ABOUT THE ARTIST
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Hello! I'm Jayden Payne, a japanese-indigenous-american cartoonist, story artist and illustrator from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I'm a Senior SCAD student studying Sequential Art with double minors in Drawing and Storyboarding. I specialize in comics, storyboarding, visual development, set design, and a bit of website design! (I coded this whole site myself!)
Comics have always been a part of my life, whether it be creating or reading them. Whenever I had a free moment, I was always drawing out comics detailing my own life or the lives of my favorite characters, exploring the world through my own vision. Storytelling has always been a natural skill for me! As I grew up I always took pride in being independant and hands on, so everything I could potentially buy or lend off work; I chose to instead more or do myself, and when it comes to diverse and engaging stories, what better way to contribute than to make those stories myself! Every opportunity is an opportunity for me to learn and grow, and I will never flinch at any chance to push myself to my limits and go beyond!
When I'm not drawing in my free time, I'm either spending time with my friends and family, baking/cooking, picnic-ing, bowling, going on a bike ride, or playing a TON of Minecraft Hardcore!
You can contact me on Instagram @Wishnstarz; or you can email me at jayden.payne.wishnstarz@gmail.com
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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What programs do you use?
I use IbisPaintX for illustration/comics, and CAPCUT and Davinci Resolve for Video Editing! For coding I use the coding app Brackets
I also am Adobe certified, I understand the Google Suite pretty intuitively, and I can code in HTML and CSS!
What's your favorite Movie/TV Show?
For movie, my all time favorite is the Mitchells vs the Machines! For TV Show, it's a tie between My Little Pony, Princess Tutu and Little Witch Academia!
What are your Manga/Comic recommendations?
I highly recommend Unico! It's a brilliant readaption of the series by the same name, and it's downright gorgeous! I also like Scott Pilgrim, the Warrior Cats Graphic Novels, Laika's Comet, and Witch Hat Atelier!
Favorite Music?
Anything from Porter Robinson, CHVRCHES, Florence + The Machine, Hozier, Madeon, Lord Huron, and Bastille!
What are your current projects?
FaebleWilde, a comic based on Aesop's Faebles and the creativity of humankind; and The Valentine Gals, a webcomic centered around valentines day themed magical girls and their heart shaped island of heartbroken citizens!
Are your commissions open?
Currently my budget-based commissions are open; but I should hopefully have a commissiong sheet with set prices very soon! Just keep in mind I work a day job.