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Today @lifetheuniverseandnothing and I have been testing out our ability to do at-home screenprinting, which: surprisingly easy once you get over the startup cost. We haven't got the exposure times perfect yet, but third time will be the charm, cause:

Screen 1: overexposed by about 2 minutes

Screen 2: underexposed by about 1 minute on the corners of the screen furthest from the UV lamp

so screen 3 will be in the Goldilocks zone for sure. we are looking at 9 minutes and moving the lamp slightly halfway through.

also shoutout to the Kofi Assam fan whose absolutely delightful Be Gay Do Crime design I copied/stole for this cause Sam and I both agreed we wanted t-shirts of it. I think it was @crustysteambird's work? it's one of my favourite things Sam's got up in his room it's so cute.

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Someone's started a gay newsletter in my city and I think this is too big a piece to have submitted half an hour before the deadline but I did finish it so 😤👍

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Someone's started a gay newsletter in my city and I think this is too big a piece to have submitted half an hour before the deadline but I did finish it so 😤👍

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Birthday card for one of my best friends from school. I liked the idea of being able to see the inside of the card through the badger hole, but I can't decide if I like it.

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wip. it has been a long time since I painted anything other than studies and even longer since I painted something purely off my own back.

also I could not find a reference of the exact angle I wanted so I had to put my boots on and go into town even though I was so so so tired, I suffer for my art 😭 (the light was also very flat today, so I'm doing some underpainting to figure out the shadows for a more golden-hour light)

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art time

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a niche but useful t-shirt design I'm working on with some pals

plus shitty wee mockup for design reference

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Oh I didn't post the final of this!

working on mimicking Tom of Finland (with medium success) for a gift to a friend

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Unrestrained summer fun 😌

(saw a caffeinated seagull at Costa today, made my afternoon)

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working on mimicking Tom of Finland (with medium success) for a gift to a friend

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left work early today to enjoy some sun and do some drawing 😊

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I got a black jacket with a big inviting canvas of back space and I'm contemplating. a silver on black painting. thus.

with the rat black with silver outlines and the pigeon silver with black outlines.

idk if it will work. I'd like to simplify the forms and embellish a bit, this is just a layout idea. might do a digital version tomorrow to try some stuff out.

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I haven't figured out the best medium for polyurethane pleather yet, but I did tidy it up in Photoshop and I think I'm happy with it design-wise - occurs to me that this might be one for the Redbubble with a bit of tweaking.

I got a black jacket with a big inviting canvas of back space and I'm contemplating. a silver on black painting. thus.

with the rat black with silver outlines and the pigeon silver with black outlines.

idk if it will work. I'd like to simplify the forms and embellish a bit, this is just a layout idea. might do a digital version tomorrow to try some stuff out.

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it is my partner's mother's birthday and he has got her a Lego themed present so I made a Lego themed card to go with

it's their whole family in Lego! his big brother, sister in law, niece and nephew; his mum; him and me; his sister and brother in law. and of course his mum's aging cat. feeling p good about this one

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Finally finished this painting I started last winter and then left at 95% for like 6 months! honestly just got bored of foliage for a while. left it so long that despite the surgery I originally stated this for being postponed for 6 months, by the time I finished this, these tits officially no longer exist!

(this is a Farewell To Chest painting for my partner to celebrate their top surgery. I am hoping to do a companion piece in like 6-9 months once their scars have healed up properly)

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Manchester Art Gallery cafe window

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I'm visiting Manchester this week!