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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

iPad users - what's the best option for paper texture when drawing? A screen protector or a different apple pen tip thingy?

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've been working on a new Jacques book that I'm aiming to have ready for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this year. I'll have more information on where and when this can be purchased online soon, but for the time being I just really wanted to share the cover.

"Jacques pays the price" is the title of this book.
The cover shows our titular character leaping between two rooftops. The glow of the city lights him from below.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Has anyone with a steam deck had any luck with using a wireless controller and not suffering from terrible lag?

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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.

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Scoobtoobins @scoobtoobins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My visa renewal is coming up! So any orders are greatly appreciated 😅 There's a sale code on my shop banner. Scoobtoobins.com

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I've been absolutely pants at advertising myself, but I'm gonna be at @sequential-scot.bsky.social tomorrow! Come by if you're in or around Glasgow. It's gonna be packed with incredible independent comic artists.

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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Excited to do my first Scottish con in a few years! Might even have some exciting news to share if you stop by my table and ask for the 'hot goss'.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

IVPN seem like a good alternative.

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John Lees @johnlees.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Just a reminder: The Guardian entered a strategic partnership with OpenAI a little while back, so any time you see an article like this from them, you can immediately dismiss it as not credible journalism but just Sam Altman getting his money’s worth.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

It's only an invasion if it comes from the Invasion region of Eastern Ukraine. Otherwise, it's sparkling incursion.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

First time that I'll be exhibiting in Glasgow for a few years now! I'll be at @sequential-scot.bsky.social in August, shifting some books and giving away free stickers and sketches with each. Stop by and say hello!

A poster for Sequential Scotland. August 8th 2026, Doubletree Hilton Glasgow, 10am-5pm

Three books by Chris Baldie. The first is "Rolled A One", the second is "Space Captain: Captain of Space" and the last is "Jacques and the great art theft".

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A thread on the great Silas Soule, one of the few figures from Old West history that I unequivocally consider a hero. Be warned, this is going to get rough...

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I’m showing off the WIP for the new Jacques cover because I’ve tried inking it twice now and all the fun of this drawing gets drowned under the ink. Booooo!

A screenshot of a work in progress. The image shows the words “jacques shops local” as the title and a pencil sketch of jacques wearing layers and layers of clothing which he’s clearly stolen.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's #BandCampFriday, which means the bands on there get more money from sales than usual. For sheer value at $7 - I would recommend 'Woman on the internet' by Orla Gartland. Incredible pop. Their follow up album is also one to grab. orlagartland.bandcamp.com/album/woman-...

orlagartland.bandcamp.com

Woman on the Internet, by Orla Gartland

11 track album

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

After the chat recently of people jailbreaking their old kindles, I dug out mine (haven’t used it in a long time) and managed to get the battery kicking again! Has anyone tried jail breaking theirs and do you have any advice?

An old kindle from 2010 shows a Virginia Woolf portrait on its e-ink screen

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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 25/04/2026

I made a short film! It’s called ‘DUCKS’ (Music and Sound by the incredible Megalithic Sound, everything else by me) youtu.be/L8vZbIeAdAw?... #animation #ducks #shortfilm #independentfilm #3d #cgi

youtu.be

DUCKS | Award Winning Animated Short Film (2025)

YouTube video by AJ Jefferies

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Anyone art peeps need a Wacom link? Free to a good home (if you pay postage)

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

If I just ditched some of these existing hobbies, I could probably start a new one.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I'm working on a new Jacques book of short stories. But in order to do that I need to sell some of the old books so that I can pay my colourist! Buy a signed copy now! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

2 copies of Jacques And The Great Art Theft sit basking in sun light. they look resplendid in their canary yellow covers.

My beautiful hand holds open a page of the Jacques comic. In this sequence Jacques is descending from rooftops gracefully only to be foiled by a pesky pigeon.

