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She/her, 30s, robolover & monsterlover artist. Here there be Thirst.

I write/draw a free scifi romance comic about an autistic AI researcher and her sexy android bodyguard. Discord server for updates+extras linked on website!
https://technocratcomic.com
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LadyBinary @ladybinary.bsky.social · Nov 12
Let's talk about #neurodivergence, #queer ness, and #robots.

Often scifi tries to define "human" the way transphobes try to define "woman", and I find it pointless for the same reasons. The criteria for human often ends up unintentionally excluding #autistic folks like myself especially. (1/4)
Page from Technocrat chapter 3, where Z comments on the "Uncanny Valley" - a real-world phenomenon where humans respond more positively to robots that look LESS human, and are creeped out by robots that seem almost human but not quite. Z implies that he is at a social disadvantage because he doesn't "pass" as human. ("Pass" is used deliberately as a nod to the trans experience.) Page from Technocrat chapter 3, where Yana relates to Z's experience by admitting that, even as a human, she has trouble "passing" as well - since she is autistic and struggles socially.
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Updated and inked cover/promo piece for the comic! Still working on chapter 10 - the action is ramping up... technocratcomic.com
Cover/promo illustration of Yana and Z from the Technocrat comic. Both face forward, Z in a completely neutral pose and expression with blank glowing eyes. Yana smiles as she leans over his head from behind, her hands delicately arranged at his temple and jaw, as if posing or presenting him for the viewer. Her Neurosync circlet glows to match his eyes.
February 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Proud of the the latest Technocrat page - posing was fun 😃

Context: our protagonists are getting shot at by a Very Angry Dude With A Plasma Cannon (out of frame). Yana slowly realizes why he's angry. 😆

More details in alt text. Read the chapter here! technocratcomic.com/comic/ch10/
Page from Technocrat comic chapter 10. In the first panel, Z (Yana's android bodyguard) fires a stun blaster at their attacker (out of frame; not shown). Identity of said attacker is a Major Spoiler so I'll refer to him here as X. Yana, behind cover, is trying to figure out why X is coming after her with a plasma cannon. Dialogue: "This makes no sense! What did I - is he upset about the Knight position? Was he trying to apply?" In the second panel, Z ducks behind cover just as return fire from a plasma cannon sears overhead. Yana, distracted, continues to ruminate. Dialogue: "- No, that can't - he doesn't even like me! Keeps showing up just to Meg me about -" In the third panel, Yana makes a face as realization sets in - X has been hitting on her. She never quite realized it because she's autistic and bad at picking up signals. Z remains focused on the fight. Dialogue (Yana): "... Oh. Oh my gods." Dialogue (Z): "He has disruptor shielding. I'm going for the cannon."
February 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Recently fixed up the gallery page (concept art, process etc) on the Technocrat website - technocratcomic.com/gallery/ Lots of older art there, but this one from 2013 surprisingly holds up! Gave it a quick update to add the coolant lines, since this is from before that was even part of Z's design.
February 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Clearly Chandris ghostwrote that article in a jealous fit. "They're stealing our women!"

