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SuperBatober 30 - SLITHER

Pretty wobbly interpretation of the prompt but hey, at least I finally got Dex-Starr into one of these! I love that raging blue space kitty.

One more to go!

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SuperBatober 29 - PATCH

Only two more left!!! Hard to believe we're almost at the end. I know a few of you will be sad to see these go, but I can't wait to have my evenings back again (well, the occasional evening at least).

Also not like I'm gonna stop drawing these two. 😏

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SuperBatober 28 - CRISPY

Part 2. :D

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SuperBatober 27 - SPARK

It's a live wire!

(sorry)

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Tier Changes

Hi Space Cats!

Please read this entire update since it might affect your membership next month (and going forward).

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First off, the Official Space Cat tier will be changing to Super Space Cat. No reason for this other than I just like the name better. It also fits with all the superhero fan art I've been posting. ALSO I think y'all are super (actually, I guess these are all reasons). There will be NO changes to the rewar...

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SuperBatober 26 - CONNECT

I altered it a bit, but this was the one I originally sketched out for "fuzzy". Glad I held off because it works so much better with this prompt.

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Rocketeer Watercolor Sketch

In my feeble attempt to share more than only SuperBatobers all month, here's a quick Rocketeer sketch! As much as I'm a fan of The Rocketeer, I always find him kinda difficult to draw. I think this is true of any character with a helmet or mask over their face. Gotta convey a lot more with body language.

Related: The soundtrack for the movie is one of my favorite scores ever (by the late, great James Horner). And I just found out Disney released a remastered extended ve...

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SuperBatober 25 - SPLAT

Wanted to draw Harley at least one more time.

I like the idea of a manic Harley: Tempered with a seasoning of sweetness rather than the other way around. Like, the littlest thing can set her off. Kinda like Daffy Duck. Or Donald Duck. Also...Howard the Duck...maybe? Why are there so many angry ducks out there?

Anyhoo, I also like the idea of her having a supreme phobia and hatred of bats. Makes for good conflict.

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SuperBatober 24 - EXTINCT

Was kinda nervous about posting this one because I'm afraid it's going to be interpreted as pretty dark (which...isn't wrong) but that wasn't my intention. I even almost redid this prompt with something completely different but didn't have the time. It did give me an excuse to draw Superman again though who I really need the practice with.

I have a lot of thoughts on Supergirl (to say the least). Not to diminish any of the other great characters and storylines that have been written ove...

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SuperBatober 23 - LEAK

Happy weekend, everyone! :)

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SuperBatober 22 - OPEN

Just give her a second, Kara.

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SuperBatober 21 - FUZZY

I actually had a different idea I started sketching out for this one, but my wife saw an initial little warm-up doodle I drew, thought it was adorable, so I decided to go with what you see here instead.

I think I'll be able to repurpose my original idea for an upcoming prompt though so no time lost. :)

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SuperBatober 20 - SPROUT

Harley Ivy break. :)

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SuperBatober 19 - LOOP

Hi all! Latest SuperBatober sketch. :)

Still quite a few more left to go. Hopefully no one's getting tired of these yet.

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SuperBatober 18 - MOON

Hey look! It's my favorite type of background element. Thanks so much, official inktober prompts. :D

Kinda wish they saved this prompt for the 20th though for the next full moon. But it's cool...it's cool.

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SuperBatober 17 - COLLIDE

It's fun to show that Kara can throw a punch from time to time (even if  in my head she only does so as a last resort).

Also look! Remembered to take a photo of the inks for once. :)

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SuperBatober 16 - COMPASS

I kinda like the idea of Babs getting her very own Batwing then promptly crashing it during her first flight out.

She's resourceful tho. She'll be okay.

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SuperBatober 15 - HELMET

Safety first!

So I keep getting asked (like daily) if I plan on selling any of these and the answer is yes, I do plan on selling them! Otherwise they'd just collect dust and cat hair in my studio and that's no fun for anyone--particularly for the drawings themselves.

Last year I put all my SuperBatobers up on eBay, and that seemed to go fairly well so I'll probably do the same again. But I'd like to offer a few of them here on Patreon only. Only catch is, I'm not quite sure how to...

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SuperBatober 14 - TICK

Second one of these I drew of Kara reading a comic. I kinda like this side of her!

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SuperBatober 13 - ROOF

Hi all! Latest inktober. Almost midway through. :)

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SuperBatober 12 - STUCK

In related news, noticed a bamboo I've kept alive and healthy for almost two years in my studio has decided to move on to wherever plants go when they die (despite my best attempt to revive it with various forest spirits). Pamela Isley I am not.


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SuperBatober 11 - SOUR

Poor Batsy.

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SuperBatober 10 - PICK

Just one of a couple hundred clothing racks she has.

Including a quick digital color study because I wanted to make sure I didn't accidentally paint two of the same colors together between the outfits. In the end, it wasn't really necessary since these were the first colors I laid down anyhow.

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SuperBatober 09 - PRESSURE

Certainly feeling a bit of this right now trying to get one of these drawn everyday. 😅

Speaking of, being about a week into SuperBatober now, I thought it'd be nice to show you a bit of the stuff I've been using to make these.

This is paper I've been using. The 8x6 has proven a great size and the texture is very subtle. Not too toothy, but not ultra smooth either, so it takes the wate...

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SuperBatober 08 - WATCH

Batnoculars?

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Death and Coffee

Wanted to make sure I was posting more than just SuperBatobers all month for you (and I'll have some new art to share in my graphic novel Treasured tier next week too) so here's a little sketch of Death doing what she does best: Chilling with a cup o' joe with a checkerboard behind her.

What does this say about coffee? What does this say about checkers? Do you have a preference between the grey and pink versions? I couldn't decide.

Anyhoo, between slowly rereading the boo...

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SuperBatober 07 - FAN

Drew this before realizing that Wonder Woman's 80th anniversary is later this month! I've drawn Diana quite a few times. Maybe on her actual anniversary date (the 21st) I'll try to put together a little compilation post.

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SuperBatober 06 - SPIRIT

Probably could have executed this one a bit better, but at least I got one done. And that puts me in better spirits. :)

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SuperBatober 05 - RAVEN

Teen Titans ref. :)

Also keep forgetting to take a pic of the inks pre-watercolor. Ugh. I'll remember tomorrow.

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SuperBatober 04 - KNOT

I can almost start calling this event Streakytober.

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