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✨🌱t-t-t-Tia🌱✨ @titea-art.bsky.social · 10h

I haven’t promoted this pack in a while and since it’s #portfolioday, here’s a few packs I’ve made for black creatives
go.bsky.app/QzTwVHZ

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Dood 💀 Commissions Open! @cspstuff.bsky.social · 16h

🖋️ Hey, I'm Dood (or Carlos). I'm an illustrator.

👉 I love horror, the strange, the esoteric and symbolism, but also fantasy/sci-fi and the erotic!

👉 I do illustrations, cover art, smaller graphic elements, comic, etc.

👇 Here some examples of my most recent, personal work.

#PortfolioDay

Black and white illustration of a young looking man bisected by his waist. In place of guts, there’s a painful looking array of bits and antennas stuck to a central engine. The man is wearing a metal mask and at his sides, there’s a pair of abstract metal tools. The stylized text around him says “HAIL! To the ENGINE OF DREAD”.

Digital, fantastical and surreal drawing of a young, pretty, feminine man with six arms, each with a black bracelet from which banner-like ornaments hang from. They may feel like wings. There’s a Sun behind him and another celestial body lies under his feet. The mood is solemn.

Digital drawing of a spiny, sharp looking being, with long, thin arms and prickly, deformed claws. Its body slices the air and its eyes are lit with pain.

Drawing of a strange being, masked with the face of an orange sun, with wavy, sharp rays, and draped in some sort of wide poncho, blue with paterns of waves. It is rising its hands, which appear to be made of wood or another hard material. The shape of this being is strange and mismatched.

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Vincent🥂Great Gatsby Comic🥂 @vincentisvintage.bsky.social · 15h

Hey #PortfolioDay

I’m Vincent and I like to illustrate vintage glam, psychological thrills, surrealism, and opulence. Recent clients Oni Press, DC comics, TTRPG
Would be down for cover art, spot illustrations, ttrpg art, VN art, and the like

Vincentisvintage.com
[email protected]

Gatsby combing his hair in vanity mirror surrounded by bow ties, flowers, gun, and dagger

Gatsby holding onto Nick on ground, looking up at wedding cake

Gatsby looking up at himself in mirror of men’s jewelry box, dancing ladies on either side

Green peacock flying above Gatsby, gold peacock feathers surrounding him

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Bex Glendining @lgions.bsky.social · 16h

hi #portfolioday 🌸 i'm bex, a UK based illustrator, comic artist and colourist. available work starting mid november and onwards! i would love to do some comic covers :3

🌐 www.lgions.com
📧[email protected]

digital illustration of a woman looking at some sea creatures swimming in the sky

digital illustration of theo teaching evelyn how to play the piano in a victorian era-ish room

digital illustration of a humanoid dragon lade in an antique shop surrounded by items

digital illustration of theo and evelyn. theo is in front, in side portrait and evelyn is facing the viewer

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♡ Bun • On VGen! @theangorabunnie.bsky.social · 18h

Happy #portfolioday, dears! 🐇

I'm Bun, I'm a sapphic artist that focus a lot on fashion and character design!

I've created more than a 100+ characters in my time

୨୧ Please support me here and on these sites:
ʚ Carrd with several of my links 🌸 VGen 🌸 Ko-Fi ɞ

A reference sheet of TheAngorabunnie's mascot / sona - Bunnie.

Bunnie has two forms, one is a fluffy angora rabbit that has white furn with brown spots that are both small and large on it. It has very long ears and an endearing smile on its lips. Here, it is showing off the front and back of itself.

Next to the full rabbit form is Bunnie's humanoid form that still has rabbit traits such as ears and tails of a bun, showing off three of her outfits. Bunnie's humanoid form is plumped and curvier, not afraid to show off her body. All outfits use the same palette for these outfits, but placed different on the character's body to give more depth.

Here are several masculine and feminine designs, characters and whatnot made by TheAngorabunnie on a two toned pink background with near white stitched in markings and hearts. All the characters have different builds, skin tones, outfits and more to stand out and be distinguished from one another.

Here are a few masculine and feminine designs, characters and whatnot made by TheAngorabunnie on a two toned pink background with near white stitched in markings and hearts. All the characters have different builds, skin tones, outfits and more to stand out and be distinguished from one another.

A drawing of TheAngorabunnie's mascot / sona Bunnie.

She is a faerie / fairy rabbit the size of a lemon, she actually has two forms but this is showing off her more humanoid one.

The humanoid rabbit is plump, curvy and very shapely. On this picture, she is floating in the air, holding a giant peony flower in her hands as she flies while looking back to the viewer.

The character is dressed in formfitting, pink clothes, while her hair is large and fluffy in the shades of white and brown. She even has a star shaped brown rabbits tail and two long rabbits ears sitting on top of her head; One is white and one is brown. The character is on a two toned pink background with near white stitched in markings and hearts.

