Guess what I’ve started inking on Cintiq-chaaaan~ I finished some commissioned work today so I took the chance to do this. Colouring has been really fun to do on the cintiq but inking took a little more practise. I’m getting used to the device now though, it’s really great to work on!

Guess what I’ve started inking on Cintiq-chaaaan~ I finished some commissioned work today so I took the chance to do this. Colouring has been really fun to do on the cintiq but inking took a little more practise.

I’m getting used to the device now though, it’s really great to work on!

Played around some more with sketching on the Cintiq. The only trouble im having is finding a comfortable sitting position, and that the pressure sensitivity cuts out every 10 or so strokes. I’ll try to figure those out. But in the meantime, here’s a warmdown sketch of Asuka Langley Shikinami. Or as my friends and I like to call her, BIG BOSSUKA. Maybe I’ll finish this sometime, maybe not, we shall see~

Played around some more with sketching on the Cintiq. The only trouble im having is finding a comfortable sitting position, and that the pressure sensitivity cuts out every 10 or so strokes. I’ll try to figure those out. But in the meantime, here’s a warmdown sketch of Asuka Langley Shikinami. Or as my friends and I like to call her, BIG BOSSUKA. Maybe I’ll finish this sometime, maybe not, we shall see~

SO this is what I’ve been promising you guys. I hope the wait was worth it! This is the first time I drew the cast in full colour, boy was it fun! Everybody is reading Cafe Suada, the only comic tastier and more distracting than a cuppa tea!

Feel free to use the landscape version as a desktop wallpaper!

Cafe Suada Characters and Illustration (c) Jade Sarson 2013

Now that I’m done faffing around with the calibration, I’ve had a go at drawing on my new Cintiq 13HD. Oh my goodness. This is so good. It takes a little getting used to but then WOW. It really feels fantastic to draw on! Oh, oh yeah, in my excitement, I forgot to post the new Cafe Suada poster! ^o^””’ I’m sorry everybody, it’s coming up next.

Now that I’m done faffing around with the calibration, I’ve had a go at drawing on my new Cintiq 13HD. Oh my goodness. This is so good. It takes a little getting used to but then WOW. It really feels fantastic to draw on!

Oh, oh yeah, in my excitement, I forgot to post the new Cafe Suada poster! ^o^””’ I’m sorry everybody, it’s coming up next.

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Cafe Suada is on a break right now but the site will still be updating every Wednesday with cool things such as this advert for Cup 4! Are you excited for the next chapter? I know I am >u< And there’s still plenty of comics for you to read if you’re being left thirsty between Cups 3 and 4. Antony and Cleopatra is still updating every day: http://antonyandcleopatra.smackjeeves.com and Dis/Engage, the superhero romance, is updating Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so there’s a new page up today! http://disengage.smackjeeves.com Also coming later I shall be uploading a brand new FULL COLOUR Cafe Suada poster! Along with a desktop wallpaper version! Keep your eyes peeled.

Cafe Suada is on a break right now but the site will still be updating every Wednesday with cool things such as this advert for Cup 4! Are you excited for the next chapter? I know I am >u<

And there’s still plenty of comics for you to read if you’re being left thirsty between Cups 3 and 4. Antony and Cleopatra is still updating every day: http://antonyandcleopatra.smackjeeves.com and Dis/Engage, the superhero romance, is updating Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so there’s a new page up today! http://disengage.smackjeeves.com

Also coming later I shall be uploading a brand new FULL COLOUR Cafe Suada poster! Along with a desktop wallpaper version! Keep your eyes peeled.

dean-mcknight:

Dis/Engage is now being released online!


Yes, after some time in the dark it’s time to show off this bad boy - my first-scoring dissertation comic!

The story of an attention-sick superhero, his evil arch enemy and their growing feelings for each other, Dis/Engage is a superhero romance written by myself and illustrated by the amazing Jade Sarson. We’ll be updating it every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

This’ll be the first time I’ve released a full webcomic, so excuse me if I come across all meek and nervous, but hiding it any longer would be a huge shame, don’t you think? I mean look at it! So pretty! 

Please enjoy, as we’ve both worked super hard on this, so now it’s time to share that effort with everyone.

