Wrapping up the summer with another newsletter!
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Public August Art
I try and post fun public art every Fridays, usually fanart! I post them over on tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons and VIP members!
Webcomic Updates
Something a bit different, Max and I were invited to this anthology back in 2021 Queer Compassion in 15 Comics and now that the book is out, we’re finally able to share what we did for it! We’re both very proud of it.
Our comic was 8 pages so I’ll be scheduling one per week on Tuesdays to give us a bit of a buffer so we can get some new Darumaka comics ready for y’all!
Three pages are up so far to read for free! If you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my Patreon or my VIP Blog.
For Patrons and VIP members, I just finished posting all 5 pages of the comic Max and I did for the Mon Marie zine. It’s not quite NSFW but has implications and is a bit more mature. I also popped our extra copies up in the Topaz Shop if you’re interested.
Read it on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
August’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon and my VIP Blog
Swim On
Swim On 10 is still for sale, and this last volume features 149 illustrations by 134 artists. All proceeds go towards finfree.org
Grab that and all the previous volumes here
Other things
Still working away on my NDA game project and should be wrapping up in September. I have really enjoyed my time working on a video game so I may pursue more of this work going forward!
I bought an old 1994 Pentax film camera and have been having such a good time getting into photography as a hobby. I’ve been wanting a hobby that I can’t monetize and that doesn’t involve drawing in any way. There’s a local camera club near me so I may also join that soon. Maybe I’ll post some photos online too!
My goal after September is to really dive back in to personal work for the remainder of the year. I have so much I want to work on but just don’t have the time yet!
If you’re a Lupin fan, also check out the Lupin Forum I’m hosting weekly art prompts over there, so come draw with us!
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Join me again at the end of September for my next newsletter!
Hope y’all are having a good summer!
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Public July Art
I try and post fun public art every Fridays, usually fanart! I post them over on tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons and VIP members!
Webcomic Updates
No Darumakas this month, instead I posted a 3 page Lupin one-shot based on a scene from Porco Rosso. If you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my Patreon or my VIP Blog.
Another HRT diary comic went up! These pages do go up early on Patreon and my VIP Blog, then up 2 months later for free on Topaz Comics.
Read from the beginning | Read the latest page
After All wrapped up for Private Collector members, and what a doozy that comic was! It’s a NSFW Jigen/Zeni comic that Max wrote and I am so pleased with it! Go read the entire thing, and later this year I’ll be posting a PDF on my itchio and a printed version on our shop.
Read it on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
July’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon and my VIP Blog
Swim On 10: Blue Planet
The final volume of Swim On goes live on Friday @ 12pmEST
Check out the Swim On site on Friday to get the newest and final volume of my shark charity zine. This last volume features 149 illustrations by 134 artists, the biggest volume to date and I am so proud of it! It was a really big job this year so that’s taken up quite a bit of my time, but I hope you’ll support it when it’s out – all proceeds go towards finfree.org
Grab that and all the previous volumes here
Other things
Still working hard on my NDA video game contract and we’re nearing the end! Might be working on it into September, but I am so stoked to eventually finally tell you about all this secret art I’ve been doing. My art director is so incredible, Shel Kahn so go check our their work as well! The whole team is doing such a great job. I’ve been thinking of doing a slight career shift into video games proper after this and then do personal comics on the side – we will see!
I’ll be away for a week in August without internet and I am so ready to be away from social media for that time. Posts might be staggered a bit during that time since only some sites have schedule options/I only have so much time in a day to do art and make posts.
I’m hoping to do no freelance work from October to December to slowly catchup on all the personal work I so desperately want to do so just know the posts are coming!
Hey if you’re a comic artist go join the Cartoonist Coop that I’m on some committees for; including the Nib and Ink Fest, and webdesign!
If you’re a Lupin fan, also check out the Lupin Forum I’m hosting weekly art prompts over there, so come draw with us!
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What a busy year so far but I was so determined to get my newsletter done and up on time! Tune in at the end of August for the next newsletter.
Happy Pride month everyone! Hope y’all are staying hydrated and wearing sunscreen.
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Public June Art
I try and post fun public art every Fridays, usually fanart! I post them over on tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons and VIP members!
