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@fuzzybydesign.bsky.social
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Boston-based artist, bread fanatic, and scientist. Author of the comic strip The Fish King, a comedic take on the Arthurian legends. fuzzybydesign.com

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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Watching Portrait Artist of the Year on YT has inspired me to dust off the watercolors and do some plein air! Here’s a painting of the vibiest spots around Boston, Lovestruck books!
Watercolor painting held up to the reference, the patio of Lovestruck Books. Watercolor painting of a terraced patio entrance to Lovestruck books. Colorful flowers hang from above a sign which reads the name of the bookshop.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The Fish King #1.11 - King Arthur finally accepts what he has to do
Black and white comic of King Arthur. He realizes that the dragon will go after his friends Gawain and Yvain if he doesn’t stop it.Black and white comic of Arthur coming out of the woods and yelling at the dragon to get its attentio. Black and white comic of the dragon as it turns to face King Arthur. Smoke billows out of its mouth menacingly.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I’ve been completely delinquent in working on my webcomic unfortunately. But I’ve started again! Here’s the Fish King #1.10! I’ll try harder to draw and post more regulary, I swear!
Black and white comic showing King Arthur hiding behind a log feeling worried that he can’t defeat a dragon. Elsewhere his friends Yvain and Gawain holler and cheer him on. Panel 2 of a black and white comic. 

Yvain and Gawain’s cheers attract the attention of the dragon who shoots a gout of flame at them. Luckily Yvain’s lion dog companion Lunette saves them just in the nick of time. Part 3 of a black and white comic. 

Yvain and Gawain cheer loudly that the dragon missed. Meanwhile Arthur realizes his friends will get themselves killed with their stupid antics unless he does something about the dragon.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Any constructive criticism is more than welcome!
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Definitely not perfect, but I’m pretty happy with it being my second ever linocut print!
A two-colored linocut print of Icarus (in orange/red) happily flying out of the page not realizing that their wings are falling apart behind them. A blue ocean rises and falls below them them.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Here's the finished concept for my Icarus linocut. Definitely a bit ambitious considering I'm very green at printmaking but if you're not trying to push yourself then what's the point?
Digital concept drawing of a two-toned linocut drawn in a cartoon style. In orange is a person with long hair and ragged clothing wearing a pair of fraying paper wings. The person is thrilled and reaching upwards at the viewer, not noticing that their wings are falling apart. Behind them, the ocean is drawn in dark blue. This is based off of the Icarus myth from classic Greek mythology.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Been super delinquent in making comics or posting anything, but here’s a fun little WIP that I started yesterday. It’s based on Icarus from Greek mythology. Idk might be a fun linocut challenge?
Black and white drawing of a teen wearing ragged clothes and a set of wooden wings. They are flying up towards the viewer with their arm outstretched as their wings fray and break behind them.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Catching up on missing a few comic updates! Here’s The Fish King #1.9 Inside of you there are two wolves. One is named Yvain and the other is named Gawain. They both love you but they’re also both idiots. #arthurian #comics #webcomics #art #indiecomics
Narrator: Meanwhile back at the ranch…

Panel 1: Yvain and Gawain greet each other with a hug. Yvain says, “Sorry I’m late, Cousin.” and Gawain replies “Nonsense! You’re right on time, Cousin.”Panel 2: Yvain starts explaining, “I was fighting some giants and then Lunette got loose and butted in and it was a whole —“

Before he can finish speaking, Gawain covers his mouth and shushes him saying “You’re missing it.” He’s look out at the field where Arthur is battling the dragon. 

Panel 3: Yvain asks “Why? What’s happening?” The dragon meanwhile is looking around confusedly for Arthur while he hides behind a tree. Gawain responds, “He’s hiding!”Panel 4: Stars sparkle around them as Yvain and Gawain both idiotically gush over their beloved King. 

Yvain: “Oooh yeah. I get it. He’s annoying the dragon to death!”

Gawain: “And THAT’s why he’s the King and not the other way around.” 