Relevant panel snip from ch10 - in which Chandris has accused Yana of suspicious activity (being in her lab at 2am with her android bodyguard). Yana makes him *regret* his demand for an explanation.
Yana, on being questioned about why she's in the lab at 2 am with her android bodyguard: "You might not *want* to ask what I do with my Knight in *private.*"
January 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Currently heads-down on the new chapter, so in the meantime here's an older sketchbook doodle of post-finale cuddles, requested by @apocalypseonlooker.bsky.social 💙
Messy paper sketch of Technocrat OCs cuddling in bed, backlit, low detail.
January 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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First couple pages of chapter 10 are up! technocratcomic.com/comic/ch10/
I'm never sure how much to post of current pages I'm working on, since there might be spoilers for new readers. But I don't do much side art, since I'm always focused on getting new pages out. What do yall think?
January 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Sketchbook doodle of a Soft Moment because I don't get to draw enough snuggles in the Technocrat comic itself (curse you, Actual Plot). Sometimes you gotta let him be the little spoon As A Treat
#sketch #art #robolover
December 28, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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Almost to 25 followers! New to social media so that's a big deal to me. I still have no idea how to tag stuff or promote (comment tips pls?), but see bio - full WIP comic free on technocratcomic.com, Discord server for comic updates and extras discord.gg/wmgf6hWV.
December 12, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Agency and #consent is a major theme throughout the Technocrat storyline - explored from a few different directions. This page from ch3 (just inked!) is a favorite, and in later chapters we explore the reverse: what does bodily autonomy mean to an android raised in a lab? (Does not compute...) #art
A page from chapter 3 of Technocrat, during a gala scene; after being invited to dance, Z asks Yana for permission to touch her, and at her confusion, explains his core protocols require explicit spoken consent. Clearly, Yana is pleasantly surprised by this revelation, given romantasy's zeitgeist of aggressive male leads. Framed as an intimate, romantic moment.
December 12, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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Inspired by three hours of inking. Hands are my beloved nemesis. #shitpost #meme #art
Boxer meme template. Boxer ready in fight position: "ok ima draw this figure" Boxer defeated: "damn hands" The usual joke, of course, is "Damn, [thing] got hands" meaning [thing] is a tough opponent. For artists, hands themselves are the tough opponent.
December 12, 2024 at 6:21 AM
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This but replace lore with ✨smut✨

my AO3 account has Seen Things
December 11, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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The glow tool conquers all. All Hail The Glow Tool.

Just dropped the last page of chapter 9 - officially halfway through the comic! Even did some inking for this chapter, since a few especially dramatic moments demanded Maximum Pretty. technocratcomic.com/comic/ch9/

#robolover #art #comic #scifi
Panel clip from Technocrat chapter 9 - a closeup of Z's eye, with liberal use of glow effect. This clean, sharp inking is a style I'm hoping to finish the entire comic in eventually; but for now I'm leaving most pages in sketch stage because my art style is still evolving, and inking takes *forever.*
December 11, 2024 at 8:13 AM
ladybinary.bsky.social
To every new follower / folks liking my arts I just want you to know that I am sitting here petting the screen with my heart full of rainbows and i love u so much. I'm so excited that total strangers on the internet think my decade-long amateur passion project is kinda cool aaaaaaaaaa
December 10, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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More cranium/"hair" studies for Z's eventual chassis reveal. How do we feel about the samurai style cable-bun vs regular ponytail? Can't decide if it looks cool or just silly. They'll be added during repairs after the synth-skin gets burned off. #cyberpunk #scifi #robo #android #art #comic #concept
December 9, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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WIP ideation/study #sketch for what we might see in upcoming chapters after Z loses the rest of the biolayer. Love the idea of adding ribbon cables during repairs to mimic his ponytail - hopefully it's not too similar to a certain popular Omnic. I'm sure the inspiration is obvious 😅 #art #robolover
Paper sketch of a few different iterations of a robot faceplate, some with "hair" made of cables.
December 9, 2024 at 6:09 AM
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this is the start of my villain arc because I AM going to make a game with robots and thick sexual tension but probably no kissing because the only things I enjoy more than kissing are metaphors for intimacy and PINING
sarenstone.com S ∆ R E N ✦ 杰敏 @sarenstone.com · Dec 7
I just need a game that will let me kiss a robot!!! Is that so much to ask??? Where are they???
December 7, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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Seems like yall are likin the thirsty #mech detail panels huh :D You might enjoy chapter 7... technocratcomic.com

