J. Holt's Newsletter of Illustration and Myth
J. HoltTracking the creation of my illustration projects in the service of myth, religion and history. Thoughts from art history, fables and the world of illustration.
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The Resurgence of Physical Art
More than two years ago, I was struck with a conviction that my digital illustration work was holding me back. I decided it was time to migrate to paper, where the safety net of eternally striking “Undo” was ripped away, and my weaknesses a...
I'm Going Full-time Illustrator for a Year
I’ve lived a double-life for the last five years. I’ve spent my days in the classroom since 2013. In 2019 I was beginning to feel the wear and tear. It was the first summer ever that I wasn’t clamoring to get back in the classroom.
In 2020...
Am I Missing Something by Drawing Digitally?
I started using digital drawing tools in grad school back in 2012. That became my primary method of drawing. In 2023, the debate around art and image generation made me start to reflect on tools in general —realizing that my philosophy on t...
Anglo-Saxons, Graphic Novels & Fables
The days of drawing Theseus are dwindling. Theseus Vol. 3 is over half complete now, and I’m churning through pages quickly now that I’ve finished working on a 2024 graphic novel that I still haven’t gotten clearance to talk about. But Thes...
This Week in Illustration & Myth
Some things you thought you knew you let drop as you age. Some things you vaguely understood become reinforced and strengthened with time.
One of those: mythology is so necessary to understand reality that we weave it into everything.
I’v...
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Illustrator of history and mythology jokes. Creator of Theseus, a jokification of the Ancient Greek myth in the guise of a webcomic. (theseuscomic.com)
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