Sketchbook Dump #1

Rambling, rooting, and rotting in LA this August

I simply cannot be bothered to produce during the month of August. It feels impossible. I do not know how anyone does it. Every time I get a notification on Substack from someone writing and drawing much more than me in August, all I think is “Wow, they must have really good air conditioning.” My apartment’s air conditioning is actually pretty good, too. But, instead of making me more productive, it just soothes me into a long mid-day nap, followed by a strong desire to scroll until it’s late enough to walk the dog without getting sunburned.

In an effort to rot less, I bought a new sketchbook. Usually, I just sketch out ideas in my journal because drawing on lined paper makes it feel less important; like it doesn’t need to be perfect. But I tend to abandon a lot of ideas in the journal because making them “perfect” feels too time-consuming and difficult. I figure that they’re safe being half-baked in there, where no one will see them.

The new sketchbook is meant to help me bring ideas to life one step further without needing to turn them into finished, pixel-perfect long-form comics with color schemes and everything. Help me let the in-between ideas be in-between ideas. Help me draw like me again instead of pressing undo over and over. Help me, well, sketch.

So, if you’re still with me, I humbly present to you a few pages from this week. They’re not “finished” in the way I usually like things to be around here. But they made me feel like I did something. In August. (please clap)

As always, thanks for reading and your support <3 And, seriously, how are all of you doing things? In August? (please advise in the comments)