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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Autumn wears a blazing raiment, bright leaves rustling in the breeze. 🍂

A digital illustration in shades of black, orange, and desaturated blue. A woman with long hair crowned with leaves faces away from the viewer in a quiet autumn forest. The scene is framed by branches and maple leaves.

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No contest. There are newer games that have still affected me strongly but these were truly formative

9 games that have shaped who I am, in mostly chronological order: Titanic Adventure Out of Time, Myst, Icewind Dale, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Jane’s WWII Fighters, Fire Emblem (7, for the GBA), Dubgeons & Dragons Online, Assassin’s Creed II, Dragon’s Dogma

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trading card commissions will return this Friday, September 25 at noon ET! My art schedule is clear for the first time in many months and I am ready to draw your cool guys. More info at emilycheeseman.com/commissions.

a collage of six digital illustration commissions of original characters in the style of collectible trading cards. below each character's portrait is a box with their name, description, and notable (often silly) stats about their personality or accomplishments.

more examples of trading card commissions arranged in a grid layout

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A centuries-old abbey stands eternal sentry against the coming of the Eclipse, a night of darkness when monsters descend to devour the world. A priestess and her sworn knight await the rise of the next dark moon. O FURY is hot off the press and available in my shop at emilycheeseman.myshopify.com 🌕

A scanned cover of a risograph mini comic printed in black and blue ink. A knight and a moon priestess reach toward each other from the top and bottom edges of the illustration, grasping hands behind the comic's title, "O Fury."

A scanned spread of a risograph mini comic printed in black and blue ink. An establishing shot of an abbey on a cliff leads to a scene set in a ruined chapel somewhere in the structure. A moon priestess, still in her garb from a worship service, smokes a long pipe. A knight appears, stretching an arm across his chest. His dialog reads, "Stars above, I forgot how long Midnight services were. Thought I was going to rust in my armor.” He approaches the priestess and adds, “I like your hat."

A scanned spread of a risograph mini comic printed in black and blue ink, continuing the scene. The priestess passes her pipe to the knight and answers, “I am a Priestess of the Night once more. I have been thus since you were sworn to me, I suppose— but tonight the rite is complete.” The knight takes a drag from the pipe as she continues. “It felt strange to lend my voice once more to the Vigil after a hundred years hidden away.” At this, the knight suddenly starts hacking and coughing. “A *hundred*—” He clears his throat. The priestess looks a little miffed. “I am well over two centuries old, Eltanin,” she says. Eltanin answers, “Yes, I knew that. It’s just— that’s a long time to be stuck in a tower.” A panel of a large gothic window takes up most of the right hand page, the isolated figure of the priestess looking out towards the viewer. She answers, “It did not seem so to me.”

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

at SPX table B9 this weekend selling my colorful wares

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

the trilogy is complete: one comic for every color ink drum we have for the riso 🧡💚💙

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

cover reveal for the comic I'm debuting at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social this year!

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I've been working on these pages for so many days in a row I can't look at them anymore, but the drawing is done at last. Here are a couple spreads~

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I bought a heavy duty paper cutter and can now slice a whole stack of comic pages at once, an enormous improvement to my earlier method of diligently yet painstakingly trimming every sheet by hand with a ruler and utility knife. I am brimming with power

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

vigorously stirring my cauldron (draft stage is done)

a series of comic book spreads drawn digitally in a limited palette of black, gray, and blue

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

hibiscus prints are on their way to patrons this week 🌺💌

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

the comic layout is now approaching a vaguely legible state

a series of comic thumbnails drawn in blue ink and assembled digitally

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

half way through an insane first pass at comic thumbnails

sketchbook scans of blue ink drawings jumbled together on one big canvas

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

a hibiscus in bloom for the summer edition of the postcard club 🌺💌 sign up to my patreon any time this month if you'd like some art in the mail! patreon.com/emilycheeseman

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

summer trip to my hometown in Florida, made a little art project about it 🌴🐬

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

back to playing dress-up with captain fish man

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

it's that time again >:) #artfight2026 artfight.net/~emcheeseman

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

figured a pic might be the most efficient way to share all the specs but i'm happy to elaborate! the matching of the pens to the ink was only somewhat intentional, haha. the dark green ink is waterproof, and the light green ink has a really interesting pinkish/gray undertone in person.

three fountain pens and what they're inked with. kaweco sport with 1.1mm italic nib, ink is vinta sirena. platinum prefounte with medium nib, ink is sailor manyo sakura. moonman a2 with a pilot vanishing point extra fine nib, ink is lennon tool bar firmament.

