Juan Santapau
@santapau.bsky.social
Comic artist, ttrpg enthusiast. Chile. No ai bs.
https://thesecretknots.com
https://patreon.com/santapau
https://thesecretknots.com
https://patreon.com/santapau
I've redone the pose so many times it's practically a choreography.
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I've redone the pose so many times it's practically a choreography.
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Artist be like if I shift this line 0.05 cm to the left, increase overlay by 2%, and move this character’s head slightly by 3° will make a life changing difference that everyone notices
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Artist be like if I shift this line 0.05 cm to the left, increase overlay by 2%, and move this character’s head slightly by 3° will make a life changing difference that everyone notices
Another Haunted Doll made for this past Halloween, in this case it's an automaton / bisque doll drawn for @diesiskey.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Another Haunted Doll made for this past Halloween, in this case it's an automaton / bisque doll drawn for @diesiskey.bsky.social
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It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)
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Here's a mix of drawings made at different times, based on some of my favorite horror / mystery movies. I hope you have a nice Halloween!
Here's a mix of drawings made at different times, based on some of my favorite horror / mystery movies. I hope you have a nice Halloween!
Halloween Movies Miscellanea | Juan Santapau
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October 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Here's a mix of drawings made at different times, based on some of my favorite horror / mystery movies. I hope you have a nice Halloween!
Here's a mix of drawings made at different times, based on some of my favorite horror / mystery movies. I hope you have a nice Halloween!
Favorite horror films: The Exorcist III
October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Favorite horror films: The Exorcist III
I've been drawing patrons as Haunted Dolls and Puppets.
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I've been drawing patrons as Haunted Dolls and Puppets.
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Rites Second Ed. is out! This is my classless, ancestry-neutral, fantasy roleplaying game of ideal magic.
It is a d20 game of free-form spell creation, flexible advancement, weapon deterioration and repair, and other fun bits.
dadostostados.itch.io/rites-second...
#nsr #fantasy #ttrpg #tabletop
It is a d20 game of free-form spell creation, flexible advancement, weapon deterioration and repair, and other fun bits.
dadostostados.itch.io/rites-second...
#nsr #fantasy #ttrpg #tabletop
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Rites Second Ed. is out! This is my classless, ancestry-neutral, fantasy roleplaying game of ideal magic.
It is a d20 game of free-form spell creation, flexible advancement, weapon deterioration and repair, and other fun bits.
dadostostados.itch.io/rites-second...
#nsr #fantasy #ttrpg #tabletop
It is a d20 game of free-form spell creation, flexible advancement, weapon deterioration and repair, and other fun bits.
dadostostados.itch.io/rites-second...
#nsr #fantasy #ttrpg #tabletop
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I'm still thinking about this show two years later.
October 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm still thinking about this show two years later.
Wow, it seems the (over)use of ClipStudio 3d dummies is making some superhero comics look really stiff.
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wow, it seems the (over)use of ClipStudio 3d dummies is making some superhero comics look really stiff.
The year the theme was werewolves, it was fun to try to capture likenesses in fully transformed mode. Here's Cole:
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The year the theme was werewolves, it was fun to try to capture likenesses in fully transformed mode. Here's Cole:
Here's a battling wizard:
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Here's a battling wizard:
There was a year for Wizards. Here's a portrait of a warlock with his loyal snake familiar.
October 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
There was a year for Wizards. Here's a portrait of a warlock with his loyal snake familiar.
There was also a year for Ghosts: this one is a portrait of Rachel being a pirate spectre:
October 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There was also a year for Ghosts: this one is a portrait of Rachel being a pirate spectre:
This portrait for Irym is also one of my favorites, drawn on paper and very loose.
October 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This portrait for Irym is also one of my favorites, drawn on paper and very loose.
One time I made a comic called Orgone Noir for some reason, so that year I tried with that theme: a mix of a noirish strangeness for the portraits. Here's Sara:
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
One time I made a comic called Orgone Noir for some reason, so that year I tried with that theme: a mix of a noirish strangeness for the portraits. Here's Sara:
October is for making spooky portraits of patrons, with a different theme every year. These are some of my favorites:
From when the theme was Gothic Portraits...
From when the theme was Gothic Portraits...
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
October is for making spooky portraits of patrons, with a different theme every year. These are some of my favorites:
From when the theme was Gothic Portraits...
From when the theme was Gothic Portraits...
Very specific tip: if you struggle with the drawing of ears, like me, get a pair of these really cheap silicone models they use to exhibit piercings.
September 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Very specific tip: if you struggle with the drawing of ears, like me, get a pair of these really cheap silicone models they use to exhibit piercings.
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Obligatory repost
September 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Obligatory repost
The next comic is about: video rentals in the 90s, niche movies, a deer.
August 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The next comic is about: video rentals in the 90s, niche movies, a deer.
My Victorian Characters pack is done! It includes 30 illustrated tokens, plus tables for Victorian backgrounds and names. Available in Drivethru RPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Victorian Characters - VTT Tokens - The Secret Knots | DriveThruRPG
30 heroes and investigators for games set in Victorian times. Plus! A table with 36 system-agnostic story seeds to give your character a literary, Victorian flavored background; and 3 tables with peri...
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August 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My Victorian Characters pack is done! It includes 30 illustrated tokens, plus tables for Victorian backgrounds and names. Available in Drivethru RPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
I'm drawing patrons (or their OCs) in the styles of my ttrpg Victorian tokens.
August 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'm drawing patrons (or their OCs) in the styles of my ttrpg Victorian tokens.
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If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
August 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
I want to make an Elric comic.
August 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I want to make an Elric comic.