okay so. nobody hold their breath because it's still gonna be a HOT minute until i have anything finished, but... i have finally started the long slog towards reviving The Alkaline Earth 😭 i always said i'd never fall into the trap of redrawing old pages, but i want to rehaul the look of the comic-

I am founding a not-for-profit website where independent comic creators and small publishers can easily sell their works to libraries, plus provide other services. Called (for now) the Comics Librarian Commons, this will be an online hub bringing independent creators and librarians together.

with every breath that I take, I feel like I've won -- -- you're my key to survival #naomiartys #alkearth #webcomics #adoledeleveque #lloydhenderson

the waters closed above her face with many a ring #naomiartys #alkearth #webcomics #adoledeleveque

i did a #mermay....... one (1) mermay...... i'm not dead and idk when i'll be able to start comic again but let me tell you buddy i'm thinking about my beautiful girls 100% of the time #naomiartys #alkearth #webcomics #adoledeleveque #conniesionan

every day i chase the high of when i was in the theatre watching Lego Movie for the first time and they revealed what the Kragle was. I have truly never felt such pure distilled unadulterated joy and delight

// turns me to gold in the sunlight // #naomiartys #andreabellatris #hemodynamic #manticore #furry

always cunning and full of tricks #naomiartys #nikblaylock #hemodynamic #furry #jackelope

you are part of a machine you are not a human being #naomiartys #OCsky #ocart #art #flashpoint #teresaseong

a 2016 era commission i did for Robbie of our very good gorls having a totally normal one :) lol #naomiartys #OCsky #art #ocart #hushcomic #machi

// i sold my soul for this? // #naomiartys #art #ocart #ithiano

ANOTHER DREAMWORKS TROLLS ART I NEVER POSTED.... pash (the orange troll) is mine but i feel so bad i can't even credit the person who made Basil because i don't remember their name or URL 😭 if u were in the troll hole discord circa 2015 and still know them... #naomiartys #trolls #art #OCart #fanart

no snake can show me anything i aint already seen #naomiartys #pipersolitude #art #OCart #flashpoint

oh some more old hush stuff! i'm still really into the fabric in the first pic ☺️ and the second pic is cute but uh. i drew it after my computer bit the dust and i didn't know if i was gonna be able to get my life's work off of it before i tossed it, so it brings up complicated feelings #naomiartys

Oh, Captain! My... ...Captain. [ #mouthwashing #fanart #curly #art #sketch #traditionalart ]

// 'cuz looking for heaven found the devil in me // #naomiartys #art #OCsky #flashpoint #benjackson #pipersolitude #alastairsergei #aishadaring #floriography

college era #selfportraits #naomiartys

some more merms :) really fun how you can see my confidence improved from the first pic (drawn before starting the comic) to the second pic (idk exactly but sometime in the middle of the comic) #naomiartys #mermaid #webcomic #OCsky

early visdev pages for Hush :) i wanted to do mostly warm colors for land/humans and mostly cool colors for the mermaids/ocean settings, as well as keping the little mermaid's clothes muted as she is hiding her true self 😔 #naomiartys #mermaid #webcomic #OCsky

despite its flaws this still kinda slaps and it was the first pic i ever drew where i remember really understanding what i was trying to do with piper's hair (which changed my approach to hair in general) it's based on a text game i played at the time called NOLA is Burning :) #naomiartys #OCsky

Hi, thank you so much for the artshare! Uhh, let’s see, where my sfws at… I tag @annikcomics.bsky.social @quintelance.bsky.social @yuugiarts.bsky.social

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i'm finally. finally. after 7 years. i FINALLY have the knowledge necessary to color-correct Hush for print without having to recolor it from the ground up. idk how long it'll take as it's still not a FAST process, but faster than manually recoloring 😵‍💫 #webcomic #naomiartys #littlemermaid #art

i could've sworn i posted everything i wanted to repost here but i just went through all my files again and found a bunch more??? so i guess i'll glaze those and put em up this week lol

awwwww i never uploaded this! it's still one of the only pixel art things i've ever done that i actually liked (and still like!) for someone who can hear people's actual thoughts, alastair should really have less social anxiety 😂 #naomiartys #pixel #flashpoint #alastairsergei

