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Corey They Them Brickley
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They/them. Artist just doing book covers, email info@debutart.com for inquiries. Married 💍 to my freaking job 🤣 help 🙏Upcoming TTRPG: http://blightshollow.com blocking ai ppl love u
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nah i just deactivated for brain reasons im trying to stay off social media for like a month
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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i accidentally took the wrong pose to finish for this one end paper so you get More Calla
The scene from the front cover of Calla standing defiantly in the rubble of a broken brick wall with city slums in the background, this time a close-up looking up at her from below her waste line. Her pose is slightly different, with her hand at her side and her sword held in front of her, vertically, parallel with her body.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Girls are all here 🥰

"Immortal Longings" and "Vilest Things" art directed by Lydia Blagden www.instagram.com/lydiablagden/, "Eyes of Kings" art directed by Daisy Woods www.instagram.com/daisyw.design/ .

"Flesh and False Gods" trilogy written by Chloe Gong www.instagram.com/thechloegong/
Book cover with artwork of Princess Calla in a leather jacket and jeans standing in a Kowloon inspired alley with text reading: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CHLOE GONG IMMORTAL LONGINGS THE ONLY WAY TO WIN, IS TO SURVIVE. Book cover with artwork of Princess Calla in a red and gold dress on an ornate throne room staircase, with text that reads: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CHLOE GONG VILEST THINGS THE GAMES ARE OVER. LET CHAOS REIGN. Book cover with artwork of Princess Calla and combat gear standing in the rubble of a brick wall against a towering slum like city, with text reading: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR CHLOE GONG EYES OF KINGS WEAR THE CROWN. PAY THE PRICE.
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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End paper artwork for Immortal Longings and Vilest Things. It has been such an honor and privilege to work on this entire trilogy and help bring Chloe Gong's beautiful vision for the series to life. Yes there was a shit load of Wong Kar Wai visual inspiration
Looking up at Calla from the ground's view. Calla looms over us in leather jacket and jeans pointing her sword at the camera. Above her we see Kowloon inspired city buildings reaching up into the sky, with large red lights hanging haphazardly from strings. Looking down at Calla from above, standing on a ramshackle platform made of wooden planks and posts and iron slat roofing, overlooking several slum like skyscrapers. Calla is wearing a leather jacket and jeans and is unsheathing her sword. Large red lights are hanging haphazardly from strings throughout the scene. Worm's eye view of Calla ascending an ornate throne room staircase adorned with dragon sculptures and pillars reminiscent of ancient Chines art and architecture. She is wearing a sleeveless embroidered dress of red and gold with slits down the side exposing her legs and feet in golden sandals. She is looking around the throne room with a determined expression, her sword out and held by her side at the ready. We are looking down at Calla as she stands on an ornately carved golden platform as she overlooks an ornate throne room adorned with dragon sculptures and pillars reminiscent of ancient Chines art and architecture. She is posed elegantly, facing towards us but looking down at the scene over her shoulder. She is wearing a sleeveless embroidered dress of red and gold with slits down the side exposing her legs and feet in golden sandals. She holds her her sword out and draped over the balcony's ornate railing. Below her, standing at the top of the throne room staircase and silently observing the golden throne before him is a male figure obscured by shadow wearing robes.
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Artwork for the endpapers of Eyes Of Kings (tbh not sure I can show these yet so there's a 50/50 chance i will delete this in the near future)
The scene from the front cover of Calla standing defiantly in the rubble of a broken brick wall with city slums in the background, this time from an angle looking down on her and the scene The scene from the front cover of Calla standing defiantly in the rubble of a broken brick wall with city slums in the background, this time a close-up looking up at her from below her waste line. Her pose is slightly different, with her hand at her side and her sword held in front of her, vertically, parallel with her body.
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Artwork I painted for the first two novels in the trilogy, “Immortal Longings” and “Vilest Things” by Chloe Gong, respectively.
Looking down on a cluttered urban alley for a city reminiscent of Kowloon, often described as "The walled city". Red lights hang from strings haphazardly across the alleyway, while the majority of the alley is bathed in green fluorescent light. Princess Calla looks up at us defiantly at the top of a subway staircase wearing a leather jacket, jeans and leather boots. She is in the middle of unsheathing her sword. We look up from the bottom of a staircase to an ornate thrown room, adorned with intricate metal statues and pillars of dragons inspired by ancient Chinese art and sculptures. At the top of the staircase is an ornately carved throne. Much of the room is lit from below by red and gold lighting, while a gigantic futuristic circular fluorescent light hangs overhead, emitting a cool sterile light. Princess Calla is standing partway up the staircase and is partially turned back to look at us. She is wearing an ornate red and gold embroidered sleeveless dress with slits down the sides partially exposing her legs. Her sword is drawn and is being held at her side. Next to the throne stands a masculine figure wearing robes, partially obscured in shadow with hands at his hips as if looking at Calla judgmentally.
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Earlier rough versions
Similar to the finished artwork but Calla is in a different pose and the colors lean more red and green, the city is shown at street level looking into an alley Similar to the finished artwork but Calla is in a different pose wearing a leather jacket, and the colors lean more red and green, the city is shown at street level looking into an alley Similar to the finished artwork but the wall and rubble are at a different angle, closer to eye level instead of us looking up at the scene. The colors lean more purple blue and yellow than in the finished artwork, which is more choral, pink and orange Similar to the finished artwork but Calla is in a different pose wearing a leather jacket and the colors lean more red and green, the city is shown at street level looking into an alley
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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heh
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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everytime im like man i really need some financial stability and work/life separation i look around and it's like "ah yeah we dont really do that anymore man sorry + u gotta do a job interview with our chatbot"
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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he seems like a million times more relaxed not in office which is understandable
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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yeah look weird guys are replying now im never politics posting again i cant have the weird guys perceive me
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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tbf idk know if he quite hit the threshold for 'shitfaced' but 'tipsy' felt wrong for a man of his stature
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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"don't let ezra klein analyze this" like he's a possum breaking into trash bins and measuring them
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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lol yeh but I feel bad accidentally ragging on this old soviet artists finger drawing sorry sir or madame
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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the buildings might be midjourney or photoshop fill yeah. if i had a timeless pocket dimension id make some fanart of this
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM