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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is making the rounds on Tumblr again, so I'm sharing it here for anyone struggling to put Accurate Boat Stuff in their creative work. (These are excerpts from my comic A Week at Sea with OHP, which you can read online here: lucybellwood.com/new-comic-a-...)

An illustrated diagram showing the different parts of a square sail on a tall ship, including tacks, head, leeches, reef nettles, foot, and clews, along with how they work together to bring the sail up to the yard or down to be set.

An illustrated step by step guide to setting a square sail on a tall ship. 1. Cast off your gear, 2. Sheet home, 3. Tend your braces, and 4. Haul your halyard!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

'The records have been digitised and indexed by the genealogy company Ancestry, which has partnered with the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London.' Leaps and bounds forward in our understanding of the histories of the British enslaved. #Skystorians

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Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online

Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad

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Pam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Making a sticker of a portrait of Wyrm as a wyrm I think

Work in progress screenshot of a design of a long ribbon like dragon with bat wings framed in an unfinished frame

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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

just learned this today

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Pictii @pictiipaint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've made a starter pack of UK webcomic creators! It's very incomplete and I will be continually adding to it as I discover more UK webcomic folk, so please feel free to recommend yourself/anyone you know who you think I should add 😊 go.bsky.app/PM51qL9

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Less than 24hrs to back! Get in while you can! 🩸🩸🩸

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W.H. Arthur RPG @wharthur.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The page for Folklore Jam 2026 is now up! #FolkloreJam Join us in October (1st to 31st) to create your own folklore-inspired TTRPG! 🎲 Thanks @ginkgogoes.bsky.social for illustrating this year's banner! 🦭 itch.io/jam/folklore...

Banner for folklore jam 2026, depicting the illustration of a seal and a selkie.

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very excited and happy that With Malicious Intent has found a home with Blue Fox Comics! You can check out the kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sim...

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With Malicious Intent: A Murder & Misdeeds Comic Anthology

Five stories of murder and misdeeds inspired by the depths of history.

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Looking at how much work I still have to do on my current comic project and laughing a little madly to myself.

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm not sure if I'd even bother making comics if I wasn't working on silly little personal projects. It simply doesn't pay well enough to kill your inner child.

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Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fran's work is sooo good. This is well worth checking out and supporting!

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Little mayfly we picked up riverfly monitoring this weekend. Really beautiful little creatures especially when moving.

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My very talented friend @greenscircus.bsky.social is working on a cool webcomic you should all check out: greenscircus.neocities.org

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Green's Circus

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My very talented friend @greenscircus.bsky.social is working on a cool webcomic you should all check out: greenscircus.neocities.org

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Green's Circus

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Hi! I'm looking for illustration work! Recently been doing doing a lot of work in TTRPGs and would love to do more of that, as well as anything fantasy or historical. My portfolio: www.franmorton.com Contact: malgremort@gmail.com

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very excited and happy that With Malicious Intent has found a home with Blue Fox Comics! You can check out the kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sim...

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With Malicious Intent: A Murder & Misdeeds Comic Anthology

Five stories of murder and misdeeds inspired by the depths of history.

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Fun little sketch commission for @elljwalker.bsky.social of their oc Krath! I will happily take any excuse to draw a horse 🐎

A black and white sketch of Krath, dressed in medieval garb, riding a black horse.

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生田目和剛(Nabatame Kazutaka) @nabatamekazutaka.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"Twin Turtles Underwater" (2022)

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Steven Ingram @steveningramart.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The comics anthology I edit, BOXES is currently funding it's *5th* volume! This new issue contains 12 brand new comics as well as 2 articles on the craft and community of comics. In other words, if you love comics it will be right up your alley! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

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BOXES Comic Magazine #5

The 5th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine! An anthology that showcases a diverse range of exciting UK based comics creators.

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Concept art by Nizo Yamamoto for Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989), dir. Masami Hata and William Hurtz, TMS

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · 06/07/2026

The Scottish Comics itch Bundle is now LIVE! Get 30 indie comics from a small selection of the talented creators who call Scotland home, all for only $20! All profits split between the creators, with 13% of proceeds going to PCRF to help provide urgent aid in Gaza. 🩵 BUY: itch.io/b/3727/scott...

The Scottish Comics itch.io Bundle is LIVE! Image is of a little bug creature wearing a hoodie, "juicy" shorts, and a thong. They are reading comics on their laptop.

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Small Press Scotland CIC @smallpress.scot · 05/08/2026

It's almost time for Sequential Scotland, taking place this Saturday in Glasgow! Sequential Scotland is a celebration of independent and small press comics, with over 100 creators. Have you got your ticket yet? You can either buy online or buy at the door! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sequential...

