Palindora

Illustrator, and Comic Artist! A lover of all things whimsical and spooky, DM me for commissions.

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Commissions Open!

This is my official commission page!

Since I'm so new to really posting my stuff on Tumblr, I know it'll take some time to actually get some traction on this, but I look forward to working with you guys! (I hope that with the post queue I have set up for the next week, I'll gain some traction, but realistically I'm sure it'll take longer. I still want to get this up here as soon as possible though, just so I can have it ready to go if I catch someone's eye!)

I don't mention it in the pages, but the timeline for the commissions can take 2-3 weeks on average, since I'm balancing it with work and my other art projects. Of course, it may take even longer depending on the amount of detail and rendering you want, but I'll be sure to keep up contact with you throughout the process!

I want to take this section to mention that I prefer to be paid in milestones, as it ensures that both the artist and the contractor are on equal ground according to project payment. This means that you don’t have to worry about paying me without me vanishing on you, and I don’t provide artwork without getting compensated for my labor. I completely understand that the schedule may be delayed due to forces outside of our control, health issues, work problems, etc. So long as you communicate with me if something happens that may delay payment I will keep working on the book, but I will not release the work to you until that payment is confirmed.

Now with that out of the way, I look forward to working with you!

Happy commissioning! :D

If you are interested at all, feel free to DM me directly, or email me at [email protected].

(I'll check this account twice a week, so if you send a message I should get back to you in a few days or so.)

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Here's Sketch Dump 7! Sorry for the delay! I'm fasting for Ramadan, and it's slowing my art down a bit, forgive the unfinished sketches on the last page! I know I wanted to have more environment and prop sketches to put up, but characters are so much easier and I want to stick to at least a weekly posting schedule for the sake of the algorithm. That being said, I'm in the progress of re-vamping the Loorna Gooley comics and making some quick progress there, so keep your eyes peeled for that sometime next week! I'll do my best to push through the fasting haze and get more work done to share with you all! Thank you for keeping up with me, and if you'd like to see more of my stuff, you can also find me on Bsky: @palindora.bsky.social and Instagram: @Palindora_art

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Here's a small project I've been working on over the past week! Now that this is over, I'm going to redirect most of my energy towards comic art for a while. I want to make something new, but I think I'll start by re-vamping some of my old comics as a warm-up since it's been over a year since I've made any.

Thanks for keeping up with my work! I hope to have the next sketch dump by the end of this week, and maybe I'll post some W.I.P shots from the comics I'm remaking! Keep your eyes peeled for future updates! 👀

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Here's a small project I've been working on over the past week! Now that this is over, I'm going to redirect most of my energy towards comic art for a while. I want to make something new, but I think I'll start by re-vamping some of my old comics as a warm-up since it's been over a year since I've made any.

Thanks for keeping up with my work! I hope to have the next sketch dump by the end of this week, and maybe I'll post some W.I.P shots from the comics I'm remaking! Keep your eyes peeled for future updates! 👀

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Sketch Dump #6

This sketch dump is a mix of some character color practice, regular lineart sketches, and some film studies that I've been getting into this past week! I'm still at like 30 minutes with the film studies but I was able to color the 2nd pages characters on 10-15 minutes each, so I'm making progress there at least.

I hope to include even more variety in the next sketch dump!

Keep you eyes peeled for more in the future!

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Who doesn't love a good clown?

A short thread revisiting a long-dead short comic I made a few years ago. I was looking at some old stuff and decided to redo the character designs of the main trio of the Poppy Posse, Carmen, Tilda May, and Bo.

The guys at the top are from an old comic I worked on back in school, and I recently came across some sketches from their project and decided to revisit them!

Although I think their designs are a little too complicated for a comic now, I still love the way they look. These characters lived in a world where entertainment has become a leading force of the economy and clowning is a highly regarded profession, up there with lawyers and doctors. I never got too far into the story, but the general idea was that these characters were trying to save their ailing troupe in a last ditch effort by competing for a grand prize in Cascanova, THE city of entertainment. They would have to deal with various tribulations, but mainly defend themselves from the numerous and violent clown posses that rule the city and want any future competitors off their turf.

The comic pages under them are from the original story, meant to be a prologue of the city the troupe was stepping foot into; showing another clown who made a deal with the local clown gang and broke it. I never finished the dialogue, but I still think the art was fun! The very last page was from a different part of the story, the intro of the main villain and another style test page.

I might actually revisit some of the old pages and revamp them just to get back into practice with comics, but that might not be for a while. I'm hoping to get moving on a few new projects soon, but progress is slow, so I hope you guys will enjoy this in the meantime!

May the force of clowns be with you 🤡

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Sketch Dump #5!

Sketch Dump #5!

