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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 02/10/2026

Four more really great shoutout requests from my Private Collector crew on patreon.com/jpawlik, some fun fanart and extremely fun JigZeni~ It's the beginning of the month, which is the best time to sign up for these! #Art #KPopDemonHunters #LupinIII #LoZ

Four black and white traditional illustrations on one image. "Shoutout for Peggy" of Rumi from K-Pop Demon Hunters giving a peace sign. "Shoutout for Amiel" of a young Link with a fox mask on the side of the his head. "Shoutout for Rett" of Jigen and Zenigata walking together while wearing yukata, Zenigata is looking at Jigen in awe. "Shoutout for Riddler76" of Jigen whispering something in Zenigata's ear, who's blushing about it.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 01/10/2026

Ohhh there's some GOSS, you say? Check out Paul Bunyan, Transman 🔞 on Patreon www.patreon.com/collection/2370624 #Comic #Webcomic #NSFW #Webcomic

Comic preview of "The Legend of Paul Bunyan, Transman" page 2 on patreon.com/jpawlik showing Kaye talking to a friend who's asking "PAUL BUNYAN?" with a smile.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 30/09/2026

I'm back with some comics and art and news for y'all! Check out my September newsletter with many updates, upcoming schedule and more! Read my newsletters for free: jpawlik.com/blog/tag/newsletter patreon.com/jpawlik

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 30/09/2026

In Search of Analogue Days Diana, a 45 year old trans woman, has lost sight of her passion for photography until she finds herself, LITERALLY. As she becomes the parent she always needed for herself, will she find that spark for photography once again? #DVPit #DVArt #GN #LGBT #MR

Character sheet of "Diana Ying, she/her" from the comic "In Search Of Analogue Days". Diana is a 45 year old trans woman with brown hair, big glasses with a thin build and cute but simple outfits.

Character sheet of "Aidan Ryan, he/???" from the comic "In Search Of Analogue Days". Aidan is a 15 year old boy with short brown hair, a thin build, and is wearing a school uniform and various neutral and femme leaning outfits.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 29/09/2026

www.patreon.com/collection/105673 It's been a fun month of sketching with more character refining for The Curse Eater, we just need a bit more time. In the mean time, please enjoy some cursed Legend of Zelda doodles and many many stinky gremlins! #Sketchbook #ConceptArt #Art

A full sketch page from the sketch page from the sketchbook: a coloured image drawn by Hitoshi Ashinano with handwritten text on top "Not mine, this is from Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou" of the character Alpha. A redraw of the same image by me under it with the text "My copy using True Grit's Aqua Studio" Beside that is a little coloured portrait of Link, and the Bean Seller from Ocarina of Time. Under that are a few coloured drawings of Ruto from Ocarina where I've decided her eyes are fake and her real eyes are on the side of her big head.

Jey Pawlik's September 2026 sketchbook cover with previews from the sketchbook done in ballpoint and fountain pens: Vasilios from The Curse Eater outfit concepts, King Zora dancing, a snippet of a cottage comic, and an all black gremlin plus gremlet version.

September 2026 3. Full body Salvator & Vasilios 4. Outfit concepts for Salvator & Vasilios 5. Page of Vasilios 6. Old man concepts & sketches 7. OJST character concepts 8. Testing out Aqua Studio w/ Yokohama and Ocarina doodles 9. King Zora, large rodents 10. Cottage comic 11. Salvator, Clitrina & Vasilios doodles 12. Journal pet/paper Pet layout planning 13. Salvator backpack concepts 14. Salvator backpack concepts 15. Salvator backpack concepts, gremlin getting groomed 16. Gremlin concepts 17. Salvator concepts 18. Camera zine layout planning & interior pattern inks 19. Old OC doodles: train dads & Bronze & Tan 20. Shoutout for TLC, Bird I Saw: Willow Ptarmigan, Salvator sketches 21. Majora's Mask doodles 22. Shoutouts for Kevin & Riddler76, Maine coon gremlin 23. Gremlin variations Do not sell, use, edit, or repost any pages from this pdf Art © Jey Pawlik, 2026 jpawlik.com & patreon.com/jpawlik

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 25/09/2026

Just as a fun colour exercise I wanted to make up some new Lupin jacket colours! My thought process is the white jacket is Lupin's very first jacket (he's like 20 here), and then grey jacket is his last jacket (as per The Curtain Falls), but I wanted to try yellow and purple too! #LupinIII #Art

Digital illustration of Lupin the third in four different outfit colours. The first, he looks younger and is wearing a white jacket with a black button-up, light blue tie, and teal coloured pants. The second, he's wearing a yellow jacket with a deep purple button-up, teal coloured tie, and blue pants. The third he's wearing a purple jacket, black button-up, orange tie, and cream coloured pants. The last one, he looks much older with grey hair and glasses, wearing a grey jacket, a deep purple button-up, light purple tie, and black pants.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 24/09/2026

Page one of "The Legend of Paul Bunyan, Transman", the comic @mparker@bsky.social and I did for the Transfixed anthology, it's a cute sexy story! We meet our two characters in this page. www.patreon.com/collection/2370624 #Webcomic #PaulBunyan

Comic preview of "The Legend of Paul Bunyan, Transman" page 1 on patreon.com/jpawlik showing Paul Bunyan smiling for a photo and holding up a fish.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 23/09/2026

I was commissioned by @filthyfigments.bsky.social to draw up a BRAND NEW RSS COMIC! With all the Tapas news, I thought this would be the perfect time to post the full comic. This is an up-to-date comic with what I'm using, how I'm using it, and how you can too! #Comic #RSS #Webcomic #Art

