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shazleen khan🪷

1 year

I'm Shazleen , a queer british-bangladeshi Illustrator and author of award-winning webcomic BUUZA!! Portfolio: Patreon: Webcomic: Other places: Tumblr: Insta:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Guys isn’t the point of voguechallenge to put more Black people on the cover of vogue?? Guys maybe don’t turn this into a fun art hashtag, let’s let it be to see more Black people on the cover of vogue??!!!!

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@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Being able to pursue a career in creative art industries is a privledge and we all need to look ourselves in the face & acknowledge that

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4 years

Give me your unpopular art opinions.

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

While everyone talks about spiderverse vs incredibles 2 for the oscars, here’s a silent shout out to all the non american and independent animated films that get totally sidelined

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Hey everyone! Myself and some fellow artists have organised an art hashtag to celebrate and uplift Muslim Artists! 🌙Get ready for #ArtMubarak on 10th August!🌙 Please signal boost & share and join in when it comes round! More info in thread below:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

I gotta get back into drawing magical girls

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

I'm Shazleen, one of the organisers of #ArtMubarak and I'm a Queer Bangladeshi Illustrator! Currently working on BUUZA!! an Urban Fantasy comic about LGBTQ Muslims! 🖥️ 🥟 🌱 🛍️

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

I didn’t get into Folio this year, but I do quite like these! From Howl’s Moving Castle

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

This is a difficult zine to share; here it is anyway. 'My Relationship didn't survive the Pandemic, BUT I DID ' is an auto bio zine about exactly what it says on the tin. CW: trauma, mental health, cheating, death & illness of loved ones Available here:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

So I hadn't got a chance to post this til now, but Xion is the last one in the set!! She'd honestly my fave drawing and also kiinda becoming my face girl? #KingdomHeartsIII #kh3 #xion

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

I was really lucky to be commissioned by @discord itself this June for a pride month illo ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Hey everyone! #ArtMubarak kicks off tomorrow, 11 July!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Today is Bangladesh's 50th independence day, and so I've been working on this comic for remembrance of our elders & our history 🇧🇩 You can read the full comic for free (or donation!!) on Gumroad:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

So excited for #SouthAsianArtists ! I'm Shazleen, and I mainly work in Comics but I love doing Book Covers and Key Art too! Also working on my award winning webcomic, BUUZA!! 🖥️ 🥟 🌱 🛍️

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Some Buuza!!! Art I drew over the holidays ✨

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

I’ve woken up and once again feel terrified of being a muslim woman in this country. Do me a solid; if I gotta pay for future healthcare at least circulate my work so maybe I get some more jobs in.

shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

#PortfolioDay I'm Shazleen, and I'm a 🇧🇩🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈 Illustrator. Hire me for: Comics / Book Illustration / Editorial / Reportage Portfolio: Webcomic & Other places:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Good Morning #ArtMubarak ! @celicalms and I have created a form to collect Portfolio Data for Muslim Artists! It's up to your own discretion to add yourself to the form, though we'll also be keeping track of the tag as a whole <3

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

I made a little preorder for my #KingdomHearts prints! I'll have them at MCM Birmingham too alongside my original comics/artwork, but this is for people overseas who might want em! #KingdomHearts3 #aqua #xion #kairi #namine Only available til 4th March !

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

6 years

#ShareYourRejection Both of my Children's Books have been turned down by publishers for the exact same reason every time, though the funniest way they ever put it was "We don't want anything with any religion" One's about a tree ghost and the other's about escaping a wedding XD

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

And these two that were utterly snubbed by the academy and didn’t get a nomination, despite hollywood still trying to make a remake of one of them??????

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

I made this a while back and keep forgetting to post!! It's Kamala Khan / Ms Marvel ❤️💛💙

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Good Morning Strelitzia !! #kingdomhearts

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

1 year

COVER REVEAL!!!🐢✨ I'm so excited to announce that Saving Sunshine, the OGN @SaadiaFaruqi and I have been working on for the past couple of years will be out 5th September 2023! You can pre-order the book over on the Macmillan website !

