The Muse's Library

12 dainty black and white page divider illustrations.

7 black and white page divider illustrations featuring elongated leaves.

7 black and white page divider illustrations featuring skulls, roses and blades.

I did the maths and, across all the offerings, there are now a total of ✨150 page dividers✨ available in my freebie library.
For free. 150. Free.
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Yeah really! We've been duped!

I really thought we'd have killer ED-209's, techno drugs, and unhinged nanomachines before we got to freeform job-stealing algorithms, tbh.

Well worth a read to be aware of the impact of this tech on artists, but also the world at large.

The Incedium book with a few of its pack in prints, postcards, and a bookmark.

My favorite works of Mayer's. "Moon Guard" and "Sun Gaurd".

The gilded edges of the book. Foncy!

Hello, my precious! @dominikmayerart.bsky.social's book has finally arrived from last year's Kickstarter. I look forward to pouring over the pages of expressive art. It perfectly captures that dark, glittering mood I'm moving towards in my own art.

Gorgeous book! I shall treasure it. ❤️

#artbooks

It was more than a year in the planning, including growing the flowers and figuring out how to get the camera a good 15 feet above the ground to reduce distortion.

You can find it on my Gumroad page: howardlyonart.gumroad.com

Use the code SUMERTIME to get 30% off!

Three people in various stages of running toward the camera

Run!

#PoseRef

A set of various photos of architectures with text overlaying them reading: Sambeawesome's Stock Photos, Buildings, Architecture, Cities

A set of various photos of nature with text overlaying them reading: Sambeawesome's Stock Photos, Greenery

A set of various photos of clouds from the stock photo pack with text overlaying them reading: Sambeawesome's Stock Photos, Clouds & Skies

A set of three photos of the exterior and interior of an aircraft carrier from the stock photo pack with text overlaying them reading: Sambeawesome's Stock Photos, USS Midway, aircraft carrier.

It's time for #ArtFight! Need to boost your team's scores? 💎 🦴 Backgrounds give you more points, and guess what, I have some handy dandy references to make it that much easier for you ;)

Get 15% off all July with code: ARTFIGHT

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#shop #artresources #stockphotos

Some questions/concerns I currently plan to address. Am I missing anything?

- Is artistic nudity/mature art/political art allowed?
- What’s the return process?
- International printing/support?
- What’s the limit on digital items?
- Multiple store support?
- Blog syncing to/from other platforms?

An artist’s review of samples from #Fourthwall’s shop service, an eshop which offers a standalone online storefront with no listing fees. So far, the quality is fab! This is not a sponsored review. I’... TikTok video by The Muse’s Library

I also did a quick vid overview with a peek at the shop page presentation and an in-depth look at the samples.

Once I have a better sense of all of Fourthwall’s integrations, bells, & whistles, I’ll be sure to share a full review on themuseslibrary.com

In the meanwhile, send your Qs!
#artresources

Black and white tshirts with a test color logo on them for AngelaSasserArt, my Fantasy Illustration brand. Good quality fabric and clear printing. Shirt labels are also brand-able!

Desk mat with stitched edge featuring an illustrated design of a blind angel. Nice printing and the stitching is luxurious, though I may up the vibrancy and highlights in my art before printing next time.

A kiss cut sticker of the AngelaSasserArt logo. Clear printing, good color quality, and consistent vignette cutting.

Branded packaging from Fourthwall. Tshirts are sent in bags, the sticker is bagged, and the desk mat is sent unwrapped. A branded pack-in slip with your logo is included.

Quickie look at my first Fourthwall samples, which are all quite nice! I’ve been testing out this option as a free shop alternative for artists after learning about its passive fee structure.

What questions & concerns about them should I address in a full review later?

Let me know in the replies!

The old ladydove7-stock account on DeviantART. Now called The Muse's Library.

The current state of The Muse's Library!
- I'm currently consolidating everything from my old ladydove7-stock/themuseslibrary acct on DevART & uploading downloads to Ko-fi.
- Most everything, barring exclusive stocks, will be FREE!
- Please excuse my dust while I adjust my 1000s of deviations!🥲

A model in traditional geisha attire holding a fan.

A model in elegant poses focusing on drapery with an Art Nouveau flare.

A cover graphic for an article about how to use Printful as an artist.

A cover graphic of an article written by The Muse's Library about Patreon best practices and tips.

Welcome to the Muse's Library! This Art Resources account shares reviews for artists, photo references, art marketing advice, & more created by an artist for artists. It will also signal boost other useful art resources.

This account is curated by illustrator/Muse @angelasasserart.bsky.social 👋

A collection of hardcover books, a sketchbook, and a print from Angelarium by Peter Mohrbacher and Eli Manaya.

