JamKats 🎂 BDAY WEEK 🎉🐱

Graphic featuring one of my wooden phone charms from 2025. The series title is "Food Cats!" and the displayed charm is of a brown tabby cat sitting in between stacks of pancakes with a pad of butter on his head. The background mimics the art of the "boxes" (they were technically cone-shaped packages) the keychains were packaged in.

The same keychain as the last photo, this time overlaid atop a blurry background of stationery. #jamkatsart

Mostly doing art admin stuff today >.< Updated my merch portfolio to include these (basically sold out) phone charms!

I still gotta add the leftovers to my shop...
#illustration #catArt 🐈 ko-fi.com/jamkats

JamKats 2026 Sticker Club illustration! Features a yellow-tan cat (Isko) holding a purple present with a big red bow. https://ko-fi.com/jamkats/tiers #JamKatsArt

Screenshot of the digital sketch for the sticker. A cat is holding a present and wearing a party hat. Below the cat is text that reads, "for you!"

Isko has a Present! Specially chosen for You! 🎁

📣 Sticker Club enrollment ends Feb. 21 ko-fi.com/jamkats/tiers
#CatArt #illustration #cuteArt #cats

Commission illustration! Client requested Sylus from Love and Deep Space dressed in vibrant reds and celebrating Lunar New Year

[Commission] Happy Lunar New Year 🧧 tysm for the trust!

urgent comms open at
ko-fi.com/jamkats 🐎
#LaDS #LoveAndDeepSpace #Sylus #commsOpen

Thank you for letting me spend the weekend with my family 💗 Back to work (illustration) tomorrow o7

Photo card illustration of Hori Masayuki from Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)

Baby shower themed cookies

I HAD SOME LUCK TODAY 🤩 My name was drawn for a raffle at my SIL's baby shower, AND I found merch from my niche fandom at Bookoff (plus it happens to be my fave character... I almost cried 🥺)

Sticker preview from JamKats's 2025 Sticker Club! The illustration is of a cat with piercings (JamKats's sona) looking very tired with their soul leaving their body. Text on the image links to their Ko-fi page: ko-fi.com/jamkats

POV I have so much art to post and make but I've been feeling like this most of the time 😷 #art #stickerClub #illustration #catArtist

Ready to take a nap now...

Doodle of a cat with an alien costume on saying "they let me pilot cuz i stay silly"

A totebag with a green handle and a JamKats drawing screen printed onto it! There is an alien with cat ears and a cat with an alien costume holding hands because they're friends!

👽🐱 (they're friends!)
#cats #catArtist #illustration #art

A drawing of a character with curly blonde hair and blue star-inspired eyes. He has freckles in the shape of sparkles and stars. His name is Celestin and he is the main character of an in-development visual novel, Dream Date, which is being made for Once Upon A Time Visual Novel Jam 2025 through Skywrite Studios!

rly proud of this cutie I drew last night 💫 Here's hoping my gig today goes smoothly so I have more time to work on #OnceUponATimeVNJam later!
#VNdev

Photo of the left side of JamKats's table at the 2025 MSU UAB Winter Arts & Craft Show. On display are cat-themed notebooks, keychains, washi tape, temporary tattoos, a shirt, and a tote bag.

Photo of JamKats's table at the 2025 MSU UAB Winter Arts & Craft Show. There are several products with their signature silly cat illustrations on display!

Photo of the right side of JamKats's table at the 2025 MSU UAB Winter Arts & Craft Show. On display are cat-themed stickers, magnets, cards, and prints. There are also a few pieces of anime fanmerch (for Jujutsu Kaisen and Sailor Moon).

A silly photo of JamKats's booth wrapped in a bright yellow cloth and Zac (the illustrator) posed in front of it as if they were trying to sneakily get around.

Day 1 - Complete ❄️

Thank you for today! I am tired >.< I'm reminded of how quiet (and shy) I am whenever I do these 😆

Today:
- Made back tabling fee
- Sold out Blind Bag keychains
- Sold out Gift Tags
- Sold 1 T-shirt & Tote bag!! :D
ko-fi.com/jamkats
#illustration #MSU #LansingArts

Illustration of Allin, a red-haired demon from A Tome in the Attic VN wearing mistletoe accessories and tinsel draped around them like a scarf. They are holding a present to their chest.

Happy Holidays! Merry chrimis! I meant to add Jam in here but I forgot!!!

🎄 #illustration #VNdev #OC #OCsky

Close up preview of Felix's Good End CG from Oh No, It's Monday! #ZACbytesgames #jamkatsART

[CG Preview] Introducing Felix, a foreign transfer. He's engaging, smart, and a proud stan! But can you really trust him with your secret?

Play as an office worker who nightlights as an idol in our #otome game, Oh No, It's Monday!
🎤 chanchangames.itch.io/oh-no-its-mo... 💗

#VNdev #WinterVNJam

Photo of two diaper cakes (diapers bundled and packed in a fun way, a common baby shower gift). One is wrapped and shapped like a rocket ship. the other is more plain and traditional, decorated with thin blue ribbons.

Photo of a tiered diaper cake sitting atop a box

🚼

not bad for being last minute >.<

Exodi-NYA Sticker - JamKats (Zac)'s Ko-fi Shop "I've assembled all 5 special cards... All five pieces of the puzzle." "Exodinya.... OBLITERATE!" Approx. 2 x 2 inches. Sticker is laminated with col...

Cheaper (homemade and not-completely-waterproof!) version on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com/s/e33cf7f717

Digital mock-up of JamKats's YuGiOh parody sticker of a cat named Exodinya

Sticker Illustration of a cat named Exodinya the forbidden one

HAPPY CATURDAY I could post my cat art but I want to share this silly yugioh cat instead

acggoods.com/product/exod...

