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@loxiloxus lent me some lineart of his characters for coloring practice and I got to try out diff palettes🤙🐰I love these designs, go check out his page for more!!

@loxiloxus lent me some lineart of his characters for coloring practice and I got to try out diff palettes🤙🐰I love these designs, go check out his page for more!!

First Zinefest was killer!! So crowded I didn’t see the ground in front of my booth till the event was over. Can’t thank everyone who stopped by to support me enough. Met a lot of amazing creative people yesterday. We survived the tight space and the crazy wind💪💨Hopefully everyone who tabled today in the parking garage had a successful Day 2!! Glad to have been a part of the chaos🤘🔥

Still bummed Mixam sent my comic order out on the wrong day and I wasn’t able to have it at the event but at least they gave me a refund🤷‍♂️

#lazf25 #lazinefest #lazinefest2025 #zinefest

First Zinefest was killer!! So crowded I didn’t see the ground in front of my booth till the event was over. Can’t thank everyone who stopped by to support me enough. Met a lot of amazing creative people yesterday. We survived the tight space and the crazy wind💪💨Hopefully everyone who tabled today in the parking garage had a successful Day 2!! Glad to have been a part of the chaos🤘🔥

Still bummed Mixam sent my comic order out on the wrong day and I wasn’t able to have it at the event but at least they gave me a refund🤷‍♂️

#lazf25 #lazinefest #lazinefest2025 #zinefest

3 more zines I’ll be selling for LA Zinefest @ the Broad this Saturday✨Pink & Teal and Bite Back are art zines and Drowzzzy is a mini zine comic. The last 2 come with stickers✌️

#lazinefest #zinefest #losangelesartist #digitialart #zinemaking #zines #stickermaking #comiczine #artzine #pinkandteal #spookyart #lazf25

3 more zines I’ll be selling for LA Zinefest @ the Broad this Saturday✨Pink & Teal and Bite Back are art zines and Drowzzzy is a mini zine comic. The last 2 come with stickers✌️

#lazinefest #zinefest #losangelesartist #digitialart #zinemaking #zines #stickermaking #comiczine #artzine #pinkandteal #spookyart #lazf25

Two lil pages from one of the mini zines I’ll be selling this upcoming Saturday for LA Zinefest @ the Broad! Had to give Redondo a shout out in this one📣🏖️

#losangelesartist #redondobeach #ratbeach #torrancebeach #littletokyo #losangelesart #lazinefest #zinefest #zinemaking #digitalillustration #biblicallyaccurateangels #lazf25

Two lil pages from one of the mini zines I’ll be selling this upcoming Saturday for LA Zinefest @ the Broad! Had to give Redondo a shout out in this one📣🏖️

#losangelesartist #redondobeach #ratbeach #torrancebeach #littletokyo #losangelesart #lazinefest #zinefest #zinemaking #digitalillustration #biblicallyaccurateangels #lazf25

I’M NOT DEAD—I’ve been hauling ass to churn out my first 20 page comic!! Here are some of my fav non spoilery panels…Float Together is about two stranded frenemy crewmates trying to make nice before they run out of oxygen or get swallowed by the black hole reeling them in. Nora and Lewis have definitely evolved and grown up with me as my little muses over the years, so it’s incredibly satisfying to have them in a complete little one shot! There’s even some bonus sketches and process breakdowns at the end. It’s got swears and such so not for young readers. And queer themes of course! I’ll be selling a limited amount at #lazinefest on March 1st. It’ll be in DTLA @ the Broad and tickets are free! I’ll post where I’ll be set up as it gets closer. Can’t thank everyone enough for their support while I churned this out. I seriously learned a lot!🙏🎉It ain’t perfect ngl but the relief it gave me after sending it to print…lemme tell ya it was the calmest I’ve felt in years😮‍💨

#comiczine #indiecomic #indiecomicsart #zinemaking #scificomic #spacegays #comicillustration #scifiart #retroscifi #comicpanels #zinefest #zinefest2025 #losangelesartist #queerart #queerscifi #queercharacters #lgbtart #lazf25

