Nuclear Jackal

These two form a diptych that can be arranged in either orientation

And while we're at it, let's throw in Castle in the Sky too! ^__^

#castleinthesky #studioghibli

Seeing as it's St David's Day, why not post something a little welsh. Slightly Welsh. Howl's Moving Castle! (or I suppose, the Flying Castle from the end of the film).

#howlsmovingcastle #stdavidsday #studioghibli

In collaboration with nearly_contained_chaos www.instagram.com/nearly_conta...

With 'The Big Soup' Kickstarter campaign launching in about a month or so, it's about time for some promo materials. Here are some autism-themed duck sticker ideas ;D Big thanks to my editor @scarletwingskaili.bsky.social for all her help with these!

Here's a scene set during the Pandemic a few years ago - the beginning of the beard.

Just another two months or so and the art will be finished! Looking forward to seeing all come together. The Kickstarter is set to launch in a few weeks too, so I'll keep everyone posted :)

Thanks again! ^__^

The past couple of weeks have been spent fixing up the pages I've already worked on, including tweaking the artwork (making it less wonky) and adding missed panels. Deadlines are approaching, but the graphic memoir is looking really nice so far! :)

Happy holidays everyone ^__^

Ohh lookit that, I just so happened to be working on a few panels set during Christmas!

I've been inking the scenes where I got my first job. After I finished Art University in the UK, I moved to Canada with the rest of my family. I applied to all sorts of art jobs but didn't get any, so I went with a supermarket job. I had a lot to learn.

It was fun exploring Vancouver with my best friend: A much needed morale boost.

Inking the autobio continues: After finishing university, I moved from the UK to Canada and continued my long-distance relationship with my Finnish girlfriend. We went from 2 hours difference in timezones apart to 10 hours. We both saved up and paid for her flight over.

My tutor also taught me a valuable lesson: keep an eye on whether or not you have stinky breath. Because his sure did - I could smell it accross the room most days.

Recounting my first week at my Illustration BA course. During the summer before it started, we were given a list of tasks, including reading 4 specific books and making a summer art journal. Little did we know that these didn't contribute anything to our overall scores.

Back in May this year I was drawing the roughs for this page, now we're back inking it. My first independent living situation, back in university.

Part of my upcoming book 'The Big Soup: Growing Up Autistic'

Thanks again for your support! :D

I did a Twitch stream last night, inking my ASD autobiography comic. This is from that time my art college visited Paris.

I'll be streaming at 4pm PST every Thursday for the next few weeks :) www.twitch.tv/nuclearjackal

'The Big Soup' is coming along. Last month I tabled at three 2-day conventions, but now it looks like I'll be back on track. It's a tight schedule, and we have another 235+ pages to ink in the next six months.

Some more work-in-progress panels from the College era (shading and tweaks having been applied yet). The part of Cardiff we lived in was rather unpleasant.

Happy Halloween! Here's some throwback art from 2020! :D

Something silly I made back in 2021 but never got around to uploading it until now

However, she was also dealing about it in an unprofessional manner, leading me to push back. So both sides were at fault here. I was around 16-17 years old at this point (2/2)

Here are some inks, before I fix/edit them and apply shading. This scene could do with just a little more context, but it's spread out over many prior pages, which I can fit here: I was misbehaving more around this time, which explains my keyworker/LSW's mood (1/2)

Some panels take longer than others. For me, drawing people is very tricky. So those panels take long due to trial and error. These building panels take long not due to difficulty but mostly just because there are a lot of details to cover.

Recently inked the three panels where I remember my lurcher labrador cross. Chapter 5 just about finished: glad I tackled the toughest one first!

50ish pages down, 280ish to go!

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In 30 days I've managed to ink 50 pages. Chapter 5 is almost finished, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of it materialise

These panels are about my experience with studying for the GCSEs (exams UK pupils take around age 16, vital for entering further education)

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I posted this previously as Pencils, but now it's finally inked (blue shading still pending)

#graphicnovelwip #autobio #graphicmemoirwip #autismmemoir #thebigsoup #comicwip #ink #comicink #comicinking #inking #inkedpanels #comicpanels

More WIPs from my autobio graphic novel project about growing up autistic. This is from when I was around 14 and went with my boarding school on a trip to France. Albeit a trip that featured few French people, and many activities that could have just as easily been done in the UK

SHAH!
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#drawing #fanart #hornet #silksong #hollowknight