iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Leaving the form open through this Friday, Oct 2. I have a bit of a queue lined up already (thank you!!!) so it'll be a slightly longer timeline for newcomers, but if anyone else wants in on this round, you have a few more days to decide.

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

Commissions are OPEN! Fill out this form to submit a request: forms.gle/DFqyziLkkvHF...

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

We’ve had blessedly cool and gloomy weather most of the week in my slice of Ohio. Happy fall~

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

The GRIP that it had on me as a kid hahaha. There’s nothing quite like it

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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 · 19/09/2026

WHOA that armor is insane, incredible job! Sorry I missed you at SPX but thanks so much for picking up the digital version :)

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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

Happy to send you O Fury instead, it’s no trouble at all! I’m so glad you enjoyed The Witch of the Wick and hope you like the others also - I’ll stick ‘em in the mail asap next week.

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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

Sage advice 🙏 that's been my only gripe with this machine, the guide bar can be fussy to get (and stay) perfect. Constant vigilance.

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

It has legitimately changed what my life is like every late August, haha. And likewise!!

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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 · 14/08/2026

the way the cars seem to just sense him. like a hivemind. they know

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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

it really helps to look at the whole sequence comprehensively like this! though for the sake of transparency I first drew the panels chaotically across several sketchbook pages (see below) before scanning them and assembling them digitally into a cleaner layout. :) whatever gets the job done!

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

Thank you! This is for a short comic (er, relatively; it's 38 pages) so I'm laying out the entire thing in one go. For something longer I find it easier to plan one chapter or set of scenes, then get those pages sketched/refined while the thumbnail scribbles still make sense to me.

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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 · 21/07/2026

still cannot stop looking at this, thank you so much again!!

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

thank you so much! i've run the club for a few years now and it's been a really nice outlet to do some personal illustration work every few months and share it with people.

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

you are so right for this. sometimes you just research the thing to make the informed decision that it doesn't matter ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It's a postcard-sized print sent to you in an envelope :)

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

my most precious himbo horse girl son... thank you so much again!!!

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Emily Cheeseman @emcheeseman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Still completely mesmerized by all the detail you put into this, thank you so much again!! 💖

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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 · 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 · 07/07/2026

high-fiving you in the thumbnail trenches... it takes every last shred of my brainpower to do layouts but if I tighten that shit up now then Future Me can really let it rip

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