The Muse's Library

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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!🥰

I feel like these tools have potential, esp if they promise to maintain support for them, so I've hopped on the Professional tier. I will definitely be sharing my thoughts on the usefulness and development of these tools as they progress.

What do you all think of IAMAG's tools thus far?

I've been testing some of the demo tools during this KS. The reel maker is very simple & lets you upload images which are auto-edited together, with you being able to choose royalty-free music. Pretty easy to use & they were very open to my feedback for improvements.

Update 29: Upgrades & Late Pledges : Your Last Chance for Lifetime Access, open for 48 hours only · IAMAG Tools: The No-AI Creative Suite. Polish & Protect Hello everyone,We are approaching the final phase before the official launch of IAMAG Tools. To make sure everyone is prepared, our Bridge Interface is now available for a final 48-hour window.Access ...

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!

A three panel comic titled "Portion control". A person is looking at art online. At first they are motivated "That's some interesting art... Maybe I should try that too?" They keep looking at more art and feel motivated: "Wow!! These artists are so good! I can't wait to go practise so I can catch up!". As they look at even more art, they get overwhelmed: "They're so many... Why am I even trying...?"

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

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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

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🎉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!!

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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!

Con Report - Multiverse Convention 2025 | Angela R. Sasser Get more from Angela R. Sasser on Patreon

[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

Planning a Convention Booth + Art Show Display with Visual Aids | Angela R. Sasser Get more from Angela R. Sasser on Patreon

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...

12 dainty black and white page divider illustrations.

7 black and white page divider illustrations featuring elongated leaves.

7 black and white page divider illustrations featuring skulls, roses and blades.

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.
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Yeah really! We've been duped!

I really thought we'd have killer ED-209's, techno drugs, and unhinged nanomachines before we got to freeform job-stealing algorithms, tbh.

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

The Incedium book with a few of its pack in prints, postcards, and a bookmark.

My favorite works of Mayer's. "Moon Guard" and "Sun Gaurd".

The gilded edges of the book. Foncy!

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!

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Run!

#PoseRef

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A set of various photos of nature with text overlaying them reading: Sambeawesome's Stock Photos, Greenery

A set of various photos of clouds from the stock photo pack with text overlaying them reading: Sambeawesome's Stock Photos, Clouds & Skies

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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

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#shop #artresources #stockphotos