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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!!

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Call me Soli! 🗝️🪻🌙 (Any pronouns are fine) I'm a gothic artist creating comics and stationary Certified AI-hater Check out my webcomic Charcoal Heart here: charcoal-heart.thecomicseries.com Support my work: ko-fi.com/solstrix

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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm not actually that much of an album person but. As you can see, I am Very Much a Birthday Massacre person lol
1. The Birthday Massacre - Hide and Seek
2. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
3. Ghost - Impera
4. Eluveitie - Evocation II Pantheon
5. The Birthday Massacre - Diamonds
6. Spiritbox - Eternal Blue
7. Sarah Brightman - Symphony
8. Klô Pelgag - L'Étoile thoracique
9. The Birthday Massacre - Superstition
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy #microcomicsummer day! I took the opportunity to explore a concept that’d been bopping around in my head for a while. I present: A Lamb and Fawn Met Through A Picket Fence. I hope you enjoy <3
Panel 1, Narration: A Lamb and a Fawn met through a picket fence.
Panel 2, Lamb: Oh little fawn, how can you bear to live in those woods?
Panel 3, Lamb: Don’t you know that’s where the hunter lays his traps, and stalks his prey?
Panel 4, Lamb: Aren’t you afraid you might be hunted next?
Panel 5, Lamb: Just one more trophy on his wall…Panel 2, Fawn: But what about you, little lamb?  How can you bear to live in that house?
Panel 3, Fawn: Don’t you know that’s where the butcher sharpens his knives, and guts his victims?
Panel 4, Fawn: Aren’t you afraid you’ll be slaughtered next?
Panel 5, Fawn: Just another slab of meat in his shop…
Panel 1, Narration: On that day, the little lamb and fawn learned an important lesson.
Panel 2, Narration: They had to look out for each other.
Panel 4, Narration: Who else would?
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Countdown to #microcomicsummer !! I wonder what these two will be talking about?
A digital illustration of two young children.  One with dark skin, curly white hair, and white ruffle-y clothes adorned with pink bows, has lamb-like ears, and holds the sleeve of the other girl’s sweater in one hand.  Said other girl has reddish-hair, tanned skin with light freckles, wearing an oversized forest green sweater over dark brown pants.  She has fawn ears.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here’s a little teaser for mine ;>
A digital illustration of a stylized fawn.  It has perfectly round, bright green eyes, and a blue ribbon tied around its neck.A digital illustration of a stylized lamb.  Its eyes are bright blue, and it wears a large pink bow around its neck.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Woah! Thank you for the tag! I'm Solstrix, and I just recently started posting my gothic horror webcomic, called Charcoal Heart! You can read it here: charcoal-heart.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/#co... All the art below is pre-production work I've done for it!
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Charcoal Heart's second page is up!! Check it out here: charcoal-heart.thecomicseries.com/comics/2/#co...
A black and white digital illustration of an older woman wearing an elaborate hat, topped with flowers and feathers.  Next to her, a small box reads "New Page!"
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Artist, show how you draw flowers!
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thank you for hosting (and for the tag) Akane! Hello friends I’m Soli! I just recently started posting my gothic horror webcomic, and it would mean the world to me if you would check it out: charcoal-heart.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/#co... Updates Wednesdays!
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
!!The first page of my gothic horror webcomic is now up at the following link!!: charcoal-heart.thecomicseries.com I am out of my mind excited to finally be sharing it! Updates on Wednesdays, subscribe on Comic Fury or follow me here to never miss a page~
The cover art for Charcoal Heart, a comic by Solstrix.  The lower half of the page is mostly taken up by a large victorian manor, surrounded by ivy and rose bushes.  Standing in front of it is a woman's figure dressed in vibrant green silks.  Looming amongst the storm clouds roiling in the background is barely visible a skull-like face.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hello, I'm Soli! I'm a gothic artist, and I will begin posting my gothic horror webcomic, Charcoal Heart, this Wednesday!! All the art I'm sharing here is some preliminary work for it 👀🥀 For more of my work: ko-fi.com/solstrix/gal...
