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Ripley !

@ripleylarue

she/he/they • femme lesbian art guy
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ripleylarue

This was gonna be a longer comic but thus first page gets the point across perfectly

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joeylivesinspace

so my old friend group (all queer btw) turned into the girl on the left last year and i felt like i had to walk on eggshells around them. like i couldn’t talk too much about myself or risk making being gay my “only personality trait” and have them all hate me. and when i was with my friends who were proud and enjoyed being gay i felt like the Normal Gay Police™️ were gonna get me. im so glad i saw this because tbh ive been ashamed of myself the whole school year. don’t let your own internalized homophobia affect others. my god.

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ripleylarue

I’m glad to hear this is resonating with people! The girl on the left is an amalgamation of former friends that would always say this kind of thing to me. For context- I was the only out lesbian in my grade back in school. Most of my friends were some flavor of queer yet would use me to externalize thier internalized homophobia. I’m very fortunate to have friends who get it in my adult life.

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clefairytea asked:

I love the way you draw faces! They’re so cute, expressive and full of life. Have you ever considered doing a breakdown of how you approach them?

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This is so kind!!! I don’t use guidelines or anything, I generally start from the nose and then the lips. I don’t really concern myself with symmetry in the face. I try to use as few lines as possible to get the point across.

If anyone would be interested I could do a more thorough breakdown of how I draw and simplify certain facial features.

#lesbianartist#art tutorial#?#art style#art tips#illustration#comic illustration#cartoonist
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Pink evening primrose fairies!

I’ve been working on a series of Texas wildflower fairies inspired by Cicely Mary Barker’s illustrations. I wanted to highlight the biodiversity and beauty of my home :). I don’t think I’ve posted about it on here at all but one of the core motifs of my work is queer southern /southwestern imagery (specifically exploring intersections of lesbianism and transness). Conservative governments DO NOT represent the majority. Queer Texans will always be here! We are as natural and resilient as the flowers that bloom on the roadsides every spring. Anyways enjoy the fairies lol there are more where that came from

#lesbian art#queer art#butch#lesbian#butch lesbian#illustration#art#dyke art#wildflowers#queertexan#transmasc#butchfemme#femme4butch#femme lesbian
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Nudity (in art and in general) is not inherently sexual and I will die on this hill

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