Hey all, here is a snapshot of the cover creation process for my upcoming book, "Computers" ! Hope you enjoy this glimpse behind the curtain! The book comes out Oct. 21, but you can pre-order today. us.macmillan.com/books/978162... #comics #graphicnovels #kidscomics

Hey, I finished this mural! I actually finished it about 2 weeks ago, but I've been so busy I hadn't had the time to post about it. It's going to be installed sometime later this year at Level99 in Natick, MA. #mural #painting #robots #scifiart #traditionalart

Made big progress on this mural these week. Hoping to finish it by next week! Thanks to Level99 for the opportunity to work this big!

Finally had the chance to finish off this gouache painting that I started a few weeks back. I'm pretty pleased with it! #painting #gouache #traditionalart #scifi #scifiart #robot #bird

Another round of marker tests. I got kinda garish with the colors, but I like 'em anyway! #drawing #penandink #marker #copic #scifiart #spaceship #conceptart

I recently had the pleasure of digging back into marker drawing. I've got to get my chops back up for a project (can't talk about it yet!). Here are the first three practice drawings I did. #marker #drawing #penandink #scifi #copic #spaceship #doodle #artpractice

Barnes and Noble is having another Pre-Order sale! Now through July 11th, save 25%! Why not grab your copy of "Science Comics: Computers" now?! @barnesandnoble.com www.barnesandnoble.com/w/science-co... #BNPreorder #comics #booksale #graphicnovel #sciencecomics

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I am an illustrator / comics artist with a penchant for scifi. I love to collaborate with you on your middlegrade or YA graphic novels or picture books. Rep'd by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard

Finished this painting over the weekend. Robot and Desert Wren. Goauche on paper, 9" x 12" #traditionalmedia #painting #robot #scifiart #robotart #bird #wren #birdart #desert

Another batch of robot doodles. Which one should I turn into a gouache painting? #drawing #sketchbook #doodle #robot #scifiart #comicsart #comicsartist #conceptart

New gouache painting. With birds! I'm trying to do more without the linework and just letting the colors sit next to each other. #painting #gouache #traditionalmedia #scifiart #sparrow #birdart

Another batch of freestyle robot sketches! #drawing #sketchbook #freestyle #robot #scifi #scifiart #characterdesign

From the sketchbook, some random robots... drawn while waiting for a doctors appointment.

It's finished!!! This one was quite the challenge, but I'm very pleased as to how it's turned out! Thanks again to @golevel99 for the unique opportunity to paint this pillar! The Tyson's Corner, VA opening late summer early fall. Be sure to check it out! #painting #mural #muralart

Forgot to document yesterday, but I made a lot of progress these past few days. Hopefully just a couple more to finish. Level99 - Tyson's Corner. #mural #muralart #painting

And here comes the next one. It doesn't look like much yet, and it's pretty much impossible to document. But here's a peak! Level99, Tyson's Corner #painting #mural #muralart

And she's finished! Not bad for 3 days labor. I think this might be my favorite thing I've ever painted. Thank you Level99 for the opportunity! Be sure to visit in late summer/ early fall if you are anywhere near Tyson's Corner, VA! Now on to the next one! #painting #mural #cyborg #scifiart

Day 2 of mural painting now in the past! Probably one more day to polish this one off. @level99 Tyson's Corner Install. #painting #mural #scifiart

Day 1 painting session complete at Tyson's Corner @level99 Very happy at my progress today, can you see it yet?