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Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · 15h

Hello #PortfolioDay!
I'm Matt, a queer illustrator from Michigan.

I'd love to do more:
-Book covers (and interiors!)
-TTRPG projects (items, maps, etc.)!
-DnD Character/Party Commissions 👀
-Stained Glass Style illustrations

🍂 www.mspencerdraws.com
🏹 [email protected]

‪Matt 🏳️‍🌈‬
‪@mspencerdraws.bsky.social‬
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And some rarely seen but still much loved (by me) black and white pieces. Chapter headers, a temporary tattoo design, and an interior full page illustration.

A chapter header from A Mourning Coat. A drawing of various sewing notions in ink lines and digital washes of grey- a pincushion, scissors shaped like a cassowary, a measuring tape, buttons and various spools of thread.
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A chapter header from North Continent Ribbon. An ink drawing of a thick tome with an ornate 8-pointed star on the cover, an elaborate lock, and a long ribbon bookmark
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A drawing, in ink, of a snake curling over a rectangular shape filled with a drawing of a hemlock plant. Where the snake overlaps the rectangle, it is scaled, where the snake is outside the rectangle, it is skeletal.
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From Neon Hemlock's Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness. A gouache and ink painting depicting a lonesome little house on an expansive prairie. Wind blows the grass and the very sky seems like it's pressing in on the structure. Light glows from one window.
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‪Nellie Cubed‬
‪@nelnelnellie.bsky.social‬
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For Legends of Avantris' Crooked Moon. A watercolor illustration depicting a stained glass window featuring a demonic feminine figure with her hands open expressively in front of her. She has horns, clawed wings and a tail that wraps around her hooved legs. Roses and thorny vines feature as motifs throughout the red-tinted image.
For Legends of Avantris' Crooked Moon. A watercolor illustration depicting a stained glass window featuring a demonic feminine figure with her hands open expressively in front of her. She has horns, clawed wings and a tail that wraps around her hooved legs. Roses and thorny vines feature as motifs throughout the red-tinted image.

Cover art for Neon Hemlock's "We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2024". An illustration (in watercolor) of an earth-toned wild hunt tapestry with muted rainbow-y accents being looked at by a trio of rad queer people in a museum-esque framing

A watercolor illustration in oranges and greys. A serpent weaves through bare branches of a tree. Centered, within a frame of antlers, a black and white portrait of a bearded man with leather armor on one shoulder and a quiver on his back.

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zack 🖤 comms open @vampbyte.bsky.social · 13h

hi #PortfolioDay !

i'm zack, an illustrator and comic artist who likes to draw horror, fantasy, and romance 🦇

i'm available for illustration and comic gigs!

#oc #illustration #comics

[VGen](vgen.co/vampbyte) | [Portfolio](vampbyte.crd.co) | [Links](vampbyte.carrd.co) | [email protected]

An illustration of a long haired man with elf ears looking somberly at the viewer. He has tear tracks down his cheeks. he is standing in front of a series of eroded statues, each of which also has tears in its eyes and is overgrown with foliage. The sky is red and ominous behind them.

An illustration with a decorative white border. In the center, a large, dark gray skinned man with glowing eyes is lying on his back, and a much shorter man with pale skin and long hair is resting on his shoulder, nude and draped in a dark blue cloth. In the background, various versions of the shorter man are lying dead, with a ripple effect distorting them and the background.

A group portrait of five men (two at the top, one in the center, two at the bottom), with each of the outer four looking yearningly at the man in the center. The top-left man has dark skin, red eyes looking away from the viewer, and black coily hair which is tied back with a red ribbon. The top-right man has pale white skin and long, silver hair and yellow eyes, and is wearing a black bodysuit mask over his mouth and nose. The man in the center has medium tan skin and long, dark blue hair with silver streaks. His eyes are golden. The bottom-left man has light skin, short black hair with a silver gradient at its roots, a mustache, and is wearing a decorative red rose eyepatch over his visible eye. The bottom-right man has light skin, blonde hair cut into a choppy jellyfish cut with curls at the bottom, and pale blue eyes.

An illustration of a man with shoulder length wavy hair turned away from the viewer, looking over his shoulder with a smile. He is standing in a field of tall grass, touching a stalk of amaranth with one hand. The image is framed with a decorative gothic border.

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Lumen ⚔️ @lumenheine.bsky.social · 13h

Hi again #PortfolioDay! My names Lu and I'm a nb queer artist with a love for knights. You'll mostly see my knight OCs here, with a sprinkling of other characters.
🔗: churchofpossum.carrd.co
💌: [email protected]

A digital illustration of my knight OCs. Willow, in light armor, is laying on his back on a peach colored soft surface. Douglas, in dark armor, is leaning over him. They are both reaching for each other. There's blood on Willows armor.

