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Jon Stubbington
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Human-powered book artwork. Book cover designer and character art illustrator for indie authors and small press publishers. Devon, UK.

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Jon Stubbington @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social · Feb 1
I've had another surge of followers (hello!) so it's (re)introduction time.

I'm a UK-based freelance illustrator.

I offer human-powered book artwork for indie authors and small press publishers: covers, interior illustrations, maps, and character art.

www.jonstubbington.com
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The Book Covers by Jon logo surrounded by examples of my book cover designs
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kellymckernan.bsky.social
“Artifact” is a watercolor painting I created to express how it feels to have my life’s work violated & scraped to fuel gen AI programs without consent and or compensation. And for what? Slop no one asked for.

Prints here: www.kellymckernan.com/shop

Thank you for supporting human artists!
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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patricksamphire.bsky.social
"Your Party" using AI generated art for their promo material. Another disappointment from a party that loses more credibility by the day.
oisinmcgann.bsky.social Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 23h
Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.

Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
A post by Zarah Sultana of 'Your Party', that uses a generated image with the words 'Your Party, County Durham Launch', surrounded by nine simple, flat images of images in silhouette with single colour backgrounds, presumably intended to represent Durham, four of which are a man with a weirdly long pick-axe, one is a building, two are gantries of some kind – for a coal mine? – and one is some kind of floating lamp. I will expand on this in the thread.
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com
Pledges have slowed now, but I'd really love to hit the next stretch goal of more art!

Back if you like reading queer MM stories! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
The Chosen One Con
The Chosen One Con is the first book in the Lost in the Aether duology—a queer gaslamp fantasy of industrial magic in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions from the author of ...
www.backerkit.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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robotwig.com
One year ago today I posted this miniature They Live Photo I created.

Shot using two photos one of the Statue of Liberty the other of the They Live Alien then superimposed the face over the top. Cotton wool was used for the sky.

This is the most photoshopping I've done in a photo

#photography
They Live alien face on Statue of Liberty
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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thedividedrama.bsky.social
Out now! In the first episode of The Divide after THAT cliffhanger, Paul Wilder tries to come to terms with his new life while June Dalton must try to deal with the roe on far right activity on the streets of London…. Download now wherever you find your podcasts.
#audiodrama #podcast #audiofiction
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
My latest sketch portrait: Catwoman. Did you guess?

I did record a time-lapse of this one but it's too long for BlueSky. It will be posted on my Threads account imminently, if you're interested in seeing it.

ArtByJon
Black and white portrait of Catwoman from Batman Returns.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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ransomedhearts.bsky.social
Jon did two of my book covers and I love them. Thank you!
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social Jon Stubbington @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social · 4d
I have book cover slots available.

I make illustrated and stock photo-based covers (absolutely no AI) for indie authors and small press publishers.

Please get in touch if you're looking for a new cover.

BookCoversByJon.com
Selection of photo-based book covers
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
My latest sketch portrait: Catwoman. Did you guess?

I did record a time-lapse of this one but it's too long for BlueSky. It will be posted on my Threads account imminently, if you're interested in seeing it.

ArtByJon
Black and white portrait of Catwoman from Batman Returns.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
I have book cover slots available.

I make illustrated and stock photo-based covers (absolutely no AI) for indie authors and small press publishers.

Please get in touch if you're looking for a new cover.

BookCoversByJon.com
Selection of photo-based book covers
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
Just posted a new sketch portrait to my Ko-fi page. I will be sharing it here in a couple of days.

ko-fi.com/bookcoversby...

I'm not sure that pixelating it to preserve the surprise is working that well! I think it's pretty clear who this one is.
Pixelated version of a black and white portrait. It's definitely not catwoman. Cough cough.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
One of my authors, @henryneilsen.bsky.social, has posted a reel showing the process of creating the cover for his upcoming dystopian cyberpunk novel, The Savage Aether.

Check it out (and back the Kickstarter!) 👇

www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3wuEv...
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
I have book cover slots available.

I make illustrated and stock photo-based covers (absolutely no AI) for indie authors and small press publishers.

Please get in touch if you're looking for a new cover.

BookCoversByJon.com
Selection of photo-based book covers
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
I know I'm late to this, but we've just watched Bridget Christie's brilliant comedy drama The Change (Channel 4).

Really disappointed to find out they aren't bringing it back for a third series.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
Going back a decade (?) to this from The Slow Show: Bloodlines.

#MusicMonday

youtu.be/wdlLaUEHmNg?...
The Slow Show - Bloodline (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Slow Show
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November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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gabino.bsky.social
Imagine dedicating your life to art—writing, painting, composing, whatever—and then you get online and some pro AI asshole is like, “If you hate AI you hate art.” Just…no. Shut the fuck up and go sit on a cactus.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
One of my authors, @henryneilsen.bsky.social, has posted a reel showing the process of creating the cover for his upcoming dystopian cyberpunk novel, The Savage Aether.

Check it out (and back the Kickstarter!) 👇

www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3wuEv...
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
Just posted a new sketch portrait to my Ko-fi page. I will be sharing it here in a couple of days.

ko-fi.com/bookcoversby...

I'm not sure that pixelating it to preserve the surprise is working that well! I think it's pretty clear who this one is.
Pixelated version of a black and white portrait. It's definitely not catwoman. Cough cough.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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lostcitymagic.bsky.social
On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
Comic panel from the watchmen comic book series. A ghostly Dr Manhattan tries to reassemble himself in the military research base he was atomized in. A glowing circulatory system walks towards horrified workers in a kitchen. Caption reads "it's November 10th. There is a circulatory system walking through the kitchen..."
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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onlyindevon.co.uk
I mean I'm laughing, but if you work in tech (and sometimes even if you don't), this is basically a template for EVERY SINGLE B2B MARKETING EMAIL right now...
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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kagrox.bsky.social
I’m not bailing out the only people in the world who can actually afford to lose $13 billion. Go fuck yourselves.
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social
Quick behind-the-scenes glimpse of a wip at a very early stage.

This is me adding a bit of definition to a forest canopy. There's a lot more detail to be added!
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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drmjwarren.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this, with @guyshrubsole.bsky.social, next Thursday (13th Nov). Come and join us for an evening of birds, place and belonging. #Crediton #naturewriting
thebookery.bsky.social The Bookery, Crediton @thebookery.bsky.social · 8d
🎫 Have you got your ticket yet?

🐦‍⬛ We can't wait to welcome @drmjwarren.bsky.social to The Bookery this coming Thursday to discuss his new book, The Cuckoo’s Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place, in conversation with environmental campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole! 🧵 ⬇️
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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thedividedrama.bsky.social
Paul Wilder’s adventures seem to come to a climax on Hull docks. Instead, they’re about to become so much more complex. Listen to episode 4 of The Divide, available as a free podcast, now.
#audiodrama #spyfiction #audiofiction #podcast
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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zoebadini.bsky.social
Just went through these settings, changing some, and came back to a homepage with a ton more posts, none of which were actually rude or offensive in any way, they were apparently just randomly labelled as such. 🙄
astridoverthere.bsky.social I said abolish and I fucking meant it @astridoverthere.bsky.social · 9d
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.

Here's how to turn it off.

First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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aaronradney.bsky.social
Mile by mile they come.
Past the ruins and up to the walls, like a ruinous tide they come. To cut the villages down.

Led by Mwindaji they come.
Screaming bronze swords in living form. No lights and no sound, don’t want to be found

To keep from being cut down”
- Khem children’s rhyme #Ha-Nahn
mage of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists.
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM