Melissa Sue Stanley 🌿✨🍄
@melissasuestanley.bsky.social
🎨 Open for book / spot / ttrpg / portraits
🗺 Looking for the circular tread back to Gormenghast
✨ MelissaSueStanley.com
💌 MelissaStanleyArt@gmail.com
🗺 Looking for the circular tread back to Gormenghast
✨ MelissaSueStanley.com
💌 MelissaStanleyArt@gmail.com
Cooking commences in an hour.
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Cooking commences in an hour.
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I'm contributing some illustrations to this 5E Supplement on Kickstarter!! Check it out!!!
Check out Primal Encounters - a 5E supplement by Aaron Miller on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...
Primal Encounters - a 5E supplement
Over 400 beast encounters, plus an extensive guide expanding the utility of beasts in your adventures.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm contributing some illustrations to this 5E Supplement on Kickstarter!! Check it out!!!
Thanks for asking - yes, Lemon Pig is still doing great!
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Thanks for asking - yes, Lemon Pig is still doing great!
It's true!
Whats up Ohio!? I'm going to be at Genghis Con (my fave indie comic show in Ohio!) this coming Sunday, Nov 30.
@melissasuestanley.bsky.social will be there too! ❤️
🦃 Come on out!
Lots of awesome creators!
@melissasuestanley.bsky.social will be there too! ❤️
🦃 Come on out!
Lots of awesome creators!
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's true!
Dragon doodles.
(Cleaning and sorting the hard drive today, finding fun old photos and all that).
(Cleaning and sorting the hard drive today, finding fun old photos and all that).
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Dragon doodles.
(Cleaning and sorting the hard drive today, finding fun old photos and all that).
(Cleaning and sorting the hard drive today, finding fun old photos and all that).
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Hey Chicago!
Sat, Dec. 6, I'll be paneling, sketching and selling books along with some of my favorite people & creators - at Sulzer, our local library in Lincoln Square - come out and bring the fam!
(btw this library has an unbelievable graphic novel selection just sayin')
Sat, Dec. 6, I'll be paneling, sketching and selling books along with some of my favorite people & creators - at Sulzer, our local library in Lincoln Square - come out and bring the fam!
(btw this library has an unbelievable graphic novel selection just sayin')
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hey Chicago!
Sat, Dec. 6, I'll be paneling, sketching and selling books along with some of my favorite people & creators - at Sulzer, our local library in Lincoln Square - come out and bring the fam!
(btw this library has an unbelievable graphic novel selection just sayin')
Sat, Dec. 6, I'll be paneling, sketching and selling books along with some of my favorite people & creators - at Sulzer, our local library in Lincoln Square - come out and bring the fam!
(btw this library has an unbelievable graphic novel selection just sayin')
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I've added some original art to the Kickstarter. These small paintings are available for crazy low prices. Pick one up before they are gone.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I've added some original art to the Kickstarter. These small paintings are available for crazy low prices. Pick one up before they are gone.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
Sculpted thorns all dang day.
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Sculpted thorns all dang day.
Friday stuff.
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Friday stuff.
Chicago! Go see these wonderful people in our wonderful library!
Hey Chicago! FREE comic arts festival at Sulzer library on December 6! I’ll be giving a talk on instructional comics and speaking on a panel!
www.chipublib.org/news/sulzer-...
www.chipublib.org/news/sulzer-...
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Chicago! Go see these wonderful people in our wonderful library!
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
I mean, I still look cool most of the time. But in 2009 I was wearing that Scott Radke necklace a LOT (now it just hangs on the wall in the hallway ;)
I mean, I still look cool most of the time. But in 2009 I was wearing that Scott Radke necklace a LOT (now it just hangs on the wall in the hallway ;)
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
I mean, I still look cool most of the time. But in 2009 I was wearing that Scott Radke necklace a LOT (now it just hangs on the wall in the hallway ;)
I mean, I still look cool most of the time. But in 2009 I was wearing that Scott Radke necklace a LOT (now it just hangs on the wall in the hallway ;)
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Eyeball day.
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Eyeball day.
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I gave one of my dudes a nose as a joke and we're all having thoughts about it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I gave one of my dudes a nose as a joke and we're all having thoughts about it.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I gave one of my dudes a nose as a joke and we're all having thoughts about it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I gave one of my dudes a nose as a joke and we're all having thoughts about it.
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Does your D&D party find a flock of common birds in the grassy field?
Or do they discover something far more PRIMAL?
Enchant the common adventure - with Primal Encounters:
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
Or do they discover something far more PRIMAL?
