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Today DesignByHumans has a buy one, get one half off sale on Tees using the code: BOGO at checkout. It's a great time to grab a couple of my t-shirt designs if you've been considering such a thing. I'd love the support. 🙂 A bunch of different cuts are available. Https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/EricJ #designbyhumans #tshirtdesign #merch #comicartist #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #patreonartist #starvingartist (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtRKhJ0hL5L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e8tfr2t3j1o2

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I've added the Mermaids to my Design by Humans store (link in my bio). Today they've got a sale going on: 20% off everything sitewide, just use the promo code BFCM. There are only 9 hours left in the sale. It's a great time to get The Mermaids, Anxiety, or Headphones Girl on a T-Shirt, Hoodie, Print, Sticker, or Phone case! #tshirtdesign #mermaids #mermaidart #headphonesgirl #anxiety #freakout #comicart #fantasyart #horrorart #artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #designbyhumans #hoodies #phonecases #patreonartist #comicartist #merch https://www.instagram.com/p/BqvfBmCBMsi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=53wiky2015q2

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I've got two new covers on the shelves today for @zenescope :Paradise Court #5 and Grimm Tales of Terror Vol. 4 #9. Go, scoop and enjoy! :) #artistlife #comiccoverart #coverart #zenescope #paradisecourt #grimmtalesofterror #horrorcomics #spooky #skulls #ericj https://www.instagram.com/p/BqvIUnLBfvl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hnz93c7t7a0l

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Couldn't leave it well enough alone, had to throw some color on it. It takes me so much longer to color my work than it does to draw it. Need to get some repetition in there too get that speed up. Hope @mermaidingsd and @rwidney88 dig the completed piece. Thank you for the inspiration ladies! Check it the whole piece and some thoughts on it on my Patreon page: http://patreon.com/EricJ. #fantasyart #mermaids #mermaidart #comicart #comicbookartist #comiccoverart #pinupart #patreonartist #patreon #artistlife #artofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BquGwo0BsLD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f0c7ogw37tyg

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Riddle me this! I've never drawn the Riddler before... now I have. 🙂 You can see the full image on my Patreon page: http://patreon.com/EricJ #comicart #comics #artistlife #artofinstagram #theriddler #batman #dccomics #villains #pinupart #coverart #ericj https://www.instagram.com/p/BqeweccBgMV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=199gitq4s9zvk

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I wanted to draw something cheesecake-y… well, maybe not chessecake, that's not really my jam, but "women"… let's put it that way. I was kind of at a loss for what that exactly was going to be… honestly just trying to think of a character or archetype to sketch, not some full blown thing. So I kind of rifled through super-heroines, none of them really inspired me, so I moved on to, like, a witch, an angel, a shield-maiden… and then I thought mermaid, which made me think, "hey, I know a couple of cute mermaids IRL (@mermaidingsd btw, give 'em a follow)… maybe I'll draw them." Next thing I know I've got this whole thing pinging in my brain… and that's how I spent my day. No complaints. Hope you all like it… and I hope they do to. Lol. You can see the whole thing on my Patreon page: http://patreon.com/EricJ #fantasyart #mermaids #mermaidart #comicart #comicbookartist #comiccoverart #pinupart #patreonartist #patreon #artistlife #artofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BqZXR7xhXtV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uouepntuc9z9

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This one started out as a sketch, but I may have gotten a little carried away with it. Lol. I've never played God of War, but I've always dig the character design of Kratos... so I drew him. Hope you dig it. You can see the full piece on my Patreon, http://patreon.com/EricJ. Make sure to swipe to see the fun I had with it. Couldn't resist. 😁 #ericj #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #comics #comicart #videogameart #kratos #godofwar #barbarian #spartan https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUUiwjBxME/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sy4j2zjshu2f

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Sketch of a dude for a thing... #ericj #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #comics #characterdesign #secretproject https://www.instagram.com/p/BqQeCOeBdek/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6wjxiirto44f

