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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 5h

Closeup! wanted these to look like a vintage pc game loading screen, but with hand tinted colour like the film- so grimy halftone print plus hand drawing! The blue (imaginary deluxe version of game!) has a gold layer underneath, with cut out bits to show that on the bike light trails. #art #tron

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thank you James, appreciate it! :-)

Andy B @geekynerfherder.bsky.social · 12h

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#CoolArt: 'Jaws' print by Tom Whalen through @vicepress.bsky.social geekynerfherder.blogspot.com/2026/10/cool...

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oooooooooh i would so love to see that on the big screen. It's amazing

Beth Tabler @bethtabler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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What makes a monster? I’m looking for reprints for Grimdark Magazine: morally gray SFF, under 10,000 words. Any corner of the SFF welcome. Especially keen on stories that complicate who—or what—we call monstrous. No SA, no fridging. Email: beth@Grimdarkmagazine.com

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I like it! But the poster artist has some complaints... maybe "Destroy SOME monsters" subtitle "just the ones that were nearby and/or cheap to use"

thanks! Here's my work bsky.app/profile/carl...

"on THAT deadline??? No can do, how about just a few really fun ones instead?"

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 13h

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yes! and automaton has always been used to help workers be more efficient yet keep same pay and have more time off to frolic in sunny meadows, as the boss is telling us- wait I'm being handed a history book. Oh. That's not how it's gone at all.

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 13h

Hah! Perfect reaction image. "we've signed up to mindfully do bog all to stop genAi companies wrecking the creative industries and putting you all out of work." Maybe they expect Claude to pay their SoA membership dues instead when we're all out of a job?

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Andi Watson @andicomics.bsky.social · 14h

For a society that presumably values language, none of these words mean anything.

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 13h

Baffling that the SoA thinks using Ai will 'increase opportunity', when we are seeing it used across the creative industries to replace authors, artists & other creative workers instead. Where's this fictional situation happening? Ai won't be paying SoA dues either- maybe they should consider that.

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

this is so cool! love the textures

Tango @tiredsai.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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Eyy #PortfolioDay - Tango here, a writer/artist for comics and always with an emphasis on motion, composition, & storytelling. akatango.carrd.co 💌 hellorooftoptango@gmail.com

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

SO SPEAKETH THE MIGHTY BUGGE!

Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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We have three novellas coming out in the next two months! If you haven't pre-ordered already, please consider checking them out. THE SAINTS WE MAKE by @josiewrites.bsky.social THESE HOLLOW BODIES illustrated by @pegasusunder.bsky.social THE WOLF MAID FROM THE SEA by @ferretly.bsky.social

Slivers of three book covers:

THE SAINTS WE MAKE illustrated by Carly A-F
THE WOLF MAID FROM THE SEA illustrated by Sapro
THESE HOLLOW BODIES illustrated by Anan S.K.

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Count Avi Henriques 🩸 @legalizegoblins.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The 13 Omens crowdfund is underway! This rules-light horror TTRPG from Paizo is a project I'm incredibly proud to be editing lead on. We might fund on day one, which would mean the world to us. Myself, Jason, James, and Adam Vick (art lead) have worked our butts off, as have many others. Back it!

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13 Omens: A Horror RPG

Step into the darkness...

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Andriy Lukin @andriylukin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A project from a little while ago. Details from my cover for THE SAINTS WE MAKE by Josie Kallo. Charcoal and digital colour. Town inspired by medieval maps :-) Graphic design by Dave Ring at @neonhemlock.bsky.social up for preorder at www.neonhemlock.com/books/the-sa... #art #bookcovers #books

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hey #PortfolioDay! 👋 I'm Andriy, a graphic designer & comic creator from Ukraine. Mainly specialize in logo design and lettering and I'm open to work on more creative projects! Check out my 📌pinned post or my website (andriylukin.com) to see more of my works!