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

My part time lecturing work is two months late paying me and I have a few bills I need to get paid, so commissions are open again! I am open for both Linework and Coloured commissions! Here's some past examples for style ref. Details and Application form in thread!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Hey! I'm Shazleen, a Queer Bangladeshi Illustrator! I'll be Full-Time Freelancing starting next week, so here's how you can support me! Patreon: PDF Zines: INPRNT: BUUZA!! On Tapas:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Alright I need to make £600 to cover rent this month I'm offering a limited amount of Linework/BW Bust commissions for £200 each, in the style below. Please read through my full T&C's and fill out the google form below to register interest.

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

self care is drawing headless self portraits / oot illustrations

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 months

The entire global south, the global majority is calling for an end to the genocide while the UK et al continue to fund it. Why on earth should the US & UK have veto power in the UN? There is no way we can go back to pretending western countries deserve authority over our lives

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

25 days

Im begging every gay person to just boycott eurovision this year. We’re the demographic, please just boycott it, it would make a huge difference.

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Hey #PortfolioDay ! I'm Shazleen, a queer british-bangladehsi illustrator looking for more Illustration work! Hire me for: ✨Book Covers ✨Editorial ✨Posters ✨Key Art Contact me via my site⤵️

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

#PortfolioDay I'm Shazleen, and I'm a 🇧🇩🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈 Illustrator. Hire me for: Comics / Book Illustration / Editorial / Reportage Portfolio: Webcomic & Other places:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

6 months

I nearly got locked out of my twitter account this site is fucking done let me go out like this

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Siblings 💐

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Good Morning #ArtMubarak ! I'm Shazleen, one of the co-organisers and an Illustrator and comic maker! My main work is my slice of life / fantasy webcomic BUUZA!! about diasporic muslim identity and found family. Read it for free on Tapas!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

I really love indie games and there's a lot of them that are either in development, coming out or are already out that maybe some of you guys might like; So here's a list of indie games / devs / projects I'm really excited about!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

I despise the environment webtoon has created for online comics, i hate that audiences seemingly think webtoon artists get paid anything equitable and don’t really understand what canvas is ( answer: I don’t get paid ANYTHING from webtoon)

Mr. Foxwell ✍️ he/sé

@MrFoxwell_

2 years

Are we cancelling each other today? Let’s hear your cancellable #Webtoons takes 👀✨✨

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Salaam #ArtMubarak !! I'm a little late to my own hashtag, but I'm Shazleen, a queer, British Bangladeshi illustrator and comic maker! I'm currently working on my webcomic BUUZA!! and Saving Sunshine (2023) with First Second ! Links in next post <3

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Did u guys know i can also draw animals (warm up)

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

I made a functional train station in animal crossing with warp pipes :0 #acnh

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

I'm Shazleen, a queer muslim illustrator and I make BUUZA a Slice Of Life/Urban Fantasy webcomic starring a QPOC cast & this week I'll be launching a Kickstarter for Vol 2 #PrideBoost KS Pre-Launch: Read:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

mm and here's Aqua! #KingdomHeartsIII

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

✨BUUZA!! Vol 2 IS NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!✨ 🥟Urban Fantasy/Slice of Life, starring entirely QPOC cast 🍵Themes of Found Family, Diaspora, Spirituality 📘170+pg, full colour Graphic Novel 🐣Discounted Earlybird + Merch + Commission Tiers #PrideBoost

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

#SouthAsianArtists I'm Shazleen, a queer muslim Bangladeshi Illustrator based in London! I make an urban fantasy/slice of life webcomic called BUUZA!! that has an entirely qpoc cast <3

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

It's #PortfolioDay and I'm open for some Book cover + promo Illustration work in February and onwards!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Ok this will be my penultimate work tweet but: One time I got paid $2600 for a *cover* A children’s book w/ 32 pages should absolutely be costing upwards of $10k!! The money is there & also don’t undersell yourself because it absolutely harms the whole industry

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Im speaking as a 1st gen immgrant kid living in london w a single mum & also as an educator who works at my alma mater, so I can only speak for myself but There are so few PoC in the arts because at every level there is a blockade and for those of us who have found success

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

1 year

uodate: went to watch this with my beloved and IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN I'D THOUGHT IT WOULD BE!! SO GOOD, INSTANT BRITISH ASIAN CLASSIC i now have plans to see it at least 2 more times

Film Updates

@FilmUpdates

1 year

Nida Manzoor’s ‘POLITE SOCIETY’ starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya is now playing in theaters. The film currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%.

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

BUUZA Vol 3 IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! If you don't know by now, BUUZA!! is a comic about found family and cultural identity, set in an alternate Middle East and featuring a full QPOC cast ✨ For more info, check out the KS video below 👀 Back it now:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

1 year

My cat just pushed my tv off its stand and smashed the screen so if anyone wants to commission me for some character art, DMs are open 🌝

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Like can we fucking not co-opt another thing, can we just fucking not

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Naming new muslim ocs is like russian roulette with which cousin am i accidentally going to name my character after

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

And finally, I will be having all my kingdom hearts prints- Kairi, Namine, Aqua and Xion will be available separately as well as in a bundle set at a slight discount!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

BUUZA!! Vol. 4 IS NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! BUUZA!! is my ongoing, award winning fantasy webcomic centred around found family and diasporic identity, starring a full QPOC cast. We're only funding for 15 DAYS, so back now to secure yourself a copy!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

Here's Namine ;w;! I went with a seasonal theme for all of them #KingdomHearts3

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

6 years

I’ve been meaning to do this for a little while ;w;!! #PrideBoost I’m a queer muslim illustrator and it’s still a little hard for me to be out ! But I want to meet other people like me and share my comics about other queer muslims with you all 🌱 Web:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Here's an illustration I made earlier this year for @joysauce_

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

I started working on a series of these for fun ;w;!! they did kairi a goddamn dirty in kh3 and she deserved better #KingdomHeartsIII

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

#ArtMubarak is starting tomorrow!!

shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Hey everyone! Myself and some fellow artists have organised an art hashtag to celebrate and uplift Muslim Artists! 🌙Get ready for #ArtMubarak on 10th August!🌙 Please signal boost & share and join in when it comes round! More info in thread below:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Like I’m sure maybe not many people have seen it, and maybe I am wrong, but with recent news from Anna Wintour about vogue not uplifting enough Black people in industry& criticism levelled on her & vogue maybe MAYBE THIS HASHTAG WAS BEING USED TO ADDRESS THAT ??

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

My guys !! I’ve been nominated for both Best webcomic AND Best colourist this year 😭😭😭

Broken Frontier

@brokenfrontier

3 years

Introducing the Broken Frontier Awards 2020 – In this Strangest of Years We Celebrate an Amazing Twelve Months of Emerging Talent!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

I figured now's a good time to re-introduce my webcomic! BUUZA!! is a Slice of Life, Fantasy Comic set in an alternate 90's South West & Central Asia. The cast are all QPOC and the story is about diasporic identity and queer found family Pre-Order :

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Good Afternoon #SouthAsianArtists ! I'm Shazleen! I'm an illustrator and creator of the webcomic BUUZA!! Hit me up for: 🪷Book Covers 🪷Editorial 🪷Promotional & Key Art Website: Comic: Patreon:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

I'm back! I'm Shazleen, a UK based, Queer Bangladeshi Illustrator! I'm currently working on Saving Sunshine with First Second (2023) and my award-winning webcomic, BUUZA!! Portfolio: Shop & Comic: Patreon:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

10 months

Yo #PortfolioDay I’m Shazleen, a british bangladeshi illustrator! I’m looking for gigs in: 🪷 BOOK COVERS 🪷 PROMOTIONAL / POSTERS 🪷 EDITORIAL 🪷 GAME SPRITES / KEY ART link up;

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

6 years

I’m so glad I finally finished this!! Look, pride and ramadan coincided so a giant gay iftar picture was inevitable !! Please accept these kids, they’re from my eventual comic Buuz🥟 that will explore themes of diaspora, culture and found family And also food, so much food

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

And for all our white allies, we need to acknowledge the ones of us who are successful are benefitting from privledge (be it class, wealth, gender, ability, whatever) if we are ever to truly open doors for those who have struggled to break in

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Right I did some research and yes it looks like this hashtag is trending mainly for marginalised & specifically lots of Black models & photographers showcasing their work;

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

1 year

time to curate a new playlist ( work on new comics)

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Did you guys know I illustrated an alternate ending to the sapphic vampire classic Carmilla? Read the full comic in my anthology zine >

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

1 year

I will literally never be over this one banger rooster i drew (sub to my patreon for my inane bird drawings)

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Lrt: I don’t know how to say this but don’t force real people ( be they public figures or people in your day to day life ) to come out There’s many reasons why people stay quiet about their identities, including myself, for my personal safety.

