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anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 5d

submissions are open until november 10!! spread the word loudly, proudly, far and wide 💚

anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 9d

🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.

More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We Build a Home - call for submissions

We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...

docs.google.com

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anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 4d

hello dear artists!!

if you'd like to support our East African LGBTQIA+ refugee siblings build a home in Juda, South Sudan, check out our findraiser zine call

we're looking for illustrations and short comics about being queer and building a home! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌱

more info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We Build a Home - call for submissions

We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...

docs.google.com

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anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 2d

i really missed having a big decadent sketchbook aaaa

traditional sketch of remi leaning casually against a fence i was too lazy to draw. he is a tall white man (of sorts) with long hair gathered in a bun at the nape of his neck, hair greying at the temple. he's sporting his signature argyle sock and converse combo

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anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 1d

velociraptor, my beloved murder chicken

Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 2d

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 1d

It was both angsty and sexy, so what more could you possibly want

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 1d

My sleeping brain has started to concoct AU dreams about my ocs and I think that deserves a thank you

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 5d

If the cover art for The Traitor & The Wretch drew you in, the amazing artist, Amy, could use a little extra support! There's a tip jar and some wishlists to help her get settled into her new place!

Fuss @fusspot.rip · 8d

my pride and my funds have never been lower, so if you wanna pick something up off of my housewarming list or toss me a few bucks, i'd think you're real cool

greedygrubby.carrd.co

Fuss's Wishlists

A catch-all for the wishlists I have going so people can actually see them.

greedygrubby.carrd.co

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Charlot Kristensen @zolwia.bsky.social · 6d

Hey #Portfolioday

I'm Charlot, an illustrator & author based in Ireland.
I love drawing people and creating colourful pieces.
Currently available for book cover designs, posters and #kidlit book projects.

Represented by Thao Le [email protected]
charlotk.myportfolio.com
[email protected]

an illustration of Marsha P Johnson walking through a flower garden shop. She holds a flowercrown while smiling back at the two boys putting flower crowns on each others heads.

An illustration featuring different kinds of people sitting in a high ceiling room together while reading books.

An illustration showing 3 Black people's profiles looking out into the distance with a hopeful look on their faces.

An illustration from the inside of a bus showing a little Black girl looking out through the window as people walk by with various different hairstyles.

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anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 7d

relatable content only

a doodle comic about a baywatch man needing a heroic 5 minutes to get used to the water temperature and keeping the drowning man waiting

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 7d

It's my birthday week, and if I could ask for something selfish, it would be that folks spread the word about our new book, The Traitor & The Wretch.

Tell a friend if you liked it, use the #traitorandthewretch tag, request it at your libraries✨

Grab a copy for yourself:
www.bonedustpress.com/shop

www.bonedustpress.com

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anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · 9d

🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.

More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We Build a Home - call for submissions

We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...

docs.google.com

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Charlot Kristensen @zolwia.bsky.social · 20d

I'm back from maternity leave and in desperate need of some work. If you're looking for some fun colourful cover designs I'm your guy! Here are some book covers I loved illustrating
Contact me at [email protected]
See portfolio link below

Shares & some reassuring words would be much appreciated

A digital illustrated book cover of Cruise Life - Raining Cats and Dogs by Reese Eschmann. It shows a Black girl chasing dogs and cats on the deck of a cruise while her big brother tries to catch up while holding a cat in his arms.

A digital illustrated book cover for the title Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus. It portrays a mixed Black girl walking by with her pit bull pet, a bridge is seen overhead her, with some cranes in the background and some key characters in the book watches her from a distance.

A digital illustrated book cover titled The Season of Styx Malone
It shows a Black boy with a cap and sunglasses on, her smirks to the viewer, and within his glasses you see the reflection of 2 other Black boys, one smiling back at him with enthusiasm while the other smiles more hesitantly.

A digital illustrated book cover of a picture book titled Bessie the Motorcycle Queen.
It shows Bessie Stringfield on her iconic Hogs (Harleys) against a backdrop of the Grand Canyon.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 12d

This is extremely accurate, and it's why I wish editors got a credit on books. Sometimes you learn who edited a bunch of your favorite books and you're like ah. I see. It's a job that requires a keen literary eye AND people skills, which is a tough mix!

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 12d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Mike Dawson @mikedawson.bsky.social · 12d

Not only have editors prevented me from showing my ass in public, so has hiring sensitivity readers. I’m a big fan of both. Having someone be honest with you while also keeping your best interests at heart is something to be valued not dismissed

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 12d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 12d

i mean, “fearless and undefined”? come on

kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · Aug 23

kpop demon hunters is 100% bisexual

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The bones of Natasha 🏴🌻 @alterici.bsky.social · 12d

It's always International Lesbian Day in my heart.

a picture of sonic the hedgehog giving a thumbs up and the words lesbians

Alt: a picture of sonic the hedgehog giving a thumbs up and the words lesbians

media.tenor.com

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B. Dave Walters - Yes, it is I! @bdavewalters.bsky.social · Nov 30

Always repost

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Ash @draculing.bsky.social · 17d

Other things I didn't have space for:

Henry's codependent relationship with Liz aka Birdie, her boss and one-time savior

Nicky's cool car that she tunes up herself

Dickie, Birdie's mc, Henry's mentor, and Tumblr's old man favorite

and did i mention they work at a drag revue....

#DVparty

Birdie - a fat, older woman with short-cropped silver hair - yanks Henry forward by her tie until they're nose-to-nose. Both of them are flushed, Henry wide-eyed and startled. She has a heavy bandage over the right side of her face, covering the corner of her slightly parted lips. It's spotted with blood.

Various sketches of Nicky's Oldsmobile, a well cared for deep green 1949 model. She's in coveralls working under the hood while Henry distracts her with chatter.

Various sketches of Dickie, an older, gray-haired beanpole of a guy with buck teeth and a weak chin. His work uniform is a white tuxedo jacket with black pants and a cummerbund, while his casual clothing is a baggy, black sack suit. He has Bugs Bunny energy, a little bit.

A halftone colored doodle of Dickie adjusting Henry's bowtie while she puts up with it grumpily.

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Ash @draculing.bsky.social · 17d

And LONGSHOT's deuteragonist, Nicolasia "Nicky" Flores.
(or as Henry calls her... Flowers 🌼)

Saved from a vice raid only by the grace of Henry's connections, Nicky's newly single and starry-eyed at what she's seen Henry get away with. What would it cost, to grab some of that for herself?

#DVparty

A front and back look at Nicky in her warm leather bomber jacket, the front-facing drawing in full marker color. Nick's a tan mexican-american butch with a dark brown pompadour and faint mustache - she passes more easily as a man than Henry does, and regularly uses it to her advantage. She's in a yellow shirt and tan slacks, and her warm coat is brown leather with a peacock-blue plaid across the shoulders.

Nicky and Henry in their nightclub uniform tuxedo shirts and trousers; they kiss frantically against the back wall of the club, ostensibly out on a smoke break. Behind them, a doorway is cracked open just enough to let light through.

A doodle of Henry and Nicky napping in their underwear on top of Nicky's abuela's quilt.

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Ash @draculing.bsky.social · 17d

Henrietta "Henry" Roth is the mc of LONGSHOT!

Since cutting a deal with mob wife Birdie to save her life, Henry's built a reputation as a go-fer for the mob. It doesn't earn her many friends in the gay bar scene - but who needs them? She's got protection. That's enough, right..?

#DVparty #artsky

a stark black and white line drawing of Henry against a crosshatch-textured black backdrop. She's a white butch woman with fluffy, short blonde hair and a crooked smile, a scar clipping from her upper lip to her chin on her right side. She wears a checked blazer over a darker button-up shirt, and leans against a countertop with her folded arms. She's smiling at the viewer and saying something in unfilled speech bubbles. What a rascal : )

A vintage halftone styled bust of Henry in full color. She looks off to her left, smiling crookedly. She has blue eyes and vibrant blonde hair, a wool suit jacket and a blue-green polo shirt with matching pocket square.

A younger Henry, at 19. Her hair is dark, cropped much shorter on the sides than we know her to have later. She has an oversized plaid buttonup tucked into wide suit pants, late 30s/early 40s style. One hand is tucked into her pocket, and she seems thoughtful. Notably, she has no scar through her lip.

A teenaged Henry is huddled on the floor clutching her side, seeming injured and suspicious, afraid. Birdie kneels beside her, speaking words of... comfort, or just a statement of the facts. Birdie's a fat, elegant woman in wide-cut women's slacks and flowy blouse. Her hair is longer, all pushed in curls to her left side - she's younger here than we'll know her to be.

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 17d

Aw thank you, that's really nice of you 🤩

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 17d

😍😍😍 there's some years worth of nightmares there for Jo

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 17d

Mine too! I feel like that's what really makes the design (so I also didn't want to add a ton of other stuff beyond the basics (what I perceive to be the basics))

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 18d

What do we think of this ✨werewolf design✨

kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · Apr 5

Pages 17-20

Yikes

Page 17: the wolf flicks an ear and says "I can hear you, little hunter." Jo looks terrified.

Page 18: the wolf taunts Jo with how loud he was/is and says that he never cared much for hide 'n seek. Jo is frozen in place from fear.

Page 19: splash page. The wolf peaks out from behind the room divider. He is now next to Jo, but looking straight ahead. He says "we'll play tag instead."

Page 20: the wolf sniffs the air, then whips towards Jo, saying "I'll be it." The last panel is a shot of the wolf's teeth getting Jo's beanie.

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kath🖤 @kathinka.bsky.social · 18d

That's not true, I never had any interest in Voltron