Mad Rupert

OC Outfits #2

STRAWBERRY BUDS!!!! 

On a different artistic note than their cute outfits, lately I've been trying to like "quantify" how to draw both of them. 

For instance, despite Andy being a mostly harmless dude who doesn't want to hurt anyone, he should ALWAYS have a vaguely threatening expression. His baseline is 😡😡😡 whether he is actually angry or not. He can't help it. It's just his big sharp face. 

Rob is a little trickier because I'm always going for "tire...

October Roundup #1

Welcome to Pumpkin Month! I don't have anything special planned for a Halloween costume, but for the past month we've been working on a cool drag monster getup for my partner Gannon! Otherwise, things have been pretty quiet around here lately! 

CONVENTIONS

ECCC is in early December! Getting ready to make some new stuff and send it off to get printed in time for the con! I hear every global supply chain is totally out of whack, so I'm a little worried...

OC Outfits #1!

Look at these Fancy Lads, ready for a night out on the Space Town. How did they afford these strappy dresses? Maybe on clearance sale at the store?? Of course Rob gets a helpful employee discount 😎👍. As a miner, Andy has probably never considered wearing a fancy, skimpy outfit in his life, so this is a NEW and EXCITING experience! 

On a personal note, drawing Andy holding something small in his giant meaty mitts is one of my greatest joys in life. 

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"Draw Your OC In This" WIP doodle #2

I liked this strawberry outfit getup on Twitter a LONG TIME AGO, intending to draw the RR guys in it as soon as I could. And then MONTHS went by, and I couldn't remember where the hell I had it saved or fav'd or retweeted or whatever. But I finally tracked it down again! 

I want this outfit. Drawing your own characters wearing an outfit you want is like the ultimate wish fulfillment X'U 

"Draw Your OC In This" WIP doodle

The guys gettin' ready for a fancy night out! I've always wanted to do more meme stuff but I feel like I always miss the boat and they phase out of relevance lol. BUT WHO CARES ANYMORE!! 

I'll finish this up and post the final in a few days! Enjoy! 

Festive Fall F'alien

I guess this is a set now! I just wanted to draw different shoes, and also Rob with no pants. I should probably think of something to put Andy in next?? 

how did he get the pants off...

The perennial question whenever the 'sneakers on, pants off' look is deployed. I guess he put the sneakers back on! It's sexier if we don't think too hard about it. 

This probably looks like a normal sketch but i've been messing with some new PS brushes and I wanted to test this one out. The line is a little more scumbled than normal. VERY exciting. 

RR Illustration Timelapse 1 (rough pencils)

Hey everybody! 

Since this is going to be a pretty involved illustration, I thought I'd record my process in various stages for you to see! I'm VERY VERY NEW at video uploading and editing and all that, so please bear with me. 

I'm sorry I wasn't able to record the thumbnail stage of this! Honestly I drew the idea out pretty quickly one afternoon and only later was like huh, I should add the guys down in the corner there and turn this into an illustration maybe??  2021-10-05 17:38:09 +0000 UTC View Post

September Roundup #2

Heyyy, there goes September! It was TOO QUICK in my opinion. I can't believe it's October already, where's this whole year going?? Here's your second roundup of the month! 

CONVENTIONS

All my mini-shows are done for the year, unfortunately! I had such a fun time tabling at MICE and Ladiescon, I should really start looking for more smaller indie shows. SPX is always the big indie darling, but I've had the worst luck making it in the past fe...

RR Bonus Page #3

The third bonus page for the eventual RR book (which is still scheduled to Kickstart in January/February 2022!) This one I was trying to get a little creative with a kind of comic page/illustration mashup. I hope I was successful! In any case, you get to see them having some good clean fun 3 whole times on one piece of paper! 

And before you even ask, yes, I did bust them all out individually for your enjoyment: 

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Small Wizards that you can PRINT!

Hello! In lieu of another big process post, I thought I'd provide something a little different this week! 