Apparently my sister is moving to DC for research in a few months 😱😱 Only just now processed this info... I'm so sad it feels like my circle of IRLs keeps getting smaller and smaller TnT

but ofc I'm also proud of her!! How exciting!!!!

Photo of shrimp tenpura, rice, miso, and salad

Photo of a small Pokemon Raihan acrylic standee and a Tenmaku Cinema illustration

Hangyodon phone holder

Drove an hour to see my sister todayyyyyy- I'm tired!!

Also got to visit the new Bookoff 👀 Spotted a tenmaku cinema illustration!!! Didn't actually pick up anything, but next time for sure...

Ashley Graydon doing a pose tm. He's surrounded with Lillies and sparkles around him.

#Vgen | Surprise me bust for @youkaihito.bsky.social
Thank you so much!

#lave'sart #art #tgaa #thegreataceattorney #AshleyGraydon

4 different JamKats sticky notes designs! Jam pointing at a speech bubble, egg-cat on a yellow to white gradient background, Isko-cat's face peering through a piece of toast, and Cloud-Benji-cat!

Photo of my cat, Isko, with his eyes half closed sitting on the windowsill

If you read my blog post, you'll know I was planning on quarterly merch drops this year... Here's what's planned for Q1!!

(plus an Isko photo because he's so cute 💗)

WIP of a vent comic revisit from last year. Panels read: March 11, 2025. So. It's 3AM. I just quit my job. I really liked my job. I love coffee! I find it interesting and thought things like "knowing things is cool" when training. Working here for the past 2.5 years taught me to appreciate the craftmenship and community that surround a good cup.

Wasn't able to sleep at all last night, so it's nap time soon!

screenshot of a vent comic I keep returning to titled "It's just coffee" March 11, 2025

back to working on this vent comic from last year 😵 (as if i don't have a million other illusts to work on this month)

FAMくじ | 『合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話』FAMくじ 皆さま、こんにちは！<br> この度、FAMくじにて『合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話』のオンラインくじが登場！<br> <br> 今回のくじでは、"バンドマン"をイメージした新規描き下ろしイラストを使用した、オリジナルグッズをたっぷりご用意しました。<br> <br> ここでしか手に入らない限定アイテムを、ぜひお楽しみください！

こちらのバンドマンをテーマにしたオンラインくじも発売中です！
よろしくお願いします！！

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me now that Pokopia is out:

Commission Illustration of an orange and white cat named Peanut! While all are fairly stylized, there are 3 different portrait styles: My usual cartoon-like style, a more semi-realistic style, and an Animal Crossing New Horizons inspired style. #JamKatsArt

I love drawing cats 🐾 #commissionsOpen

ko-fi.com/jamkats/comm... 🐟 #cats #illustration #catArt #catSky

JamKats Info Quick links & Show Schedule for JamKats!

🆕 EVENT ADDED! jamkats.carrd.co#shows
I also updated my section titles xD

I was accepted into an artist alley in Grand Rapids but still debating if it's worth it 😵 It's not like I have the budget to spend on booth fees rn... I gotta be more picky!

Photo of February 2026 Sticker Club stickers on my desk. I just finished cutting them out by hand!

Thanks to my Ko-fi Members! Ella F., Gail, Isidor, Rhiannon S., Somcak, Zepar Become a Monthly Supporter by joining Downloads, Downloads+, or Sticker Club at https://ko-fi.com/jamkats/tiers

Crawling into bed at 3AM after assembling sticker club mail, and seeing Benji-kitty keeping my side warm for me 🥺 I love cats thank you for allowing me to make and share art of my cats!!

JamKats's 2026 Meet the Artist! Zac Zacarias (jamkats / zacbytes games). Nonbinary and genderqueer. Filipino-American. Pisces & Born in the Year of the Tiger. Likes: warm colours, cats, coffee, midwest emo, tsunderes, shounen and seinen manga, romance games, handsome (ikemen) girls, visual novels, tigers, and chocolate Dislikes: bell peppers, bitter foods, sweating, and spiders Chibi drawings and doodles of Zac, Benji, Isko, Allin, and Jam are drawn along the bottom of the graphic. Tag for art feed: #JamKatsArt

A compilation of art drawn by JamKats in the past year, spanning from March 2025 to March 2026. There are a variety of projects presented, from visual novel cutscene graphics (CGs), character design, cat art and cat sticker illustrations, to a personal illustration of their OCs, Allin and Jam, sitting on the floor playing video games. Their art favours warm colours and charming, thicker linework

Hello! I'm Zac 🐯 I'm an illustrator, cat lover, and VN dev!

Illustration Feed: bsky.app/profile/jamk...
GameDev Feed: bsky.app/profile/jamk...

OPEN for work ✅
📧 jamkats.art@gmail.com
ℹ️ jamkats.carrd.co
🖌️ zacarias-illustration.carrd.co

[ #MeetTheArtist #promosky #illustration #VNdev #catArt ]

thank youuuuu 🥺💗

🤩🤩🤩 tyy

Thank you!!!

Photo of me at Lantern Coffee in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I'm seated by the window with an empty tasse, a manga (Gokurakugai), a bag of coffee beans, and my purse that's decorated with knicknacks like my plush cat Yuuji Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen. I am wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and a beige embroidered Filipino alampay (shawl).

Another photo at Lantern Coffee in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Photo of the hot pot I ate tonight! This was taken near the end, and the pot looks full of ramen noodles

One of two of the TooGoodToGo bags I bought today. There are 2 larger loafs of bread and a muffin

also...
- Lantern Coffee (my favourite coffee shop)
- all you can eat hot pot
- TooGoodToGo 🍞
the cats were cute today too!! and our friend's kid gave me a balloon and made a bday card for me ^^