Yvain: “Wow. You’re so right.”
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Just some character concepts for an autobiographical comic I've been thinking about. Working title is "Cheeseburger Boy"
Two pencil sketches off a teenage boy with messy hair wearing baggy clothes and glasses
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This was the first and only pregnant figure drawing model I’ve ever had the pleasure of drawing! #figuredrawing #art #pregnancy #drawing #digitalart
Digital drawing of a pregnant woman sitting in profileDigital drawing of a pregnant woman sittingDigital drawing of a pregnant woman standingDigital drawing of a pregnant woman’s face
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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Edinburgh Castle is part of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1886... #Edinburgh #Scotland #Castle #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
A small drawing of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. The castle sits on a high rock formation, there is a blue and white sky background to the drawing. It is on buff coloured pastel paper.
Edinburgh Castle is a world famous Scottish icon and part of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age.
An original art work
Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper
5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm).
Sold unframed
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I got to see mountain gorillas in the wild when we visited Africa last year. I brought my camera of course but a big part of me wishes I had brought my sketch book and drew them en plein air. It would have been a once in a lifetime opportunity! #illustration #art #digitalart #gorillas #nature
Digital sketch of a mountain gorilla’s face
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Here’s a painting I did en plein air a few years ago. I don’t draw buildings often (rectangles are deceptively hard), but this building was too pretty not to. #watercolor #enpleinair #scotland #painting #art
Watercolor and ink drawing of a stone building in Dean Village, Scotland.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Was digging through the archives and found a goofy little Thanksgiving comic I made last year. I should do more quick, goofy comics when I have time
Comic showing a cave woman facing down a giant turkey with just a spear. The cavewoman leaps dramatically and stabs the turkey in the face, killing it. She wipes her brow after a hard days work. The cavewoman imagines various scenarios involving her husband sleeping while she cooks, eating most of the food, and then leaving her to do all the cooking. She gets angrier and angrier as she imagines these scenarios. To spite her lazy husband, the cave woman throws the giant turkey off of a cliff. A mushroom cloud blooms behind her as she huffs and leaves empty handed.
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Coyotes teach us about our relationship to the wild. “Peaceful coexistence with the wild animals among us might… depend on people shifting their perspective from thinking of them as adversaries or pests to thinking of them as neighbors” www.biographic.com/the-coyote-n... @biographic.bsky.social
biographic.com
The Coyote Next Door
What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Not the exact phrase but it really was a huge concern for them! There’s a few stories about knights struggling with it
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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Another addition to the Welsh mythology collection, Cath Palug. Born to a pig, the Cath Palug stalked the Isle of Anglesey until it was killed by Cai of Arthurian Legends.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Haha I didn’t even really come up with it. It’s Arthurian canon so you can thank the old masters for that one!
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“Geraint is a knight who struggles with work life balance”
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The Fish King #1.8 Kids, this is what happens to your comic when you listen to too much Dashboard Confessional. #arthurian #webcomics #comics #fantasy #art #kingarthur #dragons #arthurianapril
Black and white comic showing King Arthur hiding behind a fallen tree while a dragon looks for him. Arthur says “Thank God I finally managed to find somewhere to hide. I can’t believe they’re really making me fight a dragon alone.”Next panel of the black and white comic showing King Arthur in self doubt. He says:

“How can they think I can do this by myself? I’m not a knight, I’m barely a king! I was just a kid when I pulled the sword out of the stone. Then I got married and everything was just…treaties and alliances and politics all the time. I’ve never had any time to myself, let alone been on a real adventure before!”Final panels of the black and white comic. Arthur feels the all too familiar weight of expectation on him. He says:

“It’s happening again, isn’t it? Everyone’s going to think I messed up again, won’t they?”

He fusses with the kerchief around his neck, revealing an ominous “G” cross-stitched into it.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Some scenes from last night’s short poses. Trying to get back into figure drawing lately and forgot how fun but also hard it is! #figuredrawing #art
Two pencil drawings of a nude man in repose. Five small pencil drawings of a nude man in various posesTwo pencil drawings of a nude man with his arm extended above his head and one of him reclining Six small pencil drawings of a nude man in various poses
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Describe the plot of your #comic in one panel 🗡️
Two knights, Yvain and Gawain, gushing as they watch their friend, King Arthur, running from a dragon. 

Yvain: Ooh yeah I get it. He’s annoying the dragon to death!

Gawain: And THAT’S why he’s the king and not the other way around!

Yvain: Wow. You’re so right.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Definitely my protagonist, King Arthur. I was just thinking the other day that he’s a bit too much like me and that I might be using comics as free therapy 🙃
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Wonderful! I’m constantly amazed by artists who are good at brush work. I just can’t get the hang of it myself! I always struggle with the flexibility in the bristles
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Just like how I love looking at before/after pictures of my art, there really is something magical about looking at before/after pictures of bread too! Here’s some cheddar jalapeno sourdough for your Sunday morning.
Two large boules of jalapeno cheddar sourdoughA large mixing bowl filled with dough, cubes of cheddar, and diced jalapenos
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The Fish King #1.7 Shoutout to all the Arthuriana/Shakespeare nerds out there! I hope all 5 of you appreciate the tiny reference to King Arthur originally being a Roman general here. #arthurian #webcomics #comics #fantasy #art #dragons #kingarthur #yvain #arthurianapril
Panel 1: King Arthur desperately hugging his friend Yvain begging for him to save him from the dragon. Yvain responds “Aw, there there.”

Panel 2: Yvain reassures Arthur and says “So sorry I’m late, but don’t worry Arthur. I’m here now.” Arthur responds “Oh thank God!”Panel 3: Yvain rolls up his sleeves and prepares to face the dragon. He says “Just wait right there and I’ll sort this whole thing out. 