You may have seen me talking about these wizard designs in another Patreon post or on Twitter. I mostly sell them as stickers. But if you've recently seen me at a convention, or bought stickers from my online store, you may have noticed that I also have small 4x6 print versions with the colored backgrounds you see here. 

Since I only sell the miniprints at cons or u...

September Roundup #1

No leaves changing just yet here in New England, but I can FEEL FALL IN THE AIR. Hope you're somewhere you can view some leaves or pumpkins, or at least drink a pumpkin-flavored coffee or something. Sorry this is a few days off of mid-month! I've been BUSY.

CONVENTIONS

MINI-MICE was at the very end of August, and it was FANTASTIC. MICE (or the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo) is usually one of my best cons of the year, and even thou...

WHO??????

It's not April Fools, but tonight I was compelled to update everyone's human designs for some reason???? Please enjoy. u_u 

RR Cover and new logo process work

Can you believe I had to go back to drawing Andy with the hood up? I pulled it down in the story for a REASON and that was because it's easier to draw his head than a hoodie in perspective u_u 

ANYWAYS, welcome to the long, labor-intensive process of designing a printed comic cover! That's right! This will be PRINTED atop the rest of the RR pages as a spiffy, full-color graphic novel. As I've mentioned, the Kickstarter is tentatively planned for January/February-ish in 2022. Not to...

RR Bonus Page #2!

Here's the second bonus page for the eventual RR book! This one might also be reused as a bonus mini-print for the Kickstarter.  

Where are they? Is this some kind of a bedroom? An apartment? Andy's apartment?? WHO KNOWS, let's go with that! Watch out for those wires when you stand up, guys, you don't want to trip!! I am nowhere near this level of grungy sci-fi interior mastery, but lately I've been taking some inspiration from the work of animator/artist Tatsuyuki Tanaka.  2021-09-08 15:31:40 +0000 UTC View Post

August Roundup #2

Hey everybody! I hope you had a good August! Here's your 2nd roundup of the month! 

CONVENTIONS

OTAKON 2021 is in the books! It felt FANTASTIC to get back to cons, and everybody seemed to be jazzed to be there. There was a really great, laid-back energy to the whole event that felt much gentler than previous years. Everybody was good about masks and keeping distance, the artist alley was nice and spaced out, and the floor ...

Check, Please! Y4 Kickstarter illustration process [part 3]

The third installment! Are you sick of looking at this illustration yet? I HOPE NOT! Today we're gonna talk a bit about flats, color-holds, shading, and finishing touches! This should probably be the final installment, but we'll see how I'm feeling at the END of this writeup. 

So, this is where we left off: final inks for the whole illustration! 

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Peko doodles (cw: scars)

I've been brainstorming ideas for future RR chapters and as you can probably guess Peko shows up at SOME point. Not sure if it'll be Chapter 2 or 3! I decided to give him a little bit of a redesign to fit the plot I'm currently working with. He is a mysterious dude who may or may not have done many extremely dangerous things in his relatively short life. 

*Rob about to fuck it to this mono...

Check, Please! Y4 Kickstarter illustration process [part 2]

The further adventures of this illustration I drew for Ngozi's Check, Please! Year 4 Kickstarter! You can find part 1, where I talk about using reference and photobashing, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54517065

So, where were we? Ah yes, this monstrosity: 

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RR Bonus Page #1 finished! On to the next! + A question for you!!

The first bonus illustration is finished! I had to go back into my older pages to remember what steps I took to make the tentacles look the way they do. Turns out it was a needlessly complicated process but THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS when you're learning to color as you're making a full-color comic (which is a maneuver I don't recommend!) 

Here's a look at what I'll be working on next! 

RR Bonus page progress

Hello! Another update on these RR book bonus pages! I've decided on 5-6 pages of extra doodles and illustrations to go along with the 14 page bonus comic! There will be a page or two of doodles that have already appeared on my @realbadjasper twitter for those who don't follow my social media, but the rest will be totally new! 

