British Artist/Bridge Troll in Japan

Commissions: https://ko-fi.com/matsubarak Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/matsubarak/ Everything Else: https://linktr.ee/MatsubaraK Will try and post regularly but my brain was not built for consistency.

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So excited to share this gorgeous cover art! It Ends With Her is an upcoming anthology of sapphic horror from Dead Fox Publishing, filled with tales of "love and woe, yearning and tragedy, and the unending devotion of women loving women." I was honored to have one of my short stories included in this collection along with so many amazing authors and artists -- check out the full list of contributors at the link below!

Available here for preorder

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Adding some more info now that I have more details -- the cover artist is Dona Vajgand. Check out more of her work here!

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It Ends With Her is out today, just in time for pride month! Get your copy here!

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It's a wrap on my Spring commitments, so Summer commissions are open!

Check out my Ko-fi for more options, or if there's something else you'd like send me a DM and we can start figuring things out.

Questions in comments won't be answered, for robot reasons.

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Ahh-

I was painting. And then experienced a 'sad' - this time, a realisation as to why I've not been painting so much.

Maybe food will help...

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It Ends With Her ebook preoders are happening now!

I made some art inside that's hiding past that glorious front cover by Dona Vajgand, and unlike many publications when it comes to artists, I get royalties. Woo! (all contributors do).

I am genuinely so happy this book is coming out.

For those of you who don't know, this anthology was meant to be published with Graveside Press, but after some...unfortunate events, had to be scrapped, along with all other upcoming Graveside releases. I've not heard word about the press since.

HOWEVER, some wonderful people who had been working with authors and artists via Graveside took it upon themselves to launch Dead Fox Publishing - they just believed in all of the contributing creators so much. Dead Fox has published a number of books in the short few months since starting and It Ends With Her will be the next. It's been a roller coaster of emotions - submitted to Graveside, got accepted! Project scraped... Projected picked up again, wary...then HERE WE ARE!

I will be selling prints of my piece at some point, probably through INPRNT, and maybe with some decorative additions, but for now, you'll have to wait for the book release:

It Ends With Her

Get it now:

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The book cover and Design Festa goals are new, but animating a music video is something I’ve wanted to do since I was about 18/19. I was moving from illustration into animating towards the end of my degree but ended up in work that never left me the time to commit to any animations, and just stopped doing any all together. I’ll regret never doing one, so let’s get it sorted….

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With music over on the evil app (insta)

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Corey timelapse

It only got 8 likes and 104 views on Insta lol

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Witchz timelapse that I didn't even post on Insta

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Join Matsubara K.'s Membership

British Artist, Japan. English & 日本語　OK!

New art available for members only. ¥500 = 5 downloadable line art files for personal use

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Corey Taylor - Slipknot

Previous: Gaerea, Witchz

Next up: Sleep Token, Ghost

3-4 hrs in Procreate

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I did drummers, now it’s time for masked singers.

Gaerea & Witchz.

Gaerea are playing a show in Japan this summer and I’m hoping to save up for a ticket (if I can get enough work/ commissions), and Witchz is doing an EU tour, but I can’t get back home with the current state of things.

Next up: Corey Taylor - Slipknot

Still to come: Papa V - Ghost, Vessel - Sleep Token.

Done in Procreate. 1 - 2 hours.

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Just so you know, when you commission me or buy a print, this is who you’re supporting (her name is Yukime and she turns 3 in May ♥️)

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You’re in need of artwork? Well wouldn’t you know, I have commission slots available. Starting at $25 USD.

Follow the link in my page. Comments about commissions will be ignored as to not engage scammers.

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Tentatively opening up sketch commissions for $25 (USD) over on Ko-Fi.

I won't respond to comments (blame the bots). Please DM or head over to Ko-Fi directly if interested.

(Also here's a new 'Star for you all. I love his mad face, still can't bring myself to drop a building on him, though.)

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I do wonder if I offered sketch commissions (maybe $25-30USD?) if anyone would be interested?

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Low key like his quick-sketched expression.

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Shop gallery quality Art Prints by Katherine Matsubara.

INPRINT is doing free shipping till the end of the weekend (Sunday 8th).

I've got prints and cards stickers available.

Is there any other work you'd like to see for sale? Lemme know!