valentine
LightNews LightNews
banner
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
valentine
@valentinemsmith.bsky.social
5.4K followers 130 following 1K posts
she/they.
writer, artist.

email: vms@valentinemsmith.com
website: valentinemsmith.com
co-writer / artist ongoing: BLADE MAIDENS @ blademaidens.com
SHOP : valentinemsmith.com/store
Posts Replies Media Videos
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
inky ✍️
dame aylin and isobel thorm embrace and hold one another. the piece feels as though we are witnessing a close and intimate moment, while framed by graphic accents and lines.
October 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
aylin and isobel .
dame aylin and isobel thorm embrace and hold one another. their figures are in a tealish green, while yellow, peach, and tan circles frame them behind. the overall inks are blue. the piece feels as though we are witnessing a close and intimate moment, while framed by graphic accents and lines.
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
put up some extra lino and woodcut prints ✍️

valentinemsmith.com/store to grab!
a small square woodblock print of the bride of frankenstein in black ink, and a larger 8' 10'' linocut print of frankenstein's monster in black ink. both are profile potraits, held up by the artist's hand in front of a gallery style display wall.
October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
printin ✍️
a spread of prints on a white shelf background with plants and a coffee pot full of water behind. the prints from left to right: an inked drawing of timeless toni storm, one of dame aylin in green and magenta, one of rhea ripley in purple with her name behind, chamber, and a fully black and white drawing of lady dimitrescu
October 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
next goal up for bixbyyyy -

big print (by me!! plus others already unlocked!!)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rnm...
Detective Bixby Grant stands in the foreground looking out upon a beach in fanged smiley face swintrunks, which a creature from a non-descript lagoon emerges out of the water and begins to skulk toward him. a beach umbrella to the left helps to guide the eye in composition, and clouds accompany the sky behind.
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
big inky
an inked double page spread from blade maidens issue 5, dead in the water. it features an epic chaotic battle between merfolk and the crew of the harpy's talon. the captain, sword raised, in front, mel in wolf form mauling a mer person and taking a bit out of their neck. ser locked in a fight with her sword against a mer person's blade. mer folk hanging from the sails and ropes above the ship and climbing over, the crew surprised and trying desperately to hold their own. all of this occurs in the dark of night.
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
❌ ❌ ❌
an illustrative drawing of the members of x-force, circa the nineties. it features boomer, rictor, siryn, warpath, and shatterstar, amongst a desert background in warm pinks and oranges and a light blue sky.
September 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
my workload ate through another pencil, so it's a great time to pick up prints or other fun things!

valentinemsmith.com/store to grab :)
an ink drawing in which rhea ripley stands with her hands raised above her head, tongue out, and framed by a wrestling ring and studio lights.
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
she

brutality

you know
rhea ripley stands in the foreground, framed by a wrestling ring and studio lights. her figure is purple with light cream accents on jewelry, and she raises her hands above herself and sticks her tongue out. "rhea ripley" is in pink and orange text pushed back behind her and the lime green studio lights.
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
canary y y y
a figure drawing of black canary in ink, colored yellow, black, and magenta. she stands casually against a circular graphic background.
September 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
forgot to post about these little onesss that went up.

grab if you like! valentinemsmith.com/store
9 small pen and paint originals, in three rows. top row, left to right: ashley williams, michael myers, and faith lehane. middle row: mel, rown, and ser. bottom row: sleepy gengar, audrey II, and duskull.
September 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
💪😈
an ink illustration of timeless toni storm, sitting on top of an equiptment chest backstage. post fight, lit in magenta with shadows of green and purple. she looks downward toward the ground, and her boots, leaning.
September 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
:)

little guy

valentinemsmith.com/store
layered stickers of kurt wagner, in summer workout gear, waving at the viewer.
September 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
faith.

color treatment on some inks from a while ago that i wanted to revisit and to match the buff- valentinemsmith.com/store to grab.
a figure portrait of faith lehane from buffy the vampire slayer. she stands with a crossbow, smirking, and ready to fight. graphic lines intersect the image and direct flow over the cmyk color theme.
August 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
buff.

color treatment on some inks from a while ago that i wanted to revisit - valentinemsmith.com/store to grab.
a figure portrait of buffy the vampire slayer, in bright cmyk coloring and with graphic lines moving through the image. she holds a broken pool cue, and wears a leather jacket. poised and ready to fight, but casually cool, looking toward the left.
August 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
It's @iamhandaxe.bsky.social and I do @flamecon.bsky.social ! Come hang out! Come get some cool stuff! Come talk about comics with us! Hope to see you all this weekend and send us love for completing our projects in the meantime ✍️🖤✍️🖤
A white pen drawn over inked background that is red and black. comic pages surround two cute little heads representing leah and valentine. the text reads: Flamecon, J107 (the table), Valentine Smith and Leah Williams. Come say hi!
August 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
new stuff! all added at valentinemsmith.com/store :)
a selection of buttons and keychains against a white background. keychains include summer workout nightcrawler, storm with ice cream, hot dog colossus, madelyne pryor, and a claw machine. buttons include one with text that reads "not a girl, not a boy, but both and neither", one is of the creature from the black lagoon, and the last is of frankenstein's monster. a close up of the button of frankenstein's monster. a close up of a button that reads, "not a girl, not a boy, but both and neither".
July 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
:)
overlapping 3'' round circle stickers that read "pelase ask me about the x-men" in yellow against a red aged and textured background.
July 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
weeeeeee
thumbnail panel layouts of a fight scene between eldridge miller and melody havensbrook in blade maidens. the lines are magenta with sfx in teal overlay. panel layout in just boxes for mapping the mentioned fight scene. final inks of a fight scene between eldridge miller and melody havensbrook in blade maidens.
July 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
:)
five print portraits of x-men. center: cyclops. four are behind the center with a slight overlap, from top left and clockwise: magik, colossus, jean grey, and wolverine. all are against a wood background.
July 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
the ladyyy of the house
lady dimitrescu, at full height. holding a lit cigarette in one hand, with the colors fading from blue to red on the figure.
July 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
got two print bundles together of a couple inventory extras!

valentinemsmith.com/store to grab :)
three prints against a wood background of laudna. one is just inked, one is purple with dripping red string, and the other is of her later design with red circles surrounding her and a black smoke. five prints against a wooden background. top left is an inked laudna, top right is of yasha in orange and red, middle is of beau and yasha in a winder mountain landscape, bottom left is imogen temult with a graphic red circle background, and bottom right is the inked version of the earlier yasha.
July 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
i have one of each of these sticker packs of older work up to clear out inventory! grab them while you can - valentinemsmith.com/store
a collection of mutant friend related stickers. included are a glob, rachel summers, baseball scott, and a comic book. all are against a wooden background. a collection of stickers against a wooden background. one says queer in a fun font, one is a gal pal recrod player, one features buffy and faith, one a skateboard and another a matchbook.
July 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
got some cool stuff comin valentinemsmith.com/store
an ink drawing of magik as she sits, calm, in pink. her sword in bright yellow is behind her, with graphic smoke as a background. the text on the image reads: US, CANADA and AUS shipping available now, followed by the address.
July 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
valentinemsmith.bsky.social
✍️
a hockey fight for possession mid action, between the 24-25 ottawa charge and montreal la victoire. featured is number 3, zoe boyd. she is in a pinkish red while the other figures are in a mustard yellow, with an ink and greenish-teal square behind them. surrounding are graphic cream/white lines.
July 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM