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Liz Kramer

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Illustrator and Comic Colorist • Draws original art and fan art • Reblogs art, comics, and writing advice • She/her • No A/I, No N/F/T

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dearbhla!'s avatar dearbhla! @dearbhlala.bsky.social
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a quick #portfolioday post from my phone before I forget! I’m Dearbhla, an Irish illustrator, designer and comic colourist and here’s a few bits I’ve been playing around with lately

✉️ dearbhlalakelly@gmail.com
🎨 dearbhlala.com for colour portfolio

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Frankee White's avatar Frankee White @daydreamcomix.com
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Very, very cool to see an Adult-oriented imprint pop up. Grow your MG and YA readers into adult readers. Comics don’t stop at adulthood.

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Amanda Meadows ➡️ SDCC's avatar Amanda Meadows ➡️ SDCC @amandameadows.bsky.social
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Hiii folks! Not used to addressing new followers 😅 Yay! I see a lot of kidlit tags which is rad, but — I’m on the Adult comics beat! I only do up to 2 upper YA titles/year. Check my MSWL page (updated monthly) with what I’m looking for at Andrews McMeel: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/am...

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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My mini whiteboard and mini desktop calendar arrived!! 🤩 In attempts to combat my time blindness, I want to try physical items to plan out incremental goals I can see. I'm hoping this experiment pans out, if not, I have a cool whiteboard at least. 🤞

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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Gorgeous!! ✨ Love how you used the tones and the cast shadow of the wing.

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つがわ's avatar つがわ @ojaja.bsky.social
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Hello #PortfolioDay😺
I'm a freelance artist from Japan, mainly a game background graphic artist. These series are sketches based on photos I take during my walks.
Thank you for stopping by!

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sinealas's avatar sinealas @sinealas.bsky.social
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Oh hi, #PortfolioDay
I'm Sin, freelance artist who loves to make character concepts, illustrations and portraits

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Loui's avatar Loui @louistonehill.bsky.social
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Hi #PortfolioDay
I’m a freelance illustrator based in Denmark. I'm a fantasy illustrator and comic artist, specialising in the bright, the adventurous and the whimsical.
I'm available for new projects in 2024!
🌍 www.louisestonehill.com
📧 louisestonehill@proton.me

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Nero Villagallos O'Reilly's avatar Nero Villagallos O'Reilly @itsnero.com
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I was talking about this with @irisjaycomics.bsky.social for like an HOUR last night- artists need to re-learn that it's stronger in the long run to cast your net deep rather than wide. We talk about the 1,000 True Fans theory all the time, but how do you GET those True Fans in the first place?

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Victoria Ying's avatar Victoria Ying @victoriaying.bsky.social
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I don’t remember where I heard this but I always defined it as MG: character discovers a world beyond them and YA: Character discovers their role in the world

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kidlitchat's avatar kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social
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TOPIC: Define "picture book." Or "middle grade." What makes a book YA? Is it simply age range? Or how it's shelved in the library? Do you have a firm grasp of the categories and where your writing and/or art fits? #kidlitchat

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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Color corrected and did some ink fixes tonight. Tomorrow gradients, shade, and maybe some light. Going steady! Have some fish as a treat~

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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There are a lot of printers out there, all of which vary in service and quality. B&W will universally be cheaper, but if you really want color, compare prices before slapping down money. If you spec it out right, the cost gap may not be as wide as you expect.

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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This!!! Color, coated paper, and cover treatments can double the cost or more. At that price point you could buy them as samples to network too! Having something you can hold in your hand shows you can do it. Learning about the print process is invaluable, especially if you're just getting started.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi's avatar Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com
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One of my fave feeds: DISCOVER. By regularly clicking "more/less like this" on posts, I've finetuned Discover to be my fave way of browsing Bluesky for new voices & daily joy. No politics! Lots of writer & bookish humor! Art & photo eye candy!

