THE DRAWING ROAD SO FAR...
1981
- Drawing And Filling Sketchbooks - An artist named Eryck Webb grew up spending Saturday mornings watching cartoons, afternoons tuned into Toonami on Cartoon Network, and any spare moment flipping through comic books. He filled countless pages of printer paper, sketchbooks, and even the occasional classroom desktop with superheroes, robots, and cartoon characters. All through school, and later while studying for a college degree and working in graphic design, he drew every chance he got. He’s been sketching since he could hold a crayon to construction paper as a little kid, but recalls starting to take it more seriously in 3rd grade. From then on, he filled about one sketchbook a year, and nowadays it’s not unusual for him to go through three to ten in a single year. Today, he gets paid to do what he’s always loved most: draw.
2003+
- Commission Character Art - Began doing the occasional character art commission through eBay auctions and via DeviantArt for extra beer and pizza money during college.
- Worked mostly traditional and even shipped art to customers. Drew everything with traditional pencils and ink pens. Colored pieces in Photoshop.
2006-2009
- Graphic designer at advertising firm - Primarily worked on graphic design for print posters, ads, books, brochures and branding.
- Taking the occasional commission
2009
- December 11th 2009 - Launched Eryck Webb Graphics. Companies wouldn't give me a job after I moved to North Carolina, so I created my own job. A commission-based business focusing on character art and graphic design.
2010
- 'Possessed' - Written/ Created by Bryan Burke first paid webcomic job.
I credit this gig as the push to go 100% digital in my work. I was never 100% happy with my traditional inking ability, so I started inking digital, and began sketching digitally too. Ironically years later, improving at inking digitally helped me revisit inking traditionally and get much better/ confident at it.
- 'Rising Stars Vol. 1', "Accusations Among Theives" - Art for the short story in an anthology published by Deadstar Publishing (UK). My first officially published comic work.
2011
- 'Possessed, Collected Vol. 1 - Designed the collection of my run on the series.
2012
- Livestreaming - First ever livestreams, on Livestream.com and then Picarto.tv. Eventually started doing evening live sketch commissions drawn live on Picarto one or two evenings a week.
2013
- 'Ungrounded' - Kickstarter and 56pg full color graphic novel. Script by Patrick Gerard. Interior page art and character designs. Available here
- '80sTees.com' - Illustrations and designs for their apparel products, including Hasbro licensed properties like Transformers, HeMan and My Little Pony.
- 'TnC' (Tia and Cory) - Webcomic written by Cory Matthews. Character design and comic illustration. Discontinued 2017.
- 'Cartel' - Police drama comic written by Ryu Miyaki, art by Eryck Webb
2014
- Jumping Boy No. 1 Comic on Amazon - Original Jumping Boy comic story featuring a stand-alone story written and drawn by Eryck Webb. Available here
- Transformers Collectors Club - Written by Jesse Wittenrich and Pete Sinclair. with Evan Gauntt on colors and Jesse Wittenrich on letters. I did the comic page black n white art. Letters/ colors by another artist. Published in Transformers Collectors Club Magazine by Fun Publications via Hasbro.
- Ultimate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - A fan comic/ web comic created/written by Nick Arganbright. I did the sequential page illustration of the first issue.
- Lake Michigan Blues - Crime graphic novel written by Ryu Miyaki, art and lettering by Eryck Webb
2015
- 'Ungrounded: The First Revolution' - Follow up Kickstarter and graphic novel written by Patrick Gerard. Collects original stories and features new ones with guest writers and artists including Eryck Webb. Available here
- 'TnC' (Tia And Cory) - I designed the TNC Webcomic year 1 collected book.
- Holiday Card Commission - A moderately successful seasonal item I offered.
2016
- 'Drawing Request Show' - Launch of a live stream centered around drawing requests, a variation of commissions, on Twitch.tv. These sketches in turn could also be upgraded to finished inked and colored commissions finished off stream. .
2017
- Twitch Affiliate - My Twitch channel became Twitch Affiliate status, allowing subscriptions, bit cheers (Twitch currency), subscriber badges and more.
- Best Of Request Volume One - Released 2017. Print and digital. My first 100% self-published inhouse book! Summarizes the 2016 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
- 'Drawing Request Show' streamed weekly several times a week on Twitch
2018.
- Stream Labs Merch Store - Designing and selling on-brand original merchandise products for the first time.
- Best Of Request Volume 2 - Released 2018. Print and digital. Summarizes the 2017 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
2019
- 'Drawing Request Show' streamed weekly several times a week on Twitch
- Best Of Request Volume 3 - Released 2019. Print and digital. Summarizes the 2018 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
- EWG 10 Year Anniversary - December 11, 2019, Eryck Webb has been self-employed business owner and proprietor for over a decade! The occasion was marked with a special 10th Anniversary logo, and an official announcement of the 4th original book from EWG, 'Ten: A True Story'.
