spai's artblog

a sampling slice of S.Pai's work - comic artist, illustrator, designer, fan. http://pai-slice.com

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@thorkibigbang 2018 is full of great art and stories! I drew for The Long Con: After the Avengers’ hard won defeat of Thanos, Pepper and Tony are finally getting married. Thor needs a plus one, and well, Loki is an ally now, right?

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THE FIC IS LIVE!! Go check it out~

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@thorkibigbang 2018 is full of great art and stories! I drew for The Long Con: After the Avengers’ hard won defeat of Thanos, Pepper and Tony are finally getting married. Thor needs a plus one, and well, Loki is an ally now, right?

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catching up on inktober, so here's days 1 and 4! I'm doing the 31witches prompt list, and 4 is a pretty self-explanatory time/witch. The prompt for 1 was "seasonal witch of choice" and I chose to draw an autumn witch. I themed her on the lycoris/red spider lily/higanbana, which blooms around the autumn equinox. In Chinese and Japanese lore, the higanbana guides the dead to their next life, and is also the flower that blooms in the realm of the dead. Appropriately creepy and Mood, while still kind of cute and pretty. Very Aesthetic.

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Textless version + a close up look at the cover I did for @shousetsubangbang‘s newest issue, the Yes, And Special #6!

The theme was one was close to my heart, since I was a theatre major in college (techie all the way, man)! also before any stage managers come after me, yes I know that setup isn’t great rofl but sometimes you gotta sacrifice logistics for aesthetics ;D

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Shousetsu Bang*Bang Yes, And Special #6

cover by pie派

Werewithal, by Iron Eater *

Dreams come true at the Velvet Rose, by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三)

V Zoni, by Himawari (ヒマワリ)

Female Impersonators of Distinction, by shukyou (主教)

Ravenous, by Kimyō Tabibito (奇妙 旅人)

* illustrated

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Borrowed Dressing Room, by the Druid

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The house lights fall … and the curtain rises on a new issue! (That’s your cue to read it!)

See this issue’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki.

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The issue I did the cover for has gone live! I love SSBB; check it out for some awesome queer fiction and art 😘

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Hey guys! Sorry I’ve been kind of MIA for a bit, a lot’s happened!

Just popping in to say I’ll be tabling at HEROESCON this weekend (Jun15-17 2018) at AA926!! It’s super exciting! I’ll have books, charms, prints (yes, including the Infinity War Thor one), and some originals for sale. I’ll also be taking commissions! Wander by and say hi if you’ll be attending!

Thursday, I’ll also be posting a special follower discount sale on both Twitter and Instagram. Hit me up there so you don’t miss out~~~

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Wakanda Forever! (pt1 of 4)

Shuri is definitely one of the new stars of the MCU, and I love her so much! This is part one of an upcoming Women of Wakanda series I’m doing (followers on Instagram may have seen the WIP sketch I posted...months ago... when Black Panther first came out...)

fun note: the binary behind her also says ‘WAKANDA FOREVER’

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Art Etiquette, Tumblr, and You

There’s a lot of awesome art on tumblr; it’s fun to post, fun to share, and fun to look at! But behind every piece of art, there’s an artist, and most of the art on tumblr is posted by living, breathing human beings. Most folks interacting with that art don’t mean to be rude or unkind, but because so much of the etiquette around art on tumblr is unspoken, sometimes accidental faux-pas happen. 

The intent of this post is to make a guide of sorts, based on common artists’ aggravations, irritations, and general woes, for tumblr users to interact with art & artists conscientiously!

REPOSTING, ART THEFT, AND RESPECTING THE ARTIST’S RIGHTS

The biggest and most obvious ‘don’t’ on this list is reposting. I’ve talked before about why it’s important for artists that people reblog, not repost. If you see a piece on another platform, look to see if the artist has a tumblr account. If a piece of art isn’t posted to tumblr, reach out to the artist for permission to post their work with credit. Artists can file DMCA takedowns against you for art theft, and are 100% within their rights to do so.

Please note that reposting hurts artists. A lot of popular artists have taken down their work and quit fandom due to constant art theft. If you like that artist’s work, reposting is actively discouraging them from making more. More on this from artists.

If you reblog a post that’s a repost without meaning to, that’s okay; it happens to the best of us! Sometimes it’s unclear whether or not the OP is the artist. If you find that you’ve reblogged a repost, just delete the repost from your blog, and reblog the original instead.

Posting ‘not mine, credit to the artist’ is not credit. Crediting the artist by name, and linking to their accounts and commissions page, is giving credit. If you’re too lazy to look up the artist of a work, don’t post it. 

If you want to use an artist’s work for an edit, icon, header, etc., reach out and ask permission.

If an artist refuses permission for you to repost a work; respect that choice! Artists may have good reasons for not posting their work to certain platforms, including the commercial viability of their work, and concerns about harassment – but they don’t owe you an explanation. No means no.

If an artist reaches out to you and asks you not to use their work for any reason – respect their request! Take it down, and don’t make a fuss or be a jerk about it. They have the right to dictate how the art they made is displayed and used.

NEVER DELETE THE ARTIST’S CAPTION. I don’t care if it doesn’t fit the “aesthetic” of your blog, or it’s too long, or any other excuse; consider the caption a part of the work.

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I rarely reblog things here but this is so very important. Please don't repost things!

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Can you draw merman!Dick Grayson trying to move around on land? Like he's not content with staying in the tub and wants to explore the land house he's been put in so he flops his way out 😂

omg 😂 I had originally meant for the draw to be dick just getting transformed during a mission or something, but that’s such a great mental image! dick definitely wouldn’t be content staying in one place! if I have time to draw it, I’ll try~~~

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Have a great MerMay 🐟 (I can make anything about Dick Grayson)

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o-omg I’m blown away by the response to my IW pic THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!! um have a look at the WIP for my next Thor draw?? I decided to go full-on human AU to heal my heart a bit ;w; this was for a 95min sketch challenge so it’s 1) not done and 2) kind of messy! but I’ll definitely be going back in to clean it up and properly finish it soon

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I assure you, brother. The sun will shine on us again.

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#OverTheGardenWall nesting dolls project finally finisheddd 🎉

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Boy Witch and Porter’s story is just so beautifully tragic 💔 I love getting #SleepNoMore commissions

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Later!

charms are in!! for the most emotionally charming (haha...) movie I’ve seen in ages 🍑🍑🍑 (the art-only post is here)

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 I love genderfluid Loki as the God/dess of Stories! And now, they get to join the ranks of my charms~ The charms are actually going to be back/front, don’t worry!

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absolutely loved this movie, and immediately drew things for it 🍑 these will be double-sided acrylic charms, coming soon! (or, you know, later!)