Hello everyone following the portfolioday hashtag.

My name is Sacha and I am an illustrator and comic artist from Québec. My main project is a comic book series called Seeds of Spring. It's a historical YA comic about the life of Peter Kropotkin.
Available as a PDF at https://ko-fi.com/sacharavenda66232/shop
And can also be orders physically from you local comic book shop, or from the publisher at https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10448?srsltid=AfmBOorMmoRlUGjls-aS8CnidyH3I5uRccxPCI42HpKk_c7Hcn0QOuwL

I also take commission for DnD and TTRPG characters. https://ko-fi.com/sacharavenda66232/commissions

As well as storyboardsm album covers, book illustration and 2D art for games.

#mastoart #art #fediart #anarchism #kropotkin #comics #commissionsopen #dnd #ttrpg #illustration #イラスト #zines #portfolioday

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Album cover illustration featuring a clearing in an enchanted forest coloured with purple and blue hues. The ruins of an archway is standing over a small swamp surrounded by stylized vegetation ans many small specs of yellow light are scattered though out. The title reads “Le Bosquet” by Philomene Gatien.

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Illustration showing two teen girls in a canoe on a cloudy day. One of the two seems upset and the other seems concerned.

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A lineup of fantasy characters. An archer, a knight, a nun, a ranger and a dragon bard

Today is the 5th anniversary of when me and Chris first dropped the trailer for our comic book series, Seeds of Spring. I still find this video really fun and charming.

It's a comic about Naguset, a modern Canadian Mi'kmaq teenager, who exchanges books and mix tapes with her pen pal, Chris. Her imagination sparks when he sends her a biography of the 19th century Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin. The story juxtaposes Naguset's personal and political coming-of-age in her loving family home with Kropotkin's rocky upbringing in a princely palace. These two stories of eventful lives and bold hearts are interwoven with Kropotkin's theories of freedom, Mi'kmaq vocabulary and social history, and an uplifting punk soundtrack, creating a unique reading experience bound to inspire readers to think in new ways about the issues of our time.

Digital copies of the 6 current books are available via my Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/sacharavenda66232/shop

And physical copies are available through Microcosm Publishing : https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10448?srsltid=AfmBOoprEDHLpYWoBCdPhyIW8xJpNQswVInFeQc-NIVZNyfpwdbJzfOJ

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As I get into editing and as I am preparing to draw the cover for book 6, here are some early concept sketches that I did back in 2019 to develop the visual style of the series. I still like them today. (Seeds of Spring books 1 to 5 are currently available from Microcosm Publishing https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10448 ) #mastoart #anarchism #kropotkin #art #comics #seedsofsrping

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A black and white ink drawing of a bearded old man sitting at a writing desk.

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A black and white drawing of a young bearded soldier on a horse. He is crossing a river. We see the scene from behind the character, but he is turning his head to face the viewer.