No better feeling, really.

I think I'm starting to dial in what I want Malu to really be. Underdrawing for the next card front / page. #MaluComic #comic #webcomic #comicart #art #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #WIP #painting #mixedmedia #inking #characterdrawing #cartooning #fantasyart #swordandsorcery #darkfantasy

More neon skeletons. #art #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #sketching #painting #mixedmedia #inking #characterdrawing #cartooning #OSR #ttrpg #dnd #swordandsorcery #darkfantasy #horror #skeleton #undead

Did I just spend $200 on Garbage Pail Kids cards? Maybe I did. Don't you judge me. #collecting #cardcollecting #GPK #garbagepailkids #tradingcards #topps #cartooning #hobbies

Honestly, this is the coolest thing I've made in a long time. Card front and back! #comic #webcomic #comicart #fantasyart #cartooning #handdrawn #printing #OSR #darkfantasy #weirdfantasy #MaluComic #tradingcards #artisttradingcards #DIY #diymerch #proofofconcept #mockup

Trading card test prints I made into stickers. All-around success! Awesome to hold, and look great as part of the sticker bomb. Glossy color prints next? #comic #webcomic #comicart #fantasyart #cartooning #handdrawn #printing #OSR #darkfantasy #weirdfantasy #MaluComic #tradingcards #stickers

Malu panel 2 art. #comic #webcomic #comicart #fantasyart #swordandsorcery #cartooning #handdrawn #ink #inking #OSR #darkfantasy #weirdfantasy #Malu

Sandahl Bergman & Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Individual shots of the sketches, with the saturation pushed way up, which I think helps heighten the weirdness. #art #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #painting #mixedmedia #inking #characterdrawing #cartooning #OSR #ttrpg #dnd #swordandsorcery #skeleton #undead

Neon skeleton sketchbook spread, presented both in social media photo style, and more straightforward. #art #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #painting #mixedmedia #inking #characterdrawing #cartooning #OSR #ttrpg #dnd #swordandsorcery #skeleton #undead

"Larry Daring" Tons of unused colored pens and markers, sketchbooks full of half-finished pencil scribbles of odd little dudes, and a little downtime -- a winning combo. #art #drawing #sketching #cartooning #inking #characters #oddballs #weirdoids

In my pocket today. A 1:72 scale (about 25mm) Dark Alliance miniature figure of an undead warrior. #pockettoy #toy #minis #toys #ttrpg #osr #dnd

In my pocket today. #pockettoy #toy #hotwheels #minis #diecast #toys

Finally moving forward (again) with my comic-thing, Malu. #comic #webcomic #comicart #fantasyart #swordandsorcery #cartooning #handdrawn #ink #inking #OSR #darkfantasy

Sandahl Bergman's Valeria is one of the best characters in all of fantasy fiction, across all media. I will love her forever. Why is Conan the Barbarian not available to watch on any streaming? Travesty. #bestmovie #fantasy #swordandsorcery #ConantheBarbarian

Guess I'm just going to keep reposting this weekly, until people actually see it. #comic #webcomic #comicart #fantasyart #swordandsorcery #pinupart #drawing #painting #mixedmedia #ink #gouache #coloredpencil #illustration #coverart #cartooning

Sometimes I really miss 90s castlecore. And by "sometimes" I mean all the time.

New cover art for my comic project, Malu. Links on my profile. #comic #webcomic #comicart #fantasyart #swordandsorcery #pinupart #drawing #painting #mixedmedia #ink #gouache #coloredpencil #illustration #coverart #cartooning

New cover art for my comic project, Malu. Links on my profile. #comic #webcomic #comicart #fantasyart #swordandsorcery #pinupart #drawing #painting #mixedmedia #ink #gouache #coloredpencil #illustration #coverart #cartooning

The last Prince Valiant panel fully illustrated by creator Hal Foster. From strip #1788, published on May 16, 1971.

Working on Malu, my "forever" comic project, which I've been chipping away at, but I haven't talked about much here. These are the pencils redoing (again) the cover painting and the first page/panel. #comic #comicart #artprocess #pencil #painting #drawing #cartooning #fantasyart #sketch

Tip Top Comics, 1940, a letter describing the making and distributing "cheer up books" -- zines from before zines were called zines! #zines #DIY #comics #comicshistory

Getting back into webcomics after so long away, I find the harsh/thoughtful critique of peers has softened from what it was before the scene was centralized and commodified. Gentrification of art is a real bitch for a lot of reasons, but all the dishonest politeness is especially insidious.

The final Flash Gordon Sunday strip by creator Alex Raymond was published on April 30, 1944. Raymond had left the strip to join the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.

I feel like my interests are too niche. I go looking for info on stuff, and the best I come across are replies *I* wrote on Reddit ten fucking years ago. #geekproblems #uselessexpertise #obscureknowledge

Val Kilmer has been many things in his iconic career, but to me, he'll always be the greatest swordsman that ever lived!

Guys. For the first time in ten years, I have a dedicated workspace. Not just a TV table and the edge of my bed, but an actual desk, where I can set up my boards, and get down to business! #art #artist #workspace #artspace #battlestation #drawing #painting #cartooning #illustration

If you see this, share a skellington.