A long haired man and a skull-faced woman are locked in an embrace.  Their expressions and the pose suggests mutual yearning.Anastasia, a skull-faced woman with long flowing brown hair, sits at a fountain in her garden, gazing down thoughtfully at her reflection.  Golden sunlight streams through the foliage behind her.Anastasia and Simon, sitting on a wrought iron bench beneath a garden scaffold of climbing roses, which have barely begun to bud.  In contrast, Anastasia holds a dried and withered rose in one hand as she looks wistfully offscreen.  The other rests between the two.  Simon's hand floats above hers, and he looks at her with an expression of concerned hesitation.Anastasia, the skull-faced woman, stands in front of the moon in her Victorian-style nightgown, long hair billowing around her frame.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The last of my fucked up little dessert series! Curious what that was about? Let's just say I have something cooking up.. *coughs* sticker shop opening this september! *coughs*
A dessert tower made up of doll parts, notably a cracked doll head at the top, with her blonde hair in ringlet pigtails, wearing an expression which can only be described as pained fear.  The head is held up with four doll forearms, the top tier is held up with four full doll arms, and the middle tier is held up by four pairs of doll legs, which stand on the bottom tier.  The legs even have little pastel blue shoes!  Top tier has two macarons (one decorated with a tooth, and the other with a spider), the middle tier has cupcakes (one decorated with blue icing and teeth, the other with pink icing and screws, both topped with eyeballs), while the bottom tier holds one slice of a yellow bug cake, and a cherry pie with an eyeball floating amongst the cherries.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Artists! Quote post with your art featuring roses! ✨🌹✨
A digital illustration of Alice Liddel from American McGee’s Alice: Madness Returns.  She lies on the ground, surrounded by ferns and small mushrooms, all under a bush of blood red roses whose branches swirl above her.  Alice holds the Vorpal Blade against her chest with her right hand, while the left rests over its blade.  Her hair is sprawled around her head.  Her features are sharp, her green eyes rimmed with red.  Her expression would be serene were one eye not open, staring down the viewer with a red glint, reflecting the red of the roses.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
In preparation for the deadline of #microcomicsummer, I thought I'd share a #monsterhigh fancomic I've made for it in the past! Thalassophobia, pages 1-4 😾💕🐟
Panel 1: Toralei (an orange catgirl wearing punk-y clothes) sits crouched on top of a toilet in the school's bathroom stall.  She is wearing an expression of focus as she holds a sharpie to the wall.
Panel 2: Zoom in on the stall's wall, where Toralei has drawn a shitty doodle of an angry cat yelling "FUCK!"  The closeup shows that the marker is Harpie-brand.
Panel 3: A loud sound startles Toralei, who reacts by floofing her tail and dropping the marker.
Panel 4: From within the stall, Toralei listens to the growing sound of heels clacking, murmurs, and a...  sob?
Panels 5-6: Curious to know what's going on, Toralei stands up on the toilet to peek over the edge of the stall.
Panel 7: In the foreground, Draculaura and Clawdeen stand facing Lagoona, who is trying to wipe heavy tears from her eyes.  Toralei is visible in the background, peeking over the stall edge.  Clawdeen says "Lagoona, Ghoul...  What's wrong?"Panel 1: Clawdeen and Ghoulia stand on either side of Lagoona, looking concerned as they attempt to comfort her while she continues to wipe her tears.  Clawdeen: "You know you can tell us anything, right?"
Panel 2: Draculaura, looking equally concerned: "Yeah!  Like, what happened?"
Panel 3: Cleo stands next to Draculaura, saying: "It's clearly pretty bad."
Panel 4: We turn back to Lagoona and Ghoulia, the latter of which is making *reassuring zombie noises*.
Panel 5: A wide angle shows the entire group of ghouls standing in front of the bathroom mirror.  Left to right: Cleo, Draculaura, Clawdeen, Lagoona, Ghoulia, then Frankie.  In the upper left corner, Toralei is still peeking.
Panel 6: Lagoona is crestfallen as she admits: "Well it's..  Gil and I, we...  ...We broke up."Panel 1: The ghouls react.  Ghoulia with a concerned "Hrrr", Frankie one hand over their mouth as they say "Oh my ghoul?  How come?" Draculaura looks devastated "Oh Lagoona, I'm so sorry..." Cleo appears to be plotting revenge already "Let's see, how should I curse him?" and finally, Clawdeen appears confused as she says "What?  Why???"
Panel 2: Toralei finally speaks up.  "He didn't deserve you."  The ghouls are surprised to see her there.
Panel 3: Closeup on Toralei's eye, frowning in righteous anger.
Panel 4: Lagoona looks up at the cat, surprised.Panel 1:  Extremely confused, Lagoona looks up to Toralei asking: "Wh...  What?"  Toralei however, hallucinates the sort of oceaning depths from which Lagoona has come from...  The oceanic depths she fears most...  Almost as much as she fears being emotionally vulnerable.
Panel 2: Toralei realizes what she's just said, and panics.
Panel 3: Toralei vaults over the bathroom stall...
Panel 4: ...and dashes out of the bathroom.
Panel 5: The ghouls react, left in complete chaos and dismay.  "What just...  Happened...?"  "Was Toralei being... Nice???"  In the center, Lagoona stands silent and wide-eyed...
Panel 6:  ...before looking away,  blushing.  Could this really mean...  What she thinks it could mean?
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I think this game changed my life. It only felt right then, to make a super indulgent and detailed art piece inspired by it <3
A digital illustration of Alice Liddel from American McGee’s Alice: Madness Returns.  She lies on the ground, surrounded by ferns and small mushrooms, all under a bush of blood red roses whose branches swirl above her.  Alice holds the Vorpal Blade against her chest with her right hand, while the left rests over its blade.  Her hair is sprawled around her head.  Her features are sharp, her green eyes rimmed with red.  Her expression would be serene were one eye not open, staring down the viewer with a red glint, reflecting the red of the roses.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Post a meme made by you
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If you see this, post your marine-themed art! 🌊🐚
A gloomy scene by the ocean’s edge.  Three dark-haired mermaid sisters are gathered near a stone overhang, on which sits a woman with her red hair swirling in the wind.  Looking closer at her bare foot, it is bleeding.  The closest sister holds up a dagger towards the woman, with a pleading expression.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Congrats on 19k and thank you for the Artshare! I’m Soli, comic illustrator, gothic artist, and stationary creator! Still prepping my shop before I open, but when I do, it will be here: ko-fi.com/solstrix
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Generally more gothic than straight-up horror art, but I’d be honoured if I could be added 🗝️✨🥀
Alice from American McGee’s Alice lies beneath swirling bushes of blood-red roses, holding the Vorpal blade against her chest.A birthday cake with lit candles, decorated with yellow and pink frosting, cut strawberries, cockroaches and centipedes.  The cake’s centrepiece is a baby doll head, bald, one broken eye hanging closes.A vanilla cupcake piled high with pink frosting, sprinkled with screws, and topped with a large blue eyeball.A figure clad in a frilly Victorian nightgown stands in front of the moon, which casts an eerie teal glow as her long brown hair billows around her.  Her face is a grinning skull.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
If you see this post your blue art! 💙
A landscape painting of snow-covered pine forest trail.  Further ahead on a path, a figure in dark blue is wearing a fluorescent orange backpack and tuque.  The whole scene has a blueish tinge.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When my wife’s desk mat started falling apart, I wanted to make a custom illustration for her next one! She likes forest scenes and specially requested I add the kitty cat hihi <3
A digital painting of a forest scene, with lush green leaves and grass and golden light.  It is broken up in the middle by a pond of dark water, which surrounds an island topped by a gnarled tree.  Amongst its roots is a large mossy stone, out of which sticks out the top of the sword.  Curled around it, a small black cat sleeps.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~ 🎨
A digital illustration of two women almost kissing.  The one on the left is sitting on a chair, and is wearing a red cloak.  The one on the left is perched on the arm chair, holding up the other woman's chin in her hand.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My parents’ anniversary was this week, so as a gift to them I did a landscape painting based on the many many snowy mountain hikes we have been on together over the years 🩵
A digital illustration of a distant figure walking a snowy trail surrounded by snow-covered trees.  She is wearing a dark blue snow jacket, darker blue snow pants, as well as a fluorescent orange backpack and tuque.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Congratulations for 10.5k Akane, and thank you for the Art Share! I'm Soli, a French-Canadian artist based in Germany, creator of gothic comics and stationary! Follow to keep up with my progress on micro comic summer, and my shop's upcoming grand opening!
A painterly digital illustration of Alice from American McGee's Alice, lying down between brambles of bright red roses.  She is holding the Vorpal Blade against her chest.  Her expression is serene, except for the fact that her right eye is half-open, revealing a red glint of rage.Three sticker sheets fanned out on a mossy ground.  The sheets are titled "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" and holds eight stickers based on iconography from the spring gothic novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson.The digital illustration version of a sticker page titled Creepy Patisserie, composed of eight stickers combining pastel deserts with horror, insect, and gore imagery.Title: Join us for Micro Comic Summer!
Body Text: 1. Create a four-page comic (or shorter!) 2. Post it with #microcomicsummer on September 22nd 3. Check out the hashtag and share other peoples' comics!  4. HAVE FUN!!!
