Monthly Round-up: February! (Patreon)

Hi everyone, we made it to SMARCH. In like a 🦁 out like a🐑. If you're in lion-town I hope you're staying safe! A cool and ferny header for this month, I'm pretty happy with it! Lines are BACK baby. I made a fern brush for this piece and as a result it was also a lot less painful than I expected it to be. A high resolution wallpaper and a phone wallpaper are attached if that is something you would enjoy :)

There are still some signed editions of Shenzhen Fast available! Launch took a lot out of me and I had to lay down for awhile but I might get back up on that promo horse for one last push. 

I impulsively decided to draw Maxwell for my tumblr because I was feelin' blue and he's one of the only things that brings unfettered joy to me these days. 

Pick your poison:

Same same... but different :>

Making Comics Better for Everyone

I recently joined a new cartoonist coop! As cartoonists we've been pretty frustrated with the state of the comics industry so we've decided to band together to support each other. It's a nice place to follow if you're interested in hearing about cool indie comics, and as a member I'll be letting you know about new comics coming outta there. I'm really happy to be part of an initiative that will make comics better for everyone - creators and readers alike! 

Related to this goal, I also funded part of the prize pool for the Minicomics Awards which recently announced their winners! 🎉 Minicomics are where the most innovative work in cartooning can be found. The winners each received $1000 😁

Now here on Patreon...

Quality Testers

• Patrons got first dibs at Shenzhen Fast Signed Edition with a discount! In this post I also shared my comics from Hourly Comics Day (And later shared this again on tumblr if you'd like to see/share that :) )
• I posted my Art Degree monthly accountability (so many pears)
• I also posted some Moat Method updates and Solarpunk.lol Updates Making progress here!

Lab Techs

• As we are in a new quarter I updated the vault. This time with my collaborative comic Wander. I also posted an update on Desk Quest - my journey to build the ultimate (for me) studio setup. 
• I shared my Art Degree monthly learnings - This month I learned a lot about blending, value/contrast and texture.

Collaborators

• For collaborators I wrote about the New Website , how it came to be and shared some of my dastardly plans for what I want to do with it. 

Hey, Neat

I really enjoyed this history of Phillips - the former electronics company. I learned a lot of things I didn't know. It was on my mind because my sunrise lamp from "them" just kicked it. A really interesting historical perspective on technology, R&D, trying to predict the future and business strategy. 

I also think that Tom Scott's take on the whole AI business is probably one of the most measured and reasonable out there. This video articulates what's been rolling around in my head quite well.

Jam IRL

I wanted to practice piping some icing to see if it was satisfying to do in real life as it is to watch on instagram. It is not. But! They did turn out ok.

Then I asked my Mastodonnies.... (Mastos? Tootonauts?) what I should do with the rest of the icing and "Interpretive frosting art" won the poll so this abomination was born:

This is the kind of nonsense I get up to on Mastodon.

Rascals are still fine. Probably will go up for adoption this month as long as someone (Towa) doesn't piss on my bed again. 

Stay cool, team!