Comic for Friday, November 20th
Alright, confession, I did block the hands in the last panel with the speech bubble intentionally. The damn shame about it is that originally I drew them, and they were drawn pretty well… unfortunately apparently somewhere along the line I’d switched which arm Peter was being pulled up by (thus hand was backwards…) the result was, once seen, un-unseeable. Unfortunately art edits are not really viable with the current setup (at least not for relatively minor things).
Anyway, I again I’ll do what I imagine I’ll be doing a lot of the next two weeks and apologize for it being late with shoddy art. I probably should have drawn these comics before I left, but I figured I’d actually have more time while vacation than normally… unfortunately while they may be true, I’ve yet to master drawing on the Surface tablet. It’s basically like attempting to work on a cellphone: Theoretically possible, but inconvenient as all hell, yet other people seem to do it. Maybe I’ll learn something.
If Naomi is keeping score, that’s twice she’s been used as a human shield today…
In un(directly)related news the comic, I’ve signed up to start a new job in late January (the kind where I go to an office and wear a tie). I don’t anticipate this will have any impact on the comic update schedule; it certainly won’t go on hiatus, but it’s conceivable it would at least temporary move to 1-2 times a week. If time is a problem I’ll hire help to keep it going, never fear dear readers 😉
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What a silly question, Peter, it was just an explosion and some shrapnel! Though she’s going to need to join in the clothes shopping at this rate…
Now go! Meet up with Ila! ^^ I can only imagine what Ila will think of Naomi…
I’m wondering what Ila will think of getting her very first hug. ^^
I’m not sure Ila is exactly well socialized. So far her main interactions seems to be “find person, attack person”, but I suppose shes bound for for a crash course with new experiences. Least Naomi is used to younger sisters and if we ever met her younger sister… well, you’ll see…
Oh, I’m sure she isn’t socialized at all. I’m also, given how I read Naomi’s character, pretty sure she’s going to get that hug. ^^
You may surprise me–you’ve done that before–but it’s still fun to think about. Heck, it may even cost Ila a system reset. ^^
This is one of the few comics I like enough to miss when an update doesn’t happen – Good on you :-).
Ze Frank talks about the fact that if he waited till something was perfect he would still be working on that artwork from middle school.
The fact that you are ‘doing’ and releasing comics which you feel are imperfect is to be saluted and something I want to emulate for my projects.
A thought which I hope you will find helpful – Stress less about the art – the ‘doing’ will lead to improvement so look forward to that rather then back to self evaluate.
I really appreciate the kind words! I’ll do my best to keep updates coming steady for a long time 😀
I definitely agree that buckling down and marching on the way to go; if I hadn’t started where I did, I wouldn’t be where I am now, or where I want to be in a few years; actually doing the comic has been the best drawing (and writing) experience I’ve gotten.
That said… even if I know it’s objectively true, it’s always a little hard to apply that knowledge and stop worrying about why it isn’t as good as I want, especially when its backsliding for various reasons 😛
Little sister makes her point in a most annoyingly little-sister way, and big brother grumpily agrees. Man, I love their interaction. ^^
The artwork is simpler, but nowhere near as forced as the first few months when you started. You’ll eventually learn to deal with all the quirks and differences of your Surface–two weeks should be about right for that. 🙂
Necktie, huh? Do you still remember how to tie one, or are you resorting to Mr. Clip-on? ^^
Hope you manage to enjoy your vacation instead or wearing yourself out worse, like most people do. 🙂
Haha, it’s been a rough day for Peter on the mastermind front when he’s agreeing with Naomi.
I can still do the sketches okay on the Surface, so the characters are sort of right and can move around better than at the start where they were mostly just standing there (cause that’s all I could much draw). But line art, coloring and effects are challenging, and each for a different reason. Still, eventually I’ll get better at it or get back to my normal tablet.
You know, someone examining the art carefully they can probably figure out when I started interviewing for jobs again as ties became drawn more accurately… 😛 But yeah, I know how to tie them well enough – I don’t even keep them pre-tied anymore 😛
Vacation is of the pretty relaxed sort, especially now that the job thing is nailed down.