Webcomic Updates
Three new Alola Darumaka pages up this month, Daven started his new internship and is meeting some new friends. And if you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my Patreon or my VIP Blog.
Read from the beginning | Read the newest pages
I posted another HRT diary comic this month, and I’m 6 months in to taking T! Well, technically I’m 9 months now because these pages do go up early on Patreon and my VIP Blog, then up 2 months later for free on Topaz Comics.
Read from the beginning | Read the latest page
A new page of The Curtain Falls went up as well, this is a Lupin III fancomic I’m working that focuses on Lupin in his 60s and dealing with change and retirement. Yata has offended Lupin, what’ll happen now?!
Read it on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
June’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon and my VIP Blog
Filthy Figments Itchio Bundle
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Max and I have a comic in this bundle called “I Built You a Sex Machine”. When Betty finds out her wife Ursula has built her a sex machine she knows she has to put it to the test right away. But can the machine keep up with her insatiable sex drive? This is a 31 page comic about two older ladies figuring out how to be intimate with each other while both of them have wildly different libidos!
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Other things
I’m working hard on my contract job with the NDA video game and it’s getting closer to the finish line now! My contract may be extended again but I’ll be on it until August for sure! It’s been so nice to be a part of a studio and I really love having Shel Kahn as my art director. The whole team is doing such a great job and I cannot wait to tell y’all about this game!
Progress is being made, slowly but surely, on my VIP Blog. This is my own site that will be my Patreon mirror, so in case Patreon ever goes down I have a back up. Prices are in Canadian if that’s an incentive at all, and you’ll only get one email per week about posts but I post pieces at the same time as Patreon. Right now I have to use Stripe as a payment processor, but they don’t technically allow for NSFW or tips so I’m trying to figure out ways around that like; as a $10 member you’ll be charged for a sketchbook PDF and shoutout request every month, BUT you’ll get access to my private blog that just so happens to have NSFW art in it. Hopefully I can make this work. It’s tough out there for NSFW artists right now.
I have officially caught up on weekly art prompts over on the Lupin Forum and will be posting those in batches on other sites soon. If you’re a Lupin fan, join us over on the forum and draw some prompts with me!
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Y’know how I said I’d hoped June would be quieter than May? Well that didn’t happen but I’m happy with the work I put out this month anyway, even if I didn’t do as much fun art as I wanted to. Check back in July for another newsletter!
Y’all, May was so bananas busy I can’t believe I made it through! I also managed to get this newsletter done somehow (even if it’s June now, happy pride everyone)
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Public May Art
I try and post fun public art every Fridays, usually fanart! I also post them on all the socials if that’s your jam, maybe give them a reblog over on tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons and VIP members.
Webcomic Updates
Three new Alola Darumaka pages up this month! And if you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my Patreon or my VIP Blog.
Read from the beginning | Read the newest pages
I posted another HRT diary comic this month, we’re on page 6 now! I’m making these pages as changes happen, but I do post them early on Patreon and my VIP Blog, then up 2 months later for free on Topaz Comics.
Read from the beginning | Read the latest page
Just one page of After All this month, it’s a bit of work to do these pages because I’m doing a trans version and a cis version of each page! It’s been fun to try and see come together. This is a NSFW Jigen/Zenigata comic written by Max and it’s the penultimate page!
Read on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
A new page of The Curtain Falls went up as well, this is a Lupin III fancomic I’m working that focuses on Lupin in his 60s and dealing with change and retirement. Yata is having the weirdest first day helming the Lupin case!
Read it on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
May’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon and my VIP Blog
So May was one heck of a month for me! I forgot that I usually take May off from posting comic work and just didn’t do that this year for whatever reason?! Well between TCAF, Anime North, a family member getting emergency surgery and work– oof! is all I have to say!
Somehow I managed to fill up around 20 pages in my sketchbook despite everything. I think June will be a lot quieter. Enjoy some concept art, cute Lupins, and lots of notes from a professional panel day at TCAF!
Other things
So my work contract got extended again, I’ll be working on this game until August but there’s a chance I may be extended again which is really exciting as we start putting some really cool art into this! I cannot wait to share what the game is with y’all.
I’m working through 140 applicants for Swim On this year, and this will be the very last year of it! I was getting a little emotional as I was going through portfolios, but I think ending at vol. 10 is the right choice. I don’t have as much time as I used to and it keeps growing too. I hope this year will be the biggest, best one yet!
I also removed Kofi as a subscriber option. It’s not my favourite to post to, it’s very clunky, and I don’t like how the categorizing works. It was a lot of work for only one person to actually subscribe and they seemed to have cancelled now so I decided to turn it off. Kofi is still there as a tip-jar and you can always get a shoutout request on it, but I won’t be putting any extra work into it. I’d much rather get my VIP blog working and nice looking – since I own that!
Max and I are working on a pitch for an upcoming anthology, I’m real excited to tell y’all about it when pre-orders go up.
I’m also working on a small comic for a cool writer about their phalloplasty. It’s being looked over by editors for a publishing company right now and I think what we made is really neat.
Despite being behind on drawing them, I’m still hosting weekly art prompts over on the Lupin Forum and I’ve been really enjoying having a non-social media place to post and chat. If you’re a Lupin fan I highly encourage you to join!
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Basically May was the busiest I’ve been in a long time! Hopefully June will be a bit quieter so be sure to sign up for updates to get that at the end of June!
Swim On is a yearly charity zine dedicated to shark preservation. All proceeds the zine makes go directly to finfree.org and this will be the final zine! After ten volumes I decided this was a good number to stop on so I want to it to go out with a BANG!
The zine will go up on https://topazcomics.com/swimon for $1+ (pay what you can)
All Swim On zines can be found at https://topazcomics.com/swimon/downloads
All artists at any skill level are welcome to apply!
Everyone who applies will receive an email, so be sure to whitelist swimon@topazcomics.com
Any information in this application can be found at topazcomics.com/swimon
Submission Guidelines
- Your piece must be 6”x9” (1800x2700px) at 300dpi JPG or PNG in RGB
- There is no theme the zine, just sharks!
- A shark must be the focus of the piece (humans & other animals are allowed to be present)
- You must submit a full completed piece, no rough sketches, or blank white backgrounds will be accepted
- Comics, traditional and digital artwork are all accepted
- You are welcome to submit more than one piece
- Only new pieces will be accepted, please do not submit a piece that you have made previously
- Lesser known species are encouraged!
- For species examples check out this site
- No anthropomorphic, half-human, or prehistoric sharks
- Absolutely no AI art will be permitted
- No nsfw content (including gore, death, blood – this is a G-rated zine)
Applying
You will need to provide 1 url to showcase your work. This can be a tumblr, twitter, instagram, google drive, etc.
Please:
- Make sure your work is easily accessible and easy to find on your website of choice
- Showcase that you can finish a full illustration or comic page
- You can change your credit name or url after the rough pdf is sent out
- You will receive a copy of the application after you apply, if you did not receive it please email swimon@topazcomics.com
- This zine’s communication is through email only, there will not be a discord
Schedule
May 10 – Call for artists opens
May 24 – Call for artists closes
May 31 – Artists Announced
July 12 – Submissions are DUE
July 26 – Rough PDF is sent to artists/adjustments made
August 2 – Zine goes live
September 2 – Artists can post their full pieces publicly
September 30 – All proceeds donated to finfree.org
If you have any questions about the zine check out the FAQ, shoot me an ask, reply to this post or you can contact me at:
swimon@topazcomics.com
April went by so fast but spring is finally here, so how about you spring into some art and comic updates!
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Public April Art
I try and post fun public art every Friday around 11am. These can be seen & shared over on tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons, VIP members, and kofi members!
Webcomic Updates
Three new Alola Darumaka pages up this month! And if you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my Patreon, Kofi, or VIP Blog.
Read from the beginning | Read the newest pages
I posted another HRT diary comic this month, we’re on page 6 now! I’m making these pages as changes happen, but I do post them early on Patreon, Kofi, and my VIP Blog, then up 2 months later for free on Topaz Comics.
Read from the beginning | Read the latest page
Two new pages of After All went up for my Private Collector tier! This is a NSFW Jigen/Zenigata comic written by Max and we’re getting to the climax!
Read on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
A new page of The Curtain Falls went up this month! This is a Lupin III fancomic I’m working that focuses on Lupin in his 60s and dealing with change and retirement. We’re doing some reflecting now!
Read it on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog | Read on Kofi
April’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon, VIP Blog and Kofi
Another month, another sketchbook! This one is nearly 30 pages and it’s full of a lot of fun doodles and concept art. I’ve been having fun doing messy doodles and sketches again, it feels like it’s been a while but they feel nice for exploring concepts I’d like to flesh out. There’s also Lupin weekly art prompts from the Lupin forum, lots of birds I saw this month, and fun shoutout requests.
TCAF
While I won’t be boothing at TCAF this year I will be wandering around as an attendee AND I’ll be on a panel called “Toronto As a Setting” – it’ll be at 10am on Saturday, May 13th in the Learning Centre (1st floor). I may bring some Dead City books with me, since that’s what I’ll be talking about.
Other things
Busy busy busy with my fulltime contract on a video game still and making really great progress. I cannot wait to share what I’ve been working on with y’all!
While working in video games now I’ve been itching to play some new ones, there’s a few on my radar that’ll be coming out this year which I’m excited about: Yolk Heroes, World of Anterra, and Fantasy Life 2. In the mean time I started playing Final Fantasy 1 which is an absolute delight? I’ve only ever played FF4 and FF6 before. Maybe I’ll draw my party at some point.
I’ve been hosting weekly art prompts over on the Lupin Forum and it’s been a lot of fun to be in a space that isn’t owned by a mega corp.
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April down, tune in at the end of May for the next newsletter!
The end of March is here and it’s an extra long weekend so here’s a newsletter for y’all to read!
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Public March Art
Fun art goes up every Friday! These can be seen & shared over on tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons, VIP members, and kofi members.
Webcomic Updates
We’re into the 100s now for Alola Darumaka, and three new pages went up this month! And if you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my Patreon, Kofi, or VIP Blog.
Read from the beginning | Read the newest pages
Page 5 of my HRT diary comic is up! People around me are noticing things and it’s really exciting! I’m currently only making these pages as those changes happen but pages will go up on Tuesdays early on Patreon, Kofi, and my VIP Blog, then up 2 months later for free on Topaz Comics.
Read from the beginning | Read on the latest page
A new page of “After All” went up for my Private Collector tier! This is a NSFW Jigen/Zenigata comic written by Max. It’s been a bit slow coming out lately because I’ve been swamped with other work but we’ve only got four pages left now!
Read on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
Two new pages of “The Curtain Falls” are up! This is a Lupin III fancomic I’m working that focuses on Lupin in his 60s and dealing with change and retirement. We’re getting into the meat of the issue now as Lupin monologues a bit.
Read it on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog | Read on Kofi
March’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon, VIP Blog and Kofi
It’s been a real busy month and I wasn’t able to dedicate too much time to sketchbook art but I really like what I did do when I had the time! Lots of original comic concepts in this one, plus a sneak peek to my comic for the upcoming OJST pledge drive, some forum weekly art prompts and more! As ever, thanks to my patrons for their support and shoutout requests.
Other things
I just finished up a secret OJST comic for their Patreon Pledge Drive again this year. It’ll go up sometime in April so keep an eye out for that, then I’ll post it on my own Patreon/VIP blog in December! I posted a sneak peak of it in March’s sketchbook~
Still working fulltime on a video game with a studio until the summer, I’ve been really enjoying the experience and video games might be something I’ll look in to doing more for my daytime work!
Lots of internet stuff happened this month, with more sites like tumblr including more AI garbage and Gumroad and Patreon putting up more walls against NSFW art it’s looking really bleak out there. It was a tough time but I really believe that if people continue to make art that we’ll persevere through all this.
Patreon hasn’t outright banned NSFW art so I’ll continue posting there, but if they ask me to remove it then I’ll have to comply. On the upside I am working on a membership site of my very own that will act a lot like Patreon, my VIP blog it’s not very pretty yet but it does work! It doesn’t have the immense backlog yet like my Patreon does but having a back-up just in case makes me feel better. It does use Stripe because there’s no other options for me right now, but I’ve added a little addendum to my TOS that might be a good work around for now. Here’s hoping Patreon doesn’t give me the boot!
And if you want to fight against payment processors and credit cards banning NSFW media, please check out this form and this petition!
