Tripp 3tych Gustin

@trippgustin

Trip(p)le threat multimedia designer, comic artist, and illustrator. Freelancing & making @TrueniverseComics! I like stuff that is weird, queer, colorful & from the heart 🌈 (he/they, 36, Atlanta) Portfolio: www.trippgustin.com Comics: www.trueniverse.com

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Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· 22d

True Colors Update! 3-80: Not Doing Great Ben and Sonia commiserate. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it is an image of Ben, a black man with locs and a green hoodie. He leans back in his chair with a grin as he texts, surrounded by sparkly green bokeh effects. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-80: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-80.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Jul 7

True Colors Webcomic Update! 3-79: Screw This Ben reaches out to some buddies. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it we a parody of the Yamcha Death Pose meme with an in-universe anime character lying beaten and bruised in a crater. He is muscular, wears an orange gi, and has wild cyan, magenta, and yellow hair. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-79: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-79.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Jun 23

True Colors Update! 3-78: Nothing Personal Rachita offers some encouraging(?) last words. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it we see Rachita (a young Indian woman with a blue cybergoth aesthetic) waving away a dejected Ben (a black man in a green hoodie) following their robot battle. Her robot Spinnerette hangs on her shoulder as she approaches her waiting crowd of fans. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-78: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-78.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Jun 9

True Colors Update! 3-77: Lights Out Ben's bot battle comes to its conclusion. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it we see Spinnerette (an orb-shaped spider-like robot with eight rotating arms) and TNMN-003 (a boxy toaster-like robot with a single broken arm). Spinnerette spins four of its legs like a sawblade, pinning TNMN in place with the other four legs as it flails helplessly. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-77: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-77.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Jun 2

Happy Pride from Trueniverse Comics and the (almost entirely queer) True Colors cast! No matter how you do or don't identify, you matter 🏳️‍🌈💖🏳️‍⚧️

An illustration celebrating Pride Month with Trueniverse Comics and True Colors, a webcomic by Tripp Gustin. The headline text reads "Happy Pride from Trueniverse Comics." The illustration depicts several characters from the True Colors in a variety of pride-themed attire, waving pride flags, and holding signs on Trueman University's campus. Their shirts read things like "Labels are for soups" in nonbinary pride flag colors, "My sexuality is nah" in asexual pride flag colors, "Black Trans Lives Matter" in trans pride flag colors. The signs say "Love is too beautiful for the closet," "Gender? I hardly know them!" in agender pride flag colors, and "You Are Loved" in rainbow.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· May 26

True Colors Update! 3-76: Get Serious Rachita grows bored of her plaything. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it we see glowy techy silhouettes of Spinnerette (an orb-shaped spider-like robot with eight rotating arms) and TNMN-003 (a boxy toaster-like robot with a single mallet for an arm). Spinnerette spins its legs like a helicopter, then slowly unfurls them and begins to plummet towards TNMN-003 with a piercing attack. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-76: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-76.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· May 20

Our animated scifi film Iridescent won the "Innovative Vision" award at Atlanta Shortsfest! As Assistant Director and resident ATLien, I had the honor of representing our team and was blown away by the amount of talent on display across 100+ short films -- and I made a lot of cool new friends too :)

A photo of me smiling and holding the Innovative Vision award. I am a caucasian male-presenting person with brown hair in a curly mohawk wearing a blue shit with a palm leaf pattern on it. The trophy is angular translucent glass, and I am standing in front of the 7 Stages Theater in Little 5 Points, Atlanta on a sunny day.

A graphic promoting our animated film Iridescent. It shows a black woman astronaut sitting on a rock and stargazing on an alien planet alongside a fuzzy alien companion and a drone-like robot. The text reads "She sought a new planet. She found herself instead. Iridescent: An animated short film by the Augusta University Animation Program. Written and Directed by A.B. Osborne. Original Score by Tristan Arostegui. Starring Kayla Johnson." It features several laurels with the following text: "Winner: Innovative Vision, Atlanta Shortsfest. Best Animation of the Season: Pulse of Animation Festival 2026. Best Animation About the Future: Pulse of Animation Festival 2026"

A photo of some of the Iridescent animation team on the red carpet at Atlanta Shortsfest.