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Elliot Davis | Pre-Save To Feel Your Warmth @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

ONE WEEK until the campaign for To Feel Your Warmth goes live! In addition to the core team of myself, illustrator @egallagher.bsky.social, and editor @goblinmixtape.bsky.social, we've got a killer list of TWENTY FOUR incredibly talented guest contributors

Promo image for To Feel Your Warmth featuring a black background with teeth and blood splatter border. A white human hand comes in from the left, a white monstrous hand comes in from the right. The text in the center reads
"To Feel Your Warmth

Guest Writing by
Alex Nursall
J Strautman
Caleb Zane Huett
Amelia Som de Cerff
Quinn Murphy
Brian Flaherty
Shenuque Tissera
Quinn Blackwell
Spilled Coffee Creatives
Ryan Khan
Adam Vass
Seb Pines

Guest Illustration by
Ripley Ash
Helena Bia
Ryan Lynch
B Marsollier
Zach Vaupen
Spencer Flock
Gax
Carly A-F
Robbi Burns
MK Trahan
Nadhir Nor
Conor Nolan"

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SpicyTunaRPG @spicytunarpg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

50 years ago Earth barely survived an alien attack. Today, hundreds of alien hives surround Earth. We need you to discover why. Cryo Drakus is available now, PWYW! Quick-to-learn ruleset, tactics heavy alien reconnaissance in an rpg. An exploration twist on classic shmups like R-Type and Gradius.

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Hey #PortfolioDay I'm Carly A-F, UK freelance illustrator making posters, book covers, blu ray box art, ttrpgs, picture books & more! My work is a colourful, dramatic mix of traditional media (often charcoal) + digital colour. carlydraws.com available for new projects mid Nov onwards! ;-) #art

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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Arachne 🏳️‍🌈 @cayemarsh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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So nice to get some perspective on what is going on with these magazines... I see isolated posts but it never gives you the whole picture.

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The most annoying part of those ai book marketing scams is that if you ignore them they follow up a few days later to irritate all over again. Still not interested!

ooh i need to reread it asap! and also draw it. so many cool bits to draw

alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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the thing in The Spear Cuts Through Water where the dead interrupt the text in italics??? and their voices necessarily undermine the aesthetics of empire (and of epic fantasy as a genre)??? genius. im sick with envy

"My invitations are not given lightly," she said.

He entered and slid the door shut behind him. Hanging pots of jerin powder kept the room cool. The walls and floor were lush with drapery woven by the textile fleet, the rug beneath his san-daled feet patterned with a complex network of curling vines and jewels. In the tilting ships that housed his looms, we wove these masterworks for our Lord Induun. The fabric stained with our salted sweat and the blood from our broken fingernails. Shelving units were populated with rolled-up scrolls, bound reams of parch-ment, bottles of ink, brushes, and tied-up bundles of spare quills-and a tea set, immaculate in both craft and upkeep, which the commander now lifted by the tray handles as she invited him to take a seat.

Over a small fire she prepared for them both a cup of bitterroot tea, plucked from one of Lady Panjet's private reserves. Six days a week we spent, bowed like supplicants over the rows of shrubs, picking only the best of the leaves; the backs of our necks burned by the unblinking sun. Keema bowed, honored when Araya used her own water rations to feed the pot, and he thanked her.

"You're welcome, Keema of the Daware Tribe," she said, chuck-

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Stergios Botzakis @stergbot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

yesssssss! such a great book! Time to remember how good it is all over again

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Looking for a great horror comic? Check out Sleep by @zandercannon.bsky.social! It’s a tremendously paced monster/mystery tale that is beautifully drawn, expertly plotted, and just damn fun to read. I finished the book and immediately started re-reading it. Buy or borrow a copy ASAP!!!

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Let me start off by saying that Zander Cannon is one of my favorite comics makers, and I have reviewed almost every book he's drawn. His s...

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Tango @tiredsai.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Sometimes I think this is the trouble with casually calling artists "talented" instead of skilled. Talent is magical and ephemeral. People believe you're born with it or you're not. Skill is earned, cultivated, and studied. Applying observation into action

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Auctions are now live! Tons of unique works by poster artists, all raising money for charity 🖼️ www.ebay.co.uk/usr/ampjam Take a look and grab yourself some awesome art for a great cause! Here's my pieces in the auction- halftones + gel plate print + fluro pencils + gold Ink (right piece) #art

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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🎉 HUGE CAREER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉 Today, I'm launching Vertical Slice, a new independent trade outlet committed to producing quality video game journalism that inspires, informs, and interrogates. That means daily news, incisive interviews, vital investigative work, and more. www.verticalslice.news

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