Sometimes, we draw region maps of our fantasy settings, as a treat. #OSR #ODnD #ttrpg #rpg #sologaming #solottrpg #dndart #osrart #mapmaking #mapdesign #gamedesign #GMing #prepisplay #BECMI #ADnD #BX #handdrawnmap #rpgmaterial #rpgart

Upper level redesign of Quasqueton, from #DnD module B1: In Search of the Unknown. Explanation in the alt text. #OSR #ODnD #ttrpg #rpg #sologaming #solottrpg #dndart #osrart #mapmaking #mapdesign #gamedesign #GMing #prepisplay #BECMI #ADnD #BX

Quasqueton from the #DnD module B1, In Search of the Unknown is so frustratingly nonsensical. Redrawing that floor plan is some fun problem-solving. #OSR #ODnD #ttrpg #rpg #sologaming #solottrpg #dndart #osrart #mapmaking #prepisplay #BECMI #ADnD #BX

Composition thumbnails for trading card-style illustrations. #sketchbook #conceptbook #notebook #sketching #journaling #art #drawing #doodling #thumbnails #ideation #comic #comicart #cartooning #osr #osrart #dnd #dndart #ttrpg #ttrpgart #gamebook #characterart #OC #OCart #fantasyart #bunchaguys

Just a buncha guys. #sketchbook #conceptbook #notebook #sketching #journaling #art #drawing #doodling #thumbnails #ideation #comic #comicart #cartooning #osr #osrart #dnd #dndart #ttrpg #ttrpgart #gamebook #character #characterart #OC #OCart #fantasyart #scifiart #bunchaguys

She Bites I like the underdrawing better. #art #drawing #painting #acrylic #pencil #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #OC #portraitpainting #characterart #comic #artforfun #halloween #horrorart #horror #vampire #goth #gothart #gothicart #gothichorror #darkart #darkfantasy

Moonlit Encounter #art #drawing #painting #acrylic #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #OC #portraitpainting #characterart #comic #conceptart #artforfun #halloween #horrorart #horror #death #maiden #skull #grimreaper #ghost #wraith #darkart #darkfantasy

O Death #art #drawing #painting #acrylic #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #OC #portraitpainting #characterart #comic #conceptart #artforfun #halloween #horrorart #horror #death #skeleton #skull #grimreaper #ghost #wraith #bunchaguys

Punkin #art #drawing #painting #acrylic #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #OC #portraitpainting #characterart #comic #conceptart #artforfun #halloween #horrorart #horror #jackolantern #pumpkinhead #pumpkinpie #bunchaguys

I dug up a pile of small paintings (5"x7" and 8"x10") I'd done for fun a little while back. #art #drawing #painting #acrylic #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #sciciart #OC #portraitpainting #characterart #comic #conceptart #artforfun

Surgeons -- mixed media on paper 8.5x11 #art #drawing #painting #acrylic #gouache #ink #mixedmedia #artprocess #illustration #comic #comicart #cartooning #darkart #darkfantasy #horror #horrorart #fantasyart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #character #surreal #mythopoeia

Midpoint #WIP still needs detailing. Painting over these figures has abstracted them quite a bit, and I really like the feel of it. #art #drawing #painting #ink #mixedmedia #artprocess #illustration #fantasyart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #character #surreal #mythopoeia

And Jackie was very much Torchy.

I love Jackie! she also pulled zero punches with her political cartoons

What does one do with a drawing that is just plain ugly? I guess we'll see. #art #drawing #painting #ink #mixedmedia #WIP #artprocess #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #goddess #worldbuilding #character #portrait #surreal

I keep fiddling with the details. Time to call it done. A Sister of Muse -- 8.5"x11" mixed media. #art #drawing #painting #ink #mixedmedia #WIP #artprocess #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #goddess #worldbuilding #character #portrait #surreal

Highlights. Girl no longer so yellow. Still needs some details to finish it out. #art #drawing #painting #ink #mixedmedia #WIP #artprocess #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #goddess #worldbuilding #character #portrait #surreal

Painting in the dark and middle values, AKA the "girl be yellow" stage. #art #drawing #painting #ink #mixedmedia #WIP #artprocess #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #goddess #worldbuilding #character #portrait #surreal

Underpainting stage. It's rough, obviously, but this stage in this piece is surprisingly pleasing to me. #art #drawing #painting #ink #mixedmedia #WIP #artprocess #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #worldbuilding #character #portrait #surreal

Poking around merch sites, trying to get a handle on maybe adapting some of my drawings to make into shirts or stickers, and no matter what terms I use, I just get drowned in a flood of low-effort SEO + AI sewage. #enshittification sure is real, yet I can't help but to think we're all complicit.

I keep my underdrawings loose, because I like the process to be loose and expressive. #art #drawing #painting #mixedmedia #WIP #artprocess #illustration #cartooning #fantasyart #DnDart #osrart #sketchbook #conceptbook #workbook #ideation #myth #worldbuilding #character #portrait #surreal