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squiral.bsky.social
squiral
@squiral.bsky.social
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artist | software engineer | scottish | she/her | perpetually working on the webcomic Absence Duly Noted that will see the light of day in the year of our lord 2390

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squiral @squiral.bsky.social · Nov 16
#LAF

HEY! I'm Laurie. I am obsessed with my dumb gay OCs so expect that!

I'm also working on a webcomic with these guys so that's fun! Exploring themes of disability, mental health, grief and self-worth. Slice-of-life stuff with flawed, regular people with day jobs just tryina get through the day
Digital illustration. One man (Nick) sat on the lap of the other, giving him a surprise kiss, causing the other man (Mark) to lean back, his arms and one out in surprise. Digital illustration. Two figures seemly falling, one being a tall woman (Linda) on the left, with a menacing grin on her face, grabbing the ankle of the other figure (Nick), a small man dressed formally, who looks up at her with fear. Digital illustration of two figures standing. On the Left is Mark, coloured in orange, leaning slightly back with his hands in his pockets with a smug smile on his face. To his left is Nick, coloured in blue. He leans forward, smoking a cigarette as he squints at something off-screen A series of drawings depicting a man with achondroplastic dwarfism (Nick) he is white with dark hair and is dressed in a white shirt and tie with dark slacks. The images depict a variety of emotions.
squiral.bsky.social
I’ve started doing strength training and I love how the algorithm is now like “oh your a fitness girlie now? Here is your prescribed list of new nonsensical insecurities you should have!” Yes we know they make no anatomical sense (hip dips)! Have fun!!!
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
squiral.bsky.social
After nearly a year I’m at the point where I am ready to start sketching out the first pages for my comic and I am so PUMPED
May 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
squiral.bsky.social
Some suit studies I did as part of @kaseysnow.bsky.social fantastic Art Gym stream - honestly such a good space to work on your skills!
March 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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polarcartoons.bsky.social
Drew a few Chris's, my silly demon fella
February 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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stiinken.bsky.social
self reflection
February 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
squiral.bsky.social
lazy sunday morning vibes with the lads

#ocsky #art #digitalart #mlm #ocs #illustration
A digital illustration of my two OCs, Nick and Mark, lazing on a sofa together, with the suggestion of the morning sun shining on them through a window pane. Nick is fully asleep, draped on top of Mark, as Mark squints his eyes open, resting his head on his arm and smiling slightly.
February 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
squiral.bsky.social
Trying to get to grips with procreate and loving it so far, been messing about with making fun poses and trying to squish them into a small space.

#anatomy #illustration #procreate
Digital studies of various nudes in sepia tones
February 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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alexandriamonikart.bsky.social
Bellie ❤️
January 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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cthaeh.bsky.social
I miss my ugly fucking dog so much [wip]

#art #succession #romanroy
January 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
squiral.bsky.social
Reposting some old OC aaaartt (also happy new year am I late)

#art #artwork #ocs #ocsky #illustration
A range of monochromatic sketches of my OCs Lina and Viren in a fantasy AU setting. Smoochin' A range of drawings of my OC Nick, some of him looking irritated and some of him working at his desk, drawn from behind.
January 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
squiral.bsky.social
Wanted to try some more realism. Rendering scares meeee but I'm happy with how this came out.

#ocsky #originalcharacter #illustration #art #artwork #characterdesign #visdev #digitalart
Digital portrait of my OC Nick. He is a white, clean-shaven man with achondroplasia. He has dark hair, olive skin and brown eyes. He is set against an olive-green backdrop, looking off to the right with a neutral expression
December 19, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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bilboyaga.bsky.social
Saying you’re using AI to create art is like saying you’re using DoorDash to cook.
December 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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squiral.bsky.social
Some oooold Marks I still like

