on this indigenous peoples day and canadian thanksgiving, I am holding space for the millions of lives, histories, bloodlines, and cultures lost. if you have this day off, be it in the usa or canada, I implore you to do the same. we survivors are few in number, but we are infinite in spirit.

indigenous peoples day.

it all goes back to the dark crystal.

🖤

I've also been considering visual novels as a halfway point between the desire to animate the desire to delve into videogames. I'll have to talk your ear off about my concept sometime.

as an aside, I am not completely opposed to paid courses from reputable sources! even if not on the table now, I've realized that there are just some things I cannot grasp on my own and need the rigidity of instruction and coursework to better understand.

I think it helps that my "passion project" is something that can be reduced down to a very easy, "for fun" experiment (it's oc and prop-centric, which are two things that low-stakes enough for me to fail at without hurting, but also keep me interested) ; I'll have to get lost in the youtube sauce!

if it helps the “gameplay” in my head is similar to that of gone home? exploration based, more experimental. I feel like mentioning that and greats like obra dinn and mouthwashing sounds overly ambitious, but you know ; walk around, explore, immerse yourself in unease. where does one start?

I have ideas ; but virtually no idea where to start in either venture. The video game has been, quite literally, a recurring dream of mine for the last three years. I have thumbnails, a loose assemblage of plot. but I am terribly unversed in coding, jargon, engines. pointers?

I’ve reached that terrible time that comes in every illustrators life. I do, genuinely, want to make some sort of animation or video game.

Abbraccio 🖤
I've been drawing a lot of embracing couples lately

8,000-BCE

Pla de Petracos

Alicante

Spain

A ritual is being preformed

One third of a way into the fair already; this year more so than ever it's a place to discover a variety of emerging and exciting artists, with our highest number of new-to-the-fair exhibitors and people making their very first comics!

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

Paris, 192X. An English man without a face is hired by a strange boy to examine a series of defaced portraits. His investigation leads him into a world of art, opium, sex, and the undead.

The first 6 chapters of upcoming occult noir LAZARUS, are now available

beastcutter.itch.io/lazarus-teaser

this was a fantastic read, your way of setting a scene and establishing character voice is strong. I was invested from the start and every word after flowed like easy honey. obsessed with the setting and that subtle, sticky, fetid tension that bubbles beneath the surface. 10/10!

oh yeah, I’m aware of this, and I’m aware that appropriated art as violence isn’t new (I was being hyperbolic in my exasperation) but I guess “photobashing assets to substantiate genocide” sets a new and complicated standard I don’t think any ip law or international court is equipped for. just evil.

The Hunter's Funeral Procession

ain't no one doing it like you (love this)

celestial sentinel

Funeral Invitation, 1688.

Funeral invitations first appeared in the 17th century, and acted as an admission ticket to both the church and the funeral feast. Pallbearers were often assigned a number on the ticket to signify their position in carrying the coffin.

i dedicate this unhinged woman to @pejntboks.bsky.social ✨

#thecuriosities

imagine dedicating your life to archiving objects or creating 3d assets and they're abused this way. that your art, your purpose, was appropriated and now has a body count attached to it.

what legal recourse do artists and museums have against international militaries stealing and using our work to commit warcrimes, since apparently that's a conversation we need to have now.

considering booking a flight just to pick up a dream commission! in all seriousness this is such a cool concept, I hope you get some cool prompts and have a great thought bubble! physical commissions are the best 🖤