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Alex Graudins

@toonyballoony.bsky.social

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she/they, hermit cartoonist -creator of graphic memoir Improve -artist for Science Comics: The Brain and History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire 🎨 toonyart.com Rep'd by Charlie Olsen @ Inkwell Management

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · Oct 18

Hi BSky! I’m Alex Graudins, a cartoonist and comic artist always open for short-term work. I like DCOMs, write about topics like loneliness and asexuality, and talk way too much about my D&D party and not nearly enough about my own characters. ✌️💖

🎨 toonyart.com
💻 patreon.com/alexgraudins

The cover for the graphic memoir IMPROVE: How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety by Alex Graudins

Alex stands on a wobbly stool, trying to grab the “E” in the title, resembling a lit-up marquee letters, which is noticeably dark. She is in front of a brick wall, illuminated by a circle, making the rest of the wall look dark blue. A box of props sits next to the stool.

A blue-toned illustration of a rocky landscape. In the foreground, on a hill beyond bushes of flowers, an adventurer with a walking stick and big backpack has a hand stationed above their eyes to see three shooting stars better. In front of them is an older adventurer, one hand on his backpack strap and the other pointing at the aforementioned stars. In the negative space between the adventurers and the stars is the script “surviving is enough.”

A brightly colored illustration of multiple photos spread out and overlapping one another, each depicting their own scenes. In the middle, with more detailed shading, the Bone Squad teens pose in their freshly picked party outfits. Other photos include Noname spewing soda from their ears and nose after mixing it with Pop Rocks at the lunch table, Robertcat and Birthday Wizard smiling, Rollo with a birthday cake, Jonathan and Darsi toking it up at a party, Piper and Darsi posing in front of a bathroom mirror, Jonathan doing a sweet kick flip and Tom wojak-pointing in amazement, Bruce performing at the school variety show with Piper on bass, a Piper duck-face selfie, and Noname, Robertcat, and Roll asleep on one another in what looks like the back of a vehicle.

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 1h

I’m 👌 this close 👌 to rewatching the first season for the umpteenth time, I stg

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 6h

nothing feels like more in-character than me saying “I had to explain Digimon crests to my therapist yesterday”

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 6h

Happy birthday Rodrigo! 🎉🎉 hope your art closet is free of mold soon 🙏

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 6h

can’t believe you’re out here posting hog on main

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 4d

ooo this rules! (frankly, the whole ‘fit does!) happy birthday steenz 🎉🎉💖💖

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 4d

thank you Skip and Loafer manga and new Beach Bunny album for the crumbs of joy in these hellish times 🙏💖

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 4d

I constantly think about the fact my (already shitty) cousin only decided to become a cop once a sports injury dashed his big league dreams.

It’s never been a drive for justice—these losers just want an outlet for their aggression and big egos.

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 5d

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 5d

omg this is incredible

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Kris Dobbins @krisdobbinsart.bsky.social · 7d

✨ MY STORE IS OPEN!! ✨

If you've ever wanted some of my Sonic prints, they're now available to buy! This is my first time ever selling my work online like this, so please excuse any hiccups in the process.

Thank you very much! I'll add more prints soon!! krisdobbinsart.storenvy.com

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 10d

I may need to steal this idea 👀

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 10d

It’s definitely a worthwhile investment! I think I got mine at Staples for $20-40, but there may even be cheaper ones out there.

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 10d

I don’t know how Storenvy works—Etsy usually would calculate on the buyer’s behalf—but from my experience, paper products ranging from 5x7” to 11x17” usually end up being $4-6 USD in Media Mail shipping through USPS. It really depends on the delivery location or if it’s over 1 lb or 12” in length.

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 10d

when is the Diva-Earl buddy comedy cartoon dropping

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 12d

Shit! I’m glad y’all are okay ❤️

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Ripley LaCross @ripleylacross.bsky.social · 19d

Just a reminder! I'm (still) open for commissions and patrons get discounts!

Tip Jar tiers get 10% off their orders and Big Tip Jar tiers get 15%!

More info heeeere: artistree.io/ripleylacross

Ripley LaCross @ripleylacross.bsky.social · 19d

Commission for Levi! Their porcelain and jade Earth Genasi... Vimal! (he/him)

#art #dndcharacters

Digital illustration of a chronically exhausted DILF with porcelain white flesh that fades into a rich jade at his hands. Vimal (he/him). There's a gold scar across his cheek, complimenting the jade tinted streaks in his hair that's held up in a messy bun around his tired face. Vimal's wearing a variety of jade beaded bracelets and necklaces, and an metal pauldron on one shoulder over a black robe and slacks. He's squatting, holding a leaking mug of ale in one hand, while holding up a two-finger heart in the other. Vimal looks at the viewer with half-lidded eyes, the sassy, one-sided smirk betraying just how tired this guy really is.

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 14d

This x1,000,000

I lay out text on pages before art, before panels, before ANYTHING else. And it's something I encourage comic script writers to do too because Dialog is Art Too and it takes up far more space than the new-to-comics typically realize.

shivana @heyshivana.bsky.social · 14d

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

draw your balloons into your thumbnails i'm begging y'all SAVE THE ROOM AND YOUR LAYOUT

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 15d

it’s been three months and I still cannot beat the goddamn Hammer of Justice 💀

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · Jun 19

stuck on boss fights in TWO separate files of Deltarune ch 4 so I’ve been actively avoiding my Switch, RIP my one non-drawing hobby… 🥲

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Vron 🌻 @anuanew.bsky.social · Jan 19

I LOVE FLATTING COMICS!! if u need or know of someone who needs their pages flatted, hmu........i am flexible w/ rates : o )

here is my resume, a love letter (intro) to flatting via google slides

full version of this presentation over at tinyurl.com/Vronflat !!

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 19d

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 23d

omg congrats y’all!!!

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Mallorie Malcontent ✨ @sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social · 25d

Don’t let the internet fool you. I was at a protest for trans kids yesterday an HOUR south of Seattle, and it was HUGE. And there was a cacophony of drivers beeping in support.

I could not believe it. Because I spend too much online and figured it’s a lost cause.

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 25d

YAYAYAYAY!

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 25d

I know dropping TikTok several years ago did wonders for my mental health but I do miss getting to sneak peaks at everyone's fashions and room layouts, it was a design goldmine

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 25d

This looks so cuuute! omg I can't wait to read it

Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 25d

I'm discovering so many other Middleman fans from this prompt…this makes me so happy