digital zine and all digital merch. Our 🔞 zine can be added on at no extra cost.

More Info⬇️

#bg3 #bg3queer #zinepreorder

A navy and yellow art-nouveau style graphic, it reads: Colours of the Gate, A BG3 Pride Fanzine. Preorders open Sept 12-Oct 10. All funds go directly to charity. Donots will receive: 125+ page digital zine, printable colouring page & bookmark by Crista Constantinte plus pride themed stationary and emotes by TavyliaSin and Amaren Arts. Plus 60+ page NSFW add-on for no additional cost. There are preview images of the zine cover, where Karlach, Wyll, Shadowheart, Astarion, Lae'zel and Gale are holding hands and dancing in a circle in the woods, each draped in flowing fabric from a color of the rainbow. There are also preview images of a bookmark featuring a glowing hand reaching for the artifact, and a colouring page where a skull, goblet, and bottle of wine lay on a table. Preview images of printable stationary with chibi versions of the origin characters in the corner. Preview images of emotes of Ketheric, Gortash, and Orin holding pride hearts.

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Sep 5

🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open in 1 Week 🏳️‍🌈

Pre-orders for our queer-centered charity #bg3zine will be open from September 12-October 10! We are proud to say our project features a wide variety of queer experiences and identities, with a release day set for October 11, International Coming Out Day!

#cotgzine

Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏳️‍🌈Pre-Orders Coming Soon 🏳️‍🌈

We're delighted to announce preorders will be open from Sept 12-Oct 10! For a min donation of $5 USD or equivalent local currency to any of our chosen charities, donors will receive the full digital zine and all digital merch. Our 🔞 zine can be added on at no extra cost.

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Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · Aug 30

Also on Ko-fi with a lil preview ☺️✨

Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · Aug 30

New BG3 comic on my partner's Patreon 👀

#baldursgate3 #bg3fanart #astarion #bg3tav #fancomic #patreon #digitalart #smallartists
www.patreon.com/posts/cringe...

Cringe | KnightNick

Get more from KnightNick on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · Aug 30

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MEANBOSSART @meanbossart.bsky.social · Aug 29

NUMBERS YOU CAN CALL:

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · Aug 28

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:

At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

AI impoverishes us at every step of the process:
- data centers pollute our environment
- energy use drives up costs
- content theft robs creators of income
- the actual output is used to displace workers and depress wages
- using it harms our mental health and impairs our competence
- the flood of AI slop is damaging our sociopolitical landscape

All in service of making a worse product - and world - to enrich a handful of already spectacularly wealthy people

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Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Elif Siebenpfeiffer @elif7.bsky.social · Aug 8

Many of us use this regularly, but for those who don't know about it, this tool is super handy for creating rough lighting references for faces in whatever angle you need: www.artstation.com/artwork/GX3Ax1
There's a female read version too: www.artstation.com/artwork/6a0Par

#FundamentalsFriday

MALE HEAD, LIGHT REFERENCE TOOL, William Nguyen

NOTE : " Hi Thanks for the support on this project ! There is an issue on Artstation with all marmoset viewer. I can recommand the wayback machine as a temporary fix ! " https://web.archive.org/web/2...

www.artstation.com

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Mama Raven @ravenemore.bsky.social · Aug 23

a reminder

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MEANBOSSART @meanbossart.bsky.social · Aug 22

Putting my own spin on it!

Call a payment processor to express your discontentment with the limitations they impose on adult content and websites like Steam, Itch.io and others. Show proof of call. Bust this man's hole.

RESOURCES: stop-paypros.neocities.org

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#SaveSpeech

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Tom Eccles @stepsoversnails.bsky.social · Dec 24

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SK8 Rainy Days Zine! @sk8-rainydayszine.bsky.social · Jun 17

CREATOR SPOTLIGHT!
Another all artist page! This time full of Reki and a couple Langas!

☁️ @sopitaarts.bsky.social

☁️ @looelfn

☁️ @elliesleggy.bsky.social

Get your own copy from the link in our bio or follow the link below!
🔗 ko-fi.com/s/22acb73ff1

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Ellie 🪱 @elliesleggy.bsky.social · Jun 9

Some blorbo sillies for my mental health :)

#memeredraw #bg3tav #tavstarion #astarion #bg3memes #digitalart #bg3

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Jun 7

Contributor apps are open! They'll be open until June 21st. We want to take extra care to ensure marginalized communities have a voice in our zine, and in particular we encourage people of color, sapphic, and trans folks to apply.

Art: forms.gle/5vpXwxmWxsnv...

Writing: forms.gle/T8B8pNoy9aSK...

A navy graphic with rainbow colored flowers, announcing that contributor apps for the zine Colours of the Gate are open from June 7th through June 21st.

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