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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 4h

My Steampunk Lab illustration, black ink on 11"x17" 100lb Strathmore Bristol paper. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Added white ink highlights. Letting it dry overnight so it can be scanned tomorrow. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Second steampunk robot completed, moving on to inking the laboratory setting. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Starting to break down the pencil portion of an ink steampunk robot illustration. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

A hand pencilling a steampunk robot illustration

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just a city scene. Sketched in Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bone Witch pencil illustration, drawn with 2H, HB, and 6B pencils on 11"x17" 100lb Strathmore Bristol. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト #horror #halloween #skulls

A pencil illustration of a woman in the woods holding a skull

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Finishing up the first pass on the main figure. I cannot imagine wanting to use AI and bypass the process of the illustration unfolding like this. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Alternating between pencilling the figure and the setting, mostly drawing from the left side to the right. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Starting a new spooky autumn pencil illustration, the bone witch. Currently sketching with a 0.5mm mechanical pencil on 11"x17" 100lb smooth surface Strathmore Bristol paper. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just uploaded a video discussing that recent 'No AI Robot' illustration of mine, as well as discussing why I do not use AI in any part of my illustration process. youtu.be/z2Jq3MomlQ8?... #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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No AI Illustration Discussion

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I finished the ink illustration a few days ago, colour version just completed in Clip Studio Paint using my Huion Kamvas Pro 16 2.5k screen tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

9"x12" angry witch pencil illustration just finished by me, drawn with HB and 4B pencils on 100lb smooth surface Strathmore Bristol. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With the basic pencilling complete, and taking a couple of days away from it due to arthritis flaring up, starting the deeper shadows. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Horror convention ended a couple of days ago, but continuing to pencil this horror illustration on a grey, rainy, September afternoon. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Got all set up last night at @wpghorrorcon - come on down today from 11am to 11pm to check out my art, maybe buy something! #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I haven't used this stand-up at a convention in over a decade. Just packing up stuff to take for my vendor table at @wpghorrorcon tomorrow. Come by, say 'hi', take a photo with the robot, maybe even buy some artwork, including my HYPERSIGIL book. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Another spaceship design for my Mothership TTRPG game. Drawn by me in Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A No AI robot ink illustration. Traditional inks on 11"x17" 100lb Strathmore Bristol paper, smooth surface. To be displayed at my booth at the Winnipeg Horror Con on September 12. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

An ink illustration of a robot holding a No AI sign

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Doing the pencils for an ink illustration of a robot for my table at the Winnipeg Horror Con on September 12. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just finished this Robot in Studio piece, painted in Clip Studio Paint using a Huion Kamvas Pro 16 2.5k screen tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Painting early on a Sunday morning, working on the foreground desks and computers. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

A hand painting a robot on a screen tablet

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

First pass on the robot completed. Now to paint the desks in the foreground. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A tug, or yard dog, designed to tow or guide larger ships both in and out of docking stations, done my me for my Mothership TTRPG game. Drawn in Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A resesrch station, the SDSS Mixed Results, from my Mothership TTRPG game. Drawn in Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Background pinups complete. They had been inspired by something the primary model for this, Zoë, had said, so I ran with it. Also added a small Canadian flag. Now on to the rest of the deep background. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

An industrial photo illustration of mine about a dozen years ago. Original photos taken by me, retouched in Photoshop with a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

A robot in front of the Centenial Concert Hall in Winnipeg

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A sketch of a scene from my Mothership TTRPG game. Drawn in Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sketching a research station near some ancient alien ruins as a setting in my Mothership TTRPG game. Drawn using Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Completed sketching out the full setting for this robot illustration. Now to start painting. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

An illustration of the space station Lake Ontario from my Mothership TTRPG game. Drawn today in Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A sketch of a shuttle docking with a space station, the 'Lake Ontario', from my Mothership TTRPG game. Sketched in Ibis Paint X on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 Lite tablet.

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

An industrial robot photo illustration of mine from a decade ago. Retouched in Photoshop using a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet from a photo I took. All of the photo illustrations posted from that era were all from photos I took, all retouched by me. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Floating Witch pencil illustration, 11"x17" on 100lb Strathmore Bristol, smooth surface. One of the original pencil illustrations I'll have for sale at the Winnipeg Horror Con, September 12 2026. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

A pencil illustration of a floating witch

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Ian The Comic Artist @ianthecomicartist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Completed the HB portion of the illustration, now darkening the main figure with a 2B pencil to make her stand out. #art #illustration #winnipeg #canada #noAI #イラスト

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