Andy Carolan

Andy Carolan

@andycarolan.bsky.social

Illustrator and Graphic Designer | Vegan | He/Him | Interested in #design, #creativity, #illustration, #remoteworking, and #sustainability

269 Followers 259 Following 723 Posts Joined May 2023
2 months ago
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Iono's Wattrel from Pokemon Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes has been REVEALED!

#pokemon #pokemontcg

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3 months ago

You are made of magic. Keep creating ✨

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3 months ago
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Throwback time! Woohoo!!

Years ago I needle felted this little DuckTales family — Scrooge, Webby, and the boys. They’ve been living on my shelf ever since, but it’s time for them to find new homes.

If you’d like to adopt the whole set, they’re now up on my Ko-fi shop!

ko-fi.com/s/b67cb166cc

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3 months ago
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A Japanese game studio now asks art applicants to draw a picture during the interview, to prove they don’t just use GenAI | VGC But the unnamed studio’s source warns that their fight against GenAI is weakening…

A Japanese game studio now asks art applicants to draw a picture during the interview process, to prove they don't just use generative AI.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-japan...

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3 months ago

Morning!

Back at the Coffee Shop. Quite busy in here today. Perhaps people were attracted in by the Xmas Tree and decorations in the windows 🎄

Didn’t fancy much food yet, so did a pay-it-forward.

Nice to be among people instead of WFH on my own.

#WFH #CoffeeShop #Freelance #Indy #PayItForward

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3 months ago
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KI/KI | Warsaw | Mixmag x Burn Energy Tour YouTube video by Mixmag

I may have linked this before, but it doesn't matter because it's an epic Mixmag set by Ki/Ki youtu.be/E-6LmxvUiMk?...

#KiKi #Music

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3 months ago

I imagine the grip helps a lot… those pens are slippery!

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3 months ago

Thanks for the info and link! Great to hear that the protector helps with the writing feel! :)

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3 months ago

Anyone here use either those rubbery Apple Pencil tips or a matte screen protector? I would love to use my iPad for art more, but find the slippy screen difficult.

If I can make it feel more like my Wacom tablet, I will be happy.

Suggestions welcome!

#Apple #Procreate #iPad #Wacom #Art

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3 months ago

Morning!

I discovered yesterday that the community coffee shop that I occasionally work from supports Pay-It-Forward. They even have a donation page on their site for it.

I love awesome stuff like that ♥️

#Freelance #PayItForward #Coffee ☕

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3 months ago
iPad on a table, with a coffee, a small wrapped cookie, and a decorated tree

Back home again, but this was a nice spot to work from for a few hours.

#WFH #Freelance #Coffee #iPad #CoffeeShop

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3 months ago

Well, it’s been virtually the only game I played for the last 5 years, but this means fuck you and bye, Fortnite.

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3 months ago

100% agree!

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3 months ago

That's fair enough!

I think you've encountered the same problem I have with PVP... they are usually by mega companies like EPIC who are only interested in profits.

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3 months ago

Speaking of Indie single player... have you played Spilled? It's a really awesome game... short enough to complete in one session. Great developer story behind it too. Mac/Switch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spilled!

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3 months ago

Yeah, my son quit Duolingo for the same reason... he's 11, and he gets it! Why are so many people blinkered to this issue though? It's like they are under some kind of toxic capitalistic spell.

I really do think many people will switch to physical creativity because of this AI slop shitshow.

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3 months ago

Get a Switch if you don't have one, and Splatoon 3. Cute, great maps, fun mechanics.

Not free but at least it's Nintendo and not Epic

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3 months ago

IKR, what an asshole.

If he doesn't support human creators, I'm not going to support his company.

I don't understand why these companies don't think kind of attitude won't come back and bite them.

I've pretty much given up with AAA studios now. Indie creators/devs/studios are where it's at.

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3 months ago
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There's nothing more rewarding than receiving love from such wonderful beings as non-human animals 🙌✨

👁️ Unlock important truths with Christspiracy: bit.ly/4kHzOHH

#animals #iloveanimals #animallover #love #happiness

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3 months ago

Dude nobody talks about how hard it is to lose love for your comfort hobby/ OC like it’s so fucking devastating its like losing a limb, a part of yourself that you were able to explore in a safe environment when real life couldn’t give you that.

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3 months ago
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Happy Vegan Thanksgiving!! Let's honor this day with love and kindness for all animals. 🦃❤️

#thanksliving #veganthanksgiving #thanksvegan #vegans #thanksgiving

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3 months ago
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Andy Carolan - James' Blog James asked me to create a cute cat mascot for his Coffee and Breakfast blogs. I made a few different poses including one of the cat eating a stack of Waffles covered with syrup, and the Waffle 'cospl...

New Timeline entry!

James' Blog.

www.andycarolan.com/timeline/jam...

#Coffee #Breakfast #Illustration #Cat #Waffle #Cute

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3 months ago

Thanks!

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3 months ago
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pkmn.no - Andy Carolan Illustration and Design Norway's largest PTCG database, pkmn.no, asked me to help update their community site branding with a new logo, a fresh new banner and a logo for the busy forum, PokéSnakk.

Norway's largest Pokémon Trading Card Game database, asked me to help update their community site branding with a new logo, a fresh new banner and a logo for the busy forum, PokéSnakk.

www.andycarolan.com/work/pkmn-no

#design #illustration #portfolio #Pokémon #branding

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4 months ago

Remember, artists: when people say, “I’d buy a print of this,” they don’t mean it. That sentence itself is just a weird compliment that rarely converts to an actual print sale. It’s like if someone ate a very good hot dog and then said, “I could eat 10,000 of these right now.”

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4 months ago
VEGAN SMASHED AVOCADO BRUNCH
With guacamole, cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion, coriander and Aleppo chilli on toasted sourdough 368kcal

Lunch Yesterday @ #RivoloLounge #Food #Vegan

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4 months ago

Happy birthday! 🎈

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4 months ago
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VGIM turned two years old last month, so we're having a party to celebrate 🎉

Join us in London on Wednesday 26th November to sip, chat, and possibly eat a slice of branded birthday cake.

Thanks to Renaissance PR, Fifty, and the Games Rating Authority for sponosring.

buytickets.at/halfspacecon...

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4 months ago

Congrats!

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4 months ago

Morning!

Current mood — 🌧☕ 🎧

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