Thanks from Big Wow Comicfest

My thanks to Sakura of America and everyone who came to the ‪manga‬ workshops at Big Wow ComicFest! Hope you leveled up your drawing skills. I enjoyed sharing my drawing tips with you all. Stay tuned for an update about manga workshops at San Jose and San Francisco libraries this summer.

Big Wow Comicfest! April 18-19

I'm tabling at the Big Wow Comicfest in Artist Alley, table 330. Come by for steampunk goodness, comics, and art prints! Don't forget that I'm also teaching two manga style workshops, one on each day of the show. Register now! Hope to you see there!

Manga workshops at Big Wow! ComicFest

I'm teaching two Sakura Color Products of America sponsored manga workshops at Big Wow! ComicFest, April 18th and 19th. Proceeds benefit the San Jose Public Library Foundation. I'm also exhibiting at Big Wow! ComicFest in Artist Alley, table AA 330. Check out the link for more info and how to register!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy New Year of the Goat! I will launch the next calendar Kickstarter later this fall. Check back for announcements and previews of the project here!

Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar

I completed the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar and I have a limited number on hand after shipping out the Kickstarter rewards. Closed, the calender is 8.5x10.5 inches. Open, the calendar is 10.5x17 inches. It's $18 with USA domestic shipping and $38 for international shipping respectively. I've posted some of the illustrations below, but check out the link here to see all the art from the calendar. Email me at kl at karenluk dot net, if you're interested.

Cover:

January:

February:

March:

April:

Nanomango challenge comic

I've been posting comic layouts for the one-comic-a-day challenge for November, known as Nanomango. Here are the four pages from a single story - Not All Monsters. I'll do another post with the second story later.

Holiday Boutiques

I'm doing two holiday boutiques this month. The first one is November 1st and 2nd at Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, CA. Check out the flyer below for more information.

The second one is in Fremont, CA at the Nile's Veteran Hall and is sponsored by a local Girl Scout Troop. That's happening on November 29th. More details to follow later.

Site maintenance

My portfolio site is undergoing maintenance/upgrade, so certain pages like the Shop are not available right now. Apologies for the inconvenience!

Ox Reposed

Ox Reposed from my Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar.

Steam Chef

Here's the latest painting for the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar: Steam Chef.

Still painting

I'm still working on the illustrations for the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar. Here's the latest one: Monkey King. More to come soon!

Under 10 hours left!

My current Kickstarter, Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar, has less than 10 hours to go. Please check it out for my latest artwork. I'd appreciate your support!

10 days left!

10 days left to get the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar! Ninja Fetch is the latest illustration.

Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar Kickstarter

The Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar Kickstarter launched! Check it out for my latest artwork as the campaign progresses.

Upcoming Kickstarter

A preview illustration for my upcoming Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar Kickstarter; Flying Pig. Launching soon!

Watercolor animals

Some, new quick watercolors.

Upcoming calendar Kickstarter

Here's the cover for my upcoming calendar Kickstarter, featuring animals from the Asian zodiac in a steampunk style.

FanimeCon 2014!

I don’t usually do fan art, but when I do, it comes out like this. I have a limited number of prints available at FanimeCon 2014. Come by Artist Alley table #401 in the Grand Ballroom, if you want to get one! I have my comics and steampunk goodies available too.

On Sunday, I'm doing a panel on Crowdfunding 101 at 12 noon, Panels 4 room located at the Fairmont Hotel.

The Sapling, page 6

Last page of the short.

The Sapling, page 5