Maaria
@maariala.bsky.social
#noAI
🇫🇮 she/her
I make (web)comics.
Read Phantomland on Webtoon https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/phantomland/list?title_no=218899
Read Phantomland on Tapas https://tapas.io/series/Phantomland/info
Toss me a coin https://ko-fi.com/maaria
🇫🇮 she/her
I make (web)comics.
Read Phantomland on Webtoon https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/phantomland/list?title_no=218899
Read Phantomland on Tapas https://tapas.io/series/Phantomland/info
Toss me a coin https://ko-fi.com/maaria
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Maaria
@maariala.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Sup #PortfolioDay!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
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Eh couldn't they cast someone a bit olde- wait she's seventy-twooooo?
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Eh couldn't they cast someone a bit olde- wait she's seventy-twooooo?
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From the late Jesse Hamm. My personal mantra for the past decade.
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
From the late Jesse Hamm. My personal mantra for the past decade.
Old lady next door leaves the cat with us when she's out of town. Her name is Ella and her favorite spot is the sauna bench
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Old lady next door leaves the cat with us when she's out of town. Her name is Ella and her favorite spot is the sauna bench
My default phone bg for ages, I love Isono's work so much
Hirō Isono’s famous Mana Tree artwork for Secret of Mana (SNES) ❤️
February 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
My default phone bg for ages, I love Isono's work so much
Deadly Premonition is such a marvel with how the bizarre jankiness in the sound design, animations, etc works in its favor somehow. It's endearing. If this were made with triple a money and competence it never would've become a cult hit... as a hardcore perfectionist it's mind boggling to think abt
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Deadly Premonition is such a marvel with how the bizarre jankiness in the sound design, animations, etc works in its favor somehow. It's endearing. If this were made with triple a money and competence it never would've become a cult hit... as a hardcore perfectionist it's mind boggling to think abt
You ever watch/read some Beloved Classic that you end up not vibing with because of underwhelming characters? And it lowkey drives you nuts because good characters are supposed to be like a base requirement for a classic? If there's any other reason to enjoy a story I can't even comprehend it
February 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
You ever watch/read some Beloved Classic that you end up not vibing with because of underwhelming characters? And it lowkey drives you nuts because good characters are supposed to be like a base requirement for a classic? If there's any other reason to enjoy a story I can't even comprehend it
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Every major website/company now: Yeah if we find out you post or look at a boob we will freeze all your accounts without warning
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
Me: If I post any NSFW art I might lose job opportunities or even have my payment methods or bank accounts frozen
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Every major website/company now: Yeah if we find out you post or look at a boob we will freeze all your accounts without warning
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
Found some old gamedev stuff from my folders (trine 4), these assets would scale so tiny in the game I doubt you could make out most of the details but I was allowed to take my time with them anyway. Nowadays I guess a lot of devs just use AI slop instead. We didn't know how good we had it...
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Found some old gamedev stuff from my folders (trine 4), these assets would scale so tiny in the game I doubt you could make out most of the details but I was allowed to take my time with them anyway. Nowadays I guess a lot of devs just use AI slop instead. We didn't know how good we had it...
1. Make short comics before attempting a long comic
2. Put speech bubbles into your page layouts
3. Have a coherent reading order
4. Characters must be distinct
5. Characters must be fun/easy to draw
6. A decent background at least once per page
7. Do stretches and weight training
2. Put speech bubbles into your page layouts
3. Have a coherent reading order
4. Characters must be distinct
5. Characters must be fun/easy to draw
6. A decent background at least once per page
7. Do stretches and weight training
What advice would you give an aspiring comic creator? - 🦝
January 26, 2026 at 1:28 AM
1. Make short comics before attempting a long comic
2. Put speech bubbles into your page layouts
3. Have a coherent reading order
4. Characters must be distinct
5. Characters must be fun/easy to draw
6. A decent background at least once per page
7. Do stretches and weight training
2. Put speech bubbles into your page layouts
3. Have a coherent reading order
4. Characters must be distinct
5. Characters must be fun/easy to draw
6. A decent background at least once per page
7. Do stretches and weight training
Turns out Road to Empress is really fun (been watching Northernlion's playthrough), the women are stupidly hot and evil and this is probably my cue to get into more historical Chinese media
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Turns out Road to Empress is really fun (been watching Northernlion's playthrough), the women are stupidly hot and evil and this is probably my cue to get into more historical Chinese media
Oh shit. Are we finally getting og campy Lara. Are they finally doing my wife justice
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Oh shit. Are we finally getting og campy Lara. Are they finally doing my wife justice
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Sup #PortfolioDay!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Sup #PortfolioDay!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
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hey #portfolioday! i'm otava, a visual artist from finland who specializes in comics, and i'm currently open for illustration jobs to bring to life your weird, hot, melancholic and dramatic projects. let me illustrate your album cover or magazine spread:
www.otavaheikkila.net
www.otavaheikkila.net
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
hey #portfolioday! i'm otava, a visual artist from finland who specializes in comics, and i'm currently open for illustration jobs to bring to life your weird, hot, melancholic and dramatic projects. let me illustrate your album cover or magazine spread:
www.otavaheikkila.net
www.otavaheikkila.net
It's funny how AI has given me this new appreciation for random pre-2023 products using crappy art or tacky stock photos. Like wow it's not impressive but at least I know there's a real human out there who produced this image, with their own hands, as well as they could
January 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It's funny how AI has given me this new appreciation for random pre-2023 products using crappy art or tacky stock photos. Like wow it's not impressive but at least I know there's a real human out there who produced this image, with their own hands, as well as they could
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Hi #PortfolioDay !
