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JM Tolman
@jmtolman.bsky.social
Illustrator, graphic designer, and pattern artist from Los Angeles.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jmtolman
No AI used for any of my works!
Last couple piece from my Monster Girl Sweet Shops series: Love Runs the All-Nite Cafe! I use these two a LOT in my branding- I just love how they turned out!


#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror #monstergirls #horror #sweets #cafe
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Another couple from my Monster Girl Sweet Shops series! This is the piece "Mint to Be Ice Cream", and man, I still love it.


#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror #monstergirls #horror #sweets #icecream
February 13, 2026 at 2:13 AM
More monster couples 💕 This is the piece "Moonlight & Blood Bakery" from my Monster Girl Sweet Shop series, featuring Edith & Bella!

#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror #monstergirls #horror #sweets
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Here's Monster Boys in Love, the companion series to Monster Girl in Love! I painted it a year later after a customer asked if I could add some queer monster art with men- a fantastic idea, so I did it! The water monsters one is my FAVORITE

#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror
February 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Oh hey, it's February, which means I can post my super cutesy monster pieces! The first is my Monster Girls in Love series, made waaaay back in 2021 and originally meant to be a pattern. Didn't work as a pattern, but the drawings worked as prints!

#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Giving myself a mental break to post one of my most popular prints: The Jellybean Cats! Started as a drawing exercise, ended up as a print & a pattern. Still one of my top sellers five years later!

#art #illustration #pattern #patterndesign #surfacedesign #cats #cartoon #cute
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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Wow! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Publishing for Minnesota auction!

#kidlit #publishing
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Hey #Kidlit, I donated a one hour portfolio/dummy critique to raise money for Minnesota. The auction will run from Thursday at 12AM untill Friday at 11:45PM.

💙❤️

www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
And to my fellow Angelenos: I strongly encourage you to follow @lataco.bsky.social, who have been posting daily ICE Tracker updates & video memos about ICE's actions in SoCal since early 2025. They are an invaluable resource and I cannot recommend them enough!
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Hey, so, while I'm not going to post extensively about current events on this account, as I do want to keep it focused on art, I want to boost www.standwithminnesota.com. There is an extensive list of funds you can donate to (or link to, if money is tight but you want to spread the word).
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Final bit of Autumn People vis dev for now: furniture! I originally wanted to do Gilded Age inspired pieces, but ended up drawing more inspiration from DIY fairy house furniture. You can still see some Gilded Age in the silhouettes, though!

#art #sketch #visualdevelopment #visdev #illustration
January 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
More Autumn People vis dev! I took a LOT of inspiration from fairy houses made out of tree stumps. I strongly recommend you check out R/FairyGardens and R/Gardening for fairy house inspo!

#art #sketch #visualdevelopment #visdev #illustration #plants #trees
January 15, 2026 at 5:42 AM
This week, I thought I would share some of the vis dev pieces I've done for the the Autumn people and their world! Today I want to share some of the style explorations I did for trees and different bushes.

#art #sketch #visualdevelopment #visdev #illustration #plants #trees
January 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Season's Greetings from The Autumn People! 🎃✨

I've been developing the Autumn People into a bigger project on Twitch for the past few months! Expected to see more of these little guys over the next year or so.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

#art #illustration #happyholidays #jackolantern #winter
December 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The design on the left is one of the first patterns I ever made, & the one on the right is a re-imagining I did five years later! I think I did a pretty good job of keeping the vibe while improving the overall look.

#art #illustration #christmas #winter #patterns #patterndesign #fabric
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A very simple fall pattern I made last year for fun! And of course, I had to make a jack-o-lantern version.

#art #illustration #halloween #patterns #patterndesign #fabricdesign #fabric #spoonflower #autumn #fall #pumpkins #jackolanterns
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Brain tired, have some cute pink owls in teacups


#art #illustration #cute #owls #tea
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
One of my favorite patterns!✨ It's loosely based on nightshade flowers, and I believe I did submit it to a Spoonflower contest- but make no mistake, I made it 100% for myself lol.

#art #illustration #patterndesign #fabricdesign #fabric #spoonflower #floral #pastelgoth
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
These are SO old that I forgot they existed! Waaay back in 2020, I was DEEP into New Horizons and wanted to get back into shape-based styles after years of linear based ones, so I made these basic phone wallpapers! Feel free to use 'em (1/3)

#art #illustration #animalcrossing #fanart #nintendo
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is a fun one lol. So, Spectral Sweethearts started as a fabric design for Spoonflower, but I thought it was SO cute that I turned one of the couples into a pin, ha!

#art #illustration #patterndesign #fabricdesign #fabric #spoonflower #ghosts #horror #pophorror #enamelpin #pin
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A lil post-stream sketch I did last summer, when the heat was not letting up. I like the dismal-yet-dreamy vibe of this piece, very fitting for that point in time.

#art #illustration #sketch #portrait #summer
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I was going through my files, and found this older contest design! It's called Lil’ Witch’s First Coven, and it was my first attempt at an 'endless landscape' piece. I think it holds up!

#art #illustration #patterndesign #fabricdesign #fabric #spoonflower #witch #pastel #magic #fantasy #forest
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is Fantastical Florals, and it's the pattern I use for my header image! I made it for a Spoonflower Pantone challenge a couple of years ago, but between you and me I like the autumnal colorway more 😉

#art #illustration #patterndesign #fabricdesign #fabric #spoonflower #floral #folkart #pantone
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tunes for Freaknik Ghouls🎶

Another series that started as a fabric design, and later got remixed as a print series. The whole thing was inspired by album covers from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. And, of course, monsters!

#art #illustration #monsters #horror #retro #pophorror
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Literary Kitties! 📚🐈✨

Two of my most successful prints EVER. Shout out to my stream chat for helping me brainstorm cat puns for the book titles, that was so much fun!

#art #illustration #cats #reading #books #cute #puns
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM