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Sawhand

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An adult, a Comics Creator (especially fantasy+adventure+pulp?), a tea drinker, twitch streamer occasionally, animation dabbler, sawhand.com for portfolio and stuff! NO AI/NFTs Free Palestine, Trans Rights are Human Rights!

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · Dec 1

It's me, SAWHAND! I do art, working on some comics projects that I can't reveal just yet, but here are some cool paintings and drawings I've done! The first two are comic concept art, the third is Adventure Zone Balance Arc fanart, and the fourth was a commission for an spotify album cover.

A man from around the waist up leaning back against a bar. The color palette is red and burgnudy and a teal green. There is a wine bottle. The man is looking at the viewer and has slightly curly short hair. He is wearing a tunic, a necklace made of squares, and several rings.

Two suns light this greyscale scene of an ocean made of crystals. There is a low horizon, above which is floating a large city, that is also a ship. It has a lot of verticality, and rises to a main tower that looks like a lighthouse. It has sails like a tall ship, and windmills. There is another city ship in the distant background with a slightly different layout. There are also smaller ships that look more like typical sailboats floating around the city ship. These emphasize the massive scale of the city.

Four items are drawn in a white void, with labels that look like pieces of paper folded in half. The items are dungeons and dragon items from The Adventure Zone podcast Balance Arc. The Lens of Straight Creepin is a monocle with a chain that has an eyeball at the end, sort of like a keychain charm. The Astral Shell is a conch shell, but the interior is the void of space. The outside looks normal. The Fluttons fork is a two pronged fork, the handle is wrapped horizontally, and at the very end of the handle there is a tooth. The Anti Gravity Sphere is a shiny glass sphere with swirling smoke in it.

A large red orange moon is in the top background, the sky is a green black behind it. The bottom of the image is a volcano painted roughly in. Above the volcano in the middle stands an industrial structure on four legs, positioned right over erupting lava. The structure is mainly round, looks like it's made of panels of metal. On the side there is a horizontal smokestack, on the top is another smoke stack, what looks like large skyscraper buildings. Also on the top are several crane arms with the crisscrossing metal pattern. They are sticking out the top sides as though they are horns. The front of the round structure has grates that look like eyes, they are glowing orange and red from within, the same color as the lava below the structure. It looks like the lava is somehow powering the city on top of the structure, with the main round body being some way to harness the energy of the volcano.

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 21h

The story feels like a fairytale. The worldbuilding is very original, and leaves a lot to be inferred, but there's enough explanation to follow the story no problem!

And the character designs *chefs kiss* I'll definitely be reading this one again y'all!

Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 21h

Highly recommend BAGATTO by Sassoraviolo from Shortbox Comic Fair (available during Oct)!

The art style is fantastic, luscious, energetic and dreamlike, very much in keeping with the themes of the comic! Content warning: probably adult leaning.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...

BAGATTO by sassoraviolo — ShortBox Comics Fair

In a faraway castle, both an unexpected death and a bizarre birth lead the court magician, Bagatto, to navigate the dreams of those who live the castle, an investigative journey into intrigue, secrets...

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 21h

Getting exposed to new comic artists is one of my favorite things about Shortbox!

Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 21h

RIBBIT RIBBIT!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4d

Way to go, Chicago, more of this! Kristi Noem is upset that ICE agents in Chicago are being “denied entry” to restrooms and lunch spots.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 5d

It’s Banned Books Week (October 5-11), a celebration of the freedom to read. We’re proud to have exhibited original art from numerous challenged and banned comics and graphic novels throughout our 40 years. Thanks for your support in helping us showcase these works for all to (re)discover and enjoy.

Cover of the graphic novel 'The Best We Could Do' by Thi Bui

Cover of the graphic novel 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe

Cover of the graphic novel 'Out From Boneville' by Jeff Smith

Cover of the graphic novel 'The Prince and the Dressmaker' by Jen Wang

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 7d

🌷✨ shortboxcomicsfair.com ✨🌷

comic by @weisanboo.bsky.social

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 7d

AAAAAAH!!! I had a presentation to give on October 1 and then immediately tested positive for COVID, so I'm a lil late but...