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Remember this is about supporting ALL muslim artists from any background! This includes uplifting voices of muslims around the world, lgbtq muslims, muslims who relate to the culture more than the practice ect! Please don't police who is/isn't taking part.

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

This is the uh historical comic i wanna make 👀

Michelle Cohen, MD

@DocMCohen

4 years

Every once in a while I think about this photo of 3 women medical school grads taken in Pennsylvania in 1885.

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

IRT LRT: I did some browsing, please consider using applications like Signal, Line, Kakao Talk or Viber when organising for protests. As far as I can see they are end-to-end encrypted but please do your own research too! DISCORD IS NOT ENCRYPTED, DO NOT USE IT

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Another!!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

Commission for @MxchaelWrites ! I had a blast drawing them, they’re so cute 😭

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Sorry still angry about inaccessibility to arts education; BIPOC get weeded out well before they start applying to art school. Like having been & also worked with kids 14/15 years of age, black and brown kids are a minority in art education spaces even where they actually-

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Announcement: BUUZA!! Vol. 3: Heaven lies Beneath is coming to Kickstarter on 24th May! You can now follow the pre-launch page on Kickstarter to be notified when it drops !! Look at the new cover in the meantime 👀✨

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

1 year

some crops from my fave buuza art so far

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

1 year

Final BUUZA!! Update of the year, and ALSO BUUZA!!'s 5th Anniversary! And I promise, this one is a killer Read over on Tapas!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

So excited to have been able to work on this!! I love Charlie & Nick, what cuties 💖💖

Alice Oseman Updates

@AliceOseman

4 years

🏖️HEARTSTOPPER updated today!🧜‍♂️ Introducing 'Seaside Serenade', a guest comic by @neonlanterns !! Charlie is exploring the beach when he hears a mysterious singing voice...

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

5 years

Hey #PortfolioDay , I'm Shazleen, a UK based Illustrator, Writer and Designer. I specialise in Comics and Narrative work, but I'm looking to do more Editorial too! Hit me up for short term projects at:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

6 years

Hey!! I made a Ko-Fi because I've had to drop work so I can focus on my studies as I've been struggling. However it means I won't have much money to live on. My shop is still open too- any donation/purchase helps!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

I am so excited for the news to finally be out !!! I’m so excited to be working with @SaadiaFaruqi , and @Samia_Selene with @01FirstSecond on this !! Thanks also of course to the excellent @kurestinarmada 🥺✨

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

2 years

might be dropping an announcement soon 👀

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

Here's what I've been working on this month!! CAN DO!! is a Kuroko's Basketball Fanzine, mostly to celebrate the new dub on Netflix! Pre-Order's will start next week, Mon 26th April to Mon 3rd May. Any extra money we make after fulfilment will be donated. Watch this space! 🏀

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Ah incidentally I..just took some pictures at the exact angle.... (ill delete later y-y

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@shazleenmkhan

3 years

✨ MY SHOP's OPEN! ✨ It's time! Co-ordinating with #TBF2020 , I'm doing a little BUUZA!! pop up store! 🌺Books, Prints and Special Offers! 📨 International Shipping 🎍Open 9th - 15th November! 🎊LIMITED STOCK - when it's gone, it's gone!

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

6 years

#VisibleWomen Hi! I'm Shazleen Khan,an Illustrator/Comic Maker! Published by BHP and 404Ink,currently pitching comics and I've just restocked my shop✨ I WRITE: Diaspora✨Urban Fantasy✨LGBTQ+✨Mysticism✨Gothic Lit 🌺SHOP: 🌺WEB:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

THIS COMIC GOT FUNDED IN 14 HRS YOU GUYS RAISED £10,000 IN 14 HOURS !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME MAKE THIS BOOK !!

shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

3 years

BUUZA Vol 3 IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! If you don't know by now, BUUZA!! is a comic about found family and cultural identity, set in an alternate Middle East and featuring a full QPOC cast ✨ For more info, check out the KS video below 👀 Back it now:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

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#PortfolioDay I'm Shazleen and I'm looking for work in Comics / Book Illustration / Editorial. I also make the award winning webcomic BUUZA!! Portfolio: Webcomic: Patreon: INPRNT:

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shazleen khan🪷

@shazleenmkhan

4 years

Anyway I'm continuing these...

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