Digitally drawn comic with black choppy lines and a purple tone over the colours. The comic is set in space with Jey, a white nonbinary person with short black hair and a chubby build; Ember, a chubby blond white woman with goggles on her head and two heart shaped pigtails; Pomona, a thin black woman with dark purple hair wrapped up in a heart-shaped bun and then in a braid from that. The three of them are sitting in a space ship, all looking at their hologram tablets. Jey says "Hell yeah, that new comic on Filthy Figments" just updated!" Ember looks surprised and asks "WHAA?! How'd you know that? I didn't see it yet!" Pomona responds "Yeah, what's up? I don't see any posts about it on socials." Jey points to their hologram tablet and says "Oh I got the notification on my RSS reader as soon as the page went up!" Ember looks confused and asks "R-what-what?" and Pomona says "Sounds sexy, do tell~" Jey explains "RSS, or Really Simple Syndication", is an update feed for a website. Every time the site publishes a blog post, comic page, or anything else, that feed is updated. Pomona and Ember then ask "Okay cool, but how do we access that feed? I'm no hacker or anything!" Jey points up to the URL of the feed and says "It's really simple~ heh" All you need is: the feed url from the site, usually a button or a link (ie. filthyfigments.com/comic/feed) and a feed reader! Pomona asks "Do you have any sexy ready recs, Jey? ❤️" Jey responds excitedly with "Oh, I sure do! I've tried a whole bunch out, and every reader is a little different so try out a few to see what fits you best." Here's a few I've tried: Feedbro Feedbin (paid, but worth it) Feedly (was good but got into AI) Thunderbird Ukagaka Ghosts (the most fun) Jey presents these to Ember and Pomona and says "I like Feedbro the best for my needs~"

Copy the link and add it to your reader of choice: The image shows a mouse copying the url filthyfigments.com/comic/feed and pasting it into the feed reader, which then turns in to a feed of posts and images for the user. The feed shows blog posts, subscription posts, and image posts by people on their own websites, blogs and a tumblr. Jey shows the finished feed off and says "And VOILA! You've got a feed of JUST the sites you add." Pomona grins and says "Ohh, it looks just like a social media feed~" Ember excitedly clasps her hands together and asks "But-- without algorithms?!" Jey replies with a cheeky little grin "You got it! Your feed reader wont' ever give you posts from sites you don't follow, it'll always be in chronological order and WITHOUT ADS!" Ember throws her arms up in complete shock saying "NO ADS?! Are you serious? SIGN ME UP!" The three are sitting together on the space ship again with their hologram tablets. Ember excitedly says "Hey, I got the update ❤️" Pomona sits back satisfied saying "Ahh RSS is bliss~" A comic by Jey Pawlik jpawlik.com for filthyfigments.com using the site's mascots Ember and Pomona.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 16/09/2026

poketcg-art.tumblr.com is doing a TCG redraw event for every Pokemon generation and I have been waiting for the Unova slots to open just so I can do a TCG redraw of my beautiful baby girl DARUMAKA! Original card drawn by Tomowaka #Art #Pokemon #Darumaka #TCG

Digital illustration, a redraw of a Pokemon card game art, of Darumaka sleeping on a fancy cushion. Her eyes are closed and her hands and feet are no longer visible as they've been tucked in. There are various berries, a small beach ball and a bonsai plant around her on a thick wooden table.

Pokemon the card game card of "Darumaka. Basic. HP80. Fire type." The illustration itself is the same as the previous image but in a slightly more cel-shaded style. Text on the card reads: "Will-O-Wisp 30. Weakness to water x2. Resistance none. Retreat to normal energy. Illust. Tomowaka. BLK EN 097/086 star. When its internal fire is burning, it cannot calm down and it runs around. When the fire diminishes, it falls asleep."

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 15/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Alola Darumaka, the 4-koma webcomic about Darumaka is coming back! Read pages early: www.patreon.com/collection/169734 Read it for free: topazcomics.com/aloladarumaka/alola #Webcomic #AlolaDarumaka

Digital illustration showing Darumaka running excitedly towards the viewer with the text "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!! I'M BACK!" She excitedly jumps when she's closest to the viewer and saying "On Patreon September 22nd and publicly December 15th!" text at the bottom reads "topazcomics.com" and "patreon.com/jpawlik"

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 11/09/2026

I've been wanting to do some fanart for @olibheare.bsky.social's Gympunk nuzlock for a while (I recc'd it in my newsletter a little while back). Go read it, it's so much fun gympunk.webcomic.ws/comics/1 #Art #Pokemon #Gympunk #Nuzlocke

Black and white digital illustration of Hal from Olibhéare's Gympunk nuzlocke, sitting on a rock smiling with a pokeball in his hand and a torchic on his back.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 10/09/2026

A new sexy comic is on it's way for the $10 Private Collector tier starting September 24th and running weekly until mid-February on patreon.com/jpawlik Written by @mparker.bsky.social and originally for the Transfixed anthology from @filthyfigments.bsky.social #Comic #PaulBunyan #T4T

Cover page for "The Legend of Paul Bunyan, Transman" showing a statue of the titular character "Paul Bunyan" tall and chiselled with a big smile, carrying his axe in one hand over his shoulder, and a trans flag in the other hand. The other character, Kaye, from the comic is standing beside the statue making a lewd gesture with their tongue and fingers. The comic is by "Max Parker and Jey Pawlik"

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 09/09/2026

"May 1978, Found Out!" Last photo in the Zenigata-hotel set! Hey freebie folks, if you're just joining us there 50 more Lupin III candid photos like this @ patreon.com/collection/1523957 #Art #TreasuresOfTime #LupinIII

Digital illustration made to look like a black and white square photo. Zenigata is wearing just a towel and his hair is wet as he opens his hotel window and yells at the photographer (Lupin).