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A bit late due to Circumstances but! Hi #portfolioday ! I’m an illustrator, creator of gothic comics and stationary, and I’m a Canadian based in Germany! Sticker shop opening soon ✨
A digital painting of a forest scene.  It is broken up in the middle by a pond of dark water, surrounding an island on which is one of the gnarled tree.  Amongst its roots is a large mossy stone, upon which rests a sword, and a curled up sleeping black cat.A digital painting of Alice Liddell from Alice Madness Returns.  She is lying on the ground, holding the Vorpal Blade to her chest, surrounded by brambles and bright red roses.  Her expression would be serene if her one open eye weren’t staring down the viewer with a murderous glint.A page out of a black and white comic.  Panels 1-4 show a woman in Victorian dress with a large decorative hat watching a carriage leave, deflating, then reinvigorating herself and putting on a bright smile.  Panel 5 takes up most of the middle of the page, showing the same woman on the lower left corner, on a cobblestone path leading to the entrance of an ominous stone mansion.  The last two panels zoom in on her Victorian style boots as she hesitantly begins to climb the wooden steps of the front porch.Three sticker sheets are fanned out on a patch of green moss.  They are titled We Have Always Lived in the Castle and are made up of 8 stickers composed of imagery from Shirley Jackson’s springtime gothic novel.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Join us for Micro Comic Summer 2026! Create a short comic of four pages (or less!) and post it using #microcomicsummer Artists of all levels of experience are encouraged to participate! We can’t wait to read your comics on the last day of summer 🌄🌅🌇
Title: Join us for Micro Comic Summer!
Body Text: Create a four-page comic (or shorter!). Post it with #microcomicsummer on September 22nd. Check out the hashtag and share other peoples’ comics!  Have fun!!!Title:  What is Micro Comic Summer?
Body Text: It’s a yearly event taking place over the summer, during which artists tell a story in four comic pages (or less)!
Asterisk: It was once hosted by an organization which has since dissolved and of which we will speak no further.Title: Why should I participate?
Body text: If you’re anything like me, you have a bunch of story ideas and scene snippets tucked away.  This event is a great opportunity to give those a chance to be in the sun!  Are you brand new to making comics?  This is a perfect low-pressure way to get started!  Short comics are also a great way to test out your workflow and its sustainability before comitting to something long term!Title: This event belongs to us all.
Body text: Micro Comic Summer has helped me and many artists dip their toes into making comics, and exploring smaller ideas that may have never seen the light of day otherwise.  This event belongs to the community.  It is ours to reclaim.  It belongs to us!
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
QUICK before pride month ends!! Lesbians <3 (Based on a photo from @trueref.bsky.social ‘s soft romance pack!)
A digital illustration of two women, one sitting in a chair (code name Red), the other perched on the arm rest (Snow).  The seated person (Red) is wearing tan thigh-high boots over dark pants, a lace-up corset layered over a white shirt with large puffed sleeves tucked into lace-up leather gloves.  Topping it off is a bright red hooded cape with a metal moon shaped charm.  Red’s face is turned towards Snow, who is holding her chin.  Red is frowning and looks grumpy, but the bright blush on her pale skin gives away how flustered she really is.  Her hair is dark and choppy.
Snow meanwhile wears a long flowing white dress paired with a few pieces of black metal armour (specifically: a pair of greaves, shoulder plates, upper arm plate, a stylized chest plate, and a gorget styled almost more like a choker.  Small chains drape across her chest from the shoulder pieces.)  She is dark-skinned, with her white hair styled in long thin braids with silver charms at the ends, with a few braids styled in loops at the crown of her head, and artfully curled baby hairs framing her face.  Her expression is affectionate, but slightly teasing.  Her smile shows her long fangs which, in combination with her long ears, makes it evident she is a vampire.  
The figures are placed against a dark background, with a peachy-pink square framing their upper bodies.The same image, but zoomed in to upper-body level to better showcase their expressions and some outfit details.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Skin dark as ebony, hair white as snow, eyes red as blood… Does that sound familiar to you?
A digital front-facing portrait of a dark-skinned woman.  Her skin-tone is deep and warm, with purplish highlights.  Her facial features are somewhat sharp, with strong cheekbones.  She has white hair in long thin braids, partially pulled up into a large bun, with styled baby hairs framing her forehead.  Her eyelashes and eyebrows are of a matching snowy colour.  She has dark gray sclera, emphasizing the bright blood red of her eyes.  Her ears are long and elf-like with silver piercings, and from her lips peek a set of fangs; she is a vampire.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Alternate version on a darker background so the candles pop a little more~
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The penultimate creepy desert! A happy little birthday cake with absolutely nothing wrong!