Kudos to @why.bsky.team, the genius behind Discover. 💙🦋

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Samantha Mash's avatar Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social
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Hi there #PortfolioDay

I'm Samantha and I specialize in editorials, publishing (mostly book covers), and branding

✉️samanthamashillustration@gmail.com
🌿samanthamash.com
🌿samanthamash.etsy.com
🌿inprnt.com/gallery/samanthamash
🌿faire.com/direct/samanthamash

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🩸 morteraphan 🗝️'s avatar 🩸 morteraphan 🗝️ @morteraphan.bsky.social
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Hey, #PortfolioDay! I'm Morteraphan, concept artist and illustrator. Love to draw vampires, wolves and lots of flowers! 🗝️

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Suzanne ✨ Looking for Work!'s avatar Suzanne ✨ Looking for Work! @tendermiasma.bsky.social
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#PortfolioDay?! I'm Suzanne Sharp and I'm looking for work!
My Powerhouse contract ends in Sept.
✨Character Artist on Castlevania season 4 & Castlevania: Nocturne

Looking for fulltime studio/freelance work
Also looking to get into TTRPG + games concept

Email or DMs
✉️ + links in bio
More art in 🧵

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ONeillJones's avatar ONeillJones @oneilljones.com
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good news: we survived beryl thx for checking on us (can’t respond to DMs thx to shitty reception) bad news: no power, no internet, can’t work until trees/powerlines are cleared I’ll figure smthg out, but if you want to help offset jacked up post hurricane grocery prices ko-fi.com/oneilljones

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V i v 💫's avatar V i v 💫 @vimeddiee.bsky.social
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Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Viv, I make comics and illustrations that are charming and sometimes silly. Currently making a caveman BL 🌈

Available for illustration work!

💛 vimeddiee.carrd.co
📧 vimeddiee@gmail.com

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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Inked and flatted my shark illustration before midnight! 💪😤 The background may be 80% but as long as my shark is 💯 it doesn't matter. Only a few days left until the deadline!

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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I'm motoring through and am on season 6! I just watched the battle with Lady Nagant. Without getting spoiler-y for those reading in passing, things sure took a TURN, I'm on the edge of my seat!! Can't wait to catch up~

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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The Todoroki family is giving me strong ATLA Fire Lord family vibes. I'm 90% sure I read the author was inspired by the series! Cool to see media influencing each other. :)

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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Catching up/binging MHA as I work and... my god things escalated in so many ways!! I really slept on this series, I hadn't watch it since the end of S3. I'm impressed by the power crawl for nearly everyone even the villains, the interwoven character stories, and emotional growth of the characters!

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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True! Some are worth fighting for, but others are a waste of time, it's exhausting. u_u

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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Instantly regretting opening xitter and seeing the latest art drama. : )

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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Color is my main strength, but I could always use improvement, especially for work with backgrounds, there's a whole composition to consider and how the color and values and style treatment affect how it reads. I hope to explore that in my personal work! Nothing like using your OCs for experiments~

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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The best way to learn anything is honestly to make a comic! Writing? Character poses? Composition? Flow? Inking? Environments? Color? Comics have it all! I have some comic shorts I want to draw so I'm going to try to shove some of my art goals in there. The best practice is studying and then doing~

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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I think it's time to start an improvement journey, I've done plenty of figure drawing, I need to expand into territory I'm not comfortable with... composition and (better) inks. I know color is the main draw for my work, but I could afford to learn more about ink techniques and using spot blacks.

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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Do you ever get lost in a rabbit hole looking at artists' work you admire? I went so deep I got lost in an inspiration overload, but in a good way! It's healing to find work that scratches your specific style taste and interests. <3

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Nero Villagallos O'Reilly's avatar Nero Villagallos O'Reilly @itsnero.com
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Authors making a website for their webcomic for the very first time: I am begging you to add an about page. You GOTTA be able to pitch your work to someone visiting for the first time, even if you only have 25 pages up

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Phil McAndrew's avatar Phil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social
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Hey!!! If you work in comics in the US, please spend a few minutes filling out this survey! IT'S IMPORTANT!!!!!!

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Liz Kramer's avatar Liz Kramer @lizkreates.bsky.social
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The Anime Expo panel revealed that Trigun Stampede season 2 has a new name, Trigun Stargaze! AND (given things go smoothly) it's slated to launch in September 2025. 🎉

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