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Celestian Brightmoon

@celestianiof.bsky.social

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Artist. Storyteller. Musician. Philly born, Columbus based. They/Them. Weekly fantasy comics published at www.illustratoroffantasies.com. Also on Twitch at twitch.tv/CelestianIOF! No AI-generated stuff in this house, please.

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 1d

I'm going to call tonight's stream and go rest my head and eyes a bit. I'll be back Friday! <3

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 2d

Haha! Sometimes I wake up in the morning like, "Wow, I can't wait to draw something today!" Kinda feeling that energy today, even though I'll just be drawing some speech bubbles. Morning, everyone!

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 2d

More lettering work tonight! This time we're in chapter 2. #makingcomics twitch.tv/CelestianIOF

A trio of drawn comics panels featuring a white-haired character rising into their air as another watches him in awe.

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 2d

Gods, your work always looks so cool!!

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 3d

Okay! Adjusted my schedule for the rest of the month. I moved the Espermarch launch day to Friday, October 17th. That gives me a little more time in post to clean up stuff: fix color issues, test export, make ready for printing, that sort of thing. #makingcomics

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 4d

No snips to share tonight (unless you're in Discord) but the first chapter of speech bubbles is down! Launch day next Tuesday!!

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! I like experimenting with different tones when coloring, and yellow is my favorite base color to use.

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 4d

Launch day is next week and I've not done any promo stuff for it T_T

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 5d

There is, indeed, and your spot was tailor-made just for you!!

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 5d

GO SHONO GO!! You're better than me, I'm saving my energy for next year and just planning my process.

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 5d

Friday's coloring activities went off really well! Still got some details going but today we're on letters!! #makingcomics

Group of comics panels featuring two character standing by a flight of stairs as they greet a third.

Trio of comics panels featuring a monstrous man throwing a pair of figures through a wall, while two women watch from the top of a flight of stairs.

Comics panel of two women on stairs place their hands together.

Comics panel featuring a pair of white-haired mermaids flying away from a house.

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 6d

Woot! Feeling productive after getting music theory study done today. Biggest challenge in those worksheets is ::sigh:: voice leading. I get the concept, I just don't get the notes right. More practice needed!

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 6d

Okay, we've arrived at the final day of coloring! There's still a few breakdowns to do, but then we can get right to work with tonight's coloring! #makingcomics twitch.tv/CelestianIOF

Drawn comics panel with two mermaids flying above a path leading to the front of a house.

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 6d

Oooh thankies!!

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

Oooh this is a fun topic to dig in for my econ studies! What was your starting source for learning about this? I'd love to pick this up and dig in, too.

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

I need to make more time to read all these books I bought. Not just comics but I have a stack of nonfiction to get through that look reeeal yummy...

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

Oooh I love that! Thank you!!

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

That is honestly SO reassuring! Thank you! I love your approach and I think that can inform mine. I appreciate you!!

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

This is great! Can you share what you said to them and if you felt there was some impact there? I'm worried about getting on the phone and ranting at someone who has no control over my outrage.

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

2. Yes, folks can choose to not engage this content, but the point is that it exists at all. That's all there is to it.
3. Queer folks have been saying for YEARS to engage and support our work directly in every way you can if you like what we do. That applies here, as well. Let Netflix know.

Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, the solution for us users is to let Netflix know that this content is valuable to us. But I also want to add the following:
1. Musk being the "parent" of a trans person is not something to circle the drain over, or bring up in any case. You know who this man is.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 7d

I've been SO bad about showing work I've done. I'm trying to be better. Have some snips from the last couple of days.

Comics panel featuring to male characters, one holding a tray of food, feeding the other who is playing the piano.

Pair of stacked comics panels featuring three figures in a brightly-lit room, speaking to each other.

Pair of panels featuring a group of figures running from a collapsed building as a figure with white hair emerges from the wreckage.

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 8d

Huh. About the only thing I didn't get to do during my time off was READ comics. Gonna catch up on that over the next few days.

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 9d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Celestian Brightmoon @celestianiof.bsky.social · 9d

I resisted getting up in the middle of the night last night to do work. But that means my brain didn't actually shut down the nose until well after 3a, so Imma just stay in bed for a little while longer before getting up again to start the day. At least my cat has been fed.