Once again my ageless and delicate fingers hold open a page of the Jacques comic, in which our titular hero is springing through the air in a perfect somersault to catch their errant umbrella

My withered and taloned claw like hand holds open the first 2 pages of the Jacques comic. It's an establishing shot that shows that Jacques lives in Paris, lives in a shabby apartment and is struggling to find his gloves.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I'm working on a new Jacques book of short stories. But in order to do that I need to sell some of the old books so that I can pay my colourist! Buy a signed copy now! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

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ABS @abs.ventures · 20/04/2026

Your #Vote really does matter, now more than ever. Today is the last day to www.gov.uk/register-to-... for the upcoming #elections, it is really quick and easy to do online, make sure your voice is heard, we all need to do what we can for a better future for everyone!

night time picture, illuminated sign on bus stop, 2 young guys in sports gear and pink hi vis vests saying in lettering 'I am registered to vote' with sports hall behind them and then details about how to resister to vote below in text and top left text 'The Electoral Commission' and top right, 'Your Vote Matters Don't Lose It'

day time picture, Leith, Edinburgh street scene with lamppost and sign with young female with long hair and glasses and text saying 'I'm registered to vote' and 'Scottish Parliament Election 7 May 2026 and info on registering in text at bottom'

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Found a cache of old space Captain posters. If any pals want one let me know. Could maybe take them to thought bubble this year

A set of 10 space Captain posters. They depict a moustachioed hero with a space laser gun and aliens and landscapes in the background

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Grass: I dunno, it's been a long day. I just need to touch some feet.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Grass: I dunno, it's been a long day. I just need to touch some feet.

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Joe List @joel.ist · 03/04/2026

What exactly is 'attacking' wealth? Is it not just redistributing? James Dyson does everything he can to avoid paying his share, he'll move operations to tax havens, hoard farm land, anything he can.

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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Still life with a Monstera plant #art #stilllife #painting #oilpastel

Oil pastel painting of a still life featuring a cup, two bulbous candle holders and a candle in a jar inside a wooden circle tray that is sitting on top of an armchair. There is a monstera plant in the background.

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Mackenzie Crook does concept art as well. Is there nothing he can’t do?

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Feel like this should have got bigger pick-up last week The General Secretary of Labour's largest affiliated union and biggest donor over last 10 years writing in the @financialtimes.com they might disaffiliate in 2027. And if this is happening in Unite, other unions will be considering similar...

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Camp Mike-asma @onemoretimearound.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

"You get laid off again and again, and then you can't find a job."

Tim Robinson in a hot dog costume saying "We're all trying to find the guy who did this"

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A few years ago I learned that to a highly financialised state (eg the UK), a person in debt is considered far more valuable than a person just working and paying taxes. After reading that, suddenly every government policy made much more sense…

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Long live 2D animation (& practical effects).

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Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Hey, friends! Here are some thoughts on using planes in your compositions.

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"Planes" are a depiction of anything that exists in a drawing at a FiXED spatial distance from the viewer, with each grouping of subjects at a shared distance overlapping the next in order to suggest the spatial relationship of each element in the drawing to the others.
This image has three planes:
(Image of a drawing with a scorpion on a rock, a cowboy sitting on a rock, and a mountain in the background).
Each plane in an image signifies a different degree of distance, with the foreground SHARiNG the viewer’s spatial plane, and the background being the farthest from it.
There’s clear distance between each plane; no plane “touches” another.

Text: why is overlapping the planes necessary?
(image: a cowboy apparently close to the viewer, one a ways back, and then a saloon behind him).
Unless one plane directly overlaps another, there’s no sure clarity that they are, in fact, suggestive of different distances.
(image: the cowboy appearing to be closest is shown to be a giant, swinging the apparently midground cowboy by the head into the two-story saloon that's only about as tall as a person).

it’s also important to suggest scale in each plane using subjects whose size the audience is likely to know. when that isn’t possible, try repeating the element-of-unspecified-scale (a) from one plane in another and have it (B) interact there with a subject whose scale is clear.
(image: a small round cactus in the foreground, and farther off a cowboy sitting on a similar cactus)

Text: A perspective grid composition (A) suggests depth by progressive recession in space, while planar composition (B) suggests it with staggered recession in space.
(image: a receding grid and a series of staggered planar elements)
The principles of overlapping planar composition can be used with a perspective grid, especially if there are elements with right angles (like buildings).
Rough your panel with plane elements in place first...
...then make/place a grid that fits your layout...
...then utilize the grid to make the receding angles match.

