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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 6d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372
1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
US: 877-887-7815
France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161
Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050
UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000

Visa

Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911
US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3
Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200
Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · 7d

PREORDERS ARE HERE!! The whole team has worked tirelessly on this love letter to Leliana, and we hope you all consider buying one of our bundles!

Faith: A Leliana Fanzine @ PREORDERS OPEN @hivezines.bsky.social · 7d

☀️ Preorders Open!

Preorders for Faith, a Leliana Fanzine, have officially opened from October 1st to November 3rd! You can see all of the goodies we have to offer from charms to prints to even a plushie add-on!

☀️ lelianazine.bigcartel.com

#dragonage / dragon age #leliana #lelianazine

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 8d

KOSA is now in red alert priority.

Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA

We need to turn out in numbers against this!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 15d

#SaveSpeech

Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc

Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!

www.congress.gov/members/find...

www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · 8d

Another zine project on top of the other... 4 current projects I'm a part of? It's more likely than you think! It's time one of the BG3 ladies also got a dedicated zine <3

God's Favorite Princess Zine @shadowheartzine.bsky.social · 8d

We're God's Favorite Princess- A zine project that will be dedicated to our goth queen; Shadowheart; exploring both the light and the dark sides of her character! Keep an eye out for our Interest Check, coming soon!

godsfavoriteprincesszine.carrd.co

#bg3 #baldursgate3 #shadowheart #zine #fanzine

God's Favorite Princess Zine

page for zine info

godsfavoriteprincesszine.carrd.co

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · 10d

Met the wonderful Kyle Hebert at a local con this weekend. Kakyoin can now join my custom, signed jjba print wall 🍒💚

#jjba #jojosbizarreadventure #kakyoin #stardustcrusaders #anime #fanart #art #cosplay

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Cosmic Nemesis @cosmic-nemesis.bsky.social · 11d

qwq ✨️🌙🫰

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Bride Ascendant

#bg3 #durge #oc #originalcharacter #baldursgate3 #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #sorcerer #bhaalspawn #illustration

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Aug 29

In an art slump, but here's a page of Chappells 💖

#chappellroan #art #sketches #fashion

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Faith: A Leliana Fanzine @ PREORDERS OPEN @hivezines.bsky.social · 17d

☀️ Cover Reveal...?

It appears Leliana's agents have uncovered something? It looks like it will be awhile before we can see the illustration by @greenfinchg.bsky.social more clearly. Preserving art does take time after all!

Preorders open October 1st!

#dragonage / dragon age #leliana #lelianazine

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Ashley Hankinstein Illustration 🌙 @ashleydoesartstuff.com · 18d

The upcoming proposed rules surrounding NSFW art are bad and the Bsky mod team should feel bad.

Fellow artists: Remember that even if you don't make NSFW art, rules like these eventually come back to bite us all, especially if we make works about queerness.

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Faith: A Leliana Fanzine @ PREORDERS OPEN @hivezines.bsky.social · 20d

☀️ Stretch Goals Preview!

A preview of all our lovely stretch goals that will unlock completely for free for certain bundles should we meet these milestones. Any one have any ideas what each item will look like? 👀

Preorders open October 1st!

#dragonage / dragon age #leliana #lelianazine

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RainyRentyn 🌧️ ✨ Magical Girl @rainyrentyn.bsky.social · 26d

Don't have money to support your favorite creator but still wanna help out somehow? 💸

- Tell someone about them & why you like them
- Share some of their content
- Send them an encouraging comment on one of their posts or in their streams
- Draw fanart, or create something with them as inspiration

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · 26d

Such a low price for so much content! Donate today and receive a lovingly crafted zine+digital merch! 💕

Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · 26d

🏳️‍🌈Pre-Orders OPEN🏳️‍🌈

Pre-orders are open from Sept 12-Oct 10!

For a min donation of $5 USD or equivalent currency to one of our chosen charities, donors will receive the full digital zine and all digital merch. Our 🔞 zine can be added on at no extra cost.

