Last month, I did about three(?) virtual visits and talks with libraries and high schools. I'm fortunately super used to Zoom demos by now!
Hey folks! Here's a breakdown/step-by-step for my approach to my recent illustration of Toph.
If you have any questions--just drop them below!
2020-07-11 19:41:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! I'll be livestreaming on Picarto today @ NOON CST. (In just a few minutes.) Come by and hang out!
I'll be finishing up a few brand new illustrations for the Check, Please! Year Four back matter as well as jumping into the lineart for Madison.
If you miss the stream, be sure to check back here—I'll be sharing screencaps of my progress on this post.
Hey, folks! First off, I'll be doing a livestream of Madison at Noon CST today, July 4th. Happy anniversary to the first time Jack and Bitty...fooled around!
Thumbnailing My Next Graphic Novel. ✏️ If I seem completely absent without leave, please know that I'm squirreled away, attempting to write/...
2020-07-04 16:12:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks! It's time for that weekly Livestream, over on Picarto!! Get on up. We're a-doodlin'.
Right here: picarto.tv/ngozidraws/ngoziworks
The one-week Digital Coloring For Comics workshop at the Center for Cartoon Studies went very well, I'd say! The class of 12 really threw themselves into the course material and worked through the frustration of learning brand new software remotely.
Me and my happy but pixela...
2020-06-22 13:20:13 +0000 UTC View Post
On Picarto, now: here!
(Livestream today @ noon CST!!)
Over the last two weeks, I've been creating teaching materials for the coloring workshop at CCS. Here's what I've cooked up!
How To Apply Shading To Flats. The shadow of an object has the complementary color of the light source. It also has a contrasting value that is complementary to the light source. In the following examples, note how the light source and its shadow interact with one an...
2020-06-13 13:52:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! I'll be streaming on Picarto in just a few minutes! (Why don't you log on and get comfy in the chat room?)
If you miss out on the stream, circle back to this post in a few hours, where I'll post screencaps from the drawing session. Thanks!
2020-06-06 16:45:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi again, Patrons.
My main focus for this month is preparing for and teaching a digital workshop on coloring for the Center for Cartoon Studies. I am so hyped. On the Discord, I will be sharing lessons and tips as I work on my syllabus/lectures.
This will take up the majority of my time this month. You might not see me on Discord and I will not be able to work on cre...
2020-06-01 21:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks, I'll be streaming on Picarto in a bit. Thanks!
2020-05-30 16:57:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! Here's your second update of the month on what I've been up to. PLEASE scroll past my Check, Please! updates if you don't want spoilers for Check, Please!: Year Four back matter. 👍
I spent most of this week re-thumbnailing/re-writing the first chapter of my graphic novel! Ho boy, the first draft of this first chapter was exceed...
2020-05-24 15:55:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Kisses are fun to look at but nearly impossible to draw! Oh well!! Join me on Picarto as I erase and re-draw lines in an attempt to make Jack and Bitty look like they're smooching. (I will also be drawing other things.)
On Picarto! Here: https://picarto.tv/ngozidraws/BittysRoom.
Check back on this post! I'll share screencaps of my progress on the comic an hour or so after the stream e...
2020-05-16 16:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Streaming on Picarto here. Check back after the stream for screencaps of my progress. 👍
"daddy, jack's here!"
jack: so this is where the pies are made
2020-05-09 17:00:44 +0000 UTC
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I'll be livestreaming today on Picarto at NOON CST. (In about an hour.) Right HERE! The stream will not be recorded, but check back on post I make later today. I will update the post with a few screencaps from the livestream.
Hey, Madison is cruising along! If all goes well, roughs will be finished in a few weeks and I can start inking this ...
2020-05-09 16:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! Just in time to celebrate Check, Please!: Sticks & Scones being out for a month—here's the ERB pregame playlist. Have fun bopping. Get those vibes. Print this out at hi-res!
"Crazy in Love (Homecoming Live)" - Beyoncé . "IT Only Takes One Night" - Dum Dum Girls . "Anna Wintour" - Azealia Banks . "Desperado" - Rihanna . "Queen of the Night" - Whitney Houston "Money Good" - Megan Thee Stallion . "...
2020-05-08 02:33:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, I'm starting on the roughs for Madison. You can join in here. On Picarto!
