Buddy Skaggs 💫

Two figures sit in front of a campfire. The larger one is dressed like a pirate, with tan skin and orange hair. They are surprised that the smaller figure - a kid in a t-shirt and flip-flops, has fallen asleep on them. A face can be seen smiling in the fire

my latest illustration, done as a part of my bfa thesis proposal! i get to present my ttrpg about a dying island this week and am excited to finally get to work on it soon 🌱 #illustration #ttrpgs

risograph printed poster for the portland zine symposium. @ PSU smith memorial student union ballroom, nov 8th and 9th, 11 am to 5 pm

I've gotten much worse at posting since deleting bsky from my phone, but wanted to pop back on to say that I'll be at the Portland Zine Symposium all day tomorrow! If you're local come out and say hi :)

Restocked!

Out for Delivery

www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Out-fo...

Wisptober Day 28 - Reeds

"Down by the river, you can hear a cacophony of small harpies playing in the reeds that sway in the wind."

Just a simple one!

#illustration
#ink
#cute
#wisptober
#wisptober2025
#mixedmedia
#harpy
#monster
#spooky
#sword
#fantasy

Wisptober Day 6 - Collar

"Evelyn, light and lovely, spends her nights partying in her best spiked collar and fur coat. She is the sort werewolf that draws attention wherever she goes."

I am back from my vacation!:D
Stay tuned for day 7 in a little bit.;) #wisptober

Various poses and expressions of the same character collaged together. He has medium length red hair, a gold crown wrapping his forehead, adn red eyeshadow. He is wearing a blue shirt with gold detailing over white pants and dark boots. Over that is a dark cloak with red lining and a fur collar.

did some ephrim designs as part of a character design class #friendsatthetable

We surveyed 90 trans Texans. Most said they’re living in fear and weighing a move Respondents said anti-trans policies have complicated their sense of home in Texas and pushed them to consider leaving the state.

My dope friend Adrian, who is trans, interviewed 90 transgender Texans. His project is finally out: www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

Two figures kiss on a balcony outside of a masquerade party. One is wearing a blue coat with tails and a butterfly mask. She has pale skin and shoulder-length blonde hair. The other wears a red ballgown with a red feather in her hair. She has med. dark skin and curly black hair in a ponytail

Love birds 🕊️ #illustration

This quote...

What people want to replace you with is what they think you already are. If companies, bosses, and boyfriends want to replace you with a robot or an AI model, that’s because they already see you and what you do as simply the workings of a machine with far too many bugs.

Oregon’s National Guard lawsuit hinges on Trump’s Truth Social posts “The president thinks it’s World War II out here.”

went to a hearing and it was weird as shit www.theverge.com/policy/79204...

today is a day where i am thinking about games (my own, other people's, hades 2)

Today is my birthday, which means the sale ends today

I'd love it if you bought a game, but if not please consider donating towards mutual aid this weekend. I'm deeply worried about my own community in Portland, and we've all gotta look out for each other 💕

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

That includes gender zines! Pretty boy (2021) and pretty boy vol. 2 (2022)

That includes: solo journaling games! Out for Delivery (animals delivering mail), Curtain Call (artist with burnout), and Spellsmith (magic recipes)

That includes: multiplayer tabletop games! Ruin in Bloom (forgotten statues, 2-4 players), Tried and True Familiarity (reconnection, 2 players), Feud (rivalry and sacrifice, 2+ players), Down with the Ship (end of an adventure, 3+ players), and Keen Labor Untimely End (murder mystery like clue)

Every year when I do this sale, it's cool to see how much I've grown as an artist.

If any of these sound like your jam, now's the time!! 🎂 pewterbee.itch.io

This weekend - Birthday sale!

Until the end of the day September 28th, everything on my itch.io page is 23% off!

All my games and zines on itch.io are on sale until EOD Saturday! Thread for what's included in the sale (1/2)

That includes gender zines! Pretty boy (2021) and pretty boy vol. 2 (2022)

That includes: solo journaling games! Out for Delivery (animals delivering mail), Curtain Call (artist with burnout), and Spellsmith (magic recipes)

That includes: multiplayer tabletop games! Ruin in Bloom (forgotten statues, 2-4 players), Tried and True Familiarity (reconnection, 2 players), Feud (rivalry and sacrifice, 2+ players), Down with the Ship (end of an adventure, 3+ players), and Keen Labor Untimely End (murder mystery like clue)

Every year when I do this sale, it's cool to see how much I've grown as an artist.

If any of these sound like your jam, now's the time!! 🎂 pewterbee.itch.io

This weekend - Birthday sale!

Until the end of the day September 28th, everything on my itch.io page is 23% off!

All my games and zines on itch.io are on sale until EOD Saturday! Thread for what's included in the sale (1/2)

Happy Birthday, Bagginses

Drawing of person in space suit rising out of coils and tubes with a bird perched on their finger

Acrylic ink and gel pen on stone henge paper

Game designers raise funds for Palestinians via Play for Peace Bundle Putting games and art together for Palestinian aid.

“I firmly believe that everyone should be doing everything in their power to do what we can to end the genocide in Palestine."
Game designers band together again to extend critical aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

page 2 - lehti spots something in the midst of the forest

🌱

"but art should be accessible" it is, you can learn to draw, paint, collage, sculpt, make pixels. right now, starting today. art has never been more accessible monetarily nor physically than it is now in this age. access to artist labor and machine production is not an accessibility issue.

Sword flanked by two suns with water pouring down the hilt like a waterfall, with the image of Hadrian looking at the kingdom of Aubade in the distance. When the white background is moved you can see Samothes from the back, head slightly turned.

Warmth of Love

Sho Salon stands cheerfully. She is wearing a pink headscarf, a blue collared shirt, and a large pink skirt.

A watercolor painting of the interior of a train car. The train car looks moderately fancy. A goat woman (Pickman) is sitting in a seat with her back to the window of the train. She looks over her shoulder grumpily while smoking a cigarette. Yellowed landscapes roll past her.

Ending with a fun comparison: the first "finished" fanart I did vs. the most recent.

I was 16 and not even on Twitter for the first. Now I'm nearly 23, living with my partner I met through f@tt, and in the last year of my bfa program.

The Blackwick Group descends a long stone staircase. Chine is in the front, holding out a lantern. Marn is behind them, feeling along the wall and holding a torch. Virtue stands behind her, holding nothing and looking at Pickman, also holding a torch.

This piece of the first Blackwick Group arc (2021)

Broun hesitantly inspects Valence's open robot arm

Valence recoils in pain as a bright cloud of smoke crackling with lightning pours from their chest

2 of my favorite Valence pieces I did, both 2021

YouTube video by pewterbee Meeting Larry - Friends at the Table Animatic

& the first animatic I made in 2020 youtu.be/QdXZnZY94AU?...

YouTube video by pewterbee PARTIZAN finale animatic - WEATHEREYE. BRIDEWELL. DOWNRIVER.

From earlier the same year (that I very embarrassingly got all the way through editing and managed to upload without switching from the grey background I was working with to save my eyes) youtu.be/tjFo7WTEfqk?...

YouTube video by pewterbee Lye - a Friends at the Table animatic

Also from 2021: my Lye animatic! This was a surgery recovery project for me youtu.be/JOKZgwZI0A4?...