As the title suggests, that's life right now. I'm waking up, drawing as many pages of this graphic novel as I can muster, then cranking out fanart, and then going to sleep. In between many other things.
A LOT of the pages are up on the Discord server (#project-yesenia), and i'm averaging about 7 or 8 pages a week??? But I'll share my most recent, favorite page.
Hey Patrons!
Personal. The biggest update is that I'm currently dealing with an on-going medical situation in my family. ❤ The energy being redirected into that is affecting a lot of things (delaying the Kickstarter, slowing down graphic novel productivity, etc.). Thanks in advance for the well wishes. If you see me cranking out fanart, that's just a byproduct of handling life.
Kickstarter. With that being said, we're still hoping to run t...
2021-04-04 12:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, patrons! I spent 3 weeks working on a nsfw/18+ comic for the #dinluke fandom. 🙏 I had it up for free on itch.io for a few days, and will probably re-upload it behind a paywall eventually. Who knows.
You can download a PDF of show me now—it's the attachment on this post. You must be 18+ to download this comic. Thanks!
The Check, Please! Year Four Kickstarter is coming around the corner! (Date: TBA!) Man, have my campaign header images changed throughout the years. I love how these turned out!
2021-03-25 21:26:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! I'll be coloring one panel of the Check, Please! Collection slipcase during this stream. I'll probably also be talking about my current fandom obsessions and my next graphic novel.
This was another mic'd livestream! I talked about:
- How I felt about the Year Four Kickstarter coming u...
2021-03-13 17:55:40 +0000 UTC View Post
New Charms! I just wanted to give patrons a first crack at the new acrylic charms which we've added to the Check, Please! merchandise store over on...
2021-03-04 20:04:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
This month I've been giving lectures on Digital Coloring for Comics at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Every Thursday in February, I spend three hours with budding cartoonists, teaching them the basics of color theory and how to apply it in Photoshop.
And I'm sharing my notes! They go over essential tips for coloring, flatting, and shading in Photoshop, Clip Studio, or other...
2021-02-23 15:06:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks. Weird times! Feel free to drop by my livestream where I'll be mic'd and chatting about...probably my next graphic novel, The Mandalorian and WandaVision.
All while coloring a panel or two of MADISON and penciling the Check, Please! collector's slipcase. 👍
Here on Picarto: picarto.tv/ngozidraws/TheHaus
(Check this post later for scree...
2021-02-06 18:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
...ANOTHER MONTH.
Livestream. This Saturday, Feb 6th @ Noon CST!!
Yeah, I'm not very much into the star war, but drawing this utterly random ship which is not based in reality has released a great many brain chemicals. I'm pulling that happy lever until the brain juice goes out. Join me! In this blip of indulgence. I am ...
2021-02-01 15:12:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
I'll be streaming on Picarto in about 15 minutes. Please feel free to drop In!
I'm getting a head start on designing the boxset art work for the Check, Please! Kickstarter. It's been a very taxing week, and I'm searching for a calming environment. I look forward to being away from the news for an hour! I'll post screencaps from the stream here—check...
2021-01-09 17:45:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Check, Please!: Year Four cover...a work in progress!
☆ This month's livestream is January 9th @ NOON CST// 1PM EST!
Well, saying that feels strange. So much has changed over the last year and so much has stayed exaaaactly the same. But here we are!! I hope 2021 is better for us than 2020—the bar is very...
2021-01-04 15:31:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi, Patrons! During this month's livestream I jumped on the mic to talk about the newly penciled pages for my next graphic novel. Please take a look! ✏️
🎨 Partial Transcript:
I'm so excited to be able to share a sneak peak of my next graphic novel project, which I've been writing and thumbnailing all year, talking to my editor about and getting notes on. I'm only just now creating the actual art for the comic. So I ...
2020-12-14 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Howdy howdy!
LIVESTREAM. This month's livestream will take place December 12th @ noon CST. Put it in your calendars!!
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH! I did it!! I finished National Novel Writing Month! I got to about 40,000 words in my word doc and had then 60+ pages of handwritten story.