Enchant the common adventure - with Primal Encounters:
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Does your D&D party find a flock of common birds in the grassy field?
Or do they discover something far more PRIMAL?
Enchant the common adventure - with Primal Encounters:
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
Or do they discover something far more PRIMAL?
Enchant the common adventure - with Primal Encounters:
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
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Snags wander off the trails, eventually settling into a permanent spot to grow old and loamy. When they're not sleeping they tend to the moss and clover, and provide safe haven for the tiniest beasts of the woods.
New painting for my book-in-progress, Grisella's Woolbeast Wayguide ✨🍄🌿
New painting for my book-in-progress, Grisella's Woolbeast Wayguide ✨🍄🌿
July 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Snags wander off the trails, eventually settling into a permanent spot to grow old and loamy. When they're not sleeping they tend to the moss and clover, and provide safe haven for the tiniest beasts of the woods.
New painting for my book-in-progress, Grisella's Woolbeast Wayguide ✨🍄🌿
New painting for my book-in-progress, Grisella's Woolbeast Wayguide ✨🍄🌿
In other news: construction has begun in some curious and twisted new things for Beinart Gallery...
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(Already impossible to photograph, I love it. 🫠)
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(Already impossible to photograph, I love it. 🫠)
November 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
In other news: construction has begun in some curious and twisted new things for Beinart Gallery...
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(Already impossible to photograph, I love it. 🫠)
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(Already impossible to photograph, I love it. 🫠)
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I listened to a lot of old YouTube interviews with some favorite illustrators this weekend. Got me thinking about sharing more things from the sketchbook and whatnot.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I listened to a lot of old YouTube interviews with some favorite illustrators this weekend. Got me thinking about sharing more things from the sketchbook and whatnot.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
The art vs the artist's hand 🖐
My hands are square, chonky, stubby, banged-up little nightmares.
But they certainly get the job done.
My hands are square, chonky, stubby, banged-up little nightmares.
But they certainly get the job done.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The art vs the artist's hand 🖐
My hands are square, chonky, stubby, banged-up little nightmares.
But they certainly get the job done.
My hands are square, chonky, stubby, banged-up little nightmares.
But they certainly get the job done.
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My highlight from the Story Art exhibit at the Art Academy of Cincinnati was flipping through CF Payne’s sketchbooks. Lots of process work by other illustrators too. If you’re in Cincinnati, I encourage you to check it out.
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My highlight from the Story Art exhibit at the Art Academy of Cincinnati was flipping through CF Payne’s sketchbooks. Lots of process work by other illustrators too. If you’re in Cincinnati, I encourage you to check it out.
I listened to a lot of old YouTube interviews with some favorite illustrators this weekend. Got me thinking about sharing more things from the sketchbook and whatnot.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I listened to a lot of old YouTube interviews with some favorite illustrators this weekend. Got me thinking about sharing more things from the sketchbook and whatnot.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
What's your favorite illustrator-interview podcast or channel? Always lookin' for more.
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You can still pre-order Savage Strangehollow, my fourth book all about the vast enchanted forest of the same name. This is the Odious Snarf, it might look cute, but it is deadly poisonous. #floraandfauna #naturalhistoryfantasy #fantasyart #artbook #creaturebook #creatures
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You can still pre-order Savage Strangehollow, my fourth book all about the vast enchanted forest of the same name. This is the Odious Snarf, it might look cute, but it is deadly poisonous. #floraandfauna #naturalhistoryfantasy #fantasyart #artbook #creaturebook #creatures
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As some of you might be starting to look into presents to buy, here's a little reminder of my Mermaid Book 🖤
You could support an artist, an indie publisher AND make a mermaid or fantasy creature lover very happy!
www.eyeofnewtpress.com/collections/...
You could support an artist, an indie publisher AND make a mermaid or fantasy creature lover very happy!
www.eyeofnewtpress.com/collections/...
Dr. C. Lillefisk's Sirenology
Dive into Dr. C. Lillefisk’s Sirenology. Sketches, notes, and details reveal the secret world of mermaids lurking just beneath the waves of planet Earth's lakes, oceans, and seas. Lillefisk studies ea...
www.eyeofnewtpress.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
As some of you might be starting to look into presents to buy, here's a little reminder of my Mermaid Book 🖤
You could support an artist, an indie publisher AND make a mermaid or fantasy creature lover very happy!
www.eyeofnewtpress.com/collections/...
You could support an artist, an indie publisher AND make a mermaid or fantasy creature lover very happy!
www.eyeofnewtpress.com/collections/...