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#Instacrush: @emotwink's Adorably Twisted Cartoons

The world is a cuter place with this artist on your feed.

#Instacrush: @emotwink's Colorful Queer Cartoonery
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Rose Dommu May 28, 2017
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We're obviously huge fans of all kinds of queer art, and we especially love filling up our Instagram feed with young, talented queer artists from around the world. Our latest obsession is Canadian illustrator @emotwink, aka Simon Fortin, whose adorably offbeat cartoon portraits are precious and sometimes nearly pornographic.

Fortin draws everyone from Drag Race queens to go-go boys, and frequently peppers his account with selfies of his own drag looks, which are predictably intricate considering his skill with a brush.

Made an illustration of queen @ajathekween

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Fortin loves drawing underground and nightlife personalities, drag queens and "all the beautifull creatures from the LGBTQ community!" The artist says he is inspired by everything "soft and round and bubbly," but there is also "the touch of darkness--femme horror icons from Elvira to Morticia Addams."

Sisisuperstar burbz

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*NEW ILLUSTRATION * @harrycharlesworth #1 LITTLE BRATTY JAP FROM HELL! ~ UAK

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hi bitches

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~*THE CARRY NATION*~ <3 #2 SAT FEB 11TH @ GOODROOM ~ SAVE THE DATE! @thecarrynation_nyc

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#TOonified. Kembra pfahler

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NEW illustration @_b_l_a_c_k_h_o_l_e_ from my new coloring book #HALLOKWEEN (link in bio)

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