Hey all, (especially Massachusetts folks) my class "Drawing for Comics and Cartoons" begins on June 4th at the Eliot School, Boston. There are a few slots left we are trying to fill. Check it out! eliotschool.org/classes/drawi... #drawing #comics #cartooning #classes #learntodraw

If you read nothing else today, read this. Naomi Klein deftly summarizes the whole ballgame. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Robots, running through my stream of consciousness. Look ma, no pencils! #drawing #penandink #streamofconsciousness #tonedtan #scifiart

Speed Test. Finished this one a little while back, just getting around to posting it now. Pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, and marker. #drawing #penandink #scifiart #conceptart #shipdesign

The Preorder sale over at Barnes and Noble is still happening! You have until tomorrow (the 25th) to get your order in and save 25%! My book Science Comics: Computers comes out October 21st! Written by Perry E. Metzger and Penelope [email protected] #BNpreorder @barnesandnoble.com

My new book, SCIENCE COMICS: COMPUTERS, is coming out this October, from @01firstsecond . Written by Perry Metzger and Penelope Spector. You can pre-order now, and if you do it through Barnes and Noble until April 25th, get a %25 discount! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/science-co...

Saturday nite!

About the opportunity cost of the resources spent worrying about the next Trump’s move, in a context of limited political bandwith.

But... we're really stuck this time. And without the help of the arts community, we're not going to make it. Your shares and support are greatly appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/help-field...

Why not take "Drawing for Comics and Cartoons" this summer at the Eliot School? 8 weeks of cartooning goodness in an open and supportive classroom environment! Good for beginners and those with some experience, anyone with a desire to learn more. Starts June 4th! eliotschool.org/classes/draw...

One of the things I'm always telling my students when starting a new comics project is to draw your characters over and over in the medium they will appear in. Fill up page after page in your setchbook. You learn who they are and learn how to show them quickly with repetition and practice.

This is where society is headed when empathy is a "sin." And I'm not being hyperbolic. They WANT this!

Hey all, my new little art book is now up for sale on my Etsy Shop (www.etsy.com/listing/1889...). And on my website! ( jerel-dye.squarespace.com/products) This is a limited edition book, be sure to get yours before they sell out!

Looking forward to Saturday! Hope to see you there! @indiecomicscreator.bsky.social

Look what I just picked up from the printers on Friday! 24 page limited edition art book. Black and white and crispy. I'll be debuting it at ICCC next weekend! What is left will be made available online after the show. www.indiecomicscreatorcon.com

Putting together another little art book. Stay tuned!

It’s so important that we pin actions like today in the Oval on all Republicans in Washington. This is not Trump and Vance destroying America’s standing in the world and bringing shame and embarrassment to every American. It is the Republican Party. This is the GOP now. They own it.

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

Looking forward to this show. My first of the year and it was such a great time last year. Hope to see you there!

OK, "Reclaim the Treasury Payment System" isn't a great rallying cry for getting the masses out in the streets. But if you're in the media and not writing about Musk's ongoing coup and not screaming, "Fire!," then you are doing it wrong Here's my howl. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

A number of US “federal agencies” have barred any mentions of #blackhistorymonth so, in celebration of blackness and, well, *people* and humankind in general, here are some drawings of my multitalented wife being incredible from a book we wrote together, due out in 2026. #blackisbeautiful #wip #DEI

Weekend doodle. Drawn with colored pencil and Sailor Fude bent nib fountain pen.

Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling

I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike

I didn't know it was #portfolioday! I'm a cartoonist/illustrator/writer with a penchant for science and science fiction. I'm available for comics, graphic novels,and more. Repped by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Visit my site here- jerel-dye.squarespace.com

Great article over at TCJ from Gina Gagliano. www.tcj.com/what-will-po...

Character designs. This brother and sister are the main characters for a project I'm working. I'm still a fare distance away from starting final art, and I just wanted to share more! #wip #comics #indiecomics #penandink #limitedpalette

"Shift change." Some concept art for a short form comics project I'm working on. I love combining loose ink work with limited palettes, but I've often struggled with finding my colors. After about 30 revisions on this sketch I'm very happy with how this brownish pink and blue are working together!

Slinging some ink on something new!

I didn't quite realize how much this year was a year of medium experimentation. Looking through what I made I realized I'd only done a couple of marker drawings. What I did do was a whole lot of dippen, a fair amount of gouache, and some experiments in Risograph. What a journey!