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SIDINGS is out today
Listen/buy: theleaflabel.net/sidings.XQL
Listen/buy: theleaflabel.net/sidings.XQL
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
SIDINGS is out today
Listen/buy: theleaflabel.net/sidings.XQL
Listen/buy: theleaflabel.net/sidings.XQL
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OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS STEAMBOY SERIES
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/otom...
#artbooks #anime #storyboards #sketches
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/otom...
#artbooks #anime #storyboards #sketches
OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS STEAMBOY SERIES
From the publisher The film "STEAMBOY," released in theaters in 2004, was the first feature-length animated film since "AKIRA,"...
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 AM
OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS STEAMBOY SERIES
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/otom...
#artbooks #anime #storyboards #sketches
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/otom...
#artbooks #anime #storyboards #sketches
Struggling to recall a time when public life wasn’t dominated by belligerent gobshites
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Struggling to recall a time when public life wasn’t dominated by belligerent gobshites
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Company of Dutch renaissance courtiers in fab outfits cavort in the Tree of Jesse. Young nun in white looks a bit fearful about the whole production. By Geertgen tot Sint Jans, whose day is today.
January 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Company of Dutch renaissance courtiers in fab outfits cavort in the Tree of Jesse. Young nun in white looks a bit fearful about the whole production. By Geertgen tot Sint Jans, whose day is today.
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a gorgeous film. After 65 years, its design is still fresh.
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a gorgeous film. After 65 years, its design is still fresh.
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
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I'm not sure that "ethics can't apply to powerful companies and very rich people" is a sustainable moral framework.
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I'm not sure that "ethics can't apply to powerful companies and very rich people" is a sustainable moral framework.
From the Lockdown Era
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
From the Lockdown Era
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Just backed this. The anti-ai scraping protection alone looks the business but there’s a creative suite of pro art tools too. Get on it!
The IAMAG Tools Kickstarter has officially launched: https://itsartm.ag/ks-iamagtools
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Just backed this. The anti-ai scraping protection alone looks the business but there’s a creative suite of pro art tools too. Get on it!
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We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Always a treat to be back in this world. My fave. Art Direction by the lovely and talented Jamie Gregory
My advance copies of BRIDGE OF STORMS just arrived, & it’s looking good. Seasonally snowy cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social In US & British bookshops on 12th Feb (but pre-orderable today hint hint.)
January 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Always a treat to be back in this world. My fave. Art Direction by the lovely and talented Jamie Gregory
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My advance copies of BRIDGE OF STORMS just arrived, & it’s looking good. Seasonally snowy cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social In US & British bookshops on 12th Feb (but pre-orderable today hint hint.)
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
My advance copies of BRIDGE OF STORMS just arrived, & it’s looking good. Seasonally snowy cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social In US & British bookshops on 12th Feb (but pre-orderable today hint hint.)
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Stevan Dohanos’ cover to The Saturday Evening Post of January 5th 1946, a painting based on sketches Dohanos made in 1945 during a visit backstage to a production of Bizet’s Carmen in New York’s Metropolitan Opera House.
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Stevan Dohanos’ cover to The Saturday Evening Post of January 5th 1946, a painting based on sketches Dohanos made in 1945 during a visit backstage to a production of Bizet’s Carmen in New York’s Metropolitan Opera House.
Just backed this. The anti-ai scraping protection alone looks the business but there’s a creative suite of pro art tools too. Get on it!
The IAMAG Tools Kickstarter has officially launched: https://itsartm.ag/ks-iamagtools
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Just backed this. The anti-ai scraping protection alone looks the business but there’s a creative suite of pro art tools too. Get on it!
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The IAMAG Tools Kickstarter has officially launched: https://itsartm.ag/ks-iamagtools
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The IAMAG Tools Kickstarter has officially launched: https://itsartm.ag/ks-iamagtools
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
We realized the most dangerous part of being an artist today isn't creating the work, it's sharing it.
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Reposted by Ian McQue
Brutal ventilation -- for the electricity substations in the basement of this Met Police building.
January 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Brutal ventilation -- for the electricity substations in the basement of this Met Police building.
The little-known Scottish Spice Girl
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The little-known Scottish Spice Girl
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MILESHIPS is a narrative art book by Ian McQue ( @ianmcque.bsky.social ), a most splendid showcase of the artist's gorgeous illustrations & sketches. Hardcover, 190 pages. Explore more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/milesh...
January 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
MILESHIPS is a narrative art book by Ian McQue ( @ianmcque.bsky.social ), a most splendid showcase of the artist's gorgeous illustrations & sketches. Hardcover, 190 pages. Explore more in my review - halcyonrealms.com/books/milesh...
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Remembering Iwao Takamoto today. Iwao designed so many of the characters we love, like #ScoobyDoo #TheJetsons #Astro #Muttley #PenelopePitstop His memory will live on forever in the characters he created! 🙏 #IwaoTakamoto
January 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Remembering Iwao Takamoto today. Iwao designed so many of the characters we love, like #ScoobyDoo #TheJetsons #Astro #Muttley #PenelopePitstop His memory will live on forever in the characters he created! 🙏 #IwaoTakamoto
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Gogmagog and Ludluda - tempted? Don't listen to us, listen to Gareth.
See also the extraordinary cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social.
See also the extraordinary cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social.
Recently finished the Gogmagog duology and can’t recommend them enough. Gorgeously surreal, alternate-universe post-war London, where the worldbuilding is the draw but the rich prose is what hooks you. The best written fantasy I’ve read in a long while.
January 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Gogmagog and Ludluda - tempted? Don't listen to us, listen to Gareth.
See also the extraordinary cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social.
See also the extraordinary cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social.
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Hello, it's my birthday so I feel bold enough to suggest;
if you'd like to make a small, for-profit game or two together in 2026 please get in touch!
if you'd like to make a small, for-profit game or two together in 2026 please get in touch!
December 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hello, it's my birthday so I feel bold enough to suggest;
if you'd like to make a small, for-profit game or two together in 2026 please get in touch!
if you'd like to make a small, for-profit game or two together in 2026 please get in touch!
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From TEKKONKINKREET scene 1 cut 6, spectacular layout and hand-painted BG elements. The plan for executing this (including the 180° roll) is all from the great Shinji Kimura.
#TEKKON #鉄コン #AMERBETON #anime #アニメ #松本大洋 #TaiyoMatsumoto #背景 #木村真二
#TEKKON #鉄コン #AMERBETON #anime #アニメ #松本大洋 #TaiyoMatsumoto #背景 #木村真二
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 AM
From TEKKONKINKREET scene 1 cut 6, spectacular layout and hand-painted BG elements. The plan for executing this (including the 180° roll) is all from the great Shinji Kimura.
#TEKKON #鉄コン #AMERBETON #anime #アニメ #松本大洋 #TaiyoMatsumoto #背景 #木村真二
#TEKKON #鉄コン #AMERBETON #anime #アニメ #松本大洋 #TaiyoMatsumoto #背景 #木村真二
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Ian McQue's MILESHIPS narrative art book is just splendid stuff from cover to cover. I really hope the publisher will be able to release it widely for more to enjoy ( it was Kickstarter funded ). My review coming soon.
Follow him at @ianmcque.bsky.social
Follow him at @ianmcque.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Ian McQue's MILESHIPS narrative art book is just splendid stuff from cover to cover. I really hope the publisher will be able to release it widely for more to enjoy ( it was Kickstarter funded ). My review coming soon.
Follow him at @ianmcque.bsky.social
Follow him at @ianmcque.bsky.social