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Deb JJ Lee

@jdebbiel.bsky.social
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Goes by Joey (they/them) New prints Nov 2026 award-winning creator of IN LIMBO (2023) Newsletter: jdebbiel.substack.com Portfolio: debleeart.com

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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
some of my favorite inktobers this year
inktober drawing of a winged girl with a star in her eyeinktober drawing of a female knight removing her helmetinktober drawing of a knight in ornate armor.inktober drawing of a circular parking mirror reflecting a convenience store
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Brings me right back to 2007
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(WIP) the eterna forest track plays in the nostalgic recesses of your mind
a WIP progress of a desk with objects found in 2008, an ocarina of time figuirine, pokemon coins, a nintendo ds lite, tamagotchi, sillybandz
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
OOOOOOO NICE JOB
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
(7/7) yay
I keep adding little shapes and reflections on the floor on their own layers, and using Perspective Blur on some of them (under Adjustments in Procreate)

And done! This is a personal preference, but because I’m insane, I drew linework over the crystal in the end
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Making sure we follow perspective, I draw some reflracted light coming from the crystal on a new layer. Making sure again I vary the shapes, sizes, and angles. Don’t overdo it!

For an added effect, I use chromatic aberration on Procreate. It’s under the adjustments manu. Once again I try not to overdo it.
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
can't find Kyle's brushes (maybe on creative cloud now?) but the stars are closeddown4452.gumroad.com/l/sMvOK
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Star Brush Set for Procreate
This free set is versatile for all your starry needs. I’ve included 2 Procreate preset brushes that I recommend using with the star brushes when drawing galaxies, to save you having to search those br...
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Okay we’re gonna play with colors! I’m gonna pick a complementary color to this cyan/blue, which is this orange-ish hue, and pick similar values to add here and there.

I have a tutorial about this concept if you scroll down my feed

Also added soft streaks with the default brush thylacine

New layer! I used Nikki Rull to add a glowing effect below the crystal. It also adds to the illuminating effect we added in the very beginning, making the light source much more believable.
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Keep adding facets, with variations of sizes and angles. Using the same type of triangle over and over can get repetitive!

I’m also coaxing in a couple bright bright highlights on the edges/corners, but not too manny.

Because crystals come naturally cloudy and imperfect, I’ll add some texture on some facets with some splatter ink brushes. This one is Kyle’s Inkbox - Old Brush Ink 5. I’ll also throw in a few sparkles/dots here and there with Stars from the CK Star brush pack.
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Step 3: Following where the light source is coming from (the bottom, in this case) start adding facets with different brightnesses, Because the light source is coming from below, the shadows will be on the top sides of each shape. Follow the perspective. It also helps to color pick from your gradient and apply facets with those!

Step 4: Make sure your facets are varied in shapes too. Maybe some are triangular and are sitting at weird angles. Don’t forget that nature can be quite random.

Step 4.5: Don’t forget that your crystal is kind of transparent. Colorpick the background and add hints of it around the shape. Because this background is dark, I’ll apply it towards the top so it follows the light source. Likewise, I’m adding a bright highlight to show a glossy surface.
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
frick lol
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Step 1, First, lasso a lil crystalline shape. Don’t make it too perfect, vary the sizes shapes and angles too. Nature doesn’t follow many rules haha

Step 2, Alpha lock or clipping mask the layer, pick a lighter color, and paint a gradient from the bottom-up
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
step 1, draw a circle step 2 draw the rest of the gd owl
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
another lil tutorial! (1/?)
image of first step of a flat crystalline shape, with a fully rendered one by its side
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
this is my most viral post :/
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
witnessed something at dragon con I can’t get out of my head
Sketch of a Mike Myers cat in the hat cosplayer staring intently at a poster of a sexy Ring lady
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Dragon con is going great
A text conversation that is all from op

