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MI Stuff- Kallakore

MI Stuff- Kallakore

This is lame but I was feeling sentimental about Kalla tonight, haha, so a little Kalla post... 

Kalla is fairly emotional and emotive, but it's hard to tell because her face doesn't have a huge range of movement to a human viewer. In addition to the crest movement...

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MI Stuff- Ch 4 Wallpaper

MI Stuff- Ch 4 Wallpaper

I actually liked some art I made for once, so let's have it in wallpaper format~

Just a head's up, I have a bunch of stuff I need to post for most of the tiers in the next few days, so that'll be hitting your inboxes soon. Was a bit silent in Dec for holiday reasons but I'm back to full power now... see you in a bit!

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Researching for Webcomics addendum

Researching for Webcomics addendum

Hi guys,

Just an addendum to the research tutorial from several months ago... I mentioned then that I was going to try reaching out to individuals to consult with them on topics I wasn't able to learn on my own. Well, I did!

You pr...

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TM421 preview

TM421 preview

This stupid page finally going up tomorrow, here's a hard-to-read wip until then~

Also I haven't drawn Luca's face in the comic since 2010 :|

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MI Stuff- wip

MI Stuff- wip

This is pretty rough, but I really liked how the Meek bookmarks came out, and since these bookmarks make pretty good promo items I'm trying to get some Mare ones made in a similar style... this isn't done by any stretch, just me fiddling (it is still very unbalanced*), but I liked how it was looking so far so just sharing~ 

*And the shoptalk...

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December update post!

December update post!

Hi guys!

First off, the new tutorial and supplement are now posted. This tutorial about Patreon building is the second half of the series, star...

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Nov Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet

Nov Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet

 This is the supplement that goes with the 

Let's Build dat Patreon tutorial

for November! This supplement is a little different than previous ones since it is mostly focused on how to personalize your Patreon for your n...

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The Meek Volume 1 PDF (full comic)

The Meek Volume 1 PDF (full comic)

   HI, IT'S ME, A BIGASS PDF

Attached is the full revised version of The Meek Volume 1 from the Kickstarter! This PDF is available at the Gumroad page, but since you're all at the $10 level, I felt you should have it on a matter of principle. The...

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Let's Build Dat Patreon Tutorial (Patreon tut 2/2)

Let's Build Dat Patreon Tutorial (Patreon tut 2/2)

Supplement for $10+ Patrons right here 

Well, here it is, the last half of the Patreon tutorial series~ and the last bit of everything I know about building, messing up on, and correcting Patreon campaigns. A lot of this information ...

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Bonus tutorial: Easy as hell panels

Bonus tutorial: Easy as hell panels

Happy Thanksgiving, guys! (Even non-Americans, I'm thankful for you too, you can't stop me)

Just wanted to say thank you for supporting me and my work... I have never wanted to do anything else as badly as I want to make comics and share them with the world, and you (like literally you sitting there reading this) are the reason I can do it. I don...

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Hi...

Hi...

 I'll be getting back to a more normal posting schedule this week, trying to drag my ass back to some sense of normalcy. In the meantime, above is a piece of art I did for Tessa's comic Not Drunk Enough , which is currently 2016-11-15 06:08:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Crabtober Winners!

Crabtober Winners!

Thanks to the Patrons who played the Crabtober contest! Last month, all $5+ Patrons had a chance to win a drawing simply by coming up with a good title for each Crabtober drawing~ 15 of the sketch winners would receive a sticker, as well as 10 additional commenters. Since all of the entries were so lovely, I decided EVERY sketch winner receives a s...

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New Patreon tutorial now available!

New Patreon tutorial now available!

Let's Figure Out Patreon tutorial here!

2016-11-05 01:30:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Oct Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet

Oct Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet

This is the supplement that goes with the

Let's Figure Out Patreon tutorial

for October! This one is weird cuz it also comes with a 2016-11-04 21:59:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Let's Figure Out Patreon Tutorial (Patreon tut 1/2)

Let's Figure Out Patreon Tutorial (Patreon tut 1/2)

 Supplement for $10+ Patrons here until 12/4

This tut was a challenge... about halfway through I realized I had too much info to share, haha! This tutorial is about how to look at Patreons in a critical way so you ca...

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Final Crabtober contest Post!

Final Crabtober contest Post!

