Sweatdrop's eleventh birthday celebrations
Sorry it's a little late but as of 25th January 2012, Sweatdrop Studios became 11 years old! W00T!!11!! :D
We would like to celebrate our birthday with the following promotions and announcements:
For one month, Drop Dead Monstrous will be HALF PRICE - grab the first of our studio's plate anthologies for a mere £2.50! Have scare, without a care for the cost ;)
For one month, all orders will receive a FREE BADGE - normally retailing for £1 each, this will feature character artwork unique to Sweatdrop Studios X3
Sonia Leong's Once Upon a Time will now be permanently available from Sweatdrop's online store for only £5.00! A slice-of-life drama with 99p sliced off the list price.
Happy shopping, everyone!
Sorry it's a little late but as of 25th January 2012, Sweatdrop Studios became 11 years old! W00T!!11!! :D
We would like to celebrate our birthday with the following promotions and announcements:
For one month, Drop Dead Monstrous will be HALF PRICE - grab the first of our studio's plate anthologies for a mere £2.50! Have scare, without a care for the cost ;)
For one month, all orders will receive a FREE BADGE - normally retailing for £1 each, this will feature character artwork unique to Sweatdrop Studios X3
Sonia Leong's Once Upon a Time will now be permanently available from Sweatdrop's online store for only £5.00! A slice-of-life drama with 99p sliced off the list price.
Happy shopping, everyone!
Good news for those of you whose bookshelves groan under the weight of comics - Sweatdrop has made its first foray into ebook publishing! Sun Fish Moon Fish is now available to read on the kindle, and can be bought from Amazon's kindle store for just £3.08.
Hopefully there'll be more books to follow - watch this space :)
Hopefully there'll be more books to follow - watch this space :)
Hi everyone,
I'm very pleased to announce my latest project www.maqaroon.com! It's a lifestyle brand that I've developed based on street fashion and cute animals, basically the two things I love most :p. It's still early days but I really hope that I'll be able to work on developing Maqaroon so it becomes a familiar name amongst all the current kawaii indie labels.
Unfortunately I don't have the resources to market it heavily so it would mean so much to me if people could help support Maqaroon themselves (twitter, fb, g+) and spread the word to their friends.
I'm curious to know what people's favourite characters are so I created a poll for all of them. It would be great if you could vote here (http://www.maqaroon.com/lookbook.php) and share the link through Twitter/FB X3.
Thanks a lot,
Joanna
I'm very pleased to announce my latest project www.maqaroon.com! It's a lifestyle brand that I've developed based on street fashion and cute animals, basically the two things I love most :p. It's still early days but I really hope that I'll be able to work on developing Maqaroon so it becomes a familiar name amongst all the current kawaii indie labels.
Unfortunately I don't have the resources to market it heavily so it would mean so much to me if people could help support Maqaroon themselves (twitter, fb, g+) and spread the word to their friends.
I'm curious to know what people's favourite characters are so I created a poll for all of them. It would be great if you could vote here (http://www.maqaroon.com/lookbook.php) and share the link through Twitter/FB X3.
Thanks a lot,
Joanna
Hi all,
*excited*
I have a fantastic announcement to make! This year, for the first time, Letraset and London Expo are organising a Manga School! X3
Manga School is a series of workshops/classes that focus on a variety of aspects of manga - from colouring to storytelling to character building. Classes are held at various times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and cost £2-£3 per person.
Friday classes will be taught by the awesome Morag Lewis (Sun Kitten) and Saturday and Sunday classes by the fantastic Nana Li and myself :artistic:
Please see Letraset's blog for more info. I'm so so looking forward to this :crazy: Hope to see you there!
*excited*
I have a fantastic announcement to make! This year, for the first time, Letraset and London Expo are organising a Manga School! X3
Manga School is a series of workshops/classes that focus on a variety of aspects of manga - from colouring to storytelling to character building. Classes are held at various times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and cost £2-£3 per person.
Friday classes will be taught by the awesome Morag Lewis (Sun Kitten) and Saturday and Sunday classes by the fantastic Nana Li and myself :artistic:
Please see Letraset's blog for more info. I'm so so looking forward to this :crazy: Hope to see you there!
Justice can be costly...
The Royal Family have been murdered, and the main suspect is the Court Mage Anciarin, who fled the scene in suspicious circumstances. However, not everyone is convinced of Anciarin's guilt. Iashar, assigned to the pursuit of the fugitive, becomes increasingly sure that there is more to the murder than he first thought. His search for the truth leads him to a forgotten history - and powerful enemies.
What price will Anciarin pay to fulfil the promise made to a dying prince?
