Hello Steemit! Long day ahead tomorrow, catching up on commission work and prepping tattoo designs for Sunday. Also trying to sort out some equipment upgrades for the Illustrated Friends Live Podcast this

So tonight was one of my last few closing shifts at the bookshop, and tomorrow is one of my last opening shifts. Which while exciting, doesn’t really allow for too much drawing. So I decided tonight to

I have attempted to make a post for the last few days. But every time I went searching for some art to post for y’all I’m reminded of how much work I should be doing. I’m going back to freelancing full

Hello Steemit! Just a quick one tonight, as I’m still chasing deadlines and running from bills, but I remain determined to post with semi-regularity. Below is an image I had designed for a shirt that I

Hello Steemit! Another step on my road to Gotham, figured I’d share process as I am still getting the hang of the iPad. The first step was laying out the composition of the piece. I used a few different

Hello Steemit! I am buried and scrambling on deadlines and bills and such, so I didn’t get to spend quite as much time on this as I wanted. But this is my entry for the #trialbycomics contest, this weeks

Hello Steemit! So this one is basically just for fun. I was recently commissioned to draw a Bernie Wrightson style illustration of the Boris Karloff Frankenstein. This was basically a dream commission

Hey Steemit! One of my absolute favorite types of commissions are sketch covers. Nothing like a guilt-free excuse to play in someone else’s sandbox! Here is a collection of covers I’ve been commissioned

Story time Steemit! When I was around 5 years old, my family moved from one suburb of Minneapolis to a different and slightly larger suburb of Minneapolis. Even as a youngster I was particularly social,

Hello Steemit! In an effort to embrace the creative community here on Steemit, I’ve decided to post a preview of the graphic novel I’m in the middle of making. This hasn’t been posted or shown anywhere

I had planned to write a piece tonight about my forthcoming sketchbook, but it’s turning out to be more I’m depth than expected. So I’m going to save that for tomorrow. Tonight, I’m beat partially due

Hello Steemit! I joined in a rush of excitement at the advice of @kommienezuspadt, made two posts, and promptly got distracted for something like two years. But, now that @arseniclullaby is on here as

Hello all! After the warm welcome my introduction post received yesterday, I've decided to post BIG BLACK BOOTS in its entirety for your viewing pleasure. This book was originally released as an ashcan

Hello. My name is Adam Sward. At the urging of my friend Lars, I'm now on Steemit. In line with the seemingly expected introduction post, a bit about me. I've been working as a freelance illustrator since