A large cake covered in yellow frosting, with swirls of pink frosting along the edge and around the bottom.  The cake has six lit striped candles, three on each side.  The cake’s edge is decorated with cut strawberries, cockroaches, and centipedes draping along the sides.  In the middle top fo the cake, sitting on a bed of more pink frosting, is the head of a baby porcelain doll; one eye is drooped closed, the other stares blue and blankly ahead.  It has very few hairs, revealing all of the plug holes along its scalp.  It wears an expression between fear and anxiety.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Artists! Quote with your red art ✨
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Back to evil dessert posting ~
A slice of cake, viewed from a 3/4 angle.  The cake itself is pink, and rendered with painterly strokes making it look soft and cloudy.  The cake has two layers, divided by a dripping line of red syrup.  It is topped with a layer of yellowish fondant with a spiderweb of chocolate sauce on the top.  There are three dollops of whipped cream along the back.  Here’s the twists: Within the cake, various parts of cockroaches stick out.  Sitting on top is a large brown house spider.  And the cake‘s tip is draped by spiderwebs.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Care for a slice of cherry p-eye?
A digital illustration of a slice of cherry pie.  The crust has a golden glazed, and has been criss-crossed on top.  A pristine red cherry sits primly at the top of the slice.  Within the pie slice, we can see an assortment of sliced and whole cherries amongst stylistically-rendered red jam drippings.  Upon closer inspection however, amongst the cherries in the pie, there is one singular eyeball.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The file name for this one was “Short and Stout” lol
A big round ceramic teapot, with yellow vertical stripes.  The handle is a bent doll arm.  The lid is topped with a blue eyeball sitting in a small puddle of tears.  The lid is lined with pink gums and square white teeth, reflecting those at the teapot’s foot.  At the pot’s centre is a partially open pair of lips, exposing yet another row of square white teeth.  The teapot’s spout is peachy-flesh-coloured, and pouring out a red liquid along with two shining leeches.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A tooth-rottingly sweet treat… The bloody tooth macaron 🦷🎀😈 Had a lot of fun drawing and rendering the jelly dripping~
A digital painting of a pink macaron, overfilled with dripping red jam.  On top, a large molar tooth rests on yet another small splash of red jam.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Part two of my creepy desserts series~ Features a big hint towards one of the original inspo for these… Can you take a guess? :3c
A rectangular sugar cookie covered in pastel pink and yellow diagonal striped frosting.  Messily written on top in semi-transparent red icing the sentence “EAT ME”. The cookie rests on an ominous red splatter.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Very excited to be back to working on my fucked up dessert stickers! :3 (Posted while bedridden from a tummy ache, not too dissimilar to what you’d probably get from eating. That.) #art
A coloured and rendered digital illustration of a vanilla cupcake...  with something horribly wrong.  The wrapping paper is a pastel yellow.  The frosting on top is a pastel pink, broken up by multiple long and pointed screws.  The “cherry” on top is a glassy blue eye.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Been doing some wolf studies for… reasons… Wolf proportions are so weird. They’re both lankier AND bulkier than I expect.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Art diary post is a bit late today because I was out getting my FIRST EVER TATTOO!!! But yeah, completed the Red sketchbook pages!
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Messing with my new markers, with some exploratory sketches of a new character I’ve been rotating in my head… 🐺
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Was needing a break from the Alice painting, and as if on queue, my new acrylic paint markers arrived!!! I'm so excited to start playing with these, but first! Some swatches~
A page out of a square sketchbook, displaying swatches of acrylic markers, in four rows of 14.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Painting some leaves... I really want the flora in this piece to look lush and full; the time it takes is the time it takes.
