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"What do you use?"
It's always fun to see what tools other folks are using. This is my page to do the same. What you see is what I use for my various projects.
Updated on Thursday, 20th of November, 2025
Art
For all of my digital drawing and painting, I use Procreate for iPad with an Apple Pencil. Surprise, surprise. Currently, I am getting used to the Comic Junkies Toolkit for Procreate by RetroSupply Co.
I do have a Huion Kamvas Pro 16 that I should be using (nice find from Facebook Marketplace). But my ambition to build a new desk is in the way of that. I will probably start using Krita once that is finally done.
My physical painting is done with either oil paints or gouache.
Anti-AI
It is by no means bulletproof, but Glaze by the University of Chicago is a promising tool for protecting images for AI training. Hopefully this paves the way for future platforms that are more effective.
Technical Stuff
This Website
It's actually just an HTML website. However, the page content is generated from Markdown. The execution is done through a lil' Python script.
The Comics
My comics are served via a custom template, Sunday. The source code are stored is stored in my own Gitea instance. Images and other assets are tracked with Git LFS.
Infrastructure
Getting technical, everything under puercito.net is hosted in a virtual machine over at BinaryLane.
The sites are proxied on Traefik Proxy, served through Docker.
BunnyCDN distributes the content globally with included anti-DDoS. My domains are purchased through
Namecheap who provides identity privacy. Their PrivateEmail
is a cost-effective solution.
I access the infrastructure with TwinGate, a really simple VPN-like thingy.
Code
I subscribe annually to JetBrains. Mostly, PyCharm is the IDE I spend my time in since that is my preferred platform. Occasionally I find myself in WebStorm. I don't do so much actual writing of code so much as handing my requirements to Claude Code for execution.
To be absolutely clear, I only use Claude for technical work!
Software
My writing is done in Scrivener. My works are backed up to a free-tier DropBox account. Google Drive is where I store everything.
The newsletter is handled through PencilBooth, a provider specifically tiered to visual artists.
I use a self-hosted instance of Wekan for the limited task management I do.
YouTube is where I go to listen to ambient stuff while working on my projects. I am particular fan of Aurora Heaven. Them is some vibes.
Hardware
My laptop is a 2024 MacBook Pro 13" with an Apple M4 processor, 24GB memory. It usually sits on my lap. When I am at my desk, I use my Logitech POP Keys and POP Mouse gifted to me for Valentine's Day. I have a single external monitor (not counting the Huion). The laptop sits closed and slotted into a timber stand I hand-made. Why yes, I am not a multi-monitor person.
For focusing, I have a pair of Sony WH1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones (White) to block out (external) distraction. The pads wore after several years of use. So, I installed some replacements from Amazon.