Hi all,
I am very pleased to be able to announce that Sun Fish Moon Fish has arrived! The graphic novel contains the entire story; issues 1-8 and the epilogue, all of which have been retouched and improved. It will be available at Expo and afterwards in our shop. Officially it is priced at £7.99, but if you buy it from Sweatdrop, either at a convention or online, you will only have to pay £7!
Here are pictures of the shiny. They don't really do it justice, though. You need to feel it in your hands to appreciate all 256 pages of comicky goodness :D
EDIT: And as of 30th October, the book is now available online :o
The Royal Family have been murdered, and the main suspect is the Court Mage Anciarin, who fled the scene in suspicious circumstances. However, not everyone is convinced of Anciarin's guilt. Iashar, assigned to the pursuit of the fugitive, becomes increasingly sure that there is more to the murder than he first thought. His search for the truth leads him to a forgotten history - and powerful enemies.
What price will Anciarin pay to fulfil the promise made to a dying prince?
Hi all,
I am very pleased to be able to announce that Sun Fish Moon Fish has arrived! The graphic novel contains the entire story; issues 1-8 and the epilogue, all of which have been retouched and improved. It will be available at Expo and afterwards in our shop. Officially it is priced at £7.99, but if you buy it from Sweatdrop, either at a convention or online, you will only have to pay £7!
Here are pictures of the shiny. They don't really do it justice, though. You need to feel it in your hands to appreciate all 256 pages of comicky goodness :D
EDIT: And as of 30th October, the book is now available online :o
Hi guys~!
So, if you didn't already know, I'm Shiny, the newbie~!
And all summer, I've been working on my first graphic novel/manga book, White Violet!
It's being released this October, at the MCM Expo in London~!
(be sure to drop by and pick one up, 'kay?)
But what's White Violet even about?
Well...
But what does that even mean?
What's your predictions on what this manga is even about~?
So, if you didn't already know, I'm Shiny, the newbie~!
And all summer, I've been working on my first graphic novel/manga book, White Violet!
It's being released this October, at the MCM Expo in London~!
(be sure to drop by and pick one up, 'kay?)
But what's White Violet even about?
Well...
"There's a killer on the loose.
The gangs fear him, the media lament his exploits
and the police fear the day they come face to face with him.
But who cares right?
There's much more important things for
sixteen year old Violet to worry about than
gangs and hitmen.
Or is there?
The gangs fear him, the media lament his exploits
and the police fear the day they come face to face with him.
But who cares right?
There's much more important things for
sixteen year old Violet to worry about than
gangs and hitmen.
Or is there?
But what does that even mean?
What's your predictions on what this manga is even about~?
And I'm going to refrain from making jokes about how 'shiny' she is...gah, I just did it! XD
So - yes. We are delighted to announce that Shazleen Khan (Shiny here on the forums) has just recently joined the Sweatdrop crew.
Shazleen is stupidly young (we won't hold that against her, haha), but her dedication, level-headedness and impressive backlog of pages lead us to feel we'd be crazy not to snap her up and see where her obvious passion for comics will take her! Her submission pages were confident art-wise, with appealing designs that we just know you'll love, but also filled with dialogue that made us want to read on. ^_^
We're all looking forward to seeing her debut title, White Violet. For now, do check out her bio by clicking the image above.
And do join us in saying: Welcome to Sweatdrop, Shiny! :artistic:
So - yes. We are delighted to announce that Shazleen Khan (Shiny here on the forums) has just recently joined the Sweatdrop crew.
Shazleen is stupidly young (we won't hold that against her, haha), but her dedication, level-headedness and impressive backlog of pages lead us to feel we'd be crazy not to snap her up and see where her obvious passion for comics will take her! Her submission pages were confident art-wise, with appealing designs that we just know you'll love, but also filled with dialogue that made us want to read on. ^_^
We're all looking forward to seeing her debut title, White Violet. For now, do check out her bio by clicking the image above.
And do join us in saying: Welcome to Sweatdrop, Shiny! :artistic:
Hey everyone!
The first chapter of the comic Strangers and Friends is now in print and available to buy from the Sweatdrop Shop, and of course will be available at conventions too!
The small English town of Wootton Bassett begins to be haunted by a series of mysterious and horrific murders! Hemu, a new-comer to the town, becomes an obvious and easy target to the local community- he does have his fair share of secrets! But what secrets are the other locals hiding?
The first issue is 64 pages, in full colour and perfect bound, all this for only £4!
Thanks to all you guys who were nice enough to buy a copy at Ayacon :)
You can also read Strangers and Friends in the 'comics' section of our website, and if you have any comments do let me know on the thread in the Sweatdrop Comics section of the forums =3
The first chapter of the comic Strangers and Friends is now in print and available to buy from the Sweatdrop Shop, and of course will be available at conventions too!
The small English town of Wootton Bassett begins to be haunted by a series of mysterious and horrific murders! Hemu, a new-comer to the town, becomes an obvious and easy target to the local community- he does have his fair share of secrets! But what secrets are the other locals hiding?
