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Reuxben@reuxben.bsky.social |
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Comicser, Illustrator, Yale reject.
Available for freelance, commissions
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Not to mention a symbol, too--and not to go too deep, but further relevant to his past career looking into these things, the symbol's codeletter is, of course, Q.
scryfall.com/card/eve/100...
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How do you think you get to use this guy more than once?
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4 more selections (4 more selections!) from my "Pokémon Go to the Polls" project for #FlashbackFriday. I did 3 more, so it was quite a number of entries. I've always liked #Pokémon & have wanted to do more #fanart, but they never pan out, certainly vs. my MTG fanart.
#DigitalArt #Art #Illustration
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本当にカッコいですね。
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One worked for Hillary, but after she folded, head writer Favreau hired him for Obama. The Biden friction likely comes from the primary, where they pledged to stay neutral, but quite obviously wanted Warren & had no confidence in Biden, despite their personal history. Biden surely never forgot it.
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Some pieces from our #Pokémon Go to the Polls run for a special #TBT. I counted down the days to Election Day & drew weekly one of the corresponding Poké in any Pokédex. This even ran through October, so I was glad I was able to clear both this and Inktober.
#DigitalArt #Art #Pikachu #Illustration
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I've been waiting for chop-ups from the Yoda-Dooku fight from Attack of the Clones--granted Yoda loses that one, but the set-up is great, as it features two old guys about to throw down while representing the literal forces of good and evil.
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Classic stressed-out move is to put on "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge," so that all tracks, actually.
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Having grown up far from NYC, my only knowledge of this whole world was the buffoonish cartoon character Conan would depict with a still photo and flapping lips saying increasingly idiotic, self-aggrandizing things. All this for that. I hope never to lose sight of that: all of this--for that.
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But it would be so funny if he did do it in broad daylight on 5th Avenue, though...
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I like to find a fitting Magic: The Gathering card to chuck in there, but if not, any old card will do, of course. Plus it helps you easily remember which page you are on because you always have the cardfront face whichever page you're on. A convenient and customizable system.
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Thank you--can't stand "call out" posts that never attach a name. If it bears out to a pattern of anti-democratic behavior, no public thinker should enjoy a reputable standing by effortlessly blending into the faceless blob of their outlet, but should be rendered an unserious joke like Chuck Todd.
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Look, there's no sugar-coating it, the Biden campaign's gotta accept that with this news, it's clear they're gonna lose the tiny-face vote.
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If this represents the views of the NYT itself, wouldn't that mean they understand there's a genuine threat to the country, rather than just two differing perspectives to choose from? So then how can they justify their bothsiderism deluge, if they acknowledge one side's indeed good & the other bad?
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Things are actually looking good for Biden. Here's why that's bad for Biden--
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I was going through some old WIPs for #FlashbackFriday and I never finished this one, but you get the idea. I actually started with the sky, which is normal, but midway I suddenly decided to rotate it on its side to see where the #illustration took me from there. Neat challenge.
#DigitalArt #Art
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An old study sketch I'm fond of for #TBT.
#TraditionalArt #Art #Illustration #Sketch #Study #BallpointPen
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Somewhat related, there's a B-Boy card in Duel Masters, which is Wizards of the Coast's Japan-exclusive trading card game:
duelmasters.fandom.com/wiki/B-Boy,_...
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I tried noting the location of my buried wax crayons, but when I reached for something to write with, staring at my empty crayon box, I realized someone must have stolen my crayons at some point...
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If you play Magic, there's a great daily puzzle here I've become a huge fan of that you might enjoy:
gdekker.io/manamatrix
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On top of that, some of the most bafflingly rude people I've ever met are just the assistants to the talent at conventions. It's bewildering. Having worked as an assistant at events, I get the thrill of feeling like you're contributing to some great artist's work, but let's keep it in perspective.
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For #FlashbackFriday, here's the 1st inadvertent cohort to yesterday's #MTGinktober #illustration: I hadn't realized I did a super similar pose here, but I love the ol' tough-guy point/profile. Drawing this was quite a thrill, but I was so nervous I'd mess up the gag somewhere.
#TraditionalArt #MTG
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A little more charitable, but maybe she thinks he's grading her--she seems to be doing homework here, so she might think he's dismissing her academic abilities/potential.
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I love this relaxing, somewhat melancholic remix--I find it's lovely to put on loop and kinda lose yourself in thought:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=su1j...
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Man, it's a hot one, so here's a warmer themed piece from #MTGinktober 2022 for #TBT. I've drawn Jaya a couple of times, but this particular jam became inadvertently connected to 2 other illustrations, which makes it kinda hold a special place to me. Hot trivia, to be sure.
