For Valentines Day I Give You A Galactic Prince Reclining On A Nebula. Space Flowers Are Perfect For

What kind of paper do you use in gouache?

I enjoy certain brands of cold-press watercolor (Canson's good) and print-making papers. Arches and Stonehenge are lovely for it. It depends a little how you work of course (more water, more weight to the paper) but I work fairly graphic, with less water, so I go with something around 100lb. You need a balance of appropriate weight and tooth. If your paper or board is too smooth, like hot-press watercolor or bristol, your gouache won't have anything to grip.

It's a little snowflake sprite!

I desperately want it to snow, and would like to inspire a little mythical assistance.

Post-It show at Giant Robot. Tomorrow night!

quick little sketch of Black Waltz No. 1 from Final Fantasy 9

Yesterday, Comics Alliance posted one of the friendliest reviews of my work I've yet read. You can read the full post here. Thanks, Lauren Davis for the very kind words! 

sk8rs (Taken with instagram)

If you've been wondering how & where you can pick up a copy of one of my zines, comics et/ou Loot bags, I have good news: you can now purchase either or all of those things at my new store. Quantities of all items are varied and limited across the board (there are only 6 copies of "Warlow's Guide to Wizards, Sorceri & Familiars Arcane" remaining for instance), so get them while you can.

You'll also find copies of my books at locations around the country: Floating World Comics in Portland, OR, Chapel Hill Comics in North Carolina, Big Planet Comics in DC, and Atomic Books in Baltimore, MD.

Thank you, thank you to everyone who's shown such enthusiasm for my work. It's been a great month.

I liked that NYT illustration so much when I first saw it earlier this week; I'm glad it showed up again in my Tumblr feed. Your art is really fantastic, and it encourages me to keep drawing! Best, Sam

Thank you so much!! Your kind words will encourage me to keep drawing too! (Let's all keep drawing!)

I want to watch the sun set on Mars with you.

A little warm-up piece inspired by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit's photos, which are just incredibly moving, right?

Say! Thanks for the love! For Freddie. Obviously ♥

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Get on your bikes and ride!

Freddie Mercury illustrated by Andrea Kalfas :: via andreakalfas.com