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Meet Adeity: One App to Draw, Make Comics and Animate

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Every artist knows the juggling act: one program for sketching, another for laying out comic pages, a third for animation, and a pile of exports moving between them. Adeity is my answer to that. It’s a single creative app with three workspaces (Draw, Comics and Animate) that share one Home and one familiar editor. Try it today The web version of Adeity is live at adeity.toonsmag.com . Open it in your browser and start drawing. There’s nothing to install. Built for drawing first I’ve drawn for years in PaintTool SAI and Krita, and I wanted Adeity’s brushes to feel just as alive: responsive, pressure-sensitive and dynamic. I test it myself on an iPad with Apple Pencil. Adeity aims to support every style of art: pencil, ink, watercolour, acrylic, pastel and oil. A vector-like ink tool will let you edit your lines after you draw them, and alignment tools will give you more control. From drawing to comic to motion In Adeity, your artwork moves freely between workspaces. Start with a d...
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Why Peer Feedback Is Essential in Cartooning

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"The first time I showed my cartoon to another artist, I was nervous. What if they hated it? Instead, they pointed out something I hadn't seen—and helped me make it better. That moment changed how I approached my entire creative process." —  Arifur Rahman , cartoonist, writer, and founder of  Toons Mag  and  Cartoonist Network Cartooning Is a Dialogue, Not a Monologue Cartooning may look like a solo journey—but behind every great cartoonist is a circle of peers, mentors, and editors who offer perspective, encouragement, and critique. In the age of social media and instant publishing, it’s tempting to skip feedback altogether and go straight to “likes.” But if you truly want to grow as an artist, storyteller, and communicator,  peer feedback is one of the most powerful tools you can embrace . In this post, I’ll explain why feedback matters, how it has shaped my own cartooning journey, and how you can give and receive critique that improves—not discourages—your cr...
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How Online Forums Help Me Grow as a Cartoonist

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“Before my cartoons reached international exhibitions or were featured in magazines, they lived in online forums—where strangers became mentors, and every critique became a lesson.” —  Arifur Rahman , cartoonist and founder of  Toons Mag  and  Cartoonist Network A Lifeline for the Isolated Artist Cartooning can be solitary. We spend hours hunched over our sketchpads or tablets, caught in our own thoughts. While solitude can fuel creativity,  too much of it can also stunt growth . That’s why, for me,  online forums have always been a creative lifeline —a space where I could connect with other artists, get feedback, learn new techniques, and stay motivated. In this post, I’ll share  how online cartoonist forums helped me grow—artistically, professionally, and emotionally , and how you can benefit from these digital communities too. 1. What Are Online Forums for Cartoonists?  Online forums are  virtual communities where artists gather to discuss...
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