Hey patron! As I said in my last podcast, it was a little short so I wanted to do a second one this month. It's going to be entirely a Q&A episode. Ask me anything about anything, I could also do advice if that's something you want to trust me with. 🫡 Make it as juicy or personal as you want.
I'll be recording it Friday, so get your questions in before then!
Looking forward to this one!!
-JG
2024-07-24 17:23:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Not sure why the gothic font is looking like "Darf Fantasn" in the title of this post but we're working with what we have.
If you listened to my podcast from yesterday, you know that I'm going through kind of a dark fantasy awakening/obsession. I watched my roommate play some Elden Ring last night and they ran through all the outfits they had for me which got me inspired to draw a knight. Armor has never been my strong point but I'm determined to get better at drawing it.
There's ...
2024-07-17 16:23:41 +0000 UTC View Post
this is the dark fantasy episode. this is the one where you watch me change before your eyes. since this one was a little shorter, expect another later in the month! maybe we can do a Q&A??
appreciate you, enjoy :-)
here's some photos from cincinnati that leigh took on a digital camera:
-JG
2024-07-16 20:32:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to do some sketchbook collage for this month's printable! This design is roughly 8 x 11.5, but print any size you want. :-) Enjoy!! Let me know if this sort of print is something you're liking.
-JG
2024-06-28 21:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post
welcome to the june patreon-exclusive video! this one is stupid in a way that I love. Really laid back, with my old camera, chatting about life and the things on my desk. I go through a little bit of sketchbook stuff, talk about the book I'm working on and talk you through my current work/life balance.
people mentioned: @leighellexson, @abigailrajunov, @alyssarussellillustrates
places mentioned: @dreamwood.wilderness.refuge (the cabin in michigan that kindl...
2024-06-25 21:58:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patron 🫐
I'm using my sketchbook again in the way I used to in college; it's more like a diary/place to put down project ideas and personal thoughts, instead of just a place to make pretty images.
I think I go back and forth over what I want my sketchbook to be, but what feels good to me right now could be described as ugly and filled with thoughts. I did this a little while on my trip to portland last year and I look back on those pages really fondly, so it's funny how I t...
2024-06-21 17:09:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Almost titled this one "The Loser Episode" but decided to give myself some credit and call myself a literate single person instead <3 This one is reported live directly from my bed, almost entirely horizontal. It's a super casual, very honest review of life lately.
I talk about stuttering while getting my oil changed, my weird dying fern, the bleak dating atmosphere, the Southern Reach trilogy, (struggling to) work on my own author/illustrated book, kind of getting broken up with, f...
2024-06-12 21:00:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Honestly I just wanted to draw a fucked up horse <3 Two phone wallpapers available to download, dark grey-green background or yellow! Keeping it short and sweet today. Enjoy!!
-JG
2024-05-28 23:07:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi, going back to my roots a little by doing a blog-style post with images throughout, instead of a gallery post. If you're like me you will probably choose to skim (or ignore) the text and only look at the images, maybe reading the captions when you feel curious about something. Regardless of how you want to consume this post, I hope you enjoy!
2024-05-20 18:13:39 +0000 UTC
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not only about my stink, but also about moving, new places, built-in bookshelves, bleak dating prospects, checking in on your ex, flying dinosaurs (again), very boring memory card details, my honest Yeah, Maybe podcast feelings, cereal, and a bird clock, etc etc.
feeling wiped out and delirious, please enjoy!!
-JG
2024-05-18 23:42:14 +0000 UTC View Post
HI. I feel like I have had these clips burning a hole in my pocket (and by that I mean using up so much space on two different SD cards because one is corrupted and most definitely needs to be reset!) so even though I haven't had a lot of time lately, I sat down to try and edit some. I wanted to film a podcast video for patrons only this month, but until I edit this video in its entirety, I'll have to hold off on that idea.
This vlog will likely be complete and go up in a week or so if...
2024-05-18 21:48:16 +0000 UTC View Post
hey guys check this out!!
it's been kind of a long-time work in progress (and by that I mean maybe a month and a half) but if you remember: Leigh and I posted a podcast here on both of our patreon pages, which you can find here. We wanted to record a real official first episode ...
2024-05-08 15:29:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiii guys whats up team. Just making sure we all know I have a video premiere coming up on my yt channel in a couple hours (less than two hours to be exact) if you want to come hang out in the chat! It's a 40 minute video, where I rank 40 self portraits (unintentional) from over the course of 12 years, on a tier list system. It's been ...
2024-04-30 22:09:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi. :o)
In this podcast I start with some little rapid fire mini updates, stuff I've been doing, listening to, watching, working on, etc--and then I spend a more extended amount of time talking about my weekend at Chicagos biggest comic convention C2E2 and my Big Summer Dreams. Below are photos of our cosplay (and the characters for reference) I mention in the pod!
I felt like this was a more chaotic episode than usual, so hopefully I make any sense at all. <3
Hi VERY excited about these. This month's downloadable is five iOS (or desktop) icons, as well as five lock screen wallpapers! Since it's verging on outdoor walking season I thought it would be fun to make this month's reward a pikmin bloom party :-D
If you're unfamiliar with how to customize your iphone's interface with custom icons I recommend 2024-04-21 19:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiii today's grouping of secret sketches is small, showcasing just a few assets that were discarded from A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa (full title, it's a mouthful) as well as some sketches I was working on for Yeah, maybe which is the podcast Leigh Ellexson and I are working on together. A little more on both:
The assets I've had to drop entirely/redo into something completely different from the Ruth Asawa book are mos...
