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Guys. I found Steve S. Burster
I'm gonna eat him now.
@redscorpiocat @sweet-sour-sketches @milk-powrit @loremaster3
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How I save time on backgrounds as a full-time webcomic artist
Hi! I make webcomics for a living, and I have to be able to draw a panel extremely fast to keep up with my deadlines. I draw about 50 panels a week, which gives me about 45 minutes per panel if I want any semblance of a healthy work-life balance.
Most webtoon artists save time on backgrounds by using 3d models, which works for them and is great! but personally I hate working in 3d... I went to school for it for a year and hated it so much I completely changed career paths and vowed never to do it again! So, this is how I save time without using any 3d, for those of you out there who don't like it either!
This tactic has also saved me money (3d models are expensive) and it has helped me converting my comic from scroll format into page format for print, because I have much more art to work with than what's actually in the panels. (I'll touch on this later)
So, first, I make my backgrounds huge. my default starting size is 10,000 x 10,000 pixels. My panels are 2,500 pixels wide, so my backgrounds are 4x that, minimum. Because of this, I make them less detailed than I could or that you might expect so it doesn't look weird against my character art when I shrink portions of it down.
I personally find it much easier to add in detail than to make "removing" details look natural at smaller sizes, but you might have different preferences than I do.
I also make sure to keep all of my elements on separate layers so that I can easily remove or replace them, I can move them to simulate different camera angles more easily, and it's simple to adjust the lighting to imply different times of day.
Then I can go ahead and copy/paste them into my episodes. I move the background around until it feels like it's properly fitting how I want.
Once I've done that in every panel, I'll go back through the episode and clean up anything that looks weird, and add in solid blacks (for my art style) Here's a quick before and after of what that looks like!
This makes 90% of my backgrounds take me just a few hours. This is my tactic when I'm working in an environment that an entire scene, or multiple scenes, will take place.
But many panels will inevitably have a location that's used exactly once, and it would waste time and effort to draw a massive background for those. So in 10% of cases, I just draw the single panel background in the episode. I save all of these, just in case I can re-use it later (this happens more often with outdoor locations, but I save them all nonetheless!)
I generally have to draw about 2 big backgrounds per episode, and 3-5 single-panel backgrounds per episode! At the beginning of an arc/book the number is higher, but as the series is continuing and I'm building up an asset library of indoor and outdoor elements to re-use for the book, the number generally goes down and I save more time.
My series involves time travel and mysteries, so there's a lot of new locations in it and we're constantly moving around. If I were working on a series that was more consistent in this aspect, this process would save me even more time!
Like I said earlier, this also saves me a lot of pain and gives me a lot more options as I'm converting from scroll format to print format!
panels that look like this in scroll format...
can look like this in print!
because I drew the background like this, so I didn't need to go through the additional effort to add in the extra detail to expand it outwards at all.
Anyways, I hope this helps someone! As always if it doesn't help, just go ahead and disregard. This is what I do and what works for me, and I feel like I only ever see time-saving tips for comics that involve 3d models and workflows, which don't work for me at all! I know there's more people like me out there, so this is for you!
Enjoy!
Also obligatory "my webcomic" if you want to see this in action or check it out!
#webcomic tips#webcomic making#comic tips#comic tutorial#art tutorial#art tips#time and time again#my ocs#digital art#ttawebcomic#hmmmm....#longpost#yeah it's a long post#I'll claim this one#lots of images#I hope this helps#I'm always worried when I make some kind of guide or tutorial people are gonna get mad at me lmao#I'm not saying 3d models are bad to use!!!#I just dont like them!#my brain doesnt work like that and it feels SO so so so tedious to me#TO ME PERSONALLY!!!#plenty of people see 3d models as a total lifesaver#and that's perfectly fine!#but yeah I don't see tutorials about saving time in comics that like... dont... mention 3d models...#like what about me and the other extremely particular girlies who hate 3d#anyways#yeah#just hoping this helps#nothing against 3d at all#I mean. ok personally yes against it cause it sucks for me to use
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Traver's new car (she/her)
and robert their deer neighbor (he/him) he's just some guy with a wife and 2 kids who was kinda homophobic but than his son came out as gay and now he still sometimes says kinda off stuff about it but everybody lets it slide since at least he's trying, extra bit under the cut
#anthro#furry#safe fur work#butch ocs#comic#homophobia mention#oakley and traver#oakley and traver comic without oakley in it what has the world come too#i love drawing my lesbians yippeee#i have another comic idea for their other neighbor that will be funny hopefully#also the first panel the car is facing one side and than the next panel it's turned around and i only noticed while i was coloring so#i was too lazy to fix it sorry haha teehee#civetworks
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This is so obvious it's almost petty to talk about, but it keeps happening so I am increasingly faced with needing to decide to bring it up. Can everyone who advocates for not reposting art and for crediting artists start bringing that same energy to photographs of traditional art? Especially fiber arts and sewing related things, due to very prolific scraping accounts that repost things from elsewhere on the internet here to tumblr and a few years ago stopped crediting the artists at all. They never asked permission, but credit has just dried up entirely and it's galling to see.
I know non fiber artists don't really have the experience to see this, but just like visual arts, fiber artists develop pretty clear styles. So if a blog is posting elaborate pieces of infamously time consuming arts that cover a wide range of styles, once or twice a day, with no credits or discussion of themselves as an artist - that shit's stolen as fuck.
It feels like I'm going insane sometimes because thousands of people who otherwise yell all day about how artists need to be credited, just think that sewing related photographs pop into existence without needing to be linked to the person that made them.
#chatter#not embroidery#It's disheartening to see so many of my peers that I've known over years have their shit ganked#and most never know how much love their work gets#meanwhile the fiber arts accounts devoted to reblogging oc work here on tumblr don't get nearly the attention as the fuckhead art thieves#meme and photograph aggregate pages my BELOATHED.#also re: visual styles - one time a friend identified this was my blog because of my work. i hadnt mentioned this blog at all#it gets REALLY OBVIOUS if you understand how art styles work in specific mediums#this is why I give artist statements or commentary under all my original work that isnt a derivative of another post
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mira !!! :]
#isat#in stars and time#isat mirabelle#isat spoilers#<- due to act 3 optional content !#the img might be being chewed due to weird canvas size oops ah well#one of these miras is not like the other#one of these miras doesnt belong ASFASFSDAFA#a majority of these are based on things mentioned / that happen in the house cuz i thought itd be fun to draw :D#so like the wilting plant is from gardening room dialogue#the poster with ppl holding hands and sparkly eyes is (i think??) from some SAPSAPSAAP dialogue in one of the first rooms#i tried looking around ISAT to see if it's also in there too but couldnt find it so uh correct me if im wrong if thats NOT an exclusive LOL#side note the 2 in the poster are some old nuz ocs isatified ASDFASFA#funnily enough tho they are from 2 different games if they actually ever met they would hate each others guts i think. hmm...#however both are also the most qualified to help with promotional stuff so theres that ASDFAFA#mira looking at her bonding proposals is sorta on the tin but#the fact that she has like right next to her while she sleeps in her dresser makes me :(#cuz to me it potrays how much theyve been weighing over her cuz of how close shes been keeping them with her vs putting them on a bookshelf#or something idk if that makes sense i dont have proper words atm#but uhhh moving on chalkboard is from one of the optional events#which i think is! important!!! i dont think ive seen many ppl talk about it but!! yeah!#however i too do not have words on it atm but!!! yeah!!!! moving on for now!#the 'mira' that is really just the change god is ofc from the change god event :]#aaand ofc the iconic finish from mira towards the king#and then some misc miras with swords for funsies tbh ASFAFA#but yeah! i like mira a lot actually but as with many things i do not currently have many words to properly articulate *why*#all i know in my heart of hearts is that she is near and dear and special to me personally#one day. one day i will be able to gather my thoughts in a cohesive manner but that day. is not today!#anyway tag talk over :]
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no way my bestie just made me the best bday gift ever. that's my little fucked up the great old one warlock and she's never been more gorgeous
#your most normal ex sshamath citizen with the most normal lurking patron and a tadpole in her head yeah that's her! but most importantly#have you ever seen a painting that belongs to an art gallery and then realized it's the one with your oc. that's exactly how i feel rn#oc: yibern#also known as yuri tax evader among my friends. i just can't help but mention it#bg3
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I can teach you how to be just like me
crying all night, sleeping till three
#did I mention that she’s really sad when she isnt trying to forget the unbearable boredom of being immortal#I heard this song to an animatic and I thought it really suited her so I added it to her playlist lol#I normally draw her in fun bright colors but a lot of the sadder parts of her story get pushed to the side#even if none of my oc stories are really fleshed out I know she has an insatiable nature. her star motif is loosely tied to this I think?#ungrounded and instead of ambitious she can just never find contentness with what she likes or what shes doing#she can definitely be happy though!!! but it always feels fleeting that shes scared the rest of her life is gonna be spent chasing highs#which is way less exciting when u think abt how long you’re gonna be around before everything loses its excitement#what tuck everlasting does to a mf#I think this also kinda bleeds into her relationships and tries to keep her distance so she doesnt get tired of someone she actually likes#it can be confusing since she can be really cuddly utterly in love one second and then kind of distant the next. but she still loves you#her brother I think is on the other end of the spectrum where he tries to live in the moment to avoid thinking abt the future#the avoidance siblings#my oc#oc#Augusta#doodles#my art#myart
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Does this post tumblr.com/enden-k/764536341000224768 imply there's vore in your story? 🫣 Me likes.
(I'd leave this as a comment but for some reason I can't despite having followed for a few months)
theres no implications, saran IS intending to consume vika whole once their contract ends.
when they wished/promised to stay together forever, they rlly mean it
#romantic “cannibalism”......(is it tho...saran is not human after all)#LKANDLCK#reply#i dont rlly wanna call it vore but#tw vore#vore mention#....?#tagging for one of my anons iirc#amygdala stuff#own ocs
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this 2 month old ref drawing of my design for ozai and iroh’s mom (fire lady ilah) that i never posted now that i think abt it
#atla#ilah#fire lady ilah#avatar the last airbender#sulove’s works#if i see anyone refer to her as an oc .i will#go crazy. be deranged even. hell.#was only mentioned once (1 time) across multiple tv shows comics and books yet she still serves#i miss her#but anyways her jewelry made me want to tear my skin off with two toothpicks#this drawing is my magnum opus i fear but alas#its of a character no one gaf abt#ilah my love how i miss you so
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Le Chasseur et la Colombe
On the relationship between Juno Tauber and Rook Hunt…
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If there’s one thing Juno is best known for, it’s provoking people. And provoke he did. Not the hunter himself, no, but rather his queen.
It started in their freshman year. The first few times were just small comments that could commonly pass as faux pas;
“Your hair is sticking out a bit to the side, y’know~”
“A little heavy on the makeup today aren’t we, Schoenheit?”
It brought immense joy to Juno whenever he saw a crack of annoyance on the oh-so pretty mask of the housewarden.
Slowly, light jabs turned to insults and personal digs. It was only a matter of time that Rook had to step in before anyone got hurt. Rook, of course, readily defended his queen, and the hostility between the two would only grow from there.
Juno could never grasp Rook Hunt. Ever elusive, shrouding and hiding himself in shadows, there’s just never enough information on him. Not enough to comment on, nothing he can use to attack with, no weaknesses. And that damn smile that never seems to falter... It frustrates him.
Rook, le Chasseur d'amour, admirer of beauty, who sees grace in all things and who could sing unending praises for even the tiniest of being, finds himself at loss for words in the face of Juno, for there was none to be seen. Sure, Juno may be fair-faced, but what good is admiring an apple whose core is so inexplicably rotten?
While they do not outright attack each other when interacting, there’s always an uncomfortable tension in the air whenever they occupy the same room. Their passive aggressiveness thinly veiled in exchanged pleasantries and polite words.
If Juno ever decides to step out of line again however, the hunter wouldn’t hesitate to put the dove in his place.
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Bonus:
#rook’s voice: that fucking bird that i hate#NOT SHIP#there’s just so much contempt and tension that it translates to gay /j#also gave juno long nails bc. yeah.#i love parallels…#mysterious guys who write poetry but one praises while the other berates#twst#twisted wonderland#twst rook#rook hunt#twst vil#vil schoenheit#since he’s mentioned#juno tauber#twst oc#my art
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AEMOND MENTIONED‼️‼️‼️‼️
they dislike each other very muchly
#sneaky aemond mention does not go unnoticed by anon#no lore on them wanted to doodle aemond and suddenly joelle was there too#how the fuck do you draw a dress?#dont look too hard#no refs we die like men#invisible chair + grey bg my beloved#talking bigfoot#joelle lannister#aemond targaryen#oc x canon#my doodles#my art#a song of ice and fire oc#asoiaf oc#art#digital art#procreate#original character#oc#game of thrones#got#house of the dragon#hotd#house of the dragon oc#house lannister#lannister oc#aemond one eye#prince aemond#ask#answered
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Cloveburr
She/her, 18 moons, cis molly
#Cloveburr#honeyclan#clangen#warrior cats oc#kiri’s clangen#warrior#kiri's clangen#Sunnystar's daughter!#it's kinda funny I gave her brother the 'song' suffix but SHES the bard#She's super visually inspired by @/catboymoments' Bronwyn Clawthorne because I am highkey obsessed with her#<- gonna mention that when I rb this to my main but I wanted to mention it on this blog too#anyways that's why her fur and eyelashes are like that and why she plays a phin in particular#Bronnie tribute kitty <3#anyways. If they're anthropomorphized enough to have governments and organized religion then they're anthropomorphized enough to make-#-and play instruments. fight me#I've already got a cat with glasses mad I don't care anymore#yeah thats all I've got to say on her other than she may be one of my favorites so far ok bye
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a couple of alchepre designs I haven't posted yet!! the mascots (sylph, gnome, undine, and salamander), latecomer villain (inanis), and big good (queen beryl splendor prima)
#fancure#precure oc#precure#pretty cure#alchemical precure#sylph#gnome#undine#salamander#inanis#beryl#i saw a few tags on the original alchepre post talking about the villains and mentioning hnk lol.........wellllllll#if it wasnt obvious then it should be now lmfao. i love stealing from hnk its one of my favourite hobbies#eigenlicht looking kinda cairngorm-y was an accident i will swear this under oath but beryl was intentional lmfao#i am not great yet at designing marketable creatures but i am pretty happy with these ones..........except salamander he bugs me lol#theyre all supposed to be early game rpg trash mobs (they do not give good exp)
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yotsubana florals' other frequent loiterer + a bonding moment between kuroba & ichimatsu.
#i've mentioned that ichi is still intimidated by kuroba even after they cleared up the whole yakusa situation#this is the moment that smoothes things out between them#he basically stumbles on kuroba finding mugi chewing on their plants while they're out watering them ->#and immediately assumes that it won't end well but kuroba just gives mugi some catgrass & water to get them to stop#after that ichi tries to sneak away after he's sure the cat's alright but they meow at him so kuroba spots him and invites him over#mugi having a smoker's meow was inspired by one of my childhood cats sounding like she smoked 10 packs of virginia slims a day#also kuroba nicknamed them after ryegrass ( which is one of the types of plants used for catgrass )#this was one of the things i doodled this morning#osmt#ichimatsu#mj ocs#oc : kuroba#mj draws
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final ref! all i really changed were her eye color and hair
her name is luha - in her au, she's a replica of one of the sorcerers that sealed the monsters in a dream instead of underground. her sibling, the papyrus of her world, sometimes calls her strawberry oreo for her headphones choice
she is true to her word and will stop at nothing to keep a promise.
#i'm in my cringe era no one can stop me anymore#look at her she's so skibidi ohio rizz#did i mention she's a dj#utmv#my ocs#my artwork#luha#undertale au
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Corruption takes its toll text reads: Red and white petals swirled around them, a few landing on Sunny’s armor, settling into his hood and sticking to the drying blood on his side.
Penumbra could hear his labored breathing over the sound of shifting plant life.
“There’s nothing left- for either of us,” Red stained his teeth and dripped into the grass. The wind carried the sharp smell of radiolaria, and the cloying sweetness of rotting flowers. “You’re as dead as I am. you can already feel it, can’t you?”
#destiny 2#my art#astraldrake's art#playing around w/ some stuff#the photo used in the bg is one i took#the writing is an excerpt from a bigger thing#OC: Penumbra 5#technically she's only mentioned but i figured it still counts
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