Brilliant brilliant brilliant >u< I have been patiently waiting for Dean to be brave and proud (as he should be!) to show off his dissertation. Did he mention it landed him a first? IT LANDED HIM A FIRST.
So yeah, ultimately what we’re hoping for by putting this online is to prove two things: Dean McKnight can WRITE great comics, and I can DRAW great comics. We’d really love feedback on both sides of the work, and most of all we hope anyone who takes the time to read it enjoys it. I mean, I really did. I love superheroes! Don’t you~?

http://cafesuada.smackjeeves.com/comics/1750512/a-spoon/ A wild spoon appeared! Who is this woman, and how is she going to stir things up?! You&#8217;re going to have to wait a couple of weeks to find out in Cup 4! In the meantime, catch up with the comic and stay tuned for info about Cup 4, as well as a brand new non-Cafe Suada comic coming your way very soon~

http://cafesuada.smackjeeves.com/comics/1750512/a-spoon/

A wild spoon appeared! Who is this woman, and how is she going to stir things up?! You’re going to have to wait a couple of weeks to find out in Cup 4! In the meantime, catch up with the comic and stay tuned for info about Cup 4, as well as a brand new non-Cafe Suada comic coming your way very soon~

Sneaky peek of the poster I&#8217;ve been working on.

Sneaky peek of the poster I’ve been working on.

Society6 Teahermit Print Shop


There’s new prints/posters/etc available in my society6 shop! And if you use this link to buy something in the next few hours (until midnight pacific time May 31st), you should get FREE shipping!

Go on, take a gander, buy some pretty prints for your wall~

I tested the livestream software yesterday with a doodle of Gerry. Only about 4 minutes long. As you can see in the bottom left, it kicks my CPU usage over 80% (Photoshop and Internet Explorer use about eh, 7-12%) so I need to figure out how to lower that before I can do a proper stream.

I have a poster to ink and colour today though so I might try recording that, we’ll see how it goes! Anyway, enjoy this little vid. I like watching people draw myself too, but it’s funny seeing all my own strokes laid out on screen.

This Weeks Cupdate!

http://cafesuada.smackjeeves.com/comics/1746233/jolly-good-bunch/

Cafe Suada cupdate! It went up this morning so if you haven’t read it yet, now’s your chance!

BEST CONVENTION EVER.

I had a really great time this weekend at London MCM Comic Con. I drew so many portraits (see a sampling above)! My shoulders still ache. I think it’s thanks to this very last minute poster I made for my table. All hail the portraits poster! Didn’t manage to grab a photo of our table this time, so instead have a photo of me freaking out in the hotel we stayed at (there was a booking error so we ended up in a really fancy hotel on Saturday. SWANKY).

I’m only sad that I was so busy I didn’t get to spend much time hanging out with everyone I wanted to. I really enjoyed those quiet moments when I could talk to my comicking friends about the challenges of freelancing and the projects that they’re working on. Sometimes it can be depressing, feeling all alone as an illustrator, like no one can help … but then I remember that all these amazing people exist and are making such wonderful comics, I get up off my arse and keep trying my best. It was really nice to see you all! (You know who you are!) It was also great that a bunch of my friends from Lincoln stopped by, hello if you’re reading!

Thank you to everyone who bought the new Cup 3 books, and hello to any new fans who picked up a copy of 1 or 2 over the weekend. I truly appreciate your support! I also picked up a souvenir of my own, to join my fabulous Bon Clay figure… Nathan Seymore/Fire Emblem from Tiger&Bunny.

Thank you to Amanda Tribble for putting up with me and my silliness for the weekend, and being such an amazing table mate as always. I don’t think I’d have managed very well without her! And thank you to Dean for being my errand-running, loving, supporting Finn. (Now what time is it? ADVENTURE TIIIIIME…!)

Bring on October!

imageThis weekend I’ll be at the London MCM Comic Con! I’m so excited to see everyone~ You can find myself and Amanda Tribble at the Teahermit Comics table on G7! See you there!

We both have brand new comics out for the event, Cafe Suada Cup 3 and Wander No More: Emily’s Story. So come and find us if you’d like to get your hands on some deliciously entertaining comics!

(Map/Floorplan courtesy of Chris Bottom/Ushio Comics! Thanks Chris.)

I don&#8217;t really know what this is&#8230; But I hadn&#8217;t drawn with my tablet in at least a week due to doing lots of other important non-drawing things, and I needed a warmup after a break like that! So I just messed about with some of the rougher brushes and doodled a cute girl. Now, onto some comics!

I don’t really know what this is… But I hadn’t drawn with my tablet in at least a week due to doing lots of other important non-drawing things, and I needed a warmup after a break like that! So I just messed about with some of the rougher brushes and doodled a cute girl. Now, onto some comics!

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