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  Pencils gonna be paintedJul 29, 2022 7:55 PM PDT | url
 
Pencils done—painting the next A* page on Monday!
 
 
 
 
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  They still have pocket phone things?Jul 28, 2022 9:56 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Now we know the basic smart phone design never goes out. = P
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Stan Taylor's illustrated online Kirby bioJul 27, 2022 8:31 PM PDT | url
 
Next page's pencils are done (I think (tm)); awaiting painting tomorrow!
 
There's a huge illustrated online biography of comics powerhouse Jack Kirby, written by Stan Taylor, on kirbymuseum.org. Loads of great stories, photos, and drawings; I posted some of my favorites of the latter two over here.
 
 
 
 
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  Huzzah a page!Jul 26, 2022 10:22 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Got it done : D
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Pencils, next paintJul 26, 2022 2:15 AM PDT | url
 
Pencils for the next A* page are done. Next up: paintin'!
 
 
 
 
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  Photoshop: Shrink head 10%Jul 22, 2022 11:03 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:
 
^ Pencil sketch for a reader supporting the comic through my Patreon campaign. : ) Huge thanks to everyone supporting the comic!!
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Pencils are the easy part?Jul 21, 2022 11:59 PM PDT | url
 
Pencils for the next page are ready for painting? We'll see tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
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  Crazy SpaceJul 20, 2022 11:25 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Starting to see the advantages of Kirby Krackle.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Pencils & painting~~Jul 20, 2022 12:38 AM PDT | url
 
Next page's pencils are done, but what'll happen when I try to paint them? The paint flies tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
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  A little about E. C. Segar and the OylsJul 19, 2022 12:17 AM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Over the weekend I wrote up a little post of basic info on and representative strips of cartoonist E. C. Segar—known for Popeye, but did you know that by the time Popeye showed up in 1929, that comic strip, Thimble Theatre, had already been running for 10 years, and the real star was Olive Oyl?—on a forum right over here.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Contemplative pocketsJul 15, 2022 11:34 PM PDT | url
 
Pencils for the next A* page are done!
 
Here's a pencil SKETCH I got to send to a reader for supporting the comic through my Patreon campaign:
 

 
^ _^ Thanks to everyone supporting the comic!!! Painting on Monday!
 
 
 
 
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  Fortunately it mostly looks coolJul 15, 2022 12:08 AM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:That funky texture just comes from painting over layers of dried brush strokes. ; )
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Drew stuffJul 13, 2022 9:06 PM PDT | url
 
Next page's pencils have been made, tomorrow we'll see what happens when I try to paint them! = o
 
 
 
 
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  First images from James Webb space telescopeJul 13, 2022 12:39 AM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:
Image by NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
 
NASA has released the first images from the new James Webb infrared space telescope, showing off the clarity advantage it has over the 32-year-old Hubble telescope. Webb can see faint light from galaxies so old that scientists aren't even quite sure just how old they are yet, indications of water in a distant gas giant's atmosphere, the second star previously hidden from view in a planetary nebula, shockwaves and an active galactic nucleus in a galactic quintet, and previously hidden starbirths in the colorful Carina Nebula.
 
This BBC article includes, about 2/3rds of the way through, an image comparison of the same shot taken by Webb and Hubble—notice not only the increased clarity of the foreground galaxies, but also the vastly more dense population of background galaxies seen by Webb.
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Pencils schmencilledJul 12, 2022 12:40 AM PDT | url
 
The next A* page has been drawn and will be painted tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
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  Forgot to ink the top of her lower lip! ^ _^Jul 09, 2022 3:00 AM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:Thanks for reading A*. : )
 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Pen-cils?Jul 08, 2022 1:43 AM PDT | url
 
Have drawing for next A* page—paint tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
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  That arm got shorterJul 06, 2022 10:30 PM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:The pencils for today's page looked kinda like this:
 

 
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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Next pencils on the boardJul 06, 2022 12:57 AM PDT | url
 
Pencils for the next A* page are staged for painting tomorrow. : )
 
 
 
 
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  Off Monday for Independence DayJul 02, 2022 12:40 AM PDT | url
 
Added 1 new A* page:I'm off Monday for Independence Day! Thanks for reading the comic. ^ _^
 
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