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Sketchhing Widcat... I'm not sure I've ever drawn him before. So, there you go. Lol #ericj #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #dccomics #wildcat #superhero https://www.instagram.com/p/BqP4L6mBAH7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dgnh6nzsah3s

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Bye, Stan! Thank you for all you gave us. Excelsior! #stanlee #excelsior #comics #spiderman #thor #marvel #hulk #xmen #ripstantheman https://www.instagram.com/p/BqHjNc2hwOT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dxkenhysuzxv

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Anxiety is the newest design up in my @designbyhumans store. Direct link in my bio. #designbyhumans #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #anxiety #witch #horror #frazzled #stressed #halloween https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo3cfbKnTMx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jikqvoizdqe1

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I've been working on stuff that I can't share yet, but here's a little something that I did that I can share. Going to try to carve out some time to get back on the sketch a day bandwagon... it is Inktober after all. I call this one Anxiety, thinking about making it a design on my Designbyhumans store. What do you all think? #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #inktober2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2vpb9nRp_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=54rq832c1n8p

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Woot woot! It's just around the corner! Who am I gonna' see there? Might just have some sort of preview of the new project in hand.

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Some prelim color on the same image. Dialling in everything: color, format, potential distribution, logo... drawing style... everything. Trying to figure out what I can actually handle by myself, what kind of schedule, leaving time for other work (still need paychecks)... Weirdly enough, actually getting elbow deep in the minutiae is kind of cool. Anyway, prelim color.

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A little snippet of a thing I'm working on. I'm finally working full out on my own book. I've teased and false started many times over the years, but scripts are being written, layouts drawn. Feels like I've got that old fire I had way back in the Red Mundi days... Also working all night again, which is... not ideal. Speaking of Rex Mundi, I remember in those very early days (1998, I think 😲) when Arvid was bouncing story points off me, starting to pump out scripts, and I was starting to do character designs. I sent some of those early character designs to Arvid and he remarked that seeing the art made start to feel "real", like the book was coelescing. That comment came to mind this last week when I had computer trouble and lost some work... If been on such a role writing, but that hiccup really put a damper on my enthusiasm. I was in real danger of this being just another false start... at least 10 years, at least 10, of false starts, feeling like I was wasting time on something with NO guarantees, so much less risk drawing and collaborating on other people's books... with paychecks... Anyway, I determined that this time, whether the project succeeds it fails, will not be a false start... and yet, those... fears, I guess, are still strong, and the bump in the road threatened to derail it once again. And then I remembered what Arvid said, "it's starting to feel real!" So, I determined that I'd shore myself up with what I do best, drawing, and give myself a minute to recharge before I done back into the writing. I decided to draw, essentially, a cover or one sheet for what will be the "prologue" to the larger story. Arvid, you were right, man, it's starting to feel "real". Looking up and seeing the image coming together on my computer screen, in a real sense looking my characters in the eye as I write them, seeing a proto-logo... Slowly but surely, it's starting to feel like a real thing. It's gratifying in a way that no project has been in many years. Not to denigrate any of them, but, after Rex Mundi, I haven't really feel like any of them were really mine. This is mine... For better or worse. (at El Cajon, California)

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Busy weekend. Was able to finish this long gestating commission of Storm Shadow for a friend. It's a companion to a piece I did of Snake Eyes a couple of years ago. Stoked to get this one done and of my table. :) You can see both full pieces on my Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/posts/storm-shadow-16544926 Aaaaand, back to work... #ericj #stormshadow #snakeeyes #gijoe #commissionsopen #comicbookartist #comics #patreon #patreonartist #artofinstagram #artistslife #imaginefx #classiccartoon

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I'm working on something that I can talk about right now, but this has been my warm up piece this week. I loved Battle of the Planets when I was a kid and something reminded me of it the other day, so I decided to draw Princess from the team. Still leaping with coloring techniques and holds and whatnot. You can see the whole image on my Patreon page (link in my bio.) #artofinstagram #artistslife #ericj #comicbookartist #comics #battleoftheplanets #gatchaman #princess #gforce #popart #strongwomen #imaginefx