A nighttime photo of the marquee sign at 7 Stages Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The text on the sign reads "17th Annual Atlanta Shortsfest May 14-16".

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· May 13

✨ Quote repost your art that has stars! ✨

An illustration of fanart from the game Outer Wilds. It depicts the main character (a 4-eyed blue humanoid alien known as a Hearthian) in a patchwork space suit sitting in a meditation pose with a glowing white Eye symbol in the middle of their forehead. Around them are circular orbits of the various planets in the solar system -- the Hourglass Twins, Timber Hearth, Brittle Hollow, Giants Deep, and Dark Bramble -- along with various interplanetary bodies like comets, moons, and space stations. Behind them is a halo of a blue sun, and in the background is a field of stars.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· May 12

True Colors Update! 3-75: Pathetic Rachita gives Ben her assessment. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it, a toaster-like robot (TNMN-003) launches a piece of robotic toast up at a spider-like robot (Spinnerette). In the second panel, Spinnerette catches it in midair with a view of the crowd far below. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-75: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-75.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· May 11

Happy #WebcomicDay! True Colors is 4 coming of age stories rolled into one, which you should read if you like college queer awakenings, messy toxic friendships, escaping cycles of abuse, shonen robot battles, chosen ones learning to wield their power, and hot mean girls. trueniverse.com/truecolors

A comic page from the webcomic True Colors. In it, Kit Hawkthorne (a white woman with brown hair in a ponytail, a white and magenta tshirt, tan cargo pants, and magenta sneakers) punches a screen, cutting her hand. After a fight with her friend Iro, she asks if she's really as horrible as he says, then runs off tearfully as Iro calls to her.

A comic page from the webcomic True Colors. In it, Iro Harada (a gender nonconforming biracial Asian/white individual with dyed blonde hair in a ponytail, a blue/white tanktop, and dark blue jeans) talks to Angela Rivera (a black trans woman with side-shaved locs, a pink tank top, and jean shorts) about the freedom of experimenting with one's identity in college.

A comic page from t he webcomic True Colors. In it, Ben Greene (a black man with messy locs, a green hoodie, and grey shorts) competes in the Robo Rumpus battle bots competition against Rachita Nilah (a cybergoth Indian woman wearing kinetic gloves, goggles, black tanktop, a tight blue skirt, and fishnets). As they pilot their robots, Rachita calls Ben out for not having conviction in the science of robotics to get in his head and throw him off his game.

A comic page from the webcomic True Colors. In it, Sonia Trueman (a white woman with shoulder-length black hair, a flowy purple top, and a long black skirt) speaks with the campus news team about some irrefutable evidence that TrueCorp (her family's corporation) has been engaging in some nefarious practices to get on top. She tearfully makes a promise that when she's in charge the company will never hurt anyone again and is surrounded by a strange glowing energy.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· May 5

Our student film Iridescent is making its film festival debut at the Atlanta Shortsfest next week! It tells the story of Tess, an interstellar traveler who discovers a strange alien world that makes her appreciate the beauty and fragility of nature 💫 Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKbW...

An image promoting the 3D animated film Iridescent. It depicts a CGI black woman in a purple space suit sitting on a rock and smiling up at a sea of stars on an alien planet. She is surrounded by strange alien flora and fauna, and is joined in her stargazing by a drone-like robot companion and a furry koala-like alien. The tagline reads "She sought a new planet. She found herself instead" and there are logos for "Iridescent", "Augusta University," and "ATL Shortsfest: May 14-16, 7 Stages, Atlanta". The smaller credit text reads "An animated short film by the Augusta University Animation Program. Written and Directed by A.B. Osborne. Original Score by Tristan Arostegui. Starring Kayla Johnson."

