Venturing into the hand-drawn world of the @koz_comics webcomic Instagram channel by local Reno artist @sheepish_eye is an enchanting, ongoing rom com journey, with frequent slice of life relatable short videos, mixed in with vignette micro stories starring Kelsey the Bat and Ozzie the Ferret.
“I created the comic to help push me to continuously create art on a regular basis, to practice making simple animations and to creatively express myself by drawing me and my partner as cute cartoons,” @sheepish_eye explained in a message exchange today.
Bats and ferrets are often under appreciated, she explained.
“My goal for the comic was for it to be relatable to nerdy couples, and to follow trends I find funny and amusing,” she added.
The Reno born and raised artist said she’s always had an interest in art and cartoons, getting education along the way in animation and design at TMCC and Nevada State University.
“I like it here in Reno since they often do events promoting art and give opportunities to artists to do public art installments,” she said of staying in the Biggest Little City.
A firm advocate of promoting artists to combat the growing pervasiveness of AI designs, her two pinned posts at the top of her channel, introducing her two characters, indicate in the top corner “Hand-drawn with love Never made with Ai.”