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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 16h

“Satellite of looove~” 🌔✨

I haven’t forgotten about Andy and Lyra from Shackleton Moonbase! I think I like this VLOG style found footage framing device for this project.

Commissions open here! I really need the help! Thanks for your support so far!
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Digital illustration of my Shackleton Moonbase characters, Andy and Lyra working away in a decrepit shelter.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 8h

NIGHT BUMP! ⬆️⬆️

Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 11h

BUMP! Please check the above post too! ⬆️⬆️

Here’s more info about my Shackleton Moonbase concept below! ⤵️⤵️
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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · Jul 28

Reintroducing Shackleton Moonbase! Now in color! 🌒✨

Andy and Lyra are the last survivors of a turf war that’s destroyed their moonbase. They just now work together to get back to Earth.

The last post was a WIP, this is final. Once again this isn’t a new webcomic just an idea to toy with.

Digital illustration of my Shackleton Moonbase characters Andy and Lyra in a hallways looking startled at something off screen.

Character design sheet of my Shackleton Moonbase OC Andromeda “Andy” Vega. 20 something year old. Pronouns they/them. Shy, awkward, aloof, brilliant scientist and newcomer Shackleton.

Character design sheet of my Shackleton Moonbase OC Lyra Ortega. 20 something year old. Pronouns she/her. Outgoing, reckless, troublemaker, self proclaimed best engineer on the moon.

Character design sheet of my Shackleton Moonbase characters Andy and Lyra in multiple couple poses. Pitch is as follows, A young and shy scientist, Andromeda “Andy” and a bold yet reckless engineer, Lyra, enlist in a mining expedition to the moon’s south pole Shackleton crater to exploit its precious resources and save the Earth. However, they must share the crater with a rival faction of miners wherein an uneasy truce suddenly boils into a divided turf war that destroys both bases. In the aftermath, Andy must team up with the only fellow survivor, Lyra, to contact Earth and escape the moon…

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 16h

“Satellite of looove~” 🌔✨

I haven’t forgotten about Andy and Lyra from Shackleton Moonbase! I think I like this VLOG style found footage framing device for this project.

Commissions open here! I really need the help! Thanks for your support so far!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 2d

Amanda and Liz sure love to get up close. 🔎💕

I’m sure they also love a good switcheroo. AAANYWAYS I love drawing Amanda and Liz, from my webcomic Detective Reyes, being silly and all over each other.

Read the webcomic here!
tapas.io/series/Detec...

Comms open here!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

Digital illustration of my Detective Reyes webcomic characters Amanda and Liz being up close and intimate together.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 5d

🚀 ACROSS THE WESTERN REGIONS CHAPTER 4 IS NOW ON TAPAS! 🚀

Dakota and her Thunderbolt crew are called by the Dodger crew to rescue a train hauling Syndicate weaponry that’s been hijacked by pirates!

Read here! Updates every Friday!
tapas.io/episode/3667...

Full book here!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 6d

For the fun of the season here’s some Western Regions spooky themed art! 🚀🎃

Read the webcomic here! Updates every Friday!
tapas.io/series/Weste...

Comms open here! I really need the support!
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Digital illustration of my Western Regions webcomic characters Dakota, Sydney, Sara, Kim and Hudson under attack by sentient pumpkins.

Digital illustration of my Beyond the Western Regions webcomic characters, Dakota, Sydney and Chel in a junkyard surrounded by robot “zombies” emerging from the ground.

Digital illustration of my Western Regions webcomic characters Sara, Kim, Sydney, Dakota and Hudson sitting around a campfire while Dakota tells spooky stories.

Digital illustration of my Beyond the Western Regions webcomic characters Chel, Dakota and Sydney on the run from a giant alien spider-like monster.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · Aug 29

!!!CHARACTER ART COMMISSIONS OPEN ON KO-FI!!!

➡️ ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

I’ve updated the pricing guides and added more refs of the what I offer!

Shares much appreciated! Every little bit helps and goes a long way! 🙏

Ramonsalinasart character commissions are open!

$45 for half body.
$60 for full body.
+$30 for extra character half body.
+$40 for extra character full body.
+$25 for background.

Payment via PayPal Invoice plus EMAIL to send to.
Payments are IN FULL and UPFRONT.