I’m Ida, a queer Malaysian-Chinese artist that loves drawing fantasy art! 💖🎨
[ #Dnd #art #ocsky #oc ]
I’m Ida, a queer Malaysian-Chinese artist that loves drawing fantasy art! 💖🎨
[ #Dnd #art #ocsky #oc ]
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Hi #PortfolioDay !
I’m Ida, a queer Malaysian-Chinese artist that loves drawing fantasy art! 💖🎨
[ #Dnd #art #ocsky #oc ]
I’m Ida, a queer Malaysian-Chinese artist that loves drawing fantasy art! 💖🎨
[ #Dnd #art #ocsky #oc ]
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#portfolioday again !! hello hello im jade 🥀 i like drawing unsettling horror, magic, and all kinds of comics
available for long/short term comic work, covers, posters, and private commissions ~
web🧡 jadezhang.art
shops🧡 jadezhang.art/shop
commissions🧡 jadezhang.art/comms
email🧡 jadezzq@gmail.com
available for long/short term comic work, covers, posters, and private commissions ~
web🧡 jadezhang.art
shops🧡 jadezhang.art/shop
commissions🧡 jadezhang.art/comms
email🧡 jadezzq@gmail.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
#portfolioday again !! hello hello im jade 🥀 i like drawing unsettling horror, magic, and all kinds of comics
available for long/short term comic work, covers, posters, and private commissions ~
web🧡 jadezhang.art
shops🧡 jadezhang.art/shop
commissions🧡 jadezhang.art/comms
email🧡 jadezzq@gmail.com
available for long/short term comic work, covers, posters, and private commissions ~
web🧡 jadezhang.art
shops🧡 jadezhang.art/shop
commissions🧡 jadezhang.art/comms
email🧡 jadezzq@gmail.com
Sup #PortfolioDay!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Sup #PortfolioDay!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
I'm Maaria and I do comics, illustrations and character design!
When working on a bigger multi-session piece, put it away and don't look at it when you're not working on it. It might go stale in your brain otherwise. A good refresher for digital is to flip the canvas horizontally
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
When working on a bigger multi-session piece, put it away and don't look at it when you're not working on it. It might go stale in your brain otherwise. A good refresher for digital is to flip the canvas horizontally
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discord is asking everybody about how they feel about AI. have at it folks
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January 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
discord is asking everybody about how they feel about AI. have at it folks
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enjoyed watching this firekitty
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
enjoyed watching this firekitty
"But why is there no fandom or cultural impact" I don't know why this is so mysterious to people. Avatar is the only franchise on the list that replaces human characters with cgi cat aliens in loincloths, in a 90's airbrushed new age hippie aesthetic. It's too cringe. Fun to watch, but it's cringe
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"But why is there no fandom or cultural impact" I don't know why this is so mysterious to people. Avatar is the only franchise on the list that replaces human characters with cgi cat aliens in loincloths, in a 90's airbrushed new age hippie aesthetic. It's too cringe. Fun to watch, but it's cringe
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Obviously, this is amazing BUT the thing I love most, is that it's directly poking fun at the desire/fetish to overanimate overlapping action & smears.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.
James Baxter’s 2D animation in ‘The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball’ new episode.
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Obviously, this is amazing BUT the thing I love most, is that it's directly poking fun at the desire/fetish to overanimate overlapping action & smears.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.