A Kickstarter exclusive print and sketchbook.

A closeup of the signature on the signed print.

A look inside the sketchbook featuring Eli Manaya's ink sketches.

I no longer collect this artist (to put it mildly), but I'm culling books from my collection to help with medical bills. This is a rare bundle of the #Angelarium KS 1st edition books + extras. I'll be happy to see it gone towards a good cause!
www.ebay.com/itm/22683240...

More book culling to come!

Disney, Universal sue image creator Midjourney for copyright infringement Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for its use of the studios' best-known characters.

Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for its use of the studios' best-known characters.

I am literally at peace. Literal Better Pinterest™ for Computer. There's even Pinterest import.

Also you can tag things, get color palettes, export your setup to a plain old set of image folders, look at videos…

I moved all my OC stuff today. Art, Design, and 3D reference will be some other time.

I fantastic art and reference book I just had to re-share!

Pose reference of a man draped in red fabric, sitting on a box surrounded by flowers.

Pose reference of a man draped in red fabric, sitting surrounded by flowers.

Pose reference of a man draped in red fabric, sitting on the ground.

Pose reference of a man draped in red fabric, kneeling on the ground with a sword.

Only five days left of our 2025 Summer Sale 💔⚔
25% off TrueRef+ and 30% off all single packs!

The section of Pinterest user settings where you can toggle genAI training off

Head’s up Artists! If you don’t want Pinterest to use your data for training their genAI, do the following:
- Go to Settings (via the ellipses)
- Under Privacy & Data
- Toggle training off
- Bonus Step: Let Pinterest know you don’t support this by leaving feedback at privacy-support(at)pinterest.com

USEFUL LINKS FOR ARTISTS

✨💌USEFUL LINKS FOR ARTISTS🎨🍊:
A 200+ link spreadsheet of some of the best references and websites out there, for free on google sheets! This blew up on twitter ages ago, and I just went through and tested all the links and added more. send to ya buds <3
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Dear artists:

Afraid of death? It’s coming anyway. Afraid of failure? We all fail. A lot. Sometimes spectacularly. Afraid of these fascists? There are more of us cheering you on. Don’t stop creating. Not now. Make art. Piss them off. Create. With anger. With hope. Keep going.

A good opportunity for any illustrator!

YouTube video by Angela Sasser Art Jan 2025 AMA - Q: Can't I just use AI to improve at art? How do I get better fast?

Q&A Excerpt: "Can't I just use AI to improve at art? How do I get better fast?"
Some gentle, but firm advice on why you need to study instead of generate art, how generated works affect other artists, & other advice on study resources.
youtu.be/stLjQiqBUmk?...
#artistAMA #artistFAQ #studiohangouts

YouTube video by Angela Sasser Art Jan 2025 AMA - Q: Staying Inspired During Rough Times?

Excerpt from Jan's Studio Hangout + AMA. Answering a good question from this month's AMA with encouragement for my artist buddies who are feeling some kind of way right now!🫂

Q: How do you stay inspired when things are rough?
A: youtube.com/shorts/xm3Vk...

#artistAMA #artistFAQ #artistlife

I need everyone here to know about my #1 favorite male model site because they are AMAZING

freephotomuscle.com

It's super buff Japanese guys doing everything they can think of while shirtless and flexing as hard as possible, what's not to love

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁

We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

A very helpful resource for looking up conventions in your area just in time for convention season planning!

New Anti-Money Laundering Law Can Send Self-Employed Artists to Jail Luckily, it can be avoided by filling out a simple form.

People with an LLC!!
IT'S BACK. FILL IT OUT TODAY.
It'll take you ten minutes TOPS.
If you're like me and put stuff off if it feels hard or too official, this is an actual easy task.

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Cover image for the pose reference pack Gothic Romance. It features several photos of the same model composited together. The model is a white female with freckles, red hair, and dark red lips. She's wearing a vintage white ruffled gown.

Pose refers to a white female with red hair, dark red lips, and freckles. She's wearing a white gown and posing in various ways while holding the dress.

Pose refers to a white female with red hair, dark red lips, and freckles. She's wearing a white gown and holding an ornate dagger in various ways.

Pose refers to a white female with red hair, dark red lips, and freckles. She's wearing a white gown and is holding a lit 5-candle candelabra in different lighting scenarios.

Gothic Romance is here! 💔🩸🗡
Melodramatic pose references with a hint of horror.

Oh? I've heard on the artist grapevine that there's a new commission platform coming up that's anti A/I & artist friendly called @vgen.co. Signal boosting for others who might find it useful!

I'm still not open to private comms, but should that change, I'm considering my options for sharing info.