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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 9h

A gentle touch and a new friendship in the works. Working on intimate story moments for this upcoming picture book! Building that sweet bond between reader, child, and character. #art #illustration #childrensbooks #picturebook #kidlitart #sketchbook #wip

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 16h

Inktober 2026 Day 1 | Apple A little late is better than never. #inktober #inktober2026 #Sketch #ink #Art #Day1 #Apple

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting : Page 36 Here’s a 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page from my latest Web Comic post using Procreate on an iPad. #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting : Page 35 Here’s a 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page from my latest Web Comic post using Procreate on an iPad. #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 17 | Page 33 and 34 I always had trouble drawing large piles of trash or debris, good thing I wrote it into my story. #Raccoons #GraphicNovel #Webcomic

A comic panel from Striped Bandits showing three shocked raccoon characters standing in a dense forest amid a large pile of scattered trash and smoking debris: Left: A wide-eyed raccoon sits near the trash pile, asking in a small speech bubble, "WHAT..."Center: A tall raccoon with wide, startled eyes stands in disbelief, saying, "JUST..."Right: A raccoon wearing a pink hair bow looks around in confusion, completing the sentence with a large speech bubble reading, "HAPPENED?"

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting : Page 32 Here’s a 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page from my latest Web Comic post using Procreate on an iPad. #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting : Page 31 Here’s15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page from my latest Web Comic post using Procreate on an iPad. #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here’s15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page from my latest WebComic post using Procreate on an iPad.

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Here’s15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page from my latest WebComic post using Procreate on an iPad. #IndieComics #iPadArt #ComicWIP #CharacterDesign #ArtistAtWork #Sketchbook #CreativeProcess

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tickle Tickle | Post 5 Working through some expression sketches for this guy. Don't worry Pickles, things will get better. It's already Friday.😉 #art #sketchbook #illustration #characterdesign #coloredpencil #traditionalart

A colored pencil character expression sheet on a warm, beige-toned background featuring three sketches of a plush-like green elephant with soft pink inner ears. The top-left sketch shows the elephant looking shyly over its shoulder; the top-right shows it from behind looking down with a thoughtful pose; and the larger bottom sketch shows it holding its trunk close with arms crossed in a quiet, pensive expression.

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 19 A quick timelapse of my comic making process #IndieComics #iPadArt #ComicWIP

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 16 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tickle Tickle | Post 4 A little moment from the sketchbook today ✏️✨There’s something so sweet about the quiet bond between a child and their favorite plush friend. What was your absolute favorite stuffed animal or toy growing up? 🐘💚 #picturebook #kidlitart #coloredpencil

A colored pencil illustration on warm, light-beige paper depicting a young child with short brown hair interacting lovingly with a large, soft green plush elephant. The child wears a pink star-patterned shirt and purple shorts as they lean over the plush elephant, resting their hand

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 15 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 14 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 13 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #IndieComics #iPadArt #ComicWIP #CharacterDesign #ArtistAtWork #Sketchbook #CreativeProcess

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tickle Tickle | Post 3 A soft, cozy colored pencil sketch of a little green elephant curled up. Working on some quiet character moments today. #art #illustration #coloredpencil #traditionalart #sketchbook #cuteart

A colored pencil illustration on a warm beige background depicting a soft, small green elephant sitting in a curled position with its arms crossed and trunk tucked inward. The elephant has large, light pinkish-purple inner ears and soft pink patches on the soles of its feet, drawn with a gentle, hand-penciled texture.

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 12 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 11 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #IndieComics #iPadArt #ComicWIP

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 11 | Page 23 What's your favorite place? I think our little raccoon friends just found theirs.

Six-panel comic page from Striped Bandits showing raccoon characters in a colorful, candy-filled landscape:

Top Left Panel: A raccoon holds a flower adorned with gumdrops, with a speech bubble reading, "This place is amazing... The flowers have gum drops."

Top Middle Panel: A light-colored raccoon with a bow reaches up toward a tree with brownies, saying, "And the trees have... LAVA BROWNIES!"

Top Right Panel: A third raccoon looks out from behind orange-and-green bushes, calling out, "Banditos! THERE... THERE... IN THE BUSHES."

Bottom Row (Panels 4, 5, and 6): Three close-up panels showing joyful expressions on the raccoons' faces. Yellow narrative boxes read "EVERYTHING...", "HERE...", and "IS...", culminating in the word "Delicious" written across the bottom in stylized dark blue script text.

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 9 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #Art #ArtTimeLapse #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt #WIP #Speedpaint

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Working on putting together this Mini Comic Exclusive for Ocala Comic Con this weekend #comics #comiccon #webcomic #minicomic #ashcan

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 8 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic #IndieComics #iPadArt #ComicWIP

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 11 | Page 22 What's your favorite place? I think our little raccoon friends just found theirs. #ComicBook #AllAges #Comedy

A comic book page featuring three raccoon characters looking out over a colorful landscape filled with candy-like trees and flowers.

Top Panels: Three close-up frames show the raccoons speaking.

Left frame: A raccoon asks, "DUDE LIKE WHAT HAPPENED?"

Middle frame: A raccoon wearing a pink bow asks, "LIKE WHERE ARE WE?"

