#135

Hi, hope you all had a good month!  It pains me to say it, but this will probably be the last comic of 2012.  I was hoping to do better, but optimism > reality.

Anyhoo, the crew is back outdoors and I'm back to a green palette.  I like green.

One more CPA exam to go.  Wish me luck!  I haven't had much desire to draw lately, and I think that is a big contributing factor.  I'm not worried (about the drawing apathy) because it has happened before, and I know it will pass eventually.  Much comic left.

Happy New Year!  I wish you a bright future full of grand adventures and beautiful dreams!

Until next page.

i have to take a cpa exam

Studying my brains out.  Comic will resume once brains return.  Thank you.

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Hey, hey!  I was hoping to finish this in a week like the last 2, but I needed more time.  Please admire the complexity of the middle panel.  I beg of you.  I even took a screenshot to try to show how out of control the line art was getting.

Say bye to Beatrice!  We won't see her again for a while.  If ever. The heroes have more important things to do -- villains to defeat, worlds to save!  Yeah, she might show up again, but I make no guarantees.  But I sure liked her outfit.

But yes, this means that this is the END OF A SCENE!!!!  This scene only lasted . . . 7 months.  :P  Yeah, but my work schedule has changed, so I have more time around my computer. *hugs computer* *also hugs husband*  So, I can start being hopeful that the plot might get somewhere interesting by the end of the year.  Yeah, I only have 10 more weeks to the year, and I doubt I can do an update every week but . . . yeah, if I can get to the next landmark moment, I will be quite pleased.  It will be a minor landmark, but still.  :)

133 is already up!

Yay!!!!  Kermit the Frog hands!!!

I am thrilled at how fast I got this one done, and how well it turned out.  Of course, I had a lot of time at home this weekend, which always helps.

And I also had my husband watching over my shoulder, giving advice and totally encouraging me to finish it up.  Thank you, my dear! :)  He is going to be starting his webcomic sometime soon as well, and I am going to promote it all over the place as soon as he does.

Oh yes, and I hope this revelation about Darron explains all his earlier awkwardness relating to Norland. ;)  Heh heh heh.

Later, peeps! :)

132!

Woo, it is totally still September in some time zones!

This is ridiculous though.  A whole month between updates?! :P

Eh, slow updates are better than no updates, right?  Life is crazy lately.  But that's life.

And special thanks to all the lovely people who keep encouraging me to work on this. :)  I'll finish the story someday, I promise!

Until next time!

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Finally!  I know, right?

So, I'm totally married now.  Crazy.  As usual, I want to say I hope I can make comics more frequently at this point.  I might be deluding myself, as usual.  But still, I will say it anyway!

Yeah, and I totally spent an hour finishing up this page.  And at least half of that time was spent just moving around the Elliots and the speech bubbles until I liked the balance.  I guess it's good for me to like the look of each page, but this also shows why I can't get an update more often. :P

Oh, and my cousin made me the bestest fanart ever for my wedding!  Hahaha!  I love it! <3  I'm totally going to put it up on the webpage, assuming she doesn't mind . . . as soon as I get my scanner set up . . . :S

Later!

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Yeah, it's more talking, but this is actually plot advancing.

So, I've had work traveling every week, then nearly every week.  And I'm getting married.  So, um . . . yeah, updates will continue to be as erratic as lately.  That's what the RSS feed is for, yanno?

Saw Iron Man 2 last night finally, and it rocked.  Now I need to see Avengers again so I can appreciate more of the nuances.

wut

I couldn't finish you a comic in an hour, so I gave you what I had.  U like it guyz?

Working out of town this week again.  Blah.

Go see Avengers if you haven't, or see it again if you have.  I've only seen it twice so far.  :P

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About time!  Didn't quite finish last week.  You can see, I'm trying to trim down the detail to get pages done faster.  It's helping, but I need to do more still.  I am a very, very slow comicker. :(

Also, I am amused by the emerging trend that all royal ladies are drawn to Darron.  Although, I don't think Charlotte is particularly picky . . .

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Yeah, so I gave up on Gimp except for sketching, and I decided to not shade or anything, and you know what?  I'm happy enough with it.  Shading is for people with free time, which I don't have. :P

Originally, it was a placeholder to draw the guard in garbage can armor.

Also, I like turtles.

another gimpy picture

See?  I'm trying.  The first one in the new program will be the hardest.

Good night now.  Need sleeeeeeep.

Magpie

More messing around with Gimp. :)

 I haven't painted in ages!  Hmph, but it doesn't seem too bad.  It took me like 2 hours start to finish.

gimpy Elliot

He was making fun of Xavandra. Enough said.

I'm just messing around with Gimp, seeing if I could learn to like it. And seeing how fast I can make a picture. I think this took me about an hour. Yeah, I know I'm slow. But once I learn the shortcuts, I could be faster . . .  Hmm . . .

First page of 2012!

:)  I had some time I didn't think I'd have, so I actually got a page done!  Not plot forwarding, sorry, but totally necessary, I promise.  ;)

And I've updated the cast page a little (I'll do pictures eventually) and I've tweaked the about page to be more realistic.  My schedule is busy and unpredictable, so I don't know when I'll next have time to work on the comic. Again, I'm not quitting or anything -- I just want to give you fair warning.

Happy New Year, everyone!  :)