A collection of photos, one is the "true" reference photo of Shino the previous painting is based on. The three other images crop and colour the reference in different ways to emphasize different things

The exercise was to alter the composition (and lighting) in different ways to reinforce the story you're trying to tell. This course taught me so much about new ways to use reference I never would have thought about.

My goal in the composition was to contrast Shino's uncertainty with my excitement

I was lucky to take Kat Tsai's colour and light class last year, this painting of a critter called Shino (my very first foster cat) was for homework

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never give up
someday u also
can paint a pear
but wrong

A digital painting of some pears from reference, the reference is in natural colours, the painting is of teal pears on a pink background

a digital painting of some apples from reference, the vibrancy is a bit shifted

A digital painting of some pumpkins but their hue has been shifted to the purples

I also tried my hand at "what if pear, but wrong?*"

*creative

A digital painting of a pear from reference

A digital painting of a pear from reference. Same pear.

Another digital painting of The Pear

Eventually I realized that if I wanted to Make It as an Artist I should branch out into pear

A digital painting of a banana, now with eg

A digital painting of a banana and an orange and eg and glass jar

A digital painting of another banana and eg

"Did you improve at all?" Gee, you know, I don't think so

In 2022 I wanted to learn to paint so I just painted a banana over and over... mainly going for speed and colour accuracy without picking from the ref...

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If I missed you I'm sorry I was at both shows for probably 30 minutes cumulatively...

Even that was enough to knock me out and I wasn't able to post so I'm going to get caught up on my art posts now...

Photo of jam's hand holding "Motherlover" by Lindsay Ishihiro

I also finally picked up MotherLover and I just got sucked in to read the whole thing and cried ofc

A collection of prints and stickers oh lord here it goes let's see what I can track down in terms of credits PLEASE PUT YOUR NAMES ON PRINTS (dw i'm really bad at this too) Top-ish Row: Kappa Maki by @samkalensky.com Cell culture print by a cool pathologist who is also part of Cloudscape Fruits Print by @littledeadling Distro Disco mobile free store sticker Mood and Motivation stickers by May-Yun Ong Middle-ish row: Cityscape, I forgot to take a card sorry OTL Mexican Water God by @yuyusdraws New Bird Mascot for Cloudscape but I also don't know who drew this one Seabus Print by @orcanadian The two cats riso is also by Rachel Zhu, oh good I found their bsky it's @yxqiiu

Two more arts "I'm Tired of this Lifestyle!" Screenprint of a cat scratching curtains by Annie Canto Mermaid Print by @lisalaroseart

I also got CUTE ART AND STICKERS YAH!

My comic STARBLOOD is out!
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When the trophy husband of the richest man in the galaxy crashlands on an asteroid-bound casino, the inhabitants believe the explosion that sent him here was NO ACCIDENT.

Is his husband really trying to kill him?

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littledeadling.itch.io/starblood-st...
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A photo of several zines! Left to Right Untitled "hedgehog" zine by Annie Canto Looking for Luck 2 by Rachel Zhu Untitled zine by Bony Girl They Them zine by Diesel Lanier Do You Want to Revolutionize the World by J Dalton and Starblood by Ellison Estephan @littledeadling

It was my datefriend's birthday yesterday but through herculean effort I was able to stop by both Raincity Comiccon and the Spring Gander and I got SO! Many! Cool! Zines!!!!!

I'm so excited about zines!! Zine revival! Yeah Yeah Yeah!

the cover for kathleen gros's middle grade graphic novel CAROUSEL SUMMER. Two white girls (one blonde one with brown and purple hair) stand on a dreamy background with a montage of summer scenery, letters to be mailed, and carousel horses.

the cover for kathleen gros's adult graphic novel I Hated You in High School. Two white women stand in standoffish but blushing poses, crumpled note paper makes up the background.

Oh dang. I can't believe both of these graphic novels have been out for a year! In retrospect it was pretty wild to have two books debut within 2 weeks of each other. I'm so proud of these & all the work I poured into them.

seeing trans joy and gender euphoria literally helped me access Cis+, and become way more comfortable expressing my femininity. Words can't express how grateful I am to the trans community for that!!!

I was too overwhelmed and I forgot to look at The Pin, but it was nice to meet you! Friends were very excited to see the Huntrix ticket 😁

Every local bookstore having a website that you can order books on, whether the store currently has that book on the shelf or not, has got to be a HUGE part of this. The Amazon website is big, stupid, full of ads, and shipping is wildly uneven (because they lump in so many third party sellers).

