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David Petersen

@mouseguard.bsky.social

Eisner Award winning creator of Mouse Guard. Covers for TMNT, Dark Crystal, Usagi Yojimbo, and Cards for MtG Bloomburrow. MouseGuard.bigcartel.com

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Experience the timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger in this exquisite and lavish edition features 20 color illustrations and over 50 pen and ink drawings throughout.

#TheWindintheWillows: With Illustrations by David Petersen is on sale now!

#MouseGuard David Petersen

07.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Original inked illustrations from my Wind in the Willows book are now available in my online store: mouseguard.bigcartel.com/category/win...

07.10.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wind in the Willows is out today! Available from your local booksellers or through online retailers: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796673...

#WindInTheWillows @idwpublishing.com

07.10.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wind in the Willows original illustrations will be made available tomorrow in my online store––you can preview the artwork now: mouseguard.bigcartel.com/category/win...

06.10.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Out tomorrow: Wind in the Willows !!!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796673/the-wind-in-the-willows-with-illustrations-by-david-petersen-by-kenneth-grahame-david-petersen/

I’ll also be offering original art from the book in my online store tomorrow…

06.10.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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NYCC starts this week! I'll be at my Artist Alley Table K-05 with #MouseGuard books, tees, comics & more! I'll be doing Mouse Guard blank cover commissions on a first come first served basis.

05.10.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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October high-res coloring pages for Tenderpaw & Guardmouse tiers are available for download over on Patreon: patreon.com/davidpetersen

01.10.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New art process post for my #BONE tribute for this year’s #BaltimoreYearbook @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social

patreon.com/posts/baltimore-2025-138840849

30.09.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Experience the timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger in this beautiful unabridged edition by creator David Petersen (#MouseGuard).

#TheWindintheWillows: With Illustrations by David Petersen is one week away: ow.ly/sUoh50X3Rtf

29.09.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Perfect!

23.09.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Mouse Guard Model: The Mariner's Bell
YouTube video by David Petersen Mouse Guard Model: The Mariner's Bell

New #MouseGuard Architectural model video about the Mariner's Bell model from Lower Port Sumac seen in The Black Axe:
youtu.be/PZUacaJl8D4

23.09.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Mouse Guard Creator Commentary: Black Axe #1
YouTube video by David Petersen Mouse Guard Creator Commentary: Black Axe #1

Creator Commentary for that issue where I mention this exact reference: youtu.be/akL3AL_bmAs

20.09.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This painting hangs proudly in my studio

17.09.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
three mice pore over a map - the background of the image is the map in question, featuring forests and small settlements.

three mice pore over a map - the background of the image is the map in question, featuring forests and small settlements.

X Marks the Spot - from the Mouse Guard Alphabet Book
Watercolour, acryla gouache and digital touchups

A little mouse adventuring party, hunting for some treasure!

17.09.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

A modified version of 'Kremlin Orthodox Church'

16.09.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New post about the art process of drawing my character for the Daggerheart RPG: www.patreon.com/posts/caledo...

16.09.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Lieam from Mouse Guard - he stands, sword drawn, among blooming thistles.

Lieam from Mouse Guard - he stands, sword drawn, among blooming thistles.

Rand from Mouse Guard stands behind his shield, among dandelions.

Rand from Mouse Guard stands behind his shield, among dandelions.

Some more fall vibes from the Mouse Guard Alphabet Book, this time featuring Lieam and Rand.

Watercolour, acryla gouache and some digital touchups

16.09.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 424    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
A cutaway view of an inn for mice. They sing together, play checkers, and upstairs some head to sleep.

A cutaway view of an inn for mice. They sing together, play checkers, and upstairs some head to sleep.

June Alley Inn - for the Mouse Guard Alphabet Book
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Watercolor, acryla gouache, with digital touchups

Just a nice cozy place to rest 🧑

15.09.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 290    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, friends! I took one of my great big wooden Santa's Workshop DisPlaysets to DragonCon so folks could see it in person, and subsequently got a few orders. Since I do them in batches of ten at a time, I thought I'd holler about 'em here, too:
schweizercraft.bigcartel.com/products

12.09.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10
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Preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796673...

09.09.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new edition of my Wind in the Willows book will be published by @idwpublishing.com October 7th!

New blogpost showing the art process for the new cover: davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2025/09/wind...

09.09.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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GEM paint on an Amstrad 512K

05.09.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New blogpost about the art process for this #MouseGuard Saxon & Kenzie illustration: davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2025/09/saxo...

03.09.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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September Tenderpaw & Guardmouse Coloring Page files are available for download on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/davidpeter...

01.09.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Blogpost about the art process for a Mouse collector with a Magpie companion: davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2025/08/mous...

27.08.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Owning original art certainly isn't in everyone's budget.

21.08.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A collector is selling my #Muppet Peter Pan #1 cover art––it also has the patch drawing where late in the game editorial switched the the Michael Darling role to be played by Bean Bunny rather than Robin:

To purchase: ebay.us/m/eqVgkJ

21.08.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blogpost about Gabriel Rodriguez's @grcomics.bsky.social cover art and my process coloring it for the #MouseGuard Dawn of the Black Axe Hardcover out in January '26

davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2025/08/dawn-of-black-axe-hardcover.html

21.08.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Found the tutorial!

18.08.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is it!!! thank you

18.08.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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