Hi everyone, Sol here! You've probably noticed that updates have been pretty scarce and weirdly timed. Unfortunately that's going to be the norm from here on - pages will be uploaded when they are done and I can't promise any schedule. This is also going to be the last page in this particular b&w style, I'm going to change styles from here on to make pages faster to draw (and honestly, more fun for me). As much as I love everyone complimenting the art, it just takes time and time is something I have less and less of these days. I want more of my time spent on things that'll help my career and art sadly doesn't fit well with that.
Rest assured though, nobody wants to see this comic completed more than Grey and I. What matters more is that we tell the story we've crafted with so much love and have fun with the art, regardless if it's clean or not. Thanks so much for your patience and comments!
Also I'm totally in support of artstyle change, because what's kinder on the artist & author is always worth it, in my eyes, and more fun for you is good bonus too, I look forward to seeing how the comic'll look!
I LOVE that Eliza's first reaction is that Zayne's probably a Pokemon that struggles to exist by itself LOLLL
All the expressions are top-tier as always
Honestly all of the Pokemon could be pretty great if he got picked as it, tho he could very well be none of these too LOL Eliza doesn't see how valuable a dragon would be
I’m excited to see what the new artstyle will be, too (I’m sure it’s gonna be really cool!) :D And the fact that it’ll make things easier for you is a big plus!
You know the fact that she hasn't mentally broken down completely is a feat in of itself- I know I would have by now XD Breen is also just a very satisfying mushroom man
Thank you so much!! We're excited to get to try it out and see how y'all like it! :D
our favorite con man is back! that doesn't sound suspicious at all :')
i totally understand prioritizing your career! and your writing and art both are so good that i don't believe a style change would affect the quality in a negative way. i wish you good luck on your future endeavors!
I really like how, in this comic, a character's actions and body language say a lot more about themselves than any dialogue. It makes the dialogue that much more interesting and pretty fun to read.
I mean, I suppose I could say that about any comic, but it's what I like about this one in particular.
;;;;;;; god this really means a lot, I'm always worried and fretting about my dialogue and the fact that it genuinely just is fun to read makes my heart feel so happy ;; thank you so much
Ok this is great. Poppy is adorable and this plot is looking really interesting but... that first portrait of Breen. There is so much meme potential in that image. If y'all were to put that on a shirt I'd buy it in a heart beat.
Plot and adorable poppy is great and all but what matters is that memeability that breen has LOL! He's great at making those fantastic faces and reaction images. If you like you have permission to turn breen's meme face into a T-shirt XD the only caviot is I want one too!
ah yes prrt the best sound to hear from any animal you're petting. Also poppy is such a mom talking loudly over a child who's about to pick a fight. Also also fowl on the level that larvestra evolves at but I'll let it slide for a funny number joke.
A new art style huh, my guess as someone who thinks (probably erroneously) that they know something about art that we'll be saying so long to the black fills and backgrounds will be less frequent, but as long as we have amazing faces and human body language on non-human creatures I'll still be happy. Plus sol said this new style is more fun and as my drama teacher said "having fun is 80% of being compelling."
btw what art 'shortcuts' are you guys already taking to make this mammoth task easier? As a 'making 3d look like 2d' fanatic that rope on the crates tells me you ether used a 3d asset or spent far too long working on those bumps. I do hope it's the former as I am strongly in favor of artists using cheap tactics to make things look nice.
Poppy is such a mom, I adore her :D
And yes, there is an error on the larvesta evolution; Though that says a little bit about Eliza :3
For the art style we're experimenting with a few different things, but effectively we're trying to focus less on details. Hopefully when the next page drops you'll see what I mean :D What certainly matters is Sol has an absolute blast getting to draw and have fun.
We have been experimenting with different 3D assets for certain background shots! There's a few items in this page that's actually 3D based, one being the rope you saw!
Your drama teacher is 200% correct, and I've said effectively the same thing to others too! Art legit looks better when the artist enjoys drawing, there really is something subtle. As for what will change, I'm still playing around. I have a brush I like better because it erases and fills much nicer, meaning less time on lineart which is the most time consuming. The hardest decision is to stay fully b&w or use a shade of gray. I can't change that I have high standards though lol so however it'll turn out, I'm also keeping the compelling body language and perspectives, appreciate that you enjoy those!
The rope is pretty 3d-looking, and I tried pretty hard to make it more integrated but I think it's just how the asset is. The crates, barrels, and bricks are all assets that I rasterized. It's amazing how nice a few extra filters + scratch brushes make it look integrated.
ya'know I've played around with Blender for a few years and have seen how it can be used to imitate 2d especially with the grease pencil tool. (seriously look up what people have made with grease pencil it's neat.) If that's the program you're using I would be more than willing to chat, and offer pointers. Heck, I've been looking for reason to boot it up more often, if I can find the time I would be happy to slap together an asset or two.
