{"id":9958,"date":"2024-09-01T11:53:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T15:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/?p=9958"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:21:19","slug":"august-2024-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/09\/01\/9958\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2024 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Wrapping up the summer with another newsletter!<\/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 August Art<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9959\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-31-113336.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-31-113336.png 960w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-31-113336-200x137.png 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-31-113336-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I try and post fun public art every Fridays, usually fanart! I post them 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\/jpawlik.com\">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> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\">VIP members!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Webcomic Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9965\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion01-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9966\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion02-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9967\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion03.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateOneShotCompassion03-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Something a bit different, Max and I were invited to this anthology back in 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/services.publishing.umich.edu\/Books\/Q\/Queer-Compassion-in-15-Comics\">Queer Compassion in 15 Comics<\/a> and now that the book is out, we\u2019re finally able to share what we did for it! We\u2019re both very proud of it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Our comic was 8 pages so I\u2019ll be scheduling one per week on Tuesdays to give us a bit of a buffer so we can get some new Darumaka comics ready for y\u2019all!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Three pages are up so far to read for free! If you want early access to pages, sketches and thumbs check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/\">Patreon<\/a> or my <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/\">VIP Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/compassion-dads-1\/\">Read from the beginning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9964\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateLupinMonMarie01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateLupinMonMarie01.jpg 770w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateLupinMonMarie01-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UpdateLupinMonMarie01-768x764.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Patrons and VIP members, I just finished posting all 5 pages of the comic Max and I did for the Mon Marie zine. It&#8217;s not quite NSFW but has implications and is a bit more mature. I also popped our extra copies up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/mon-marie\/\">Topaz Shop<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=mon+marie\">Read it on Patreon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/tag\/mon-marie\/?order=asc\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>August&#8217;s Sketchbook<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9960\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug1-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug1-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9961\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug2-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024SketchbookCoversAug2-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/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> 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\">A mixture of digital and traditional pages this time around due to being without my physical sketchbook for a minute. Lots of concept art in this one, a bunch of silly doodles, studies and of course some great shoutout requests!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Swim On<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Swim On 10 is still for sale, and this last volume features 149 illustrations by 134 artists. All proceeds go towards <a href=\"https:\/\/finfree.org\">finfree.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/swimon\/downloads\"><strong>Grab that and all the previous volumes here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9912\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SwimOnAll10Promo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1964\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SwimOnAll10Promo.jpg 1964w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SwimOnAll10Promo-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SwimOnAll10Promo-200x92.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SwimOnAll10Promo-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SwimOnAll10Promo-1536x704.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SwimOnAll10Promo-1320x605.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1964px) 100vw, 1964px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Other things<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Still working away on my NDA game project and should be wrapping up in September. I have really enjoyed my time working on a video game so I may pursue more of this work going forward!<\/p>\n<p>I bought an old 1994 Pentax film camera and have been having such a good time getting into photography as a hobby. I&#8217;ve been wanting a hobby that I can&#8217;t monetize and that doesn&#8217;t involve drawing in any way. There&#8217;s a local camera club near me so I may also join that soon. Maybe I&#8217;ll post some photos online too!<\/p>\n<p>My goal after September is to really dive back in to personal work for the remainder of the year. I have so much I want to work on but just don&#8217;t have the time yet!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a Lupin fan, also check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/lupiniii.club\/index.php?forums\/lupin-fanart.18\/\">Lupin Forum<\/a> I&#8217;m hosting weekly art prompts over there, so come draw with us!<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<p>Join me again at the end of September for my next newsletter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wrapping up the summer with another newsletter! Here&#8217;s how you can keep up on these newsletters (they&#8217;ll always be free) RSS |\u00a0Mailing List | Patreon Public August Art I try and post fun public art every Fridays, usually fanart! 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