I’M NOT DEAD—I’ve been hauling ass to churn out my first 20 page comic!! Here are some of my fav non spoilery panels…Float Together is about two stranded frenemy crewmates trying to make nice before they run out of oxygen or get swallowed by the black hole reeling them in. Nora and Lewis have definitely evolved and grown up with me as my little muses over the years, so it’s incredibly satisfying to have them in a complete little one shot! There’s even some bonus sketches and process breakdowns at the end. It’s got swears and such so not for young readers. And queer themes of course! I’ll be selling a limited amount at #lazinefest on March 1st. It’ll be in DTLA @ the Broad and tickets are free! I’ll post where I’ll be set up as it gets closer. Can’t thank everyone enough for their support while I churned this out. I seriously learned a lot!🙏🎉It ain’t perfect ngl but the relief it gave me after sending it to print…lemme tell ya it was the calmest I’ve felt in years😮‍💨

#comiczine #indiecomic #indiecomicsart #zinemaking #scificomic #spacegays #comicillustration #scifiart #retroscifi #comicpanels #zinefest #zinefest2025 #losangelesartist #queerart #queerscifi #queercharacters #lgbtart #lazf25

S1 Viiiii😭🫶(Because I never draw enough fan art and I finished s2 all late but can’t stop thinking about it aaaaa)

#arcanevi #arcanefanart #acab #digitalsketch

S1 Viiiii😭🫶(Because I never draw enough fan art and I finished s2 all late but can’t stop thinking about it aaaaa)

#arcanevi #arcanefanart #acab #digitalsketch

🕺🍇Guys I’m purple now🍇🕺I couldn’t remember what cartoon character this color reminded me of the other day. I kept thinking Kimi from Rugrats or Reggie from Rocket Power but they’re a diff purple, whoops. I included the shoes Rey snagged me for Black Friday and the earrings from @sunnie.creative too hehe >:3

#digitalillustration #purplehair #selfpotrait

🕺🍇Guys I’m purple now🍇🕺I couldn’t remember what cartoon character this color reminded me of the other day. I kept thinking Kimi from Rugrats or Reggie from Rocket Power but they’re a diff purple, whoops. I included the shoes Rey snagged me for Black Friday and the earrings from @sunnie.creative too hehe >:3

#digitalillustration #purplehair #selfpotrait

🎬After the 1st one I realized I have like 15 more😵‍💫and started getting looser! I’ll def be doing this exercise again

#filmstudies #filmsketch #digitalsketches

🎬After the 1st one I realized I have like 15 more😵‍💫and started getting looser! I’ll def be doing this exercise again

#filmstudies #filmsketch #digitalsketches

Testing some of @truegrittexturesupply’s brushes I snagged last weekend to sketch my comic characters like they’re getting along and still alive💃🕺

#truegrittexturesupply #dancingillustration #swingdance #swingdancing #lindyhop #digitaldrawing #procreatesketch #digitalsketchbook #comiccharacters #vintagedrawing #lgbtcharacters #queercharacters #letherdance #vintagefashion #vintageclothing
Looks like bro is about to get kneed in the 1st pic my bad

Testing some of @truegrittexturesupply’s brushes I snagged last weekend to sketch my comic characters like they’re getting along and still alive💃🕺

#truegrittexturesupply #dancingillustration #swingdance #swingdancing #lindyhop #digitaldrawing #procreatesketch #digitalsketchbook #comiccharacters #vintagedrawing #lgbtcharacters #queercharacters #letherdance #vintagefashion #vintageclothing
Looks like bro is about to get kneed in the 1st pic my bad

#sketchdump of some hw I turned in a couple weeks ago + sketches I colored in the car on the thanksgiving road trip🍗🚙💨

#sketchbookdoodles #talenssketchbook #finelinersketch #finelinerpen #procreatedoodle #scificomics #pensketches #procreatewatercolor #micronpens #rotringpen

#sketchdump of some hw I turned in a couple weeks ago + sketches I colored in the car on the thanksgiving road trip🍗🚙💨

