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CCS Talk slideshow
I did a talk for students at the Center for Cartoon Studies last week, and thought I'd share the slides with you! The talk was on long-term comic projects, and was about an hour long-- some of the stuff on the slides came with verbal explanation and isn't written down, so if anyone wants som...
Meek Short pg 2
"right in front of my salad?"I spent a lot of time on that middle panel (started it in early March), I like it.This page should have been up Friday, oops. I1) wanted to see if I could push my bg further than I did in the last page and 2) am learning that maybe my 8+ year old Cintiq Companion...
Meek Short pg 1
First page of a Meek short prologue comic I'll be posting exclusively on Patreon for now, about two BIG siblings who do not care for each other. This comic takes place about a year before Chapter 1 begins. It'll probably about 10 pages, next page up Friday; the rest of the short will be for ...
Shingworks @ C2E2 (AA table T3)!
Here at C2E2 sellin’ books and not making direct skin contact! Come say hi if you’re around :]
Chapter 3 recap
Chapter 6 is begun, and comic updats are back in general. Thought I'd draw up a little recap to summarize the arc so far. There is... some actual overarching plot (just a teensy little war) in addition to the character introductions, so wanted to make sure that context didn't get lost in all...
WIP for a thingy
Working on an illo for one of several Thingys I have due this month, this one is for an upcoming volume of the Almost Real zine. I'm trying to mimic a Zoobooks spread, had to drag my old issues from the 90's out of the closet to take a look, that stuff ages real well.I haven't digitally ...
Mare Internum End page 3
My favorite page :']Pretty self-explanatory, I suppose. A horrid bluethrip and the true hero of our story, LEVi, start a new generation of Martians... these a promising shade of green?LEVi was designed to be gold because (in my head, not really laid out in the story) the Processor used parts of ...
Mare Internum End page 2
Mike... lol. He's fine now. He went back to Earth and is effectively retired, he does some grueling outdoorsy stuff like long-distance hiking as much as possible, and gives talks here and there out of boredom. He has a failed therapy dog named Levi II who was too excitable to pass training, but ...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg41+42+43+44+45!!
previous pages:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31807338first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880DONEWas trying to finish before the end of November despite holiday hosting/ shenanigans... just made it, haha. Sorry the art is so [terrrible], at this point I'm kinda just posting it for you ...
Patron-only auction ends tomorrow~
Just a reminder that this double-pin auction ends tomorrow! I'll be putting up listings for 2 more pins (as 2 separate auctions) right after this one finishes, but those will be open to whims and fancies of the public-at-large, so who knows what the bidding on those will look like.Thank you for ...
Mare Internum End page 1
I decided to end the book with 3 "what's next" illos because I knew there would be some readers who would be mad not having certain things spelled out explicitly (like, if so-and-so lived or not, etc). At least online I can get yelled at and be coy and play games and whatever, lol, but b...
Secret auction
Trying something new! In addition to a holiday store sale, I'm doing a small auction for Patrons only. I have a few pins of each design left over and have been trying to find a way to get rid of them fairly, since I don't need like, 8 extras of these boys. They are really limited items thoug...
Shingworks Patron-only holiday coupon~
Hello hello,Just a little Gumroad coupon for Patrons this year!>>> The Shingworks store <<<Everything EXCEPT Mare Internum preorder books and MI PDFs are now 20% off for yalls. This includes all tutorial packs, pins, tapes, BOOKS and whatever else I got up there.ADDITIONALLY: You get a minicomic wit...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg37+38+39+40
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31972736previous pages:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31723076first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880oh boy, Der-shing is uploading 4 pages on a Sat night like a person who does thatThis is generally the part of the thumbnail process where I begin t...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg35+36
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31807338previous pages:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31696403first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880deep down, soli is a stupid bitch, and nothing will ever change that---From 2007-2009 I drew about 320 pages of The Meek as thumbnail sketches. I ha...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg33+34
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31723076previous pages:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31696405first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880---From 2007-2009 I drew about 320 pages of The Meek as thumbnail sketches. I have a few of the full sketch chapters posted to Patreon, you can chec...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg31+32
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31696403/previous pages:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31595269first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880Did this scene batch-style so next 2 pages going up in a sec~---From 2007-2009 I drew about 320 pages of The Meek as thumbnail sketches. I have a f...
A wild Discord has appeared
Hi guys,I've set up a Discord! It is mostly just for things that pertain to [waves vaguely at this place]. Comics, comics biz logistics, crabs, memes, whatever, please feel free to hang out: https://discord.gg/6Dt3zmqThere will also be a channel dedicated to concrit. Concrit is constructive crit...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg29+30
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31696405previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31569148first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880HMMMM nobody is... behaving...Thanks for reading~ Another 10 pgs next week, and only 15 pgs left til the end, let's see if I can actually squeeze...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg27+28
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31595269previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31552362first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880TBH I hate Alamand as a character, but he has a valid concern :\This entire week will be 2x a day to make up for last week's lapse~ And probably ...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg25+26
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31569148/previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31522420first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880buncha jackassesIDK how these pages are coming across on your guy's end, but they have been IMMENSELY helpful for me. Sorry if they're a bit...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg23+24
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31552362previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31500138first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880This entire week will be 2x a day to make up for last week's lapse, I think it makes for slightly easier reading as well.---From 2007-2009 I drew...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg21+22
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31522420previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145239first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880Um, yikesAlso: sorry for skimping with updates last week! This entire week will be 2x a day to make up for it, I think it makes for slightly easier r...
PlantFacts™ and free seeds if you want some~ (US only please)
Hi guys,I had a fun trip this weekend to Joshua Tree National Park. Let's learn a bit about Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia)... Joshua Trees are cool (a fact) they live in the deserts of the southwestern US they are not really trees, they are a tree-like form of Yucca. When you cut them down they...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg20
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31500138previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145238/first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880Looking a little intense there Soli :\20/45 pages down! Next scene is rude, I'm excited!---From 2007-2009 I drew about 320 pages of The Meek as ...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg19
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145239previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145236/first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880SALLYIn case you don't remember Sally:And for US Patrons: Happy Halloween!---From 2007-2009 I drew about 320 pages of The Meek as thumbnail sket...
PDF making! for people who hate doing this
I really don't like putting PDFs together, I've got so much chaos and having to order it is a little deflating, haha. Anyways I'm just going to share some tips on how I make the process a little easier, just some shoptalk for ya~STEP 1: Procrastinatewait no don't do thisSTEP 2: What ...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg18
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145238previous page:https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145234first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880Will be drawing that 2nd panel better later but, those are latrines. IDK why but I'm obsessed/ horrified by the idea of putting your ass on a pie...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg17
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145236previous page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31120321first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880...is u thoThis person in the pic (an embroidery, which I didn't render enough for it to be obvious), is the old king Amakessar, the father of t...
TM Ch6: Thumbs pg16
next page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31145234previous page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31046033first page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30584880"-Spartacus"(no)I'm so smart and did all my comic pages ahead of time so I can schedule them instead of posting day by day >:D GENIUS, t...
