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🇨🇦 True North Country Comics Podcast @truenorthcomics.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with illustrator and tech evangelist @theonewithbear.bsky.social about her ongoing web comic 'Sunshine Through The Willow Tree' and more in preparation for #FANEXPOCanada. Listen to the conversation here truenorthcountrycomics.com/2026/08/26/s...

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Sarajean Chung prepares for FAN EXPO Canada

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with illustrator and tech evangelist Sarajean Chung

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🇨🇦 True North Country Comics Podcast @truenorthcomics.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@theonewithbear.bsky.social promotes tools for making comic books at FAN EXPO Canada 2026

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

2026 vs 2022 Updated painting with characters in my comic. I tried using @escapemotions.com Rebelle 8Pro's engine vs. my old style of semi-mimic of thick paint. The new painting was done on stream. It went through many big changes due to poor planning 😅but I learned so much! #illustration

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Rebelle by Escape Motions @escapemotions.com · 16/03/2026

Some bristles add, some bristles remove. That's what makes it feel real. Artwork by @georg-ireland.bsky.social, @flowersbloodart and @theonewithbear.bsky.social

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

So important for artists to know. Comic is a very difficult industry and it breaks my heart to know what the artists have been put through. Please read and share.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

The last time the warlord was drawn in my comic was a full year ago. Crazy how time flies. So happy to draw him again.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Newsletter will drop on Sep.01! It'll contain - Sneak peak of Volume 2 - Character design trivia - Plans for physical Volume 1 - BTS for pages in Volume 1 Sign up for free in my bio

Liu Wen-Yun from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree

Liu Ge-Yi from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree

Liu Yue-Juan from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Had the honor of being a part of Rebelle 8 BETA group. Here are some experimental sketches I did with the new bristle brushes from Rebelle 8 Pro.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Can't believe this painting was made in 2022. Since then, 6 practice chapters and 1 full book of my manhua have been made. 3 years, much has changed. I'm waiting for Rebelle 8 to come out so I can utilize the new engine for the new painting on streams. Currently using Rebelle 7 to do underpainting.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Sketches of characters from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. #art

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I really enjoy Rebelle. It's been such a blessing to use it for asset creations. This set is created with 8B Color Pencil Brush on CP22 Cold Press Typography Pape, currently my favorite paper. Very excited for Rebelle 8! (Featuring characters from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree)

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A Human warlord's fast rise in power rattles the world ruled by five Demi-Gods, pulling a blacksmith and his mysterious companion in the heart of chaos. Read the first volume of Sunshine Through the Willow Tree on my website! Link in bio.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🎉IT IS LIVE🎉 Full 1st volume of Sunshine Through the Willow Tree is free to read on my website (link in bio or below) along with all of the practice chapters that came before. It is available in both Eng and Trad.Chinese 繁體中文, depending on the selected site language.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

It's really hard to combat depression from social media. I'm glad I got into comic way later on life. I feel like I'd give up so much faster had I been younger and less mature coping with the negativity I feel from posting on these platforms.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

SFX in Eng has been an experience. Huge thanks to my editor for the help, my community for feedback, and my friend Jasko for gathering a bunch of manga translation samples for me to reference. --- Sunshine Through the Willow Tree will be available to read soon, estimating early July! 🌤️ Stay tuned.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Done with paneling the second book. 204 pages, not too far off the estimate. Still on schedule to start the second book in early-mid July 🥳

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Cover art (front and back) for the first volume of my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. I think it's hilarious how this was intended to be just a sketch... then I decided to just ROLL WITH IT. Software: Rebelle 7 Pro 8B Color Pencil on CP22 Cold Press Typography Paper

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

150 pages paneled for the 2nd book in my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree! ☺️ Many people seem curious why I panel a whole book first: Since I have no pressure from publisher, I do what I think is best for my story. (/con.)

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Before working on the first book of Sunshine Through The Willow Tree, I spent half a year making practice chapters in alternative universe. 6 chapters were created, totaling 124 pages. (My series is read from right to left) They will be available to read for free soon! Stay tuned 🥳

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

When your friend sends you flowers to congratulate you on finishing the first volume of your comic and the florist thinks you're pregnant. 😂😂 Honestly it's so cute and it really made my day 💝💐

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

My 2nd CSP brush pack is now available! 🖌️ (End of vid shows the brush lists) You can find them via affiliated link in my bio 😊 I designed these specifically to add textures to my comic pages and optimized them in a way that's easy for me to use. Hope you enjoy them as well! #clipstudiopaint

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Inkprov piece (sketching based on random blotches of ink) done on stream yesterday! Been awhile since I last did this. Wish I could refine it a bit more but my community was being entertaining and distracting 😂

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Dec13, 2023 - May21, 2025: I finished the 1st volume of my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. Prologue is painted in Rebelle Pro 7. 1.5yr of ups and downs. I'm proud of having completed it. Website + reader coming soon!

