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Fierce ladies are always fun to doodle. That said, the chief finally made an appearance in the webcomic!
Who are your favorite characters of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and why?
Oh gosh this is hard to answer! So many great characters to choose from…
Based on the first four books I guess I empathise the most with Brienne, Sansa and Tyrion. Maybe because their circumstances strike me as particularly unfair so it’s interesting to follow. There are also side characters like Sandor and Bronn who I really enjoy for their badassery, though :D
Not much of a story to talk about, I just enjoy creating characters for this universe. The thing would center around a bunch of kids aged 14 or so; these two siblings would be the protags. Their mom is sort of a comic relief. Dad is a mysterious dude the kids have never met
Yeah I have a soft spot for biracial families so I had to draw one eventually :’)
Can you give me some tips on how you became so good at drawing please?
Observe and practice
I'm sure this has probably been asked before, but do you have a start to finish exmaple of how you do a page of phantomland? And what tools do you use also? Thank you!!
I was thinking of maybe doing a “making of” sort of bonus for the next volume where I go through my process all the way from scripting to a finished page. So, uhh, look forward to that I guess :-D
As for my tools… you can find most of my arsenal from any basic “how to draw manga” tutorial. But the tools don’t really matter in the end. I’d rather encourage you to experiment with all kinds of stuff until you figure out what works for you and your own purposes.
Sometimes I come across the opening credits and feel like rewatching the whole film. So darned cool ;v;
Where and how is the paper version of Phantomland printed?
It’s a German printhouse, Unitedprint. Pretty good in my experience :)
As for how… I just place the order and send them the PDF? Granted I’ve studied graphic design so I can do the layouting myself
Animation mini-tutorial pt. 2
Disclaimer: I’ve had no formal education on animation. I’ve learned everything I know from careful observation & trial and error
Start with a rough draft, especially if you’re animating a whole body.
Reduce your character to a bare minimum of details. The core motion is easy to edit and polish this way until it’s ready for cleanup.
Make a blank frame and trace a clean drawing over the sketch. After that, add inbetweens to smoothen the sequence.
Loose things like hair and clothes move at their own pace. Leave them for last, so it’ll be easier to work out how they react to the core motion.
And there we go!
Never thought I’d end up animating someone else’s character, but I’ve been meaning to draw Scott for a while so why the hell not… She is from Muura’s webcomic, En Tu Thrie :>
Haha I don’t even know whether the flirty gesture is in-character at all
Phantomland is back from it’s break! Updates twice a week as usual. Read here
Also the first three issues are still available and glorious for those who prefer the paper version :)
Fap away son
Thanksss! :) Maybe I’ll have excuses to change their hairstyles in future canon, who knows. Flashbacks will definitely have different hair though!
Yeah I love messing around with hair
Sorry I haven’t been too productive lately! I got a flu and then went on a trip, but now I’m back home and feel like I can draw again \o/
Here’s some random doodle for the time being, I was just experimenting with hairdos and kinda liked the results