carlydraws

@carlydraws.bsky.social

Carly A-F
Illustrator & author. no AI! Human idiocy only :-)
Portfolio: carlydraws.com

Freelance enquiries: [email protected]

Kidlit Agent: Anna Olswanger [email protected]

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http://linktr.ee/carlydraws

@cayemarsh.bsky.socialReposted by @carlydraws.bsky.social

So nice to get some perspective on what is going on with these magazines... I see isolated posts but it never gives you the whole picture.

@alixeharrow.bsky.socialReposted by @carlydraws.bsky.social

the thing in The Spear Cuts Through Water where the dead interrupt the text in italics??? and their voices necessarily undermine the aesthetics of empire (and of epic fantasy as a genre)??? genius. im sick with envy

"My invitations are not given lightly," she said. He entered and slid the door shut behind him. Hanging pots of jerin powder kept the room cool. The walls and floor were lush with drapery woven by the textile fleet, the rug beneath his san-daled feet patterned with a complex network of curling vines and jewels. In the tilting ships that housed his looms, we wove these masterworks for our Lord Induun. The fabric stained with our salted sweat and the blood from our broken fingernails. Shelving units were populated with rolled-up scrolls, bound reams of parch-ment, bottles of ink, brushes, and tied-up bundles of spare quills-and a tea set, immaculate in both craft and upkeep, which the commander now lifted by the tray handles as she invited him to take a seat. Over a small fire she prepared for them both a cup of bitterroot tea, plucked from one of Lady Panjet's private reserves. Six days a week we spent, bowed like supplicants over the rows of shrubs, picking only the best of the leaves; the backs of our necks burned by the unblinking sun. Keema bowed, honored when Araya used her own water rations to feed the pot, and he thanked her. "You're welcome, Keema of the Daware Tribe," she said, chuck-
@stergbot.bsky.socialReposted by @carlydraws.bsky.social

Looking for a great horror comic? Check out Sleep by @zandercannon.bsky.social! It’s a tremendously paced monster/mystery tale that is beautifully drawn, expertly plotted, and just damn fun to read. I finished the book and immediately started re-reading it. Buy or borrow a copy ASAP!!!

@tiredsai.bsky.socialReposted by @carlydraws.bsky.social

Sometimes I think this is the trouble with casually calling artists "talented" instead of skilled. Talent is magical and ephemeral. People believe you're born with it or you're not. Skill is earned, cultivated, and studied. Applying observation into action

@carlydraws.bsky.socialReposted by @carlydraws.bsky.social

Auctions are now live! Tons of unique works by poster artists, all raising money for charity

🖼️ www.ebay.co.uk/usr/ampjam

Take a look and grab yourself some awesome art for a great cause!

Here's my pieces in the auction- halftones + gel plate print + fluro pencils + gold Ink (right piece)

#art

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@kerrblimey.bsky.socialReposted by @carlydraws.bsky.social

🎉 HUGE CAREER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉

Today, I'm launching Vertical Slice, a new independent trade outlet committed to producing quality video game journalism that inspires, informs, and interrogates. That means daily news, incisive interviews, vital investigative work, and more.

www.verticalslice.news

@ecatherine.comReposted by @carlydraws.bsky.social

We are $600 away from halfway there. If you can share, thank you. I got moved to rehab four days ago, and I'm learning to walk again. 🖤

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