watching illustrators who are already miles above me grind croquis and art studies made me realize I was never built for that life

But Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't have gun toting infants so obviously your story is better

Ashe's story is actually inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, so seeing the latest Edgerunner character be a black-haired boy makes me proud as if I contributed something

Ashe's best friend

Ashe throughout the years

AHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS SO EXCITING

FINALLY I CAN ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THIS "A student from Mars’ slums loses his scholarship and must avoid expulsion by making the corporate bots in charge fall in love with him. Ashe in Orbit, Vol. 1 releases Spring 2027." - VIZ Media

🥀

I know why they do it but man when I pick up an american comic based on the cover but the inside art style is completely different, it still throws me off badly

reading mob psycho manga and ONE's raw expressions are something else def makes me reflect and recommit. sometimes I get too focused on 'drawing characters well' rather than 'expressing fun' (especially after illustration work)

been using the movinkpad for a while bc of my buttcheek pain. but even after adjusting, my workflow is noticeably slower used to get 4 pages a day on PC, now 2-3 on tablet the little delays and extra steps add up

moana's ost is really good for making me draw fast

stop flirting with my sister

the great equalizer

I got like 5 hemorrhoids myself, hoping to get atleast 7 by the end of the year!

not bragging but my oneshot got accepted first try with minimal editing notes, so hearing how many people get rejected or told to rework completely is surprising wonder if writing episodic stories (new plot every chapter) trained me without realizing it

comic artists who have their character sheet stuff printed out in their workspace is on to something

hatch vs tone

been using movinkpad for the past few weeks. overall I like it but: color isn’t accurate (pic: comparing to my color-calibrated large monitor) some CSP brushes don’t work the same. I still cant get my main lineart pens to draw the same way as on my xppen

Anyone who laughed at you when you said 'my upcoming comic is about a man's haunted colon' owes you a written apology and a fruit basket.

I am so incredibly happy for Hakei on being an Eisner Award nominee. Well deserved for such a fun and heart (ass) warming story 👏

usually manga gets shoved into its own category so deadass being there by itself deadass is pretty legit

HOLY SHIT @hakeism.bsky.social GOT NOMINATED FOR AN EISNER!!!!!!

DeadAss is an Eisner nominee for Best Digital Comics!!! Eisner Awards is a big deal in the American comics field, so it's wild to hear this it's free to read online, I'll post links in thread

I have an extremely digital art style but when it comes to book covers I like marker/painterly style, so I'm fighting myself rn

my left butt cheek's been hurting for no reason the past few days, it's all over for me

storyboard to actual

I've been adopting the modern manga style with big panels and big texts, as it's easier to read on a phone but it's kinda hard for comedy. I want to insert lots of character banter = but text balloons are huge, so they gotta be split across panels = but page count restraints

I've come to the conclusion I unfortunately don't enjoy works that deal with art creation, like witch hat, blue period, bakuman, etc which seems kinda dumb as an artist myself, but the topic just doesn't interest me

people I saw in shinjuku

his head got wider

Ashe and Jesse (1/3)

I just got scouted by a big japanese publisher I'll try my best

still chasing the pen touch I want

I think bc I make comics for english audience and give characters english names for the english audience, that sometimes ppl forget I'm east asian 'why do you always insert a black-haired character' because they're an east asian 'why are they asian' why not? also,,, I'm east asian,,,,

Still open for biz! Come and get some!

btw yes, the story has a publisher, I'm just not allowed to share the actual main story stuff yet until the official release so just drawing backstory/side story stuff atm

Ashe and Ember (1/6)

this person doesn't even follow me, took one look at the lucas comic and got the worldbuilding right away i love them

I'm really happy people are picking up the cyberpunk influences in my next story, even without the signature neon colors

got a compliment that my manga style looks less webtoon-y now

I'm really bad at double checking my work for art mistakes

thing abt b/w comics is the lineart shows exactly when my condition's good vs not I can't hide it behind flashy colors

Ashe and Lucas (1/4)

my comics career is dictated by the monkey's paw I swear my goal happens but then some major drawback also comes with it, so it's not quite my goal

haven't had explosive diarrhea like this in years

Ashe and Jesse

Ashe and Lucas