Updated: Sept 1, 2025
What program do you use to draw? What brushes do you use?
I use Clip Studio for all my art/comics. I use an XP-pen display tablet on my computer and a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ to draw on the go.
My lineart brush: https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1788976
My sketch brush: https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1811630
My tone brush (with swapped textures): https://rondanchan.gumroad.com/l/ms5-wc1?layout=profile
My colour palette: https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1986433
My halftones: https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com/collections/clip-studio-brushes/products/beat-tones-halftone-brushes
What can I do with your art?
You may use my art as display pictures, wallpapers, and banners, and would like credit if you do so! I ask that you not repost or edit my work. You may not sell or use my art to train AI.
Can I use your art as a tattoo?
Shoot me an email @ jey@topazcomics.com first, but mostly likely yes unless the piece happens to be very personal. If you want to drop me a Ko-fi donation that’d be much appreciated too!
Where can I find you online?
Find all my socials at the bottom of this page or over on my portfolio
End of Year Update: Patreon & Kofi tiers 2023
Hey everyone, I wanted to post a tier update for you all.
I put up a survey last month and I just want to thank everyone who filled it out, it was really cool to read your feedback!
Here’s the updated tiers, changes will be in effect as of January 1, 2023
I’ve decided to merge the $3 and $5 tiers due to them being too similar which led to some confusion.
The $5 is now any safe for work art or comics that I’ll be turning into physical books and PDFs as I complete them; so mini comics, wallpapers, zine pieces, TTRPG campaign work, anything I’m working on at the time!
It’s available for Private Collector patrons right now, and while I can’t guarantee I’ll do every request, I’ll do my best to do a few requests every month! It comes with some numbered prompts and I’ll be updating it every so often.
What I’m aiming for in 2023 is to offer 1-2 commission slots per month, and all patrons will get first priority on these.
I opted in for the option for patrons to pay annually, this also gives you a 10% discount. The current $3 tier will be included in this until December 31st.
There was an overwhelming amount of people in my survey who like being charged the first of the month regardless of when they signed up, so I’ll be keeping it as is! So a heads up if you sign up on the 30th of the month, you’ll get billed again on the 1st of the next month.
Kofi Subscribers get the same $1 and $5 tiers as Patreon
Kofi is against NSFW art so I will not be including the $10 option on Kofi.
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Can you reccommend?
That is something I’m always on the hunt for too but I definitely recommend reading @gqutie and @mantimecomic both done by really awesome people.
There’s also manga that I’ll recommend too: Shimanami Tasogare, and Wandering Son. Both are very good!
And checking out anything on @lgbtwebcomics they have everything nicely organized and they’re also really great!
Hope that helps a bit!
Swim On: A Shark Zine for Charity IS LIVE for $1+!
A collaborative charity art zine paying tribute to sharks. 21 amazing artists added their talents to this zine with 25 full-colour illustrations.
All proceeds that this zine makes will be sent directly to sharksavers.org on a continual basis.
Help us help the sharks by buying shark art!
“Swim On”
A shark zine for charity
Edited by J.Pawlik
Hello everyone! I’m posting an open call for illustrations
and writing for a small zine themed around sharks. I’m looking to do 10-25
pages depending on the response. All proceeds will be donated to sharksavers.org
to help stop shark finning and killing.
For this zine, my vision is to show lesser known species
living and happy. While I want to show people why I care so much about sharks,
I don’t want to leave them sad. I want to show that there’s more to sharks than
death, so please don’t include content like finning or the negative effect of
movies like “Jaws”.
The zine itself will be 6”x9” and will be sold as a PDF on
Gumroad. All proceeds that this zine makes will be sent directly to
sharksavers.org on a continual basis.
Submissions to the zine
-must be 6”x9”
-must involve a living shark
-traditional and digital artwork, as well as original
photography, writing, comics, poems and more are encouraged!
-lesser known species of sharks are encouraged!
-artwork must be sent as high res. as possible so long as it
is 6”x9”
-no anthropomorphic sharks
-no nsfw content
All submissions should be emailed to juliepawlik@gmail.com and titled “Shark
zine submission”, with your preferred name, your website or artblog if
applicable, and an attachment or link of your piece.
I do also ask that you not post your final submission online
for a year after the zine is posted. Progress shots and sketches are encouraged
though!
People will be emailed back regardless if they were accepted
or not.
Submissions will close July 22nd at 11:59pm
Thank you for reading and reblogging!
-J.Pawlik