#sketchbookdoodles #talenssketchbook #finelinersketch #finelinerpen #procreatedoodle #scificomics #pensketches #procreatewatercolor #micronpens #rotringpen

⚠️Protip: don’t bite security! He WILL snitch to his boss and she WILL cringe at this feral cat behavior🤦‍♀️Now bros gonna clock out and be all mad the rest of the week smh
More comic class sketches…I need to sketch this loose more often! #finelinerpen #pentelpocketbrush #pentelbrushpen #scifiart #lgbtcharacters #talenssketchbook #sketchbookdoodles #thegirlsarefightinggggg #stubbornbitches

⚠️Protip: don’t bite security! He WILL snitch to his boss and she WILL cringe at this feral cat behavior🤦‍♀️Now bros gonna clock out and be all mad the rest of the week smh
More comic class sketches…I need to sketch this loose more often! #finelinerpen #pentelpocketbrush #pentelbrushpen #scifiart #lgbtcharacters #talenssketchbook #sketchbookdoodles #thegirlsarefightinggggg #stubbornbitches

Art style study for class + the refs I used! I picked #bryanleeomalley #osamutezuka and #robertvalley for Nora. #scottpilgrim, #astroboy, and #motorcity definitely influenced my art growing up! I got a little too ambitious tackling the last one though😅 I’m used to drawing this character like a scrappy little rude ass, but it was fun to draw her more male gaze-y👀 #iamlookingrespectfully
#artstylechallenge #artstylestudy #artstyles #scificharacter #queercharacters #digitalsketch #digitalart #digitalillustration

Art style study for class + the refs I used! I picked #bryanleeomalley #osamutezuka and #robertvalley for Nora. #scottpilgrim, #astroboy, and #motorcity definitely influenced my art growing up! I got a little too ambitious tackling the last one though😅 I’m used to drawing this character like a scrappy little rude ass, but it was fun to draw her more male gaze-y👀 #iamlookingrespectfully
#artstylechallenge #artstylestudy #artstyles #scificharacter #queercharacters #digitalsketch #digitalart #digitalillustration

Here’s some more watercolor sketches + a moodboard we made for class a couple weeks ago. These are for that haunted laundromat story I’m fleshing out…Snuck in a pic of my mom n her auntie in the last slide when she was a kiddo too. First slide is sketches of the kid’s mama and her tito with his luscious locks✨It’s also been good for me to sketch in pen! I recommend it for those like me who shouldn’t have eraser privileges. This way was able to churn out a lot more instead of fussing too much and stay looser

#watercolorsketch #watercolorsketches #fineliner #finelinersketch #talenssketchbook #nunosapunso #skateboarddrawing #ghostdrawing #moodboard #koiwatercolors

Here’s some more watercolor sketches + a moodboard we made for class a couple weeks ago. These are for that haunted laundromat story I’m fleshing out…Snuck in a pic of my mom n her auntie in the last slide when she was a kiddo too. First slide is sketches of the kid’s mama and her tito with his luscious locks✨It’s also been good for me to sketch in pen! I recommend it for those like me who shouldn’t have eraser privileges. This way was able to churn out a lot more instead of fussing too much and stay looser

#watercolorsketch #watercolorsketches #fineliner #finelinersketch #talenssketchbook #nunosapunso #skateboarddrawing #ghostdrawing #moodboard #koiwatercolors

Third Zinefest let’s goooo!!📣Glad to be here and learning from all the badass artists and writers I’m vending with🤘Stop by if you’re in the area, we’re going till 7:30!

#pomonacollege #overherezinefest #zinefest #zinemaking #comiczine #artzine

Third Zinefest let’s goooo!!📣Glad to be here and learning from all the badass artists and writers I’m vending with🤘Stop by if you’re in the area, we’re going till 7:30!

