Der-shing Helmer

MI Stuff- Kallakore

This is lame but I was feeling sentimental about Kalla tonight, haha, so a little Kalla post... 

Kalla is fairly emotional and emotive, but it's hard to tell because her face doesn't have a huge range of movement to a human viewer. In addition to the crest movement, Major Wollaria like Kalla show a lot of feeling through their neck and through body language. This is another reason why Majors are looked down upon...

MI Stuff- Ch 4 Wallpaper

I actually liked some art I made for once, so let's have it in wallpaper format~

Just a head's up, I have a bunch of stuff I need to post for most of the tiers in the next few days, so that'll be hitting your inboxes soon. Was a bit silent in Dec for holiday reasons but I'm back to full power now... see you in a bit!

Researching for Webcomics addendum

Hi guys,

Just an addendum to the research tutorial from several months ago... I mentioned then that I was going to try reaching out to individuals to consult with them on topics I wasn't able to learn on my own. Well, I did!

You probably know by now that I like really like researching for my comics to lend them authenticity. Most of that info I can get from books, scientific pub...

TM421 preview

This stupid page finally going up tomorrow, here's a hard-to-read wip until then~

Also I haven't drawn Luca's face in the comic since 2010 :|

MI Stuff- wip

This is pretty rough, but I really liked how the Meek bookmarks came out, and since these bookmarks make pretty good promo items I'm trying to get some Mare ones made in a similar style... this isn't done by any stretch, just me fiddling (it is still very unbalanced*), but I liked how it was looking so far so just sharing~ 

*And the shoptalk portion for people who care

Balance here means weight of black compared to the negative space shapes and weight of the thickness of the detaile...

December update post!

Hi guys!

First off, the new tutorial and supplement are now posted. This tutorial about Patreon building is the second half of the series, starting with last month's tutorial and 2016-12-03 22:06:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Nov Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet

 This is the supplement that goes with the 

Let's Build dat Patreon tutorial

for November! This supplement is a little different than previous ones since it is mostly focused on how to personalize your Patreon for your needs, and asks you a ton of questions to that end (compared to previous supplements which are more about developing skills). I strongly encourage you ...

The Meek Volume 1 PDF (full comic)

   HI, IT'S ME, A BIGASS PDF

Attached is the full revised version of The Meek Volume 1 from the Kickstarter! This PDF is available at the Gumroad page, but since you're all at the $10 level, I felt you should have it on a matter of principle. The PDF is attached to this post under the preview image~

As stated at the Gumroad:

The Meek Volume 1 PDF contains the full ...

Let's Build Dat Patreon Tutorial (Patreon tut 2/2)

Supplement for $10+ Patrons right here 

Well, here it is, the last half of the Patreon tutorial series~ and the last bit of everything I know about building, messing up on, and correcting Patreon campaigns. A lot of this information seems to boil down to "know thyself," which is the hardest part! I tried to keep the info general because the best success you're going to see is when...

Bonus tutorial: Easy as hell panels

Happy Thanksgiving, guys! (Even non-Americans, I'm thankful for you too, you can't stop me)

Just wanted to say thank you for supporting me and my work... I have never wanted to do anything else as badly as I want to make comics and share them with the world, and you (like literally you sitting there reading this) are the reason I can do it. I don't have enough thanks to say to you. This year has been insane and painful and weird but it has also been a blessing thanks to you all. 

An...

Hi...

 I'll be getting back to a more normal posting schedule this week, trying to drag my ass back to some sense of normalcy. In the meantime, above is a piece of art I did for Tessa's comic Not Drunk Enough , which is currently Kickstarting its first volume. She was kind enough to do a piece of art for ...

Crabtober Winners!

Thanks to the Patrons who played the Crabtober contest! Last month, all $5+ Patrons had a chance to win a drawing simply by coming up with a good title for each Crabtober drawing~ 15 of the sketch winners would receive a sticker, as well as 10 additional commenters. Since all of the entries were so lovely, I decided EVERY sketch winner receives a sticker, and I threw in an extra comment sticker winner as well

The 17 sketch winners are!!:

meghan taylor - starry seas - akiyo nishimiya ...

New Patreon tutorial now available!

