Question 1

How can I contact you?

Accepted Answer

・For business enquiries:
Please email me at p5nchu.art(at)gmail.com (it's linked on my Instagram profile as well as here)
*Replace (at) with @
Please do NOT send DMs.

・For fanmail/fanart (TYSM🥹):
Please email me, I will try my best to respond.
If you post fanart on Instagram, please use the #JasmineoftheSky tag so that I can find it.
As for DMs, I rarely check them so please refrain from sending those.

Question 2

What drawing tools do you use?

Accepted Answer

What drawing tools do you use?
Software:
・Clip Studio Paint Pro (Ver. 4.0) for illustration/comics/typesetting
・Clip Studio Paint Pro (Ver. 1 ~ 1.7.3 throughout 2017-2025)
・Photoscape X for resizing/misc

Tablet:
・Wacom Cintiq 13hD (since 2017)
・Wacom Bamboo One (2013-2017)

For Animatics:
・Clip Studio Paint Pro
・(Instagram's) Edits 
・YouCut Video Editor for effects/interpolating frames
As I make very simple animatics, ~95% of my animatics are put together in the Edits app.

Question 3

Why are JotS updates so short?

Accepted Answer

I draw (draft+lineart+color), write, and market this series entirely on my own, so making 40+ panel updates is impossible. Additionally, I undergo physiotherapy for my right arm+shoulder. My condition (tendonitis and a score of issues related to muscle overuse over the last 10 years) forces me to draw slower than before and with far more breaks in between. Lastly, a lot of mainstream webtoons have entire teams of artists and writers working on them, whereas I'm just one person. So I thank you for your patience.

Question 4

How can I support your art?

Accepted Answer

・On Webtoon:
Reading, subscribing to, and engaging with my series on the Webtoon app really helps. Playing ads to unlock ad-locked episodes helps financially support the series (as annoying as ads can be, TYSM for putting up with them if you do). 
・Online shop/prints/etc: coming soon! I'll make announcements once I have something to show. Thank you for your interest.

Question 5

Do you take commissions/can we collab?

Accepted Answer

Thank you for your interest.
・Brands/Companies:
Please send me an email (do not send DMs or comments)

・Art commissions:
I do not draw individual commissions at the moment

・Writer 'looking for Artist' Collabs:
I am neither available nor interested, I'm very sorry. But I wish you all the best

Question 6

How long have you been making comics?

Accepted Answer

I began making original comics in April 2015, and for the next few years it became a hobby that kept me sane. I'm forever grateful to all of my early readers, their kind words and support helped me learn so much along the way. As for now, I decided to pursue comics and art full-time towards the end of 2023.

Question 7

What did you study?

Accepted Answer

・Double Bachelors in Psychological Studies and Asian Studies (TUJ, Tokyo)
・JLPT N1+N2 at Kudan Institute of Japanese Language (attempted and cleared N1 in 2021)
・Masters in Applied Linguistics (RUG, Groningen)

Art was one of my subjects in highschool (ISC), and I promised my art teachers that I'd never stop drawing.

Question 8

What languages do you speak?

Accepted Answer

English, Malayalam, Japanese, Tamil and Hindi (in order of proficiency).

Question 9

Opinion on AI "art"?

Accepted Answer

Absolute insult to the humanity of art.
I see the argument for AI being a tool to be used in art/animation, or for people to use it in filters with their own photos. But my issue lies with non-artists and scammers using AI to 'make' art and then selling it as 'artists'. Not to mention the atrocious ethics behind training Generative AI, be it art or literature. 
Please support human artists and in particular, traditional artists and craftspeople in your region.
AI in science/medicine/forensics? Sure, with caution.
AI being used to "make" art/creative writing to be sold? It's just the new face of a long line of scams and con-artistry.

Panchu

Hi! I'm Panchu, a self-taught comic artist and author. Here you'll find links to my free-to-read webcomics, social media and a few FAQs.

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