Bex Ollerton

A two panel comic. In the first panel, Bex is talking to her neurodivergent friends. As she yaps away, the text reads: wow I'm literally so good at talking to people. Autism who? Social anxiety whomst? I'm so fun and everyone likes me! In the second panel, Bex is stressed out while attempting to talk to a stranger. She says, "wow that's so cool! Omg that's really cool! Cool! That's cool!" While thinking, "oh my fucking God help help help stop saying cool! I'm so boring! I can't believe how terrible I am at this!"

Turns out I'm still autistic after all /j

I think part of my problem is that I have this bad habit of not wanting to take up space in a conversion. I've survived by asking questions and not talking too much about myself, mostly bc I think the other person won't be interested, which I think makes me quite boring!!!

A two panel comic. In the first panel, Bex is talking to her neurodivergent friends. As she yaps away, the text reads: wow I'm literally so good at talking to people. Autism who? Social anxiety whomst? I'm so fun and everyone likes me! In the second panel, Bex is stressed out while attempting to talk to a stranger. She says, "wow that's so cool! Omg that's really cool! Cool! That's cool!" While thinking, "oh my fucking God help help help stop saying cool! I'm so boring! I can't believe how terrible I am at this!"

Turns out I'm still autistic after all /j

An illustration of my OCs, Melody and Zachary cuddling in a messy bed. He is shirtless and asleep, she clings to him with open eyes, deep in thought. Petals are scattered around them, concentrated art his chest. There is a knife in the open drawer of the bedside table.

Happy Valentines 🔪

An illustration of my OCs, Melody and Zachary cuddling in a messy bed. He is shirtless and asleep, she clings to him with open eyes, deep in thought. Petals are scattered around them, concentrated art his chest. There is a knife in the open drawer of the bedside table.

Happy Valentines 🔪

morning....

#art #comics #CoMCH

Calling writers and artists for this illustrated story collection! 👀✨

This is the one and only call for submissions Bonedust Press will have this year (opening in May!)

So take a gander at the guidelines and start polishing up your pitches and portfolios!

Thank you!

Thanks David 🥺 It's kind of freeing in a way to be like WELP at least my art is human made hahaha OOF!!

Thank you Coni!!!! We gotta keep drawing what our hearts want no matter what 😤😤😤

Open Submissions Swipe for details sick freaks issue 2 Horror JESS JESS PRESS

for more details visit jessjesspress.com JESS JESS PRESS is seeking submissions for the second issue of SICK FREAKS Magazine the theme is horror we're looking for: Works by marginalized artists (preference for Baltimore/DMV} 2-4 page comics riso ready grayscale files fully owned by author/artist submissions due 3/21 acceptances emailed 3/28 Jess Jess Press

for more details, visit jessjesspress.com submit your work yo our email: jess@jessjesspress.com Include the following: 1.Subject: "Issue 2 Submission" 2.At least 2 sample pages* 3. Logline summary of the comic 4. Artist biography 5. Your contact info (email, IG) *Don't feel obligated to submit fully polished work! If we pick your comic, you still may be asked to make edits. Your sample pages do not have to be completely relevant to the theme, but should reflect the type of work you'd be creating. Submissions due 3/21 Acceptances Emailed 3/28 Jess Jess Press

For more details, visit JessJessPress.com Timeline: 2/8 - Submissions open 3/21 - Submissions close 3/28 - Accepted artists emailed **Working period begins in early April and ends in late May** Specifications: Pages are 6x9" with a 1/8" bleed Colors are Bright Red & Black Further details and PSD templates will be provided in your acceptance email! Submissions due 3/21 Acceptances Emailed 3/28 Jess Jess Press

We are so excited to re-open submissions for SICK FREAKS Magazine! SICK FREAKS is a riso magazine dedicated to uplifting marginalized artists! The theme is HORROR 😈

For more details go to jessjesspress.com/sick-freaks Looking forward to seeing your work!
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Realistically, I'm not going to do anything differently, I just want to keep drawing.

