Francis
@franciswhetsel.bsky.social
30-something y/o illustrator and comic artist focusing on queer historical fiction
Anyone else played Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time?
January 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Anyone else played Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time?
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mods are asleep post Livonian ladies
August 29, 2023 at 6:20 PM
mods are asleep post Livonian ladies
Been in a bit of a slump for the past few months and thus not drawing for myself, but here are a few recently finished commissions
January 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Been in a bit of a slump for the past few months and thus not drawing for myself, but here are a few recently finished commissions
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I love you, old stage costume designs.
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
February 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I love you, old stage costume designs.
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
Guess I'll try this place again
Hi
January 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Guess I'll try this place again
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well it's another day of bearing witness to atrocities knowing the only people who could actually do something about it flatly refuse to and the rest of us just have to keep going to work and shit
February 21, 2024 at 12:28 PM
well it's another day of bearing witness to atrocities knowing the only people who could actually do something about it flatly refuse to and the rest of us just have to keep going to work and shit
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So. I’ve been a little stressed, so I bought a blind box ball jointed doll on a whim because I thought it was cute. And then two days later I had outfits, little shoes, a body upgrade, swapped some parts, and now I’m making little drawings of them. I am fixating SO hard 😭✨
February 20, 2024 at 3:34 AM
So. I’ve been a little stressed, so I bought a blind box ball jointed doll on a whim because I thought it was cute. And then two days later I had outfits, little shoes, a body upgrade, swapped some parts, and now I’m making little drawings of them. I am fixating SO hard 😭✨
I love you, old stage costume designs.
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
February 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I love you, old stage costume designs.
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
Left to right:
1892, Charles William Pitcher/C. Wilhelm
1896, Alfred Choubrac
1653, Henri Gissey
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Even if we were to pretend that AI art is good, which it's not, somehow the world is circling back to the idea that hyperrealism, overly rendered, and "perfect" is what art should be—and it's not
Ideally, it is an experiment in finding personality and character in your own work and AI can't do that
Ideally, it is an experiment in finding personality and character in your own work and AI can't do that
February 19, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Even if we were to pretend that AI art is good, which it's not, somehow the world is circling back to the idea that hyperrealism, overly rendered, and "perfect" is what art should be—and it's not
Ideally, it is an experiment in finding personality and character in your own work and AI can't do that
Ideally, it is an experiment in finding personality and character in your own work and AI can't do that
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More old spooky things!
October 3, 2023 at 6:10 PM
More old spooky things!
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There’s a real underlying reason a lot of your favorite artists are returning, even to dip, to traditional media. I think we’re dying to tap back in with why we do what we do and that’s a good place to remember. The joy of touching, practice, learning, taking a LOT of time, having time to ask why
I want more people to consider what art means to them without the pressure to impress. How does your hand like to mark a curve? Where does it apply pressure and where does it release? What sorts of shapes are you drawn to? Do you hold your breath when you draw a delicate straight line?
February 18, 2024 at 7:48 AM
There’s a real underlying reason a lot of your favorite artists are returning, even to dip, to traditional media. I think we’re dying to tap back in with why we do what we do and that’s a good place to remember. The joy of touching, practice, learning, taking a LOT of time, having time to ask why
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the process is the heart. the piece is in some ways just evidence of the art, not the art itself, art is the active ephemeral process
Believe it or not, the practice is the point. And that whole process is muddied by how artists need to cater to the stunted tastes of companies who don’t give a shit about the process or the artist. And you need to eat! I get it! But you gotta take a step back and reconsider what your art is to you.
February 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM
the process is the heart. the piece is in some ways just evidence of the art, not the art itself, art is the active ephemeral process
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still going! donate an e-sim to help palestinians keep in touch with thier families and with the world. and as a reward, get some art!
see link below for details.
see link below for details.
Help the urgent need for families to reconnect by purchasing e-sims using this guide and receive thank you art from a co-op member.
details: cartoonist.coop/esims4gaza
details: cartoonist.coop/esims4gaza
February 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
still going! donate an e-sim to help palestinians keep in touch with thier families and with the world. and as a reward, get some art!
see link below for details.
see link below for details.
talking about titanic enough to be annoying, not talking about it enough to make a blog ✌️😔
February 18, 2024 at 6:49 PM
talking about titanic enough to be annoying, not talking about it enough to make a blog ✌️😔
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the "indignant AI artist" is one of the funniest new types of people online. "you puerile Real Artists are left in the dust as I engineer prompt after prompt"
February 18, 2024 at 12:48 AM
the "indignant AI artist" is one of the funniest new types of people online. "you puerile Real Artists are left in the dust as I engineer prompt after prompt"
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another historical costume redraw, this time of louis xiv's 1653 sun king ballet costume
February 12, 2024 at 11:56 PM
another historical costume redraw, this time of louis xiv's 1653 sun king ballet costume
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🖼️ Edward Gorey
February 17, 2024 at 10:04 AM
🖼️ Edward Gorey
chopin is stuck in pennsylvania 😔
two titanic and a chopin book coming in the mail. my brain is vibrating at the thought
February 16, 2024 at 1:24 PM
chopin is stuck in pennsylvania 😔
really makes those wide shots even more impressive
if you ever doubted that james put his whole camussy into titanic, read first hand accounts of what it was like watching the ship go down from the lifeboats
February 15, 2024 at 6:50 PM
really makes those wide shots even more impressive
if you ever doubted that james put his whole camussy into titanic, read first hand accounts of what it was like watching the ship go down from the lifeboats
February 15, 2024 at 6:49 PM
if you ever doubted that james put his whole camussy into titanic, read first hand accounts of what it was like watching the ship go down from the lifeboats
the choice to use bride and philips as mild comedic relief. it's up to me to fix the disservice done to them
the 1996 titanic mini-series is by far the worst piece of titanic media i've seen yet
February 15, 2024 at 2:08 AM
the choice to use bride and philips as mild comedic relief. it's up to me to fix the disservice done to them
the 1996 titanic mini-series is by far the worst piece of titanic media i've seen yet
February 15, 2024 at 2:03 AM
the 1996 titanic mini-series is by far the worst piece of titanic media i've seen yet