Photos from today’s rally against the proposed Bell AI data centre near Regina.

The Free Speech Coalition is serious about starting an adult industry credit union. Part of this is being able to show regulators that enough people would use it, so please fill out this form if you're interested!
(Yes, credit unions can issue credit cards!)
www.freespeechcoalition.com/survey

Growing up in the online world: a national consultation We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...

A quick heads up; The UK government is currently holding a consultation on the Online Safety Act. The consultation lasts until the end of next month.

Please fill it out if you live in the UK and/or share it around to get more eyes on it.

www.gov.uk/government/c...

A sketchy series of illustrations showing anthropomorphic pigeons. One is carrying many bags of groceries while wearing a mask. Another is lying upside down on the couch binge watching something. Another is disinfecting everything. Another is sucked into a switch game. Another is doing at-home workouts.

More pigeons, one is doing a zoom call, another is singing, a little group is banging pots and pans

More pigeons. Another anxious zoom call (social). Doomscrolling, baking bread, making cocktails and knitting...

I also did this series of "Pigeon People doing Pandemic Things" for something that never went anywhere but I do still like the drawings haha... #repostyourart

an illustration of jam in bike gear trying to kiss a persian cat (Shino) who is NOT into it, during October 2020. In the background you can see them taking a long bike ride.

That time was a catalyst for a lot of people, and for me it was also the start of my journey fostering cats. I was able to do things differently, and start building a different life for myself. Even though it was globally traumatic, I still feel grateful for what I was able to learn about myself.

A comic about jam. p1: They are jolted awake at 5am. "ugh..." p2: Jam, puking p3: Jam, sitting on the toilet with a thermometer in their mouth googling "coronavirus dry heaving". Their temperature is normal. Their most common symptoms were "fever, dry cough, tiredness..." p4: Jam, googling "anxiety dry heaving". The results say "Stress and anxiety have been known to trigger dry heaving. [link] Strange signs you're way too stressed". Jam: "When am I gonna learn..."

Idk. I feel like "learning to live with anxiety" is not a very profound lesson, but maybe "learning to live with anxiety when everything outside is confirming that you are anxious for real valid reasons" was a tough one.

A comic about jam. p1: jam is curled up on the couch reading all sorts of anxiety-inducing headlines on their phone. p2: They lay down on the couch and all of the headlines disappear like a burst bubble. p3: Jam, staring with existential dread into deep space. Into their thoughts, unbidden, appears the meme.... GET STICK BUGGED LOL

My experience felt so small and unimportant, I think that's part of what made it hard to share. It was like... "why are you taking up space with this, who cares..."

A four panel comic featuring jam. p1: Well, spring was a total wash. (Jam doing dishes with a big lock symbol behind them for lockdown.) p2: Summer was... awkward (Jam riding their bike to meet Alina from a distance, both of them are masked). p3: I've been preparing for a long, hard winter. And I feel... ready? (Jam is pickling some vegetables and there's a big bag of flour on the counter. p4: But I'm probably not. (Jam is anxious... oh boy...)

I also made some comics that probably most people haven't seen because they felt too vulnerable at the time.

An illustration of jam lost in a cloud of confusion with a bunch of red arrows swirling in all different directions

I think the anxiety/surreality of that time is what made the most impact on me. Anxiety is a constant companion but without anything to counterbalance it really felt like it dominated my time.

An illustration of jam banging pots on their balcony in April 2020

An illustration of jam riding their ebike out to see a friend in August, 2020

An illustration of jam paralyzed with anxiety during July, 2020

Another illustration of jam paralyzed with anxiety but this time there are foster cats in November, 2020

It seems like we're not supposed to remember or talk about it for some reason... but I appreciate being able to go back and reflect on what that was like and how I still managed to get through it somehow.

For 2020, my Patreon monthly art was themed after every day life, and life was very strange!

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April 21 is #BCBookDay, a day to celebrate and support our province’s independent book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, independent bookstores, libraries, and festivals that connect us with local stories. Ask for a BC book at your local independent bookstore or library. ReadLocalBC.ca

A doodle from drawing night at the Catfe...

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If you pick MeiMei 🐈‍⬛ up for a hug, she'll do a little grunt after you put her back down.

Like a l'il "HMPH!" before she scampers away

(v cute)