Thank you for reading my hourlies! I had lots of fun and it was good to express my angst!!!!

I've never really felt bad about being a digital-only artist before. I think I'm still just adjusting to a world where any old asshole can instantly generate the thing I've spent my entire life learning how to do and I'm just trying to figure out how to create in this landscape.

I won't be switching back to traditional art any time soon. This was fun and I'd like to keep a lowstakes sketchbook but I'm sticking with digital lol. Realising that I've seen all of my favourite art through a screen (or printed in a book) made me feel a lot better about that...

I don't want to feel ashamed of being a digital- only artist, but I am. I don't want to think it's lesser but isn't having an original drawing more special than a digital print?

Even if that's true, owning physical media isn't the only way to be touched by art. I've seen all of my favourite art through a screen. The message matters as much as the medium. So I think it's probably fine.

Art is so much more than process and outcome. Every artist's journey is paved with hope and heartbreak; pride age self-loathing; discipline and whimsy; skill, taste and humanity. And that's why art made with generative AI is disgusting.

So I've decided that it doesn't fucking matter whether my art is traditional or digital; messy or neat. I'm here. I'm alive and I'm makimg the art I want to. That's enough.

Part 5 [FINAL] I've decided that it's not that deep and that creating anything at all is good.
#hourlycomicday #hourlies

Ah. There's a typo in the first post and I also furor the tags but I'm REALLY HUNGRY so I'm not reposting lmao #HourlyComicDay

I have so many art insecurities and hangups..... I used to hang out with someone who was extremely judgmental about other people's work and it did like ten years of psychic damage to me. Really I just want to draw and have fun and not care

A comic page about digital art. The text reads: being able to draw digitally has made art so much more accessible for me. A stabiliser to fight my tremors. Edit, edit, edit and polish. Is there anything wrong with that? I like the process and I like the outcome. So why do I feel so inferior? As if I can't actually draw at all?

Text: I keep signing up for life drawing classes and not going. I've booked another for the end of the month, I hope I'll have the courage to follow through. I'm scared of doing it wrong. I airways have been. Part of the reason why I bought this sketchbook is to see if I can adjust to traditional art, since I feel like it's what's expected in a live drawing environment. It's going to be so embarrassing to pull out my ten inch ipad.

Part 4! I've always said that I'm a better editor than artist. I don't actually way that to be true but I'm not very good at putting lines down the way I want them, which I Think is why I struggle so much with traditional techniques. I'm good at editing until it looks right though ha!

I think one of the best and worst things about traditional art is that you Have to work with mistakes. For example, I drew a fingernail on the wrong side of the finger, so that's why we have a drawing glove to cover it! And now I really like the drawing glove, it's my favourite thing on this page :>

I've really enjoyed this little experiment to draw in my sketchbook this time, though. I think I lack the dexterity to actually do traditional art the way I want to, but it's nice to just not give a shit and have fun hahaha.

It's funny that I feel this way about traditional art bc I grew up doing it before I had a tablet. My relationship with it got so bad it reached a point where I would try to draw in my sketchbook basically to prove that I couldn't do it. It felt like self harm in a way, so I stopped!

A comic page. Art supplies litter the page with a pair of hands at the bottom. The right hand is wearing a draing glove, the left hand is actually another right hand. I messed up there. But I don't think anyone is actually going to notice. The text reads: I stopped drawing traditionally a long time ago. I couldn't bear the process. I despised the mistakes I couldn't correct. I hated the way the pen felt in my hand. Returning to it now, I feel the familiar ache. The way my hand hurts. But now I give less of a shit about the imperfections. And that's nice.

Part Three! More artist angsting...
#HourlyComicDay #HourlyComicDay2026

Doodled comic for Hourly Comics Day 2026 by Viktormon First panel, labeled 08:30-ish, Viktor wakes up. Second panel he takes out yesterday's laundry. Third panel is of his breakfast! Knäcke with gouda, an apple, water and a protein shake. At the bottom he looks at his phone, realize it's hourly comics day! Oh yeah!