IT'S SHORTBOX COMIC FAIR TIME Y'ALL!!! GET YOU SOME COMICS!!

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 7d

The Theme for Ludum Dare 58 is ...

Collector

ldjam.com #LDJam

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 13d

If i could filter out every article title, description, every youtube thumbnail with text that uses the word "shocking" i would DO IT.

I just assume it's clickbait garbage if it has the word "shocking".

What're your clickbait tells?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13d

Seeing so many people spreading the word about the No Kings rally on October 18th. Trump is scrambling to mobilize as much of the National Guard as he can to control the narrative, he was rattled by the last one on his birthday.

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 14d

You can lead a horse to someone telling the horse a very straightforward fact, but you can't make it listen, I guess 🤷😒

Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 14d

Omg i can just HEAR that in my head :'D Sounds REALLY annoying! Especially cause Hans Vogel is like a) not a children's book (obviously) and b) a really complex piece of artwork with a really complicated message!
These visitors...they know NOTHING! 😶

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 15d

This is great news guys! Really really cool stuff!! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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Beans ☕ @beanycoffee.bsky.social · 15d

Ready to jump into a pile of leaves but they're still stuck on the tree?! Not Anymore! Grab a free leaf pile for VTube Studio for the season~
ko-fi.com/s/8304e842d7

#vtuber #vtubestudio

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 16d

Another shirt for tshirt Tuesday! www.bonfire.com/self-explana... (I know it's Wednesday; we design them on Tuesday on twitch)

This shirt has a Logo...get it? It's a logo! As usual, profits go to The Rainforest Alliance!

Self Explanatory "Logo" Shirt | Bonfire

Get a cool shirt, support a good cause: The Rainforest Alliance. If you have a cool, sarcastic, edgy sense of fashion, this "Logo" shirt is for you. It's like...such ...

www.bonfire.com

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scary bravo @sierrabravoart.bsky.social · 19d

HAPPY HANSIVERSARY!

I cannot believe I've been making this weird little story for ten years officially today, but I know I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't taken that leap in 2015. Thank you to everyone who's joined me along the way!

www.hansvogelisdead.com

a promo image for the webcomic HANS VOGEL IS DEAD. Hans and Reineke walk through a birch forest in vibrant fall colors. The comic is ten years old today. Happy Hansiversary!

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 21d

Oooh this is a fantastic comic y'all!! I definitely recommend it! (And memoir isn't usually my thing, so if I'm recommending it, you know it's good!)

Fantom Comics @fantomcomics.bsky.social · 21d

all welcome! earlier in the month than usual, the October in-person meeting of our interfaith book club will be discussing New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s memoir CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? at 6:30pm on Sunday, Oct 12.

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MariNaomi (they/them) @marinaomi.bsky.social · 21d

a good marriage 💞

text exchange:
me:
disney/abc owns hulu. we should cancel hulu!

him:
Cancelled! When they asked why, I filled in "Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel"

me:
i love you

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21d

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.

Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.

(Published 2022)

That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial

A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.

www.propublica.org

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 22d

Hmm, I don't know much about it, but I do know it's dependent on what material the rug is made of, and I think to some extent what type of construction it is?

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 23d

Totally understandable! I'm sure it's a whole lot of work! But we sure appreciate it! ♥️ Enjoy the break!

Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 24d

OH MY GOD I'M SO FREAKIN EXCITED!! I picked up some REALLY cool comics last year!

(also, fellow comic artists, typically the application period for shortbox kicks off RIGHT AWAY after the fair in Nov. Mentioning cause it's unusually early for most events. BE PREPARED! <3 )

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Sawhand @sawhand.bsky.social · 25d

FLAN

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Beans ☕ @beanycoffee.bsky.social · 25d

Another photo study 🍮
These have been helpful while I have very little creative energy

Painting study of a photo of a flan on a plate with a single strawberry on top

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