Forgive me I'm still figuring out how to social media. Help how do I tag stuff #art #ocsky #comic #scifi #robolover
Sketch panel from Technocrat chapter 7 - a lovingly drawn view of the android Z's exposed chassis after the biolayer in that area was burned off. Yana's hands are in frame, pulling Z's ponytail aside to get a closer look.
December 7, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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Earlier touched on the subject of #lgbt / #queer metaphors for #robot characters in media. This scene from Technocrat chapter 7 is about as obvious as it gets, deepening the #trans allegory that's been developing for Z (kinda unintentionally!) as I write further. #art #myart #comic #robolover
Page from Technocrat chapter 7, in which the android character Z tries to ask for his preferred term "android" instead of "robot". His neurocyberneticist, Doctor Jun (coded as a parental figure) is oblivious to how much the term bothers him, and brushes it off. Z, feeling self-conscious about being partially "stripped" of his biolayer, and deferential to Jun, backs down and doesn't push back about it. It's an obvious allusion to the struggles of coming out to family, in a story that already has a few subtle transmasc metaphors for Z (see pinned post referencing the "uncanny valley").
December 6, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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From Technocrat ch6. Still needs cleanup, but the sketch got some extra love for... obvious reasons... <3 #robolover #myart #oc #comic #art #sketch
December 6, 2024 at 7:02 AM
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The best comic villains are fun to draw AND fun to write. I'm particularly proud of "Son-of-a-glitch".
Panel snippet from Technocrat chapter 9, in which Captain Chandris refers to an android character as a "son-of-a-glitch".
December 6, 2024 at 6:07 AM
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Had a week off my day job recently - used it to clean up a lot of the older sketch-work in chapter 2 of Technocrat. Still need to do the same for ch3 (ch4 is when I finally got the hang of things). technocratcomic.com

Trying not to think about how long it'll take to INK all this... 😱 #comic #art
Technocrat – Work In Progress – by Elyse
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November 25, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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These #cityscape shots from Technocrat ch2 are based on my own photos from a trip to Singapore! I'm still looking for ways to simplify backgrounds, since this took at least 12 hours... all hail the #ClipStudio perspective tools. #art #myart #comic #scifi #cyberpunk
Two art panels from Technocrat comic, chapter 2. The first panel is a moderately detailed high-angle view of a dense city downtown with tall skyscrapers. An overlaid inset panel shows a closeup of the android Z's glowing eyes as he scans for threats. The second panel is a simplified street-level shot in the same area. Yana chats with her hovering bot assistant Xi-Xi in the foreground, while Z stays some distance behind. He's trying to be the unobtrusive type of bodyguard; it is not working.
November 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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Inked a new header image for Technocratcomic.com, from a scene in chapter 6. I look forward to showing MUCH more exposed chassis on Z in upcoming chapters. Don't worry, robolovers, he only looks human *for now...*

#robolover #robot #art #webcomic #oc #cyberpunk #mechart
Inked digital comic art of a human hand hesitantly reaching out to an android hand, from Technocrat webcomic.
November 12, 2024 at 8:07 PM
ladybinary.bsky.social
Let's talk about #neurodivergence, #queer ness, and #robots.

Often scifi tries to define "human" the way transphobes try to define "woman", and I find it pointless for the same reasons. The criteria for human often ends up unintentionally excluding #autistic folks like myself especially. (1/4)
Page from Technocrat chapter 3, where Z comments on the "Uncanny Valley" - a real-world phenomenon where humans respond more positively to robots that look LESS human, and are creeped out by robots that seem almost human but not quite. Z implies that he is at a social disadvantage because he doesn't "pass" as human. ("Pass" is used deliberately as a nod to the trans experience.) Page from Technocrat chapter 3, where Yana relates to Z's experience by admitting that, even as a human, she has trouble "passing" as well - since she is autistic and struggles socially.
November 12, 2024 at 8:10 AM
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Having a social media account (gasp!) is giving me motivation to cleanup some early page sketches instead of focusing on new pages, since I'm (hopefully) reaching a new audience. #ComicArtist folks, any tips on how to speed up this process are VERY welcome. I practice daily but I'm still so slow!
Page from chapter 1 of Technocrat comic, in which robo-nerd Yana peppers prototype android Z with a barrage of questions about his tech specs. Panels are in varying stages from "almost finished, partially inked" to "barely gesture sketched".
November 12, 2024 at 7:38 AM