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Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics — Edward Ross A comic book…about making comic books! The perfect gift for budding artists and aspiring storytellers. Written and illustrated by comic artist Edward Ross with an introduction by Alice Oseman, creat...

Encourage creativity and storytelling for young folk 9+ with a copy of Graphic Novel Builder: the illustrated guide to making your own comics! With an intro by Alice Oseman! ✏️

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thank you!

Two lads riding horses, one has a falcon on his wrist.

Two pages from my sketchbook. On one page a rough sketch of Lancelot rescuing Guinevere, on the other an acrylic sketch of Gawain with a bird of prey.

from my sketchbook

The autumn.

i keep meaning to tell you how much i loved a very fragile release. just such a beautiful and affecting trio of comics💛also these look gorgeous!

if anyone has intel about any remote jobs in art/design, would really appreciate anything you can pass along. was interviewing with a company for 2 full months and got an offer, which they then rescinded as soon as they found out i was disabled and would need accommodation. yes this is illegal

Carved in Stone First wave of physical fulfilment to the UK / EU / Internationally (Except USA) expected late November. See the Digital Fulfilment tab for details on PDF distribution. Carved in Stone is a comprehensi...

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A group of Picts travelling through the Scottish landscape, making use of dirt paths, old roman roads, bridges and ferries.

A group of Picts travelling together (possibly a family? up to you!) including a young man with a spear, a woman dressed in furs, a young girl and a man who has been injured in battle or an accident and lost his right arm.

The same group of Picts bartering with a settlement of charcoal burners for a place to stay overnight.

Our Picts again, but this time they are camping with a tent. The young man stands watch while the woman cooks and the other two keep themselves entertained.

Some illustrations I worked on recently for carved in stone by @stoutstoat.co.uk. Loved working on this project!

Photo of the book Carved in Stone.

Carved in Stone is officially out!

In this comprehensive setting guide you'll be able to see, touch, taste, hear and smell your way through everything that modern-day scholars currently know of the enigmatic culture of the Picts, from the perspective of someone living in the late 7th Century.

an unfinished drawing of morgause embracing gawain and agravaine

determined to finish this wip soon, it's been languising for too long

So sad to hear this, Quindrie had such a great impact on the Scottish comics scene and produced an incredible line-up of comics! Totally understandable though given how tough things are at the moment and how much work goes into keeping small publishers afloat. Will be missed and remembered fondly!💛

Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud

Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

I had enormous fun working on the cover for this! Go check it out now! :D

a photo of the enamel pins designed for Glatisant, a ttrpg. The pins depict a knight (left) and the questing beast (right) and are designed as busts with a right angle on the outer edge, with the two characters facing each other, though on separate pins. The edges that face each other mirror shapes so that the beasts head looks as though it fits the curve of the knight's helm if they were put together like puzzle pieces.

Another piece of the puzzle has arrived! The enamel pins designed by Asia Kazub are here! Thanks to hitting our 8k stretch goal the pins are hard enamel! the colors look really stellar and there's lots of beautiful details!

Just 14 hours left to get in on the mossy action!
Check out this really lovely, meditative book created by @travisneverwas.bsky.social and drawn by me here

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better done than perfect...

(memory training)

Comics are things that anyone can and should make, just as much as writing or drawing are things that people can and should do if there's paper and pencils around. It's another way of expressing yourself and it should be fun. Just like writing and drawing.

@toadlett I was thinking some more on your question just now and I think that when I am listening to or reading a story I tend to automatically begin visualising it as part of how I engage, so it already feels natural to translate it into comics/illustrations. Idk if that makes sense at all!

Thanks to everyone who came along to this - we had some very insightful audience members!

SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

We've raised over $1300 for the Palestine Red Crescent Society, and now that my latest show is over, even more copies are available online! Pick up Samidoon and enjoy over a dozen comics by 25+ international comics creators! An amazing collection by amazing people, working to do some good!

wheey congrats! well deserved

Digital painting of a man kissing a merman on the cheek and they are surrounded by fish. The illustration is almost abstract, with a color palette of vibrant and dark blues, and pale grays.

the second I'm with you, all my love pour out #MerMay

a bunch of ceramic plates on a dark green background - most are shaped like cats, curled up or loafing, but there's also a fox and an owl. they're all in tones of orange, brown and greens

a bunch of ceramic plates on a light blue background. Most is shaped liek cats - loafing, curled up or cat faces but there's also a fox and a small dish with a tiger. They're all in tones of blue and white.

Ooops the stars aligned (or misaligned) and I'm opening commissions for custom ceramics! Would you like a loaf tray of your pet? A babushcat? For me to remake a piece I made in the past that you missed out on? Or do you have a different idea? Email me and we can discuss it!

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join @elljwalker.bsky.social and @mortiscausa.bsky.social as they talk about modern and historic fanfiction.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

The rise of the far-right, racism and Reform UK is scary, but that's all the more reason we have to fight back! Shaz is offering FREE stickers and flyers as part of a campaign to fight back against them. You can check out all the info on getting involved below. I'll be getting mine soon

Tuesday, October 14th is #PortfolioDay! If you are a creative looking for work, this is the tag for you.

Read on to find out how to participate and visit portfolioday.art for more!

"my child could make this"

are they making it though? as in, do you let them? are they allowed to pursue art and the joy it provides? are they creating? its so hard to create nowadays. is your child given the abundance of freedom that creativity offers, or are they stifled by your judgemental mind?

rough thumbnails for a comic. hopefully they will still make sense when i actually come to draw them

realised recently I very much enjoy thumbnailing even though it's the hardest part of the process

Happy birthday! 💛

graphic for the drawing prompt challenge #Objectober. text reads: Objectober A drawing challenge of THINGS Prompts 1. cup 2. key 3. cutlery 4. toy 5. brush 6. sharp 7. soft 8. wheel 9. weight 10. worn 11. crown 12. lamp 13. tool 14. loud 15. orb the image is decorated with drawings of everyday objects (clothes peg, scissors, stool, beaker, lamp, spoon, pull along toy) with little arms and legs.

graphic showing the rules of the challenge. test reads: rules: • make some art about objects! Any kind, style and interpretation is good! If you’re stuck, there are some bonus challenges to give you some ideas. • You do not have to hit all the prompts. Take it easy! • using reference is encouraged! Using AI references is NOT. I made a list of some handy reference sites I found, which you’re welcome to use: toadrefs.carrd.co

graphic titled "Bonus Challenges" text reads: Stuck for inspiration? Try these! • Draw each object being held or used • Each object is found in the room or pack of a single character. What story do they tell? • Each object is a museum exhibit. What do they tell us about the people that made them? • Draw each object broken • Combine two prompts and draw an object that works as both make the objects into little creatures use real objects to design a character a pencil and a hairbriush, both with little legs, decorate the image.

I'm trying out a wee drawing challenge for October! #Objectober is a v chill challenge designed to make drawing inanimate objects fun and also to broaden our use of reference!
if you take part I'd love to see your work!
also I made a website for reference resources: toadrefs.carrd.co