#heidi black

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Look, #zhongli is a simple archon with simple tastes. Even #navia follows with blonde hair and burgundy eyeshadow. I'm definitely not implying the @genshinimpact #characterredesign team is lazy.

#hoyocreators #hoyoverse #genshinimpactfanart #genshinimpact #noelle #albedo #itto #aratakiitto #ningguang #gorou #yunjin #geo #geovision

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Seven of Swords. Art by Heidi Black, from Chromatic Fates Tarot.

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Finally scanned #baizhu - did this piece at @momocon - I waited three years for this man and he's worth it. Though I do wish they had kept his original looser pants.

Also dammit tumblr use hashtags like every other platform

@genshinimpact #genshinimpact #genshinimpactfanart #genshinimpactbaizhu #hoyoverse #hoyocreators #dendro #green @copic_official @copic_official_us #copicsketch #copicmarkers #snake #whitesnake

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I was lucky enough to do the #eevee piece for the @pokedogszine #pokedogs #pokedog #pokemon #zine - but I can tell you that all the pieces turned out amazing, plus there is a ton of cool #merch ! #preorders are open until August 16 and support the 15/10foundation which helps dogs with behavioral and/or medical issues get adopted! (I'm not crying you're crying!)

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cincinnaticomicexpo is THIS WEEKEND! A whole slew of the cincinnaticomiccreators will be there with tons of really cool art, and I'll even have a few new pieces and #sketchinimpact volume 3!

#Artistalley #artistsupport #artistofinstagram #conventions #Cincinnati #cincinnaticomiccreators #cincinnaticomicexpo

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These huge 2.5" #enamelpins are designed for all kinds of #pride flags, but the only way to unlock all of the designs is by pledging! #backers get the pins at a discounted rate, and I'm working on extra goodies to throw in! In the meantime, likes, shares, and comments are the only way I'll beat the #algorithm !

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Convention Review: Voltcon

Convention: Voltcon

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Date: Oct 23-24 (sat/sun)

Table cost: $80

Table size: 6'

Table placement: last row from entrance

Items for sale: 11x17" posters (fanart and original), tutorial artbook, coloring book, original comic (sons of fire), zines (fanart and original; sfw and nsfw), postcards (4.25x5.5", fanart and original), pins (original), resin coasters and jewelry

Mask policy: unsure - most people were masked all weekend, including myself

Previously attended? yes

Pros: inexpensive table, dedicated fanbase, inexpensive admission, 2 hour drive, cheap hotel

Cons: small convention

Most popular item(s): Posters (26), zines (14)

Least popular item(s): Sons of Fire (comic) (0)

Voltcon is a fandom-specific convention for fans of Voltron (all of the various shows) and other giant robot/super sentai style shows. There is a mix of both older fans (grew up on the 80's voltron) and younger fans (got into voltron due to the Netflix show - like me). The show itself is small, with maybe 300 people tops, but the fans are VERY dedicated.

The highlight of the 2021 show was the line producer for the Netflix Voltron: Legendary Defender show, Benjamin Kaltinecker, who gave presentations and q/a sessions, as well as showing off the original pencil tests and line drawings for the show.

This year I was in a weird corner setup, which meant my backdrop was both shorter than normal and offcenter, and my corner neighbor and I had to get creative so that we could get out from behind the tables

Gross sales: ~$1k

Recommend/will attend again? I've attended since the beginning, and I'll probably keep going

Other 2021 convention reviews: Anime Ohio

Inconjunction

Gem City AnimaticCon Westwood Art Show/second saturdays Cincinnati Comic Expo New York Comic Con Voltcon Anime Weekend Atlanta Art on Vine Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) Con+Alt+Delete

Anime Zap (2022)

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