#pomonacollege #overherezinefest #zinefest #zinemaking #comiczine #artzine

Some alien jungle monster ideas…And the guy whose hand was in the last post!🤚🏽

#talenssketchbook #watercolorsketch #watercolorsketches #pentelpocketbrush #finelinersketch #creaturedesign #koiwatercolors #robothand #scifiart

Some alien jungle monster ideas…And the guy whose hand was in the last post!🤚🏽

#talenssketchbook #watercolorsketch #watercolorsketches #pentelpocketbrush #finelinersketch #creaturedesign #koiwatercolors #robothand #scifiart

More watercolor sketches from last week’s class (I should be using watercolor paper🫠)🖌️This is the most use I’ve got out of the #koiwatercolors set I got maybe in 2018?? I’ve been finally filling up my sketchbook like crazy too this past month! 📒💪 Anyways here’s some Nora shenanigans, old lady Captain sketches, and spaceship studies

#talenssketchbook #watercolordoodles #scifiart #watercolorsketches #finelinersketch #sketchbookdoodles

More watercolor sketches from last week’s class (I should be using watercolor paper🫠)🖌️This is the most use I’ve got out of the #koiwatercolors set I got maybe in 2018?? I’ve been finally filling up my sketchbook like crazy too this past month! 📒💪 Anyways here’s some Nora shenanigans, old lady Captain sketches, and spaceship studies

#talenssketchbook #watercolordoodles #scifiart #watercolorsketches #finelinersketch #sketchbookdoodles

Two (of many!) zines I’ll be selling tomorrow for Hallow-Zinefest at Eagle Rock. First one’s an art zine with little angels n demons doing their thing around LA. (Redondo’s in there baby🌊) and the 2nd is a coloring zine. Shoulda posted much earlier but these guys will also be at the Over Here Zinefest in Pomona on the 9th too! I’ve got a bunch of cool stickers and prints too✨Today’s barely felt like a birthday since I’ve been hauling ass to prep for what’ll be my 2nd & 3rd art vending events! I’m grateful to be a part of these and can’t wait to see everyone else’s stuff in the AM🤘If anyone’s in the area, please stop by and I’ll hook you up with some goodies🤙

#zinefest #zinemaking #minizine #losangelesart #griffithobservatory #coloringzine #coloringbook #wbwatertower #wbstudios #queerart #eaglerockcenterforthearts #hallowzine

Two (of many!) zines I’ll be selling tomorrow for Hallow-Zinefest at Eagle Rock. First one’s an art zine with little angels n demons doing their thing around LA. (Redondo’s in there baby🌊) and the 2nd is a coloring zine. Shoulda posted much earlier but these guys will also be at the Over Here Zinefest in Pomona on the 9th too! I’ve got a bunch of cool stickers and prints too✨Today’s barely felt like a birthday since I’ve been hauling ass to prep for what’ll be my 2nd & 3rd art vending events! I’m grateful to be a part of these and can’t wait to see everyone else’s stuff in the AM🤘If anyone’s in the area, please stop by and I’ll hook you up with some goodies🤙

#zinefest #zinemaking #minizine #losangelesart #griffithobservatory #coloringzine #coloringbook #wbwatertower #wbstudios #queerart #eaglerockcenterforthearts #hallowzine

Happy Halloween you ghouls🎃Here are some watercolor sketches of a haunted laundromat from class last week🖌️ The majority of the time I’m working digitally so this has been so good for me to crack open the ol’ neglected sketchbook and give the screen a rest. This is some of what I’ve been juggling as I’m getting ready for the zinefest this weekend!!

#watercolorsketch #sketchbook #koiwatercolors #watercolordoodle #talenssketchbook

Happy Halloween you ghouls🎃Here are some watercolor sketches of a haunted laundromat from class last week🖌️ The majority of the time I’m working digitally so this has been so good for me to crack open the ol’ neglected sketchbook and give the screen a rest. This is some of what I’ve been juggling as I’m getting ready for the zinefest this weekend!!