Because of Picarto's privacy settings, this stream will not be recorded. But check back on this post—I'll share screencaps/images from the stream!
Highlights from the stream!
Well, hello there! Thank you so much for sticking around this Patreon even though Check, Please! is out in the open and over. (I need to update all of the Patreon graphics....again!...eventually)
Don't worry! I still have PLENTY of comic projects to work and and many are already underway.
For the month of May...I'M BRINGING BACK WEEKLY LIVESTREAMS! Every Saturday at NOON CST<...
2020-04-28 19:34:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons! Comic 4.19 - "Parse" is up for you guys to read!
Still not sure if I'll be posting this on the site any time soon. This comic is in the book. Please enjoy this picture of Parse and the Aces eating some delicious kegster-made pie. Thanks!
Patrons! Comic 4.26 - "Check, Please!" is up for you to read. And that's it! Thank you so much for reading Check, Please!
I'm not the best at saying goodbye, and perhaps I'm particularly bad at saying bye to Check, Please! I'll still be working with the characters throughout the year. (I gotta finish drawing those charms of Nursey, Dex, and Chowder!! I shoul...
2020-04-08 12:11:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, PATRONS!! Comic 4.25 - "Faber" is up for you to read! I will share this comic on Friday, April 10th on checkpleasecomic.com.
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Patrons! Ready or not, Comic 4.24 is up for your perusal. I will share the comic on Thursday, April 9th on checkpleasecomic.com.
What do you think was going through Bitty's mind when he was kissing the ice? Coach and Suzanne—who woulda thought SO much would happen to Di...
2020-04-07 12:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, patrons! Comic 4.23 is up for you to read, right here on Patreon. The full comic will be shared tomorrow on checkpleasecomic.com. (5PM EST!)
I'll let you guys discuss this one on your own as well! CHAMPIONS!!! FINISHED THESES! What could Whiskey possibly mean by "I can't be like you?" 🤔...
2020-04-07 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
My dear patrons, Comic 4.22 is up for you to read. The full comic will be shared later today on checkpleasecomic.com. (Noon EST!)
Blog header for 4.22 - "Check".
I realize this update is 18 pages long, a lot happens, and it ends with Bitty getting some free dental surge...
2020-04-07 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons! I'll be streaming live on Picarto right here.
edit: the link should work now!
....MY BOOK COMES OUT IN LIKE 3 DAYS.
2020-04-04 16:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostFresh from random.org!!
Grand prize book & trinkets!
Paula Erbisch, patron since 2016! Wow!
Signed book!
Kathleen, a newer patron!! Yahoo! (Comment #20!)
And I threw in another signed book, which goes to
Denise Borja. I've seen you around the comments! (Comment #215!)
I want to get these in the mail ASAP, s...
2020-04-03 16:30:55 +0000 UTC View Post
One patron will receive:
And another patron will receive a signed CHECK, PLEASE!: STICKS AND SCONES.
☆ Rules ☆
✔ Enter by commenting on this post. I'll use random.org to pick two winners.
The giveaway ends Friday, April 3.
✔ You may enter this giveaway as well as 2020-03-31 15:32:44 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
Well. So much has changed since I wrote our last newsletter. On March 1st, I was excited to travel to Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con, ready for a stop at the Texas Library Association's Annual conference in Houston, and even looking forward to visiting my old high school to talk to the writing club there about the comic. But things change. And we are all likely facing more pressing issues.
I'm still looking forward to the end of the comic and sharing it with...
2020-03-31 15:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons! I'm doing a quick stream over on Picarto @7PMEST. I'll probably be sketching new charms....? Because I haven't made charms for the frogs yet! We'll see!
Join up here, on Picarto: https://picarto.tv/ngozidraws/thefrogs
2020-03-29 22:56:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In this whirlwind of pre-book-tour prep, I have dived headfirst into fanart for one of my oldest fandoms: Jeeves & Wooster. Jeeves & Wooster follows the antics of the kind-hearted but foolish English aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his genius valet Jeeves. The series of short stories and novels started in the 1920s and has been adapted for screen and stage many times (including the popular 1990s TV show).
The 16-year old in me would be thrilled. I was chatting wi...
2020-03-09 19:30:43 +0000 UTC View Post