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In my town, they deliver pizza.
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
In my town, they deliver pizza.
Thinking about the logo I want to create for the first crossover comic event I have plotted for my original universe.
The crossover that, unless I can somehow afford to hire a second artist, I have scheduled to create in...
(looks at timeline flowchart)
... 2029.
... yay.
The crossover that, unless I can somehow afford to hire a second artist, I have scheduled to create in...
(looks at timeline flowchart)
... 2029.
... yay.
February 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Thinking about the logo I want to create for the first crossover comic event I have plotted for my original universe.
The crossover that, unless I can somehow afford to hire a second artist, I have scheduled to create in...
(looks at timeline flowchart)
... 2029.
... yay.
The crossover that, unless I can somehow afford to hire a second artist, I have scheduled to create in...
(looks at timeline flowchart)
... 2029.
... yay.
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Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
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Eric Carter
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February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
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Flats done.
I had to cut a few of my breaks short, but I got them done within the time I allocated for them.
Tomorrow, the renders begin. I dontnknow if I'll have them done by the weekend like I want, but I'll do my best. 💪
I had to cut a few of my breaks short, but I got them done within the time I allocated for them.
Tomorrow, the renders begin. I dontnknow if I'll have them done by the weekend like I want, but I'll do my best. 💪
12 pages to flat, 12 pomodoros in which to get them done.
I'm no mathematician, but I think I know what my average rate of completion should be today...
I'm no mathematician, but I think I know what my average rate of completion should be today...
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Flats done.
I had to cut a few of my breaks short, but I got them done within the time I allocated for them.
Tomorrow, the renders begin. I dontnknow if I'll have them done by the weekend like I want, but I'll do my best. 💪
I had to cut a few of my breaks short, but I got them done within the time I allocated for them.
Tomorrow, the renders begin. I dontnknow if I'll have them done by the weekend like I want, but I'll do my best. 💪
12 pages to flat, 12 pomodoros in which to get them done.
I'm no mathematician, but I think I know what my average rate of completion should be today...
I'm no mathematician, but I think I know what my average rate of completion should be today...
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
12 pages to flat, 12 pomodoros in which to get them done.
I'm no mathematician, but I think I know what my average rate of completion should be today...
I'm no mathematician, but I think I know what my average rate of completion should be today...
Done! Thank you!
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Done! Thank you!
Another disruption-filled day, but I at least got SOME work done; 12 pages of flats left to do, and if I go all out tomorrow (with hopefully NO disruptions), then I can get started with the rendering first thing on Wednesday.
Fingers crossed, I'll have this comic done by the end of day Friday.
Fingers crossed, I'll have this comic done by the end of day Friday.
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Another disruption-filled day, but I at least got SOME work done; 12 pages of flats left to do, and if I go all out tomorrow (with hopefully NO disruptions), then I can get started with the rendering first thing on Wednesday.
Fingers crossed, I'll have this comic done by the end of day Friday.
Fingers crossed, I'll have this comic done by the end of day Friday.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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"Welcome, time-spanned soul! Welcome... to your DESTINY!"
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 AM
"Welcome, time-spanned soul! Welcome... to your DESTINY!"
"Redeemer and destroyer..."
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 AM
"Redeemer and destroyer..."
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Hey. Make your giant manum opus great epic comic that you want to make. Draw your oc comic you think you aren't ready for yet. I finally got good enough but the universe is cruel and ironic & now I have a disease that will eventually blind me & too sick to draw. Dont wait, learn as you go.
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Hey. Make your giant manum opus great epic comic that you want to make. Draw your oc comic you think you aren't ready for yet. I finally got good enough but the universe is cruel and ironic & now I have a disease that will eventually blind me & too sick to draw. Dont wait, learn as you go.
Kitties were not happy about being brought back inside.
It's a literal downpour outside, silly things...
It's a literal downpour outside, silly things...
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Kitties were not happy about being brought back inside.
It's a literal downpour outside, silly things...
It's a literal downpour outside, silly things...
Today is going to be disrupted again, and I'll have to work from home for logistical purposes; I can't afford to let my schedule slip any further, not when I'm *this* close to finishing Exemplar #2.
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Today is going to be disrupted again, and I'll have to work from home for logistical purposes; I can't afford to let my schedule slip any further, not when I'm *this* close to finishing Exemplar #2.
Running D&D in about an hour; this group hasn't met for... weeks? Months? It's been ages.
The advantage of using preset adventures is that I can easily find where we left off even when I have minimal notes.
The advantage of using preset adventures is that I can easily find where we left off even when I have minimal notes.
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Running D&D in about an hour; this group hasn't met for... weeks? Months? It's been ages.
The advantage of using preset adventures is that I can easily find where we left off even when I have minimal notes.
The advantage of using preset adventures is that I can easily find where we left off even when I have minimal notes.
As much as I want to take part in Hourly Comic Day, this weekend will leave me no time to draw anything.
Good luck to everyone else!
Good luck to everyone else!
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
As much as I want to take part in Hourly Comic Day, this weekend will leave me no time to draw anything.
Good luck to everyone else!
Good luck to everyone else!
February 7, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Okay.
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Okay.
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
For the sake of the meta...
Magic Girl, the original.
Magic Girl, the original.
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
For the sake of the meta...
Magic Girl, the original.
Magic Girl, the original.
If someone has a need to create, it doesn't matter what their conditions are, they will find a way.
Using AI is just that "ideal condition" that people resort to when they can't be bothered to put in the work like every real artist who fought tooth and nail for what they have.
Using AI is just that "ideal condition" that people resort to when they can't be bothered to put in the work like every real artist who fought tooth and nail for what they have.
February 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
If someone has a need to create, it doesn't matter what their conditions are, they will find a way.
Using AI is just that "ideal condition" that people resort to when they can't be bothered to put in the work like every real artist who fought tooth and nail for what they have.
Using AI is just that "ideal condition" that people resort to when they can't be bothered to put in the work like every real artist who fought tooth and nail for what they have.
Exemplar #2 releases this month!
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February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Never compare yourself to others, but compare yourself to who you were a year ago.
Make your past self proud of you. 🎨✨🙏
Make your past self proud of you. 🎨✨🙏
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Never compare yourself to others, but compare yourself to who you were a year ago.
Make your past self proud of you. 🎨✨🙏
Make your past self proud of you. 🎨✨🙏
8 pages of flat colours done today on Exemplar #2; could have done more if I didn't get called away early.
With all the obligations I have tomorrow and the weekend, I may not get to do more until Monday, but if I go all out, I may have all the colours done by the end of next week!
With all the obligations I have tomorrow and the weekend, I may not get to do more until Monday, but if I go all out, I may have all the colours done by the end of next week!
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
8 pages of flat colours done today on Exemplar #2; could have done more if I didn't get called away early.
With all the obligations I have tomorrow and the weekend, I may not get to do more until Monday, but if I go all out, I may have all the colours done by the end of next week!
With all the obligations I have tomorrow and the weekend, I may not get to do more until Monday, but if I go all out, I may have all the colours done by the end of next week!
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70% funded and we’re only halfway through the first week of the month-long campaign! Can we make it the last 30% before next week? I hope so!
Pledging support will get you cool books and custom art from yours truly! Spreading the word is also a huge help!
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Pledging support will get you cool books and custom art from yours truly! Spreading the word is also a huge help!
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February 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
70% funded and we’re only halfway through the first week of the month-long campaign! Can we make it the last 30% before next week? I hope so!
Pledging support will get you cool books and custom art from yours truly! Spreading the word is also a huge help!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
Pledging support will get you cool books and custom art from yours truly! Spreading the word is also a huge help!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...