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Apr 28

True Colors Webcomic Update! 3-74: Play Dirty Rachita makes Ben eat his words. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it, Rachita (an Indian woman with a blue cybergoth aesthetic) grins and whispers sensually in the ear of Ben (a black man with locs and a green hoodie) who shivers and turns bright red. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-74: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-74.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Apr 14

True Colors Update! 3-73: Conviction Rachita gives Ben some constructive criticism. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors by Tripp Gustin. In it, Ben (a black man with locs and a green hoodie) looks off to the side with annoyance while Rachita (an Indian woman with a blue cybergoth aesthetic) grins and taps on her glowing blue goggles. The text reads "True Colors Update 3-73: https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-73.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Mar 31

True Colors Update! 3-72: First Oil Thwock! Fwip! Sproing! Crack! TNMN-003 and Spinnerette clash. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors. In it we see a side view of the robot TNMN-003 (a robot made out of a toaster with a singular hammer arm) fighting Spinnerette (a blue orb-shaped spider-like robot with spindly legs). TNMN comes down on Spinnerette with a heavy aerial hammer attack, which it blocks with four of its legs. A loud CRACK emanates from them as anime-esque shockwaves and lightning erupt around them, shattering the surrounding panels stylistically. The text on the image reads "True Colors Update 3-72, https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-72.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Mar 17

New True Colors! 3-71: Blue Widow Ben meets his new robotics rival. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comics #webcomics #indiecomics #spiderforest #comicoop

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Mar 12

I finally animated my freelance logo! Lately I'm trying to lean more into motion design work, so I've been working on beefing up my logo animation portfolio and having a lot of fun doing it 😎 If you'd like help bringing YOUR logo to life, hit me up! #motiondesign #graphicdesign #logoanimation

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Mar 3

True Colors Update! 3-70: Sonia's Promise Sonia ends her interview, but hasn't heard the last of it. www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support my work: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comic #webcomic #indiecomic #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors. In it, we see a close-up of Eloise Trueman, an elderly Caucasian woman with wrinkles, freckles, and grey hair in a tight bun and the CEO of TrueCorp. The close-up centers around her eye, which bulges furiously and reflects a strange multicolored energy. Her pupils are tiny with rage as a vein pulses on her temple.

The text reads "True Colors Update 3-70: Sonia's Promise, https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-70.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Feb 19

Thanks to a friend who told me to "surprise her" for a commission, I finally got the time/opportunity to do some fanart of Outer Wilds, a mutual interest and probably my favorite game of all time ✨ "Are you ready to learn what comes next?" #OuterWilds #fanart #art #illustration #space

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Feb 17

True Colors Update! 3-69: Truth Sonia speaks her Truth. trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Start reading here: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Also, this week's Patreon commentary (normally $5+) is FREE to read, check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/true-c... #comic #webcomic #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors. In it, Sonia Trueman (a caucasian woman with black hair, freckles, a flowing purple top, and a black skirt) clutches her amulet as she stands dramatically, her hair and clothes flaring out as she holds a manilla folder in her other hand. A strange multicolored energy seems to flare out around her in front of a sea of stars, and the energy seems to coil its glowing tendrils around the surrounding comic panels.

The text reads "True Colors Update 369: Truth, https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-69.html"

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Feb 5

I just launched the Tripp Gustin Creative Digest, a monthly newsletter on Substack where I talk about art, graphic design, comics, upcoming events, new book releases, personal musings, industry trends, and more! Check out the first edition and subscribe to emails at trippgustincreative.substack.com!