#watercolorsketch #sketchbook #koiwatercolors #watercolordoodle #talenssketchbook

Barely changed the lines before coloring this one 🌊🐟 Really just updated their heads (but the old expressions are still funny to me)

#thegirlsarefighting #comicillustration #comicpanel #comicmaking #comiccoloring #comicart #comicwip #scramleaveheralone #digitalillustration #brushpen #aliencreature

Barely changed the lines before coloring this one 🌊🐟 Really just updated their heads (but the old expressions are still funny to me)

#thegirlsarefighting #comicillustration #comicpanel #comicmaking #comiccoloring #comicart #comicwip #scramleaveheralone #digitalillustration #brushpen #aliencreature

Very hype to sell at another zinefest just a couple months after my 1st one in SF!! Glad this event is up the street from Rey’s and in LA this time (Eagle Rock, let’s GOOOO!!). Been prepping some very cool stuff for this that just can’t wait to post progress pics/sneak peeks of as we get closer. Only a few weeks away! #zinefest #centerfortheartseaglerock

Very hype to sell at another zinefest just a couple months after my 1st one in SF!! Glad this event is up the street from Rey’s and in LA this time (Eagle Rock, let’s GOOOO!!). Been prepping some very cool stuff for this that just can’t wait to post progress pics/sneak peeks of as we get closer. Only a few weeks away! #zinefest #centerfortheartseaglerock

This summer I had the pleasure to be commissioned by @how_about_nah_fam again, this time illustrating their DND buddy’s badass sapphic pirate character Saoirse🏴‍☠️ Glad we were able to finish this one!🤘

#dndcommission #dndcharacter #dndcharacterart #characterillustration #digitalart #digitalillustration #dndillustration

This summer I had the pleasure to be commissioned by @how_about_nah_fam again, this time illustrating their DND buddy’s badass sapphic pirate character Saoirse🏴‍☠️ Glad we were able to finish this one!🤘

#dndcommission #dndcharacter #dndcharacterart #characterillustration #digitalart #digitalillustration #dndillustration

Some stuff from the alien train station…Included the og yellow/blue page from last summer too for comparison. Mostly cleaned up my wobbly lines (I’m looking at you ceiling sign in the 1st panel) and changed some fonts🤙👽 #scificomics #retroscifi #retroscifiart #comicmaking #comicillustration #comiccoloring #digitalillustration #artredraw #scifiart #fishwithlegs #trainstation #aliencharacter #robotcharacter #lineart

Some stuff from the alien train station…Included the og yellow/blue page from last summer too for comparison. Mostly cleaned up my wobbly lines (I’m looking at you ceiling sign in the 1st panel) and changed some fonts🤙👽 #scificomics #retroscifi #retroscifiart #comicmaking #comicillustration #comiccoloring #digitalillustration #artredraw #scifiart #fishwithlegs #trainstation #aliencharacter #robotcharacter #lineart

I swear the 1st one is what I saw in my head when I drew the 2nd one last year🌊😭For real though updating these pages in full color is giving me serotonin. I’m excited to post more previews as I spruce up the old website and portfolio🤙 #wip #comicprocess #scificomic #retroscifi #scificharacter #queercomics #lgbtcomics #comiccoloring

I swear the 1st one is what I saw in my head when I drew the 2nd one last year🌊😭For real though updating these pages in full color is giving me serotonin. I’m excited to post more previews as I spruce up the old website and portfolio🤙 #wip #comicprocess #scificomic #retroscifi #scificharacter #queercomics #lgbtcomics #comiccoloring

2/2 of the character sheets I did for #artfight in July🪐 It was a good exercise to simplify these designs a bit…Made them both quicker to draw😭 Wow who would’ve known! #charactersheet #scificharacter #retroscifi #characterdesign #queercharacters #lgbtcharacters #digitalsketchbook #digitalsketch

2/2 of the character sheets I did for #artfight in July🪐 It was a good exercise to simplify these designs a bit…Made them both quicker to draw😭 Wow who would’ve known! #charactersheet #scificharacter #retroscifi #characterdesign #queercharacters #lgbtcharacters #digitalsketchbook #digitalsketch

1/2 of the character sheets I made for #artfight in July🪐💛 #charactersheet #characterdesign #retroscifi #scificharacter #queercharacters #lgbtart #lgbtcharacters #digitalillustration #digitalsketchbook

