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Nate Taylor
@natentaylor.bsky.social
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PNW. International and NYT best-selling illustrator. Freelance human artist for books, tabletop games, and comics. I enjoy games, movies, and over-indulging. No AI, NFTs, or magic beans.
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Nate Taylor @natentaylor.bsky.social · Oct 19
Hi! I’m an illustrator who loves sci-fi/fantasy and cartoons, and I enjoy making emotive and dynamic character-focused art. Find more at my portfolio: natentaylor.com!
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The holiday Lego village finally grows this year with the gingerbread AT-AT! I think everyone will get along, but the Golden Brown Lord of the Sith must make a dramatic entrance!
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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No matter what age you are, I hope you get dressed up and enjoy all the candy you can!
Happy Halloween!
A cartoony mummy and a bat sit at a bistro table and clink cauldron-shaped mugs. The text “Happy Halloween” is above their heads.
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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It’s done! It’s done done done!
As my three-clawed hands transform back into humanoid paws, I’d like to revel in the enormous body of work I’ve just created (this x46).
Stay tuned here and at @mindforge_media_ltd for news about when the Kickstarter launches!
For now, though, I’ll be on the couch!
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Whenever I hear someone say AI.
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Just thinking about how creating something “completely unprompted” is probably going to have two meanings soon.
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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There’s nothing like the stomping of a 5-year-old who has to go UPSTAIRS to get dressed, ugh fine.
September 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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You deserve rest 💙 #art #comics
Illustrated comic by Yeppenny Doodles of a cute bunny reluctant to rest, and a cat tucking the bunny into a blanket and reminding them that rest isn’t a reward but rather it is part of their progress.
August 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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re: generative AI

I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.

And now, you can use it, too.
Generative Al is being marketed as a tool designed to reduce or eliminate the need for developed, cognitive skillsets. It uses the work of others to simulate human output, except that it lacks grasp of nuance, contains grievous errors, and ultimately serves the goal of human beings being neurologically weaker due to the promise of the machine being better equipped than the humans using it would ever exert the effort to be. The people that use generative Al for art have no interest in being an artist; they simply want product to consume and forget about when the next piece of product goes by their eyes. The people that use generative Al to make music have no interest in being a musician; they simply want a machine to make them something to listen to until they get bored and want the machine to make some other disposable slop for them to pass the time with. The people that use generative Al to write things for them have no interest in writing. The people that use generative Al to find factoids have no interest in actual facts. The people that use generative Al to socialize have no interest in actual socialization. In every case, they've handed over the cognitive load of developing a necessary, creative human skillset to a machine that promises to ease the sweat equity cost of struggle. Using generative Al is like asking a machine to lift weights on your behalf and then calling yourself a bodybuilder when it's done with the reps. You build nothing in terms of muscle, you are not stronger, you are not faster, you are not in better shape. You're just deluding yourself while experiencing a slow decline due to self-inflicted atrophy.
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Ah, a rainy PNW day, perfect for staying in with a cozy blanket and a hot drink.

Ah, a blisteringly hot PNW day, perfect for staying in with AC and an iced drink.
June 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Here’s lookin’ at you, Norm.
A caricature of George Wendt as Norm from Cheers, lifting a beer stein in a toast.
May 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Just heard a door slam upstairs, and all house occupants are confirmed either asleep or downstairs. Been in this house 12 years, so isn’t it a bit late for a ghost to come around?
May 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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May the 4th be with us. Rebel.
A cartoon ink drawing of Princess Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 from their escape from Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back.
May 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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It’s almost here! Join us THIS SATURDAY for free comics, face painting, fund raising for Pierce the Darkness, and huge sales!
April 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Re-reading Legends and Lattes by @travisbaldree.bsky.social and I can do character sketches this time!
It’s only an obsession if I can’t stop.
A collage of sketches of characters from the novel “Legends and Lattes” by Travis Baldree: Viv, Tandri, Cal, Thimble, Hem, Pendry, Lack, Kellin, and the Madrigal.
April 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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The title screen for the video game Vagrant Story.
April 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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It was a sad day to lose such a talented actor. My childhood wouldn’t have been the same without the roguish swordsman, hedonist gambler, and mouthy genius. RIP Val Kilmer.
Pencil portrait montage of Val Kilmer from Willow, Real Genius, and Tombstone.
April 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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It was a very good Saturday at ECCC! I got to meet new people, talk with good friends I don’t get to see often enough, and even connect with one of my new favorite authors, Travis Baldree. I am so grateful for everyone I was lucky enough to hang out with yesterday.
Nate Taylor sits at the Grim Oak Press convention booth drawing inside a special edition copy of the Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
March 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I’ve been terrible about updates, but I WILL be at ECCC today! Signing at Grim Oak at 11am, then hunting down friends and favorite creators. Hope to see you there!
March 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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If you see this, QRP with #portrait #art
Pencil and charcoal wedding portrait of the groom kissing the bride on her forehead.
February 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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If you like creature design, you will LOVE this Kickstarter.
charamath.bsky.social Audre Schutte @charamath.bsky.social · Feb 7
Creatures & Creepies Vol. 2 is now a 'Loved' project on kickstarter! That's some awesome news! We're a smidge over halfway funded and hitting that usual mid-campaign slow down, so and shares are greatly appreciated :)

#artbook #conceptart #creatureart #kickstarter
February 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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I got permission to share some of the remarques I’m doing for the special edition Name of the Wind from Grim Oak Press. Non-remarqued copies are still available at grimoakpress.com!
A black and white illustration of Cinder, a white-haired, black-eyed character from The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. He is smiling wickedly and pointing a sword toward the viewer.
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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The beast is launched! Creatures & Creepies Vol.2 is live! I will now be *that person* for a month because, frankly, I need to be. Shares are greatly appreciated!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

#artbook #conceptart #creaturedesign #kickstarter
image of the cover of the book overlayed above a collage of sketches both traditional and digital. text: Launching on kickstarter feb 4th' Creatures & Creepies Volume 2' and 'charamath.com' two page spread of the book depicting pencil sketches of animals and creatures from mythology two page spread of the book depicting digital sketches of mostly horse-like monsters two page spread of the book depicting pencil sketches of bipedal, dinosaur adjacent creatures and some busts
February 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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sumrow.bsky.social
Alright, making an official pinned post for my bsky. Reposts appreciated!

My name is Sumrow & I’m a New Mexico based illustrator. My clients include ASIMOV Science Fiction, Chaosium Inc., Mythmere Games, Monster Magnet, etc...

Site: www.johnsumrow.com
Email: john@johnsumrow.com
Cover for ASIMOV's Science Fiction Magazine. Story "Sisters of the Flare", space nun holding a candle in a psychedelic reactor Is that a present for me!? (Winter wizard) A wizened wizard tries to hide behind a tree and conjure a spell (orb). A blue dragon pokes its nose through snowy limbs ... Heavily armored tiger warrior titled "Of Claws and Moon", going into a dank dungeon facing off against skeleton warriors. Painting "Awaken the Bones", a female necromancer casts a spell and disturbs cold banes back into life.
October 24, 2024 at 11:13 PM