The Sequential Scotland 2026 poster. A forest trail in warm colours, with comic creators and readers mingling and chatting. Text reads "Tickets £6, kids 0-12 go free. Comic market, talks and workshops, cosplay and art competitions. 10am to 5pm. 8th August 2026. DoubleTree Hilton, Cambridge Street, Glasgow, G2 3HN. sequentialscotland.co.uk. Supported by CassArt and Don't Fold Press."

A map of Sequential Scotland, listing all the creators who will be exhibiting.

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Gosh, I am so late posting about this, but I'm very excited to be a featured artist at Sequential Scotland this Saturday! I will be bringing Tide, the last few copies of With Malicious Intent, plus a wee preview of a new comic I'm working on called The Seneschal's Book of Hours. Find me at table 41!

A map of Sequential Scotland showing featured artists including myself, Blue Fox Comics, Chris Lau Manson, Erika Price and John Lees. I will be at table 41!

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Self-employed people! Sorry to put a downer on your Sunday, but in case you'd not seen, the Government wants us to pay our tax *monthly* like we're employees or something With the World Cup and all the politics, I'd missed the consultation they put out last month, which is here: 1/

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Timely Payments in Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA)

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🎃 Camp Chrystal Lauke Manson 阿劉 @chrislaumanson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's my birthdayyyyy - and the BEST thing you could do to celebrate me (as you all should) is buy picking up this amazing comics bundle. I'm in it, a bunch of my friends are in it, and it helps fund some much-needed relief for vulnerable Palestinians. Go buy it now!

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A toad @toadlett.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

ooh we are so close to halfway to our goal with this! Get some indie artists paid and get some money to a really good cause, plus you get 30 amazing comics for a very good price? Seems like a good deal I think: itch.io/b/3727/scott...

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Scottish Comics Bundle by Eve G and 30 others

Scottish Comics Bundle: 30 items for $20.00

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My full piece for My Liege, the new art book by @novamali.bsky.social and @damesprod.bsky.social. Only a few hours left to support this project on kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/nov...

Two knights kissing on horseback in the foreground. Behind them is a window showing them when they were younger. In the background is a castle surrounded by woodland and an encampment.

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frog @ read BtG @frogletcomics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

w....wait.... you mean to tell me.... gulps..... putting money into the arts.......is profitable and..........produces............g-good outcomes for everyone?

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · 08/07/2026

Today's spotlight for the Scottish Comics itch Bundle is TIDE by @mortiscausa.bsky.social! In order to escape an unhappy marriage and be with the man she loves, a young woman makes an ill-advised deal with a mermaid. 🩵 Get 30 Scottish indie comics for $20 at itch.io/b/3727/scott...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's the International Day of Ogham today. The (former) OG(H)AM project are happy to announce the recipients of this year's Certificate of Achievement for Ogham Excellence, the team behind the creation of "Carved in Stone. A Storyteller's Guide to Pictland". More: carvedinstone.scot #IntDayofOgham

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Fran Morton | Open for work! @mortiscausa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Wheeey! Check out this bundle of AMAZING comic creators!

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · 29/06/2026

The Scottish Comics Itch Bundle goes live on July 6th! 30 indie comics from a small selection of the talented creators who call Scotland home. Stay tuned!

The Scottish Comics Itchio Bundle goes live on July 6th!

Alex Blott • Allbrotnar • Andrea Murray • Axe Marnie • Bhavani Balasubramanyam • Cat Gordon • Chris Lau Manson • Chris Tavish • Corey Duff Macleod • Dave Cook • DON'T FOLD PRESS • Eve & Spire Greenwood • Faye Stacey • Fran Morton • Garresh • Hana Berggren • Jon Barb • Julie Campbell • Julie Mapes • Letty Wilson • libby dd • nariarts • Neil Slorance • Ron Jargielo • Steven Ingram • Thomas Heitler • Tom Humberstone • Tony Holdsworth • Wen Xi Kong • Will Tempest

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy Pride, little gay animals

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Character design work by Satoko Morikawa for Princess Arete (2001), dir. Sunao Katabuchi, Studio 4°C

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Something lovely for the weekend! 🤩❤️ Ancient Egyptian gold headband decorated with heads of gazelles and a stag between stars or flowers. Second Intermediate (Hyksos) period, Dynasty 15, c. 1648–1540 BC. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Archaeology

This Met Museum photo shows an Ancient Egyptian gold headband viewed from the front against a grey background. The headband is made of hammered sheet gold, the ends of which have been tapered to a narrower width and rolled to form loops. A string would have threaded through the loops to fasten the band around the head at the back. The front of the band is decorated with a central head of an antlered stag, identified as the Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica). The stag has two large antlers, large ears and a triangular-shaped head. It is flanked on each side of the headband by two gazelle heads. The gazelle heads have long ears and long curved horns which point outwards at the tip. Between the animal heads are four 8-pointed flowers or stars. Dimensions: height of central stag 8.9 cm, length of headband 49.5 cm.