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Feb 3

True Colors Update! 3-68: Evidence Sonia gets closer to the Truth about the Truemans. trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comic #webcomic #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors. The text reads True Colors Update! 3-68 https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-68.html

The main picture is of a large spread of documents contained within the TrueCorp Evidence folder. Among them are a court case transcript of the case of Walt Disney Productions, LTD v Trueman Corporation, Inc, along with a newspaper clipping that says "Small Tech Startups Microsoft, Apple, Google allege stolen designs as..." before it is covered up; A confidential memo addressing "TamperCurb" injuries with the press, along with a TrueCorp settlement check; a confidential memo about a WizardGPT Proposal along with a polaroid of C Trueman working on a robot head; a list of TrueCorp Political Donations with several names, including Jamison Jones III and Juahui Wang, along with a newspaper clipping that says "Trueman endorsement helps secure Jamison Jones III mayoral bid"; confidential blueprints showing drawings of the Non-Disclosure Augmentation along with a polaroid of a glowing purple light on someone's neck.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Jan 20

Meeee! I've got a bunch of work samples on my site here (including illustration, graphic design, and comics) so lemme know if you think my style might be a good fit :) Also here are some of the stickers I've made for my own stuff! www.trippgustin.com

A set of stickers I designed. From left to right and top to bottom the stickers depict a stained glass Alice in Wonderland, a merman based on a rainbow dragonet, a stained glass Fenrir from Norse mythology, a trippy tv-headed sculpture, a rainbow skyline, a nonbinary bathroom sign that says "This isn't even my final form", a TV headed figure with angelic iconography on it, and a stained glass tree cracking the sky.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Jan 20

True Colors Update! 3-67: Top Secret Sonia defends her family's honor but learns she may not have the full picture. trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Read from the beginning: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Support me: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comic #webcomic #spiderforest #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors. The main text reads "True Colors Update 3-67. https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-67.html".

In the image is a view of the character Sonia, who gestures with her hands uncertainly over a red background of the stream she is on.

Next to her is a clipping of the newspaper The Veridian Chronicle featuring a photo of her father, uncle, and grandmother in the 1970s. The newspaper headline reads "Federal Judge dismisses Trueman Family Criminal Conspiracy Charges In Ongoing 'Truthgate Scandal'". The subheader reads "New FBI Director dismisses allegations of foul play concerning special agent disappearances." A second headline reads "New Dollar Bill Design Unveiled." The remaining text is illegible.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Jan 6

True Colors is BACK! 3-66: Rags to Riches Sonia and Tasha dive into TrueCorp's founding -- at least the story they've been told. trueniverse.com/truecolors/3... Start reading here: trueniverse.com/truecolors/p... Patreon: www.patreon.com/trueniversec... #comic #webcomic #spiderforest #sf #comicoop

An image promoting the webcomic True Colors. The text reads "True Colors Update! Page 3-66 https://www.trueniverse.com/truecolors/3-66.html"

The image depicts an exaggerated dramatic reenacment of the Trueman Brothers and their efforts to convince investors to invest in their new company. Abe Trueman gestures excitedly at his brother's inventions and is dressed like a showman, wearing a purple tophat, jacket with tails, and cane over his usual purple sweater. C Trueman wears his usual white button down, tie, and circular glasses, holding a raygun and looking nervous. Around them are several early technology prototypes from the Trueman Corporation's early days, such as a large supercomputer with the "Wizard" face, a toy rocketship, a boxy toy robot, a bulky early cellular phone, and a small portable television with antennae and the Wizard face on its screen. They stand on a large pile of moneybags as dollar bills rain from the sky. Behind them, Eloise and L watch proudly, L's arm on Eloise's shoulder.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Dec 31

#ArtvsArtist2025! This was actually a solid year for art & design. I moved to Atlanta, began freelancing full time, fell in love w/ motion design/animation, drew lots of portraits, made lots of comics, sold books in local shops, attended SPX, did fun group projects, & overall found a better groove!

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Dec 31

Happy #Cartoonber2025 with the @cartoonist.coop!!! Our team told the short tale of Juan Jotters and his quest to expand sexy costumes beyond Halloween (and get rich doing it) Script: @aaronsegman.bsky.social Pencils: @strandedcomics.com Inks: @gwinga.bsky.social Color/Lettering: Me! #comicoop

The second page in the comic "Hot Couture".

Panel 1: The exterior of the same storefront from the previous page, now with a vibrant pink banner that says "Trick AND Treat".

