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Theresa Arzola
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Graphic novelist and freelance illustrator. I mostly post random sketches and crochet hobby stuff here…
💠 Portfolio: http://TheresaArzola.com
💠 Linktree: http://linktr.ee/theresaarzola
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We've hit the 2nd stretch goal! Beyond the Road Kickstarter ends in just a few days (Feb 17)...!
Stretch goals for Beyond the Road. $2000 tier and $2500 tier have been unlocked. $2000 tier unlocked a RV vinyl sticker. $2500 tier unlocks 3 Adventures with Titan vinyl stickers. $3000 will unlock a 5x7" print of the Beyond the Road cover.
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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Following the Sunday high, the Beyond the Road Kickstarter is only $70 away from its 2nd stretch goal! 💃 🚐

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If you’re interested in this graphic novel, back while it’s still live! Kickstarter ends next week!
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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We’re 1 week away from Beyond the Road’s Kickstarter launch! I’m excited, scared… and really hope I know what I’m doing!

Running a Kickstarter is a lot of new-ness. And it’s been a long creative journey to get to this point!
Beyond the Road a graphic memoir, launching on January 28 on Kickstarter
January 21, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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A "turning point" in my graphic novel, Beyond the Road.

Shortly after a flare-up, I attempted to hike the windy hills of Fort Ord in California. I was in survival mode, focusing on my feet when, due to Titan's chaos, I stopped to look up and only then saw the gorgeous landscape around me.
3 panels from Beyond the Road of Theresa climbing a hill through windy weather. Text reads: "It's so windy. I'm losing my energy pretty quickly. Just focus on putting one food in front of the other...." Panel from the graphic novel Beyond the Road - Theresa looks down to see Titan at her feet, smiling up at her. She thinks, "huh?" Panel from Beyond the road. A painted landscape of green hills with darker green trees and a clouded sky. Fort Ord National Moment. In the bottom left corner, text reads: "Wow...." Beyond the Road, a grphic memoir. Theresa sits atop a white RV overlooking the Big Sur Coast.
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Hi #portfolioday! I’m Theresa, illustrator & graphic novelist.

I draw character-driven stories mixing linework + painterly light. My work explores quiet emotion + personal moments with a lean towards fantasy. 😁

Just wrapped Beyond the Road - now on Kickstarter! Open for inquiry.
#portfolioday2026
Steampunk inspired girl holding a staff behind her back - the simplest of machines. She has blonde hair, green eyes, a green skirt and a brown belted corset. She wears goggles on top of her head and as a waist belt with pockets, one of which holes a book. A portrait of a D&D gnome druid- mid-transformation, silhouetted by a moon. He has a red top ponytail, green eyes, and orange pants. He holds a shield in 1 arm and a sword on his back. He is crowed with one hand touching the ground? Transforming into fur and claws. Cover art for Beyond the Road, graphic novel by Theresa. Depicts Theresa sitting atop a white RV overlooking a coastline while her partner and dog stand on the beach looking to the horizon. A blue frog plays a lute while a pink/purple sylvari sits and listens. This is a scene from Verdant Brink in Guild Wars 2 that can be found during the night war cycle along a hidden cliff side. Behind them are curling dense vines
January 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Needed a break from all this Kickstarter prep for Beyond the Road… Meet one of my OCs. Serra - a half-elf dragonic bloodline sorceress whose details I can’t currently pull from my tired brain. A traveler with a highborn past. Originally made for BG3. Hoping to player her in a D&D game one day.
A sketch of Serra, a half-elf draconic bloodline sorceress originally meant for Baldur’s Gate 3. She strikes a confident post with hands on her hips and staff strapped to her back. She wears a traveling skirt, a vest and gauntlets with just a touch of ornate detailing to hint at her wealthy highborn heritage.
January 10, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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A few sneak peaks from the 1st pages of the graphic novel. There's also a link to download the 1st chapter for free in the Kickstarter page!
Cover of Beyond the Road graphic novel by Theresa Arzola. Text around it reads "A true story graphic novel... Launching Kickstarter on Jan 28!" 1st page of Beyond the Road depicting a collage of a sketchbook, board game pieces, and a game controller. Text reads, "February 12, 2021. I am not someone one would call outdoorsy. I don't like camping. I'm not a jet-setter. For the last few years, my hobbies have been drawing and video games." Top panel from page 2 of Beyond the Road. Depicts a cycle of Theresa on a computer, in front of a TV, and on her phone. in the middle the word bubble reads, "I am admittedly a product of my tech-filled world." Bottom panel from the 2nd page of Beyond the Road. Theresa looks outwards at a landscape of green rolling hills and a blue sky with clouds. Text reads, "So how did I end up here?"
January 8, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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I bought myself a manga inking kit (dip pen & nibs with test illustration cards) and decided to play a bit. It’s a lot easier to use than I remember! Or else muscle memory kicked in. 😄 I will note the included (deleter?) paper makes a huge difference. Less snagging and stray fibers in the pen…!
2 inked illustraions from the tachikawa maga inking kit. Left is a cat character holding a dip pen. Right is a frog holding a leaf shaped like a pen tip over its head. The Tachikawa Nikko pen nib set. Includes 5 nibs, a nib holder, and a small bottle of black ink.
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Here’s to 2025! I like seeing these collages from the art accounts I follow, so wanted to create one too. I was primarily working on Beyond the Road last year, but did do a couple of character illustrations (mostly for D&D 😍).
A collage of Theresa’s art from 2026, featuring 6 panels of Beyond the Road illustrations and 2 character illustrations, including the new one of her account avatar. In the middle is a picture of herself with the text “2025” in the upper right.
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Parents are in town for Christmas and with mom comes mom food. I am spoiled. This is just day 1! 😋
December 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Cafe sketching on a rainy day.
I forgot my white pen, but found an old speck of titanium white gouache on my palette so rewetted and used that instead. 😅
Urban sketching of the interior of a coffee shop with 2 baristas busy making drinks facing away from the artist
December 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Unicycle riding party of chaos goblins traversing a jungle in Imarian - live D&D show at Fan Expo SF today. The improv singing is amazing 😂 !
Sketches of 3 characters from a D&D live game on unicycles. One unicycle is wrapped in vines with the ride using tiny familiars under her feet to move. One unicycle is made of pelts. And the 3rd is so bright it is not visible and looks like the rider is just riding a flare of light.
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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How do you procrastinate?