“Dude I think I’m unc a kid asked for an evangelion sketch and I drew this but I don’t think he understood” the drawing is of shinji holding a mug of himself
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
that's so........weird....
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
[WIP] after many requests......
a mysterious fish girl runs over waves of fish
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I will for one week on Black Friday! U can get notifs at jdebbiel.substack.com
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
(3/3)
1) two diff colored objects. color pick from one object and apply to neighboring objectzoom in and pick out a pixel that's a mix of both colors, and apply it to the objectkeep going, maybe even adding to the other obejct
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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color reflection, in the same way light reflects off each other, colors do this tooyou can see that colors off objects reflect into neighboring ones. Some reds from an apple reflecting into your hand, some oranges reflecting onto the table
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
new low effort color tut (1/3)
quick tutorial about color reflection
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
AmericasMart building 2 fourth floor!
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
OH i can't wait to hear about it!
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
(3/3)
Rift Bolt Artist Proofs.
MTF Rift Bolt reg Devastating Onslaught reg printsoriginals. 4 in by 5.75 in. some sold outmap to table 205 in pop art alley.
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Chainsaw man, regular, large xl  EEAAO regular, large. Phantom reg large xl Witch Hat reg/xl. Paprika reg/large/xl. OTGW reg/large Cyber Cat reg large xl Aperitif reg, large, XL
Cat glass reg large xl, museum reg large xl,  Winged Lion reg/xl Birdkeeper reg large xl Original Sinners reg large xl Galaxy Birth reg xl. stickers of howl's bong and qifrey's spell
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Last major show of the year! Dragon Con! Table 205 in pop art alley. All prints (and leftover originals) will be available online for Black Friday. You can sign up for notifs at jdebbiel.substack.com
Dragon con. Table 205, Fourth floor of AmericasMart Building 2prints 1/3. spirited away, reg, large,xl . Mob psycho regular large. mononoke reg large. nausicaa reg large xl Evangelion reg/large/xl Perfect Blue: reg, large xl Howl reg/large Dungeon Meshi reg large xl regular 11x17, large 17x22 xl preorder 24x36. buy 2 prints get 3rd free mix n match sizes
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
wtf i forgot about this chainsaw man illu
aki and angel from chainsaw man portrait, with flash lighting
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
cat glass reg xl museum reg xl winged lion reg xl birdkepper reg xl original sinners reg xl galaxy birth reg nothing to see reg xl howl sticker 3in qifrey cool s sticker 3inmap of ANYC to table r06
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
AnimeNYC ANYC menu!! ghibli, dun meshi, over the garden wall, witch hat, csm, paprika, perfect blue, and more. Many of this will be at dragon con as well~
ANYC table r06 Aug 20-23spirited away reg/large xl mob psycho reg large mononoke reg large nausicaa reg large xl evangelion reg large xl perfect blue reg large xl howl reg large dungeon meshi reg large xlchainsaw man reg large xl eeaao reg large phantom reg witch hat reg large paprika reg large xl otgw reg large cyber cat reg aperitif regular
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Thank you! I’m p sure this is a whale skeleton! I just have a bunch of ref pics from my time at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
i will have this print at ANYC and Dragon Con! And later in my shop for the holidays, sign up for notifs at jdebbiel.substack.com
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Kangaroo Hole: Deb JJ Lee | Substack
Joey/Deb writes about working in books and illustration. Sometimes sharing shop updates and discounts! debleeart.com. Click to read Kangaroo Hole: Deb JJ Lee, a Substack publication with thousands of...
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times
an illustration of a whale skeleton inside shallow ocean waters. A cat sitting on a surfboard looks on
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
(5/5) ok i'm gonna go now i'm pretty hungry
another example where i apply this.
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
3/?
you can see how this can apply to city skylines. obviously these can be stylized further, but it’s not all just tall and skinny rectangles. here we have skylines of tokyo, seattle, and nyc. we have some slopes and angles and contrast of size and shape
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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imo compositions can be weak when only one or two of these categories of Shape, Size, an Angle are used at oneso use variations of them! and don't forget to overlap these shapes, unless you're going for something specific
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
composition tutorial 1/?
side by side of finished mob psycho poster with a compositional breakdown sketch on right
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
someone stole my last Devastating Onslaught AP right out of the binder and it was $200 lol so they’re officially all gone forever, I’m sorry guys
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
find me in my triangle this SDCC weekend
Four foot SDCC boothtriangle in said booth
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Wow :’)
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
aw thank u friend!!!! i paint them by hand~ a lot of guessing and trial and error
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
andrewwwwwwwwwww
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
it's a lot of 1) guessing which colors 2) zooming out to see if it still reads as the color i want it to be 3) turning on the black and white layer to see if values match 4) back to step one
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
i promise you that i'm doing SO much fiddling and testing and flipping the b/w layer on and off when i work on these things! it's less about naming which pastels to use as it is poking around the color wheel
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
(7/7) thank you!!!
once again, if the colors next to each other hurt to look at, then you're doing it right. however make sure you do this in moderationshowing other pieces where i this exact thing. i hope this was helpful! i might make more of these
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
it's a lot of trial and error! if you can turn on the black and white filter, it'll make more sense
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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so now you can see in this dress, it still reads as a white-ish color because the values are all mostly the same
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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turning ont he b/w layer shows that these two colors of the same value are also very similar greysand back at the pale green and pink. they read gray when you squint your eyes bc they're complementary colors
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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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green and dull pink. two complementary ish colors. if they're the same value, zoom out, and it'll feel greyputting two colors of different values next to each other is good for contrast and readability. but putting two colors of the same value next to each other hurts your eyes but this is the trick i use for coloring sometimes
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