Thank you for playing the crabtober contest XD I didn't get to draw a crab every day, but this is definitely more crabs than I would have drawn otherwise. Our last contestants are:

1- Vampire Crab

2- Ghost Crab

3- Halloween Crab and friends~

Feel free to try and name this or any of the previous crabs from 2016-10-31 17:38:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Crabtober Contest naming post #3

Crabtober Contest naming post #3

Skipped last week! due to lack of crabs and preponderance of work :D Back to the crabzone now though

The crabs shown above are

1: Mictyris brevidactylus, a type of soldier crab

2+3: decorator crab

4: ghost crab <3

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Suddenly, livestream

Suddenly, livestream

Gonna be inking Meek page online for a bit because I'm going crazy talking to nobody all weekend

prob no audio, just chat/work~

https://picarto.tv/shingworks

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TM Stuff- bookmark preview

TM Stuff- bookmark preview

The bookmarks were the last thing I needed to make for "immediate" Kickstarter stuff (the digital prologue comic is also coming out this year but it's not a thing I need to print and mail, so I'm saving it for Nov).

I was wondering if I should do something more illustrative or more graphic and settled on this... for an actual bookmark, it's proba...

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Crabtober Contest naming post #2

Crabtober Contest naming post #2

Hi guys XD great names so far on the first round of crabs! The game continues with round 2... just name any or all of the sketches with your best title for a chance to win it, as well as a chance to win a thrip sticker as well. You can right click for a c...

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New Branding tutorial now available!

New Branding tutorial now available!

Grow Your Own Brand tutorial here!

September Supplement Worksheet here!

I love this subject a lot!! I have been playing with branding a...

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Sept Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet and .psd file~

Sept Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet and .psd file~

This is the supplement that goes with the

Grow Your Own Brand tutorial

for September! There's a PSD to mess with for one of the questions, as well as the... I think it's 13 pages this time??? its a lot of stuff to practice with! Anyways have fun, and ...

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Grow Your Own Brand tutorial

Grow Your Own Brand tutorial

Supplement for $10+ Patrons here for this month~

New tutorial :D I love this subject and find it super useful for everything I do, and hope you do as well!

Credit to the folks who were kind enough to give me permission to use some of their work for...

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Meek Wallpapers~

Meek Wallpapers~

You know what, I'm posting a lot of stuff tomorrow so I might as well get this into the wild for you guys :] Meek Wallpaper featuring the art from the Volume 1 cover, all zipped up down there and ready to go. Enjoy!

PS there is an art and sticker giveaw...

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Inktober Art and Stickers Giveaway

Inktober Art and Stickers Giveaway

Hi guys~

So, I'm giving away some art and stickers this month!

Inktober is a monthly art challenge that happens every October; I've decided to do Crabtober because I'm enjoying crabs a lot recently and feel like drawing them. I'm going to be giving away these little daily drawings to you guys for free, I'll cover the shipping and such (...

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It's October! time to gift things

It's October! time to gift things

Hello!

Happy October! Last month was the month I spent a bunch of money on envelopes, so this month is the month I start giving away physical things. I have spent the last several weeks figuring out for the first time ever how physical things work... and now I want them out of my life!! haha. But into yours, so that's good.

  • I have...

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TM Stuff- Cover

TM Stuff- Cover

Just a little process thing, decided to redraw the Meek V1 cover to fix some underlying compositional issues. Top is the original image (bad values/ focus... a little too much detail for no reason), middle is the fixed version with extra art for the french flaps, and the bottom is a wip zoom. The flow is a lot easier to understand with the strong d...

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It dat time again

It dat time again

Oh god I have the worst "I stayed up too late working" hangover right now HAHA. Ok I'll be ready in like 10 mins (it is 1020am PST now) just need to find some caffeine and my headset and then hopefully get this cover finished up.

https://picarto.tv/shingworks


(OH...

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MI Stuff- Development pt 4

MI Stuff- Development pt 4

Development pt 1 is here

Development pt 2 is here


Development pt 3 is here


I settled on th...

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DUST character designs (+.PSD)

DUST character designs (+.PSD)

A few years ago I was super lucky to get to work on this project, DUST, which is a sci-fi ARG aimed at science students. It was developed at BYU and UM, but worked on in conjunction with NASA and funded by NSF. Really cool stuff. I am always so grateful to get to work on educational p...

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