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Paige || Available for Work

@blackthistle.bsky.social

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She/Her || Freelance illustrator || Fan of retro horror films, ttrpgs, and cute animals

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · Nov 13

I'm Paige, I'm an illustrator with a background in graphic narrative, printmaking, graphic design, and anthropology. I'm a queer neurodivergent woman, which informs the art and stories I create. I program, I'm trying to learn 3D modeling, and I make comics sometimes. My art will be in the replies. 🌈

Pulp style fan art of Lottie from Yellowjackets

Close up of a psychedelic illustration created for Sailem's 420 Alice in Wonderland burlesque show

Personal Use Commission in an old Punch Magazine style, illustrating a scene from the Dungeons and Daddies podcast special "Sons and Sonsability"

Fan art of Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 5h

I just started watching smiling friends and I am gleb

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 5h

Played with some #Arcane style makeup which then made me want to try a self portrait in that style

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Vampire Queen's feast

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 5h

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Underwater sorcerer

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 5h

Dragon's throne
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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 8h

Jinx is absolutely obsessed with the foster

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 3d

Oct 10 Cursed Forest Spirit
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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 7d

There's also a still from Ginger Snaps I think? That's pretty viral that people love to use

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 7d

I was at a con recently and saw some amazing art and thought to myself "oh, that's reds references, I love that pack"

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 7d

I've reached a point in my art journey that I can recognize references people use even if they're changed a little. Apparently we all love the same models/photographers and images 😂

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 7d

I can't sleep unless I'm freezing, and apparently my AC has been broken this whole summer and only working 50% capacity l o l

Anyways having two kitties lay on you side by side doesn't help but I won't complain. The cutest little space heaters.

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 7d

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October 7 Demonic Sorceress
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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 10d

I report any AI scam I see… except the ones about mail order brides. If you think buying a woman is cool you deserve to get your money stolen by a bot lmao.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 10d

Minority groups, even fictional members of one, are expected to behave in an inhuman level of perfection in order to be one of the “good” ones. If you make a character realistically flawed, somehow it’s a statement about the entire group. People deserve space to be human.

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courtney ⚔️ @quortknee.bsky.social · Jul 22

Phoenix Knight Branwen, Paladin of the Twin Bird 🦚⚔️ #ELDENRING

my piece (that i forgot to post oops) for the incredible @/tarnishedzine (on twt) from a while back 💛

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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 10d

October 5 Time Rift Explorer
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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 10d

October 4 Cyberpunk Assassin
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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 10d

Oct 2, space pirate queen
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Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 10d

Loc-tober sub thread

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 10d

If a social contract is broken then there’s no reason to uphold your part of the deal

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 11d

I think it's safe to say Jinx likes the new foster 😊 Lettuce is still uncertain but I'm sure we'll be buddies in no time!

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 11d

Hey uh PSA be really careful with cheap wall chargers. The prong part was stuck in the wall and I didn't even notice the large section fell off. Luckily no pets touched the exposed metal and it didn't arc and catch fire.
I removed it by holding the large section on, &using my nails to pry it off

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 26d

Also as someone who doesn't get out much, AITA podcasts make fantastic fodder for realistically messy and fucked up situations.

Paige || Available for Work @blackthistle.bsky.social · 26d

Rereading what I have so far, I'm asking myself if anyone is "good" or "bad" and who's right and who's wrong. But that's how life works, right? We just make choices and have to deal with them. It's interesting seeing how my writing evolves as I get older too.