The pieces I did for the last Swim On zine, which you can still support! It was such a tough decision to stop Swim On after this but it’s gotten so much bigger than I ever expected and I just don’t have enough time anymore to put into it. I may come back to it at some point, but for now 10 volumes was a good place to say goodbye!
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
Forgot to post my Swim On pieces from last year’s zine! I drew some guitarfish (which are technically sharks but also rays), and then a collab with my nephew of a great white he drew (I cleaned it up, coloured and did the background). If you missed it, be sure to check out the Swim On zine I run every year!
Swim On is a yearly charity zine dedicated to shark preservation. All proceeds the zine makes go directly to finfree.org
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 5 – Call for artists opens
May 19 – Call for artists closes
May 27 – Artists Announced
July 14 – Submissions are DUE
July 28 – Rough PDF is sent to artists/adjustments made
August 4 – Zine goes live
September 4 – Artists can post their full pieces publicly
September 30 – All proceeds donated to finfree.org
If you have any questions about the zine, applying or submitting you can contact me at:
swimon@topazcomics.com
My submissions for this year’s Swim On zine, a zine that I run every year and all proceeds go towards shark conservation over at finfree.org
My pieces from the 7th volume of Swim On: A Shark Zine for Charity.
Had this idea in my head since last December and I’m really pleased with how these turned out!
The front cover and inside pattern that I did for this year’s Swim On zine!
Written and thumbnailed by Michelle Parker, art by me
We wanted to do something more artistic for this year’s Swim On comic and Michelle ended up with a really beautiful concept that I was so excited to draw for!
A piece I did for Swim On: A Shark Zine for Charity
