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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Finally talking about my book instead of just drawing pictures for it 😂📖 Spellbound: The Nature of the Beast, in progress! . #indieauthor #booksky #darkacademia #authorsoftiktok #fantasybooks

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fire Emblem: Three Houses inspired me to write my debut novel, can you tell 😂🤭? Fortune's Weave (+ my new Switch 2!) arrived in the mail today, can't wait to play it! If you tried it, tell me your thoughts so far please 👀 #fortunesweave #booksky

Character art of my main character Amelia Zabelo, with brown hair and green eyes in uniform

The crests of the four Houses of Agathism Academy

Promotional piece with my Spellbound Series typography placed over an illustration of my campus setting

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Info about my dark academia debut novel 🌟 Spellbound: The Nature of the Beast, coming 12 March 2027 to Kickstarter 🙂‍↕️ #indiebooks #BookSky #❤️🧙⚔️

Promo post that says Spellbound, Some Magic Saves. Some Magic Scars. Sepia Academy background

Blurb of the dark academia story describing Amelia's journey to become a student at Agathism Academy

Character art for the main trio of characters. A pink-haired princess called Mia, brunette human Amelia and redhead Caleb, wearing geometric patterns

Book mockup and tropes list for book 1 in the series, coming 2027

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A surprise sketch for @myra_paints 🪶 I got to draw her beautiful character Sylith as a prize for winning second place in my Amelia DTIYS! 🌿 Hope you like her. . #illustration #characterart #fantasyart #digitalart #woman

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Throwing some of my art at you 🫵 Things I made in 2026 so far. #illustration #bookish #art

a collage of several book illustration pieces, a mix of portraits and landscapes completed in 2026.

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🌿 kaiden ☆ in the Kefka mines 🌿 @kannterart.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

it's worth holding to those little moments, he thinks. #ffxiv

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

My Boys of Tommen sprayed edges ☘️🏉♥️ I loved working on these colourful edges for @fairyloot's exclusive editions of the Boys of Tommen series by @authorchloewalsh. Holding physical copies with my art on them still feels surreal every time. Hope you like them! 🤍 . #bookish #boysoftommen

sprayed edges for Boys of Tommen featuring objects related to the story on a colourful background

sprayed edges for Boys of Tommen featuring objects related to the story on a colourful background, this time on the physical copies

sprayed edges for Boys of Tommen featuring objects related to the story on a colourful background, with the physical copies photographed at an angle lying on the side

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EdgeofNotion @edgeofnotion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My entry into #sajuca8kdtiys of Amelia by @sajuca.bsky.social While the announcement showed Amelia as a serene student, the artist later posted art of her with a strange amulet. I wanted to try making an alt version, though I'm sure this comes off as more of a light/dark binary than intended.

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The trailer is here! ❤️🧙⚔️ I've been chipping away at Spellbound: The Nature of the Beast for years, but I finally have a trailer to share. The Kickstarter is launching March 12th, 2027, and the pre-launch page is now live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/saj... #bookish #indiebooks #BookSky

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Finally able to share these! ☀️ I had the pleasure of painting the wraparound hardcover artwork for FairyLoot's exclusive editions of Servant of Earth and Princess of Blood by @sarahhawleyauthor Thank you @fairyloot 💛 . #fairyloot #shardsofmagic #bookish #bookstagram #specialedition

House of Earth hardcover artwork featuring green foliage and a sun mosaic on the ceiling

House of Blood hardcover artwork featuring red tones, a fountain and a moon mosaic on the ceiling

House of Earth hardcover artwork close up with a ceiling mosaic of a sun

House of Blood hardcover artwork close up with a stone fountain and winding staircase

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Opened a VGen for simple portrait commissions that I can fit around bigger client projects. I'm booked until next April, but these are smaller pieces I can work on in between. Shares appreciated 💙 #vgen #skeb #commissionsopen vgen.co/Sajuca

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Sajuca (@Sajuca)

Check out Sajuca's commissions and portfolio! | Fantasy illustrator based in Edinburgh, creating painterly character art, book covers and dreamy scenes. I've been illustrating professionally since 201...

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Sam Perin @zebotc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

High Tide 🌊 ✨ A piece in my ongoing series of paintings called ‘A Starry Place’

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

mandatory reading

"SAM NEILL
- If you were to commit a murder, how would you do it?
- It's got to be big! No slipping something into someone's drink, that's just pathetic. I'd use a steamroller, just leave a stain on the road. There's probably a couple of people I'd put under a steamroller, but I won't say who they are, otherwise when they see a steamroller coming their way they'll be on full alert. And steamrollers don't go very fast..."

