{"id":10618,"date":"2025-06-30T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/?p=10618"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:40:55","slug":"june-2025-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/06\/30\/10618\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2025 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Pride month everyone!! What a busy month June ended up being. OH and a special welcome to the folks who signed up for my newsletter during TCAF and CitrusCon. Enjoy your stay~<\/p>\n<p>My newsletters are always free and you can keep up with them here:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/mailing-lists\/\">Mailing List<\/a> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/jpawlik\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Latest Public Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10620\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-095313.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-095313.png 826w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-095313-152x200.png 152w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-095313-768x1010.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I post public art every Friday! Everything is also crossposted to <a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.tumblr.com\/\">tumblr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.art\/@jeypawlik\">mastodon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pillowfort.social\/jeypawlik\">pillowfort<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/jpawlik.com\">bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sheezy.art\/jeypawlik\">SheezyArt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\">jpawlik.com\/blog<\/a> and up over a month early for all <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/jpawlik\">Patrons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\">VIP members<\/a> which also include sketches and thumbs with almost every piece.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Webcomic Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10621\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot11.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot11-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10622\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot12-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Curse Eater pilot chapter has officially wrapped up! Thanks so much for reading, Max and I are hoping to either pitch it around but if that doesn&#8217;t happen we&#8217;ll post it as a webcomic. Wherever it ends up, newsletter readers will be sure to get updates about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/the-curse-eater\/pilot-11\/\">Read the latest pages<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/the-curse-eater\/pilot-01\/\">Read from the beginning<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PromoTheCurtainFalls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PromoTheCurtainFalls.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PromoTheCurtainFalls-156x200.jpg 156w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PromoTheCurtainFalls-768x988.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CURTAIN FALLS HAS ARRIVED!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so so proud of this book and how it turned out. And that it&#8217;s done. This was my first big fictional project by myself. I wanted to keep it fairly short and manageable lest I be overwhelmed but it went really well. Hey and did you know the PDF and book come with extras? Like TEN pages of extras and a post card? I really went all out on this one and I hope you enjoy it. If you did, @ me on most socials about it, or shoot me an email!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\">Grab it at the Topaz Comics Shop!<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.itch.io\/\">The PDF is also available on itch.io for PayPal users<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10623\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateHRTDiary15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateHRTDiary15.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UpdateHRTDiary15-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grab Bag folks are getting a slew of HRT Diary comics right now because I was really feelin&#8217; it! Those will be going out every Tuesday for $1+ members for a bit before being available publicly at the end of July on <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/\">Topaz Comics.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/1354660\">Read on Patreon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/comic\/?tag=gender-slices\/\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-102944.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-102944.png 439w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-102944-185x200.png 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10625\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-102959.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-102959.png 565w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-102959-200x138.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some new NSFW pinups went up for the Private Collector Tier &#8211; hey did you know the $10 tier also includes my entire nsfw archive as well?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/192065\">See &#8217;em on Patreon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/tag\/private-collector\/\">Or on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>June&#8217;s Sketchbook<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025SketchbookCoversJune1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=sketchbook\">Patreon<\/a> and my <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/sketchbooks\/\">VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-jlRLRk xMWEK\">\n<div class=\"sc-1cq1psq-0 kWkNqn sc-pn81yk-0 dBfLIG\">\n<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p>It&#8217;s another month of lots of concept art! June was so busy with conventions and events but I somehow managed to get a bunch of sketching in. There&#8217;s a few pages of notes when I went to a day long seminar on comic making, maybe you&#8217;ll find it helpful &#8212; I know I did! And as always some great shoutout requests from the Private Collector crew, it&#8217;s always fun drawing so many JigZeni pieces and brand new things I&#8217;d never heard of before.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Wrapping up June&#8217;s Convention Events!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p>TCAF and CitrusCon were both so wonderful! I met so many great folks at both.<\/p>\n<p>TCAF was in a different location this year and while it was extremely crowded, I did enjoy the new setup. TCAF is my favourite show of the year whether I&#8217;m boothing or attending. I also think having it be during Pride Month really helped. We got so many tourists coming through and were excited to see all the queer comics on our table! Thank you to everyone who came by!<\/p>\n<p>This was also my first time boothing at CitrusCon and it was really delightful! I would absolutely sign-up for it again. If you like MLM works I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf08The cons may be over for me for the summer but I wanted to give y&#8217;all newsletter peeps an exclusive sale. If you buy something physical from the <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\">Topaz Shop<\/a>, you can add any 1 sticker to your cart and get that sticker for free! <strong>Use code SummerNews25 &#8211; expires July 31st\ud83c\udf08<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Cartoonist Coop Summer Camp<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Now that NIF has wrapped, do you want even more events from the Cartoonist Coop? Join up now to take part in this year&#8217;s Summer Camp, July-August 2025. I&#8217;ve got a talk on halftones and other forms of toning your comics on July 6th!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cartoonist.coop\"><strong>Join the coop today!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/app.milanote.com\/media\/p\/images\/1Uk2401TUTc28V\/UcA\/Summer-Camp-2025_Toning-Your-Art-to-Match-the-Tone-of-Your-Story_Design-by-E.M.-Fields_Newsletter.png?w=display&amp;v=2&amp;elementId=1Uk2401TUTc28V\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>July Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10628\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OnlineScheduleJuly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1379\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OnlineScheduleJuly.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OnlineScheduleJuly-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OnlineScheduleJuly-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OnlineScheduleJuly-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OnlineScheduleJuly-1320x797.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s July&#8217;s schedule! Though things may move around I try my darndest not to move them too much. Comic and art titles are also subject to change.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday is webcomics day, $1+ patrons get early access 2 months before pages go up on Topaz Comics for free<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday is Grab Bag day, $5+ patrons<\/li>\n<li>Every other Thursday are Private Collector NSFW posts, $10 patrons<\/li>\n<li>Friday is for fun illustrations, $1+ patrons also get early access before a month before I post them free online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Cool Comic Recommendation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.asmodrawscomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Horizontal-1920-x-1080-web-768x432.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ea.asmodrawscomics.com\/\"><strong>Exorcism Academy by Asmo (18+)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This comic is for an 18+ adult audience only and features explicit sexual content, violence, and other mature themes.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Ethan, a cadet exorcist, finds himself being seduced by his demon partner Al, but their unexpected romance is destined for darkness when human and demon worlds collide!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Exorcism Academy is fun, sexy, and dramatic in all the right parts! If you&#8217;re a fan of beautiful beefy boys and demons then this is the comic for you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Other Things<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some other autobio comics are on the horizon! Excited to share that news with y&#8217;all soon~<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/commissions\">Commissions are still open for the foreseeable future!<\/a><\/strong>I want to draw things for you!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also looking for some freelance work, if you or anyone you know is the market for a comic or character artist <a href=\"mailto:jey@topazcomics.com\">hit me up.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been really enjoying photography as a hobby so be sure to check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/category\/photography\/\">Photography Corner posts<\/a> as I very slowly get all those film photos up! Debating on making a tumblr for them as well.<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<p>Hope y&#8217;all are having a good start to the summer, I&#8217;ll talk to you again at the end of July!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Pride month everyone!! What a busy month June ended up being. OH and a special welcome to the folks who signed up for my newsletter during TCAF and CitrusCon. 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