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Richard Pace

@rpace.bsky.social

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Writer, artist, politely dangerous person. https://linktr.ee/rpace

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Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'll be leaning into a weekly newsletter as social media is less effective delivering info to the the people who want it.
I just sent out one today. I won't be abusing anyone's inbox - just one email a week. If you want to know about projects, art sales, and cool stuff
shorturl.at/2lxfC

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 8h

A few people asked to see the painting I made from the drawing
Gouache on 7x10 watercolour paper (IIRC)

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 10h

If he did something as bad as speak the truth about a right wing monster, I suspect retailers could have gotten refunds for those issues

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 10h

WITCHTOBER 2025 09
I'll do more flying pictures later, but it'd be too easy to keep drawing airborne witches and have them dominate the rest of the month.
Ink on 9x12 Strathmore 400 vellum bristol
#Witchtober #witch #broomstick #inktober

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 15h

So, what did DC actually do when people were outraged over Andrea Sorrentino using A.I. slop in a Batman book?
I can't recall any repercussions?

Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 1d

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

Jim Lee On Why DC Will Never Use AI: “AI Doesn’t Dream, Feel, Or Make Art, It Aggregates It”

The President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics spoke out at today's Retailer Day at New York Comic Con.

comicbookclublive.com

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 15h

Would this be another painted TMNT?

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 23h

the pencil study for one of my favourite Etrigan paintings.
Felt is was spooky season appropriate.

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 1d

That's great! They turned out so well

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 1d

I just apologize and delete when it happens. It's the intentionally sharing that moves me to block people

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 1d

Just don't share A.I. slop of any sort. I've seen a wave of Sora shit on various social media platforms.
A.I. is destructive on too many levels to ever encourage anyone to use it, and sharing or liking is encouragement.
Complicity in the destruction of our planet and humanity.

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 1d

WITCHTOBER 2025 08
I just had to do another broomstick ride after yesterday's piece. The three Ravens are just along for the pure joy of it.
Ink on 9x12" Strathmore 400 vellum bristol
#Witchtober #witch #broomstick #raven #inktober

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 1d

No one with an opinion worth caring about values A.I. imagery or writing
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_ar...

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

Reposted by Richard Pace

Eric Palicki 🔜 NYCC AA J-31 @ericpalicki.bsky.social · 2d

We lost Bowie and Prince and just look at the state of the world. We cannot afford to lose Dolly, too.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 2d

It's weird how glimmers of hope are coming from the mortality of evil men. Kirk was assassinated by another white supremacist, dictator Trump has reportedly got 6-9 months left, and benzo-addicted sham male guru Jordan Peterson is in an ICU.
Just have to outlive the current batch of wannabe Nazis

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 2d

WITCHTOBER 2025 07
For all the witches I've drawn, far too few of them have been flying on their broomsticks. I'll start addressing that this month, though all of the familiars may not be happy about that. 😄
#Witchtober #witch #broomstick #flying #blackcat #inktober

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Adam Pottier @adamcomicnexus.bsky.social · 3d

Received my latest Frankenstein #1 Blank cover.
By @rpace.bsky.social!

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 3d

WITCHTOBER 2025 06
Aiming for that lazy Monday morning feel in the drawing while juggling way too much work in my day.
Ink on 9x12 Strathmore 400 vellum bristol
#Witchtober #witch #blackcat #inktober

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 4d

WITCHTOBER 2025 05
It's early October, so the leaves are turning and falling, pumpkins are ready to harvest, and crows are spreading the good gossip.
Ink on 9x12 Strathmore 400 vellum bristol
#Witchtober #witch #crow #pumpkin #inktober

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 4d

Every fall, a few pine beetles find their way into my apartment. Sometimes I find out when they buzz me at my drawing table, sometimes when I accidentally squash em and the room suddenly smells like floor cleaner

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 5d

The stronger surfaces mean less bleed- which would also apply to smoother surfaces. The rough surfaces allow me some of my favourite applications of media. Laying broken lines with my pens, or various drybrush effects. The rough surface is hard on brushes, so I opt for cheaper synthetics

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 5d

I can compare if you like. I've used Canson smooth and vellum. Surface dry times are the biggest difference between those two for me, the latter being faster.
Strath 400 (as well as 500)and Fab are toothier and harder surfaces. Cheaper vellum bristol is soft. At a guess, that's the sizing

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 5d

WITCHTOBER 2025 04
Still trying out the Fabriano bristol. It's good, but my favourite Strathmore 400 vellum is back on deck for tomorrow.
#Witchtober #witch #inktober

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 5d

This is one of the sad, but good things about social media in finding out who is terrible and to avoid.

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 6d

Comparing two wildly different TV shows

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 6d

Simon and Marcilene are essentially the Adventure Time version of Keol and Ellie from The Last of Us

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 6d

The reason the US grows so much soy is re-enriches the soil after it's depleted by corn and cotton crops and prevents another dust bowl event. Synthetic fertilizers aren't enough
Trump killing the entire soy export has done permanent damage to the US agri-economy.
These are the dumbest fascists.