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Chris Shehan_Comic Art @chrisshehanart.bsky.social · Sep 3

Every artist I’ve ever known has this itch to create that won’t go away until they create. They have to do it.

It’s why I know the “finally, someone like me can make art” AI users are full of shit. What they really mean is “finally, a way to get social media likes without hard work”.

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serj @ketraia.bsky.social · Aug 22

never posted this hella here...
#friendsatthetable

illustration of hella varal with her sword and arms tied behind her back with a string of pearls. her upper half is bare and she has many scars.

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vicky 🌻 @crowwkui.bsky.social · Jul 9

revisiting my gelphie cafe au ☕️

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Lesly ✨️ @leslyoh.bsky.social · Jul 13

🍽️ #farcille

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · Feb 25

Negotiations (1/3) #ocart #ocsky #comic #occomic #anthro #furryart

First page of 6 page comic.
Panel one shows a medieval military camp will of tents at night time. Text box in the corner reads “3 months earlier…”. A speech bubble coming from the main big tent in the middle of the camp says, “What assurances do we have that you won’t invade as soon as our guard is down?”
Panel two shows the inside of the tent. A group of people stand around a table with a map spread out on it. On one side of the table stands a group of elves with Yisü, a half-elven prince. On the other side of the table stands a group of anthropomorphic animals, including a panther, a bunny, and Levi, a large polar bear with an eyepatch.
Yisü says, “Please believe me, no one wants this war to be over more than I. Your fight is with my predecessor, who- thanks yo your general over there- is quite dealt with.” Yisü is gesturing to the panther who is smirking. Levi says, “My question stands…”
Panel three shows Levi, who says, “I have no reason to trust that you won’t follow in his misguided footsteps.”
Panel four shows Yisü and a female elf. The elf, looking at Yisü says, “Perhaps a gesture of good will, your highness?”
End of page

Second page of 6 page comic.
Panel one shows the panther, Levi, and the bunny. Levi is tall enough that his eyes are out of the frame. The panther says, “Perhaps collateral.” The bunny, looking up toward Levi, says, “Perhaps a marriage!”
Panel two shows Yisü with a shocked expression saying, “A what!?”.
Panel three shows the bunny, looking very small and frightened in the frame. She says, “…Uh… Well…”
Panel four shows Levi, facepalming, and the bunny blushing as she tries to explain. She says, “It is not unheard for human nations to arrange marriages between them in order to broker peace and encourage unity…”
Panel five shows Yisü, and two of the elves. Yisü looks confused and is staring straight ahead while the elves confer with each other. The female elf says, to the male elf, “That could work.”
End of page.

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · Jul 6

I swear to god one day I’ll finish the fic i’m writing about them…..
#ocart #ocsky #dndart

Digital drawing of Kollion, a bulky darkhaired orc, and Ione, a tiefling with short white-tipped horns and long dark hair. They’re both sitting on a slightly tilted surface. Ione is laughing into their hand and their speech bubble says ”*SNRK*”. Kollion is holding a wine bottle by the neck and looking at Ione with a fond little smile, saying ”Charming.”

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · Jul 6

ohh, I’ve been thinking about Ione and Kollion a lot lately, even modern au
#ocart #ocsky

Digital drawing on grey background of Ione, a tiefling with small horns and long black hair, and Kollion, a bulky orc with shoulderlength black hair. They’re both sitting at a table, supposed to be studying. Ione has a speechbubble that says ”I don’t like Dill.”

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · Jul 2

Kind of a quiet kid, huh?

Drawing of Ione, a young tiefling with dark hair and tiny little nubs of white-tipped horns, sitting leaned up against some pillows while reading a book.

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🕯️Lozziebean Candles🕯️ @lozziebeancandles.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · May 7

I'm open for character commissions!! ✨ If you're interested in a drawing of your OC or TTRPG character or fursona or whoever you like send me a DM!!

also please consider sharing this post if you can 💞
#art #commissions #furryart #dndart

Commission pricing chart with two full body reference drawings layered over each other. One of the drawings is full colour, the other is lineart with a gradiant of blue to orange underneath the lines. The prices are £25 for a lines only bust, and £30 for a bust with colour. £50 for a lines only half body, and £60 for a half body with colour. £100 for a lines only full body, and £120 for a full body with colour. At the bottom it says "-50% on additional characters."

A collage of different art examples. There are two drawings that are lines only on a white background, one is of a woman wearing armour and holding a sword, the other is of two people standing back to back both posing with swords. The remaining three drawings are full colour, one of an orc, one of a halfling, and one of a human with scarring over her eye.

Another collage of different art examples. This one is focused on anthropomorphic characters, all in colour. There's a fullbody drawing of a lion wearing a long purple coat, there is also a bust of that lion looking to the side. There is an orange cat wearing an open shirt. There's an anxious-looking bunny. There's a bust of a firbolg. And finally, there's an anthropomorphic polar bear with an eyepatch holding up an elf whose face is covered by their hair.