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 08/09/2026

A dream looms over Zenigata. Content warning for next week's page: it includes off-screen abuse. Latest page: topazcomics.com/one-shots/forward-t… Read from the beginning: topazcomics.com/one-shots/forward-t… #Webcomic #LupinIII

Preview from the Lupin III fancomic "Forward to this Address" on topazcomics.com showing a young Zenigata in a dreamscape, surprised.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 04/09/2026

I've been very slowly working on my ISO project while working on many many many other freelance things but wanted to share these concepts I made up for the twin characters in it. I am very excited to draw these two more! #ISO #Art #CharacterDesign

Digital illustration of two twins: Theo and Castor from the shoulders up looking at each other while in some kind of conversation.

Digital illustration of a full body shot of Castor (he/they) Castor is a transmasc person with a heavy build in their 40s, they have curly green hair pulled up into a little puffy ponytail with sideburns. They wear casual clothes: a white undershirt with a patterned button-up and denim shorts, with a little bit of DIY jewelery and a button on their collar. Their nails are painted, they have hairy legs and arms and are wearing sandals.

Digital illustration of a full body shot of Theo (he/him) Theo is a cis man with a heavy build in his 40s, he has poofy dark hair with some greys slicked back, along with short sideburns and a little moustache that covers his mouth. He wears more formal clothes: a plain white polo shirt tucked into his belt, jeans, and nice brown shoes.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 02/09/2026

www.patreon.com/collection/105673 August's sketchbook is up on Patreon! Spent my August working on world building and concepts for The Curse Eater! Highlights include: lots of concept art for The Curse Eater, Pokopia and Pokémon doodles, cottage comics #Sketchbook #ConceptArt

Jey Pawlik's August 2026 sketchbook cover with previews from the sketchbook: a character design concept of Reacher Gilt from Going Postal, concept art of Salvator from The Curse Eater, a Pokemon TCG redraw of Darumaka, Vasilios clothing concept art.

August 2026 3. Gremlin concepts and sketches 4. Xeno concepts and sketches 5. The Curse Eater magic system ideas and concepts 6. Comic sketch: Watching cats 7. Salvator concepts 8. Going Postal Reacher Gilt Character designs 9. Comic sketch: Owl wake up call 10. Wizard sketches and ideas 11. Comic sketch: Cat medicatIon 12. Drawing animals from memory with the niblings 13. Referee wizard, cats, darumaka and Sal doodles 14. More drawing with kids, animals, darumaka, link 15. Salvator concepts, cursed items and clothing 16. More Salvator concepts and ideas 17. Environment concepts, and Gary sketches 18. Drawing with niblings, Pokémon, Undertale and Deltarune from memory 19. Pokémon TCG Unova redraw Event: Darumaka 20. PokopIa Meowth sleeping & varIous Mudkips 21. VasilIos clothing concepts 22. Salvator face & headband concepts do not sell, use, edit, or repost any pages from this pdf art © jey pawlik, 2026 jpawlik.com & patreon.com/jpawlik

A full sketch page from the sketch page from the sketchbook: a ballpoint pen sketch of Meowth sleeping on the floor instead of their Pikachu couch, their straw bed, and their pile of pillows. Under this, there are a few ballpoint sketches of Mudkips.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 31/08/2026

2/2 Want to follow my work if social media dies? Check out my RSS jpawlik.com/blog/feed and my RSS how-to's" jpawlik.com/blog/tag/rss/ and/or sign up for my newsletter~ jpawlik.com/blog/mailing...

"Do You Have an Instagram by Jey Pawlik" comic bonus page. The comic is black and white with halftones. Jey is at their convention booth selling their comics. A person comes up holding their phone and looks concerned. They say "Excuse me, I scanned your QR code but it doesn't go to your Instagram?" Jey replies "Oh, we're out of business cards so it goes to our website." The customer asks "But why doesn't it go to your Instagram?" Jey says bluntly "I don't have one." The customer exclaims rudely "WHY?!"

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 31/08/2026

1/2 I was inspired recently after someone asked me about why I didn’t have an Instagram, to make a four page comic on why. I'm not going back to Instagram. Maybe I can just hand this out if people ask me now. #Comic #Autobio

"Do You Have an Instagram by Jey Pawlik" comic page 1. The comic is black and white with halftones. While at an event with a lot of folks milling around, Jey talks with another person. The two were talking before the comic began and the person says "~ oh cool! You do comics?" Jey happily responds "Yeah, I even have books!" The person asks "Do you have an Instagram?" This surprises Jey, and their smile leaves their face as they reply "Uh, no. I don't. Sorry." The person looks worried and says "Wha-- Why not?!" Jey shrugs it off and says "It's a long story." The person is curious and asks "What happened?" Narration over a black background: "Sometimes a decade's worth of posts, art, followers and comments are just taken right from under you without notice."

"Do You Have an Instagram by Jey Pawlik" comic page 2. The comic is black and white with halftones. A black panel with white text. Narration: And you lose all trust in platforms, because YOU don't own anything. Jey and Max get home with suitcases in hand and look well rested. Jey says "We're back!" and Max says "Two weeks without internet was heaven!" Jey laughs as they sit at their computer and say "Gotta see how many emails I gotta sift through! haha" The panel turns dark as Jey looks more closely at their computer screen. An email from Instagram has appeared and reads: Instagram Take action or lose access to jeypawlik Hi jeypawlik, Your account has been suspended. This is because your account, or activity on it, does not follow our Terms of Use. If you think this was a mistake, you have until December 19, 2023 to appeal.

