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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 29/09/2026

Upcoming workshops! This Saturday, you can find me at the St Catharines Public Library LitFest! I’ll be doing a draw-along workshop at the St Catharines Central Library at 11am. And at 1pm I’ll be giving a presentation on what goes into making a graphic novel, with writer Ted Staunton

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 09/09/2026

Did you know @barnesandnoble.com is doing a huge preorder sale right now? And it includes my upcoming book from @01firstsecond.bsky.social “Science Comics: Wildfires”!

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 02/07/2026

Also, in the meanwhile, maybe check out some of the other workshops happening at the Bentway all summer long

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 02/07/2026

Later this summer! I’m very excited to get to be part of the team running workshops at @thebentway.bsky.social again. August 25th, we’re going to be doing drawing games and being silly and having a lot of fun.

An advertisement for Josh’s Bentway Art Socials night, August 25th. Featuring a cartoon bluejay and a cartoon soccer ball facing off in a silly character battle

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 28/06/2026

Felt cute, might delete later

A phot of Tapioca with her paws over her snout, looking coy

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 23/06/2026

I should have told him that I am EXACTLY THE RIGHT SIZE, thank you very much

Photo of dog/social media manager Tapioca, sitting on a couch with chew toy for scale

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 05/06/2026

Today is TCAF’s Libraries and Education day! Come stop by to see Josh talk about educational comics with a bunch of other cool folks at 3pm!

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 30/05/2026

Did you know it’s the Toronto Comics Arts Festival next week? Josh is very excited about it. Come visit him next weekend and tell him he should be put the same energy he puts into comic shows into petting his dog.

The TCAF 2026 poster with an illustration of Josh in front of other. Josh is sitting in a meditative pose while thinking about comics. His dog Tapioca is in his lap, pawing at him for attention

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 15/05/2026

The cover for Josh’s next GN is out in the wild! “Science Comics: Wildfires” is releasing next Spring from @01firstsecond.bsky.social Learn the science of fire, how we manage it, and why we’re talking about it so much these days us.macmillan.com/books/978125... #kidlit #edusky #coverreveal

The cover for “Science Comics: Wildfires”, depicting two wildland firefighters, ready to fight off an approaching fire, flanking an anthropomorphic flame character who is oblivious to the danger surrounding them.

Text reads: “Cover reveal. Arriving 03.16.2027”

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 12/05/2026

Another warmup page! Horses horses horses!

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 08/05/2026

Josh gave me another warmup page. This one has a guy with no shirt

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 05/05/2026

I told Josh he needed to give me more art to share on here, so here’s a random sketch page he gave me. I don’t know why he drew himself looking annoyed while I shower him with affection. That part must have been a mistake

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 04/05/2026

Strange creature spotted on today’s walk. Josh says its name is “Dwayne Johnson.”

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 28/04/2026

Hey artists, if you see this, post a dog

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 15/04/2026

Hello everyone. I’m Tapioca, Josh’s dog/social media manager. I’m going to be running this thing from now on

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 16/01/2026

It’s been TOO long since I posted some art on here! And I’ve started doodling to avoid looking at the news. So anyway, here’s a Frankenstein lady

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 06/08/2025

Well that’s a relief!

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 04/07/2025

Some of the goofy characters that came out of this past Wednesday’s Art Social at @thebentway.bsky.social. This workshop was so much fun to run. Drawing is great, and everyone should do it!

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 20/06/2025

Human artists! Use one piece of art to convince people to follow you

Digital illustration. A trio of Dungeons and Dragons-esque goblins fighting a giant python sitting on a pile of treasure

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 04/06/2025

For my Toronto friends! The Bentway is hosting a series of Wednesday night art socials all summer long. And I’ll be running some of the workshops! I did this last year too, and it was a real fun time. Check out Bentway.ca for details and tickets

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 16/04/2025

New self-portrait! Emerging from my drawing cave after wrapping up a big deadline. The Sleeper Has Awoken!!!

