Transpose Operator light novel ch2 is live!

Transpose Operator chapter 2 is now live on my patreon! This is a light novel project available to my $5+ patrons. There will be a new installment every Thursday until the chapter is over, i'll then reveal the chapter 3 cover and chapter 3 will start. above is the chapter 2 cover at, and you can check out the story here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/transpose-light-31434434

Have a sappy FE3H comic

These two... THESE TWO ARE KILLING ME, i can't believe how much i love this game and these two together. it's just too much. I basically had this idea based on in-game dialogue after the time-skip, it's the first time Dimitri will actually meet with you again and... I just had to draw this.

Lacuna Break Eris and Galett

Space friends~ these are the characters from my webcomic, Lacuna Break, you can read the webcomic here:
http://www.lacunabreak.com/

Transpose Operator and Lacuna Break characters in casual clothes

Transpose Operator and Lacuna Break characters in casual clothes! these were a fun diversion to sketch out during down time in-between stuff.

Transpose Operator light novel chapter 1 debut and cover art!

Chapter 1 of the Transpose Operator light novel debuted this week and I have a new cover image finished for it as well!

You can jump in to start with the prologue here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/22033293

And chapter 1 starts here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/transpose-light-22587541


This is a patreon exclusive project, so it is currently only available to patrons in the $5+ tier. There is a new installment of Transpose Operator every Thursday! Every one of my patrons is a huge help, their support allows me to continue making art and I am eternally grateful to them. If you'd like to join to help out and get access to exclusive content, please head over to join my patreon!

Here's the chapter 1 cover:

Lacuna Break character sketches

Here's some character sketches from my webcomic, Lacuna Break! You can read the comic on the website here: www.lacunabreak.com/

Panacea is available on Etsy!

My comic, Panacea, is now available for purchase on my etsy! CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY STORE.
 Look for both comics AND prints and postcards on my etsy.

The story:
"Panacea is a comic about Kanna, a young girl living in an isolated island village. On the day of a festival, Kanna leaves to walk the beach and spend some time alone. While on the beach she encounters a mysterious and horrifying creature who's search has brought him to her village. The creature tells her that the adults are hiding a terrible secret and he needs her help."

I hope you'll enjoy the journey that Kanna and Larakes take together, there is some gore so please be aware of this if you are buying it for someone under 13 years old.

Tankadere Daring Dames available for purchase!

Heya everyone!

Tankadere Daring Dames is now available for purchase on my store! It's an anthology featuring all leading female characters. I have an 8-page short story in this book, and am alongside a bunch of super talented artists! check it out and pick yourself up a copy!

http://www.roxypolk.com/shop/tankadere3

Commissions sale!

I'm moving in the next few months, which means a lot of unexpected new expenses for me, and due to this I'm having a special commissions sale!
Help me out and get yourselves some cool art!

I'm doing simple color headshots for $30, and full color bust shots for $50!

you can twitter DM me or email me at roxypolk(@)gmail.com

Full-time Freelance announcement!

Heya!

I don't post much personal stuff online, but I've gone through enough life changes recently that I felt it necessary to have a blog post about it and fill in anyone wondering what I've been up to lately. The biggest news of which is......

I'M NOW FULL-TIME FREELANCE!

After art college I did a lot of traveling, interning and learning until ultimately I got a job as an editor at Dark Horse Comics, I was there for about 3 years. I ended up leaving to work at a comics start-up located in San Francisco while working remotely, I worked there for about a year until the companies constant changes resulted in layoffs. While this was a surprise, there was writing on the wall so I half expected it when the hammer dropped, I just didn't think it would happen as quickly as it did. So I started off the 2017 new year both terrified and excited at the prospect of what I would do next.

I had been doing freelance and commissions ever since college, my several year long webcomic Transpose Operator launched after I graduated, art was what I wanted to do full-time. But as everyone knows, comics is a harsh world to survive in, doubly so when you have crippling student loans. While my day jobs were comic related I was on the managerial side of it, helping other people with their stories, and working on some super fulfilling projects. However these weren't MY projects, something I was constantly aware of over the years as I saw others complete their projects while my own sat on the sideline. So while I was terrified about how I would survive, this was also the perfect opportunity to make the jump to doing art full-time like I had always planned for.

I launched my portfolio website at the beginning of the year:

http://www.roxypolk.com/


Soon after that I participated in the Global Game Jam for 2017, and made a space exploration game with a group of friends. It was called Skylight and you can find it online and play it from your browser:
https://lucidsheep.itch.io/skylight

I became the editor on Supernatural Attraction, a comic by writer Kel McDonald, line artist Kara Leopard, and colorist Whitney Cogar. The story is about Persephone, who died and was brought back to life by her friend Victoria. Now she can see the supernatural creatures hiding in plain sight. It's a romantic comedy series that fans of shojo manga will enjoy.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1495959227/super-natural-attraction-digital-comic-series



I printed my first self-published comic that wasn't a mini-comic and tabled for myself for the first time at ECCC this year. It was an exciting experience where I got to see old friends and make new ones, all the while learning about what other people were making... aaaand buying a ton of enamel pins.