Almost caught up with my current sketches! I wanted to practice some full body designs instead of just the waist up or the head, and I loved how these characters turned out!

The vampire lady and the fire guy are my favorites, but I also really enjoyed my TADC doodles! All of the characters are so fun to draw, but I think Caine's my favorite because he's good teeth practice.

(Side note: I know all of these posts have just been me catching this account up to my Instagram, but I really hope to be just as active on this site if possible! I really want to make some fanart honestly, and I feel like Tumblr's the best place to do that so I hope I can follow through with it.)

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GREEDY GAVIN

It's been a long wait but I'm glad to finally post this body of work! This is a children's book illustration project that I started way back in 2023, that I put on pause for graduation, picked back up in 2024, and completed in 2025.

I worked with author Shawn Bailey, and was tasked with designing a book cover and fully illustrating 37 pages of the dark comedic children's horror book, Greedy Gavin!

The story follows Greedy Gavin and his poor sister, Sweet Cecelia on a wacky tale of grouchy entitlement. Will Greedy Gavin change his ways, or will his greed consume him and every innocent bystander?

Instagram has a reel limit so I only have the first 9 pages up here, but if you like what you see, the book can be found on Kindle, Book.io, and IngramSpark! If you want to see a few more pages for free or some of the process work for the book, go ahead and check out my website in my bio!

If you like this book, check out some of Shawn's other works! I also made a few spot illustrations for a horror anthology he wrote called Bedtime Stories for the Criminally Insane (and Poetry), so I encourage you all to check out that book as well!

This project was a great experience, and I'm endlessly grateful for the chance that Shawn gave me as someone relatively new to this field. I definitely learned a lot with this book that I'll be sure to keep with me going forward.

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All Are Welcome - Youth Outlook

Here's the most recent project I did with Youth Outlook! If you scroll you can see some of the other ideas for the card. :)

Coming up with a non-secular winter holiday card was a bit difficult, but I'm sure most people can enjoy a good cookie! I know it's well past the holiday season but I hope you all enjoy the card, this was a really sweet mini project to work on.

Personally, my favorite cookies are between the cat and the snowman, but let me know which cookies were your favorites in the comments!

Again, loved working with the Youth Outlook team and I hope to work with you all in the future!

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Dare to Scream 2! - Youth Outlook

Here's one of my paid commissions!

This is from a super fun volunteer project that I worked on this past fall with a local LGBTQIA+ organization called Youth Outlook! This is from their 2025 Dare to Dream (dubbed "Dare to Scream" since it was taking place during October last year) fundraiser, and I designed their logo and signage illustrations!

Really happy to finally have this up here, and I hope to post another small project I completed for them recently, as well as a much bigger project that I've been waiting to show you guys for a year now...so keep your eyes peeled for some exciting posts these next few days!

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Copperopolis

Snapshots of a Mechanized City

Bustling Bakery

Laboratory Lunch Break

Peaceful Park

Finally! SO great to have a place where I can upload all three together. These pieces took me ages, but it was so worth it! This project depicts moments of daily life around the mechanized city of Copperopolis.

Even though I definitely needed a break after this project, I hope to create some more painterly projects soon! I have so many other works I need to finish first though so I'll just have to be patient with myself ;-;

More work on the way! Almost caught up with my current stuff!

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Sketch Dump #4!

Sketch Dump #4!

Almost catching up to some major projects here folks!

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Applesauce & Wolfsbane

Super happy to finally share this with you guys! This project took way longer than I had hoped to complete but I'm glad I got there in the end!

This is a mock book cover and interior illustration project, featuring a young lady named Adeline and her journey to become a full-fledged witch.

- Guided by her passion for magic (especially potions and herbology), Adeline ferociously attacks every academic challenge, only to hesitate at a looming group project that she must participate in order to progress to the next year!

Will she overcome her obsessive need to be in control and form connections with her classmates? Or will her tunnel vision blind her to the possibilities of team work?

This project was full of new challenges, but as frustrating as it was, I'm glad I powered through! I know this doesn't have a full book jacket design, but I hope having two interior illustrations made up for that. :P

I included the original thumbnails for each illustration at the end! It's oddly satisfying to see how much they changed from their initial state.

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Sketch Dump #3!

Experimenting a little with hatching methods and different hair textures!

Tomorrow's post is another project, so I hope you all like it!

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My first big book illustration practice project outside of school!

Really proud of how this turned out, a great piece for my portfolio since I started looking for book illustration projects.

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Sketch Dump #2!

Venturing a bit into color! Still loaded with funky character designs. :3

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The Merchant

Love the way this piece turned out too! But next time maybe a different pose or angle, (I think it's too similar to the mech witch).

See you all again tomorrow!