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Ashling Draws @ashlingdraws.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

11:11 is 94% funded!! 😭💖 I made a wee post in the Updates tab of the Kickstarter just to say thank you for all the love and support shown to this project already!! 📝 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ash...

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Update 1: 94% Funded Already!! · 11:11 - A Palindromic Comic

Hey everyone! I just wanted to drop in to say thank you all so much for the support on this Kickstarter already!! I'm blown away at the fact that it's already so close to reaching 100% funded; This co...

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New DTIYS challenge ✨ It’s my birthday today, and to celebrate both that and hitting 8k+ followers (thank you so much 💛), I’m launching another Draw This In Your Style Challenge! Rules below ⏬ #dtiys #drawthisinyourstyle #illustration #artchallenge

painting of Amelia with green eyes and brown hair and DTIYS text

Painting of Amelia underneath text that says Draw Me! She wears a white hood and an Edelweiss flower pin

Rules for my DTIYS challenge in text form, including the September 1st deadline and #sajucadtiys8k hashtag

Reference images of her House uniform in a moodboard style

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to join one, but here is my DTIYS (Draw This In Your Style) entry for @rosekettles ✨❤️ Such a gorgeous OC to draw. The scales were really fun, and I changed up the angle while pushing my colours brighter than usual. #rosekettles2k #dtiys

Sajuca painting of Ophelia, a woman with orange hair, a light halo and red scales all over her body. Surrounded by clouds.

Original DTIYS painting by Rose Kettles of Ophelia, a woman with orange hair, a light halo and red scales all over her body

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Alex McCarthy (Reluctant Hero on Webtoon) @oneinahundred.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Only 5 days left to bag a copy of Reluctant Hero as well some collaborative artists prints. From Tier 3 you will receive a copy of Reluctant Hero and choice of 3 prints. www.kickstarter.com/projects/one... @griffnix.bsky.social @schnumn.bsky.social @chrislaumanson.bsky.social @sajuca.bsky.social

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I realised my debut novel is basically an even mix of mystery, slice of life, adventure, romance and action 😭 hopefully there are other people out there who enjoy fantasy books that try to do a bit of everything #indiebooks #writing #debut

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

HELLO I'm so delighted to finally officially share A TRUE GENTLEMAN, the graphic novel I’ve been working on for the last few years & is very close to my heart. Inspired by a lot of real queer & trans history and my own disability, with big marsh, big ships & BIG YEARNING #books

Publishers' marketplace screenshot about A True Gentleman, "a queer historical romance fllowing a trans teen grappling with masculinity, diability and empire after his dreams of proving himself at sea take a turn - and his sweetheart's secret plans to see him again. to Caitlin O'Connell at Penguin Workshop, for publication 2028, by Jessica Mileo - Rights to S&S UK by Louise Lamont at LBA books."

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Artists, QRP with some WARM art 🔥🧡🔶 usually I paint in blue but here some exceptions! #art #illustration #fantasyart

Book Cover Illustration by SAJUCA of a couple by a bookshelf and fireplace

Poetry Illustration by SAJUCA of two shadows running through an autumnal forest

Character Illustration by SAJUCA of a black woman called Safiya with golden eyes, brown hair and sparkling earrings

Book Cover Illustration by SAJUCA of a couple surrounded by flames and sheets of music

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I'm writing & illustrating a dark academia fantasy novel! Spellbound:The Nature of the Beast coming March 2027 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️ 🖤 School Politics 🕯 Dark Cult Whispers 🗝 Identity & Belonging 🔥 Friends to Enemies 🖤 Forced Proximity #digitalart #art #indiebooks #bookish #booksky #ocart

Illustration by SAJUCA of Cassius in front of a greenhouse in his House uniform

Illustration by SAJUCA of Amelia in front of a greenhouse in her House uniform

Illustration by SAJUCA of Cassius in front of a burning structure with black horns

Illustration by SAJUCA of Amelia in a purple dress in front of a moonlit forest

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ButtPoems @buttpoems.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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Chris Phillips (Demon Logic Productions) @demonlogic.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Already 63% funded! Who wants to help push us over the line! The Kickstarter collects issues 36-45 of my ongoing comic series The Hero Dies Alone In two separate full colour volumes (Arcs 8 & 9) For over 220 pages of full colour comics www.kickstarter.com/projects/dem...

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The Hero Dies Alone - Vol 8 + 9

The complete 8th and 9th arc of The Hero Dies Alone, more than 200 pages in two volumes

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Devin Elle Kurtz @devinellekurtz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

My very first tiger drawing and my latest

Three very silly tigers drawn by a a very young child. The stripes are horizontal instead of vertical, and the faces are bean shaped. The bottom tiger says “rore”

A painterly and somewhat realistic drawing of a tiger, a crop from my larger illustration “late night at the art studio”

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Alex Blott @alexblott.com · 15/04/2026

Less than 2 weeks left to back the comic! Tell your friends! Help us bring this #indiecomic to life 🧡 24 pages of beautiful art and the start of an exciting frontier adventure in a half-flooded world. You can get a copy for as little as £6. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale...

