The dorks have officially entered Judy's bar and have begun their first date!
it's time to get to know each other and see if any feelings start to peek through~
moved the dialogue around a little bit just to frame the characters a bit better,
changed "Shrimpy" to "Taffy" as i think that's a far cuter nickname for Judy to give Leo,
and made the last two panels diagonally sliced i...
i'm gonna maybe pause the mini-comic production for a little bit while i bunker down and focus on cleaning up the sketch pages of my comic reboot! but since i don't wanna leave you hand-holders hanging, i've got these two sketches i've been wanting to clean up! i don't make enough stand-alone pieces so i figured i could do them in between pages, since they're a little easier to clean up!
phew 💦
having to design a bran new environment always takes FOREVER, especially when i have to design the outside AND the inside! i already had the vibe of Judy's bard in my head, but actually bringing it to the canvas is always a big of a struggle! but with enough persistence, i managed to make it look pretty dang nice, if i do say so myself!
plus, now that the inside is ...
after that last mini comic, i wanted to try and make something a little simpler with less moving parts/fewer characters, just to ease my wrists as they accommodate to the heat, but this still ended up taking a bit longer than i anticipated!
still, a nice, simple joke!
Leo likes his coffee how he likes his woman
big and sweet, and first thing in the morning!
It's been a little while, huh folks? June's been quite busy, what with the new Discord Server and what not. not to mention the heat! it's been really kicking my ass and making it harder to work, but i've trucked through it to bring you this comic!
now, i'm not really sure what to say about this mini comic! took me all dang week to draw, and although it conveys a fair bit of subtext about...
phew! it's been a little while, but i've finally maned up and cleaned up the page with the most shots of Leos car!
i am, quite honestly, despite my inexperience with cars, so happy with how Leo's looks!!
it's so fun and colorful and i think it really suits him!
This page stayed more or less the same! i tweaked some dialogue placement, made the two Leos in the first panel a litt...
I always go out of my way to make sure my characters look as appealing and cute as possible, but sometimes, i have to dip my toe into the ugly pool to make an absolutely horrible joke.
i PROMISE you, the next mini comic will make up for this one! i just had to get this AWFUL joke out of my system, since it had been there for a while
still, i hope you got a kick out of it~
(i st...
If you've already connected your Discord account to your Patreon account, you've likely already been THRUST into the server! I didn't expect everyone to just get piled in so suddenly, but it sure padded out the server a good bit, right quick!
Once folks are a bit more settled in and everyone's had a chance to get their roles and bearings, i want to put up a server poll to get some custom...
Howdy folks! Leo here, with some exciting news!
i know it's been a little quiet in here this week, but it's for good reason! i've been throwing together a little Discord server, and doing some art for it too!
it'll have Patreon integration, so you folks will have your own little lounge to hangout and chat with me and other patrons (based on what tier you're subscribed to!)
...
rare sight of Stevie and Magna actually getting along!
plus, Leo getting some comeuppance for being a stick in the mud~
always good to have Leo take an L, as the kids say
plus, beach time comics! the heat is coming in, and so i think this marks the start of a hand full of beach/heat related comics!
that ice cream lady sure seems familiar, huh..
i cast, overstimulation!
look at tall the stuff going on in this mini comic! it's nuts!!
i wanted to show a bit of the Stevie x Max dynamic! plus, show off Max doing his streaming business! his main income source! he's not a huge streamer yet, but he gets by, especially with the help of his buddy~
you folks get some bonus, clean panels, with less clutter!
i already had ...
and the final and latest load!!
Expect a 2024 compilation by the end of this year!
Here's the second load! One more to go!
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Feast your eyes, folks!
i've put together some handy-dandy bundles of all the art i've put out relating to Slapstick Together through the 3-4 years i've worked on it!
i even made some nice li'l covers for each bundle, as you can see above~
i'll likely release these bundles some time next week, as i still have to work up a price and what not for them, but since a big majorit...
Starting May off with another page! getting some steady progress going these couple days, hope to keep it that way!
This one stayed pretty much the same! i really like that big close up of Magna! excited to see how it looks once it's printed!
tiny little dialogue shifts here and there, nothing massive! and a tiny shift in Leos expression on the third panel! otherwise, like i said,...
Y'know what? here!
Have a very hastily-put-together little animatic! it's just a little short i found that i thought fit the Swapstick Together theme
since Magna is a much more modern toon than Leo is, i can see her having an actual alarm on her phone, instead of Leo's usual alarm clock!