A screenshot of the lower right corner of a Procreate canvas.  In the foreground is a twist of swirling briar crowned with painted mint-green leaves and bright red roses.  Behind them, we glimpse the right side of a figure hit with dappled sunlight.  In the corner is Solstrix's signature, written in the same bright red as the roses.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
#throwbackthursday !!! Some concept art I did for my comic! I still really LOVE this piece (especially the textures, and how shiny the fabric looks <3), though it was completely wrong for her character. I mean. Does she *look* like the mother of an adult man? I think not lmao
A young red-headed woman stands in the center of the frame, one hand on her hip, the other holding aloft a long cigarette holder.  She is wearing a long victorian dress, made of highly reflective acid green silk, with a dark velvet bustle, leg-of-lamb-sleeves, and bodice.  She wears a large hat topped with feathers, a pair of wings, and a few dark flowers.  She has her hair is an updo, is smirking at the viewer, and has an eyebrow raised at the viewer.  There is a mole under her right eye.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Received some bad news today, but we persevere. Rendering small details like these roses can be such a meditative process, it‘s always worth the time it takes <3
A screenshot of a Procreate canvas.  We are zoomed into the upper left corner, focusing on some lovingly-rendered bright red roses.  The right side of the canvas is taking up by half of a face, eye closed, her hair sprawled around her as she lies beneath the roses.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Started breaking in a new sketchbook! Wanted an intro page inspired by 19th century “Ex Libris” plates, incorporating my key logo with a gothic window (referenced off the st Vitus cathedral in Prague!) I love it so far but unfortunately my pen died before I could finish it T.T
A sketchbook page.  The text “Ex Libris Solstrix” (Latin for “from the books of Solstrix”) in black ink surrounds a pencil sketch of an ornate key.  This is itself framed by an ornate gothic window, also lined with black ink.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
How exciting! Thank you for hosting! Here is my oc Anastasia, I'd be honoured to see her in your style :>
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Artists! Drop something creepy!!! She's been speaking this whole time you see
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
See a couple, post a couple!
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
An older piece (from 2023 according to the file data), but an important one! This work felt like it unlocked something for me, and I finally understood how to actually *paint* on Procreate. It also established mushrooms as a bit of a comfort motif for me <3
A painterly representation of a cluster of mushrooms, with warm brown caps hit by golden sunlight from the upper right.  The sunlight illuminates particulate spores in the air, turning them into golden shimmer.  The mushrooms grow from a bed of moss pierced through the occasional blade of grass, both in a muted green cast in a golden glow.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Sometime last year, I literally had this vision of a scrungly persian kitten in Victorian boyclothes like right before falling asleep and I. Was immediately obsessed with him. Look at him. He's perfect. His name is Bartholomew <3
A digital rendering of a small persian kitten wearing victorian boy clothes (including a button up shirt with an oversized triangular collar and necktie, layered under a waistcoat, along with a pair of breeches).  The kitten has an underbite, with his lower fangs poking out of his mouth.  Some of his whiskers are crinkled, and his fur, while soft and luscious, is a little messy, hinting at his troublemaking personality.  In his right paw, he is proudly holding up a tiny fish.  The whole drawing is rendered in hatched lines and prominent textures.
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Solstrix -->WEBCOMIC RELEASED!!! @s0lstrix.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
QRP with women! 💘💋 Happy women's day! ⚔️ (Sneaking in a wip because I like how it’s turning out so far… 🥀)
A digital illustration of a woman in a Victorian nightgown stands in front of a glowing moon, her long dark hair whipping around her.  Her fingers are claw-like, and her face is a grinning skull.Clawdeen Wolf and Toralei Stripe from Monster High, rendered in a semi-realistic style with simplified shading, are standing nose to nose.  Clawdeen looks annoyed, her arms crossed and ears pulled back.  Toralei has a mischievous grin, holding her arms behind her back, her tail in a confident s-shape.  Their posing emphasizes their height difference, with Clawdeen literally staring down at the were-cat with glowing gold eyes.  The background is made up of the colours of the lesbian flag fading into each other.A work in progress illustration of Alice Liddel from Alice: Madness Returns.  She lies on the ground, surrounded by ferns, small mushrooms, and blood red roses on swirling briars over her.  Alice holds the Vorpal Blade against her chest in her right hand, with the left resting over the blade.  Her hair is sprawled around her head, one stray strand lying across her face.  Her features are sharp, her eyes rimmed in red.  She has one closed and one eye half-open, with a red glint reflecting the roses.Katya Goncharova from Goncharov (1973), rendered in a painterly style, rimmed in vivid red light.  She wears an expression of anger and disdain, staring down the viewer.  Her golden blond hair is in a fingerwaved bob, in a short black velvet dress with a slit just high enough to reveal one lacy stocking held up by a garter.  She is wearing a bloodstained white fur coat, shrugged off of her shoulders.  In her right hand she holds a smoking gun, pointed to the ground.  She stands, powerful, in front of a dark clock tower indicating that it is midnight, an obvious reference to the film’s climax.  Both Katya and the clock tower are framed by a vivid red spotlight.
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