POLAR LIGHTS

A digital charity zine focused on Arctic and Antarctic life. Proceeds benefit ASOC.

[polarlightszine]

❄️ POLAR LIGHTS 4 Now Live!

Polar Lights 4: Eventide is a digital charity anthology featuring original art and writing from 73 creators in a collection of 67 illustrations, 4 poems, 8 short stories, and more.

All proceeds will benefit the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, a global coalition of environmental NGOs working for the protection of species and marine ecosystems in Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean.

Grab a digital copy of the zine for as little as $2! 🩵

Shares greatly appreciated.

[magpieshrike-art]

A polar bumble bee (Bombus polaris) sits atop an arctic willow (Salix arctica) catkin overlooking a field of glaucous bluegrass (Poa glauca), spike trisetum (Trisetum spicatum), alpine sweetgrass (Anthoxanthum monticola) that stretches towards the waters of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut, Canada. Ground frost (Physconia muscigena) and finger wart (Lepra dactylina) lichens grow amidst the rocky soil.

My piece for @polarlightszine, a charity zine supporting the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. Very late in sharing it but you can still get a copy and discover all the beautiful artwork inside!

[rcrisu]

Releasing my zine piece for @polarlightszine ! A digital charity zine focused on Arctic and Antarctic life with all proceeds going to ASOC.

And you can still get this year's zine as well as all the previous ones right here: https://polarlightszine.itch.io/

[polar-portfolio]

Polar Lights Zine

Full Page Art & Spot Pieces

Medium: alcohol marker; watercolor; ink; gel pen

Description: art submissions for @polarlightszine 2026

[polarlightszine]

❄️ 2026 FINAL DONATION ❄️

We raised US$495.12 this fundraising period and have donated US$500 to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition! Thank you to everyone who supported this project, contributors, buyers, and others alike. We couldn’t do this without you. 💙

The zine will remain up for purchase and all proceeds donated as part of next year’s fundraising. You can grab a digital copy of any of our zines for as little as $2 through Itch.io: https://polarlightszine.itch.io

(Art by Emil L'Amour @vireosy)

[yee-qi]

Parborlasia corrugata for @polarlightszine! Buy it here: polarlightszine.itch.io/polar-lights-4. Proceeds go to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition!

Six feet of red proboscis worm, it takes in oxygen through its skin, which works due to the cold oxygenated water. It snurfles around the seafloor until it finds an unfortunate smaller animal or a corpse, at which point it seems to engulf the thing. It also exudes an acidic mucus when threatened!

[yee-qi]

Edwardsiella andrillae and some Antarctic silverfish eggs for @polarlightszine! Buy it here: polarlightszine.itch.io/polar-lights-4. Proceeds go to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition!

Edwardsiella is a genus of anemone discovered under the Ross Ice Shelf in 2010. Unlike basically every other anemone, it makes its home upside-down under sea ice, making a hole in the ice through unknown means. It probably eats plankton, but the nature of this animal is overall still quite mysterious.

[thymehallward]

kept forgetting to share this- my full piece for @polarlightszine !!

had such a fun time working on this and it was such an honor to be a part of this project!! check out the full zine here <3

[elleskinner-justart]

My entry for this year's @polarlightszine ! Copies of the full zine are still available on their itch shop for $2+.

I got assigned the South Georgia pintail for my piece and got really excited because you know me and my love of painting birds.

I don't usually do full watercolor illustrations like this so this was a nice excuse to give something new a try!

[magicmetalbird]

My piece for this year's edition of the @polarlightszine

You can find it here for only $2 USD (or more—it's donation-based) All proceeds benefit the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC). 

[fliessbandunikat]

The original ink drawing + some details + some WIPs of my Narwhal artwork for @polarlightszine !

While I planned this artwork with the digital colorization in mind from the beginning and therefore the contrasts arent that clear in the b&w version, I still like it a lot! I'm curious what others think, so let me know whether you think if it works as it's own artwork.

Does the b&w version work by itself?

yea it works

nah, without colour something's missing

Voting ended onMay 15

[wind-tied]

My piece for @polarlightszine ! I had an awesome time drawing one of my favorite animals, the muskox! If you feel like supporting the antarctic and southern ocean coalition, you can check out the rest of the zine on itch.io!

[emilylorange]

THE COUNCIL WILL NOW DECIDE YOUR FATE

my contribution to this year's Polar Lights Zine, with proceeds benefiting the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition.

You can still get your own copy of the zine for $2 @polarlightszine

[fliessbandunikat]

Some details from my narwhal illustration for @polarlightszine. You can still buy it at itch.io to support antarctic conversation and get access to a lot of great works!

[fliessbandunikat]

Here is my artwork for the @polarlightszine!

I chose the Narwhal as a subject, along with his common prey, the Armhook Squid. I had a lot of fun working on this piece! It's my first time combining my traditional ink drawings with digital colourization, and I'm quite happy with the result :) I'll definitely experiment more with this technique.

You can still get the Polar Lights Zine at itch.io and support Antarctic conservation - There's so many great artworks to discover!

[silvishinystar]

The full piece of the arctic fox I drew for Polar Lights 4 (@polarlightszine), enjoy! ❄️

You can still buy it and support the charity here: Polar Lights 4: Eventide by Polar Lights 

[dingoat]

My piece for @polarlightszine, now that I'm allowed to share it in full! I was thrilled to be able to claim they grey wolf as my species to depict for this year and did my best to do justice to one of my favourite animals on the planet, and my favourite biome <3

The zine (and all previous editions) is still able to be purchased to raise funds for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition right here!