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Have you ever tried the pixelovely site (I'd link it but Tumblr says no links in questions)? I find it to be a good way to practice gesture and figure drawing, and the nudes can be really helpful with anatomy.
Wowww that looks bloody brilliant! Thanks for the tip, I’ll have to try this out sometime!
solaraprotagonist-deactivated20 asked:
Got any tips for people struggling with poses? ;7;
Not sure if I’m the right person to answer this… I just scribble something and then make a kajillion tweaks until everything looks alright. Free transform (select area -> ctrl+t) in Photoshop is my best friend :)
I can’t draw natural poses in that smooth & intuitive way many pros do, but I’m quick to detect the flaws in my drawing and then proceed to fix them. I guess everyone’s got their own way of doing it
Why do I keep drawing Jasper so darned adorable
at this rate I’ll have to write him more screentime in canon
My latest Tokyo Jungle shenanigans: playing shitty animals with the best gear
Murder Chicken could probably take down a lion with those stats… I’ll be back with results
whoa I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound rude or something when I asked that. I just wanted to know, because tbh I do prefer books/comics with LGBT characters or people represented since I am one. I don't mind if it doesn't, I just would be even more excited if it did. ;u; I love Phantomland, so don't get angry ;o;
Did I come off angry? I’m not angry… No, I think that’s a legitimate concern really. I’m straight myself and have the most confidence writing straight relationships, but I’m definitely interested in taking the challenge and bringing more variety to the table. As I mentioned, some of the characters I do think are LGBT - Elias and the chief’s backstories in particular may touch on the subject - but I can’t promise it’ll have a lot of prominence storywise
Thanks for reading anyway :’)
ymedron said: Its perfectly understandable if the story works better the way you have set it up rather than trying to shoehorn a minority in. <:V
nieida9 said: Wow what? I don’t wanna sound rude but why should every comic even have LGBT-themes? They are important things but c’mon not every comic needs to circle around them. There’s lots of comics out there that handle these things already.
vernargh said: Dude wat. :’D Does every comic have to be about gays these days to get readers interested? Jeez.
Guess that’s true, but I agree that it would be cool for once to see openly queer characters in a story that isn’t the romance genre. And I’ve kinda blown most of my chances to write that :(
Sometimes I look at my characters and see a lineup of mostly white, straight, young & attractive people and it just bothers me a bit. It’s not “social justice” per se I’m concerned about, just the fact that more diversity would’ve been interesting. But it’s too late to make too many changes now, so I just gotta work with what I’ve got
Wow I lost a whole bunch of followers! Sorry guys if I’m unable to satisfy your demands on that front… honestly though there are plenty of webcomics out there who do the queer thing better than I do so I recommend you check those out instead :’)
are any of the phantomland characters LGBT*Q? U_U
Already in the FAQ
I mean sure, why not? There’s a number of characters I imagine having such an identity, but displaying that in canon won’t be easy! The few romantic relationships I’ve planned are all straight and too crucial to the plot to be changed. I may be able to sneak a few queer moments here and there but overall it’s gonna be a veeeery straight story
Bottom line: Phantomland won’t be a beacon of sexual/racial diversity but I plan to pay more attention to the subject in whatever project I draw after it
Music is pretty personal to a lot of people, and the kind of music a person listens to can say a lot about them. What are your characters' favourite genres of music? (or least irritable, in case Jon hates music and life or something)
- Amber: r&b, house, dance
- Elias: experimental, industrial, chiptunes
- Chie: indie rock, electronica
- Jon: classic rock
Music is actually one of the few things Jon genuinely likes (I planned to write this detail into the story eventually)! Only applies to his preferred genres though, old fart hates modern stuff
Will Chie have a romantic relationship ? She's so cute, I'd love to see her with someone ^^
Can’t give you a good answer cuz I haven’t decided on everything yet, but… I’ll confirm that a crush will happen ;D
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/624061548/the-goon-movie-lets-kickstart-this-sucker
GO GO GO GO GO GO
Signal boost - 70 hours left and only $50,000 more to go! I know next to nothing about The Goon but always willing to support more adult-oriented animation :’) Also David Fincher’s on board for this one which sounds promising
So I'm sure you're busy as it is, but I've been wondering what your take on those "Draw this character in this expression"-memes is. I'm currently trying a "25 essential expressions"-one and I wondered if I ever saw you doing one. It's good practice, though since you're so involved with Phantomland, "getting to know" your own characters better is one of your lesser worries. But YOU KNOW. I'd link you to one but tumblr says no.
25 essential expressions? I actually tried that some time ago when I was bored. This is how far I got
Usually I’m not all that interested in this type of meme… Expressions are context sensitive, aren’t they? Draw a sad face - but what are they sad about? Is it an exhausted/angry/shocked/regretful/etc kind of “sad”? Expressions are like colors; you can mix them to create more shades, with all kinds of subtlety, and that’s the whole beauty of it…
25 expressions may be useful to draw as a basic exercise but it’s still kind of a dumbed-down representation of the human range of emotions, I think
Hi! I recall you once telling where you usually print your comics but google wasn't my friend this time so I couldn't find the post. o n o Could you share your secrets and tell where you usually print your comics and how big batches you usually order and for what price? Thank you!
Unitedprint, they’re fast and deliver to the door. I prefer to keep the numbers to myself though