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Karen Luk

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Drawer of words, writer of images, and instructor. https://linktr.ee/KarenLuk

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20th successful Kickstarter campaign achieved!

26.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Make 100 Catober 2025 Catober 2025 is the eighth collection of ink cat drawings by Karen Luk.

Final hours of the Make 100 Catober 2025 campaign, ending on February 26th, 12 noon PST! 3 bonus cat stickers are unlocked along wtih the Catober 2025 booklet.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...

#crowdfund #campaign #kickstarter #cat #catart #funded #indieart #ink #catober

25.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ink drawing of a young horse with fiery mane, tail, and hooves for Lunar New Year. Drawn by Karen Luk.

Ink drawing of a young horse with fiery mane, tail, and hooves for Lunar New Year. Drawn by Karen Luk.

Happy New Year of the Fire Horse!

#ink #cny #lunaryear #happynewyear #fire #horse #brushpen

19.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know writing is mostly rewriting.

18.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been doing a writing challenge for the past few weeks. What I've learned is that I am very out of practice and my stories are not clear and/or confusing. I'm struggling with how much to describe in prose versus whipping out a sketchbook to draw.

15.02.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm thinking about which cat(s) I haven't painted or drawn yet.

11.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ink and watercolor painting of a gray cat wtih a green teapot that says Brew More, Do More on it. Art by Karen Luk.

Ink and watercolor painting of a gray cat wtih a green teapot that says Brew More, Do More on it. Art by Karen Luk.

For all the weekend warriors: Brew More, Do More!

#caturday #weekendwarrior #tea #cat #teapot #teatime

07.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Friendly reminder for US-based readers, if you preordered the book in any format, you have one more week to get your free signed bookplate. Submit receipts here: readstarwars.com/lrm-preorder

03.02.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Make 100 Catober 2025 Catober 2025 is the eighth collection of ink cat drawings by Karen Luk.

Aaaand, we're funded! Back the project and help decide which cat sticker I should make next:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...

03.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And, we’re funded in the first day! Thanks to my backers and campaign sharers.

31.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's 5 hours left to see if this one-hour AMA Zoom makes more money than Melania this weekend.

30.01.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ink drawing of an adult white cat snuggling a smaller white cat for support, drawn by Karen Luk.

Ink drawing of an adult white cat snuggling a smaller white cat for support, drawn by Karen Luk.

A little support today.

#ink #support #snuggle #cat #whitecat #love #loveislove

31.01.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Make 100 Catober 2025 Catober 2025 is the eighth collection of ink cat drawings by Karen Luk.

We live...!
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30.01.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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100 FAQ On Making Comics Know the Basics. Avoid the Blunders.

Spend over 3 decades editing comics, you field a lot of loaded questions. Here are 100 of my favorites from art and english majors to industry hopefuls and seasoned pros. From oft-asked to oddball, the answers might surprise you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...

29.01.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ink drawing of a chibi tiger by Karen Luk.

Ink drawing of a chibi tiger by Karen Luk.

Happy #caturday! Join me for Family Art Making Day at deYoung Museum and draw manga inspired creations. It's free and we're open from 11 am to 3 pm today, January 24th in the Kimball Gallery.

www.famsf.org/events/famil...
#drawing #tiger

24.01.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today, I shipped my last backer rewards today for the Catastic 2026 Calendar Kickstarter. Always nice to hit that 100% fulfilled status.

24.01.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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san francisco’s Japan consul general Kotaro Otsuki welcomed manga legends and featured @deyoungmuseum.bsky.social β€œart of manga” exhibit artists Junji Ito (Uzumaki) and Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2) this week!

Don’t miss your chance to see β€œart of manga” - last day is Feb. 1!

23.01.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Make 100 Catober 2025 Catober 2025 is the eighth collection of ink cat drawings by Karen Luk.

My next project and 20th crowdfunding one coming soon...!

#cat #catober #crowdfund #kickstarter #indieart #ink #shopsmall #drawingchallenge

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...

21.01.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Writing session proved fruitless, so now watercolor painting instead for the rest of the day.

19.01.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How did you wall mount it?

15.01.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html

🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky

22.11.2025 01:03 πŸ‘ 4270 πŸ” 2433 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 2

Love the type case drawer as a display case.

15.01.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s also a play, β€œPeter and Alice,” wherein the real inspiration of Alice and Peter meet. I think one run had Dame Judi Dench as Alice.

15.01.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

::screams in nope::

14.01.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Black Zine Fair Returns in 2026 β€” Help Us Bring It to Life The Black Zine Fair was founded by Mariame Kaba and Neta Bomani in 2023 to address a clear gap: Black publishers and artists have long shaped independent publishing, yet we were still underrepresented...

Thanks for the support of the Black Zine Fair so far. We are looking to get to $15,000 by the end of this week. I am working on the fair budget & we definitely need funds. gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...

13.01.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sad to hear of CCA's closure, but not really surprised, given these times.

14.01.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Getting back into writing prose spec fiction and I'm trying to not edit the process too much so I can finish a draft first.

12.01.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Drawings of a how to draw chibi fox and human character by Karen Luk.

Drawings of a how to draw chibi fox and human character by Karen Luk.

Collected cats drawn from the Art of Manga exhibit hosted at the deYoung Museum by Karen Luk.

Collected cats drawn from the Art of Manga exhibit hosted at the deYoung Museum by Karen Luk.

Join me for Family Art Making at the deYoung Museum to draw manga characters for the Art of Manga exhibit. Maybe I'll show you how to draw one of the many cats from the exhibit!

Jan 10 & 24, Kimball Gallery, 11 to 3
www.famsf.org/events/famil...

#purrsday #drawing #workshop #learning #manga #chibi

08.01.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I notice people are starting to refer to ChatGPT as Chat. Stop that. Chat is my unhinged friend made up of thousands of real voices. Chat is my audience both real and fictional. Chat is all of us. And ChatGPT is wearing our skin like a suit.

08.01.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year! I'm selling the last of my Catastic 2026 Calendars at a 30% discount. US shipping only included.

#shopindie #cat #purrsday #catart #calendar2026 #calendar
#HappyNewYear

karenluk.net/shop/#!/Cata...

02.01.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0