2024-04-15 16:14:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi :-) I'm editing an hour-long video and it's going to take some time to finish in between my other work, but in the meantime I thought I would share a 6 minute clip of it in progress here for you. It's laid back, self indulgent, self deprecating, and honest (and hopefully a little funny too). Don't mind the little black clip in the middle--I'm designing a title card to go there and it's not done yet :-0
This feels a lot like my video where I went through all my old sketchbooks. I'll l...
2024-04-14 17:24:21 +0000 UTC View Post
this one is about: the beautiful weather, breaking news: the sun affects my mood, pikmin bloom, how to be gorgeous and perfect and fit in everything you could ever want in life, kentucky route zero baby!!!!!! fuck!!!!!, gym update (spoiler, things are going bad), city things, a harrowing walk to the grocery store, baggu cult, art revisions (ugh) and finally, my love for you....or whatever.
Pikmin Bloom invite code (if you're new to the app!): HNSNNFSYP
Pikmin Bloom friend code (if...
2024-04-09 23:18:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We plotted and schemed and decided to release this first episode just to our patrons. Very sneaky. So if you're subbed to both Leigh and myself, you'll get to see this twice. Find out if we're actually funny or if we're just obsessed with each other (I genuinely cannot tell).
Our podcast (the rebrand of yeah, maybe) will be out on all podcast platforms soon! Watch as I comple...
2024-04-04 16:32:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Baby's first time using new camera and I should have not used auto-focus :-D I promise this will be fixed in future videos. Regardless this is more of a background-friendly video, because the yapping is plentiful and the drawing is in real-time instead of sped up. Thanks so much to everyone for all the questions, you guys are the best. xoxoxo etc
Hope you enjoy!!
2024-04-03 01:39:57 +0000 UTC View Post
**quick reminder that I'm doing my first youtube premiere tomorrow at 12 PM CST-- come hang out with Bird, Cheyenne, Leigh and I in the chat as we watch!! **
March was the beginning of my sketchbook renaissance (just using one again, period), so I'm happy to share not only digital art but also some traditional. :-) I'll admit I haven't used it in the last few days, ...
2024-03-25 17:40:13 +0000 UTC View Post
People really seemed to latch on to the butterfly boxer I drew in Leigh's sketchbook, and I felt like he was kind of precious and cute too, so this month's printable is the product of that. I spent way too long on this trying to do something goofy with the Riso effect...not sure if that time spent paid off (halfway through I wanted to completely redo it). But it is something different, and I love producing a printable that is the result of me messing around!
The artwork is 5 x 7 inches,...
2024-03-24 16:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay team, coach here. This month's exclusive video was going to be a Q&A/podcast/fill-a-sketchbook-page with me, but it's taking way longer than I thought to get through that thing (mostly because you guys asked so many good questions. ugghhh)--So that's going to be next month's video instead.
I thought it might be cool to give you early access to my ohio vlog, aka the multiverse aka the video I filmed while meeting Bird Warde (nepeteaa) , Cheyenne Barton...
2024-03-22 14:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiiii all. This month's deciduous tier video is going to be an overhead recording of me filling a sketchbook spread, but while I do so I'll be recording a Q&A podcast for the audio. I'll answer any and all questions, and try to get to them all. :-] I will talk about literally anything (you know me) so ask anything on your mind!
also thanks to leigh for the cute photo of bird and I walking down the gorgeous brick road i feel FAMOUS.
-JG
2024-03-13 17:43:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is coming directly off of the high I'm riding from my trip to Cincinnati to visit Leigh Ellexson, Cheyenne Barton and nepeteaa (Bird Warde--sorry bird i feel like your username is more your christian name). I'm just talking about stuff that I LIKE. It's a very whole foods centric episode and yes we are being consumers right now!!
Felt goofy this episode. Please enjoy as I'm currently choking down my Greens Drink!
-JG
2024-03-11 21:32:18 +0000 UTC View Post
In this downloadable texture pack there are 13 files, and more like 16-17 total textures for you to use! Most were made using watercolor, ink, colored pencil and a pinch of salt (!) on cold press watercolor papers. I'll definitely be using these in my own work, and I hope you can too!!
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to shout :-]
-JG
2024-02-27 17:41:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Guys can we be so real right now. I do not have any sort of interesting work-related things to share right now. I've been holding out on posting this month because the "secret sketches" I had were so minimal. Basically life has been filled with a lot of other interesting and time-consuming things outside of work right now, and a lot of work-related things that involve waiting for revision, reading, a...
2024-02-25 15:53:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Gotta be honest I did not mean for this to be a dimly lit chat so much as I was going for an afternoon chat, but after a few technical difficulties and the sun's descent...it became boderline ASMR video vibes. So enjoy the mood I guess!
This video is podcast style and I cover the following topics: having too many illustrator copies of books sent to me and what I think I need to do with them, my first two days on the farm, gym progress with some little gym videos in there, and new projec...
2024-02-10 23:34:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is very Final Book Illustration-heavy because I've been working on finishing a picture book this past few weeks. Images 3-10 in the gallery are all zoomed-in screenshot crops of A Line Can Go Anywhere, the biography book about sculptor Ruth Asawa that I've been working on. I cannot express the love I feel for this book enough. Each page felt like a little exploration into unfamiliar territory with my art. I spent a lot of time just really experimenting with texture, finessin...
2024-01-30 20:14:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there :-) This month's exclusive deciduous tier video is coming at you right before the end of the month--sorry to make you wait! I was in need of new gouache so I figured why not document my experience of buying a new art supply? It's been a while since I went out and bought paint like this. Was a fun video to make, really laid back and low stress (facetiming a friend kind of vibe). Hope you enjoy despite my minor gouache failures at the end!
I did not meet the love of my lif...
2024-01-30 01:49:53 +0000 UTC View Post