Here's progress on one of those bonus illustrations! Andy is a man of simple pleasures and fantasies. 🤩

The initial sketch for Slipshine's approval:...

RR maid sketches + book bonus material sneak peek

Hello everyone! Wow! This is my very first post to my new NSFW tier! Thanks so much for your support for my horny alien antics, I am very thrilled that you want to see more of them! 

SO, the RR Kickstarter to print chapter 1 will be SOON! Not 100% clear on WHEN just yet, but SOON seems to be a safe bet. Since finishing the main comics pages, I've been hard at work on bonus material for the eventual book! 

Right now the bonus material will include: 

• A 14-...
  2021-08-05 02:50:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Check, Please! Y4 Kickstarter illustration process [part 1]

Have you heard of Check, Please! ? I'd be very surprised if you haven't! It's a webcomic about a gay college hockey player who bakes pies and tries his hardest not to get checked (among many other things!!) It's written and drawn by my good friend Ngozi, and is totally free to read online! https://www.checkpleasecomic.com/ 

Over the years, Ngozi has been kind enough to commission me for a postcard print for e...

August Roundup #1

Greetings, and welcome to the very first Roundup post! In the future I'll probably be writing these around the middle and end of months, but I wanted to kick things off with a little update on what I've been up to! 

OTAKON 2021

Tomorrow, I'm hopping on the Amtrak and going to my VERY FIRST CONVENTION since before the pandemic. I'm vaccinated but cases are rising everywhere, so it's a little scary! Masks are required for the entire event, and I'm plan...

Patreon Revamp! Restructured tiers! Important Info!

Hey everybody! If you've been around my Patreon for any length of time, you probably noticed it was in SORE need of a little TLC! I've mentioned here before that the past few years have been a real quagmire for me in terms of mental burnout and work overload. But I'm happy to report that it feels like I've finally found my way out of the swamp and back to a healthy work-life balance.  One upside of an otherwise abysmal pandemic was that I had a lot of time to focus on my health, and my w...

Hello! An update!

Hey everybody! Long time no post. If you've stuck with me through this past year, I appreciate your support and patience! 2020 was a busy, hectic, and difficult time for me (and basically everyone in the world!) I lost a lot of income from cancelled conventions, so every little bit from Patreon was extremely helpful. I'm sorry I was not able to offer much in the way of content during that time. 

Currently I am working on two projects that take most of my time and energy. Unfortunat...

Discontinuing $10 Patreon Tier! Sakana on hiatus!

Hey everyone! 

 It's a strange and stressful time we're in right now, so I hope you're all doing well and staying safe wherever you are!  

It's been nearly two weeks since the end of the Volume 3 Kickstarter, and I'm preparing to begin fulfillment once the funds reach my bank account early next week! Unfortunately, if fulfilling a Kickstarter didn't make my life hectic enough, I'm also scrambling to reassess convention and travel plans after a string of cancellation...

THE VOLUME 3 KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!!!

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1940139969/sakana-volume-3-kickstarter 

The Kickstarter is now LIVE! I'll be formally announcing it in the morning, but for now it's all yours! 

The campaign will run until 11:59pm est on February 29th! IT ENDS ON A LEAP YEAR WOW! 

Thanks again for all your support everybody! Please help me spread the wo...

SAKANA: VOLUME 3 KICKSTARTER Bonus content - Part 2

And here's this volume's installment of HOW TO SAKANA! I normally use this segment to talk about my artistic process, but I decided to dig a little deeper and highlight just a few of the thousands of story decisions I've had to make over the past 10 years.  I hope you enjoy!

SAKANA: VOLUME 3 Bonus content - Super Jog

Super Jog is an EXTREMELY OLD Sakana Sundays comic that I started before I even knew just how huge and long the comic would become. I tried to stay true to the style of the original few pages, and finally finished up the last few for the VERY FIRST TIME. A very silly and simple story 10 years in the making. :U

Here's what the pages USED to look like: 

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