#TraditionalArt #Art #MTG
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As I understand it, one of the neat functionalities of this site is that if you use a hashtag particular to all your posts related to that campaign, people can just click that hashtag and opt to mute posts with that tag in posts they see from you, so they don't mute you, just those specific posts.
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Never realized he had a tuft of hair on the top of his head.
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Somewhat related, there was that one revelation a while back that the games are so much more laid-back and less fantastically important if you name yourself "my dude." "The world hangs in the balance, my dude." Etc.
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That's great to hear you're having a good time with Magic--& if on Arena, just wanted to write in to encourage you to search "MTG Arena Codes" for a bunch of codes they've released over the years. Draftsim has a current list, I believe (many have expired, but there are a bunch that are still good).
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Every now and then The Daily Show will post a video with the names or footage in a Fox "report" swapped so you can get an idea of what coverage would be like if they treated stories as one'd expect--like your post--but I wish there were a dedicated case-swap effort--ideally via video, but also text.
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これらは本当に素晴らしい。
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Finally drafted MH3--even trophied! I built a modest RGuDrazi deck, just splashing for 2 Battlemages & a Voidcraw, nothing too crazy, but, man, some incredible games--beat a 2x Dreadmasked Eldrazi! So #FlashbackFriday to one of our first Eldrazi-themed #MTGinktober pieces.
#TraditionalArt #Art #MTG
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And of course, befitting the utter cartoonishness of this whole thing, it's Free Slurpee® Day at participating 7-Eleven establishments.
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Just digitally drawing landscapes and characters, and then switching to traditional inks in October.
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Reverse engineering: Doh 土 (Doh - Earth, soil, etc.) Plus 王 (Oh - king, ruler, etc.) So one reading of 土王 could be "Dirt (clod) king (sire)," so that all seems aligned. Ironically, rather than sounding like something noble, this reading would kinda sound like Homer Simpson's signature annoyed grunt.
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Oh, cool--lovely to hear the full song at last--I hadn't heard the whole song before, but guessed it was indeed the captivating sample punctuating this hypnotic, late-90s gem:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcy...
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"It shouldn't have made it this far" is surely the anthem of this past decade or so--so much angst and strife have developed and flourished when in any decent circumstance, they would have long been removed from (at least polite) society and never been anything more than gurglings in fringe circles.
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It's a little crass, but the opening lines from Aesop Rock here have always hit pretty hard and have stood out as quite impressive (not to discount the amusing and captivating spoken intro clip, but as far as lyrics go, I start counting at "Every couple summers...").
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNWd...
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Oh, my gosh, that's like how when you finally come across a fellow Magic: The Gathering fan out in the wild, and then all they talk/care about is Commander. See also: Motion City Soundtrack, but they just want to talk about the hit singles.
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Some painting studies for #TBT. These were all made in Krita, if I recall. They usually start by thinking of an image I've seen and then trying to make something that would feel like it'd fit in with that. Direct copying is more for practicing linework and gestures.
#DigitalArt #Illustration #Art
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Get Doctor Arroyo on the case and November's in the bag.
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Just an old joke for #FlashbackFriday. I had some inked character linework sitting around and wanted to color it up, and then ended up making like a fake RPG/Adventure still. It remains nonsense.
#DigitalArt #Illustration #Art #Cave
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A couple of tanks and thanks for this particular #TBT.
#Tank #DigitalArt #Art #Illustration #Rain #Mecha
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Just drawing some characters and environments, holding out as always for colder, murkier weather.
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I thought it was always the second Tuesday of each quarter--so that should be July 9, if I'm not mistaken, assuming it's the general event, rather than something tailored more specifically to kidlit art, for instance.
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Fan art's Fri. only, but official artists can post any time. Sub's quite warm to official artists since they're rarer--people always ask artists for prints/mat links. Ex: J. Voss plugs his token campaign monthly or so, & after a new set comes out, artists post full versions, process, even auctions.
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Is it professional courtesy that people seem reluctant to place names immediately w/offending articles in these call-out posts? If a pattern of behavior, surely anti-democracy writers shouldn't be rewarded w/untarnished reputations or being granted the obscuring blur of mere credit to the outlet.
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You might consider posting to the MagicTCG Reddit--fan artists often show there & get inquiries, as do a few official Magic artists, who hype their latest campaign, etc., so it might be a good spot to drum up business, esp. since MH3 set previews just ended, so new cards don't drown out other posts.
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Unless the 5th is Free Band-Aid and Limb Re-Attachment Services Day, I'm gonna have to pass on the 4th's activities.
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RV trail, fresh out of Yale, California skeevin' Soon as I snap up all Crow's green, I hear The Mooch is schemin'
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