- Stream Labs Discontinued - Stream Labs service and rates changed suddenly in undesirable ways. Shop was discontinued.
2020
- 'Drawing Request Show' streamed weekly several times a week on Twitch
- Ten: A True Story - Released 2020. Print and digital. Summarizes the first 10 years of Eryck Webb Graphics. Also featured full color photos and artwork from each year.
- Best Of Request Volume 4 Digital Edition - Released Spring 2020. Covid19 just hit and printers were shut down and shipping services were maxed out. It seemed smarter to only release digitally at the time. Summarizes the 2019 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
- Best Of Request Volume 4 Print Edition - Released October 2020. Included an exclusive 48-page ashcan called 'Draw Fu'. This booklet contained 48 traditional sketchbook artworks not found anywhere else.
2021
- 'Drawing Request Show' streamed weekly several times a week on Twitch
- EWG Shop - Launched a new shop directly on the EWG website. Collects the various vendors I use for my stickers, tees, books and digital downloads, all in one place.
- Best Of Request Volume 5 - Released 2021. Print and digital. Summarizes the 2020 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
- EWG Shop - Launched a new shop directly on the EWG website. Collects the various vendors I use for my stickers, tees, books and digital downloads, all in one place
Contest Entry - Megadeth Christmas Card Art Contest - Placed 6th
- 'Drawing Request Show' streamed weekly several times a week on Twitch
Commission Quote Request Form - Began taking off stream commissions again. Launched a Commission Quote Request Form to provide an easy way to provide quotes to potential commission customers.
2022
- Best Of Request Volume 6 - Released 2022. Print and digital. Summarizes the 2021 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
- Spring Emote Pack - emote packs in my shop. Successfully made a few sales.
- 'Toaster Head' - 5x7 pen and ink artwork sold. First traditional art sale in years.
- 'Drawing Request Show' streamed weekly several times a week on Twitch
2023
- KoFi - started a page on this Patreon alternative to support my drawing journey
- Etsy Shop - Made first sale in in Spring 2023 with St Patty's and Easter emote packs
- Traditional Artwork - Embracing digital pen and ink drawings and putting them in the shop to sell
- 'Cute Octo Hat - 5x7 pen and ink artwork from 2021 sold.
- 'Sleepy Cat - 5x7 pen and ink artwork sold.
Best Of Request Volume 7 Print Edition - Released Summer 2023. Summarizes the 2022 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
Best of Request Volume 7 Digital Edition - Released Fall 2023. Summarizes the 2022 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year.
DrawFu 2020 Ashcan Digital Edition - Released Fall 2023. A digital edition of the 2020 ashcan packaged with Best of Request Volume 4 preorders.
- 'Drawing Request Show' streamed weekly several times a week on Twitch
2024
- Twitch Emotes Acknowledgement - Twitch's year end recap placed EWG emotes in the top 10% accredited and used on Twitch across many different channels.
- Crewpiece 2023: Bucket Hat Pirates - an original artwork featuring all my 2023 subscribers as of December 6th, 2023, on Twitch. Inspired by One-piece. Available in the shop as shirt, print and digital download during the first quarter of 2024
- Best Of Request Volume 8 Print Edition - Released Fall 2024. Summarizes the 2023 streaming and drawing request experience and features the best drawings from the year both on stream and off.
- Drawing Request Show Continues - Only on Tuesdays and Thursdays as off-stream work continues to be in demand
- Ko-Fi Commission - Approached by Ko-Fi staff to create an original Halloween artwork for posting on their social media sites.
- Monthly Ko-Fi Rewards - Starting in October 2024, I am doing monthly original art as a digital print and wallpaper, and several emotes/ clip art for monthly subscribers to the EWG Ko-Fi page.
2025
- Best of Request Volume 9 - Canceled. Due to the difficult decision to reduce my daily workload and stress with personal life responsibilities taking priority.
- Drawing Request Show Ends - Ended after a few final streams in November 2025.
2026
- Daily Drawings/ Digital Downloads - Began doing original daily warmups/ practice/ personal free-reign drawings when I can. Then also tossing them up in the shop for hires download purchases. Sold a few to a client.
- Hand Made Sketchbook - Received my first commission to create a custom personalized sketchbook from scratch. Had free reign on size and build specs. Order also requested I personalize the cover with some art. Sketchbook was made from scrap materials I had available. Final size is 8x5.5, 160 pages, Coptic stitched. Ordered by client in Denmark
- 'New Year Baby Vs Father Time' - Original art 8x5.5 cardstock. Illustrated after the new year with pencil, pen and marker. Sold to client in Denmark
- Livestreaming On Twitch - Streaming on Twitch returned February 2nd, the channel's anniversary of when it was first started in 2016. Now with more emphasis on authenticity, rebuilding the community and being a positive step forward. Simple live request options and working on personal works and commissions in the meantime.