Panel 2: The interior of the store, in which several sexy costumes are showcased. Sexy Bride and Groom! Sexy Pirate! Sexy Ghosts! Sexy Cthulu! Sexy Bernie (Sanders)! Juan carefully tailors the train of the sexy bride.

Panel 3: A montage of the ways Trick and Treat has helped Juan, Morbert, and a poached Kevin rise to fame and fortune. The three of them pose on the cover of Boo Business magazine, which reads "Juan Jotters! The New King of Kink!". Juan dives into pool filled with the finest jackets, accompanied by Kevin and Morbert. Juan guzzles champagne in a jacuzzi that is also filled with champagne.

Panel 4: Morbert approaches a hungover-looking Juan, holding out a piece of paper. Beside him is a bottle labeled "Sweet Regrets Breakfast Champagne".

Panel 5: Juan looks at the paper, eyes bloodshot and panicked. We see what he is looking at: a 12 month lease signed in his name.
Juan: Oh, ye GODS!

The third page in the comic "Hot Couture".

Panel 1: Juan Jotters, Morbert, and Kevin stand in Juan's tackily ornate office. Juan is pacing frantically while his employees stand to the side.
Juan: By all the cats in CHINA Morbert! Why didn't you tell me I was signing a twelve-month lease?!
Morbert: I TRIED to review the terms with you, Sir.
Juan: Whatever shall we do? A retail establishment that exists ALL YEAR? How against type! How anti-hip! Shall we be GROCERS, Morbert???

Panel 2:
Kevin: Well, we can't sell Halloween costumes anymore. As soon as Halloween's over people immediately start thinking about Thanksgiving, and they..... you're doing that THING again, aren't you? Where something I said gives you an ide--

Panel 3: A close-up of Juan's face. His word balloons cut off Kevin's dialogue and extend into the next panel.
Juan: That's it, Morbert!
Kevin: Kevin.
Juan: Sexy THANKSGIVING costumes!

Panel 4: A montage spread of several different sexy costumes with accompanying text. The text for each costume reads:
Sexy Black Friday shopper! Sexy football player! Sexy Cornucopia! Sexy Turkey! Sexy Pumpkin Pie! Sexy Pilgrim! Sexy Native Ameri... actually nevermind. SEXY MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE BALLOON!!!

A comic page from "Hot Couture".

P1: Two news anchors with similar features, Bob and Tina, smile at the camera.
Bob: In other news, the Sexy Thanksgiving costume trend is sweeping the nation!
Tina: That's right, Bob!

P2: A scene from the white house, which is decorated to look like the film 1984 with Big Brother overhead. Donald Trump is in a sexy turkey costume being served by workers in Prole costumes.
Tina's VO: The President followed up his Halloween Great Gatsby Gala with a Turkey Day Bash based on another classic novel...

P3: A wide shot of the Turkey Day Bash, showing many attendees in sexy Thanksgiving outfits (pilgrims, wishbones, gravy boats) being served by Prole workers.
Tina's VO: Guests were decked out in the latest holiday fashion, showing SKIN as tantalizing turkeys and provocative pilgrims!

P4: A scene of Juan Jotters, Morbert, and Kevin celebrating in Juan's office from the previous page. Morbert pours them all champagne as they watch the news broadcast.
Morbert: We are a hit. I must admit that making Thanksgiving sexy was marketing genius.
Kevin: Aww, thanks Morb--
Juan: Merci beaucoup, Morbert! Your faith sustains me!
Bob's VO: I guess they were showing GRAVY skin, Tina!
Tina's VO: Trying too hard, Bob.

P5: Juan taps his chin in thought as the three discuss the problem.
Juan: But we've still ten more months of wretched obligation to our conniving landlord...
Morbert: We've probably made enough at this point to just buy the building.
Kevin: Or we could just expand our operations to other holida--

P6: A small popout panel of Juan emoting excitedly.
Juan: IT JUST CAME TO ME!
Kevin VO: Goddammit.