Right frame: A third raccoon grins and says, "I'M NOT SURE, BUT... THERE'S FOOD..."

Main Panel: A large lower panel shows the back silhouettes of the three raccoons looking across a blue stream into a vibrant green field filled with colorful, candy-themed trees. A speech bubble pointing to them reads, "EVERYWHERE!"

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 6 15 second time lapse of me digitally coloring a page of my webcomic. #CuteRaccoons #ComicBookArt #FunnyArt #IllustrationOfTheDay #AnimalsInArt #ComicSeries #DrawingVideo

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tickle Tickle | Post 2 Reaching for big adventures, one small step at a time. 🐘✨ Nothing beats the comfort of a favorite plushie friend to share quiet, cozy moments with. #art #illustration #kidlitart #prose #sketch

A two-panel colored pencil illustration featuring a young toddler in star-patterned pink pajamas and purple pants playing with a plush green elephant toy. In the top panel, the child stands on tiptoes next to an armchair, reaching up to lift the green elephant off the couch cushion. In the bottom panel, the child sits on the floor, leaning forward to gently cuddle and play with the elephant toy.

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 11 | Page 21 I wonder what flavor that Frozino is? #WebcomicWednesday #Drawing #Humor

A five-panel digital comic page featuring three cartoon raccoons around a slushie drink called a "Frozino."

Panel 1: A tall panel on the left shows a large, colorful purple and green swirl cup labeled "FROZINO" with multiple straws sticking out. A speech bubble reads, "IT'S A FROZINO!"

Panel 2: Three raccoons stand around the drink. One complains, "AHHH, BARRY I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING GOOD," another replies, "IT'S NOT EVEN COLD," and the third says, "NAH, DUDES IT'S STILL FROZEN."

Panel 3: One raccoon licks its snout while holding the cup, saying, "DUDES, WE SHOULD TRY IT."

Panel 4: All three raccoons bend down to sip simultaneously from the straws, with a speech bubble reading, "OK.... EVERYONE TAKE A SIP ON..."

Panel 5: A close-up of a raccoon's face with bright graphic text overlays counting down "ONE," "TWO," and a large "THREE" at the bottom, surrounded by swirling purple and green candy patterns.

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 9 | Page 18 Smells like fish. #ComicBook #AllAges #Comedy

A 6-panel comic page from "Striped Bandits" (Issue 2, Page 8):

Top row:

A raccoon nervously stammers: "We are busy we... just..."

The female raccoon with a pink bow hesitates: "Forgot... we..."

The third raccoon bluntly cuts in: "Dude we ran out of food."

Middle panel:
4. A cheerful red fox holds up a large stringer full of freshly caught fish: "Well, I just caught all these. You can have as many as you want!"

Bottom row:
5. A raccoon gagging in disgust: "Dude, no way. I think I'm gonna hurl."
6. The female raccoon plugging her nose: "Yeah Kevin, they smell like fish GROSS!"
7. The main raccoon waving off the offer: "Thanks but we have something way... better."

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 9 | Page 17 No body wants to their vegetables. #Raccoons #GraphicNovel #Webcomic

A 6-panel comic page from "Striped Bandits" (Issue 2, Page 7) featuring raccoons and a fox in a forest setting:

Panel 1: Close-up of a raccoon looking up in disbelief. Speech bubble: "Um... You've got to be kidding me."

Panel 2: A second raccoon rapidly looking back and forth in confusion. Speech bubble: "Dude where is he?"

Panel 3: A female raccoon wearing a pink bow gesture-asking a question. Speech bubble: "How's he even know where we are?"

Panel 4: A friendly red fox waves enthusiastically. Speech bubble: "Hey, guyz!" A smaller speech bubble from off-screen raccoons responds: "Hi, Kevin."

Panel 5: Wide shot showing the fox standing on a box outside, talking to four raccoons sitting inside a large green dumpster. Speech bubble from the fox: "Sooo... what are you guyz doing out here?"

Panel 6: Close-up of the fox looking slightly skeptical/concerned. Speech bubble: "I thought you were busy."

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 2 Did you ever think you had more in the closet, just to find out it was all gone? #KidLit #GraphicNovels #MiddleGrade #BookArt #ComicProcess #Illustration #Storytelling

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 8 | Page 16 No body wants to their vegetables. #ComicArtSaturday #Webcomic #Funny

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tickle Tickle : Post 1 A quiet moment on the floor with a trusted friend. 🐘✨ Work in progress from a cozy story. What was your absolute favorite stuffed animal growing up? #KidLitArt #Illustration #PictureBook

A soft pastel illustration of a young child with short brown hair sitting on the floor, gently playing with a large, plush green stuffed elephant. In the background, a person works at a laptop sitting at a wooden dining table near a bright window.

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 8 | Page 15 Rock, Paper, Scissors solves every disagreement. #ComicBook #AllAges #Comedy

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 7 | Page 14 watch out where you're going. #CharacterDesign #ComicCreator #GraphicNovel

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Sam McCauley @sam-mccauley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Striped Bandits Episode 7 | Page 13 My response when someone thinks Pepsi is better than Coke. #WebcomicWednesday #ComicBook #Humor

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