"Do You Have an Instagram by Jey Pawlik" comic page 3. The comic is black and white with halftones. Jey is holding their head, terrified they say "How? What?! This has to be a mistake!" From Instragram: Reason: Automated Bot-Like Behavior Jey's hands start falling down their cheeks as they read the reasoning. They say "My account wasn't hacked. My activity is clean." A big "Appeal" button appears above Jey and their mouse clicks on it. They nervously look at their computer screen saying "It's just a mistake, right?" The Instagram appeal form reads: Provide your Personal Info: Full Name Instagram username Registered email address Attach Identification: For individual accounts, take a clear photo of yourself holding a handwritten sign with your full name and Instagram username. At the bottom is a "Submit" button. Jey looks tired and frustrated as they take a selfie with the info Instagram asked for. A new email comes in from Instagram that reads: Hi jeypawlik, We reviewed your account and found that it still doesn't follow our Terms of Use. As a result, your account has been permanently disabled. Learn how our Terms of Use help keep the Instagram community an authentic and respectful place for people to express themselves. Jey is in utter shock as the words "PERMANENTLY DISABLED" are huge an intimidating behind them.

"Do You Have an Instagram by Jey Pawlik" comic page 4. The comic is black and white with halftones. Jey is angry and throwing their hands down as they exclaim "But I did everything they asked!" They explode, raising their hands above them in rage. They say "Bot-like behaviour?! How could a bot give a selfie with my name and handle?!" Note: this story takes place before AI was a thing. Jey, at their computer, shows the meta-suite on their screen and says "All I did was use their stupid META suite to schedule posts" a note above the screen reads "THEY MADE THIS!" Jey collapses onto the ground and their spouse rubs their back. Jey, defeated, says "I hate social media." Time passes with a large gap between panels. Jey is at another gathering, much like the one on the first page and is chatting with someone. The person asks "Oh cool! You do comics? Do you have an Instagram?" Jey grins and has a new response, saying "No, but you should check out my website instead 'cause I actually own it! And have you heard about RSS?"

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 31/07/2026

It's a hot one this summer, and I've got some even hotter updates for you as we make our way into August. Check out my newsletter for comic updates and announcements! Read my newsletters for free: jpawlik.com/blog/tag/newsletter patreon.com/jpawlik

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 30/07/2026

www.patreon.com/jpawlik/posts/july-… This month's sketchbook is HERE and it's lots and lots of concept art this month. I'm quite pleased with where my art and concepts are heading lately! #Sketchbook #LupinIII #OoT #CharacterDesign

A full sketch page from the sketchbook: a few coloured doodles from Ocarina of Time. A few dramatic looking Links, a Zelda, then a silly doodle of a lizalfos going "MEEP! MEEP!". Another doodle of Link rushing passed a deku scrub while saying grumpily "I don't have time for this" as the deku scrub looks around confused.

Jey Pawlik’s July 2026 sketchbook cover with previews from the sketchbook: Darumaka wearing a Canadian guard uniform with the handwritten text "She's trying so hard to keep it together." A ballpoint sketch of Zenigata and Jigen standing next to each other, Jigen wearing a detective jacket much like Zenigata's. A ballpoint pen doodle of Salvator from the upcoming The Curse Eater comic. An inked "shoutout for Tsushi" of Jigen and Fujiko arguing while we see the back of Lupin's head, in the foreground, sweating.

An image with a text list of sketches in the sketchbook: July 2026 pokopia meowth beds, vasilios, game concepts darumaka back from ottawa, darumaka guard, detective jigen detective jigen and zenigata fullbody detective jigen sketches and scenes character design commissIon for a comic pitch character design commissIon for a comic pitch character design commissIon for a comic pitch character design commissIon for a comic pitch character design commissIon for a comic pitch more detective jigen doodles G and iseul sketches ocarina of time sketches and doodles a fugue state in finishing many projects journal entry salvator ideas concepts and thumbs for a game illustratIon The Curse Eater clothing designs The Curse Eater clothing designs Page of vasilios studies Page of Salvator studies Shoutouts for tlc & Rett, birds I saw: Hooded merganser & red-breasted mergansers Salvator doodles and magic system thoughts, ttrpg notes shoutouts for tsushi & Riddler76, more salvators darumaka & bean doodles & thoughts do not sell, use, edit, or repost any pages from this pdf art © jey pawlik, 2026 jpawlik.com & patreon.com/jpawlik

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 28/07/2026

I will be on hiatus for all of August. I'll be pausing my Patreon and not putting out ANYTHING for a whole month. I'm going to work on some projects, but mostly I'm going to rest! There'll be a newsletter later this week still, but after that I'll see y'all again the beginning of September!

Digital illustration with the text "A Topaz Comics August Hiatus", then a large Darumaka looking at us saying "Jey and Max are going on hiatus for all of August!" she turns and starts running further away, then even further and further while saying "Even Jey's Patreon will be paused for a month. They'll be back in September with more comics & art!" an extremely tiny Darumaka in the very background says "Goodbye, I love you!" with a little heart.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 24/07/2026

I began replaying Skyrim again so here's my Argonian, Chicken-mimic, with his beautiful, but perpetually afraid, husband Derkeethus! #Art #Skyrim

Digital illustration of two chibi Argonians from Skyrim holding hands with the title "Lizard Husbands" above them.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 10/07/2026

honestly, I was in Japan with no data and was trying my darndest to research these birds I saw (as someone not from Japan)! I only got this extremely bad blurry photo of it before it flew away. Trying my best out here!

A bad blurry photo of either a coal tit or great tit on an old Japanese building roof.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 10/07/2026

Starting the birds I saw while in Japan for my honeymoon! I was so excited to do some birdwatching in Japan. #BirdsISaw #Art #Birdwatching

Four traditionally drawn bird illustrations on one image. American Crow on October 14, 2024. Coal Tit (Kyoto) October 25, 2024. Oriental Turtle Dove (Kyoto) on October 25, 2024. White Egret (Kyoto) on October 25, 2024.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 10/07/2026

Sometimes I draw some very cursed things in my sketchbook. I just need to get the ideas out of my head. Did you know Alola Darumaka, a silly fancomic, is free to read? topazcomics.com/aloladarumaka/alola #Art #Pokemon #Darumaka

Page of traditional ballpoint pen sketches of Darumaka in red (and one in light blue) of various strangely shaped Darumaka: long, wide, tall, Animal Crossing frog villager, beast most, Magnemaka, smol, spidermaka and biblically accurate Maka. A note at the bottom from me reads "I have created some terrible creatures this day."

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 06/07/2026

Some wonderful shoutouts for my Private Collectors, we are so here for JigZeni y'all! If you're interested in a doodle like this, the beginning of the month is the best time to sign up! patreon.com/jpawlik #Art #LupinIII #FinalFantasy

Four black and white traditional illustrations on one image. "Shoutout request Rett" of Zenigata holding on to Jigen's tie and looking at him with a grin, Jigen blushing surprised but thinking "Hot!" with hearts all around. "Shoutout request for TLC" of their orc original character wiping the bi-flag colours across their chin and mouth. "Shoutout for Riddler76" of Jigen sleeping and resting his head against Zenigata's shoulder. "Shoutout for Max!" of a black mage from Final Fantasy 1.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 26/06/2026

Happy Pride everyone, hope you've had a great time celebrating wherever and whoever you are! This newsletter also has a little sale inside~ Read my newsletters for free: jpawlik.com/blog/tag/newsletter patreon.com/jpawlik

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 24/06/2026

Andddd if you're interested, I did this terrible comic in my monthly sketchbook that just went up on Patreon~~ www.patreon.com/collection/1...

Jey Pawlik's June 2026 sketchbook cover with previews from the sketchbook: Diana illustration sketch, various Salvator sketches and expressions, Timothy Dalton in "The Lion in Winter (1968)" studies, shoutout for Riddler76 of Jigen in a trans coloured binder.

An image with a list of sketches in the sketchbook:
June 2026
3. My Little Trans Joys thumbs and concepts
4. Word Balloon Academy notes
5. Page of Vasilios, Darumaka doodle
6. More Word Balloon Academy notes, various doodles
7. Diana sketch for a Word Balloon workshop
8. Vasilios, old lady warrior concepts
9. Sticker idea, board game quick concepts
10. Shoutouts for Max, Rett, and TLC, bird I saw
11. Caution! Wet Paint Darumaka, various Aidan doodles
12. Page of Salvator, tiny bean doodle
13. Overstimulation notes, Chicken-Mimic doodles
14. Journal Pet, Rowlet from memory, Diana and Aidan doodles
15. Me & Max in the Hakumei & Mikochi style, Timothy Dalton sketches
16. Felix and Harold concepts for a short comic
17. The Curse Eater doodles
18. Page of Salvator
19. Filthy Figments RSS thumbs and dialogue
20. Shoutouts for Kevin and Riddler76, Birds I saw
21. Make a Terrible Comic Day comic!
Do not sell, use, edit, or repost any pages from this pdf
art © Jey pawlik, 2026
jpawlik.com & patreon.com/jpawlik

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 24/06/2026

This year's Make a Terrible Comic Day comic, something that's been on my mind a lot lately. OOPS! #MakeATerribleComicDay2026 #MakeATerribleComicDay #Comic #Autobio

"Make a Terrible Comic Day" comic done traditionally on textured paper with a black pen. Narration: Any time I'm invited to an event We see Jey looking serious against a dark background. Narration: I have the same hard choice every time... Narration: WHAT CAMERA DO I BRING?!!! Jey is exasperated while their many cameras float round them with pros and cons for each. Rollei 35S - Film! - Great photos - Takes a long time to setup a shot - A tiny lil' guy but heavy Pentax PC-30 - Film! - Super light & compact - Point & shoot (quick) - Went to Japan w/ me! Charmera - Digital - Very lo-fi - Very small - 999k+ shots?!! Lumix DMC-FZ5 - Digital - More professional - ZOOM LENS - & macro Instax Mini 12 - Instant film! - A bit clunky - Great for selfies Camp Snap Pro - Digital - No editing after - Very light - Lots of shots available Jey thinks it over and sweats about it with a "..." Narration: ...oops I brought them all. We see Jey holding multiple cameras and a big bag and Jey thinking "My bag is too heavy..."

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 19/06/2026

Back in 2006 I drew Sora on my very first version of Photoshop Elements with a tiny Wacom Graphire Tablet. And this ended up being something I'd come back to and redraw every few years. I hope you'll enjoy this walk down memory lane with me 20 years after that first drawing! #Art #KingdomHearts

Digital coloured illustration of Sora from Kingdom Hearts 2 smiling and running to the left, against a light blue background. 2026 version.

Digital coloured illustration of Sora from Kingdom Hearts 2 smiling and jumping to the left, against a light blue blocky background. 2019 version.

Digital coloured illustration of Sora from Kingdom Hearts 2 smiling and jumping up with a hand outstretched to the camera, against a light blue background. 2009 version.

Digital coloured illustration of a chibi Sora from Kingdom Hearts 2 smiling and lunging to the left on a light blue background with too much text on it like "Sora", "Kingdom Hearts 2", and my old old old username. Don't look at me, I was 15. 2006 version.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 12/06/2026

Was doing some digital brush testing with some gradient maps. I do love drawing my girl Diana~ #Art #ISO #ISOAnalogueDays #OCSky

A digital illustration of Diana, a cute transwoman in her mid-40s. She's floating with her legs up and mostly within a purple oval. She's smiling while holding a little Rollei 35S camera with a heart above it.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 11/06/2026

@mparker.bsky.social and I have our short comic "Come Forth My Muse" in this bundle! An artist summons a muse for a life drawing session, but some of the poses are much harder to hold than others. A 7 page erotic comic for the Lammy nominated “Nectar: Trans Femme and Nonbinary Comics Anthology”

Preview crop of the comic "Come Forth My Muse" an 18+ comic about two cute older trans women. One lady in the preview is pouring wine in two wine glasses on a table.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 08/06/2026

Commission for @tdtlc.bsky.social of their OC Greeg, and what an absolute delight this was to draw! I've got one slot still open for comms if you've ever been interested! I don't know how long the slot will be open for jpawlik.com/commissions #Art #Commission

Digital illustration done in black choppy lines with halftones. A chubby/muscular man standing while flexing and kissing one of his biceps. The man has a shaggy mop of hair that covers his eyes and he's wearing a few pieces of jewellery along with a baseball tee, thick jeans, and a big work boots.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 05/06/2026

Requests from my Private Collector gang on patreon.com/jpawlik I had a grand ol' time drawing some fanart for indie projects! Buy In Stars and Time & read Exorcism Academy, as always some really wonderful Jigen/Zeni. I'm very happy to be known as the Jigzeni artist! #Art #ISAT #LupinIII

Four black and white traditional illustrations on one image. "Shoutout request for TLC" of Siffrin and Isabeau from In Stars and Time laying down in a field laughing together. "Shoutout for Riddler76" of Zenigata gently brushing Jigen's cheek and Jigen looking surprised with a severe blush on his face. "Shoutout for Asmo" of their characters from their webcomic Exorcism Academy posing like they're getting their photo taken. "Shoutout for Peggy" of Jigen and Zenigata kissing sweetly and gently.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 04/06/2026

I got married to @mparker.bsky.social 3 years ago today and never shared photos?! I did write a comic about it though... Go read that maybe?~ www.ohjoysextoy.com/i-got-married-j… (it's SFW) #PrideMonth #Pride #Wedding

Photo of Jey and Max walking down the aisle at their wedding.

Photo of Jey and Max exchanging rings with their officiant in the background.

Photo of Jey and Max walking back down the aisle after being wed.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 04/06/2026

A comic from 2016 for an Alphyne zine that never came to fruition. Well, I got this comic out of it and I might as well post this decade old comic now. Better late than never! I do still love these two very much. #Comic #Fanart #Undertale

A silent Undertale fancomic, where Undyne and Alphys are sitting together on a board walk. Undyne hands Alphys a Nice cream cone. The two chat and eat their ice cream together happily. Alphys blushes and Undyne flexes with a huge grin on her face.

A silent Undertale fancomic, where Undyne and Alphys are sitting together on a board walk. Alphys opens up her Nice cream note that reads "Love yourself. I love you ❤️" She looks shyly over at Undyne, who smiles sweetly at her, a knowing silence between them that Undyne wrote the note. The two sit together and enjoy their ice creams while watching the sunset.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 02/06/2026

New Lupin comic incoming! A 10 page comic about Zenigata, his marriage, and his relationship to being a husband. This a sad one. Read today's page: topazcomics.com/one-shots/forward-t… Read early: www.patreon.com/collection/2059105 #WebcomicUpdate #LupinIII

Preview from the Lupin III fancomic "Forward to this Address" on topazcomics.com showing a map of Paris with various strings connecting photos and notes about Lupin.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 30/05/2026

May's newsletter is here with art and comic updates. Honestly my newsletter is the BEST place to get my updates. It's always free, sometimes I include coupons, and I'll only email you once a month! Read my newsletters for free: jpawlik.com/blog/tag/newsletter patreon.com/jpawlik

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 29/05/2026

patreon.com/posts/159566345 Despite the deadlines, I managed to get a sketchbook done! Phew Highlights include: A bunch of concept art, both commissioned and my own, lots of birds I saw, some cursed Makas, and Tomodachi Life 3DS news~ #Sketchbook

Jey Pawlik's May 2026 sketchbook cover with previews from the sketchbook: concept art for an upcoming OJST comic of a fat nonbinary person with short hair and a star on their cheek, a Shoutout for Rett of Falin and Marcille from Delicious in Dungeon being cute, doodles of my Tomodachi Life situation, an inked drawing from my Birds I Saw series of a Long-tailed duck.

An image with a list of sketches in the sketchbook: May 2026 3. character concepts for an upcoming ojst comic 4. went birdwatching and then I got busy again 5. another solo ttrpg concept 6. character concepts for upcoming ojst comic 7. makas, chibi lupin, character sheet concepts 8. shoutouts for tsushi, tlc, & rett, bird I saw: white-throated sparrow 9. started playing tomodachi life 3ds doodles 10. more tomodachi doodles 11. birds I saw: long-tailed duck, tree swallow, yellow-rumped warbler, northern yellow warbler 12. all the things I had to do this month 13. tomodachi news, spending time sorting out my nas, ditto comic 14. tomodachi news, I made my deadlines, I'm reading fma 15. commissioned concept art 16. chibi lupin mixed drinks au, vasilios doodles 17. commissioned concept art 18. commissioned concept art Do not sell, use, edit, or repost any pages from this pdf art © Jey Pawlik, 2026 jpawlik.com & patreon.com/jpawlik

A full sketch page from the sketchbook: Tomodachi News with a little doodle where Goemon and Fujiko are now dating. Me, facedown on the ground with the text "I MADE... ALL MY DEADLINES!" A sketch of Ed from Fullmetal Alchemist with the text "I've finally finished collecting all of FMA and I'm about half way through. IT'S GOOD!" A doodle of Maka as Ed with her hands together. A doodle of Armstrong flexing with a little note "Obviously my favourite character"

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 25/05/2026

Some more birds I saw during the summer of 2024! Double-bill of gulls, and Max's favourite duck! #Art #BirdsISaw #Birdwatching

Four traditionally drawn bird illustrations on one image. Ring-billed gull on September 28, 2024. Herring gull on September 28, 2024. Wood duck on October 9, 2024. Ruby-crowned kinglet on October 12, 2024.

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 19/05/2026

4/4 You can download the 2020 version here for free here: www.canadacomicsol.org/2020/03/30/t... or if you want a PDF or physical copy of this version check out my online shop or my itchio: topazcomics.com/shop/ jeypawlik.itch.io #Webcomics #Comic

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics comic page "Resources" and Jey in a determined pose saying "Just do it! You're good enough now so just start your comic already!"

Jey gestures to a list and says "I'll leave you with these resources."

The list reads as follows: The Cartoonist Coop cartoonist.coop - Fonts & Lettering Tips blambot.com sara.pizza - What's RSS? jpawlik.com/blog/tag/rss - Guide to Comic Devices comicdevices.com - 6"x9" Comic Templates jpawlik.com/blog/11/15/11223 - Website and Platform Recommendations wordpress.org conceptartempire.com/make-a-webcomic-site - neocities.org 3mtiae.neocities.org/LittleGuide - comicfury.com - Book Printers in Canada mixam.ca - sureprintanddesign.ca - or print your own zine at home exwhyzed.com/how-to-print-a-zine

You can find me at: portfolio jpawlilk.com - webcomics topazcomics.com - patreon patreon.com/jpawlik - email jey@topazcomics.com

The bottom of the page reads "Go forth and make the comic of your dreams!"

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 19/05/2026

3/4 Getting more in-depth, let's talk art, lettering, posting and printing! #Webcomics #Comic

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics, comic page. "Art" with a drawing of Jey as the Iron Giant meme where Dean yells "ART!"

"This is the good stuff, but how good does it need to be? You can draw as simple or as detailed as you'd like, but it's good to know how long a page takes you to do before you start scheduling your comic."

"What do you want to prioritize? It's great to learn to draw backgrounds, but it the comic doesn't call for it you don't have to draw a background in every panel."

This text is over top of layers of comic pages and Jey on a time limit while looking at their watch with a grimace.

A clock illustration with the text "Time Yourself. How long does it take you to make a page start to finish? If it takes you a week to finish 1 page, you probably don't want your webcomic schedule to be twice a week."

A greyscale version of the CMYK and RBG venn diagram with the text "Will your webcomic be in colour or B&W? Does colour add anything? Colour doesn't equal better. B&W can save you a lot of time (and money if you end up printing.)"

A pen on paper icon with the text "Does is better than perfect. Having a finished page is better than a page that's never good enough. Because it will never be good enough, and you just have to be okay with that."

"Fall in love with the process! You should enjoy every step of the process most of the time. Yes sometimes scripting is a slog, and sometimes sketching can feel like pulling hair. But ultimately the process of making the page should be the most enjoyable part."

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics comic page. "Lettering" with a small Jey with their arms up and out saying "Comics are art and words working together to create stories. Lettering matters just as much as the art does."

"Use neat and tidy bubbles, and use clean and clear fonts. The tidier the lettering, the better the reading experience."

Two examples of speech bubbles are show with an X over a messy crooked bubble, and a checkmark over a bubble with a clear font and clean lines.

A bubble is shown with the text "neat and tidy bubbles." in the middle and showing how far the bubble itself should be from the font. "Tip: Keep your bubbles roughly a letters width away from your dialogue." showing a letter between the font and the bubble.

"Using your bubbles can help guide the reader through the page"

An example of one of Jey's comic pages with a long arrow starting from the top left and zig-zagging through the page, hitting each speech bubble until the bottom right of the page. "Use this to your advantage!"

An illustration of an older person with a huge wall of text behind them as they tell a story from their childhood. What the text says is unimportant, and the size of it makes the reader want to skim over it anyway.

"Don't overload your page with words. 200 words MAX. Your art will take a backseat if there's too much dialogue so try showing instead of telling!"

An illustrated version of the childhood story, where a young child is running through a field, sun on their skin, wind in their hair, as they throw their school papers all about and yell "FREEDOM!"

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics comic page "Posting & Promo". Jey is walking over a string of bubbles with various social media platform logos as they say "The whole point of a webcomic is to post it on the web. You can post your comic on your own website, a comic platform, or even social media."

Jey is framed by the day box from a calendar that says Tuesday, 5. Jey holds their finger up to point at the date and says "Pick a day(s) of the week to post your pages and keep it consistent so your readers can anticipate updates. And if you need to skip an update, let your readers know!"

Much smaller, Jey is very tiny in an example of a self-hosted comic site. They look excited and are saying "Having your own website gives you full control. You won't have to worry about drastic changes without your consent, or a site going under and losing all your pages."

Now in a mobile layout, Jey is framed in a social media post with clear navigation a description and url looking like comic.platform.social and Jey says "Platforms and social media let you post your comic for free and there's a built-in audience!" but next to this, the social media site has completely changed, the image section is much smaller, the url has changed to platform.social/comic, the navigation is harder to understand and a super intrusive ad is covering the description. Jey complains "The downside is they can change, go under, or suspend your account with little or no feedback from you."

We see the same row of file folders we saw on page 3. Narration reads "Remember your folder with your 72dpi pages? Those are the pages you'll want to post online!" A mouse hovers over the folder titled "Online". Narration reads "Tip: Include a watermark and/or website link on your 72dpi pages. If your page gets reposted then folks can still find you!"

NOTE: Apologies, the ALT was too long for bluesky, full ALT can be found at https://jpawlik.com/blog/05/19/11718/

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics comic page "Printing" an illustration of an open book. "You never know if you'll want to print down the road. So here's where you're 300dpi (or more) pages will come into play."

An example image of 600dpi versus 72dpi using the same illustration. "DPI (Dots per inch) is how much information is in your image. The more DPI, the more info."

A screenshot of the colour interface in Clip Studio Paint, showing where one can find RGB, CMYK, and Gray modes. "Colour modes need to be changed depending on if you're posting online vs. printing. RBG is for online and CMYK is for print. B&W can use greyscale for all purposes!"

"Import your pages into a program like inDesign to export it as a PDF and send that to your printer of choice." A screenshot of a comic page in inDesign. "Most printers have templates or required sizes to follow so be sure to inquire about those!"

"But don't be scared to try printing your comic yourself at home! This gives you the most control over paper, look, etc."

"1. Format your pages into signatures" example of a signature with pg 2 on the left and pg 55 on the right.
"2. Print the signatures double-sided" showing a little laser printer printing out the pages.
"3. Fold the signatures" a bone folder running along the fold of the signature.
"4. Staple the signatures" a sample of where to staple the booklet.
"5. Cut off any excess" Using a ruler and an exacto-knife cutting the excess off the booklet.
"6. And you're done!" a finished home-made comic.

"Tip: Colour is way more expensive than B&W. To print a comic in colour was double the cost of the same comic in B&W!"

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 19/05/2026

2/4 Let's talk about what webcomics are, how to make them, who to make them with, setup and layouts! #Webcomics #Comic

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics, comic page. "What is a webcomic?" 6 small panels show various ways people draw comic panels; steamy bubbles, speech bubbles, beat panels, hatching, sound effects, and motion.

Jey is sat at a computer and gestures to a comic page on the monitor while saying "A webcomic is a comic that you self-publish online to your own website, a dedicated platform, or social media. They're usually free to read and don't take a lot of resources to create. There's no set style or genre in webcomics so there's infinite possibilities on what kind of story you can tell."

Jey says "Webcomics can be made with minimal resources. What you use is up to you and your comfort level. One tool is not inherently better than the other, so it comes down to preference." While holding pens and a drawing display under their arm.

"You can go traditional: pencils, pens, ink, and paper" the panel shows these items next to a pros and cons list.

"Pros: tactile feel, screenless, whole comic vie."

"Cons: can be messy, harder to edit, added scanning and clean-up"

"Or you can do digital: a computer, tablet, & art programs" showing these next to the pros and cons list.

"Pros: no mess, scanning, or clean-up, infinite tools & brushes, shortcuts & ctrl-z"

"Cons: more screentime, more expensive, requires charging or electricity"

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics, comic page. "Writing & Scripts" a dip pen writes out the text "There are a few different ways you can be the artist for a webcomic, each with different levels of writing and workloads."

Three consecutive panels in a row showing the different ways to be the artist. "Co-Author Collab, when you and a co-author work together to create comics" where Jey and Max are in a high five and carrying different workloads.

Bullet points read
"Able to bounce ideas off one another"
"Shared responsibility and work load"
"Shared profits"

"Client Work, when a writer commissions you to do art for their story." Jey is shaking hands with a writer and money is being passed over.

Bullet points read
"Writer takes on everyone except for the art"
"Not much freedom"
"Paid for your labor"

"Do it yourself, when you do it all yourself." We see Jey buried in the work load of it all but giving a weary thumbs up.

Bullet points read
"You have complete freedom"
"You have to write, thumbnail., sketch, ink, colour/tone, promote and print all by yourself"

Jey gestures to two samples of their scripts and says "When scripting I use Obsidian, a text editor that allows for multiple plugins."

A thorough script is shown with the text "For professional paid work I write full scripts."

An outline is shown with the text "For personal work I just write outlines and work out dialogue on the fly."

A text written tip is at the bottom of the page that reads "Tip: Always be sure you're getting paid accordingly if you're working for or with someone else. Write up or ask for a contract and ensure you're getting fairly compensated for your work."

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics, comic page. "Setup"
"Let's talk page sizes. Where you post will effect this. Will it be on your own website, or a platform with specific requirements?"

Jey holds a piece of paper with a template on it, showing margins and bleed. "6x9 inches is one of the more common sizes for graphic novels and a good starting point. Templates can be found on the last page (or in the description of this page)"

An image showing the size different between a 6x9" @600dpi page and a 1000x1500px @72dpi image. "Even if you don't think you'll print it, it's a good idea to work in print sizes then scale your page down to post online."

"Start your page at 6x9in plus 0.125in bleed."
"If you're working in B&W set your dpi and 600."
"If you're working in colour use 300dpi."

A sample of the 6x9" template.
"Bleed, extend all splash art to this line" this points to the bleed on the template.
"Margin, where page gets cut in print" pointing to the margin lines.
"Safe zone, all important art goes here."

"Do all your art, lettering, and colouring at this size or larger." an illustration of a digital art program, showing the size of the page as 6.25x9.25" and a dpi of 600. The art is being worked on at this size.

"When you're done the art resize the page to 1000px wide and 72dpi to post online to ensure the page isn't too big for online readers."
Showing the 1000px wide comic page fitting well on a phone screen.

"Save your print pages and online pages separately in their own folders. Stay organized and it'll help you in the long run."
An illustration of different folders on a computer: Print, Ink, Online, CSP, and thumbs. The 600dpi image being put in the "Print" folder and the 72dpi image sent to the "Online" folder.

"Rule of thumb: 72dpi images you post online, 300 or more dpi is for print."

The Ins and Outs of Webcomics, comic page. "Layouts"

Four panels where Jey starts off far away and gradually gets closer until their hands are pressed up against the panel. As they get closer they say "This is a very important part of comics-- and the panel choices you make-- can change-- the reading experience!"

"Simple layouts are easier to read than complex ones. Don't make reading a chore."

Jey is giving a thumbs up beside a simple, easy to read comic page where the eye zig zags through the panels with ease.

Jey is dizzy and shrugging confused beside a complex comic page where the eye isn't sure which panel comes next.

"It's okay to reuse layouts. Don't feel like you have to do something new every. single. page."

Three comic layout examples are shown, and then the same three layouts are shown below just in a different order.

"Use gutters to your advantage to establish pacing and time."

A panel of a sunny day, with a big gutter between it and a smaller panel with a light to dark gradient, another big gutter, and a panel with the moon and stars in the night sky.

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