The first issue is 64 pages, in full colour and perfect bound, all this for only £4!
Thanks to all you guys who were nice enough to buy a copy at Ayacon :)
You can also read Strangers and Friends in the 'comics' section of our website, and if you have any comments do let me know on the thread in the Sweatdrop Comics section of the forums =3
Hi, guys!
I've been like an estranged relative recently, I know...but I can at least come out of hiding long enough to say oooooh, Vampire Academy is released today!
I'm already scarily close to the deadline for the second book, but it's great to know the first one is being set free into the world ^_^
:artistic:
I've been like an estranged relative recently, I know...but I can at least come out of hiding long enough to say oooooh, Vampire Academy is released today!
I'm already scarily close to the deadline for the second book, but it's great to know the first one is being set free into the world ^_^
:artistic:
I'm very pleased to announce the release of Super Cute Chibis to Draw and Paint which I've been working on for half a year. I've always loved chibi style and have been creating small online tutorials since I was 17. So it was a dream come true when I was contacted by Quarto Publishing to create a book on the subject.
You'll also find lovely new artwork from lots of familiar artists in here, including Faye Yong, Nana Li, Sonia Leong, Chloe Citrine, Dock, Rik & Marbles, Viviane and Nina Werner. My aim was to create a book that is fun but also very informative. In all these years of being in Sweatdrop and writing for ImagineFX and NEO, I wanted to cram all the advice I could ever give to an aspiring manga artist into one volume ;).
Half the book covers solid topics including traditional media, digital media, software, hardware, inking, scanning, drawing head/body/eyes, colouring techniques, how to draw clothes, objects, animals, mascots, caricatures, backgrounds, introduction to animation and how to get exposure/gain publication. The other half of the book is a showcase of all kinds of chibi characters to get your inspiration flowing. They range from fantasy, sci-fi, modern, animals, street style, holidays and sports.
You can get the book here:
USA Version http://tinyurl.com/43ol6rs
UK Version http://tinyurl.com/4xfat2l
They are distributed by two different publishers so if you order from Amazon UK you'll get the purple cover, with adorable illustrations by Faye Yong. Anywhere else in the world will get the blue cover with green dragon. (The blue cover looks like the photo below, that thumbnail on Amazon.com is outdated :sweat:).
So really I hope some of you might be interested in picking up the book, either for yourself or as a gift. It's suitable for a wide age range as I wrote it in mind as something I would have bought for myself when I was in university. If you do get it, I'd love to hear your feedback!
You'll also find lovely new artwork from lots of familiar artists in here, including Faye Yong, Nana Li, Sonia Leong, Chloe Citrine, Dock, Rik & Marbles, Viviane and Nina Werner. My aim was to create a book that is fun but also very informative. In all these years of being in Sweatdrop and writing for ImagineFX and NEO, I wanted to cram all the advice I could ever give to an aspiring manga artist into one volume ;).
Half the book covers solid topics including traditional media, digital media, software, hardware, inking, scanning, drawing head/body/eyes, colouring techniques, how to draw clothes, objects, animals, mascots, caricatures, backgrounds, introduction to animation and how to get exposure/gain publication. The other half of the book is a showcase of all kinds of chibi characters to get your inspiration flowing. They range from fantasy, sci-fi, modern, animals, street style, holidays and sports.
You can get the book here:
USA Version http://tinyurl.com/43ol6rs
UK Version http://tinyurl.com/4xfat2l
They are distributed by two different publishers so if you order from Amazon UK you'll get the purple cover, with adorable illustrations by Faye Yong. Anywhere else in the world will get the blue cover with green dragon. (The blue cover looks like the photo below, that thumbnail on Amazon.com is outdated :sweat:).
So really I hope some of you might be interested in picking up the book, either for yourself or as a gift. It's suitable for a wide age range as I wrote it in mind as something I would have bought for myself when I was in university. If you do get it, I'd love to hear your feedback!
I do apologise for the length of time between updates, but I am very happy to announce that Patchwork Sky 4 is finished at last! You can read it here, and I've attached a few pages as a teaser ;) Please enjoy :artistic:
Hi, guys!
Some of you will know that a while ago I was working on designs for an exciting new project written by Leah Moore and John Reppion, and produced by Hat Trick and Channel4. Well, at the MCM we held a panel and a trailer was released! Feast your eyes on this.
The character design sheets you'll see in there are mine, but all artwork for the comic itself has been done by the fabulous girls of Windflower Studios! And the animation and effects are created by Littleloud - who are bloody amazing!
Hope this gets you as excited as it did me!
http://tinyurl.com/3te7alq
Some of you will know that a while ago I was working on designs for an exciting new project written by Leah Moore and John Reppion, and produced by Hat Trick and Channel4. Well, at the MCM we held a panel and a trailer was released! Feast your eyes on this.
The character design sheets you'll see in there are mine, but all artwork for the comic itself has been done by the fabulous girls of Windflower Studios! And the animation and effects are created by Littleloud - who are bloody amazing!
Hope this gets you as excited as it did me!
http://tinyurl.com/3te7alq
I wasn't too sure if I would be able to make this in time, but YES! It has happened!!
Some of you may have read about this webcomic in the December 2010 / January 2011 issue of NEO Magazine. It will be launched after London MCM Expo this weekend!
"Simone has moved into a shared house for the first time, with a pal from her university days. The reality is far from the grown-up, yet girly lifestyle she was imagining, as her housemates turn out to be Fujoshi – the ultimate female otakus!
This Yonkoma (4-panel) strip will be published online every Tuesday and Friday from May 2011. "
To celebrate, I will be offering a limited collectible... a little DL-sized (99x210mm) booklet on marbled paper/card with the first 5 strips and an original pen/marker sketch of one of the four main characters. It will be totally hand-finished, bound with a blue ribbon and in full colour throughout. Quantity is looking to be 20 or less. For the bargain price of £4!
Pictures to come as soon as I've finished the first booklet :o
You can sneak a peek at the website in development here, but no comics are going up until the first Tuesday after London Expo ^^ I will gradually add more images and gubbins as I go along, bear with me :D
http://www.fujofujo.com/
Some of you may have read about this webcomic in the December 2010 / January 2011 issue of NEO Magazine. It will be launched after London MCM Expo this weekend!
"Simone has moved into a shared house for the first time, with a pal from her university days. The reality is far from the grown-up, yet girly lifestyle she was imagining, as her housemates turn out to be Fujoshi – the ultimate female otakus!
This Yonkoma (4-panel) strip will be published online every Tuesday and Friday from May 2011. "
To celebrate, I will be offering a limited collectible... a little DL-sized (99x210mm) booklet on marbled paper/card with the first 5 strips and an original pen/marker sketch of one of the four main characters. It will be totally hand-finished, bound with a blue ribbon and in full colour throughout. Quantity is looking to be 20 or less. For the bargain price of £4!
Pictures to come as soon as I've finished the first booklet :o
You can sneak a peek at the website in development here, but no comics are going up until the first Tuesday after London Expo ^^ I will gradually add more images and gubbins as I go along, bear with me :D
http://www.fujofujo.com/
This is just to say that the Sun Fish Moon Fish epilogue will be at Expo - in rather limited quantities, so if you want one, don't delay! It's a small black and white comic, and will cost the pricely sum of 50p :D
However, if you haven't bought all the issues yet, there are other options open to you! There will also be packs available, collecting issues 1-4 and issues 5-8 plus the epilogue. Pack 1 will also have another comic in (either Views From Another Place or All That Matters), while pack 2 has a copy of A Pocketful of Clouds 1. Both packs come with sets of mini prints and a bookmark, and some of them have a little bit of original art in too. Again, I don't have that many, so don't leave it until Sunday if you want one ;)
Finally, the mini-prints will also be available on their own, for those people who have already bought the comics but still want the prints. These are the most limited of all :artistic:
Roll on Expo :D *excited*
However, if you haven't bought all the issues yet, there are other options open to you! There will also be packs available, collecting issues 1-4 and issues 5-8 plus the epilogue. Pack 1 will also have another comic in (either Views From Another Place or All That Matters), while pack 2 has a copy of A Pocketful of Clouds 1. Both packs come with sets of mini prints and a bookmark, and some of them have a little bit of original art in too. Again, I don't have that many, so don't leave it until Sunday if you want one ;)
Finally, the mini-prints will also be available on their own, for those people who have already bought the comics but still want the prints. These are the most limited of all :artistic:
Roll on Expo :D *excited*
To all who have been waiting and wondering... I can announce that Aya Takeo vol.1 is now available to purchase from Sweatdrop Studios once more!
I will be bringing some copies to the May 2011 London MCM Expo, after which the online shop listing will have stock available to buy after the event.
I can also give you some really REALLY good news....
VOLUME 2 and VOLUME 3 OUT THIS YEAR!!! OMG!!!!
Ahem. Yar.
And randomly, if you pick up NEO Magazine this month, there's a lovely full colour preview in the manga section :love:
YAYs!
I will be bringing some copies to the May 2011 London MCM Expo, after which the online shop listing will have stock available to buy after the event.
I can also give you some really REALLY good news....
VOLUME 2 and VOLUME 3 OUT THIS YEAR!!! OMG!!!!
Ahem. Yar.
And randomly, if you pick up NEO Magazine this month, there's a lovely full colour preview in the manga section :love:
YAYs!