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kristinazakhozhai.bsky.social
Comic creator and VFX artist. Author of The Book of Contradictions, a fantasy series in progress. www.thebookofcontradictions.com
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It’s one of those weeks where my day job and life are crazy, leaving me minimal time to draw. I’m reminding myself that even small progress is still progress. How’s everyone doing? #art #comic #webcomic #manga #anime #artist

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Just want to quickly introduce my #emotional #support #munchkin. She helps me balance out move violent scenes I have to draw with pure #cuteness. #art #drawing #illustrator #comics #webcomic

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

Slowly grinding away, polishing my comic for publishing. Am I the only one who, while working on their project, constantly thinks, “No one will care about this”? 🥲 #comic #indie #artist #comicart #webcomic

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Working on my #comic from a very special place today! I’m a master’s #student at #Harvard, but I live in Canada and study remotely. But I adore being on campus, especially at Widener Library—it’s pure magic. I also explored some campus bookstores! Book lovers, want to see some photos? 💕 #library

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

A sneak peek at my re-drawing process. 💜 A big chunk of my comic (the very first chapters) needs to be redrawn to be publishing-ready. 🥲 The best part of making a long series is that you’re always improving. The worst part of making a long series is that… you’re always improving. #comic #digitalart

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Struggling with these two panels today—I’ve been at it for three days. Sometimes art flows, but most of the time, you have to sweat for it. A reminder to myself, you, and all us artists. A lot of our real work often goes unseen 💜 #art #artist #struggle #honest #comic

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I’m working on a series of #TikTok videos about #howtodraw emotions. I’m really fascinated by this topic and have a quick cheat sheet showing the placement of muscles and fat tissues on the human face. I thought I’d share it here for anyone who might find it helpful. #art #drawingtutorial #education

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Happy Monday, wonderful people. Just 5 days till we can all work on our passion projects 😂😅

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

This #weekend I am planning to #draw till my hand falls off. Who is with me??? 🔥 Tell me what you are working on? 💜 #art #hobby #crafts #drawing #author #illustrator

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Work in progress today! Keep the coffee coming! 💜 #art #drawing #digitalart #illustration

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Tuesday, wonderful people! A question to my fellow #artists and #creatives :) How many of you do your #art as a job? I did freelance illustration for a while but got burned out doing art for others. Now I paint for my comic only and do other creative work as a #job. #artist #creativework

submitted 44 days ago • 4 comments

Hello, everyone! I’m overwhelmed by the response to my #comic #Kickstarter question post. I’m very grateful for the advice, resources, and encouragement. I just want to say thank you to everyone! I guess I have to start working on my campaign now. 💙 #artist #webcomic #graphicnovel

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Hello, wonderful people of the Internet. I am thinking of launching a #Kickstarter to fund my #comic’s publishing. But I am terrified that no one is going to show up. Can anyone share their experience with Kickstarter for a scared artist over here? 🥲 #art #publishing #arvise #illustrator #author

submitted 48 days ago • 14 comments

I spent the entire evening recording a YouTube podcast about depicting trauma in stories—such a fascinating topic, but also incredibly difficult to discuss coherently. But aren’t all stories, at their core, about trauma and the struggle to reconcile with it? #art #writing #author #fantasy #trauma

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment