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Michael Dashow
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Illustrator, character designer, kidLit artist & gameDev art director. Rep'd by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social‬ @ CMA Tetris-level ability to pack refrigerator & expert recollection of 80's new-wave song lyrics. He/him. https://linktr.ee/mdashow
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · Jul 9
Hi, #PortfolioDay !
I'm Mike and I like creating fun, colorful character-driven art. I make lots of art for video and tabletop games and would love to create some MG book covers. I am also seeking representation.
Cheers!

#kidLitArt #characterDesign #characterIllustration #gameArt #illustration
A girl is trying to walk two fluffy samoyeds but has gotten entirely tangled up in the leashes of the two dogs who are happily running circles around her. The title reads "Zoey Crocker, Pet Walker" by Maureen Keene. Two kids explore a hallway in a dark mansion. They look worried, and the boy holds a flashlight. The hallway is lined with paintings in ornate frames, all of the eyes of the paintings watching the kids. We can see the shadow of some sort of horned monster coming up the stairs. The title reads "The Mystery of Mystic Manor" by Jo Barnett. Sherrif Saguaro, an old-timey western sheriff who also happens to be a walking cactus. He's wearing a dusty leather coat and boots with spurs and a red bandana, and while he wears no hat, his cactus head is the shape of a 10-gallon hat. He's dashing through a dusty old western frontier town about to throw a lasso. In the background is his trusty horse, who also happens to be a cactus. A panicked apprentice witch (she's human, with pink hair, glasses, and light academia clothing) makes a mess of her cauldron while being calmy advised by an older, wiser witch (who is a bear.) Aside from the exploding cauldron, the browns of the scene make it warm and cozy. The cover reads "DeepWoods Academy for the Magically Inept" by Jo Barnett, book 1: Trouble Brewing
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 1h
I love the fact that you're keeping track of Scaramuccis! 😆
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 5h
Hi #PortfolioDay , I’m Mike and I love drawing fun, colorful characters, animals, and situations.
I'm repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social
and I'm especially looking for middle grade cover work.

See more of my work at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co or linktr.ee/mdashow

#kidLitArt #illustration
In a spooky night-time scene, a girl - approximately 14 with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing jeans and a denim jacket - crouches on a dirt driveway and looks behind her in consternation. Behind her is a large dark house with peaked gables and spiky points sticking out of the roof and a tall tower. The top floor of the tower is lit - the only illumination in the house - and a figure is silhouetted in the window. Behind the house are fir trees and a huge full moon. the entire scene is in spooky greens and blues. An illustration of a hippopotamus ice skating in the Olympics. She's got a lovely lavender dress on with lots of sparkly sequins on it. She looks very graceful and happy. A panicked apprentice witch (she's human, with pink hair, glasses, and light academia clothing) makes a mess of her cauldron while being calmy advised by an older, wiser witch (who is a bear.) Aside from the exploding cauldron, the browns of the scene make it warm and cozy.
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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 7h
Hello #portfolioday !

I am a #kidlit illustrator (of many things) and author (of picturebooks) and here is a little snapshot of my portfolio.

For a closer look, head to NicolaSchofield.com

I'm repped by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kitlitart #pb #illustration
Image showing the home page of NicolaSchofield.com with lots of kidlit illustration thumbnails
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 5h
Hi #PortfolioDay , I’m Mike and I love drawing fun, colorful characters, animals, and situations.
I'm repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social
and I'm especially looking for middle grade cover work.

See more of my work at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co or linktr.ee/mdashow

#kidLitArt #illustration
In a spooky night-time scene, a girl - approximately 14 with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing jeans and a denim jacket - crouches on a dirt driveway and looks behind her in consternation. Behind her is a large dark house with peaked gables and spiky points sticking out of the roof and a tall tower. The top floor of the tower is lit - the only illumination in the house - and a figure is silhouetted in the window. Behind the house are fir trees and a huge full moon. the entire scene is in spooky greens and blues. An illustration of a hippopotamus ice skating in the Olympics. She's got a lovely lavender dress on with lots of sparkly sequins on it. She looks very graceful and happy. A panicked apprentice witch (she's human, with pink hair, glasses, and light academia clothing) makes a mess of her cauldron while being calmy advised by an older, wiser witch (who is a bear.) Aside from the exploding cauldron, the browns of the scene make it warm and cozy.
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bforjustice.bsky.social @bforjustice.bsky.social · 18h
This this this this THIS
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...
A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 8h
Happy #PortfolioDay --spooky edition! 👻

I'm Brooke Baum and I'm an author/illustrator currently seeking representation! You can check out more spooky (and non-spooky, if you're into that sort of thing) work at brookebaum.com.