I've been planning a new webcomic that I'll be launching in a few months. It's a sci-fi adventure story about the last human and a bunch of aliens going on a road trip through space to find an important relic. I wish I had a piece of key art to put here but instead here's a few images and a link to the first blog post about this new project:
http://roxyssketches.blogspot.com/2017/04/eris-tanner.html

Expect a bunch more posts in the coming months about this comic <3 p="">

I've also been ramping up my commissions and freelance work. In the past few months I've had a lot of great projects to work on, as well as lot of great projects that ended up falling through due things beyond my control. And as of right now I'm open to take on new work!

Here's the link to my portfolio website to check out my current work: 

http://www.roxypolk.com/

Below I'll give a breakdown of what you can hire me for!

-FREELANCE: Comics, Games & Animation-

-COMIC ART:

 I'm available to be the sole artist on a project, or to do a specific part, like just the line art or coloring. I'm flexible depending on what you're looking for so hit me up and let's chat about rates and what you want. I also do covers as well as interiors, and work in black and white or color depending on what you're looking for.

Check out the comic art section of my portfolio website for examples:

http://www.roxypolk.com/#/comics/

-COMIC EDITORIAL WORK: I was an editor at Dark Horse for years, as well as an editor at a comic tech startup, and other freelance specific projects. I've been with some projects since the beginning, helping the team to polish their work until it's completion. On some projects I've just done script and story editing, it varies, so once again let me know what you're looking for and let's talk.

-STORYBOARDS: I currently don't have a section for this on my portfolio site due to past client work not being available for public viewing. I'll be doing some samples of my own to show later. But I do have experience in storyboards and am available for hire, whether it's animation, video games, live action or something else.

-CHARACTER DESIGNS: 

I can use my own particular art style, or change it up to fit what you're looking for, starting from rough sketch ideation to fully realized completion: painted realistic style, crisp anime cel art, cartoony exaggerated styles, or whatever else you're looking for.
check out the section of my website specializing in character design:
http://www.roxypolk.com/#/characterdesign/



-CONCEPT ART:

Backgrounds, characters, props, whatever you need in whatever particular style you're looking for, from rough sketch ideation to polished completion.
Check out my portfolio website to see multiple examples:
http://www.roxypolk.com/


-ILLUSTRATION:

Editorial illustrations, key art, comic covers, etc. Again these are usually always specific to the project you need me for, and I'm flexible in style and application.
Check out the illustration section of my portfolio website to see more examples:
http://www.roxypolk.com/#/illustration/


--please email me at roxypolk (@) gmail.com for freelance inquiries

And that's it for the rundown on what I've been up to lately and some stuff in the near future! The next few months are going to bring a lot of changes and I'm excited to see what happens next!

Panacea will be in print for ECCC

I'm going to have the print version of my comic Panacea at ECCC this year! This is also the first year I'm tabling so I'm super excited to be there!


Here's a sneak peak at the cover for it. the story is 40 pages, and i'll be perfect binding it and selling it for $10, be sure to drop by and pick one up!



Also for those of you who are going to the show, you can find me at the table H4, I'll be with Helioscope buds, so come say hello!

Space Mechanics

My friend Molly ( http://www.passingfair.com/ ) and I were working on a short story project a few months ago. We ended up shelving it for various reasons, but it would be fun to come back to it someday in the future maybe. Here's some of the character designs I did for it. It was basically a story about space mechanics solving a mystery!

Here's the final line-up of the main cast:

Alta is a mechanic who worked on spaceship hulls, I flip-flopped between short hair and long hair, but with Molly's help we ended up with the long haired version:

Talmit is a mechanic who works on the interiors of spaceships:

The commander was in charge of everything on the space-station that both he and Alta live on:

I had a lot of fun creating these characters and working with Molly, hopefully we'll revive this someday or work on something else in the future.

From Shadows: 5 page excerpt

While going through art archives I realized I never posted an old 5 page excerpt of the comic From Shadow I've been working on. The story and characters have gone through some changes, so I won't be using these pages AT ALL in the final iteration of this story. I thought it would be fun to post these though as I haven't done so.

To set you up, Sadie, the main character has a living shadow named Athena, however no one but Sadie knows about Athena and as far as she's concerned her own mind made up Athena to cope with the tragic and sudden loss of her immediate family when she was younger. She now bounces around from relative to relative, never getting attached to or staying in one place for very long. The town she ends up in has been going through a bout of murders by someone the locals have named the "Prowler" as they strike at night in public places when they're deserted, preying on people who are alone. Below is an old in-process cover, a character line-up, and 5 pages that were originally meant to be pages 6-10.

I've learned a lot craft-wise since drawing this, and I can't wait till I have new pages to compare these against. This story is gonna be a lot of fun to get into again!