Panel 4: The lion Lunette is biting the dragon’s tail and wagging its own tail happily.  Yvain admonishes Lunette by saying “Lunette! Let go of that dragon right this second!”

Panel 5: The lion lifts up Lunette by its tail while Lunette continues to happily wag its tail. Yvain address the dragon directly and says, “And you, dragon….”Panel 6: Yvain grabs King Arthur and points at him while angrily addressing the dragon, “Did you forget who your opponent was? This here is King Arthur and he’s going through a lot right now so you’d better give him a good fight. Got it?”

Arthur is chagrinned and tries to stop Yvain from pointing at him while thinking to himself “Et tu, Yvain?”
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Still. Needs. More. FLAVOR.
A heaping pile of diced jalapeno peppers and sharp cheddar.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
What was the moment where Emily realized they were in love with Little Q?
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I’ve been thinking of doing a science comic about the power of animal poop but I still haven’t decided yet. BlueSky, should I do it or is it a shitty idea?
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#booksky
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MAXFOSTER @maxfosterstudio.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I printed posters for the Nib + Ink Festival, which is happening digitally NEXT MONTH, to hang around Boston! Let me "hang" a poster here, too! @cartoonist.coop IM SO EXCITED
A promotional flyer for the Nib and Ink Fest, happening May 1st to May 31st 2025. NIF is a new online comics festival run by Cartoonist Co-Op members, you don't even need to go outside! Find more information at https://nif.cartoonist.coop
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
This sounds super cool!
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Love that feeling! I get lots of proud grandma feelings when I draw my characters too haha
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Fish King #1.6! As a comic artist I’ve always found gutters really limiting (and I’m completely useless when it comes to rulers), so I love breaking out of them and coming up with wacky compositions like this whenever I can. #arthurian #webcomics #arthurianapril #comics #fantasy #dragons #art
Part 1 of 3 of a black and white fantasy comic. Arthur sees a monster over his shoulder. Part 2 of 3 of a black and white fantasy comic. The monster/lion jumps over him and attacks the dragon. Part 3 of 3 of a black and white fantasy comic. Arthur is relieved to see Yvain burst out of the woods. Yvain admonishes his pet lion, Lynette.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The scary thing is that I can’t tell if this is old or if it’s from this week 😵‍💫
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Seeing such an amazing turnout was really something. The camaraderie was v inspiring and necessary in times like these!
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This is what democracy looks like. #handsoff
Protestors as far as the eye can see. Protestors as far as the eye can see. Protestors marchingProtest sign that reads “Neuter your DOGE”
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The Fish King #1.5! This is one of my favorites! One hard part of being a comic artist is that you’re expected to know how to draw everything. The antagonist is a fire breathing dragon? Better re-read Naruto and screenshot every Fireball No Jutsu for reference. #arthurian #webcomics #comics
Part 1 of a fantasy comicPart 2 of a fantasy comicPart 3 of a fantasy comic
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Just found out about the podcast @camlannpod.bsky.social and it’s SO FUN! Fans of Arthurian literature or the comic Once & Future should consider giving it a listen!
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
That’s how I do it and it works really well imo. The hardest part is finding somewhere to scan large paper at a high enough resolution.
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The Fish King #1.4 This is the one where I discovered speedlines haha
Part 1 of 3 of a black and white fantasy comicPart 2 of 3 of a black and white fantasy comicPart 3 of 3 of a black and white fantasy comic
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Happy Arthurian April everyone! To celebrate, this month I’ll be taking every child born on May 1st to go out on a lovely boat ride out into the Atlantic! #iykyk
Digital illustration of King Arthur in a comic/art nouveau style
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TAKAO★WATANABE🌿10/23-28Exhibition @watanabetakao.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Today I swam with flying fish. He can dive and fly. A very enviable ability. #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls
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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Digital sketch inspired by architecture in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
And just for funsies, here’s the rough sketch I did to plan out this comic. Comparing rough sketches to finished products is my guilty pleasure. I NEED that accomplishment dopamine!
Rough sketch of a fantasy comic strip
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The Fish King #1.3! This is where King Arthur learns the importance of cardio. #arthurian #webcomics #fantasy
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I’ve been playing a Spiritfarer recently so this triggers me (in a good way) 🤣
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UpseT-rex @upset-rex.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Birch inspired dragon ✨
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Working on a comic with these two lovable idiots today. It really is fun drawing comics when you legitimately love the characters you came up with! #characterdesign #webcomics #Yvain #Gawain
Pencil sketch of two adorkable comic characters
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Fuzzy @fuzzybydesign.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The Fish King #1.2 Chivalric quests are a funny thing in Arthurian legends. Often knights are expected to blindly complete a series of bizarre tasks just because. Amongst classicists, this is called The Custom of the Castle. It’s wacky, it’s weird, and it’s wonderfully Arthurian. #webcomics
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