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Elise Schuenke

@troubledminnesotan.bsky.social

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I'm a cryptid from Minnesota who makes comics and doodles and a lot of puns They/them Rep’d by Jessica Mileo at Inkwell Management Literacy Agency Patreon: patreon.com/troubledminnesotan Comics: eliseschuenke.itch.io Tumblr: troubledminnesotan.tumblr.com

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hello new followers! I’m Elise and I’m a Minnesotan based comic artist and cryptid! Welcome and prepare for puns and shenanigans.

Patreon: www.patreon.com/troubledminn...

Stickers: troubledminnesotan.bigcartel.com

Zines: eliseschuenke.itch.io

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First panel: a young woman suggests making soup to her girlfriend in bed

Second panel: the two girlfriends walk to the grocery store holding hands

Third panel: they are grabbing ingredients from the vegetable aisle

Fourth panel: their groceries which consists of vegetable stock, two cans of coconut milk, a bag of various goods and a set of chicken thighs

Two young siblings talk and play video games while the grown up versions of them stand facing away. They are surrounded by various video game related tech and games. The title: Near You Beside You

First panel: A person gets out of bed looking stressed.

Second panel: the person is starting to put on a sweatshirt with a dark cloud of swirling thoughts around their head.

Third panel: it turns out the person has put the sweater on backwards and the hood flops over their head with the appropriate sound effect saying FLOP

Fourth panel: the person stands confused with the hood still over their face

Fifth panel: the person starts shaking with laughter saying “…pfft.”

Sixth panel: the person leaves the bedroom laughing to themselves

First panel: Link from Legend of Zelda stands at a triforce altar with the master sword sitting in stone.

Second panel: Link stares nervously at the master sword before him with the floating text, “deep down, you know”

Third panel: his hand reaches out to the sword’s handle

In between the third and fourth panel, the text says: “you weren’t built for fighting”

Fourth panel: at the last second, his hand clenches away, shaking as it hesitates to grab the sword

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michiums @ deadlines @michiums.bsky.social · 1d

making a proper #PortfolioDay post instead of just my pinned so - hello! I’m michiums, award-winning comic artist and illustrator on the 👀 for #WFH cover and #comic work, anything fantasy-horror-queer is my jam!

portfolio: michiums.carbonmade.com
📧 michiumsart @ gmail

vivid rainbow color sky illustration with yaga and her skeleton lanterns catching stars

Page from persimmon summer from when I was young anthology

$Page from maidensong from fractured realms anthology from limit break comics$ Illustration of Achilles and Patroclus from hades, in a field of flowers

Illustration of Achilles and Patroclus from hades, in a field of flowers

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Lauren Walsh @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday I’m Lauren and I’m an illustrator and character designer.

Laurenwalshart.com
[email protected]

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

I wish everyone participating in Portfolio Day a very get all the money and love and manageable workload

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

Hey it’s Peter, the cool guy

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 1d

Hi, I'm Peter and I draw comics!

I've worked on the Avatar: the Last Airbender comics, written some Dragon Prince graphic novels, and created a few other things too.

✨portfolio: peterwartman.com
✨comics: shipwreckplanet.com

A page from a comic pitch I did, showing a character sitting on a sign built onto a massive metal structure. Airships fly through the rain in front of him. Inset in two panels we can see him looking down at a pilot's pin he's holding in his hand.

A drawing of a space guy holding his helmet and looking at the camera.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #portfolioday!
I'm a comic artist and illustrator! I'm going to be avaliable for more work in the next couple of months and would love to be involved in book/ttrpg illustration projects!

⭐ www.rowanmaccoll.com
⭐ [email protected]

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Bex Glendining @lgions.bsky.social · 1d

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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pseudonym jones @pseudonymjones.bsky.social · 2d

speaks to her creation

emma, in vaguely religious garb, holds worm-in-a-rock god in her palm. She says, “little one, your rock is not a shackle to free yourself from. you are as much rock as you are worm, as you are god.”

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yeah

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 3d

This is all the serotonin I need for the rest of the year.. like wow.. things are really good sometimes

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 3d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

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Bayleaf 🍃 @iceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Little ink

A small ink of a distressed and blushing woman

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 4d

#SaveSpeech

KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total

You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP

The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

Please call DAILY

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Bex Glendining @lgions.bsky.social · 5d

night sea

digital illustration of the sea at night. it’s in shades of blue except for the yellow moon and stars reflected in the water.

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

YEAH it’s an easy mistake to make but man

Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

And get SPECIFIC in your descriptions of places and characters. How old is that character? What are they wearing? What does their body language convey? What color are the curtains? Don’t leave your artist guessing

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

This, genuinely

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

Write a script and then compare the page you’ve written to your favorite comics and see how many panels, speech bubbles and transitions happen on a page

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

I can’t recommend enough that if you want to become a comic writer, you need to read comics. It’s so tempting to try to shove a wall of text into one page or a ton of scene changes, but that makes it really hard on artists to be able to properly adapt that

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

GOOD NEWS

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

When I get home, I’ll see if I still have the file! I’ll send it your way if I do find it

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 6d

LETS FREAKING GO GAYMERSSS

Fields of Mistria ✨ Out Now in Early Access @fieldsofmistria.bsky.social · 7d

✨Fields of Mistria's latest roadmap is here!
Update 4: The Mines Update arrives in early 2026, featuring the conclusion of the Mines Storyline and a secret bachelorette! Plus a glimpse at what’s planned for 1.0. 💙
🔗 Read more: www.fieldsofmistria.com/post/fields-...