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Anonymous asked:

Do any copies of the SU fanzine remain for online sales?

Yes! I just need to set up a system for ordering them. Still recovering from the flu & juggling some other things atm but I’ll try to get on it soon.

Anonymous asked:

Maaria, I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't read phantomland yet (I have a bad habit of waiting for series to go on before I catch up so I won't run out any time soon. I do love everything you draw!) BUT everytime you post an update, the little preview pictures slay me. I just laughed 5 minutes straight at the gimme gimme gimme. You are amazing.

Judging by the previews I wonder what kinda weird-ass impression people get of the comic hahaha…. I’m glad you find those entertaining though, thanks. Read the real deal when you feel like it!

Anonymous asked:

How's Dinkie?

Lying dead on my desk.

Anonymous asked:

Where did you learn to draw and set up comics like you do? Did you take a class or something?

How to comics:

1. read good comics
2. figure out why they’re good
3. draw comics
4. (when in doubt read a Scott McCloud book)

I actually went to a school (Orivesi college of arts) for a year to study comics, but at that point I already knew the essentials and it was pretty much an excuse to spend a gap year drawing stuff. Honestly anyone can draw comics, you don’t need a license to do it. How to draw a comic that’s readable though, that’s where you’ll make tons of mistakes and need to listen to criticism

Anonymous asked:

how do you do the layout process in your comics? thank you for the AMA.

Hey no problem! Here’s thumbnails for these two pages. It’s a Photoshop file with a chapter’s worth of blank spreads that I fill in as I go. Drawings are on a separate layer so I can easily move things around with the lasso tool, or add more panels in between, or scrap them, or change their size or whatever

I’ve made this as convenient as possible for myself because thumbnailing is a pain in the ass, sometimes I spend hours wrestling layouts into shape only to get a page or two completed. And I’m not super fond of this example spread either, I’m like 70% satisfied with it haha. But it’s ok, I’ll just try to make the next ones better. That’s comics for ya

Anonymous asked:

Oh no! Does that means Jon is sensitive to dog whistle?! (by the way, nice latests OC anatomy drawings of Jon. He's pretty fit for someone drinking all the time! I wouldn't mind if he has a bit of belly fat though. <3)

I think most people figured this out - yeah, he can hear ultrasound, but there’s more to it than that they’re playing Abba in high frequency

Pretty fit for someone who smokes! Nothing about his body makes sense really hahaha. It‘ll be acknowledged in canon though

Anonymous asked:

Can you draw more adult Steven?

I’d love to! I love adult Steven. Thing is I need to have a good vision in my head before I can draw it, and those don’t come by very often. I’m really grateful for the reception my art has gotten but I can’t make any promises, sorry!

Anonymous asked:

I thought that I'd butt in a bit, I've been following your comic since 2011 maybe? You and Leppu lived together then I think? Anyway I was fanatically invested in the first two volumes of this thing. It was the comic that made me gain confidence in self publishing and finnish comic scene in general, which I absolutely loathed back then. You made me think that my own story projects might one day be possible. You and Leppu are two out of three in my holy trinity of senpaidom, I adore your work.

Oh my goodness that’s so flattering to hear, being an actual senpai to someone. Thank you!! Those were the times eh? Tell you the truth I started drawing Phantomland basically because at the time there was a lot of this anti-manga attitude going around which fueled some kinda fighting spirit in me to try to prove that Finns can draw good manga. Dunno if I proved much, it’s not like manga haters would give my work a chance to begin with haha

But truly, nothing’s stopping you from drawing a comic and bringing your stories to life! If you have a pen and paper you can start right away, think about that! Never hesitate, just work!! Good luck with your project kind anon!

Anonymous asked:

How do you feel about people shipping your characters and making fan art and such?

Go ahead

Anonymous asked:

Has there been another situations where someone said your Character looked like X from Y show? Would you share? or does it really bother you?

Good question. Not a lot really! One time someone said Jon looks like Ginko from Mushishi and I don’t mind because Ginko is great.

A few times I’ve heard that Elias is like Hughes from FMA but it’s actually a pet peeve because both wear glasses + uniform and that’s where the similarities end also that is the worst ahoge I’ve seen

Advice though: if you ever think an artist’s work resembles another artist’s work, DON’T tell them (unless it’s literally ripped off and needs that criticism). You may think it’s a compliment but most artists don’t appreciate it. They want to be viewed as their own person, not a knock-off of someone else.

Anonymous asked:

Have you ever done any NSFW comics? If you haven't then do you think about doing it?

Porn is fun to draw and I think I’m pretty good at it. I don’t value that stuff at all though, to me it’s just cheap & disposable and I usually get rid of it. So yeah I draw it once in a blue moon but the chances of you guys seeing it are very low (・_・)

Sex scenes in a non-porn context can be kinda interesting though. Phantomland might have a couple of those in the future

Anonymous asked:

hi maaria i really love your comic and your artwork! so inspiring! *sparkle eyes* i'm wondering, if you're not too busy of course, if you could make a small tutorial on how you create the margins for your comic pages and maybe also how you make the panels? i'm always wondering how artists create the margins to account for bleed. that would be super helpful and thank you if you do! but only if you're not busy :) have a nice day!

Doesn’t really matter how you do your margins. Just make sure your page has room for bleeds, more info in this post

Anonymous asked:

Looks like people are getting their panties in a twist over your SU fanart. I reeeeeeeally hope you don't get anon hate over this, and if you do, don't respond. Wait for this to blow over. Some of these people are extremely vicious, and engaging with them would not be wise.

Yeaaaah I did expect some amount of hate alright. I thought the joke here was pretty obvious but there’s always that percentage of people who completely miss the point and go batshit crazy in my inbox

DISCLAIMER: Just to be clear, yes, the image is intentionally tasteless because I’m poking fun at the anime industry (and perhaps the perverted side of SU fandom as well). Steven Universe is one of my favorite shows at the moment and I wouldn’t change a single thing about it :)

Anonymous asked:

Hi! I think your comic making seems really professional. Especially the marginals, which I have no idea about. Could you explain/show your knowledge and methods when it comes to marginals?

Hi and thank you!

You can draw your comic any way you like, but if you want to print the stuff, just make the margins wide enough. The edges of the page will be cropped off in print, marked here with red, usually 2-5mm depending on your printhouse. Make sure not to draw/write anything important in the danger zone

Anonymous asked:

I want to see Jon's and Chie's reactions to if they switched bodies. :D

Haha I could probably write an entire episode about this scenario but there’s no time to draw all of it