More Info⬇️

#bg3 #bg3queer #zinepreorder

A navy and yellow art-nouveau style graphic, it reads: Colours of the Gate, A BG3 Pride Fanzine. Preorders open Sept 12-Oct 10. All funds go directly to charity. Donots will receive: 125+ page digital zine, printable colouring page & bookmark by Crista Constantinte plus pride themed stationary and emotes by TavyliaSin and Amaren Arts. Plus 60+ page NSFW add-on for no additional cost. There are preview images of the zine cover, where Karlach, Wyll, Shadowheart, Astarion, Lae'zel and Gale are holding hands and dancing in a circle in the woods, each draped in flowing fabric from a color of the rainbow. There are also preview images of a bookmark featuring a glowing hand reaching for the artifact, and a colouring page where a skull, goblet, and bottle of wine lay on a table. Preview images of printable stationary with chibi versions of the origin characters in the corner. Preview images of emotes of Ketheric, Gortash, and Orin holding pride hearts.

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · 27d

Made a new tumblr for art if anyone wants to follow on there too 💕

chocomar-art.tumblr.com?source=share

Chocomar Art

Mar Schwartz | 28 | 🚫Anti Ai and NFTs🚫 Fanzine illustrator, dnd player, crocheter, video game...

chocomar-art.tumblr.com

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Kousen @kousenzephyr.bsky.social · 29d

Oh, hey.

Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".

Let that sink in.

Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.

DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · 29d

Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.

An image taken from an e-mail from Payment Cloud to me. They list prohibited adult work, one of which just includes "Fantasy" which is as wide as cat ears and fairies. We are so cooked.

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Sep 6

Post an old illustration you still like 🌻

My baby boy Dimitri from 2023. I think it still holds up compared to my current work!

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bro, same!

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Bride Ascendant

#bg3 #durge #oc #originalcharacter #baldursgate3 #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #sorcerer #bhaalspawn #illustration

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Sep 1

Preview for my piece in @coloursofthegate.bsky.social ! Be sure to check out our pre-orders Sept 12th to see these Tiefling queens and the rest of your favorite BG3 characters celebrating love and pride! 💖🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#bg3 #baldursgate3 #alfiraxlakrissa #dnd #fanzine #zine #art #preview #videogame

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏳️‍🌈Pre-Orders Coming Soon 🏳️‍🌈

We're delighted to announce preorders will be open from Sept 12-Oct 10! For a min donation of $5 USD or equivalent local currency to any of our chosen charities, donors will receive the full digital zine and all digital merch. Our 🔞 zine can be added on at no extra cost.

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Aug 31

Eeeeee! That's me! My Alfira/Lakrissa page for this zine has got to be one of my most favorite zine submissions I've done! I'm so excited to share it with you guys!! Thank you mods for having me! 💕💕

Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Aug 31

🏳️‍🌈 Contributor Spotlight 🏳️‍🌈

Introducing @chocomar-art.bsky.social! It has been an honor to watch her work on a lovely work of art for this project.

#bg3 #bg3queer #bg3zine #cotgzine

A navy and yellow art-nouveau style graphic for the zine Colours of the Gate. It reads: Chocomar Art. She/they. Artist. Hello! I'm Mar! I'm so excited to illustrate for this project; this will be my 9th fanzine and my 4th charity zine! I'm a lover of Elves, Tieflings, and Vampires- and when I'm not drawing (or working my part-time day job), I like to crochet, cosplay, hang out with my feisty bird, and play fantasy rpg video games.

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Faith: A Leliana Fanzine @ PREORDERS OPEN @hivezines.bsky.social · Aug 29

☀️ Important Update ☀️

Due to wanting to avoid conflict with another project's preorders, we have opted to delay Faith's POs until October 1st. We apologize deeply for this as so many were excited for it (as we are!), but we thought it would be best to ensure Faith can thrive without issue. (1/3)

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Aug 29

Close ups:

Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Aug 29

In an art slump, but here's a page of Chappells 💖

#chappellroan #art #sketches #fashion

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Mar @chocomar-art.bsky.social · Aug 28

The way you're so big brained for this take?? The nay-sayers are cowards 😤

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