Mawfko Studio

a creaky baby

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I’ve been away, but I found some dragons while I was out.

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It’s not worth it, folks.

Stick with the apple-powered motorcycle.

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It’s been great to work with Boston Comics in Color for the sixth season of BCN Comics, spotlighting the amazing comic work in the greater Boston area. Check out comicsincolor.org to support comics by and about people of color!

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Spurtober : Mes’s is an Anagram for Mess

Day 5 - Mapa

Legend of the Hidden Dumple

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https://www.mawfko.com/shop/year-of-the-rabbit

This month's "Rabbit, rabbit" is getting meta. I returned to an old favorite and made a print run of it. There's plenty of weeks left in the year—plenty birthdays, birthings—to gift some lucky bun in your life (or yourself!) some art.

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It's taken a lot of experimentation, but I'm finally feeling the visual surface that I building up for "Chough'd!" (wip excerpt from page six) A combination of scanned paper texture, traditional inking, and digital coloring. The workflow is still not as I want it, but every installment gets better. And, I managed to hide this Marauder's Map of MassArt in the background. Am I double-dipping right?

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Full-page version of my last #mermay2022 offering. Sometimes I get music stuck in my head and the only way to force it out is to make up my own words until the melody gets indignant . Last post for more detailed views of the panel rows or my site mawfko[com]/comics (#prettypettymeta) . #art #comics #cartoon #illustration #ink #inkwash #wario #traditional #paneldesign #pagedesign #ursula #ursulatheseawitch #alanmenken #thelittlemermaid #mario #disney #nintendo #yoshi #toad #octopiwhoa #floatsamandjetsam #waluigi #poorunfortunatesouls https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce39sSorMsW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Missed the end of #mermay because of a cold, but some ideas are so good that they break the boundaries of our human-wrought theme months. If my art has a logline: Silly Premise, Full Commitment. . Check the next post for the full, unclipped version or on my site at mawfko[dot]com/comics (IG doesn't like my URL) . #art #comics #cartoon #illustration #ink #inkwash #wario #traditional #paneldesign #pagedesign #ursula #ursulatheseawitch #thelittlemermaid #mario #disney #nintendo #yoshi #toad #octopiwhoa #floatsamandjetsam #waluigi #poorunfortunatesouls https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce39CcVLpu8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I didn't find as much wario-ursula in my surface searches as expected. It felt natural. I think I might stick with this. Happy Mermay, everyone🧜‍♀️ . #mermay #seawitch #wario #ursula #mermaid #meremadame #art #disney #ink #nintendo #illustration #markers #mario #merfolk #merpeople #merperson https://www.instagram.com/p/CdCrddbseji/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Off to ink with this one! I feel like I've been sticking closer to on-model lately. More of that panel 5 elasticity, please! . #art #comics #webcomics #layout #squashandstretch #illustration #penciling #pencils #tradigital #comicartist #comicart #comicartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CWRcF7YLVrd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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What does Boston Compass #140 hold for you? . 1) Some slick portraits from Naïkey Lenescat making our front page irresistible. Great job setting up naïce's art, Phoebe! One of my favorite covers this year (@phoebe.delmonte.designs @phoebedelmonte) (https://naicedesignstudio.myportfolio.com/) 2) NEW COMICS- Please welcome @jennamilesart @willquinnart @tristanandthewild @sparklyangstcomics and @megscribnerart | They're going to take the newspaper strip, pick it up, flip it over some, shake it loose, put their fingerprints all over it. Show them some love in their experiments! 3) I've neglected spotlighting @ameliacyoung and her column "Reuse Refuse". Good time to make up for that because her writing this month covers the psychological care of handling waste in a meditative way. Also, some very fine drawings. 4) I really appreciate how well @thegreenhanalishi laid out this #naïcemovember image to play off of Amelia's art and deepen the gesture of "holding." What a beautiful, remote collaboration! 5) This is me bragging about me, but I'm really pleased with how the swirls highlight the title of the poetry section and lead you into Rebecca's Apricity (@rebeccaeunoia) . Find your copy at bostoncompassnewspaper.com/where-to-find-us or read online at issuu.com/bostoncccompass . @bostoncompass #indiecomics #indiepress #nonprofit #newspaper #newspapercomics #artsandculture #graphicdesign #art #publishing #comicstrips #environmentalism #design https://www.instagram.com/p/CWEDDhBrRP7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The @raulthethird.info talk last week made me hungry for ballpoint pen. I'd been talking about honeycomb patterns for hatching recently so it was fun to combine the two into something immediate. . Not intentional buzz marketing, I swear. That paper planner's been unused on a side table for months. However, I learned the name's a play on "pattomi" which I've heard translates to "quick glance." Feels like a waste to not make something of it. . #sketch #illustration #hatching #ballpointpen #doodle #drawing #friendofbees https://www.instagram.com/p/CV_JLjKrVQ0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#tepidtake : "Sonic Boom" Knuckles is closer to Predator, which is closer to god. I guess Artemis, in this context. . I'm gonna see how much I can work into this before I hit a wall. 🤞🤞🤞 . #sonic #sonicthehedgehog #sonicthexenomorph #sonicboom #knuckles #knucklestheechidna #knucklestheyautja #sonicandknuckles #predator #alien #xenomorph #hrgiger #fanart #illustration #mixedmedia #ink #watercolor https://www.instagram.com/p/CV6wDTRro03/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It feels shitty to post images of food that the viewer can't eat, but I'm really proud of how the dredging and breading on this over-baked eggplant turned out. Sorry. Let's make lunch together sometime! . #eggplant #crunchtastrophe #crunchtastic #cruncharific #crunchtime #crunches #crunchtown #cruncharito #thecrunchmeister #crunch #howthecrunchstolecrunchmas! https://www.instagram.com/p/CV4LTV5rgvt/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Do you know your local polling station for Voting Day? https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ . If you're like me, you ran out of time to do all of the research you intended for today's ballot. In-line with my environmental concerns, I found a list of endorsements from my local 350MA affiliate. It's no substitute for your own research and critical thinking, but it gives you someplace to start or fills in gaps in your knowledge. Support your local brainpacks! . #votingday #vote #polling #pollingplace #electionday #electionday2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVxv4bArBZG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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After a series of setbacks, including the threat of rain, a projector with only VGA ports, and my limited capacity, the Halloween Party went well! I was able to serve my carrot hummus and curried parsnip soup, friend @ameliacyoung made a mulled wine that was in demand, and everyone got to experience “The Phantom of the Paradise” around an outdoor fire. . 💙 Thank you, friends! It was a pleasure to receive and entertain guests after so long. I'll carry this memory through the depths of winter 😊 . #outdoorparty #covidconscious #phantomoftheparadise #beef #outdoormovie #halloweenparty #halloween #spidersandsnakes #noskellingtons https://www.instagram.com/p/CVv2Nzzr9Gr/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Livestreaming layout and penciling for Chough'd 1x12 at 3:30 PM. Catch me at twitch.tv/mawfko! . #art #artstream #comics #comicmaking #twitch #drawing #artmaking https://www.instagram.com/p/CVn9UxIol4i/?utm_medium=tumblr