Loading Artist

Be Write Back

Gregor — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:47:22 +1300

Hey thank you for being so patient!

It’s been a long time since my last Loading Artist comic. I’ve talked about it here, but tl;dr: I had nothing left in the tank, and I felt like I needed to do something new…

… So I’ve officially begun working on a graphic novel with Li Chen! (aka the one behind Exocomics and Detective Beans). I’m looking forward to telling you more about it soon!

And also say hello to our two new VIPs!

Brb

Gregor — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:54:58 +1300

This post is way overdue.

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve just been finding it really hard to be creative lately.

The short version is I got hit with burnout again. It’s been a bad one. I felt depressed, lost, and I basically ran off into a metaphorical forest to hide for a while.

I started questioning everything. Do I still enjoy drawing comics? Do I still enjoy anything? Do I even have hobbies outside of all this? What’s my goal here?

Eventually, I started making new Plucked Up comics for patrons again. That seems to be my post-burnout ritual at this point. They’re a longer format than my usual Loading Artist comics, and I think that shift in structure makes the wall I’m banging my head against feel a little softer. Maybe doing something different is part of the answer?

While all this was happening, I was also lucky enough to watch Li Chen’s Detective Beans graphic novel series come to life. Helping with edits and seeing the whole thing take shape was incredibly inspiring. It pushed me to start developing my own graphic novel ideas, which I’m starting to get excited about (something I haven’t felt in a long time). But that reveal is still a long way off.

As for Loading Artist comics, I want to return to them. Right now my brain just refuses to hand over any ideas, and forcing it only makes everything worse. So instead I’m putting my energy into other projects, like the graphic novel. I’m hoping that giving my brain something different to work on will eventually loosen whatever is blocking the Loading Artist part of my mind.

On the plus side, I’ve started getting back into streaming on Twitch again. And I’ll get back to posting on social media too, before they close my accounts due to inactivity, lol.

Thanks for understanding. See you again soon, hopefully!

Downtime

Gregor — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:46:36 +1200

Sorry for disappearing. Taking some time to try and figure out the answer to this question.

Constellation Prize

Gregor — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:05:27 +1200

Going to be celebrating my birthday on stream tomorrow! 🎈 In, like, 9 hours from now. Will be trying out multiplayer-arting with the subs… what could go wrong?

Title thanks to ioiotoTM from the stream!

Bookworm

Gregor — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:59:42 +1200

Ya like words? Because I’m adding alt texts to all my comics! Well, so far it’s just the comics from 2024-2025, but I’ll eventually have alt texts available for all Loading Artist comics.

Your screen reader should (hopefully) pick it up, otherwise you can read it by hovering over the comics. Let me know if you run into any issues!

Title thanks to Saroman and ioiotoTM from the stream…

Biggest Sale Ever

Gregor — Wed, 28 May 2025 16:33:27 +1200

If you’ve ever thought about grabbing some Loading Artist merch, now’s the time. Why? ~~BECAUSE I SAID SO~~ Because we’ve never done a 20% off sale before!

And judging by the numbers coming in, I’m starting to remember why: turns out 20% off is… basically my entire profit margin on some of this stuff. Whoops!

Anyway! You get a great deal, I get to learn a valuable math lesson. Everybody wins!

🎉 Sale ends May 31st! Don’t miss it.

Oh yeah, here’s your super-secret coupon code to get 20% off: TWENTY

Inconsolable

Gregor — Mon, 26 May 2025 23:05:14 +1200

My BIGGEST sale ever is on right now! Goes on til the end of this month. I’ve also got a new design!

Title thanks to Chimaeratorian from the stream!

Over the Top

Gregor — Tue, 13 May 2025 23:46:49 +1200

Finally got the loadEmotes from Twitch in sticker form! Get ’em here!

Title thanks to DryEraseGirl from the stream!

Open Dialog

Gregor — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:49:11 +1200

My heart will never let go of Windows 98.

Also I got myself a slick new official Bluesky handle: https://bsky.app/profile/loadingartist.com

Over the Line

Gregor — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:00:25 +1200

Big news! I’ve released the Character Creator which comes with a bunch of new features (including the ability to export/save to PNG!) More info here!

Character Creator

Gregor — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:50:35 +1300

Character Creator 2.0 is out!

Featuring a brand new, optimized interface for desktop and mobile, new export options, and a bunch of new character items!

Try it out here ➡ loadingartist.com/character

New interface!

The character no longer overlaps all the buttons on smaller screens! And speaking of buttons, they’re now nicely spaced out — so there’s a 97% lower chance of accidentally randomizing your whole character when you meant to just COPY an item. (You’re welcome.)

Export your character!

One of the biggest additions: Export options!
You can now download your character as a PNG!

It’s a bit funky on mobile (the colours are always green), but you can still press COPY ALL and paste that text at the end of the URL to load your character in a desktop browser.
Like this!

New items!

🎩 Hats

amogus (fixed)
angel
astro
bob
combatcap_pony_hb
construction_hb
devil
wintercap_hair1_hb
wintercap_hb

🧍‍♂️ Bodies

beans
catpat_f
generic
guitar
megaphone
popcorn

👀 Eyes

3d
eyeliner
groucho
monocle
robber
terminator
veiny

👄 Mouths

bubble
drool
spikey

Have fun!

Tag me if you post your character on social media! If you want to, that is. This isn’t one of those “use my hashtag to unlock the power of engagement” things. I’d just genuinely love to see what you make.

And if you run into any issues, feel free to email me at:
gregor@loadingartist.com

Custom VIP Characters

Got something more specific in mind? I draw custom characters for patrons at the VIP tier on Patreon!

VIP characters get a reserved seat beneath every comic they support — and they even show up during Twitch streams!

👉 Become a VIP

Put on a Happy Face

Gregor — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:55:27 +1300

It was Exocomics’ birthday this week! And speaking of very important people, we have a new VIP joining us! Say hello to TheRealBlakrose!

Star-crossed Lovers

Gregor — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:55:27 +1300

Guess what! There are new designs in the shop! And there’s also a SALE going on too! More info here!

Title thanks to Exocomics from the stream!

Super Depressing Sale!

Gregor — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:24:48 +1300

New designs in the shop!

There’s NiceCat which is based on the Catastrophic Morning comic, and with how the year is going so far, I’ve also made two new twists on the classic Super Depressed design!

Other new additions!

I’ve also added a few new things to Code Cat (refined the design, new black mug, new holographic sticker) and Free Spirit (new mirror sticker)!

Oh yeah, SALE!

I nearly forgot to mention: Get 15% OFF everything!!! (at checkout)

Beach Bummed

Gregor — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:48:38 +1300

Patrons and Twitch subs got exclusive early access to this comic (along with the bonus panels) Behind the scenes and HD packs still to come!

Title thanks to DryEraseGirl from the stream!