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Posts by holly r
me writing the comic: this character is the bands drummer
me thumbnailing the comic: how the fuck do u fit a drummer and two other characters into Tiny panels
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Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
Time for Thought Bubble Comic Convention's FIRST guest announcement of 2026! We're so excited to welcome these amazing creators to Harrogate this November. See you there?
Tickets are on sale now: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets
Cover from webcomic Apricots.
Window display illustrations by Iliadtea
Opening page of Erin and Pig short comic.
Most recent published Apricots page.
#PortfolioDay βοΈ
I'm Holly, part-time freelance artist based in Oxfordshire. I mostly make comics!
iliadtea.com/
hollyraidl@outlook.com
#SmallPressDay is run by a tiny team of volunteers happy to give up their time for free for the community. But there are still costs we have to take on (hosting, artist for this year's poster, apps, etc.). Want to help? Donations to the Broken Frontier Ko-fi welcome! ko-fi.com/andyoliver70...
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Luca's mother sitting on a garden bench.
apricots is still updating by the way, if you like gay webcomics!!
im really trying to improve this year π
genuinely think the silly duck zine 2 has some of my best composition for comics
genuinely buzzing (ha!) for the guy mont spelling bee london show
why am i in my donald duck era again,,, ahhhh
cant spell lol but ahh im inpatient lol
my sister has asked for an adhd assesment and been disgnosed in the time I've been on the waiting list for my autism assesment, ahhh!
βSynthetic Comicsβ is Just a Pretentious Way of Saying βI Stole Thisβ: Why Broken Frontier Will Continue to Operate a Zero Tolerance Policy Towards Generative AI βArtβ.
April's 'Andytorial' is up. #NoAIArt
www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...
a digital illustration in the style of a relief print depicting a black cat in a defensive pose holding a torn and tattered transgender pride flag in its mouth as it looks directly towards the viewer. the background is purple with some specks of blue and pink showing through, and behind the cat is a black midground resembling grass or flames. the top right corner features a box with a caption reading "T.D.O.V."
DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN π³οΈββ§οΈ
#art #tdov #transart
this is sarcasm lol
my weekend art time is going to be used with making art for someone orher than me How Tragic!!
this week has been unexpecedly busyyyy ahhh
sometimes does tip into the burnout category lol but mostly thats the autism. social interactions in corporate life are draining lol
I work full time. I do sometimes colour/ink on my lunch for ten mins. Have a list of ongoing projects in my head which I chip away at SO SLOWLY unless there's a really specific deadline. I make whatever I want to make since not reliant on income. and have fun plans where I can't work on comics!
fyi i have a few more more apricots pages to colour until end of part... I'll pick it up again later in the year. gotta spread the love lol
amd work on a riso diary comic zine π
when im done colouring apricots im going to write punk duck zine 2
Pirate Caption. 8-9 August, Seacourt Hall, Botley. On a red background with pirate ship.
Tickets are now available for pre-order!
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tbh saves me some money because going three years in a row just for a holiday has been £££ will b nice to visit somewhere else lol
guess I won't be heading to Harrogate this year π
The National Theatre's production of The Importance of Being Earnest starring Ncuti Gatwa is currently airing free on YouTube, if anyone's interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=obX-...
π’ THE 404 INK BURSARY FOR UK-BASED SMALL PRESSES NOW OPEN
Applications are now open for our bursary to support small presses in the UK. There are 2 strands you can apply for: donating Β£1,000 towards creative projects, or Β£500 towards hosting an intern.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...