That's kind of you! We use clip studio paint however, which has its own sorta built-in 3d view. The upfront time to learn to properly model (using even sketchup, let alone blender) is too much unfortunately, I like shaking up scenes a lot!. Grey actually helped me find assets for stalls and market items for the giant town scene on Ch 2 page 2, but it was faster for me to draw every single stall since adjusting all those details and rasterizing can be finicky.
If it still motivates you however, you should look at the Clip studio asset store. Contributors can earn some of the program's points by uploading assets and selling them basically. If you draw and like collecting assets, it's a great way to give back to the community!
I’m really loving this! I thrive for things set in the pmd verse
I know the artstyle is going to change but The designs!! I love when people adapt pokemon bodies into something less blatantly cartoony, and oh wow Eliza’s wings!! As someone in the process of making a character guy who has bat-wing-arms (a noibat), this comic (in the like 2 days I found it) has really changed how I’m thinking of drawing those wings, and the overall the entire design.
Hope you don’t mind me using her wings for references, I just love them!
… can you tell bats are my favourite animal? Anyway, hope you’re both doing well!
Awww thanks! It's very sweet of you to say! If you do end up using them as reference please do make sure to show us! I know I'd in particular love to see it :3
You are right though, most battles between Metapod result in stalemates.
However, it IS possible to win a battle between two Metapod if one of then knows Tackle.
Another strategy is to just run yourself out of PP to unlock the hidden move Struggle* and then just keep attacking the opponent.
*Struggle is a move that damages the opposing Pokémon, but damages the user in retaliation. It is the default move that is used when a Pokémon without any PP attempts to use a move.
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Also I'm totally in support of artstyle change, because what's kinder on the artist & author is always worth it, in my eyes, and more fun for you is good bonus too, I look forward to seeing how the comic'll look!
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Oh לעזאזל
I'm becoming one of THEM help me plox
0 Impostors remain
𐎌𐎍𐎎𐎀!
Have a good day. (or a mediocre day if it was already ruined)
All the expressions are top-tier as always
if he was a deino that'd be kick-ass but that's my bias speaking because I love deinos
I’m excited to see what the new artstyle will be, too (I’m sure it’s gonna be really cool!) :D And the fact that it’ll make things easier for you is a big plus!
Thank you so much!! We're excited to get to try it out and see how y'all like it! :D
i totally understand prioritizing your career! and your writing and art both are so good that i don't believe a style change would affect the quality in a negative way. i wish you good luck on your future endeavors!
Sobs thank you so much tho, ;; it means a lot
I mean, I suppose I could say that about any comic, but it's what I like about this one in particular.
(jk love the comic, but I did make a promise)
A new art style huh, my guess as someone who thinks (probably erroneously) that they know something about art that we'll be saying so long to the black fills and backgrounds will be less frequent, but as long as we have amazing faces and human body language on non-human creatures I'll still be happy. Plus sol said this new style is more fun and as my drama teacher said "having fun is 80% of being compelling."
btw what art 'shortcuts' are you guys already taking to make this mammoth task easier? As a 'making 3d look like 2d' fanatic that rope on the crates tells me you ether used a 3d asset or spent far too long working on those bumps. I do hope it's the former as I am strongly in favor of artists using cheap tactics to make things look nice.
And yes, there is an error on the larvesta evolution; Though that says a little bit about Eliza :3
For the art style we're experimenting with a few different things, but effectively we're trying to focus less on details. Hopefully when the next page drops you'll see what I mean :D What certainly matters is Sol has an absolute blast getting to draw and have fun.
We have been experimenting with different 3D assets for certain background shots! There's a few items in this page that's actually 3D based, one being the rope you saw!
The rope is pretty 3d-looking, and I tried pretty hard to make it more integrated but I think it's just how the asset is. The crates, barrels, and bricks are all assets that I rasterized. It's amazing how nice a few extra filters + scratch brushes make it look integrated.
If it still motivates you however, you should look at the Clip studio asset store. Contributors can earn some of the program's points by uploading assets and selling them basically. If you draw and like collecting assets, it's a great way to give back to the community!
I know the artstyle is going to change but The designs!! I love when people adapt pokemon bodies into something less blatantly cartoony, and oh wow Eliza’s wings!! As someone in the process of making a character guy who has bat-wing-arms (a noibat), this comic (in the like 2 days I found it) has really changed how I’m thinking of drawing those wings, and the overall the entire design.
Hope you don’t mind me using her wings for references, I just love them!
… can you tell bats are my favourite animal? Anyway, hope you’re both doing well!
THE ONE, THE ONLY
METAPOD
If it is a joke, I don't get it.
You are right though, most battles between Metapod result in stalemates.
However, it IS possible to win a battle between two Metapod if one of then knows Tackle.
Another strategy is to just run yourself out of PP to unlock the hidden move Struggle* and then just keep attacking the opponent.
*Struggle is a move that damages the opposing Pokémon, but damages the user in retaliation. It is the default move that is used when a Pokémon without any PP attempts to use a move.
ACCURACY: 100
POWER: ---