Joined Jan 2017 Illinois
Hello, my name is Julio Gaytan and I am a freelance illustrator and sequential artist. In my free time I enjoy drawing, playing video games, and reading comics.
Currently working on my own samurai comic series, Hamurai. If you have the time and can stomach pig puns then you should definitely give it a read.
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New Update. I will be going on another hiatus. Will be taking a break and try to work on other projects. Really happy to see that I am halfway done with this chapter but for now I need rest. It's not that the comic itself strained me. I'm just going through some personal stuff and need a break. Will update you all when I will begin to upload again. I was able to upload the most recent page. Enjoy and stay safe.
In solidarity with the African-American Community and the injustice caused by our police I felt it would be best to post pone the next Hamurai Update until Next week. Stay safe ya'll. #blacklivesmatter #blm
So big update for Hamurai Chapter 3. Since I will be going to C2E2, to celebrate all things comics. I will start sharing the newest chapter this Friday. I will for now on be posting every other week. I am going to be honest, I can't guarantee if I will be consistent. Worst case there may be another hiatus. However I do have a decent amount of pages finished. There are 3 reasons why I am doing this. First is that I feel like the comic is getting in the way and is forcing me to work on it and not allowing me to work on my other projects. Giving my self a week or 2 to finish the page will give me some deadlines but also not force me to work on all the pages at once. And last, I finally want to share my work and start updating more.
I made some changes to the style and how I will be coloring them. This way, I can get them done sooner but still quality work.
I made some changes to the style and how I will be coloring them. This way, I can get them done sooner but still quality work.
Update, so I have been very busy and just been occupying my time with a lot of projects. From working on Hamurai 3, Pizza Boy 2, and a new One shot comic and several others. I have also been reformatting my Hamurai for a web comic format so it would be easier to read online and on phones. Also working on starting a Youtube channel. Just going to be videos of timelapse drawings. My first video is my Subscription art for subscribing to Hamurai. Will try to update more in the future. Pizza Boy 2 will be the next comic I will upload. Hamurai 3 is still being work on and hope to upload it in 2020.
Update, so I do have a few things to share as of right now. First is that I want to thank those who had just recently followed me. Sorry I did not show my thanks sooner. Second, I am still working on chapter 3, there is a lot I would need to do to get that up from writing, thumb nailing to final art, but I promise it wont be a year long process. I have already finished the cover and will be posting a glimpse of it here. I am also want to work on other projects. In the process of making a new Pizza Boy comic that I know all of you will love. And last but unfortunate, I have decided to leave Star Cross comics. The publishers who had picked up my book. It was not an easy choice but felt that it was for the best. I am going through a lot and feel that I am not able to be constant with my work. So felt it best that I leave. I am working on getting physical copies of Chapter 2 printed. So keep an eye on that. Again thanks for your support.
I'm back! So I've been really busy and have been working really hard on Hamurai and several other projects. Starting next week I will be uploading pages every Friday. Chapter 2 is almost complete and will be uploaded on a consistent schedule except during the holidays. After Chapter 2 is completed I will be taking another hiatus to work on other projects. Hamurai took way too long to complete and am looking for ways to streamline it and create other works to expand my portfolio. I do Plan to update better so that I don't leave you all in the dark. Sorry about that. Enjoy this banner that I created for the series.
Update: I had put Hamurai on a hiatus that I thought was going to be short. But unfortunately that was not the case, there was just a lot that kept piling on me. I was moving, depressed and my computer crashed(again). But I recently started getting back into the groove and even started doing more cons. Hamurai was even picked up by a small publisher and physical copies of Chapter 1are available here; https://www.starcrosscomics.com/. This does not mean that I will stop posting but it may change the way I do things in the future, so if you want to support me and even other talented artist check it out. Also I will make another update towards the end of the month as for the progression of the second chapter of Hamurai. Thanks!
Happy New Year! Sorry I haven't been updating, I will be posting a page this week but it will be the last one for a little while. I will be going on Hiatus for an unforeseen amount of time. With the holidays, me working two jobs and the possibility of moving I just have a lot on my plate. Again I am very sorry about this but do expect more from me later in the future. Thanks for understanding.
