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Fanart vs Original Art – Which Do You Make?

In today’s video, let’s discuss the age-old question asked anytime we walk into a room where comic artists congregate…”Should I make fanart or original art?”

As mentioned in today’s video, here’s where you can Join the Club!

🎨 Tools Used:

  • Music:
  • “Late Night Radio” Kevin MacLeod
  • “REST ZONE” Louie Zong
  • Video Editing: Olive Video Editor
  • Drawing Program: Clip Studio Paint
  • Microphone: Blue Snowball

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And thank YOU for watching!

You. Are. Awesome.

P.S. I’m testing what it looks like to host videos myself rather than through YouTube.

Realizing now that by uploading my own videos, which take up a LOT of space, I need to be purposeful about the videos I *do* make and post.

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Roxie (for the Zebra Youth Coalition)

trans girl with a rainbow mohawk painted in watercolor

This is Roxie, a transgender roller derby girl and star of the webcomics Validation and ROXIE. I painted this as part of a series of watercolor paintings as a fundraiser for the Zebra Youth Coalition in Orlando, Florida.

I want to say I painted this with Qor watercolors? It’s actually been so long since I painted it that I forgot!

The original paintings have since sold out. If you see this out in the wild, it’s most likely a print.

I wanted to share this because here in Toledo, OH, it’s PRIDE month! To celebrate, I’m sharing Pride-related illustrations each week during August.

Stay tuned for more Pride art! Or, to get sneak peeks ahead of time, sign up for my email newsletter (it’s free, spam-free, and I don’t sell your email to anybody).

That’s all for now. Thank you for reading!

You. Are. Awesome.

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I’m Going MIA

I’m going to be MIA and away from the keyboard from July 14 to July 20 or 21. Family is going to be visiting.

I WILL, however, be at the Toledo Comic Arts Festival this Saturday!

The event is at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Main Branch in downtown Toledo, from 10 am to 4 or 5 pm. I will also be participating in a quick draw event at 3, competing against other artists to see *who can be the best*!

If you can make it to Toledo Comic Arts Fest, I hope to see you there! If not, I’ll be back online after the 20th.

Webcomics and newsletter updates will continue as normal, though!

That’s all for now. Thank you for your understanding!

You. Are. Awesome.

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I’m Going to Street Cat Zine Fest

I’m going to Street Cat Zine Fest! Tomorrow, July 12 from 12 to 5 pm EDT. Find the zine fest at the Scioto Township Hall Building.

This is my first time at Street Cat Zine Fest. So wish me luck!

If you can’t make it, next week I’ll be at Toledo Comic Arts Fest. More on that next week.

That’s all for now. I’ll come back next week with how Street Cat went!

Thanks for reading.

You. Are. Awesome.

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Holy Banana Pants, I Love StickerApp

Y’ALL.

I need to sing some praises because holy banana pants, I love StickerApp, and here’s why.

holographic sticker of godzilla in booty shorts with a big, goofy smile

For one thing, they printed my Godzilla in Booty shorts holographic sticker. Not only did they print it, they printed it BEAUTIFULLY.

For another thing, I love the little details they put into their packaging. Pictured here is the cardstock cover that came with the stickers.

I’ve ordered from Sticker App TWICE now. While the inside is the same (and always silly), the outside features a new artist each time! This time it was TheCreativePain.

Another thing I appreciate – they bundle the stickers so well for shipping. I got, like, 60 Godzilla stickers and none of them were scuffed, torn, or otherwise damaged.

I got these stickers as part of a collaboration between StickerApp and the Cartoonist Co-op. Since I’m a member of the co-op, StickerApp got members like me a promo code to get $30 worth of stickers for free. So that’s how I got these booty-ful Godzillas this time.

Like I said, I ordered from StickerApp once before – they were my printer of choice in the original Godzilla and King Kong Crowdfundr I ran ages ago. They did a great job then, and I’m glad to see they’re still going great work!

Now, I haven’t tried any stickers besides the holographic ones. That said, StickerApp has the best prices for die-cut holographic stickers, in my opinion. If I ever need to print more, I’m going back to them, 100%.

Here’s a link to find out more about StickerApp, and here’s a link to find out more about the Cartoonist Co-op.

That’s all for now. Thank you for reading! Now go print some stickers!

You. Are. Awesome.

P.S. You can get these Godzilla in booty shorts stickers on Ko-fi. USA peeps get free shipping. I will also be bringing these to Handmade Toledo, as well as Street Cat Zine Fest and the Toledo Comic Arts Fest.