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#meetthewebcomic The Alkaline Earth follows Adolede Leveque, a young lady with no memory of her life before she arrived at Castle Arkhov. She hates to take anyone's word for anything, but it's a long road to remember who she is, and longer to decide where she's going. thealkalineearth.com/about/

#meetthewebcomic Hush is a completed comic adaptation of The Little Mermaid, set in 1830s Ottoman Greece. It's full of bright colors and unique characters, and is told entirely without dialogue in keeping with the story's themes of silent suffering. (c. 2018, 120 pages) hushcomic.space

I had this idea and it wouldn't leave me alone until i drew it up lol. I havent drawn the alkearth guys in my more "normal" drawing style since.... 2016???? and wowee is it cursed! adolede was originally based on zendaya and like... it ALMOST still fits but......😬 #alkearth #OCsky #art #naomiartys

✨ Ren doing some songwriting, cuz he's a weirdo and gets intellectually stimulated by the sound of Jamie's knitting Finished this one somewhen in October, but forgot to post it. I just really love to draw these two together, but rarely post any of it Jamie belongs to @misspr0npieartz.bsky.social

after 5 years i remembered to install captcha on alkearth 😅so the website should actually load again now since it isn't harboring 5000 spam comments taking up all the bandwidth LMAO

"It's familiar, like -- like it's a dance with steps we can't quite remember until we're--" "--dancing them again." the fact that i was obsessed w this movie before i ever played a game of MtG is what we call foreshadowing #thegamershandsoffate #myriadbuxtahude #tuathadundareel #fanart #naomiartys

sometimes your day just doesn't go the way you planned #monster #alastairsergei #art #naomiartys

some old alkearth concept art :) that top left pic of lloyd and adolede is still one of my favorites of them, but seeing natvia and julian as white people causes me psychic damage #alkearth #art #naomiartys

// it cries out in the darkest night and it breaks in the morning light but with all my education, i can't seem to command it--// #pipersolitude #alastairsergei #flashpointcomic #art #naomiartys

// when you met the new you were you scared? were you cold? were you kind? // #queenofnightmares #enchantressofdreams #fanart #naomiartys

// keep pushing and pulling me down when i know in my heart it's not you // #flashpointcomic #pipersolitude #alastairsergei #art #naomiartys

Listen, Dreamworks Trolls Is Simply Very Important To Me, I Will Not Be Taking Questions At This Time #trolls #dreamworkstrolls #fanart #art #naomiartys

[/\||\/] was made in 3 weeks and i am not joking when i say it was HIGHLY formative to me #fanart #furry #horror #art #naomiartys

// roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes // #flashpointcomic #art #naomiartys

wake up babe it's The Scythian appreciation hours, circa like 2014 or something #swordandsworcery #fanart #naomiartys

drew this years ago for an invader zim fanart contest. i didn't get anywhere with it but honestly??? it still WHIPS. the limited palette. the dramatic foreshortening. mwah. beautiful. #invaderzim #fanart #naomiartys

//what if this storm ends and i don't see you as you are now ever again?// #bermudatriangleship #naomiartys

"She always smelled like flowers. I remember her... singing." #thebookoflife #fanart #naomiartys

man I know i've been drawing eyes bigger but man. i REALLY used to draw those things SMALL didnt i. #flashpointcomic #naomiartys

when i drew this you couldn't romance cody. then they remade the game and you can romance him now BUT THEY MADE HIM A LITTLE PRETTY BOY INSTEAD OF A BIG COOL DUDE AND IF THAT AINT A MONKEYS PAW SITUATION. UGH #harvestmoon #fanart #naomiartys

I ASK AGAIN: WAS ANYONE ELSE OBSESSED WITH THIS MOVIE OR JUST ME HAHAHAHA a classic feature of my obsession: trying stuff i have no idea how to draw, just because the brainrot said i had to #jupiterascending #fanart #naomiartys

ah yes, the first time i ever tried drawing a character with highly exaggerated facial features. was anyone else obsessed w this movie or just me #strangemagic #fanart #naomiartys

an old meet the artist meme :) everything's still exactly the same except i'm 28 now and my hair's a little longer lol #naomiartys #meettheartist #art

// You'll be my glass of wine I'll be your shot of whiskey // my first experiment with bounce-light/ambient color back in the day :) of course i could do better nowadays but i do still love the pose and expression in this one #OCart #art #naomiartys #alastairsergei #pipersolitude