P7: A spread of more sexy holiday costumes, arranged by date. We see a sexy Santa, Father Time, Groundhog, Cupid, Leprechaun, and two Easter bunnies humping behind a "CENSORED" bar. Juan's head pops out of the page excitedly.
Juan: Now to keep profits coming in year round! Sexiness knows no season!

FIN

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Dec 10

My friend is hosting a Muppet Christmas Carol Read-And-Sing-Along and I got to draw our Muppetsonas for the invitations -- I'm the blue monster! In the process I learned that Muppets are super fun to draw and now I reeeally wanna do more commissions like this... #muppets #commissions #illustration

An illustrated invitation. The text reads "You are cordially invited to The Muppet Christmas Carol Read-and-Sing-Along. Join us for a cozy live reading (and singing!) of The Muppet Christmas Carol movie script. Costumes encouraged, but not required."

The illustration depicts a figure opening their front door to carolers, who are all Muppets mimicking the cover of The Muppet Christmas Carol. From left to right are a penguin in a scarf and tophat, a raven in a waistcoat and tophat hanging from a lamppost, a turquoise monster in a red jacket and mohawk, a humanoid muppet wearing green plaid period clothing and a red bonnet, and a raccoon wearing a newsboy cap, a coat, and holding Tiny Tim's crutch.

The other side of an invitation for The Muppet Christmas Carol read-and-sing-along. It features a closed door with a wreath on it, with the Statler/Marley door knocker from the movie. The text reads "Knock Knock..." with some empty space because the address and time have been removed for my client's privacy.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Dec 9

If you're still looking for the perfect gift or stocking stuffer this holiday season, consider giving the gift of ART! I've got original graphic novels, comic zines, stickers, buttons, and prints. Use code TGCHOLIDAYS2025 to save 15% on ALL purchases through 12/20/25! trippgustincreative.etsy.com

A graphic advertising my Etsy shop holiday sale. It has panels showcasing the graphic novel "True Colors: Book One", "Comicstripp Zine #1"; stickers featuring stained glass characters, merfolk, a rainbow skyline, and a nonbinary bathroom sign; a myriad of colorful buttons with my artwork on them; and art prints featuring stained glass characters, colorful vector ravens, a nonbinary bathroom sign, and two boys kissing. The background of each panel has swirling colorful paint in holiday colors.

The text reads:
Tripp Gustin Creative Etsy Shop Holiday Sale. Comic Books! Stickers & Buttons! Art Prints! Use code TGCHOLIDAYS2025 at checkout for 15% off all items! (offer valid through 12/20/25)
trippgustincreative.etsy.com

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Nov 16

Me // how I draw myself I basically always just draw myself in my default style (True Colors) and try to be relatively accurate to myself. So when I met a bunch of SpiderForest people at SPX this year it was very validating that SEVERAL people said “you look just like your Discord avatar” lmao

A bathroom mirror selfie of me. I am a Caucasian male-presenting person with pale skin, brown hair in a mohawk, and blue eyes. I am wearing a black graphic tee with a colorful spacey hand design on the front, earrings, blue nail polish, and a black leather bracelet.

A self portrait of myself. I am a Caucasian male-presenting person with pale skin, brown hair in a mohawk, and blue eyes. I am wearing a black denim battle vest with patches of the various places I have worked, a sleeveless turquoise hoodie, black denim jeans, black boots, triangular earrings, and blue nail polish. I am running with my Wacom stylus held overhead like a torch, with swirling paint and digital glitches pouring from the tip. In my other hand I am holding my graphic novel “True Colors: Book One” which spills pages out behind it to reveal their contents.

Tripp 3tych Gustin@trippgustin· Oct 31

Happy Halloween! 🎃 🔮 🪄 This year #SpiderForest did a group event where we all made tarot cards of our webcomics! I picked Wheel of Fortune because it's all about change, cycles, fate, and decisive moments in life. It's also full of symbolism and so is True Colors! #comic #webcomic #comicoop #sf