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Matt 🏳️‍🌈
@mspencerdraws.bsky.social
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He/Him || 33 || Trans & Queer ||
Freelance Illustrator, Open for Work
http://www.mspencerillustration.com/
mspencerillustration@gmail.com

Courtly Beasts Tarot wips at:
https://www.patreon.com/mspencerdraws

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Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · Sep 3
Heya!
I'm Matt, a queer illustrator from Michigan.
I am always looking for new freelance projects!

I love:
-Books! (interiors, covers, promo)
-Tarot/Tarot-inspired work!
-TTRPGs (items, maps, etc.)!

🍂 www.mspencerdraws.com
🏹 mspencerillustration@gmail.com

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(TTRPG & Interior B/W work ⬇️)
A watercolor illustration in oranges and greys. A serpent weaves through bare branches of a tree. Centered, within a frame of antlers, a black and white portrait of a bearded man with leather armor on one shoulder and a quiver on his back. Promo Illustration for Neon Hemlock's 2024 Novella lineup. An illustration of a skull and scattered oracle cards on a table. A snake slithers over them. The cover for WE'RE HERE 2024. An illustration (in watercolor) of an earth-toned wild hunt tapestry with muted rainbow-y accents being looked at by a trio of rad queer people in a museum-esque framing An autumn themed watercolor painting in oranges and blue-violets. A deer plays a hurdy gurdy in the central panel. Borders to the sides show a harvest wreath, candles, pumpkins, and apples. The panel above the deer shows an orange full moon. The panel below shows a gathering/celebration around a giant bonfire.
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
This little baker is still seeking a good home =3
mspencerdraws.bsky.social Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · Dec 16
"Warmth by Moonlight"
Available on @everydayoriginal.bsky.social !

Painted in watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on 140lb Arches hot press paper and framed (in a hand-painted and gilded circular frame).

everydayoriginal.com/product/warm...
A watercolor painting in chilly indigo and warm oranges. An anthropomorphic mangalitsa pig pulls a freshly baked loaf of bread out of a brick oven with a paddle. Beyond them a starry sky, and snowy moonlit pines. A photo of the aforementioned watercolor painting, framed in a circular blue and gold frame. The painting is set on a table with a cork trivet, golden measuring spoons, a rams horn, and a ceramic vessel, with a blurred snowy landscape beyond. A closeup of the framed painting.
December 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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upongoblinhill.bsky.social
"With golden hand you built, you raised, alongside humankind redeemed,

A city wrought for hope and joy as none have ever dreamed."

–Excerpt from "Threnody for Elysium"
View of a cloud-shrouded city by night. The consists of massive monolithic towers looming over clusters of smaller towers in shadow. The lights of the city illuminate the underside of clouds that pass through the towers. The nights sky is a slate gray illuminated both by aurora and stars.
January 31, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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obsoletegoat.bsky.social
Memento et mori, remember you will die.
Memento et mori, remember you will die
January 31, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
Oh and the scarf! Matt designed a silk scarf inspired by Lyss’s cover too. And maybe we’ll get ~endpapers with a related illustration too. The scarf is available as an add on.
A silk scarf mock up inspired by WHAT ELEGANT STARS cover, orange and blue with lil spaceships
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
And then for some swag to go with paperbacks, @mspencerdraws.bsky.social has illustrated paper dolls of our butch cover babe.

I’m obsessed with these sorts of artist inspired by artist moments (kinda like Dante Luiz doing a comic inspired by Matt’s cover for SHATTER THE SUN)
Paper dolls of WHAT ELEGANT STARS cover butch with a low grav outfit and a fashiony one and a casual hoodie situation. Illustrated by Matthew Spencer.
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
The cover for WHAT ELEGANT STARS was illustrated by @lyssmenold.bsky.social who also did the rad cover for EMBODIED EXEGESIS: TRANSFEMININE CYBERPUNK FUTURES (edited by AnnLeBlanc).

Please hire Lyss, they are great.
WHAT ELEGANT STARS cover with Neon Hemlock logo and “now on kickstarter” Illustrated by Lyss Menold
January 31, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
Please share this with your cool rich gay aunt and ask them to back at the Patron level. 😘

I'd especially love to commission some novelettes in chapbook form.

(reposts appreciated, need to reach the maximum number of people with cool rich gay aunts)
January 29, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
This is bound to be another fantastic anthology from Neon Hemlock, and it went live on KS today! Check it out!