#kidlit #kidlitart
A witch knitting a scarf while her cat shreds it behind her. A line drawing of a girl's scared face A black, white, and orange grid of silly Halloween cats A boy reading ghost stories and a ghost reading human stories
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 23h
Looks like the entire site that originally reviewed the alternate sticker vendors no longer exists and/or was squatted on by a beading store. Oops!
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 1d
I don't even need to listen to it: Just the name of the band & song makes the entire thing unfurl in my head in its entirety. Thanks, Dr. Demento!
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Ledgerbound @ledgerbound.bsky.social · 1d
Only you can put a stop to the Vacari and save the world (and more importantly, your job).

Time to file your onboarding paperwork and take up your trusty hat rack in Ledgerbound's first public demo - live at 9AM PT today! 📜⚔️ #SteamNextFest

store.steampowered.com/app/4065080/...
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 4d
It's closet cleanout time! I'm selling off all my one-off shirts for just $10 each. These are one-of-a-kind upcycled shirts, vinyls, and test designs. If you see one you like, grab it now--last time they went fast!

Proceeds will help me rebuild from the Eaton Fire.

www.etsy.com/listing/4384...
An assortment of shirts with phoenixes and Altadena heart motifs
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Eek! Johnson Thrill-ustrator @illustratorerik.bsky.social · 4d
Post a mage! 🧙‍♂️
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 4d
Ben Grimm as a jolly wizard in response to this thread is ridiculous and just makes my day! 😍
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 4d
Like the thing says, "everything is criticized."
A meme format with the top panel showing hangs holding a jar of pills marked "hard pills to swallow." The second panel shows hands holding pills and above this lightly-colored illustration is bold black text that reads "Dark text reads better on light backgrounds. Light text reads better on dark backgrounds. Don't rely on a thin outline to make your text legible."
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 4d
Post a mage! 🧙‍♂️
A stylized illustration of Gandalf the Grey from 'Lord of the Rings' holding a staff and a glowing sword. The background is mostly black.
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 4d
Post a mage! 🧙‍♂️
A stylized illustration of Gandalf the Grey from 'Lord of the Rings' holding a staff and a glowing sword. The background is mostly black.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 5d
It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 5d
The game I've been working on
(or one of them, anyways 😄)

#indieGame #TBS #tacticsGame #indieGames #gameDev #gameArt
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Ledgerbound @ledgerbound.bsky.social · 5d
Here at Heroes United Life Group, we like to get into the headspace of our policyholders when simulating their final battles!
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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 6d
LATE BIRD is sick of Early Bird getting all the worms--and all the glory. But don't worry, Late Bird has a plan. Forget the alarm clock, this calls for a catapult. Look out world, here comes Late Bird!

THE BAD SEED x THE VERY IMPATIENT CATERPILLAR

#DVPit #ND #PB
Images of LATE BIRD looking for worms and getting increasingly agitated as he doesn't find any. Another image of LATE BIRD sweaty and out of breath saying "I made it!"
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 6d
Thanks so much for sharing those, Brian! (My kid will love them too!)
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 6d
I can't see them without logging into FB and joining the group, but I'm sure it's cool! 💀
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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 6d
Holy cow! I'm used to stepping on Lego pieces but less used to seeing ones that can step on you! Is that Lego maxi-fig something you can buy at a store or did they make it themselves?
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 7d
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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André Cardoso @andremc.bsky.social · 8d
Recently had the opportunity to build 3 demos to demonstrate the power of game feel!
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