Hey, first comment! ^o^ (That’s never really happened to me before)
I had a feeling Amanda would wind up trying to be more friendly to Selkie now… but I didn’t think she would make it so awkward-like. XD
I do hope that Hamud comes to be an ally of hers, too…
(Also, I love the way Selkie’s face looks in panel 5 X3)
And one thing I like about Amanda’s features are her ponytails. I’m a red-head too and when I was her age I ALWAYS wore pigtails. And the way they’re styled vaguely reminds me of Chiyo from a manga called “Azumanga Daioh”.
Yes the “cooking” tune, while catchy, is just that, CATHCY!!! It gets tsuck in there and never wants to leave. Not unless you blast it out with some hard core Ozzy, Led Zeppelin, or AC/DC.
I also Hamud is a future ally. Perhaps he and the peoples of the nation from whence said peoples come from can shed some light into Selkies past and familial identity… hmmm……
I love Hamud’s expression. Meeting Selkie for the first time (especially with a mostly friendly introduction from Amanda) might have that sort of effect… Although the cynic in me thinks that Amanda WANTS Hamud to have a bad reaction to Selkie, to underline to Selkie just how creepy she is, despite having been adopted. 🙁
RE: the backgrounds-
It looks good in panels 2,3,and 4, where it’s seen head on. In panel 1 though the lack of perspective makes the “buildings” look like a mural on a flat wall separated from the fence by a mere sidewalk’s width.
See if you can find some tutorials or books on basic two and three point perspective. Applying perspective when the shapes are all made of right angles and parallel vertices (like with abstract buildings & streets) is actually super, super simple no matter what your viewing angle is.
Less detail in the background is good. In fact, if you’re using Photoshop, it helps to use the blur filter on the background (makes it look “out of focus”, concentrates the readers’ attention on the characters in the foreground).
I agree. If you think back to older Saturday morning, and some current, the backgrounds get almost no attention to detail. What you did here is just another step in the evalution of your talent. (However, I do understand from other artists that even just blocks of color tend to cause as much frustration as the details to the characters)
On the whole, I like the new background. I think it looks a little odd in panel 1, like the buildings are really flat. I dunno if thats what you intended though…but other than that I think it looks great!
It looks like Hamud knows something. As though he has escaped from Innsmouth and knows something about Selkie and her race. Something that frightens him.
Or it could just be that he is a young kid meeting a deep one for the first time.
In other thoughts, I do like the abstract background, and it is probably best for city scenes instead of drawing the whole cityscape.
Hello, first post here, love your series, the only bad i can say about the background is how huge it looks, also like the ninja running girls and hamud “hair residents”
I kind of like the new background, it works well, especially when the background isn’t really very important to the story. And new situations tend to make friends where they weren’t before.
The background is great. It shows the scene behind the characters without getting into excessive detail that would detract from the story (and slow down the artist).
Hahah on the antics of kids in the background:) Sorry you don’t live closer, Dave. We could meet up at the SNAFU Con here in Reno:) I’ll be chained to Artist Alley taking commissions if anyone will gimme some monies for drawrings LOL.
I think both Amanda and Hamud will be on Selkie’s side cuz that’s what what I’d do. Devil child indeed! Kids can be cruel…
It looks good for the backdrop, but now the foreground doesn’t have enough definition. It’s like the Law of Conservation of Detail – faraway buildings are not important to the setting so those can be low-contrast, The school and fence are part of the current scene, so maybe a little more detail? Nice work as usual, though.
Hey, first comment! ^o^ (That’s never really happened to me before)
I had a feeling Amanda would wind up trying to be more friendly to Selkie now… but I didn’t think she would make it so awkward-like. XD
I do hope that Hamud comes to be an ally of hers, too…
(Also, I love the way Selkie’s face looks in panel 5 X3)
And one thing I like about Amanda’s features are her ponytails. I’m a red-head too and when I was her age I ALWAYS wore pigtails. And the way they’re styled vaguely reminds me of Chiyo from a manga called “Azumanga Daioh”.
And I’ll quit blubbering on and on now. XD
Appropos of nothng, I have had the Commercial Break music from the Azumanga Daioh anime stuck in my head the past week.
Better that having “Cooking is so fun!” stuck in there for a month.
That deer-in-the-headlights look from Hamud in frame six is priceless.
