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Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · Sep 4

Figured I'd properly introduce myself, I'm FingerSmudges and I'm a queer artist based in Toronto!

I'll try any medium at least once, but the more I can mix together the better. If I'm not abandoning wips, I'm probably baking, or stuck in ADHD waiting mode.

Check out fingerSmudges.com for goodies!

An assortment of random mini prints and doodles that I keep on my wall.

Includes my x-ray piece about swallowing gum and it turning into a monster. And my illustration of a shark in a car wash.

There's also little cat taking a nap that's from a bigger collage, as well as "I am a provider" cat which I had thought of making into a t-shirt for my brother.

Oh and then there's a random stick guy. I think I was testing out markers...idk

A piece of fanart I made for Steve from Blues Clues (I have my own signed copy of course).

I wanted to find a way to include as much stuff as possible without drawing actually people.

This was done with pencil crayon and acrylic before being touched up and collaged digitally (cause I hate cutting stuff out by hand).

A jacket. It's made of denim? And painted. So many times. I do not recommend painting on black denim, you have to do so many more layers.

Oh, there is also a chameleon and a butterfly in here.

There's this cat that lives at a local market I like and I had to paint the lil guy.

This is done in my classic method of paint all the pieces separately by hand and touch up with pencil crayons and then scan them in digitally to collage cause I hate cutting out stuff.

Also, I did not change the colours from my og photo. They really had everything every colour. Part of the reason I wanted to paint it so bad.

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 54m

Anyone gonna tell him shovels are supposed to be for digging yourself out, not deeper? Ngl, I kinda wanna see how far he'll dig. Lmaooo

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2h

“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”

RFK Jr. explains why socializing with Jeffrey Epstein wasn't such a big deal for him:
...l ran into everybody in NY. I mean, I knew Harvey Weinstein, I knew Roger Ailes, I knew
-- O.J. Simpson came to my house. Bill Cosby came to my house."

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 10h

....do I even want to know at this point? *Sigh* Excuse me while I go look up something I'm probably gonna regret, lol. Haven't even had a coffee yet...

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 10h

I love me a good sign 😌👌

OrangeSage @orangesage.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Miami!

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 10h

Hell yeah Chicago!! This is impressive af, well done 👌

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 10h

It's good that I haven't been playing much dnd while injured cause the urge to spend all my time drawing me and my friends characters would be far too strong

A group shot of various characters that I have and have not gotten to play over the years.

Me and my brother's dnd characters after a very emotional and cathartic 'standing up to your family and their traditions' scene.

A post rebellion look I made for my character in the dnd campaign I'm playing in. We're currently on hiatus while our DM gets their masters.

The character I made for a one shot turned three shot Call of Cthulhu campaign we did where the big bad ended up being a reference to a NPC from the very first campaign we ever played together! Never trust the ocean cheese.

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 10h

Throwback to the Hazbin/Owl House swap designs I did!

I was actually in the middle of expanding on this idea before my work injury. But now that my arm's starting to get better, I may have to pick these back up....

Charlie Morningstar from Hazbin Hotel in the Owl House design.

Luz Noceda from Owl House in the Hazbin Hotel style.

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Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 10h

It costs $0.00 to make an artist's day better? In this economy? Sounds like a steal ;)

A couple of punk chameleons painting a mural to help blend in.

Digital.

A totally normal woman handing you a totally normal pie. It has cutie pie written in the crust and the broken people shaped cookies on the table beneath are not a problem at all.

Ink & digital mixed media

An x-ray of the gum you swallowed turning into a giant gum monster inside you.

Digital.

A cute little cat sleeping on the chair on his porch while enjoying the sun.

Mixed media collage.

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Cayden Cailean, the Lucky Drunk ⬛ ⬜ 🟪 @caydencailean.bsky.social · 2d

Howdy, ten year food bank veteran here

mercia's listed items are absolutely true and good and if you have them, bring them

If you plan to go out and buy stuff, take that $ you plan to spend and give it direct as a conditionless donation. We got networks and can make that $ go very far

mercia (but spooky🎃) @merciawintersage.bsky.social · 2d

hey y’all. food banks could really use your donations rn.

hygiene products (toothpaste, bars of soap, tooth brushes, floss etc)
period products
shelf stable pasta and sauce
canned veggies and meats like spam
cooking oil
peanut butter
rice
dry seasonings for family style dishes
toilet paper

Linny Boo Binny 👻 @linnybobinny.bsky.social · 2d

oh goodie got an update the SNAP program is gonna be without funding if the government shutdown continues past the 31st and that seems SUPER LIKELY and jfc 🚬😬 we are already so slammed bc of this shutdown and the food bank system can only do so much to bolster it

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Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 3d

I 100% agree and I think you should have to take additional coursework for the stuff you wanna specialize in cause I'm pretty sure back when I did behavioural psych we did maybe two classes in the 4 years I was there and it's nowhere near enough.

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 5d

Happy #PortfolioDay !
I'm FingerSmudges, a queer Canadian artist doing everything from comics to mixed media.

I don't have anything new to share this year since I've been forbidden from doing too much art thanks to a work injury, but I still have plenty of goodies in my shop!

fingersmudges.com

A variety of stickers including my historical queer medallion series, my prescription for staying hydrated, some little flower mice, and my bitchless behaviour cat. I also still have copies left of my spooky comic "Forget-me-not" about death and childhood.

Some stickers from my Childhood Hyperfixations series as well as some lino cut prints including my 'This Machine Kills Fascists' & 'That's Not Very Babygirl of You'. I also still have a limited amount of patterned moleskin notebooks.

A printed version of my comic about living with chronic pain and endometriosis and what's it's like dealing with doctors which you can download for free on my site!

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 7d

Been forgetting this all day 🥲

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 9d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 9d

Link together as many legos as you can to make a super long snake

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 11d

I can't help it, I'm a paranoid soul 😔

Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · 11d

Keanu Reeves gesturing no, text reads Save and exit game. Keanu gesturing acceptance, and text reads Save game, Save and exit game.

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 11d

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA get wrecked

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 11d

Good job Ginger!!❤️❤️ Hernias are no joke!

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 12d

Here's a rescued grandpa harbour seal I saw in Seattle! Apparently he loves basking in the sun and getting his teeth brushed!

Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 14d

Man, why's dental work gotta be so expensive? 😭

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SorryHat @sorryhat.bsky.social · 17d

DO NOT CONNECT TO THE FREE WI-FI AT THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA.

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Finger Smudges @fingersmudges.bsky.social · 16d

I love when I discover a new artist to follow and then immediately see another I like and then another and another and....

I feel like a little kid collecting cool rocks, lol