Digital drawing. A cartoon version of Josh, wrapper in blankets with a dazed look in his eyes, shuffling away from his drawing desk.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 01/04/2025

Warm-up drawing, April 1st. Keeping things pretty fast and loose today, because I’m on a deadliiiiiine… #artshare #sketchpage #warmup

A digital sketch page. Composed of pink splotches that have been drawn over to turn them into cartoonish characters.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 18/03/2025

Warm-up drawing, March 18th. Getting into the classics #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital illustration. A sketch of a Grecian bust depicting Aphrodite

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 13/03/2025

March 13th warm-up drawing. Forest creep is creeping. #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital illustration. Depicts a tall grassy creature creeping through a forest at night.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 11/03/2025

Warm-up drawing, March 11th. What if I only drew grandmas from now on? #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital illustration. Depicts an elderly woman holding a mug of tea.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 04/03/2025

Warmup drawing, March 3rd. Patriotic ghost. #artshare #digitalart #warmup

A digital drawing using charcoal/pastel brushes. Depicts an angry looking little ghost holding a large Canadian flag.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 28/02/2025

Cool guy casting a cool vote in the provincial election. Polls are still open a bit longer, for any of my fellow Ontarians who haven’t made it out yet!

Photo of me (Josh!) crouching while pointing to a yellow “vote” sign in a snow bank

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 27/02/2025

Warmup drawing for Feb 27th. Dog on a zoom call. #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital illustration using pastel brushes. Depicts a chihuahua wearing a turtleneck and sipping on coffee in an office setting

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 25/02/2025

Warmup drawing, Feb 25th. That feeling when you’re having a picnic by the water and a seagull flies over and just starts staring at you, hungrily. #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital illustration. Depicting a t-Rex holding a sandwich, while a small pterodactyl looks on with pleasing eyes.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 20/02/2025

Warmup drawing Feb 20th. Ninja Turtle in training! #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital illustration using pastel pencils. Depicts a very young ninja turtle (Leonardo?) holding an oversized sword, overlooking a slice of pizza

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 14/02/2025

Valentine’s Day warm-up drawing. Tell someone you care about them today! Maybe! #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital drawing using charcoal brush tools. Depicts a werewolf with a bashful look on his face, holding heart shaped balloons. At his feet is a partially eaten box of chocolates. Is he about to make a love confession??

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 11/02/2025

Warm-up drawing for February 11th! Ended up drawing a Solomon Grundy looking guy #artshare #digitalart #warmup

Digital illustration using pastel brushes. Depicts a grey-skinned, muscular zombie, looking off to the side suspiciously

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 07/02/2025

I’ve decided to actively start incorporating warm-up drawing into my daily practice more. Trying to force myself to work more quickly and only spend 30 mins to 1 hour on each piece. Gonna post them here for accountability reasons. Let’s see how this goes! #artshare #digitalart #warmup

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 06/02/2025

New book buys! I stopped by the Toronto launch for the new books by @whatsupbeanie.bsky.social @hellocookie.bsky.social and @heywhitney.bsky.social last night, and now I can’t wait to dive into these suckers.

A photo of the newly released graphic novels “Great Puptective: Purranormal Activity” and “The Racc Pack: Prince and the Pawper”

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 04/02/2025

Another art repost! This one from when I was obsessively watching Delicious in Dungeon last year. #artshare #deliciousindungeon #dungeonmeshi

Drawing of the character Leed from the anime Delicious in Dungeon - a female orc warrior exploring a dungeon. Leed looks around warily while a crab-like Mimic monster sneaks up behind her.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 31/01/2025

Reposting some older art. This guy’s a real blockhead.

Digital illustration. Foreground is a character with a large block-shaped head resembling a cube of tofu, sitting on a street curb with a wistful look on their face. Behind them is an orange-hued fall cityscape.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 30/01/2025

Gonna repost some old art over the next little bit. This is a drawing I did for a kid-oriented character design workshop I ran about a year ago! I still really like the vampire cat.

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Josh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 28/01/2025

Intro post! I’m Josh, an illustrator based out of Toronto. I drew the graphic novels THE GOOD FIGHT (Scholastic) and HISTORY COMICS: WORLD WAR II (First Second). I like funny stuff, spooky stuff, and world history Website: www.joshdraws.com Insta: @jrosen.illustration Repped by Hansen Literary

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