I had a few issues when I was younger of getting befriended by kids who just wanted to manipulate me or case my house out for stuff to steal. It suuuuuuuuucked.
If I can stick to the script the bathroom scene should be over after Friday’s strip. After that it jumps to the hospital. I don’t remember what exactly, but I think something was going down there?
The last few strips have used greyscale watercolor washes overlaid on top of the standard flat colors, to add a little more texture.
Amanda bailed. ↓ TranscriptIf Giselle can truly master the fist-shake she’ll make an excellent evil mad scientist when she’s older. …I feel like her theoretical evil mechanical minions would be pony-themed. Not THOSE ponies, mind you. Or maybe…
Technically I think Heather already HAD an “I Have Parents” party. – – – – – Anyone else read A Redtail’s Dream? I was introduced to it from another webcomic, and it’s close to ending (I think), so I am[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Had to give the dialogue a few passes to give Heather the right words to say without it sounding too far beyond her years.
And all the Kids in Kidville say, Heather’s spine grew three sizes that day. – – – – – Innappropriate to the comic, but I’ve been having a nostalgia fit the past couple days for a 1992 cartoon that never[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Occasionally when I post half-finished to-be-completed later updates, people tell me they like how the blank white background lends a different emotional tone than when the backgrounds are done normally. Thought I'd use that intentionally this go-around.
Two things. Firstly, for those of you who have been asking about the option to purchase Selkie in print… NOW IS THE TIME! 😀 After getting several estimates from book binders and testing several print-on-demand services, I’ve found Selkie’s print[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My original "punchline" for the bottom row was a silent beat panel followed up with Sandy pictograph-cursing. I love the pictograph-cursing, but it's probably an easy thing to over-rely on. Secondary re-write "punchline" before I settled on the current one was, "Yeah, well YOU wanted to play TAG for the hundredth-billionth-millionth time! At least i went outside the BOX!"
I retconned the outdoor scenes of this arc to include piled snow. I left the snow out originally to suggest today was a warmer day than the snowball fight blizzard, but after discussing it with some readers I felt like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I love that cloud brush. I also love drawing Giselle. Maybe cloud-brush Giselle?