Me? I decided to try baking an “apple rose tart”. A gluten free, dairy free (and hey! I think this ended up vegan too!) apple rose tart.

Into the oven it goes. Pls come out okay…. 🙏
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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D&D night and my brain is distracted….
An ink sketch of Monoco the gestral from Expedition 33.
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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About to play my first @startplaying.bsky.social 1-shot today - took the time to draw portraits for my (tiefling rogue) and @ancientbuho.bsky.social's (halfling wizard) characters before the game! Hoping this one goes well! 🤞 #dnd #dndart #ocart #dndoc #ocsky #skyart
A portrait of a halfling wizard. Caucasian skin with reddish bowl-cut style hair and bushy moustache. Eyes are pale green. He wears a black robe with gold detailing. Portrait of a blue-skinned purple-horned tiefling rogue.She has a wooden bow and a shortsword strapped to her back and the bottom half of her face is covered by a mask. She has long hair in a single braid and bangs. Her eyes are bright glowing green with black sclera.
October 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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TIL resizing & compressing in certain applications can blend out a lot of details. Case in point - My D&D character’s portrait, before photo adjustments and after.
October 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Haven’t really been on BSky in awhile because of my little drawing hermit mode. But look at that scrollbar! I am sooo close! Hope you will like what I’ve been working on..!
October 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Bluesky only allows 4 images at a time. lol
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Excited to be tabling in my first out of state convention in Reno. Come find me! I’ll be selling products from Adventures with Titan, Beyond the Road, and 12 Lunar Year Zodiacs along with additional prints. Come find me at Silver Age Comic Con - July 12-13!
July 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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👀One of my favorite moments in the game was finding the rando bard in Verdant Brink (GW2: HoT). Omg but if I could play as one…??? ❤️
Hylek bard playing a lute while a purple sylvari from Guild Wars 2 listens in. In the background the twisted vines of Verdant Brink choke of this small sanctuary.
June 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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This makes me sooo happy…! Korean gluten free pastries - Everything is made with this fluffy rice flour and makgeoli base. There are several dairy free options too, like this red bean one (though I think that’s a milk chocolate drizzle so… don’t eat that part). But srsly… a bakery I can eat at??? 😍
June 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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It’s awesome when you find artwork of ppl you know IRL…! At Moment in San Jose JTown.
June 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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It was a long wait, but my copy of @kelogsloops.bsky.social’s book finally arrived! AND in great condition! The book itself is gorgeous!! Im going to lose hours pouring through this thing!
#artbooks #kickstarter
“Kelogsloops - from sketchbook to finish” art book, folder of prints, and a calendar spread out atop an open cardboard box on a desk.
May 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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It’s #webcomicday! I’m the creator of Adventures with Titan - weekly episodes of a chaos Pomeranians antics and my dose of serotonin that I like to share 😊
4-panel comic from Adventures with Titan showcasing 4 ways Titan greets or avoids strangers 4-panel comic from Adventures with Titan showcasing Titan as a DnD Bard of Glamour 4-panel comic from Adventures with Titan. Titan is twice the size of your average Pomeranian but he’s still a pom and thus a small dog. 4-panel comic from Adventures with Titan. Titan plays with hands until the hands point 2 fingers under his paws which startles him still.
May 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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For those in the Bay Area, come to the PL Comic Arts Fest to meet some of your favorite local graphic novelists! I’ll be tabling along with @haetae.bsky.social and @wrathofbom.bsky.social tomorrow (Sat April 26) at the SSF Library. Come say hi! #comics #graphicnovels
Poster for Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Fest - comicartsfest.com. Saturday April 26th, 10AM - 4PM at 901 Civic Campus Drive, South San Francisco, CA. Free entry!! Small Press comics expo. Author talks! Drawing workshops! Giveaways! Comics!!! Your favorite local comic artist!
April 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM