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!
