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Comics, Color Design, BG Paint, Visdev | Current: Illustrator @ PlayQ | Prev: The Sunflower Club, Digital, Nike SNKRS | CSUF ‘21 ✨Open for work!✨ Portfolio | Socials | Shop: https://linktr.ee/KeelyMikkelsen Contact: [email protected] 🍉
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Decided to throw some more paint on this Dante. This isn’t a spoiler cause it’s just a for-funsies hypothetical. A lot of my ideas start as “this would be fun let’s try it” and then weaving the ones that actually make sense into the plot #thecostoflivingcomic #vampire #gothart #illustration #art

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I’m once again tabling at Comic Con Revolution in Ontario, CA again in a few weeks!! Find me and my homie @amatusart.bsky.social at table G17! I’ll be bringing some freebie Dantes again :) #comicconrevolution #ccr #artistalley #convention

A week-long celebration of my favorite comic? Don’t mind if I do 👀 Here’s my fav Miles for #hellaweenweek Day 2! . Hellaween by @dinolich.bsky.social . . . #hellaween #hellaweenfanart #vampire #graphicnovel

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

#HELLAWEENWEEK DAY 1: Today the 24th is my BIRTHDAY, and I really only want one thing— BOOK REVIEWS. So if you've read HELLAWEEN 1 or 2, leave a lil review on Good Reads, Storygraph, Amazon, etc and send me screenshot. If you haven't read it, birthday well wishes will do Juuust Fine 👌 however—

There's only FIVE DAYS LEFT to support the UMBERT ACTUALLY KICKSTARTER!!! Help us get $30k more!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...

Got permission to share some of my work on Treasure Party! ❄️ These were the first pieces I painted when I started in October. Treasure Party is a Match 3 mobile game, and I help illustrate the collectible cards in game. Layout & Art Direction: Mike Morris #illustration #digitalpainting

WE'RE A THIRD OF THE WAY FUNDED AHHHHHHH However, we've only got 18 days to go, so if you've been waiting to back the campaign, now would be a great time to do it! We could really use your help to get us across the finish line!! 🙏 Support indie animation!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...

Me 2 buddy 💤 I’m up to page 44 now in my comic script! I don’t actually know how to denote thinking in a script but that’s a problem for a cleaner draft. I don’t have much inner monologue since I’m trying to lean into “show don’t tell” but in this ONE single scene in Book 1 it was necessary.

Doodles of my comic boys - just wanted to enjoy some quick scribbles & some practice in the comic’s style as I continue scripting #thecostoflivingcomic #webcomics #comics #art #sketch #doodles #vampire

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ Support for trans rights is crucial right now, please contact your reps (often) to voice your support.

WAHOO 🎉

Doodle break to draw little kiddo Dante #thecostoflivingcomic #doodle #sketch #ocart

“The Day the Earth Blew Up” was really funny and it was such a delight to see 2D animation in theaters again! It’s solid if you love Looney Tunes stuff. Apparently it’s getting pulled from most theaters by Thursday :( go see it if you’re able!! #thedaytheearthblewup #looneytunes

Hey, #comics friends...

A little animated trailer for The Cost of Living is in the works! 🧛 Friend is hosting a film festival and it finally pushed me to try out Procreate Dreams & get working on this. I’m pretty busy rn but it’s super fun I wanna animate Dante with every free second of my day.

If you're a board artist in the industry, I suggest you voice your disdain for the introducing of AI in ToonBoom. I went to their Discord to voice my piece... I'm tired, please someone else say something. Please other board artists read this and help take some effort and voice your disdain...

I did hourly comics day this year! Just hadn’t had a chance to finish it up until now since I’ve been busy with freelance lately. #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #comics #autobiocomic #art #doodle

“Hey Keely what’s your favorite color” . My favorite colors always go in phases but green is showing up in everything I own these days . . . #ootd #outfitoftheday #selfportrait #autobio #sketch #doodle #art

Last of my little plein airs from the car! I’ve always loved driving through this wind farm on the 10 but this was my first time trying to draw it. Blue hour is also one of my fav times of day and I want to try to capture it some more. #art #illustration #digitalart #pleinair #backgroundpainting

Quick plein air from the car 🚗🌵 #doodle #landscape #backgroundpainting #digitalpainting #art

Woah! Somehow I neglected to share these sketches from 2021. I played Penny briefly in a dnd game DM’d by @casandwichbologna.bsky.social She’s a mix between Steve Irwin & Coyote Peterson. Had a lot of fun practicing an Aussie accent for her. #dungeonsanddragons #druid #dragonborn #art #ttrpg

Got to see Coyote Peterson at The Living Desert today! Did some sketches of him + the animals. I had a big Brave Wilderness kick in college, so this was super fun. #sketchbook #doodles #art

I DID IT my body feels GOOD my form is IMPROVING I feel BETTER than if I hadn’t done it!!

Jury duty consumed my whole day AND I’m goin back tomorrow, hourlies are still WIP 😔 (they never told me I can’t draw in the courtroom but like… I’m like 99% sure I’m not supposed to draw in the courtroom)

Home stretch for freelance today, 2 pieces to paint before I can draw & post my hourlies from yesterday 🙌 I say home stretch as if this doesn’t reset every week when new work comes in but like. It feels like a fresh start anyway lol.

After day 3 of BJJ I now only feel like I got hit by a pickup truck and not a semi-truck so I think that’s improvement!

WOW friendly reminder to take it easy when going from Not Working Out At All to Very Intense Workout For Extended Period Of Time - jiu jitsu’d too close to the sun & woke up violently ill from a migraine 🙃 all is ok now but I’ll be more careful next time

I realized Hourly Comics Day is on a weekend this year & got excited I’d finally be drawing myself doing something OTHER than work - while totally forgetting I usually freelance on the weekends lol. 90% chance it’ll be another freelance-themed one (at least it’s a different gig each time)

I decided it was too hard to write/draw combat without knowing anything about combat, so I looked into local martial arts places! (Plus I needed a fun workout routine, anyway) Took a free trial of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and nearly passed out but it was a ton of fun! I start classes next week :)