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

more sketchbook pages and calligraphy practice, shakespeare this time

A scan of a sketchbook spread. Ink drawings of hawthorn leaves frame lines of calligraphy and a small scene of a shepherd sitting under a tree. The text is an excerpt from Shakespeare's Henry VI Part 3 and reads, "Gives not the hawthorne-bush a sweeter shade / To shepherds, looking on their silly sheep / Than doth a rich embroidered canopy / To kings that fear their subjects' treachery?" The sketchbook scan is superimposed over a photograph of a hawthorn tree.

The same sketchbook spread held up in natural light to show the colors more accurately.

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

riso light lime, my beloved. getting a head start on printing for convention season

looking down at the paper receiving tray of a risograph as it prints a stack of comic pages in black and light green ink

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

a knight and a priestess. working on character designs for a new comic

digital drawings of a man in gothic-inspired fantasy armor and an elf priestess with light blue hair. both are decked out in moon and star motifs

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

been completely glued to the Artemis II coverage all week, I love space

Digital drawings of various objects and iconography associated with the Artemis II mission: the moon, the plush mascot "Rise," the mission patch, the crew in their orange suits, a floating jar of Nutella, the SLS rocket, the Orion capsule, and a plush of the cat Artemis from Sailor Moon.

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

horse prints are on their way to my beautiful and radiant patrons this week 💌

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

reprising my role as a fish man in a spelljammer d&d campaign. his name is ishmael. 🐟 deep down he is the same hawaiian-shirt-wearing fish guy as his first iteration a few years ago, but now he's going on space adventures

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

it's the year of the horse 🐎 trying a new paper and the orange ink drum was a little dry, which gave some interesting texture to this month's riso print. sign up to my patreon any time in march if you'd like some art in the mail~ 💌

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

an experiment: making stickers with a thermal label printer

holding up a row of stickers printed on round holographic thermal labels

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

colored pencil portraits of some #AFKJourney faves, drawn while hunched over an ohayocon artist alley table like a gargoyle

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

traveling light. drew my wardrobe before packing for a trip

digital drawings of a variety of winter clothing items and accessories

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

spent the weekend taking charmingly bad quality pics of New York City with a keychain digital camera

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Phases of the moon for 2026 🌙 Lunar calendars are now available in my shop! emilycheeseman.myshopify.com/products/lun...

a top-down photo of two risograph prints: one is a lunar calendar on light blue-gray cardstock printed in black ink, the other is a sprig of juniper on offwhite cardstock printed in blue, green, and black.

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

#artvsartist for 2025 🌛 This year I made a couple of short comics and drew the usual quota of fairies + people wearing cloaks.

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Sending a risograph holiday card and a 2026 lunar calendar to my patrons at the end of the year! Sign up for the Postcard Club if you'd like some art in the mail~ 💌 patreon.com/emilycheeseman

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Notes on the process for Peregrine, from a (free) post on Patreon where I yap about how I made it, what inspired it, and some fun facts about medieval falconry: patreon.com/posts/peregrine-139679647

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

enamel pins and tote bags are back in the shop! the last of the preorders went out this week and remaining stock is available while supplies last 😎 emilycheeseman.com/shop

a collection of black and gold enamel pins themed after medieval fantasy weapons and gear

a black canvas tote bag screen printed with a design reminiscent of RPG inventory menus, decorated with enamel pins

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Postcard Club mail is on its way this week~ 💌

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

A very heartfelt thank you to folks who picked up a copy of Peregrine. I worked my ass off to get it done in time for September shows and it sold out at SPX, which was crazy. I really enjoy making my lil self indulgent comics and it’s cool that y’all are into it too. Thanks for reading my stuff 💚

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