Samantha Jean Illustrations

Passion
My passion has always been in the visual arts of drawing and painting. Specifically people, animals, nature, expressive characters, and telling stories through illustrations and comics. I grew up knowing I wanted - needed - to be an artist.

Every month on Patreon I will release two new coloring pages on the 5th of the month, hold a 48 hour Sketch Jam (Your Request, I Sketch), and share behind the scenes looks of the artwork I'm creating for coloring pages, kids art, and fantasy lines.

For coloring pages, my favorite genre is fantasy and mythology, with a belief in being your true self, strong characters, magical elements, and the beauty in the balance of life (yin/yang, light/dark, etc). My coloring pages reflect that. I also love graceful, well thought out line work, and I strive to achieve that in my illustrations for coloring.

My artwork - which in the spirit of ying/yang - I create both cute children's artwork, and also fantasy artwork better geared towards teens and adults. I primarily work digitally in Photoshop, and will be experimenting more in Fresco. Here I will share with you my ideas, work in progresses, and finished pieces.

Thank You
If you enjoy my artwork, thank you for following me for as long as you have. I have many years ahead of me, and much more to share of my art. If you are comfortable with chipping in any amount for any duration, please know it is greatly appreciated and helps me continue to create more artwork to share with you.

Schedule
In 2022 I'm trying out a new work flow - there will be three times a year I put my Patreon on "Vacation" so no Patrons will be charged that month. During these months no new coloring pages or Sketch Jam will take place, no new points accrued, but I will continue to do Art Update posts for Patrons to see what I am working on.

The 3 months I will have Vacation Mode on will be: January, May, and September

How does the coloring page subscription work?
The coloring pages are released on the 5th of the month in the Posts section and will be a PDF file to download. Patrons can print them out as many times as they want for personal use.

What are the usage rules for the coloring pages?
As part of the coloring page subscription, you are granted permission to print out these images for your own personal coloring use only. Do not share the file online, or sell the PDF file or printed copies for profit, or any other commercial use.

What is Sketch Jam?
Once a month, for 48 hours, I will take requests from pledging Patrons on what to draw. Basically a "you request, I sketch" session! Sketches are digitally done and at the end of the session I email Patrons a high resolution of their sketch (300 dpi, approximately 8x10 inches, sometimes smaller, sometimes larger). Sketches are for personal use only.

What is the Patreon Achievement Award Coloring Page?
Every six consecutive months a person is a Patron, they will receive an Achievement Award coloring page. These pages are exclusive to Patreon, and are a way for me to say "thank you" for your continual support. The only way to get these items is by being my Patron for the appropriate length of time at the appropriate tier.

How does the monthly point system work?
Every month you accrue points based on your Pledge Tier. You can trade them in for items like PDF coloring pages, bookmarks, and other items found in my Etsy and Amazon stores. The points will expire 6 months after no longer being a pledging Patron.