An illustration of my knight OCs Douglas (in the dark armor) and Willow (in the light armor). They are shown from the side, Willow has his back pressed up against a tree and Douglas is in his space, leaning against the tree with one hand and cradling Willows helmet with the other. The background shows a small pond and trees in the last light of the day.

A monochromatic drawing of my knight OCs Douglas and Willow. Douglas has his hand laid on the side of Willows helmet while Willow has a bloodied dagger held to the back of Douglas' head.

An illustration of my Knight OCs Douglas (in the dark armor) and Willow(in the light armor). They are caught in an embrace but both holidng a dagger to the other mans back. The background is a dark nights sky with stars with a halo of stars around Douglas' head.

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 1d

An update from Alaa, the mother in the family in Gaza that I have been supporting for a year and a half.

They are happy the ceasefire is here, but her children are still hungry and traumatised.

Please help them rebuild their life. Their GFM campaign is in the link in my bio.
#gaza #ceasefire

Hello dear Disco, we are fine, thank God the war has stopped, but I do not feel happy. I feel that my heart aches, I think about our situation, what we have seen and what we have gone through.

And despite the years that were lost from our lives, we are still in pain and suffering, and our hearts are very wounded.

But thank God there are no more fires. We are psychologically tired and afraid, even of sounds we have become afraid.

Until now, I am afraid to go out into the street. I feel scared and unsafe.

We thank you so much for standing by us. We send you our love and hugs.

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!

Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 1d

The ONE positive thing about my illness is the medication I take for it has somehow fixed an unrelated decade-long stomach issue and I CAN EAT CURRY AGAIN. AND BREAD.

I just ate said curry and bread and I feel grateful for this world and all the flavours in it.

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 1d

My amazing friend Amy is running a coping strategies workshop for women, combining fitness, life coaching and NLP

It starts today, but you can also follow her on here or Instagram for daily tips and guidance, and for info on upcoming courses: www.instagram.com/coachingwith...
#mentalhealth #fitness

Amy Booth @coachingwithamy.bsky.social · 2d

We start at 11 tomorrow. IYKYK...

See you in the morning.

#transformation #coaching #14dayworkshop

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 23d

I have a book club!

Join us to discuss queer, BIPOC and disabled books
📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈 📚🏳️‍⚧️ 📚🌎 📚♿️

October’s book is Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron!

I run this through my Discotopia discord, where we chat about diverse books all the time, join us!👇

discord.gg/WsqbNAaUGJ

Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron, a Black womsn in leather armour holding a green apple

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 1d

I knowww. I binged it a few years back and had to stop by season 10 I think. I finally got too much!

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TC Parker Is Horrific Enough Already (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 2d

It's a difficult time to be a small press - but an even more difficult time to be an author

Here are some of the ways you can support us, if you want to

Kyra Nelson @kyramnelson.bsky.social · 3d

Publishing is a broken system, and most individuals can't fix a whole-ass system, but a thread of ways you can support marginalized authors.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 3d

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 1d

My amazing friend Amy is running a coping strategies workshop for women, combining fitness, life coaching and NLP

It starts today, but you can also follow her on here or Instagram for daily tips and guidance, and for info on upcoming courses: www.instagram.com/coachingwith...
#mentalhealth #fitness

Amy Booth @coachingwithamy.bsky.social · 2d

We start at 11 tomorrow. IYKYK...

See you in the morning.

#transformation #coaching #14dayworkshop

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

Right? I stopped watching just before the last season cos of some of these kinds of issues. Just felt implausible.

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

YES well deserved. Haven’t read this yet but I loved From Whole Cloth by @soniasulaiman.bsky.social, an asexual myth retelling, and can well imagine she’s chosen some brilliant pieces for this collection. 📚💙 📚🌎

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

Tis always the way! I’ve been wanting to read this since it came out, but only now found the time/brain space for a chunky fantasy

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

I’m a quarter into this and already a huge fan. This is my first Joe Abercrombie and I’m loving the style, the humour, the world. And it has priests, vampires, knights, scheming, action, gore and so much more!
📚💙 #booksky

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. A skull with candles and a crown as the jaw

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 2d

On November 5, there’ll be a charity screening of A Monster Calls at the Arzner Cinema in London (SE1), London’s only queer cinema! I’ll be doing a q&a after, and all proceeds go to Queer London. Join me!

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

Ahh amazing! I’ve been wanting to go that cinema. Saw A Monster Calls in New Year’s Day at the cinema when it came out. Had no idea what it was about so perhaps not the most festive movie but absolutely loved it.

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

Lost count of how many times I watched it! Brilliant film

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

Icon 💔 #DianeKeaton

Poster for The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Shawn in white suits

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

Poor guy 😹 it’s gonna be a loooong night (month)