The process of churning out a novel, with realized characters and a coherent world? Was very hard. It was toilsome drud...
2020-12-03 15:23:13 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Time For The Monthly Livestream! While I draw, I'll tell you guys what I've been up to over the last month. (Spoilers: a lot of writing.) I've had Scrivener open every day for weeks.
Ngozi
2020-11-14 18:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post
What a week.
The livestream for Nov. will be next Saturday, Nov 14th!
For the rest of November, I'll be focusing on three projects:
(1) My Next GN. I'll be penciling my next graphic novel for the majority of the month! You know the one. It has body swapping....themes of internalized misogynoir....engages with socioeconomic disparity? Yeah, that one. I'll be penciling for a solid two weeks, with the goal of completing ...
2020-11-06 19:03:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons Old (and New!!)
What is known by the work-in-progress name of Project Yesenia (check this tag on Patreon for all relevant posts) is my next graphic novel!! I posted about it here, on Tumblr!...
2020-10-19 13:25:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! I'm streaming on Picarto. Check back here for screencaps on my progress!
This page is finally inked!! Bitty is oh-so-eager to dress Jack up, and Jack is...fond.
You might have seen these pages 1000 times, but they're finally...GETTING...INKE...
2020-10-03 16:58:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Header Image: My first New Yorker cartoon ever!! Thank you Daniel A. for capturing this image. :^)
I will finally finish this Avatar fan comic spread, gosh darnit!!
Check back here for screenaps/recaps of the stream!
If you want to watch a recording of the stream, just click on the VIDEO tab on my Picarto page!
Some sc...
2020-09-05 16:59:37 +0000 UTC View Post
As I mentioned in my last update, I'm over halfway through thumbnailing this project. That's 150 pages scripted and planned out! I look forward to when I can share pencils with...
2020-09-05 16:26:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! I'll be streaming on Picarto in just a moment, here: right here. Hoping to make serious headway on this Avatar charity zine! Also, head's up, I will likely be moving back to monthly streams in the future. That is, attempting to do 1 or 2 streams a month and working in public streaming on Twitch. Just so you know!
Stream link: 2020-08-29 17:07:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Project Yesenia is the "Work In Progress" code name for my next graphic novel. (It actually does have a name. Points to anyone who can guess what it is!!!! IT'S OBVIOUS!!!!)
In this thumbnail, Chi-Chi describes how she has unfortunate crushes on white boys at her school. (And one Ghanian boy who doesn't know she exists.)
What This Book...
2020-08-28 22:25:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! I'm trying to flat this ATLA zine piece once and for all. Come join me on Picarto, HERE!!
2020-08-22 18:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm still deep, deep, deep in the trenches of thumbnailing/writing my next graphic novel. But!!! I'm glad I've gotten to the point where I can actually share pencils. And yes, it is only one page of pencils, but it's a start!
Chi-Chi being awkward and sad, which is basically the entire comic.
I've also been making steady progress on Madison. I've included ...
2020-08-17 18:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! We're still in July of 2015 as I draw Jack and Bitty's first summer together. I hope you're all doing well! Come join me on Picarto where I might also work on my piece for the Avatar: The Last Airbender zine.
HERE! > picarto.tv/ngozidraws/JackAndDicky
Hey folks, doing another quiet stream on Picarto. Feeling a bit under the weather, so I will not be chatting much. I'm starting now, so feel free to jump in early for a longer stream. 👍
2020-08-08 16:53:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! Doing another hour of streaming on Picarto.
Right over here: https://picarto.tv/ngozidraws/MadisonYay
SEE YA THEN!
2020-08-01 16:54:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi! Happy Friday! I thought I'd leave you all with an update on my progress for Project Yesenia (the work-in-progress, placeholder name for my next graphic novel.)
Hey folks! I'll be livestreaming on Picarto in a few minutes.
I've somehow done over 100 of these things. @_@
Thanks!
2020-07-25 16:56:37 +0000 UTC View Post