Comic-making friends! I'm signal boosting this very helpful article by @victoriaying.com. I've been struggling to find a method for scripting my comic ideas & seeing specific examples of different scripting styles really helped my understanding. Thanks for sharing your info & techniques, Victoria!

Art job signal bump, esp for the BIPOC artists who might see this.

Flash Challenge has started! Create an artwork or sketch based on our reference and submit it by Monday. All participants who meet the deadline get 50% off our reference pack on Gumroad. The timer starts now. Rules below ⬇️

We are delighted to announce that applications for our third CAG Mini Grant are live! It's hard to make the comics YOU want to make when the cost of living keeps rising. So this Mini Grant is here to offer a little breathing room: groceries, childcare, whatever you need. forms.gle/J7V7frhTZvH7...

Comic Artists! Have any of you used this site? How did you like it?

A very tempting opportunity for free ref packs. Double dip on Mermay!

Oh this is neat! I use DaVinci Resolve already for video editing. I wonder if it can beat the depth of Photoshop's Camera Raw settings. If it's anything like the color grading options for vid, feels like it should come close!

A glimpse of some of my photo references and website design, while we're here. - More of my ref & resources at @themuseslibrary.bsky.social - More of my websites at www.angelasasser.com

Oh wow! I’m so grateful this exists and offers clear detailed visuals as well as hair terminology.

Celebrating the small victories for the creative community!

Signal boosting a blog post of my thoughts about how I'm pivoting my art biz during these tough times of high convention fees, AI slop flooded marketplaces, hostile social media, etc. How are you managing it, creative friends? For me, the answer has been turning to art fairs & other local markets.

Happy stockversary, AdorkaStock!🎉🍰 Feels like only yesterday we were posing on devart. Now lookit this fancy suit! I'm a bit jelly. 😜

[Artist/Author Community Resource] If you see any authors looking for artists who don't use AI, now there's a list you can refer them to! Sortable by media, genre, etc. ALL artists who have pledged not to use AI in their process. (Full Disclosure: I'm on this list too & think this is a great idea!)

Welp time for me to dust off my CSP 3.0 for an upgrade to 5.0! Being able to snap lines, curves, & circles kept me entrenched in Procreate. Happy to see this functionality coming to other apps! Being able to apply color adjustements on multiple layers & the new 3D hand model look amazing too.

ARTISTS! Here's your semi-regular reminder to check your Patreon Creator acct settings to make sure that Free Members can leave comments. This is DISABLED by default! Here's what a Free Member sees by default unless you change your settings. There're so many times I wish I could comment, but can't!

Happy birthday, Sarah! Hope it's a good one. Thanks for sharing the wonderful discount as well! 💝

What a gorgeous Hades x Persephone set just in time for Valentines Day. Definitely going to have to snag this for my own artistic endeavors soon!

Haha love it!🥰

For artists interested in IAMAG’s suite of tools for anti-AI protection on images, image use scanning, easy 2D to short vid creation, collage creation, etc. they have late pledges open for their one-time payment lifetime tiers for a limited time (till Feb 6th).

This speech encapsulates so many thoughts I've had trouble explaining to my AI-curious friends & family. Whether it's destructive to the environment or not (it is), whether it is based on stealing or not (it is), it also robs you of the opportunity to learn through the experience of creation.

Such a helpful resource! Thank you for being so thorough, Blake. Things I found esp useful: - How to use the invisible hashtags so you don't have to eat up valuable post text limit - The list of hashtags for artists - Best practices for artist profile info And lots more. I'm still processing it all!

Luckily, I've gotten much better at this lately!

Just looking at some of my most popular packs to highlight on the website... This is one of them! Easy to see why. For just $5+ you can use these to make incredibly life-like character reference sheets! ko-fi.com/s/5709775f81 #Pose #PoseRef #OCSky #OCArt

🎉SURPRISE PACK!🎉 Male character reference sheet, featuring @blumineck.bsky.social This is a @ko-fi.com exclusive pack. For just $5+, you'll get 12 pose reference sheets to make your best character art ever! Get it here: ko-fi.com/s/9c507dfc0c #Pose #PoseRef #OC #OCsky

For the record, when I need facial plane reference, I use William Nguyen's models on ArtStation. They have adjustable primary and secondary lighting, and can be rotated to be viewed from every angle. Male Head: www.artstation.com/artwork/GX3Ax1 Female Head: www.artstation.com/artwork/6a0Par

Head’s up folks, esp creatives! Discord wants to know in their latest survey if we want more AI in their app. Let them know your thoughts! discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A heartfelt thank you to all who buy from independent artists, hire us, or even share our work or give words of encouragement. Even the most established of artists are feeling a decline in work and sales this year. Your support in all or any way is felt and appreciated amongst us! Thank you!!

My Black Friday Artist's Wishlist: - The Comics Experience Writing Class Bundle - The Swatches Academy Illustrator's Bundle - All the cool pose packs from Grafit, The Pose Archives, etc. I can only choose one HRRGGGG.😭 What cool art sales are you guys eyeballing this year?👀

Another pose challenge! This one’s deadline is soon, but we have the whole wide weekend ahead of us, art friends!

Activate the muse with this pose challenge!

[Blog Post] Con Report - Multiverse 2025. I had a lovely time at this small, chill con this past weekend! Here's a wrap-up of my thoughts on the cool people I met, the wonderful inspiration, the selling trends, etc. plus pics of the premiere of my upgraded display. www.patreon.com/posts/con-re...

HOT TIP! If you need a free QR generator that’s not gonna expire after some annoying hidden trial period, Adobe Express (their freeware Canva-like cloud-based service) has a free QR generator for static urls. www.adobe.com/express/feat... #conventionartists #artmarketing

It is time... Spooky pack is back. Get 219 FRIGHTENING poses for just $5+, including 32 BRAND NEW never before seen Tom motorcycle poses and Sarah witch poses. Grab yours today: ko-fi.com/s/5eb9f771bd PLEASE NOTE: If you bought Spooky Pack 2024, you will have almost all of these already! #PoseRef

New blog post! "Planning a Convention Booth + Art Show Display w/ Visual Aids" I wanted to give you guys a chunky Behind the Scenes peek at my prep for Multiverse. Sharing my booth mockup planning, discussing layout decisions, and other bits & bobs! Read on -> www.patreon.com/posts/139809...

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. ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...

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

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!

Run! #PoseRef

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 ☆ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... #shop #artresources #stockphotos

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!

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 👋

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!

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!

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

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🎨🍊: 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 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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.