If you want a nice place to hang out and like Lupin III I highly encourage you to check out the Lupin Forum. I’m over there hosting weekly art prompts for folks to feel inspired by. It’s been a real fun time and nice to have somewhere to go that’s a bit more niche and not subject to the whims of big corporations.
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Another month down. Thanks for reading, I like posting these newsletters so I hope you like them too!
Happy February everyone, this month came and went so quickly, but I’ve got some art and comic updates for y’all!
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Public February Art
I post illustrations and fun art publicly every Friday. These can be seen & shared over on tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons, VIP members, and kofi members, then for free 2 months later.
Webcomic Updates
A new Alola Darumaka page is up and we made it to page 100!
Read early on Patreon | Read from the beginning | Read on Topaz Comics
Page 4 of my HRT diary comic is up! Ch-ch-changes are happening, and I’m currently only making these pages as those changes happen but pages will go up on Tuesdays early on Patreon and then up 2 months later for free on Topaz Comics.
Read early on Patreon | Read on Topaz Comics
A new pages of “After All” went up for my Private Collector tier! This is a NSFW Jigen/Zenigata comic written by Max. Jigen’s having a very good time.
Read on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog
We’re nearly done After All, here’s a preview of how much we’ve got left. I’m aiming to get this done and printed into a new mini zine this year!
A new The Curtain Falls page also went up this month. I’m a little swamped with other work so it’s taken a bit of a backseat lately BUT getting any pages out is better than nothing. If you’re new, this is a longer Lupin III fancomic I’m working that focuses on Lupin in his 60s and dealing with change and retirement. We’re on some action packed scenes right now where Yata is in danger. What will Lupin do about it?!
Read it on Patreon | Read on my VIP Blog | Read on Kofi
Similar to After All, here’s a preview of how much we’ve got left on The Curtain Falls. I may actually get this done this year and ALSO printed!
February’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon, VIP Blog and Kofi
Another almost 30 page sketchbook, I’ve been really feeling it lately! I’ve got some projects on the go, like finishing up the art for a Lupin Boudoir zine by myself, Max, and my good friend Amiel – hopefully more info on that soon! Working out some more original comic character designs, a bunch of fun Lupin doodles, and some very good shoutouts this month (thank you Private Collectors!)
Did you also see last month I posted my entire 2023 collection of sketchbooks over on the Topaz Comics online shop! It’s a 12 PDF collection of 285 pages of all my sketches, concept art, and fun doodles that I did last year.
Other things
I’m currently working full-time on as the character artist on a VIDEO GAME! So my personal art has taken a bit of a backseat while I do this contract but I’m looking forward to getting back to comics once the game is done. I cannot wait to tell y’all about this game!
I’m also working on a secret OJST comic for their Patreon again this year. It should go up in April.
The state of the internet feels so strange right now and I’m so conflicted about social media and every site wanting to pivot to AI garbage. There’s been a big shift over on tumblr this last week and and I’m feeling completely at a loss as an artist. I’ve been on tumblr for over ten years now. But I will continue to make art and comics regardless, it’s just a matter of ‘where’? My work will always be available on my own sites and Patreon.
And just in case Patreon ever goes under I made a Patreon-like mirror site for myself over at VIP blog, it’s not very pretty yet but I think it works! It doesn’t have the immense backlog yet like my Patreon does but having a back-up just in case makes me feel better. I really hope nothing ever happens with Patreon either way.
Ending on a happier note, over on the Lupin Forum I’m hosting weekly art prompts for folks to feel inspired by. It’s been going really well and if you’re looking for weekly art prompts you should go join the forum.
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And that’s all for this month! Thanks for reading, I really enjoy writing these newsletter posts.
First newsletter of the year! Hello, welcome!
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Public January Art
I post something publicly every Friday (and sometimes more). These can be seen & shared on my various socials: tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons and kofi members, then for free members 2 months later.
Webcomic Updates
Alola Darumaka is back in full-swing! There’s four new pages up on Topazcomics so don’t miss those, there’s some real good ones in there!
Read on Patreon | Read from the beginning | Read starting at page 96
Page 3 of my HRT diary comic is up! I’m going to be posting this as changes happen so there won’t be a schedule for this one other than it’ll go up on a Tuesday!
Read on Patreon | Read on Topaz Comics
Two new pages of “After All” went up for my Private Collector tier! This is a NSFW Jigen/Zenigata comic written by Michelle. And we’re getting over Zenigata’s insecurities!
The Curtain Falls is also back and updating! If you’re new, this is a longer Lupin III fancomic I’m working that focuses on Lupin in his 60s and dealing with change and retirement. There’s a car chase and Yata’s in trouble in the most recent pages. I’m really proud of it, I hope you’ll read it!
January’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon and Kofi
First new sketchbook of the year is here! Lots of concept art for some projects I want to work on, some redraw studies, and a new format on how I want to draw shoutout requests (it’s been a long time coming)! For my fun new year’s resolutions this year I’m going to draw every bird I see out in the wild and every book/tv series I finish this year! I did something like that in 2022 and really enjoyed it.
Speaking of sketchbooks, if you’re not a Patreon or Kofi member, I posted my entire 2023 collection of sketchbooks over on the Topaz Comics online shop! It’s a 12 PDF collection of 285 pages of all my sketches, concept art, and fun doodles that I did last year.
Other things
– I’m still working full time at my current contract job so I’ve had less time to do personal art but I’m having a great time on this contract!
– I’m now a part of the Adult Artists Webring. Check it out, there’s some real great artists there.
– I redid my illustration section on my portfolio and I am so proud of the css I did for that! Website coding always feels like a good puzzle for me to solve. I’m absolutely an amateur when it comes to coding, but I can get really in to it if there’s something I want to add to any of my sites.
– I made a Patreon-like mirror site for myself over at VIP blog, it’s not very pretty yet but I think it works! This is a side project I’ve been working on for around a year now, just in case Patreon ever goes under I’ll have a back up.
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Going to do my best to keep up with the monthly newsletters for y’all! Here’s to a good year!
Last Newsletter of the YEAR! Happy New Year everyone!
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Public December Art
I post something publicly every Friday (and sometimes extras) and these can be seen & shared on my various socials: tumblr, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog with sketches and thumbnails up early for patrons and then for free members 2 months later.
Webcomic Updates
Finished up another two page Lupin one-shot! Be sure to read both pages of “What Happened”.
I started keeping an HRT diary now that I’m on T. I just couldn’t stay away from autobio comics could I? I suppose this is a kind of spiritual successor to Gender Slices. There’s two pages up on Topaz Comics, and four on Patreon!
Read on Patreon | Read on Topaz Comics
The Private Collector tier on Patreon also got another “After All” page, a NSFW Jigen/Zenigata comic written by Michelle. If you wanna see Jigen and Zenigata smooch and more, this is the comic for you!
In lieu of The Curtain Falls pages this month I’ve been posting this paywall exclusive comic that I did for Oh Joy Sex Toy back in April. It’s a 5 page comic about my experience GMing for the first time. Four pages are up so far and the last will be up next week.
Read the comic on Patreon | Read it on Ko-Fi
December’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon & Kofi
I managed to get this sketchbook up just in time!
I also managed to finish my Lupin Advent Calendar art, all 24 days worth. It felt a lot like when I’d do inktober back in the day. I had a good time trying something new and doing just a lot of art this month. I hope y’all got to relax and enjoy the festive season.
New Years Resolutions
My new year’s resolutions for 2024 are turning out to be a lot more laid back than they have in previous years. I usually try and go all out, but after such a busy year I thought I’d go easy on myself.
Mottos
– Make stuff because YOU like it (INDULGENT)
– Take time to work on improving (QUALITY)
– Don’t compare yourself to the wide internet (SELF CARE)
– Let yourself be uncomfortable (MISOPHONIA)
– Use things that make you happy (JOY)
Comics
– Finish a comic
– Start a comic
– Print a book
– Contribute to a zine/anthology
– Take a personal art month
Personal
– Bird watching, and reading up on each bird after I spot them
– Daily wrist strengtheners and stretches
– Journal daily
– Go for more walks
– Bind a book
Other things
– Not much, the holidays were good but extremely busy!
– I bought a new tiny phone that I’m excited to use when it comes in
– I’m working full time at my current contract job, which has been a blast so far!
– I’m now a part of the Adult Artists Webring. Check it out, there’s some real great artists there!
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That’s a whole year of newsletters! How’re these feeling to y’all? Are they helpful in spite of current social media?