(image: a wanted man hiding against a wall while a cowgirl crossed the street, looking around).
One of the most useful* aspects of a foreground element is to create a sense of immersion for your audience. by putting it on essentially the same plane as the audience itself, the audience becomes a
part of the story, seemingly able to touch the foreground, to lean around it for a better view.
(image: the wanted man is now decidedly a foreground element).
*it also means less time spent drawing all of the detail in the midground or background planes without ever aesthetically shortchanging your audience.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Sinking ship thinks about heading back to safety of the dock it just left.

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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 09/02/2026

Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.

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North Shore - Ravine Studios @ravinestudios.ca · 15/01/2026

❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I drew a beaver for a local coffee shop. Perth has beavers. So it sort of makes sense.

Me pointing at a cartoony beaver I drew on a cafe window. It says “dam fine coffee”

A standalone image of the cafe window with a clear shot of the beaver painting. The beaver is brown and holding a large white coffee mug almost half its size and saying”damn good coffee”.

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Thought Bubble Festival @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Exhibitor applications for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2026 close in just under 1 week! The deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 8 February 2026. Tell your friends! Find all the information, and how to apply, here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I drew a beaver for a local coffee shop. Perth has beavers. So it sort of makes sense.

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

for me a major part of making comics is apparently trying to draw historical chairs or ropes on a ship better. so that the gay kissing and interpersonal drama hits right

a screenshot of a WIP comics page in CSP, with an attempted line drawing of a complicated tall ship with a lot of ropes in rough waves

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Thought I'd share a fun little process for this huge single panel page. I hated the pose in the first iteration and just couldn't find the energy in it. redrew it a bunch of times and finally found the right feel with his arm out stretched. I also redrew the background to add scale and peril.

A sketchy drawing shows Jacques jumping from one rooftop to another, holding a length of rope. The pose of Jacques is lacking some energy for the scale of the feat.

A second iteration of the drawing has Jacques in a slightly different pose with some more natural posing. still not quite right.

A third iteration sees Jacques pose stretched out much further and he's now reaching forward as if he might not make the leap and might have to grab on. The background has been redrawn and you see much more of the streets below and just how high up he is.

A final inked version shows Jacques leaping across the Parisian streets below.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Took a break from comics in 2025 for the most part as I just didn’t have the drive, but I finally got the urge again in December. Forgot how much I actually enjoy drawing! Keep your eyes peeled for more Jacques in 2026

A black and white drawing of a character jumping from a Parisian rooftop to grab a rope in mid air.

A black and white drawing of Jacques leaping from one rooftop to another holding a length of rope that’s trailing behind him.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Does anyone have recommendations for external express keys to use with the Wacom/tablet? I got a touch Cintiq and it's entirely useless with Mac (apparently much better on windows). So I need something to help me quickly pan/zoom/a few hot keys etc. Can't stress enough how useless the touch is.

a sketch of the perfect express key device. It has a small steering wheel to navigate your art. It also has 4 buttons to Pet My Dog, Make Art Better, Convert to meme, and Get a treat.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Got a blu ray/dvd player for Christmas & so I’ve dusted off my giant dvd wallet. First film was Hitchhikers Guide To The galaxy. Which I remembered enjoying but what I didn’t remember was the incredible amount of design that went into it. It’s so beautiful! Jim Henson puppetry and everything!

A still of the film shows a giant and beautifully crafted Jim Henson puppet of a Vorgon creature.

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Just a heads up, as I wasn't aware, but you can very easily change your default browser to another service in the Settings. Same for the iPhone settings too. It's taking some getting used to; not having the results I expect. But that's probably a good thing & will make me use my brain more

A screenshot of Safari's settings shows a dropdown for "Search engine" that allows you to pick an alternative default search engine.

iPhone's settings screen also shows options for changing your default search engine.

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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I am pleased to inform you that my freakish AI-inspired nativity scene card is back in stock 👼🥐

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Chris Baldie @chrisbaldie.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Picked up a physical copy of this at Thought Bubble this year and I'm excited to sit down and actually learn about a subject I (ashamedly) have almost no knowledge of.

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