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

My new Clip Studio Paint brush pack is finally here!!! 🎊 bit.ly/TOWBSumi02 It's been 5 years since my 1st pack. Making the manhua made me realize I needed to expand. It took a ton of experiment to know what I'm still missing in my workflow, and I'm proud of the outcome. 😊

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

WIP of the prologue of my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. This is page 2 to 3. Streaming is the only time I have to work on this, so it's progressing slowly 😂 Friend: Why are you painting the prologue, do you hate yourself? Me: Yes.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I've been quiet lately, family visit, preparing for launch of a brush pack and trying to meet the goal of finishing the first book of Sunshine Through the Willow Tree by June. Single digit of pages left to do!! 😭 Color spread is WIP of the 3-page prologue. Painting it in Rebelle. Wish me luck!

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

A long hair singing woman at night is always bad news. Liu Yue-Juan, the warlord's wife, from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Guess what's coming soon 🤩 Wrong answers only.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

15 pages left in the first book of my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. Trying to keep my head above water these days. One day at a time and one page at a time.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Over the years, I'd created a ton of assets for my manhua. There were more failures than successes, but it's satisfying to inch closer to my desired looks. Sometimes they were so close, I changed a few things, and it all fell apart 😂 I then get frustrated and put off tweaking them for months, haha.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Spend the time posing 3D models only to ignore them 😂

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Happy Monday! Page 167 - 170 of my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree 柳暗花明之時. Min-Rao vs. a Ruptling. (My manhua is read from right to left, original language in Traditional Chinese) Does this count as touching grass?

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A character from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree, can you guess what she is? Really relaxing to draw with pencil again.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I'm really envious of comic artists who know what pages to share. I feel like 2 pages ago would be ancient history, new page is spoiler territory, any single panel is not worth sharing without context, and sharing the same panels again and again says "I have no new content" LOL 🤣 It's so hard!!

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This is entirely out of curious and not for market research or anything like that: ❔What social media platform do you guys use the most❔ You don't have to like the platform, more like... which one do you find yourself opening the most often? I noticed I open IG the most, still 🙃.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Yesterday marked the closure of my Etsy shop 💖 600 sales, what a feat! Thank you to every single person who has purchased my art, it's been a fantastic journey. I closed it as I'm no longer interested in selling fanart and wish to focus on my IP. The future is uncertain, but my heart feels light.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I've been quiet on social lately as I was in Taiwan for 3 weeks! I couldn't really draw while I was there, so I spent all of the time on designing a website to house all of the manhua related info. The website is almost done! My friend even coded a reader for me so I can host the comic! 😭🙏

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I commissioned my long time friend @dadotronic.com to create retro video game style art for the warlord in my comic Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. He did such a phenomenal job 😭 I'm so happy with them 💖 You can get your own, too by finding him on DADOTRONIC on Ko-Fi!

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I feel like I've lost all of the motivation to post anything. I'm still working day and night but I just don't feel like sharing anymore. I don't know how to overcome it.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I might as well turn my manhua into shōjo manga. Anyway, Min-Rao from my very not shōjo manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. She's the perfect girlfriend material as long as you aren't real and exist only in her imagination. #STtWT

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Tai from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree. Tai is the perfect bf material for someone who just wants to be left alone, as he'll never reach out, never call, never make small talk if he can help it. The man has enough problems he's dealing with, he won't ask for yours. A total gem, really.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I did other work this year, but the most meaningful to me is the progress on the comic, so here's a compilation of some panels from Sunshine Through the Willow Tree done in year 2024. Hopefully the first volume will be finished in 2025! Then we'll see what happens haha. Happy new year, everyone!!

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Famous last words. Wu from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree 😂

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Wrapping up 2024. Many lows this year, but I was reminded of how much support I have in life; I'd be a fool to waste it on more doubt and dread. Thank you so much for putting up with me, I hope I'll continue to deliver in 2025! Ps. Art is from my manhua/comic Sunshine Through the Willow Tree.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

😏 A panel from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree and guest appearance... See if you can find it.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

<Draft to finish> Funny thing about comic is that I have no time to appreciate the hurdles I've overcome. Once I finish struggling with a page, it disappeares into the narrative and new struggles are to be faced for the story to move forward.

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TheOneWithBear @theonewithbear.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

When he says he likes to be stepped on. (Panels from my manhua Sunshine Through the Willow Tree)

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