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brandi
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cartoonist/illustrator/designer • slushie appreciator • 📚 MSIS

contact: art.brandipayne@gmail.com


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brandi @brandirecognition.bsky.social · Jan 15
hi, #PortfolioDay! I'm a cartoonist/illustrator from Appalachia who loves silly characters and goofy yet heartfelt stories. Need comics, colors, covers, or something else that may or may not start with a 'c'? Ask me!
🌠art.brandipayne@gmail.com
🌠 brandipayneart.com
🌠rep'd by @literarytara.bsky.social
A Raising Hell comic. A lineless drawing of Shadow the Hedgehog and Maria Robotnik watching a shooting star. A mock book cover of a boy holding a picture frame full of ghosts. A comic page of an announcement being made in a demon school.
brandirecognition.bsky.social
my career path is: I liked drawing, got a degree in graphic design...discovered I liked drawing for books so I wanted to work with those books somehow...was lucky enough to get a part time job at the library...got a masters in info science...got full time library position
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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ggdg.bsky.social
soul of sovereignty chapter 3 is out now! #soulsov gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
resources re: ICE presence in North Carolina, distribute widely if you feel like it. all love to my community, no love to the people who said "but what is fascism really? historically, blah blah, name-calling gets us nowhere" when we were all saying "these people are fascists"

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November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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shirahamakamome.bsky.social
【お知らせ】TVアニメ『とんがり帽子のアトリエ』のティザーPV &キャストがついに解禁されました！

ココ：CV #本村玲奈 さん
キーフリー：CV #花江夏樹 さん

アニメの公開日は2026年4月より放送開始です。
みんな、魔法の世界に旅立つ準備はできたかい？

#witchhatatelier
#とんがり帽子のアトリエ

youtu.be/dkJNqHgTxwI?...
【ティザーPV】26年4月放送！TVアニメ「とんがり帽子のアトリエ」
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November 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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brandirecognition.bsky.social
brigid, my oath of glory paladin. she's been cursed to kill anyone who might want to touch her stuff (she was born that way, so the curse is moot)
lined drawing of a snow leopard tabaxi wearing armor and a scarf. she's holding a giant sword
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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emiliusdraws.bsky.social
#3157 A helpful tutorial
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
brandirecognition.bsky.social
brigid, my oath of glory paladin. she's been cursed to kill anyone who might want to touch her stuff (she was born that way, so the curse is moot)
lined drawing of a snow leopard tabaxi wearing armor and a scarf. she's holding a giant sword
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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winonaparadise.bsky.social
exceedingly late for Amuro's birthday but this was still fun to make <3
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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quakgrass.bsky.social
the magician
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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barilleon.com
The guy from the "Hit it, Joe!" photoplayer meme is starting his own nonprofit to preserve silent cinema technology:

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
This instrument from the early cinema is disappearing. But not on Joe's watch
Joe Rinaudo is doing everything to ensure his passion for photoplayers, the self-playing pianos that scored silent movies, outlives him even as interest in the instrument has waned for a long time, wi...
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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esfio.bsky.social
Season 2 Episode 27 - Frame 669 out of 2800
Season 2 Episode 27 - Frame 669 out of 2800
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
brandirecognition.bsky.social
i don't play crossworld but TANGLE & WHISPER❤❤💖❤💖💖💖💙❤💖
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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A lined drawing of Whisper the Wolf and Tangle the Lemur holding hands and posing back-to-back. Tangle's tail makes a heart behind them. They're colored in pinks and warm yellows against a pink background. #art #drawing #sonic
February 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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brandirecognition.bsky.social
thinking about splatoon again (as always)
A lined drawing of Pearl and Marina in their Octo Expansion outfits. Marina is colored in green, while Pearl is in pink. Both have accents of the opposite color. Pearl has her arm wrapped behind Marina, and they're both squished together. #splatoon #pearlina
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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brandirecognition.bsky.social
Raising Hell #347
A two-panel Raising Hell comic. Panel 1: Medusa, Mona, and Harriet are sitting together. Mona: "Sigh. I can't believe Halloween is already over! Only about 8736 hours until the next one." Panel 2: Harriet: "That's 8736 hours for you to prepare your costume. Instead of waiting until the last minute." Medusa: "You're stressing me out already." Mona: "Preparedness. The scariest thing of all." #comic #webcomic
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
brandirecognition.bsky.social
everyone have fun at sonic expo for me....
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
brandirecognition.bsky.social
hello, #kidlitartpostcard!

I'm Brandi, a cartoonist (and librarian) who loves silly monsters and heartfelt stories. Need cover, interior, or color work? get in touch!

brandipayneart.com
rep'd by Kari Sutherland at KT Literary
Kidlitartpostcard of three monsters sitting together.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
brandirecognition.bsky.social
Raising Hell #347
A two-panel Raising Hell comic. Panel 1: Medusa, Mona, and Harriet are sitting together. Mona: "Sigh. I can't believe Halloween is already over! Only about 8736 hours until the next one." Panel 2: Harriet: "That's 8736 hours for you to prepare your costume. Instead of waiting until the last minute." Medusa: "You're stressing me out already." Mona: "Preparedness. The scariest thing of all." #comic #webcomic
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
brandirecognition.bsky.social
congrats to nyc!!! and all the other folks who flipped seats in other areas. it's so nice to see some good news for once
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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lexmcmenamin.com
I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)

he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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ggdg.bsky.social
please look forward to chapter 3 of soul of sovereignty on november 21st. #soulsov
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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lexmcmenamin.com
today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.

Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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lexmcmenamin.com
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
brandirecognition.bsky.social
I need a new phone, but everything is riddled with AI ugh ugh ughhhh
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM