February Fun-Dip

KittenChamp
1 day ago
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Lorrrddt. I haven't changed my calendar since January 21st. I don't know why I started with that but now you know, as I'm writing this I'm surprised that it's actually february - again. If you remember my message in the december dispatch blog post, I mentioned starting the comic over - again. Now I know what you're thinking, but hold on a second, hear me out...!

I know you all are tired of hearing me say the same thing every 6 months - starting over, starting over, starting over. You never get past episode 3! Trust me, this hurts me more than it hurts you.

I know a lot of artists out there uploading their comics start with some shit looking art but as their story progresses, you get to watch it change and develop over time, It's like growing up with the artist, watching how their style changes and get's better, more like them, in a sense. NOT HERE!

I hate my old art so much I STRIP it away from ALL EYES! NO ONE CAN SEE THE DEVILS VOMIT

ahem.

anyway.

Let me show you an example of how the first chapter has changed over the last 6 years:

These first two pages are from the first rendition of this comic in 2020.

there was so much blank space on the page, it was a CRY for PAGE COUNT. But also I thought the bigger the page the higher the resolution and the more detail I could add.

BAD IDEA.

too much detail, yet too little. It didn't look cohesive or comfortable. Was it good? yeah. — Nice idea, bad execution

I think the details were too much for a graphic novel, I have an issue with 'less is more'. not personally though, i'm sure 'less is more' is a good person. — no, what?

This, the same scene, just a little different, same characters, this was 2023 - instead of less detail, I went with MORE . Bigger page, bigger panels, BIG BERLYN ART- which took waaay too long, I worked on this version of the graphic novel for over a year, it made me hate it honestly.

I like it, but again, something didn't feel right, it was too much. — For the detail it looks great, for graphic novel production? You need a team girl...

and finally, here we are at 2026. both of these pages completed in two days, much, much simpler, easier to navigate and clearer to see. The characters are better looking (not as far as looks, but the style and colorization is much better) Even having a more organized format and layout helps. WTF was I doing before and why didn't you stop me?!

this is a flashback scene so the color is a bit grayed out, but other than that, I'm liking this better. — muuuuuuuch better.

anyway thanks for coming to my ted talk, I'm going to go now.

February Fun-Dip

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