CROOKS & THIEVES

you can follow me on twitter at @crooksnthieves or on my website at www.liliancrooks.com 💙

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Hey! I don’t really use this account anymore, but now that this website is doubling down on absurd general censorship (rather than finding an adequate way to tackle the website’s problems with child porn/similarly unacceptable material) I’m off it for good. You can follow my work on Twitter at @crooksnthieves or on my website at www.liliancrooks.com. Hope they delete this account for mermaid nipples. Fuck a shell bra. Thanks for supporting my work! 💙💙💙

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my piece for @lightgreyartgallery‘s “parallel” show! i promise it’s much better if you click on it

prints available here

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Hello! I just discovered your art blog through the Ideal zine promos and your illustrations are all so lovely! I would just like to ask what are the available career options for illustration grads and what path did you choose? Thanks!

aww! thank you so much! <3

career options for illustrators are probably too vast for me to provide a really comprehensive answer. concept art, pattern design, medical illustration, book illustration, comics, etc… the list really goes on, and i think most freelance illustrators make a career out of work within several different niches. do some research! identify the kind of work you enjoy making (decorative, conceptual, technical, etc) and go from there. i found checking out creative job listings to be really useful when i was gathering information about what different full-time/salaried jobs in creative fields look like. i’ve never relied entirely on freelance work, so i don’t think i can provide the best advice where that’s concerned.

i actually work as the full-time designer for a small college! while i love illustration, i’ve always been equally passionate about graphic design. this work has the added benefit of affording me enough stability (salary, health insurance, vacation time, etc) to do the kind of illustration i really want to, whether that includes freelance projects or personal work. it’s a path i’m really happy with.

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hi :) i used to follow your main blog but i can't access my account anymore and made a new one, and i forgot your url but i happened to remember this one! i'd like to follow again so can you tell me your url? thanks!

hello!! i don't post on my personal tumblr anymore. if you message me off anon and i remember you i'll be happy to give you the username of my personal twitter acct! ✨🤡💕

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quick cute lil sailor moon and mercury drawings from my twitter!! someday soon i’ll do the rest

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sneak peeks at my pieces for two upcoming zines!

top: STRUT (@retroanimefashionzine) is a retro anime/fashion zine that i’m... very excited about (i did galaxy express 999) bottom: IDEAL (@celialowenthal is putting it together!) is an extremely gay zine with work by some absurdly talented illustrators i graduated with <3

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another atmospheric “comic” 

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@ art blogs following me:

please like this post so i can follow back! i'd go through my follower list but unfortunately i'm lazy

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some warm-up sketches of cute girls from twitter!

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a lil pidge i did for @voltronfashionzine! 

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also i have a twitter now !

i’m going to post more sketches/doodles there, i think? 

be my pal: @crooksnthieves

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the kids sure love “MILLENNIAL PINK”

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order, symmetry, velocity

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love meeting other artists n xiu xiu fans, hell yeah

come off anon and let me follow 😤💙

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it’s been a minute

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★ → Pre-orders are now Open!! ← ★

First round of pre-orders ends on the 26th OR until stock runs out. We will post about/open the second round of pre-orders February. (Digital copies will be available after all zines have been processed and shipped)

The Voltron Fashion Zine: Suit Up! is a non-profit, charity art fanzine project for the 2016 animated series: Voltron Legendary Defender!

With over 50 pages, this zine and its extras features the work of over 50 incredible artists all showcasing pieces with different members of Team Voltron centered around fashion, fashion aesthetics and different themes. (For more info and previews, please check out the store, our blog or even check out the participating artists by clicking on names on the list below!)

Artists:

Aluhnim || Andernell || bao-haus || Chiumonster || danibonbon || diceshimi || drisrt || dunatdan || egakou || ehlihr || Elentori || eychristine || fateisforlosers || genicecream || Hanromi || Holly McGillis || jacqlnli || Kelly Lawrence || lacktwo || leileid || lestatuskuo || Lilian Crooks || mangotcha || marshiyan ||meru90 || milkychai || Nebularum || OHMYemi || ohprcr || owlyjules || Phaisty || Phius || pillowsrain || Samazkma || sekajiku || sharkbomb || Sonia Liao || spinachbeetle || StarExorcist || twinbu-n || Velocesmells || Whiskermoon || willoghby/downtongaby || xNighten || Y-annah

Extra merch designed by: 

banacotta || Buntoo || CrispyCh0colate || Halo-Of-Sunshine || law-of-neutrality || Lazlo Village

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So excited to be a part of this zine!! Check it out~

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the dues are a real pain