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · Jun 14

firbolg nergüi save me

Two drawings of a bearded firbolg with long brown hair, droopy ears, and horns. In one drawing they’re wearing a loose tank top and their hair is in a braid over one shoulder. In the other drawing they’re topless, wearing green trousers with their hands in their pockets. They have relaxed neutral expressions in both drawings.

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · Jun 6

i do think whenever you get an x-ray they should send it to you, perhaps even with arrows pointing out their observations if thats not too much trouble, i just wanna see it... i always ask them to show me the screen when they do an ultrasound

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Loz's Baking Co 🧁 Orders Open! @lozsbakingco.bsky.social · Jun 1

Slightly delayed but been under the weather, this month's Patreon mix box will be:

Chocolate chip Brookie
Chocolate Honeycomb Cookiecups
Cherry Scone
Creme Egg Brownie

Unfortunately it's too late to join this month however you can join for July by visiting my Patreon!
patreon.com/LozsBakingCompany

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🕯️Lozziebean Candles🕯️ @lozziebeancandles.bsky.social · Jun 1

Been under the weather since the con but getting some new fresh scents ready including an aromatherapy scent, Refresh!

A natural blend of invigorating Bergamot, soothing Eucalyptus, uplifting Lemon and crisp, fresh peppermint creating an aroma designed to awaken & rejuvenate your surroundings. 🩵

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · May 30

A set of three busts for a commission I did a while back!

Bust drawing of a pale older man with large ears and large glowing purple eyes. He wears goggles on his head and a purple suit with a black duster coat.

Bust drawing of a grey-skinned man with white markings on his face and glowing blue eyes, wearing a bandana and an armour chest plate.

Bust drawing of a pale woman with glowing silver eyes wearing light-coloured robes.

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · May 25

earlier somebody tried to be like "I haven't used it since i tweaked my resume, admit it was so good for that if nothing else" no. it was still bad on every level. like I'm sorry to tell you this but you just aren't keen enough to notice it

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · May 25

hey a small request:

don't use fucking LLMs or generative "A.i." for anything. they destroy your brain. they're wide open to manipulation by right wing billionaires. they're full of lies. they're based on theft.

just say no.

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · May 19

last night in dnd my npc crush gave my pc an awkward handshake so i had to cope by doodling them kissing in the future #ocart

Aulis, a short Goliath, and Karta, a scarred orc, sharing a soft little kiss.

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · May 14

he was in southampton because he'd driven his motorboat there from holland to sell it which i thought was cool as hell tho

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · May 14

yesterday i dragged a middle-aged dutch man through the heat to get us both on an even hotter bus to the airport because i was concerned about him having to spend extra money on a taxi, and when we boarded the flight i realised the guy was in first class, man you couldve got us both a taxi come on

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Morrigan @morrigan-b.bsky.social · May 9

Finally got this old design from my MA cleaned up in January and I'm posting it since it still slaps

Go check it of if your into Xena cara.app/post/07779a8...

"Xena's 'Scythian Princess' Outfit" Concept art sheet 1, there is like too much going on here to describe in complete clarity, but let me try anyway: this is a character concept piece with a turn around featuring Xena wearing a green jewel and brass adorned tunic, gray hose and a brass plated chest plate. She dons a sheep skin cape and a holstered chakram and a sword. The whole idea of the concept is that some of the old Scythian design work would be folded into the kind of kitschy historical fantasy designs familiar to the show.

Zoomed in on the tunic here to reveal more details on the hat she wears and a pair of dark reinforced leather arm braces that are rivited with brass. The green tunic has these blue rectangles that cover the top half of the pattern and are topped off with green jewels and the brass pattern forms rivited into various flower patterns and are finished at the edge with a brown leather border to hem the tunic.

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arp: insect rights activist @arparparp.bsky.social · Apr 14

#perpetua spoilers (prelude 04, not plot related) //

fleggs are all well and good but i'm here for the slime lizards
#friendsatthetable

a semi-transparent vaguely lizard shaped slime with eyes glowing from within the slime body. normal gecko feet poke out of the limbs and its mouth and nostrils connect to lizard within.

a scrawny vaguely gecko-like lizard with tubular nostrils and teeth.

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Micah @rincewind.run · May 8

new pope!

*crowd goes wild*

American pope!

*crowd boos*

woke for an American!

*crowd goes wild*

bad on protecting abusive priests!

*crowd boos*

hates JD Vance!

*crowd goes wild*

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · May 8

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Francis ✨ comms open!! @poetiskt.bsky.social · May 8

Woaah!! these are sick!! 😍 LOVE how well you've captured the rpg vibe!!!

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · May 6

Adam wrote a great essay on self vs. traditional publishing, I was particularly struck by this bit: "Comics are slow . . . It requires dedication to move slowly in a world that values quickness. In many respects, it’s a privilege to move at a tortoises pace in a world devised by and for hares."

adam @kumerish.bsky.social · May 3

Some thoughts on self publishing & publishing. I've self published a lot now and I have a lot of feelings on how we talk about it versus traditional indie publishing.

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A Mess: Self Publishing & Publishing | Adam

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