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PuddleJumpers Issue #2 - SciFi Adventures In A Flooded World

Explore a flooded frontier from the cockpits of adventurous couriers. If some long-held grudges don't keep them from even taking off...

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 13/04/2026

TAGS Fest 2026 is now open for table applications! This year TAGS Fest is on 17th October at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, just off Leith Walk. You have until May 15th to apply! 🏷️ Apply at the link in our bio.

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hi, I’m Sara (Sajuca), a fantasy artist & author 🌼 I create bookish art, character work & covers + am working on Spellbound (2027), a dark academia magic university story 🌓 Fully booked at the moment, but happy to connect for future projects 🤍 #PortfolioDay #fantasyart #bookart #darkacademia

Zodiac Illustration by SAJUCA of a pink-haired girl representing Aquarius with a water jug

Campus Concept art of Agathism Academy, the Art Deco-inspired university in Spellbound

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Julie Mapes @justjuliejam.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

STORY TIME! (1/5)

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The Spellbound cast 🙌 Amelia, Caleb, Mia, Safiya and Cassius… after spending so long writing about them, it felt really good to paint them together. And yes, I may have gone a little 🌶️overboard with the swirls again! #indiebooks #booksky #amwritingfantasy #indieauthors #art

Painting by SAJUCA of the cast from Spellbound. Pictured: pink-haired catgirl Mia, red-haired elf Caleb and white-haired magic user Cassius.

Painting by SAJUCA of the cast from Spellbound. Pictured: Brunette Amelia with an amulet and sphinx Safiya with a book.

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Sun and Moon 🌞🌚 Reimagining of Apollo and Artemis for author Hope Windsor. #mythology #illustration #bookish #art

Illustration by SAJUCA of Apollo playing a violin against a sun background

Illustration by SAJUCA of Artemis ballet dancing against a moon background

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

“I hate that you only look at me when you’re afraid.” 🖤 Excited to share this cover that I painted! The flatlay was created by the wonderful @the.literarylens ✨ This is Book 1 of my Spellbound trilogy, planned for release next March. #coverreveal #indiebooks #fantasyart #flatlay #digitalart

Cover Flatlay for The Nature of the Beast with feathers and flowers.

Trope descriptions for The Nature of the Beast which will be released in 2027.

Close up images of the physical flatlay for the book.

Quote from the book: "I hate that you only look at me when you're afraid."

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marafish @marafish.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

relevant to many of yalls interests.

a red and pink cross stitch on blue fabric. "everything I love causes carpal tunnel" surrounded by hearts, a needle and thread, and a skein of embroidery floss.

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I've worked on so many bookish pieces lately! It's fun painting passionate moments in various settings and colours. 🌿 Scene illustration for author Emily Varga 🌙 Couple kiss for author Annaia Rowan 🍁 Cozy cover for author Bethany Atazadeh . #romantasy #fiction #romance #fantasyart #bookcover

Scene illustration for author Emily Varga of a couple, he has his hand clasped around her mouth

Couple kiss for author Annaia Rowan, beneath the moonlight

Cozy cover for author Bethany Atazadeh, with a fireplace and a sofa in the distance, behind the main couple

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 19/01/2026

The TAGS Fest 2025 report is now live! We collated and analysed all our stats for this event and reflected on feedback submitted by our exhibitors. 🏷️ docs.google.com/document/d/e...

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The Great Comic Tree Anthology @thegreatcomictree.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Get ready for Volume 2 of our award nominated anthology! As we return to The Great Comic Tree for 17 comics from 21 awesome creators! In The Great Comic Tree Anthology - Alternative Worlds Follow our prelaunch page! when we launch in early February! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dem...

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Li Chen @exocomics.com · 29/12/2025

daily routine

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Started the year unable to draw because of a brain injury. Ending it making things I'm proud of 🤍 Merry Christmas 🎄 #artvsartist2025

colorful collage of fantasy art pieces by Sajuca with a photo of the artist in the middle

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Chris Phillips (Demon Logic Productions) @demonlogic.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

It's day four of #indiecomicmas And this time Harmonica and Mia (from Spellbound created by @sajuca.bsky.social ) go fishing! Be sure to check out the spellbound series when it releases! #12daysofindiecomicmas

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Sajuca ❖ fantasy artist & writer @sajuca.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

My little TAGS haul, had such a wonderful time meeting new people, seeing old friends & feeling inspired by all the storytelling ♥️♥️♥️ @tagsfest.co.uk