And I'm not *just* saying that because I get to do interior illustrations and (hopefully🤞) some very cool stretch goal stuff 👀.
January 22, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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blackmeddle.bsky.social
A BABY

#art
A photo of a sketchbook: there’s a baby unicorn sitting on a dragons tail. Work is in pencil
January 29, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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rosdottir.bsky.social
The rumours are true… Aquarium is almost ready to launch! And at the end of the month we’ll be giving away a copy, as well as chance to have your character drawn by @golightlyfinch.bsky.social !

Find out what's included in the book in the next few posts 🐟
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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blackmeddle.bsky.social
Hel; Fenrir, and the jormungander ❤️ loved working in this tattoo. Done at @karmaknife in Jackson Michigan.

I still have a few slots open for April 2026, reach out if you’d like to work on something together!

#tattoo #viking
A photograph of a black and gray tattoo, with Gel the goddess of death at the center, on top of the wolf Fenrir, framed but the slithering body of a Jormungander
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
This is today!

www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/c...
January 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
For our queer history zine, We've Always Been Here, Viktor Aleksander ( @nooskadraws.bsky.social ) is bringing us to a gentlemen's smoking club during the Victorian era, where two men will be subtly sharing signs of their affection.

#QueerHistory #QueerArt #LGBTQArt #Zines #GayArt
A digital illustration of two masculine characters embracing each other, one dressed in a flowy blue robe and the other in a reddish robe with chainmail. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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welldipper.bsky.social
"Out of this wood do not desire to go: thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no." #amidsummernightsdream
An illustration of Bottom's dream from A Midsummer Night's dream of Titana, the fairy queen, and Bottom the transformed actor gazing at each other, surrounded by fairies.
January 27, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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phophos.bsky.social
hey! we're looking for a sensitivity reader and/or consultant for a large @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social project. we would like someone familiar with the topics of colonialism and imperialism, particularly non-white people or people from former British colonies. paid gig. reply or DM if interested.
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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xenianth.com
I can't.

#art #DarkArt
digital greyscale ink illustration which also utilizes glitch and photocopy paper textures. A running horse, its head completely distorted and liquefied. Glitch patterns and lines float over top of its head and the air around it. Its body is overlaid with grungy photocopied paper texture, parts streaked and darker.
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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natasailincic.bsky.social
Turned my frustration into art.

📜You can watch the full video & read the transcript at natasailincic.com/fuck-ai
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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danrossidraws.bsky.social
Some anthro sketches + exploration starting with myself 🐐
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Mark your calendars: the We've Always Been Here kickstarter will launch on March 3, 2026! 🥳

If you want to be the first to hear future announcements, get the first look at our official cover, and more, join our email list: taplingzines.aweb.page/p/038bb7b1-7...

Art by @mspencerdraws.bsky.social
A watercolor painting of two cowboys riding their horses side by side, one leaning in as if about to kiss the other. Text at the top says "We've Always Been Here: a queer historical zine" and a diagonal banner at the bottom says "Kickstarter coming 3/3".
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
A little painting wip of my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social!
A cropped portion of a larger watercolor paintng of two cowboys riding horses. They are leaning in towards each other as if in intimate conversation or towards a kiss.
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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mythjae.bsky.social
I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!!

If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨

*Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
We'll be doing an AMA over at r/QueerSFF on January 29th!

Happy to chat about novellas, WHAT ELEGANT STARS, SHATTER THE SUN, Baffling, or anything else ✨

www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/c...
Neon Hemlock AMA R/QueerSFF Thursday, Jan 29th Background of watercolory rose petals and a lil green leafy trio
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 PM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
A little painting wip of my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social!
A cropped portion of a larger watercolor paintng of two cowboys riding horses. They are leaning in towards each other as if in intimate conversation or towards a kiss.
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
A lil' drawing wip of my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social!
A cropped portion of a larger pencil drawing of two cowboys riding horses. They are leaning in towards each other as if in intimate conversation or towards a kiss.
December 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
Oh hey, it's the cover art for issue 9! Modelwork by Plastiboo.
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Cover art for new edge sword & sorcery issue nine. This is a photograph of a model set displaying a deep underground cave with lots of painted Styrofoam stalagmites and stalactites. Plastic and clear lacquer are used to create the underground lake covering the cave floor, and a homemade model warrior woman stands in the middle, half sunk in it. Looming in the shadows is some long, serpentine, aquatic horror with big white eyes, watching her...
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM