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Webcomic artist and coder. Read my webcomic "Ikon: Eternal Life For A Living" at https://ikon.cfw.me - it's a historical crime fantasy about art smugglers trying to pay off mob, medical, and metaphysical debts

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dear past self

why the hell did you name all your assets "comic-backgrounds-1", "comic-backgrounds-2", did you not think you would have, I don't know, multiple backgrounds

what am i to do here

open 5000 files like stewie guessing a phone number?
111, 111, 1111 - damn
111, 111, 1112 - damn!!

11.03.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I enjoy any page that Yuri's shit-eating grin makes it onto

taggin'
@beefsen.bsky.social
@spelledeg.bsky.social
@sev-wildfang.bsky.social
@deliriummacabre.bsky.social
@grape-ape.bsky.social
What are your favorite pages you've made in 2024?

#artshare #comics #webcomics #art

19.12.2024 01:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Look at this content and comfy baby
#cats #cute

18.12.2024 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He had pieces of prosciutto and halibut for dinner tonight, he eats better than basically the entire nation on average, this spoiled baby

18.12.2024 07:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My friends' #cat is ready for dinner

18.12.2024 03:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's a process peek, this is how my
#webcomic is written and edited, I have a TEAM

a team I don't pay

chief costume designer @beefsen.bsky.social

17.12.2024 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New page of my #urbanfantasy #webcomic today, featuring my adorable wrench-wench, Lada, look at her pretty face.

Ikon is about a counterfeiter resorting to art smuggling to pay off mafia debts only to get entangled into an occult underworld. Check it out at ikon.cfw.me

17.12.2024 06:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my God in Canada they sold Ladas but they called them DENNIS there is a type of car in Canada literally named DENNIS just, just Dennis and it's the VAZ 2107

13.12.2024 05:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
1987 Lada Samara Commercial
YouTube video by TheCarArchives 1987 Lada Samara Commercial

Okay so I'm researching for my webcomic and by that I just mean "looking for photo refs of a lada samara" which is a car and #TIL they sold soviet cars in Australia in the 80s???? and people ... just bought them? In Australia???? What??

also look at this commerical
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMdv...

13.12.2024 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hm. Well, since 'frappuccino' is specifically branded to Starbucks I doubt you'll see it on a menu. You can ask around for frappes, though, or an iced/frozen latte with caramel syrup and vegan whipped cream. But, of course, they'd need vegan whipped cream. Never hurts to ask.

12.12.2024 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Coffee shops can sell hot chocolates, esp. bakery coffee shops because they use the baking chocolate to make the hot chocolates. You can ask for a milk alternative. to DIY, buy semi-sweet baking chips, melt them, then add to 'milk', bring to a simmer while stirring. It's like 1/8 cup to 8 oz ratio

11.12.2024 03:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bro you need to get out of there the chef is gone murder suicide everybody in there like in The Menu. Don't let them give you no broken emulsion

11.12.2024 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Look at this lovely art @he-xie.bsky.social drew for me of Nik/Azariah

#digitalart

11.12.2024 03:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interesting! I didn't know that, I thought that the fact you have to move your eyes to the second balloon produces the 'beat' that's implied within the pause. Huh. Well damn. Now I won't be able to un-see it. How extraordinarily dare you, sir.

10.12.2024 03:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Check out this total QT

Today I updated Ikon and you can read the newest page at ikon.cfw.me where awkward eye contact is made with a lady who might or might not be a witch

we should weigh her

#webcomics #indiecomics #urbanfantasy #magicalrealism #historicalfiction #digitalart

09.12.2024 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know better than to trust you BEEF

But your process

I'll trust that

09.12.2024 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Invincea

09.12.2024 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yuri's stupid expressions are usually my favorite part of the pages I draw

#digitalart #webcomics #indiecomics

08.12.2024 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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more #webcomic #digitalart #wips
I was using the phone scene in Mean Girls as reference for how she's holding that phone

08.12.2024 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

that's a webcomic artist bingo square for you then

08.12.2024 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cold night on Lake Titicaca wip

08.12.2024 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IDK about your creative process but I rarely know what the actual dialog is until the last second. The script is vibes, motives and gists. In the meantime I subject my friends to WIPs with stupid shit like this

#webcomics #digitalart #artprocess #wips

08.12.2024 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's another #wip - this page was a collab with Guy Percinn who writes Arkin Blade (arkinbladecomic.cfw.me) - he did the panels/staging but I didn't give him dialog, just a high level concept and instructions to allocate space for dialog. He gave me this sparkling gem

#webcomics #digitalart

08.12.2024 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah wait, I LIED, apparently I took more time than that

*not actual dialog

08.12.2024 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fun to peek at peoples' processes and WIPs. I once took a screen shot every 10 minutes for a panel, check it out. I should do this again to figure out how much time to budget on stuff. Anyway, looks like this panel took an hour.

#digitalart #art #wips #webcomics #indiecomics

08.12.2024 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Imagine a burger from a place that uses those disappointing flat Whataburger buns but actually passes health inspection and can prove it came from the kitchen without being tampered with. And you can't eat it until you squeeze on some magic secret sauce the burger joint personalized to you.

08.12.2024 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The further you sit from the kitchen the longer you wait for burger.
The kitchen checks your order against the ticket.
The tables have numbers to coordinate orders.
A runner brings your burger.
The POS tracks your orders & payment.
The menu shows you available burgers.
The cafe sells you burgers.

08.12.2024 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fearne from Critical Role, a satyr with green hair sits with her monkey Mister and does her hair

Fearne from Critical Role, a satyr with green hair sits with her monkey Mister and does her hair

Fearne๐ŸŒฟ
#art

06.12.2024 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30659    ๐Ÿ” 2886    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 253    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

It's not paranoia if they're really after me okay

06.12.2024 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

3 things that inspired my #webcomic:
- The opening scene in Khabinsky's 'Admiral'
- JC Leyendecker's exuberant brush strokes (and beautiful men)
- An interview in Comrade Criminal with an international art smuggler who just wanted to be a humble dentist :(

06.12.2024 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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