Can do:
OCs
Existing characters
Couples (PG-13)
Won’t do:
NSFW/Fetish Stuff
Gore
Detailed Mecha/Anthro
Hateful imagery/Hate symbols

You MUST provide visual reference of the character.
At the FIRST SKETCH you may request changes, however upon completion you may only request SMALL CHANGES (color, expression). No full redraws after completion.
You MAY NOT make your own changes to the image or remove my name. Reposts of commissions are allowed with CREDIT.
Commissions are for PERSONAL USE ONLY.
I reserve the right to refuse any commission I feel uncomfortable with/unable to complete.
I DO NOT allow my work to be associated with NFTs/AI ART in any way.
If something isn’t listed just ask!

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 1d

ART BUMP! ⬆️⬆️

Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 1d

Program crashes again but thankfully not my entire computer AND I saved so HAH SUCK IT! Not gonna stop me from making my gay ass art for tomorrowwww

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 2d

This is disturbing in a glorious way lol.

Spider in, spider out. 😦

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 2d

BUMP! Please check the above post too! ⬆️⬆️

Here’s more of my Detective Reyes art! Reminder that you can read the comic on Tapas and buy all my books on Ko-Fi! ⤵️⤵️

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 2d

Amanda and Liz sure love to get up close. 🔎💕

I’m sure they also love a good switcheroo. AAANYWAYS I love drawing Amanda and Liz, from my webcomic Detective Reyes, being silly and all over each other.

Read the webcomic here!
tapas.io/series/Detec...

Comms open here!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 7d

A collage of Dani and Sheena from their band STARLIGHT! 🎸✨

I love drawing new stage outfits for them, but they also can’t keep their hands off each other lol.

Commissions open here! Every bit helps and goes a long way! 🙏
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

Digital illustration collage of my STARLIGHT band characters Dani and Sheena.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 9d

“We are all made of stars.” 🚀🌟
In the Western Regions, Dakota and Sydney combine their power!

I liked this color scheme so much I had to use it again!

Read the webcomic here! Updates every Friday!
tapas.io/series/Weste...

Comms open here! I really need the help!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

Digital illustration of my Western Regions webcomic characters Dakota and Sydney combine their powers together into a colorful thunderstorm.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 12d

In the Western Regions, the crew try to crack open a spy droid in the Neon City! 🚀✨

This is a sorta remaking of an original piece from way back in 2019.

Read Western Regions here! Updates every Friday!
tapas.io/series/Weste...

Comms open here! Please share!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

Digital illustration of my Western Regions characters trying to open a spy droid’s brain.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 14d

Been a hot minute since I drew a Detective Reyes collage! 🔎💕

I love drawing Amanda and Liz being silly together!

Read the webcomic here!
tapas.io/series/Detec...

Commissions open here! I really need the help!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

Digital illustration collage of my Detective Reyes webcomic characters Amanda and Liz.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 15d

Some of my favorite recent Western Regions illustrations! 🚀✨

I love drawing the crew in action or in slice of life moments!

Read the webcomic here! Updates every Friday!
tapas.io/series/Weste...

Comms open here! I really need the help!
ko-fi.com/ramonsalinas...

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 2d

It’s wild amazing and I’m so incredibly thankful when I do a drawing that comes out EXACTLY how I imagined or better in some way I didn’t realize. I love drawing so much it gives me the same feeling as I did as a kid cos I am that same “kid” that loves drawing. It’s a continuous learning process.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 3d

Just came out as enby to my parents and it was an experience lol 😅

Long story short I’m still their kid and they accept me and such. It’s just funny that this triggers the conversation of “why do people want labels, why do people get offended about this, biologically this and that”

I’m so tired… 😴

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 3d

Life would be so much easier if I wasn’t broken. Or if I was a wizard.

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 4d

I haven’t set foot in the US since I had to leave last year and honestly I don’t think I ever want to come back. At first it was cos I couldn’t afford to live in Cali anymore but now it’s because I don’t feel like being kidnapped. 🙂

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 4d

I’m doing my best yo. I may live in baja now but I’m not having a baja blast. ;;;;

Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 4d

DESPERATELY BUMPS MY COMICS AAAA ⬆️⬆️

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Ramon Salinas @ Comms open pinned! @ramonsalinasart.bsky.social · 5d

I think I’m just never going to find a place to belong. Something in me just can’t adjust and integrate to any group and it pisses me off. What the hell is wrong with me I dunnooo…

I’m so sorry I’m a mess. 😞

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