Dated to the Second Intermediate period (c. 1648-1540 BC) when northern Egypt was ruled by the Hyksos from the ancient Near East. Said to be part of a group of objects found in the Eastern Delta near Avaris, the Hyksos capital. The headband shows a mix of styles from ancient Egypt and the ancient Near East.

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Norin 🦈 🔜 Nycc 3679? @mahoukarp.com · 27/06/2026

well yeah 🦈 #art #sharks

Comic of a shark looking at a sign that says "shark infested waters." Shark then looks at you and says "well yeah, I live here."

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Sword Cross'd: A Knights Zine @swordcrossdzine.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Spot artist @mortiscausa.bsky.social was knighted for her goodly service to her feline lord, whose piteous meows do haunt her waking hours. If only she could convince him that there is food already in thy bowl!

Dark blue background with medieval style embellishments in shades of blue and purple. The graphic has a blue stained glass shape with a heart to the left and a sword to the right. In the middle is a circle with Fran Morton's icon: A mermaid popping her head above water, looking up at the viewer.

Fran Morton pledges her sword as a Spot Artist.

Bio: I'm a freelance illustrator and award winning comic creator from Scotland. I'm interested in history, folklore and Arthuriana. When I'm not drawing I can be found playing fiddle and bothering my cat.

Find Fran Morton on bluesky as morticausa and intstagram as morticausae.

Sword Cross'd: The Life and Love of Knights is on Twitter, Bluesky, Tumblr, and Instagram as swordcrossdzine

A sample of Fran Morton's art. It features Gawain and Lancelot from Arthurian legend, alongside the deaths of Gawain's brothers: Agravaine, Gaheris and Gareth, which are shown in stained glass, and who are killed by Lancelot after his affair with Guinevere is exposed and whose deaths cause a blood fued between Lancelot and Gawain. This piece was directly inspired by this line: 'Launcelot with this sword shall slay the man that in the world he loved best, that shall be Sir Gawaine' from Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur.

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𝕵𝖎𝖒𝖒𝖞 𝕸𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊 @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Sad to hear David Hockney has died, an incredible draftsman and painter. I loved his observational drawings best of all.

A line drawing of a man reclining on a sofa

A line drawing of a man in a patterned shirt laying in a chair.

A drawing of a man sat on a pillar in a trench coat.

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Savahnah @savahnahhallow.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

There is currently a petition to demand environmental impact assessments for data centres, this will include the one at Auchtertool and the other two that will be interconnected with it. I will post in the comments, please sign, it will help us to oppose these data centres being built in Scotland

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Pepe Reyes @suscipepe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I think i will be okay i just needed to draw through the night

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Cat 🌻🌾 Tbubs 🔜 2000AD @tsundernova.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️ A massive data centre, BIGGER than the village they want to build it next to, has been proposed in Fife. If you're in the area PLEASE file an objection to it, the damage it will do is unbearable to think about. aprs.scot/auchtertool-... 👇 More resources below👇

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A toad @toadlett.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Hi it's my birthday! You are strongly encouraged to look at my work and maybe even say nice things if you think it is nice? Physical store: www.etsy.com/shop/Toadlett Digital store: toadlett.itch.io Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/toadlett

ink sketches of a character in armour and a heavy fur cloak. she has a healmet shaped like a stylised boar's head, and holds a bardiche. a smaller sketch shows her doing a little hop to destroy something with her bardiche. the last sketch shows her partway through transformation into a boar. she is unclothed and several scars are visible, as well as her fat body with a significant amounto of body hair.

black and white comic page showing a cross section of some small crevice within a living organism in which a little louse has made its home. inset panels show it going through its morning routine - having breakfast, feeding a little pet worm, and going out on errands. text reads "Good Morning Louse by Letty Wilson."

box art for the card TTRPG Rusalka, published by Nessundove. in a green pool of water lilies and sedge, a woman with pointed ears, starlike eyes and a pallid complexion smiles up from the water, surrounded by many hands reaching up out of the water.

a clown labelled "spectral" drawin in black ink. they wear a tattered pierrot garb hung with bells and ribbons, and their eyes are scratched out.

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Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com · 08/05/2026

The Quindrie Comic Fund is open for submissions until 31st July 5pm! UK-based comic creators can apply for up to £1000 to put towards a comic project or goal. Read more details on eligibilty and how to apply here: quindriepress.com/fund 🐉

A blue dragon-like creature in a yellow jumper holds up a comic page, smiling. Text reads: "The Quindrie comic Fund is now open! Are you a UK-based comic creator? Apply for up to £1000 for your comic project!"

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lily🌱 @owlylly.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

beasts on parade

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Sequential Scotland Comic Con @sequential-scot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 The amazingly talented @chrislaumanson.bsky.social is a mixed Scottish-Hakka Chinese artist based near Glasgow. His comic work draws from his twin Scottish and Chinese heritages to tell stories infused with magical realism.

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