1/2 of the character sheets I made for #artfight in July🪐💛 #charactersheet #characterdesign #retroscifi #scificharacter #queercharacters #lgbtart #lgbtcharacters #digitalillustration #digitalsketchbook

Don’t talk to me🪱🧢My tummy HURTS.
Anyways saw a #preppyfountainpen review on TikTok and was 🙌influenced🙌😔Haven’t tried to write with it yet but at least block letters were fine and doodling with it’s pretty chill.
@_jokyo_ I think you showed this song to me 10 yrs ago on YouChoob bro, still can’t get it on Spotify😔 #tatsuroyamashita #fountainpen #sketchbookpage #sketchbookdoodles #testingartsupplies #donttalktome #mytummyhurts #blueberryart #blueberries #mugplant #preppypen

Don’t talk to me🪱🧢My tummy HURTS.
Anyways saw a #preppyfountainpen review on TikTok and was 🙌influenced🙌😔Haven’t tried to write with it yet but at least block letters were fine and doodling with it’s pretty chill.
@_jokyo_ I think you showed this song to me 10 yrs ago on YouChoob bro, still can’t get it on Spotify😔 #tatsuroyamashita #fountainpen #sketchbookpage #sketchbookdoodles #testingartsupplies #donttalktome #mytummyhurts #blueberryart #blueberries #mugplant #preppypen

🖇️🧀An Alan (Allan?) postcard I made for my boss’ bday a couple months ago. Got to collage the background with old newsprint and various supplies from Remainders. Had to include his cursed front views as well. #mixedmediaart #poscapaintpens #poscaart #poscamarkers #smilingfriends #smilingfriendsalan #remainderspasadena #paintmarkers #acrylicpaintpens #smilingfriendsfanart Snuck in the Mr.Boss spotted in #atwatervillage Out of the Closet👀

🖇️🧀An Alan (Allan?) postcard I made for my boss’ bday a couple months ago. Got to collage the background with old newsprint and various supplies from Remainders. Had to include his cursed front views as well. #mixedmediaart #poscapaintpens #poscaart #poscamarkers #smilingfriends #smilingfriendsalan #remainderspasadena #paintmarkers #acrylicpaintpens #smilingfriendsfanart Snuck in the Mr.Boss spotted in #atwatervillage Out of the Closet👀

✨A peek at how I made the potion sticker for the Drow💤y mini comic I sold at SF Zinefest last week #sleeppotion #speedballart #speedballink #cricutfail #stampcarving #stickermaking #zinefest #sfzinefest #zinemaking

✨A peek at how I made the potion sticker for the Drow💤y mini comic I sold at SF Zinefest last week #sleeppotion #speedballart #speedballink #cricutfail #stampcarving #stickermaking #zinefest #sfzinefest #zinemaking

🛸🌲This was an example for the digital art class I substituted before the summer🌲🛸Haven’t drawn these little alien characters in a real min👽👽 One day I gotta churn out their comic so they can find love and outrun the Feds #procreateillustration #ufodrawing #alienillustration #procreateart #digitalpainting #aliensarereal #cryptidart #crashlanding #aliens

🛸🌲This was an example for the digital art class I substituted before the summer🌲🛸Haven’t drawn these little alien characters in a real min👽👽 One day I gotta churn out their comic so they can find love and outrun the Feds #procreateillustration #ufodrawing #alienillustration #procreateart #digitalpainting #aliensarereal #cryptidart #crashlanding #aliens

Aaand back to art again✏️Sketched some peppers n mushrooms today while surviving that LA heatwave🥵🫠Testing out some supplies I got from @remainders_creative_reuse #sketchbookpage #mushroomdrawing #alcoholmarkers #prismacolorpencils #remainderscreativereuse

Aaand back to art again✏️Sketched some peppers n mushrooms today while surviving that LA heatwave🥵🫠Testing out some supplies I got from @remainders_creative_reuse #sketchbookpage #mushroomdrawing #alcoholmarkers #prismacolorpencils #remainderscreativereuse

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