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Beach
@beach@illo.social
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I don't mind seeing empty profiles on mastodon.I don't mind seeing empty profiles on mastodon. I get it. Trying to sum up a life in a few pithy phrases can feel pretty futile.
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Proud to say I hit my deadline today.Proud to say I hit my deadline today. 192 pages drawn in five months. Not every page is a masterpiece but I've definitely done my best in the time available.
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Tired tired tired tired TIRED!Tired tired tired tired TIRED!
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Seeing more and more Pixelfed posts in my timeline.Seeing more and more Pixelfed posts in my timeline. So brilliant to see different platforms sharing the same space :)
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Last few days before the deadline.Last few days before the deadline.
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Book deadline interlude. Pinball Number Count for Baker's DozenBook deadline interlude. Pinball Number Count for Baker's Dozen
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I thought I had fallen out of love with social media.I thought I had fallen out of love with social media. In fact it was just meta. Long live the fediverse!
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I love my local bakery.I love my local bakery. Every member of staff charges you a different amount depending on what the prices were when they started. If you land on the oldest member of staff you get more or less 40% off :)
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The hard drive in my long serving 2011 iMac died last night.The hard drive in my long serving 2011 iMac died last night. May it rest in peace.
Day to day I use a newer model but I kept that one going so I could continue to use an old version of Adobe Illustrator.
Software companies like to pretend their products improve over time but that version (CS5?) had far better image trace tools than any of the subsequent ones.
Not quite sure what I will do to vectorise drawings now – perhaps give Affinity a try. Or maybe just get a new HD for the iMac!
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Going to have to put a proper shift in for this final 20 days.Going to have to put a proper shift in for this final 20 days.
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21 days left.21 days left. Mainly catching up on non-book work today.
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23 days to go.23 days to go. Might need to have a day off tomorrow (not had one in a while) and resume on Sunday.
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170 pages into a 192 page book and I've just found a better way to draw one of the characters 😬170 pages into a 192 page book and I've just found a better way to draw one of the characters 😬
Too late now!
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25 days to deadline.25 days to deadline.
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T minus 26T minus 26
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T-27.T-27. Working on other things today so some catching up to do.
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Comic countdown T-29Comic countdown T-29
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Working on a Sunday but James Brown is making it all better.Working on a Sunday but James Brown is making it all better.
(Artwork for this year's Lazy Crow music festival)
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@NIGHTEN There's an app called Connect My Tablet – works beautifully to hook up old Wacoms.@NIGHTEN There's an app called Connect My Tablet – works beautifully to hook up old Wacoms. Super helpful support too. https://wptrnpt.co.uk/wp/connect-my-tablet/