Author of the Noss Saga (LGBTQ+ epic fantasy series). Layout Artist & Director of Cinematography at Disney (Zootopia, Encanto, Frozen, Moana, etc). Photographer, animator, designer, he/him 🏳️‍🌈 Married to @dahlumii.bsky.social www.joaquinbaldwin.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtlzw4wpxk2oA few of the Noss Saga maps exist in real life. These are diegetic maps (they are drawn in the story by one of the characters) so I made them for real with a fountain pen and textured paper. #NossSaga #Cartography #FantasyMaps21 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlzw4wpxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtpuiix3hs2sHow to pointy: Trying to make a pointy bit on the line art removes volume and makes things flat. Make pointy more round.23 Aug 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpuiix3hs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtopx7voqc2eThe other day I found out an artist I truly admire has been posting to Truth .social, and man, that really hurt. Why. Just why would you. You know who hangs in there, you know how terrible it is for you personally, for your friends, for society in general. Oh wait I meant Twitter. Same thing.22 Aug 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtopx7voqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtopb5scy223Maybe you think you are invulnerable to this (you are not), but the people who stay in Twitter because you are still sharing there are definitely being dragged to the right. I have so many mutuals who are still posting regularly there, and it's so disheartening to see. Please stop. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtopb5scy223https://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtmm4y4lic24From the makers of trypophobia burrito: necrosis blue waffle21 Aug 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmm4y4lic24https://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtlzw4wpxk2oA few of the Noss Saga maps exist in real life. These are diegetic maps (they are drawn in the story by one of the characters) so I made them for real with a fountain pen and textured paper. #NossSaga #Cartography #FantasyMaps21 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlzw4wpxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mti6t3b7pc22I did some tweaks to the canid mask and got it printed in MJF PA12s. The biggest change was the thickness overall: with this material, I could go less than half the thickness, so the weight dropped by a ton! Other cosmetic/comfort fixes done as well.20 Aug 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti6t3b7pc22https://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mti6t3b7pc22I did some tweaks to the canid mask and got it printed in MJF PA12s. The biggest change was the thickness overall: with this material, I could go less than half the thickness, so the weight dropped by a ton! Other cosmetic/comfort fixes done as well.20 Aug 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti6t3b7pc22https://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtehhrsg2s2iPortrait of Kitjári and her mighty bow. #NossSaga #Illustration18 Aug 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtehhrsg2s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mth5skgjmc2iA quick tutorial on why ETTR (Expose to the Right) isn't always good a good digital photography rule to follow (although it often is very useful!). https://www.joaquinbaldwin.com/blogs/posts/expose-to-the-right-ettr-isnt-always-right19 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth5skgjmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtfqs5higs2iPosting this preemptively in case someone reads my novels and wants to question if my belief system aligns with every action and every line that is written, including the morals of the villains in the story, or even of the hero when he's being an imperfect dick.19 Aug 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfqs5higs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtez6awpmc2iThis is the animated short that got me my job at Disney. #Animation18 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtez6awpmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtez6awpmc2iThis is the animated short that got me my job at Disney. #Animation18 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtez6awpmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mtehhrsg2s2iPortrait of Kitjári and her mighty bow. #NossSaga #Illustration18 Aug 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtehhrsg2s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mt54tygbsk2euhmmm....15 Aug 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt54tygbsk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mt54tygbsk2euhmmm....15 Aug 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt54tygbsk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mt3sm55fsk2eI just captured this potato about to impact with the Griffith Observatory. Alignment from home, I just had to stand up on a chair by the garage to get a clear view. #Photography #Astrophotography15 Aug 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3sm55fsk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mt3v7kl6us2eJust announced at D2315 Aug 2026 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3v7kl6us2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mt3v3rbhzs2eZZZ 🪶15 Aug 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3v3rbhzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mt3sm55fsk2eI just captured this potato about to impact with the Griffith Observatory. Alignment from home, I just had to stand up on a chair by the garage to get a clear view. #Photography #Astrophotography15 Aug 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3sm55fsk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3mt2qcmgtbc2eI'm quite glad I read the outside portions of this short first, and then the central one, because it forced me to reread the outside again with new insight. But you do you. Just make sure you read this wonderful piece. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2qcmgtbc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3msyqzt4ixk2p“The Windmill Farmer” An animated short I did back in 2010. Testing out the new 10 minute video limit (in beta) to see how the quality holds up. Sound up! 🎧 (the original music is amazing) #Animation13 Aug 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyqzt4ixk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3msyqzt4ixk2p“The Windmill Farmer” An animated short I did back in 2010. Testing out the new 10 minute video limit (in beta) to see how the quality holds up. Sound up! 🎧 (the original music is amazing) #Animation13 Aug 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyqzt4ixk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joabaldwin.com/post/3msy4wbztlc2qA post on how my eclipse photography preparations helped out, and what didn't quite work. Includes a gallery of my favorite shots. #Eclipse https://www.joaquinbaldwin.com/blogs/posts/photographing-a-total-solar-eclipse-the-results-rights-and-wrongs13 Aug 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:6lbspto7urisrdqh74v4p6fk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msy4wbztlc2q