So very, very true… XD
Yes the “cooking” tune, while catchy, is just that, CATHCY!!! It gets tsuck in there and never wants to leave. Not unless you blast it out with some hard core Ozzy, Led Zeppelin, or AC/DC.
I also Hamud is a future ally. Perhaps he and the peoples of the nation from whence said peoples come from can shed some light into Selkies past and familial identity… hmmm……
* I also hope Hamud…
Typoes; such fun at 0430 in the morn.
Meanwhile, Todd has clawed all the skin off his face from scratching.
Aw, Hamud was totally unprepared for this meeting.
wow kind of am digging the background look I see it being a “meh” but then when i just think about ti its a “oooOh”
I spy with my little eye a shirt adorned with Pinkie Pie. 😀
Very appropriate, considering. *magical countdown*
Nah. not floofy enough.
Ah… poor Selkie. The first day back to school can be a bit traumatic.
I love Hamud’s expression. Meeting Selkie for the first time (especially with a mostly friendly introduction from Amanda) might have that sort of effect… Although the cynic in me thinks that Amanda WANTS Hamud to have a bad reaction to Selkie, to underline to Selkie just how creepy she is, despite having been adopted. 🙁
RE: the backgrounds-
It looks good in panels 2,3,and 4, where it’s seen head on. In panel 1 though the lack of perspective makes the “buildings” look like a mural on a flat wall separated from the fence by a mere sidewalk’s width.
See if you can find some tutorials or books on basic two and three point perspective. Applying perspective when the shapes are all made of right angles and parallel vertices (like with abstract buildings & streets) is actually super, super simple no matter what your viewing angle is.
Less detail in the background is good. In fact, if you’re using Photoshop, it helps to use the blur filter on the background (makes it look “out of focus”, concentrates the readers’ attention on the characters in the foreground).
I agree. If you think back to older Saturday morning, and some current, the backgrounds get almost no attention to detail. What you did here is just another step in the evalution of your talent. (However, I do understand from other artists that even just blocks of color tend to cause as much frustration as the details to the characters)
Not the best of opening lines, Hamud. : /
On the whole, I like the new background. I think it looks a little odd in panel 1, like the buildings are really flat. I dunno if thats what you intended though…but other than that I think it looks great!
In other thoughts, Poor Hamud!
It looks like Hamud knows something. As though he has escaped from Innsmouth and knows something about Selkie and her race. Something that frightens him.
Or it could just be that he is a young kid meeting a deep one for the first time.
In other thoughts, I do like the abstract background, and it is probably best for city scenes instead of drawing the whole cityscape.
Hello, first post here, love your series, the only bad i can say about the background is how huge it looks, also like the ninja running girls and hamud “hair residents”
Why is it I find Amanda being nice to be somewhat unnerving? Haha
The new backgrounds are great btw.
Oh man…
First post here; the current story arc reminds me of the fandom I currently write for.
But also I wanted to tell you that this is an amazing comic and I love all of it.
I kind of like the new background, it works well, especially when the background isn’t really very important to the story. And new situations tend to make friends where they weren’t before.
I am totally digging the background.
Amanda scared me. What does she want? Is she that traumatized by the loss of Heather?
I have a nasty suspicion that Amanda is up to something… but this “Selkie? Oh, wow!” – does this mean she´s surprised to see Selkie?
On a completely different note… that´s the paper girl outfit Selkie is wearing, isn´t it? (minus the hat, of course)
Amanda’s acting so nice, it’s throwing me off!!
But I like it. She always looked like a sweet girl, now she can act the part!
The background is great. It shows the scene behind the characters without getting into excessive detail that would detract from the story (and slow down the artist).
Hahah on the antics of kids in the background:) Sorry you don’t live closer, Dave. We could meet up at the SNAFU Con here in Reno:) I’ll be chained to Artist Alley taking commissions if anyone will gimme some monies for drawrings LOL.
I think both Amanda and Hamud will be on Selkie’s side cuz that’s what what I’d do. Devil child indeed! Kids can be cruel…
It looks good for the backdrop, but now the foreground doesn’t have enough definition. It’s like the Law of Conservation of Detail – faraway buildings are not important to the setting so those can be low-contrast, The school and fence are part of the current scene, so maybe a little more detail? Nice work as usual, though.
Little girl in panel 4 looks like she’s airdashing or being hurled from an explosion >__>
Looking forward to seeing where this goes~
i think Amanda is trying to pass Hamud off on Selkie