Doodled comic for Hourly Comics Day 2026 by Viktormon First panel, labeled 09:30, Viktor is watching TV while folding laundry. On the TV is a video by Funkyfrogbait on people posting their horrible husbands, Viktor is visibly angry. Second panel text says "half of my apartment is barely heated so I got a space heater! Wow! So cheap! Currently heating up the bathroom for a shower." Pictured is a simple space heater standing on a floor. Third panel Viktor is under a blanket on a sofa, in front of the TV, drawing hourlies on a screen tablet.

Doodled comic for Hourly Comics Day 2026 by Viktormon First panel labeled 10:50, Viktor is thinking with his tablet drawing pen on his lips, thinking: "I have to cook dinner and lunch for the week... but nothing in the fridge inspires me... Guess I'll go shopping, and might as well pick up a package across town..." Second panel, test saying "After finishing some hourlies" labelled 11:26, Viktor is walking on a snow covered street as more snow is falling.

Doodled comic for Hourly Comics Day 2026 by Viktormon Panel one is labeled 11:36, "Realize I went to the wrong bus stop" Viktor is looking annoyed at his phone, he went to bus 11 when he planned to go to bus 5. Panel two is labeled 11:41, "Critical role on the bus", Viktor is watching Critical Role on his phone, doodles of the characters appear around him. Panel three labeled 12:10, "Service location has moved..." Viktor stands looking at a sign in front of a closed down location.

My first hourlies for #HourlyComicsDay #HCD #viktormonart

There's definitely an aspect of it that's like, art is my job so me drawing something isn't that special, but idk, I'm probably overthinking it. The true test would be if I put the same amount of hours into drawing a Lapras and then presented a stranger with both and asked which they prefer...

I feel like I would have made a more skilful print, but I just couldn't get past the idea that something physical and tactile that you can hold and it isn't flat, would be a better gift, even if it wasn't as well-made. And I think I was right. Which has me feeling pretty conflicted

Comic pages as they appear in my sketchbook

Comic pages as they appear in my sketchbook

And here are the pages as they appear in my sketchbook :>

Bex's hand holding the very early stages of a Lapras head made from air dry clay

A Lapras made out of air dry clay but it hasn't been painted yet so it's all white

The Lapras has been painted! She's beautiful and blue

Another photo of the painted Lapras from the other side. She's lumpy and cute.

Bonus: Here's what I made!!!!! I was so proud of this HEHE

A comic panel featuring a bunch of tools to make air dry clay sculptures. The text reads: I wanted to make a birthday gift for a good friend. I was going to draw something, but I decided to make something out of air dry clay, which I had never done before.

A comic panel with a pair of hends gently rolling a ball of clay. The text reads: I asked myself why didn't I just draw something. The thing I'm good at and know how to do. Why is that worth less than an amateur sculpture? What is the appeal of holding art in your hands?

Bex is drawing on her bed. The text reads: I'm starting to enjoy this. The feel of paper. The smell of marker. Feeling connected to the art. This is what I was hoping for.

Bex holds her sketchbook. The text reads: But am I actually more connected to the art? Or am I just enjoying the novelty of a new process. I enjoy the idea of this. Is that authentic?

Part 2 of Hourly Comic Day: Insufferable Artist Edition! Thinking about tactile art in a digital era.....

#HourlyComicDay #Hourlies

A photo of the comic as it appears in my sketchbook

A photo of the comic as it appears in my sketchbook

Someone asked me on Discord if these were like, digital comics made to look traditional, but nope! Here's how it's laid out in my sketchbook :> (I didn't touch them up at all but I did scan them, which is why they're so crisp)

Page 1 of Julie’s hourly comic day. Julie wakes up, meets Amy, they drive to a hiking spot and fear the rain that is starting to fall.

Page 2 of hourly comic day (10:00) we walk up to the first viewpoint and take pictures.

HOURLY COMIC DAY!

This one is gonna be full of adventure and rain ahahaha!
#hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2026