Ink, Pixels, and Sawdust

Chicana Comic Writer and Artist. Check out my Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/GarzaBird/shop or fuel my art with caffeine: https://ko-fi.com/garzabird 

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This is your winter holiday gift season reminder that I have a Redbubble! I did a quick photoshoot of some of the products I've ordered for myself over the years. The DnD shirt is a favorite. I always get compliments on it! The link in my instagram bio will take you to my Redbubble, Shapeways, and Gumroad shops! I'll be taking votes on what designs I should add next, so keep an eye out! #redbubble #giftsfornerds #artgifts #supportartists #makingcomics #independentartist #latinaartist https://www.instagram.com/p/ClADDuNP3sg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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OKAY, hey, hi, sorry I kinda abandoned this place for a bit there! I got a new phone, and apparently that meant I had to re-lonk my instagram and my Tumblr, but I kept forgetting what my password to this account was when I was posting on insta...

Anyway, I've been posting a lot over there, I'll try to go back and repost here the things that didn't make it over. I did a fun prompt thing on my insta stories, so I'll make that a post here too...

Lots to do! I'm back!

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Testing the cross-posting here, might delete this later... ...what the heck is my Twitter password... https://www.instagram.com/p/CkzdQMLrb3u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Back on that good old comic process! Realizing that a lot of my recent comics have been super minimal on the dialogue. Turns out it’s hard to script without a script! So I ended up doing a “script” of individual panel thumbnails, before moving on to thumbnails of pages, as I would usually do! You can tell where I got interrupted or came back to do more work later where the paper or ink changes color, lol #makingcomics #sketchbook #sketchbookdoodles https://www.instagram.com/p/CeDES3ir1fD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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But of a chaotic couple of days, but I did get some time to chill and do a plant study out in the sun. Took some paint pens for a spin. #sketchbook #posca #plantdoodles https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd2QnXVu1UN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Character doodles, printing estimates, and scheduling! I have so many new projects and activities going on right now, gotta break out the planner for the first time since 2020! https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccqd_N0vz5W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Werewolf doodles from the #sicaga twitch stream last night! So happy I finally found the time to join them again, I gotta do that more often! All the comic talk gets me hyped to work on my art. #werewolf #makingcomics #doodles #micronpen https://www.instagram.com/p/CcUKTr_L3nX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Vacation sketching is the best! Listen to some jazz, take as long as you like! No rush! Shout out to my Texas Fam, and Jazz Texas for a wonderful night! #jazz #sketchbook #ballpointpenart #ballpointpensketch #travelsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb3_oThLJVW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Home again! A three hour flight really does focus the mind, lemme tell ya! Especially when you’re too stubborn to pay for in-flight wifi. These are my main characters for my next comic project. I’ve been drawing them so much on here, I thought I might as well introduce you! >>> swipe for the procreate process vid >>> https://www.instagram.com/p/CboI7U1pRyb/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Just proving to myself that I can do scenes in cars, lol. They’re not as finished as I would like, but I don’t think I’ll be doing much more with these little scenes for now. >>swipe for procreate process #classiccars #roadtrip #makingcomics #wip #sketchbook https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca8LK9Wv4Ff/?utm_medium=tumblr

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More progress, swipe for the procreate video >> I’m once again realizing that full color comic panels are hard…they just take so much more time?? But also I love color and I want to work with it more than I currently do… #makingcomics #sketchbook #procreate #processvideo #witchyroadtrip https://www.instagram.com/p/CZLddrFLr7R/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Here are a couple Works in Progress, just some studies of characters and setting. They’re not done yet, but I like the way they’re coming along. #makingcomics #sketchbook #procreate #roadtrip https://www.instagram.com/garza_bird/p/CZBbAE0r8Om/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sketchbook page of the whole crew. I gotta practice drawing them together, getting the heights and proportions right together is difficult. #sketchbook #makingcomics #witches https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5Se3jL-mH/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sometimes you just gotta draw classic cars! I love that you can go on YouTube and watch someone give you an interior, exterior, and under the hood tour of just about any car you can think of. This T-bird will be a main feature in the project I’m scripting right now, though maybe a little modified for story and character purposes. #classiccars #makingcomics #sketchbook https://www.instagram.com/garza_bird/p/CYfykeQrNWM/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Finally decided to get a little organize, and taped the loose notes and doodles from other places into my sketchbook. I paired them up with the pages they inspired or pages from the same project. It’s neat to see them side by side, and now I don’t need to sort through piles of loose paper to find a sketch I want to refer to. #sketchbook #doodles #makingcomics #westerns #witchy https://www.instagram.com/garza_bird/p/CXhU2AmPnEI/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Wasteland witches and friends, just getting some concepts down as I turn the plot over in my head. I think I might actually have a satisfying ending for the main story arc?? Finally! Shocking, I know, be proud of me! Lol Hi, hey, I’m alive! Haha, sorry for disappearing for a moment there, that SAD nonsense is kicking my butt harder than usual this year, but I’m back at it, and itching to draw some more! Discovering the rest of MCR’s Danger Days album really gave me the spark I needed to get back into that wasteland road warrior vibe. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXP8YnJr00g/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Oh, I finished this like, several days ago, and kept forgetting to post it! Cursebreaker Witch One of a trio of witches who are the focus of a comic I want to do…I’m working on the script for it now, but I’m nowhere near ready to start drawing it. Which is frustrating! Writing is so boring for me, when I could be drawing instead. But I know if I try to start without a script, it’s gonna be a train wreck. #inktober #drawtober #makingcomics #fantasycomics #witchy #wasteland https://www.instagram.com/p/CVeFeFAPoDk/?utm_medium=tumblr