Something I be working on, slowly but surely… #indiecomics,

Lowland Snoot. Summer phase. Known for its comical bark-roar and legendary tracking ability thanks to its distinctive snout. Yeah, I have no idea what I’m doing guys. I’m supposed to be putting together a kid lit portfolio, but I just wanna draw critters and ink them. Help.

Hi all, happy kid lit postcard day! Currently open to work. Picture books, middle grade and graphic novels. Represented by @shannonassociates #kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlit #kidlitillustrator #picturebookillustration l

Sage meets the woof named “WOOF” - a couple panels from the graphic novel. #graphicnovel #indiecomic #characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitillustration

Something I’ve been sending out recently, some compiled images for potential clients to get an idea of the work I do… #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator

Finally getting around to coloring this Samurai Squatch story. Though the pitch didn’t really go anywhere, I’m glad I’ll still have a chance to tell the story (albeit a much shorter version). More on that coming soon. #indiecomics #sasquatch #kidlit #kidlitart #comicsforkids

Sage and Woof searching the Wilder forests for rare and legendary wildlife. Gotta add them to her field journal! #picturebooks #graphicnovelsforkids #indiecomics

The heroes heading out on their great big adventure. Trying to channel my “inner Jeff Smith” (Bone/Rasl/Tuki) with the inking. I love traditional inking, mistakes and all. Coming back to it after all these years makes me feel more like myself, if that makes any sense.

Hey it’s SeerCat and his pal Chirp! Another one for the picture book portfolio. #characterdesign #kidlitillustration #kidlit

A post from a few years back, I still feel like I was onto something here… #kidlitart, #kidlitillustration,

Another whiny post, inspired by navigating the treacherous waters of a freelance career. I promise future newsletters to be much more enlightening… brianharoldtaylor.substack.com/p/what-you-w...

Heads. What I draw when I don’t know what to draw. Sketchbook practice. I say “sketchbook”, but I actually mean “stack of 8 1/2 x 11 paper”. I’ve never been able to make sketchbooks work for me; I dunno, I’m weird. #characterdesign #sketching #colerasepencil

SeerCat character design. Cole-erase and paper, getting back to the basics. #characterdesign

Decided to ink this dude, my take on a TMNT. These guys got me into drawing comics back in middle school. Also, I’ve been loving using a brush these days. Brush pens are close, but nothing beats the real thing! #characterdesign #tmnt #raphael #ninjaturtle #inkingcomics

Digitally inking one of my Samurai Squatch comic pages with some custom brushes I’ve made. They were created using actual India ink textures. I wanted to emulate actual ink brush work as closely as possible. Also listening to the great @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social !

Finally finished this guy for THE WILDER character design lineup. Trying to give this whole comic a bit of a whimsical feel in the design. Three adventurers out searching the forests for “wilder critters” of every shape and size. #characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics

Inking a character design for the Huntsman using a brush from my Storyteller BrushPack in Procreate. #inkingcomics #characterdesign

Turns out Samurai Squatch loves video games. A panel from my middle grade graphic novel pitch. #graphicnovel #kidlit

Inking comics in Procreate with brushes from my Storyteller Brush Pack I’ve been working on lately. I hope to have it available for others soon.

I never really had the dream to work for (fill in the blank) studio. I’ve always kinda just wanted to do my own thing. Tell my OWN stories. That’s what motivates me. Take that away, and work becomes dull. That’s why I keep doing COMICS. It’s the one medium where you can just make your thing.

Sage & Woof - character designs for a #kidlit graphic novel project I’ve wanted to do for years. Continuing to document my progress on this. #indiecomics #characterdesign

WIP. Back to work on my “fantastical field guide” comic. Pushing character designs to be more like an animated cartoon for the middle grade crowd. It also makes them faster to draw, since I don’t have a great deal of time for comic drawing these days. #characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics

A bit from the pitch I wrote for Samurai Squatch. I can’t share all of it, but figured I could at least show this. Moving on now to new projects while I wait to hear any news. #comics #indiecomics #sasquatch

New Graphic Novel pitch going out to publishers starting today! Fingers crossed. Lemme know if you or your kids might dig some samurai squatch heroics & tomfoolery! #samurai #sasquatch #bigfoot #indiecomics #kidlit #comicsforkids #middlegradebooks

Another design from the Samurai Squatch middle-grade graphic novel pitch…GREAT WHITE the Gugwe, the nemesis of Samurai Squatch. Inked with a brush from my upcoming Storyteller’s BrushPack. #indiecomics #comicsforkids #graphicnovelsforkids #kidlit #characterdesign

Sketchin’ squatch. A WIP panel from the graphic novel pitch. #makecomics #indiecomics #sasquatch #graphicnovel #graphicnovelsforkids

Drawing comics . Thought I’d share a panel from my Samurai Squatch pitch. This thing is has been so fun to work on! #makecomics #kidlit #graphicnovels #comicsforkids #sasquatch

Final character design now in COLOR. 100% New and IMPROVED 😉 #characterdesign #kidlit #comicsforkids #sasquatch #bigfoot #samurai #graphicnovels

Finally finished this kid lit graphic novel pitch I’ve been working on. The story is always the hardest to crack, but the character designs can be a challenge as well. It all evolves quite a bit before I’m happy with it. #characterdesign #kidlit #middlegradebooks #kidlitart #sasquatch #samurai

Hi, I'm Jeremy Putnam! I'm an indie dev interested in pixel art, illustration, 3D-modeling, sculpting, and developing my own games. 📷 Instagram www.instagram.com/ramshornstud... 🎨Portfolio ramshornstudios.com 🎁 Patreon: www.patreon.com/ramshornstud... ✉️ Email: jeremy @ ramshornstudios.com

Busy week, but I’m finally back to character designs, doing a line up for my Samurai Squatch graphic novel pitch. #characterdesign #comics #kidlit

Something from a second kid lit graphic novel pitch I’ve been working on. This one is coming together awesomely. Outline/synopsis is finished, which is the hard part. Now I get to do the character line up and sample pages. #sasquatch #samurai #bigfoot #kidlit #makecomics #indiecomics

Something for the kid lit portfolio… #kidlit #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustration #picturebookillustration

Been working on some ideas for other kid lit graphic novel pitches. Here’s a character line up from one of them. #indiecomics #characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovelsforkids

NIGHT OF THE NINJA! When I was a kid, I had an entire series of stories written about me and my friends, and our continuing adventures as NINJAS. Sigh, it was the 90’s, okay?! Long live Star Clan! #kidlit

If you see this post your black and white art.

A Gloom, one of the creepier critters of the WILDER. You do not want to run into one of these. They only come out at night and can blend completely into the shadows. If seen, they will never stop hunting you. Jerks.

Haha, there’s gotta be a story about how this illustration happened…

Some more world building art from my kid lit graphic novel pitch. The great Bush Dragon, one of the most elusive critters of THE WILDER. Most believe them to be nothing more than tall tales and folklore, but there are a few who absolutely believe them to be REAL. #comics #kidlit

Looking forward to this. KAYA is a unique find, I haven’t been this into a comic in years…

Random character ideas. Sketching heads on the iPad for a Friday night.

Wow, rediscovered all of my favorite #comicbook artists have moved here to Bluesky. I guess this is the place to be?

Art tutes for youse! #inking

haven't been making time for unsupervised doodling in 2025. that's no good. gotta turn that around!

An imagined page from a Field Guide to the Wilder, showing some of the many critters that dwell therein. Part of my kid lit graphic novel pitch for THE WILDER. #fieldguide #fantasticbeasts

The Huntsman. Is he friend or foe? This is currently where the pitch for this graphic novel ends. Hoping I can continue it, but that all depends on a kid lit publishing deal. I’ve also considered doing it as a webcomic, but how to make that sustainable? That’s the question I guess. #kidlit #comics

Just realized today that my entire life has basically been me trying to find a way to draw without getting in trouble.

Sage and Woof leaping into adventure! I did this graphic novel promo a few years ago, and thought it might be fun to revamp it. Thought I’d share it here… #graphicnovel #makingcomics #makecomics #comicbookart #kidlit #middlegradebooks

THE WILDER is a fantasy-adventure kid lit graphic novel for fans of Amulet, Lightfall, Hilda or Bone. It’s the kind of story I’d always wanted to read as a kid, and a tale I thought my two daughters might get a kick out of too! Currently showing it off to publishers. #kidlit