Time to give Stevie a spot in the spotlight!
i've been thinking of a few ways to show off how Stevie is, in fact, an adult entertainer! one of those, cam-fellas, y'know the ones. Those sexy streamers! whatever you wanna call em!
so i figured a little taste of his merchandise was the right way to go about it~
and as a little bonus, you guys get a good look at those pics with...
Another page done!
This one stayed pretty much the same, i tried to play around with some color shenanigans, but ultimately kept it pretty tame!
i changed Leo's pose a bit in the second panel, and made Leo look EXTRA like Clark Kent in the fifth panel, to drive the joke home!
i also might go back and change the book he's swearing the oath on. I made it a Minecraft Enchantme...
We're back, baby!
Back on the grind!
Already had a good chunk of this page drawn from the previous batch of pages, so i managed to clean it up relatively quickly! helped me get back into the swing of it too!
So! very minor dialogue changes this time around. the major difference i'd say is in the-
(one, two, three, four...) SEVENTH panel! i decided to change ...
we've been showing plenty of love towards the girls lately, but i've got a few ideas cooking to give the boys some time in the spotlight! and yes, they will most likely be somewhat nerdy in nature, but what can i say! i'm a big nerd and i love nerd culture, so if i try my best to introduce it into my stories whenever i can!
i also had a ton of fun designing the cards for this pseudo-anim...
Howdy folks!
Hope April's been treating you well so far!
Let's not prance around with idle chit-chat too long and get right to it, shall we?
As i mentioned in some recent social media posts, my mental health took quite the hit last week. I couldn't get any significant work done, and was overall, not having a great time.
Still,...
Here's a thirteen minute long Speedpaint compressed into just one!
i'm tempted to make a commentary track for a longer version of this speedpaint where i go through some of my thought process behind the toon-ification of some of my characters.
Please let me know if that's something you guys would be interested in seeing/hearing!
in the mean time, enjoy this...
Alright FINE
Here's ONE final Swapstick Together piece for this year, a nice big sprawl showing off everyone's toonyness
i know i already posted it on my socials, but i'm dropping it here too to go along with the speedpaint PLUS, letting you guys download it in high quality below, if you're interested!
Also, it's only now that i noticed that i forgot to give Max his shirt logo....
one final mini comic for the April Fools Swapstick Together event!
sadly, there's only 3 days left, and i don't think i could crank out another comic for it, even if i could think of a joke for it!
I hope you've all enjoyed this little swap
i know i did! and i can't wait to draw them again some time! i'd love to make a full "short" comic about Leo and Magna's initial reaction t...
not ME using this non-canon opportunity to push the Toon Wars concept again, i would NEVER-
but seriously, in this scenario, or AU (Alternate Universe) where Leo is the ONLY human and everyone else is a Toon, it makes perfect sense to have the Toon Wars be canon, so i went ahead and had a TON of fun making this comic!
just the idea of those four in all these ludicrously slapstick ...
So! i had plans to make a full on comic with this April Fools concept in mind, but i figured not only would i NOT have time to do it before April actually came around, but i should finish up my current comic before i start any side comics! (plus, that way, i can eventually compile all the shorter comics into one BIG comic and print those too! or even just print them as shorter, stand alone comi...
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A little different than my usual content! not really related to my series at all, but it's nice to branch out and spice things up once in a while~
i've never been one for making fanart, but couple days back i just felt like drawing some of my favorite classic cartoon babes, and decided to throw them all together into one big piece! Then i added some extra plushie goobers for good measure...
I was looking through some older pieces today and i came across these little collages of some of the concepts for when i was designing the girls, and i realized i never shared these!
i figured some of you might find them interesting~
so here's a bit more info on it if you're curious!:
Flo was originally going to be a bit more stereotypically the "Nerd" of the group. it's very c...
Neither Leo nor Magna are above a little bit of petty jealousy!
ESPECIALLY when it has no ground to stand on!
At first i was a little hesitant about having Leo "yelling" at Magna. it just felt a bit harsh and out of place, but after sitting on it for a bit, i've realized that Magna screams at Leo A LOT, and it's always affectionately, and Leo loves her for it because he can FEEL the a...
Despite still having a decent backlog of ideas for my 4-Panel Mini-Comics, i'd like to take this opportunity to reach out to you, my lovely patrons, and ask if YOU have any suggestions or ideas that you'd like to see Magna, Leo and the rest of the gang partake in!
Any scenarios you have in mind? Topics you'd like to see touched on? Day-to-day situations? As long as they're light hearted ...