hakei @ comic artist

FINALLY I CAN ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THIS "A student from Mars’ slums loses his scholarship and must avoid expulsion by making the corporate bots in charge fall in love with him. Ashe in Orbit, Vol. 1 releases Spring 2027." - VIZ Media

who tf copyright struck my own drawing of my own characters + patreon why are you lying abt "the claim is valid"

I actually sometimes think I'm too lazy with my comic pages and even if I spot mistakes, I don't correct them to draw other pages I'll just have to make the writing so good that you forget the wonky faces/hands/whatever

I think I'm incapable of drawing symmetric mouths they look wrong unless they're lopsided

finally became a regular enough at a chinese place that they recognized me when I walked in

I shouldn't have drank coffee and eaten chocolate espresso beans at the same time

loser Ashe in CSP menu's front page

idk what pose to give him

still working through applications! down to ~400 so far also noticed a handful of ppl were looking for mentorship-type stuff, so I’ll be taking on 1-2 beginner/intermediate applicants to train as well

making manuals for my assistants

I've done a cursory look at some of the assistant submissions, fascinating to see that people mostly rely on screentones for backgrounds I've yet to see (again, didn't look closely tho) anyone rely on hatching like I tend to

why women live longer

kinda into eating different butters these days if you have butter recommendations, I'm all ears

This is one of the favorite books I own. You can point the Google Translate phone app it it lowkey.

watching illustrators who are already miles above me grind croquis and art studies made me realize I was never built for that life

Ashe's story is actually inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, so seeing the latest Edgerunner character be a black-haired boy makes me proud as if I contributed something

Ashe's best friend

Ashe throughout the years

AHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS SO EXCITING

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I know why they do it but man when I pick up an american comic based on the cover but the inside art style is completely different, it still throws me off badly

reading mob psycho manga and ONE's raw expressions are something else def makes me reflect and recommit. sometimes I get too focused on 'drawing characters well' rather than 'expressing fun' (especially after illustration work)

moana's ost is really good for making me draw fast

stop flirting with my sister

the great equalizer

I got like 5 hemorrhoids myself, hoping to get atleast 7 by the end of the year!

comic artists who have their character sheet stuff printed out in their workspace is on to something

hatch vs tone

been using movinkpad for the past few weeks. overall I like it but: color isn’t accurate (pic: comparing to my color-calibrated large monitor) some CSP brushes don’t work the same. I still cant get my main lineart pens to draw the same way as on my xppen

I am so incredibly happy for Hakei on being an Eisner Award nominee. Well deserved for such a fun and heart (ass) warming story 👏