#ocsky #ocs #characterdesign #art #artwork #illustration #comic #webcomic
Illustrations of my character Mark from the WIP comic Absence Duly Noted. He is a white, blond guy dressed in a white shirt, pink striped tie and slacks.
December 16, 2024 at 11:37 PM
squiral.bsky.social
went to see Conclave with my mum who told me going in "Anthony Head is in it!" and the entire runtime I was just staring at John Lithgow like
December 17, 2024 at 10:37 AM
squiral.bsky.social
Some oooold Marks I still like

#ocsky #ocs #characterdesign #art #artwork #illustration #comic #webcomic
Illustrations of my character Mark from the WIP comic Absence Duly Noted. He is a white, blond guy dressed in a white shirt, pink striped tie and slacks.
December 16, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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squiral.bsky.social
The main crew from Absence Duly Noted! Initially set in a software company - they make a plant care tracking app, so all the teams are houseplant-themed 🌱

#ocsky #ocs #webcomic #characterdesign #visdev #art #digitalart #illustration #artwork #originalcharacters
A group of busts of the members of 'Team Pothos', from top to bottom: Hannah (Apprentice Software Engineer), Alejandra 'Ale' (Quality Assurance Engineer), Mark (Senior Software Engineer), Nick (Tech Lead), Sonia (Product Owner)
December 15, 2024 at 9:38 PM
squiral.bsky.social
The main crew from Absence Duly Noted! Initially set in a software company - they make a plant care tracking app, so all the teams are houseplant-themed 🌱

#ocsky #ocs #webcomic #characterdesign #visdev #art #digitalart #illustration #artwork #originalcharacters
A group of busts of the members of 'Team Pothos', from top to bottom: Hannah (Apprentice Software Engineer), Alejandra 'Ale' (Quality Assurance Engineer), Mark (Senior Software Engineer), Nick (Tech Lead), Sonia (Product Owner)
December 15, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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duckgoose.bsky.social
The miracle pill looked so tasty to me

#art #illustration #theprincessbride #fanart #inigo #westley
An illustrated scene from The Princess Bride movie. Inigo smiles as he looks towards the chocolate covered miracle pill given to him by Miracle Max. Inigo is propping up Westley's head who is recently deceased. There is a halo floating over him.
December 12, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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jametc.bsky.social
available now:
it's the 1970s and you want a 🍕SLICE OF PIZZA 🍕
a zine of pin-up illustrations for mature audiences only.

it collects 32 drawings across 6 pages about a man who makes pizza!! sketches included- for $10+ USD
#artpost

ko-fi.com/s/26cc6eb2aa
umbrellaville.itch.io/sliceofpizza
cover art for a zine called "it's summer in the 1970s and you want a Slice of Pizza", a very retro paper magazine cover featuring a blonde man leaning over a counter in a pizzeria, wearing a striped red shirt, with moppy blonde hair and large glasses, seeming to be asking what order he can get you. a small group of thumbnails from the zine, overlaid with the text "8 arranged pages of illustrations and 2 pages of sketches"
December 11, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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twoshortswords.bsky.social
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December 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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lyadrielle.bsky.social
When you're running a military exercise, but gremlins keep swiping the army tokens!
#Arcane
December 5, 2024 at 4:58 PM
squiral.bsky.social
Been cat-sitting for some pals and damn staying at their place I’ve managed to write some comic stuff I’M SO HAPPY WITH. I swear just the mere proximity to cats is a magical force
December 10, 2024 at 6:23 PM
squiral.bsky.social
Decided I'll need to have a flashback at some point in my story so I tried an exploratory doodle of Nick as a kid - ended up going a bit further with it 🙃

#art #ocs #originalcharacter #artwork #illustration #characterdesign #comics
Digital illustration of a young boy with achondroplastic dwarfism. He is standing in front of a dark burnt orange backdrop, with his face partially lit by light streaming through slats from a set of blinds out of view. He has an ambiguous expression - possibly a mix of worry/despondency, as he looks upwards.
December 10, 2024 at 12:18 AM
squiral.bsky.social
Buying people random gifts unrelated to any holiday/birthday feels so good.

You thought you were safe from getting free nice shit? Think again asshole I LOVE YOU
December 9, 2024 at 11:35 AM