Author: Juan

There’s a complete dossier about the latest comic ‘The Rug’ with all the sources of inspiration and references, and some further mysteries over at Patreon.

Also a new portraits treat is coming.

Thanks,
J.

I make one of these on Patreon for every comic: it contains background information, concept sketches, inspiration sources and references, and supporters get it on their email.  I made this one public, so if you want to take a look, here it is.

My patrons allow me to keep making comics for free on the internet. It works like this: they subscribe to one of the $1/3/10 monthly tiers (or cycle between them to get specific rewards) and I share with them details of my process, the world building behind every story, and I regularly make thematic portraits for them. 

(And there’s a fun online gathering coming in January)

If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of in 2020, follow me on http://www.patreon.com/santapau

If this is not for you, there’s another great thing you can do to power up Secret Knots, and that’s telling someone else about it. Tweet, post on Facebook, or share in a DM the Boarding School story, if you think that’d be their thing. Or that weird one, about a psychedelic interpretation of a poster, if they’are so inclined.  Or the one one about werewolves, which LOTS of people love, probably because they’re werewolves. People trust people, not algorithms. (Trust me). And, above all, thanks for being here. Thanks for having me in your RSS reader, or checking out the site from time to time. I’d tell you something about the end of the year/decade, but I still have one more tale to tell this month. See you soon.

Juan

Along with this new ongoing comic, I’m making new Patreon portraits related to its world. This time it’s open for pledges from $3 and above to get yourself drawn as a teacher of this school at the end of time, higher pledges let you choose a specific course for your character. Check out my Patreon here and keep in mind you can edit your pledge at any time to be part of these treats.

Hello, I’m updating here the channels and social media that I’m currently using and may serve as reminders for new works, in case you are just arriving or have lost track of new Secret Knots stories.

On Instagram I post some sketches and panels from comics and some art. 

There’s a facebook page where I update whenever there’s a new comic and the occasional announcement.

I have a very active Tumblr. I post full comics and all kinds of art, along with photos of my cats. Tumblr is currently a mess and it feels like playing in the mud, which may be liberating in a way. Say Hi if you are there too, in the mud.

The Secret Knots Patreon is probably a central hub. It’s where I post progress pages, new comics and aftermath dossiers with references and extra bits about the stories. It’s where you can get your portrait done too, and not so long from now, (September-October) there will be an open call for Halloween portraits.

On twitter I’m @santapau. I keep up with some news and will probably see you if you follow. I don’t use it to say much except for posting progress drawings and new comic notifications.

Finally there’s this very page that you can follow through RSS on your feed reader of choice. I will be updating soon with the first pages of the new, medium-length comic Boarding School, when there’s a longer batch. (The beginning of this story is already available on Patreon and on Tumblr)

Thanks!
Juan S.

July 31, 2019