Let's Figure Out Patreon tutorial here!

October Supplement Worksheet here!

Hi guys,

Hope you're ...

Oct Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet

This is the supplement that goes with the

Let's Figure Out Patreon tutorial

for October! This one is weird cuz it also comes with a spreadsheet that you'll need to answer some of the questions, which is also linked in the text itself, but you kno...

Let's Figure Out Patreon Tutorial (Patreon tut 1/2)

 Supplement for $10+ Patrons here until 12/4

This tut was a challenge... about halfway through I realized I had too much info to share, haha! This tutorial is about how to look at Patreons in a critical way so you can figure out how it works, and how to make it work for you. The ultimate goal is to be able to use this data, in conjunction with best practices from ...

Final Crabtober contest Post!

Thank you for playing the crabtober contest XD I didn't get to draw a crab every day, but this is definitely more crabs than I would have drawn otherwise. Our last contestants are:

1- Vampire Crab

2- Ghost Crab

3- Halloween Crab and friends~

Feel free to try and name this or any of the previous crabs from Post 1, 2016-10-31 17:38:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Crabtober Contest naming post #3

Skipped last week! due to lack of crabs and preponderance of work :D Back to the crabzone now though

The crabs shown above are

1: Mictyris brevidactylus, a type of soldier crab

2+3: decorator crab

4: ghost crab <3

Rules for the naming contest are here! Name any or all crabs for a chance to win the sketch and possibly/ probably a thrip sticker as well~ h...

Suddenly, livestream

Gonna be inking Meek page online for a bit because I'm going crazy talking to nobody all weekend

prob no audio, just chat/work~

https://picarto.tv/shingworks

TM Stuff- bookmark preview

The bookmarks were the last thing I needed to make for "immediate" Kickstarter stuff (the digital prologue comic is also coming out this year but it's not a thing I need to print and mail, so I'm saving it for Nov).

I was wondering if I should do something more illustrative or more graphic and settled on this... for an actual bookmark, it's probably easier if it catches your eye with really bright colors... and if you're using it in a comic book, probably better to have art that doesn't look l...

Crabtober Contest naming post #2

Hi guys XD great names so far on the first round of crabs! The game continues with round 2... just name any or all of the sketches with your best title for a chance to win it, as well as a chance to win a thrip sticker as well. You can right click for a closer look at these crabs. Have fun!

and, for edification, the crabs shown are

1- Horseshoe Crabs

2, 4, 7- Ghost Crabs

3- Box ...

New Branding tutorial now available!

Grow Your Own Brand tutorial here!

September Supplement Worksheet here!

I love this subject a lot!! I have been playing with branding a lot for the past few years and have learned a few easy tricks that really increase your ability to connect quickly with your audience. This is one of...

Sept Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet and .psd file~

This is the supplement that goes with the

Grow Your Own Brand tutorial

for September! There's a PSD to mess with for one of the questions, as well as the... I think it's 13 pages this time??? its a lot of stuff to practice with! Anyways have fun, and let me know if you have any questions!

Note: this extra material will be removed from the Patreon at the end of the month! This is to prevent pe...

Grow Your Own Brand tutorial

Supplement for $10+ Patrons here for this month~

New tutorial :D I love this subject and find it super useful for everything I do, and hope you do as well!

Credit to the folks who were kind enough to give me permission to use some of their work for illustrative purposes:

• O Human Star by 2016-10-04 20:21:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Meek Wallpapers~

You know what, I'm posting a lot of stuff tomorrow so I might as well get this into the wild for you guys :] Meek Wallpaper featuring the art from the Volume 1 cover, all zipped up down there and ready to go. Enjoy!

PS there is an art and sticker giveaway going on this month for $5 Patrons, you can see the first round here!

Inktober Art and Stickers Giveaway

Hi guys~

So, I'm giving away some art and stickers this month!

Inktober is a monthly art challenge that happens every October; I've decided to do Crabtober because I'm enjoying crabs a lot recently and feel like drawing them. I'm going to be giving away these little daily drawings to you guys for free, I'll cover the shipping and such (international is fine too), so no worries... all you have to do is play!

To enter the giveaway, simply do your best to name the art! Ent...