{"id":9795,"date":"2024-04-30T10:37:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/?p=9795"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:22:01","slug":"april-2024-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/04\/30\/9795\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2024 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">April went by so fast but spring is finally here, so how about you <em>spring<\/em> into some art and comic updates!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can keep up on these newsletters (they&#8217;ll always be free)<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<h4><strong>Public April Art<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9777\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-29-212504.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-29-212504.png 964w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-29-212504-200x140.png 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-29-212504-768x538.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I try and post fun public art every Friday around 11am. These can be seen &amp; shared over on <a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.tumblr.com\/\">tumblr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.art\/@jeypawlik\">mastodon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cohost.org\/JeyPawlik\">cohost<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pillowfort.social\/jeypawlik\">pillowfort<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/jeypawlik.bsky.social\">bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\">jpawlik.com\/blog<\/a> with sketches and thumbnails up early for <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/jpawlik\">patrons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\">VIP members<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/jeypawlik\">kofi members!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Webcomic Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/aloladarumaka\/104\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9778 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka104-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka104-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka104.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/aloladarumaka\/105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9779 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka105-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka105-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka105.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/aloladarumaka\/106\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9780 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka106-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka106-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAlolaDarumaka106.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three new Alola Darumaka pages up this month! And if you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=alola+darumaka\">Patreon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/album\/Alola-Darumaka-Early-Access-C0C0EWMRO\">Kofi<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/aloladarumaka\/\">VIP Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/aloladarumaka\/alola\/\">Read from the beginning<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/aloladarumaka\/104\/\">Read the newest pages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/genderslices\/hrt-diary-6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9781\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateHRTDiary6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateHRTDiary6.jpg 512w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateHRTDiary6-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I posted another HRT diary comic this month, we&#8217;re on page 6 now! I&#8217;m making these pages as changes happen, but I do post them early on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=gender+slices\">Patreon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/album\/Gender-Slices-HRT-Diary-U6U1S47AF\">Kofi<\/a>, and my <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/gender-slices\/\">VIP Blog<\/a>, then up 2 months later for free on Topaz Comics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/genderslices\/hrt-diary-1\/\"><strong>Read from the beginning<\/strong><\/a> <strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/genderslices\/hrt-diary-6\/\">Read the latest page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=after+all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9783 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAfterAll26-181x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAfterAll26-181x200.jpg 181w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAfterAll26.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=after+all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9784 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAfterAll27-181x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAfterAll27-181x200.jpg 181w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateAfterAll27.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;re getting to the climax!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=after+all\"><strong>Read on Patreon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/afterall\/\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=the+curtain+falls\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9785 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateTheCurtainsFalls37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateTheCurtainsFalls37.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UpdateTheCurtainsFalls37-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new page of The Curtain Falls went up this month! This is a Lupin III fancomic I&#8217;m working that focuses on Lupin in his 60s and dealing with change and retirement. We&#8217;re doing some reflecting now!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=the+curtain+falls\">Read it on Patreon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/thecurtainfalls\/\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/album\/The-Curtain-Falls--A-Lupin-III-Comic-E1E1EWOS3\">Read on Kofi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>April&#8217;s Sketchbook<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/april-2024-103272242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr1-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr1-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/april-2024-103272242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr2-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024SketchbookCoversApr2-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This month&#8217;s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=sketchbook\">Patreon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/sketchbooks\/\">VIP Blog<\/a> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/jeypawlik\/shop\"><strong>Kofi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another month, another sketchbook! This one is nearly 30 pages and it\u2019s full of a lot of fun doodles and concept art. I\u2019ve been having fun doing messy doodles and sketches again, it feels like it\u2019s been a while but they feel nice for exploring concepts I\u2019d like to flesh out. There\u2019s also Lupin weekly art prompts from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lupiniii.club\">Lupin forum<\/a>, lots of birds I saw this month, and fun shoutout requests.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>TCAF<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>While I won&#8217;t be boothing at TCAF this year I will be wandering around as an attendee AND I&#8217;ll be on a panel called &#8220;Toronto As a Setting&#8221; &#8211; it&#8217;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&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll be talking about.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Other things<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Busy busy busy with my fulltime contract on a video game still and making really great progress. I cannot wait to share what I&#8217;ve been working on with y&#8217;all!<\/p>\n<p>While working in video games now I&#8217;ve been itching to play some new ones, there&#8217;s a few on my radar that&#8217;ll be coming out this year which I&#8217;m excited about: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2417850\/Yolk_Heroes_A_Long_Tamago\/\">Yolk Heroes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2402470\/World_of_Anterra\/\">World of Anterra<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/fantasy-life-i-the-girl-who-steals-time-switch\/\">Fantasy Life 2<\/a>. In the mean time I started playing Final Fantasy 1 which is an absolute delight? I&#8217;ve only ever played FF4 and FF6 before. Maybe I&#8217;ll draw my party at some point.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been hosting weekly art prompts over on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lupiniii.club\/index.php?forums\/lupin-fanart.18\/\">Lupin Forum<\/a> and it&#8217;s been a lot of fun to be in a space that isn&#8217;t owned by a mega corp.<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<p>April down, tune in at the end of May for the next newsletter!<\/p>\n<div class=\"notranslate\" style=\"all: initial;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April went by so fast but spring is finally here, so how about you spring into some art and comic updates! Here&#8217;s how you can keep up on these newsletters (they&#8217;ll always be free) RSS |\u00a0Mailing List | Patreon Public April Art I try and post fun public art every Friday around 11am. 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