In this Very Special Episode of Selkie, we discuss racism and the stupidity thereof. – – – – – New Fanart today! Jacqueline from ISO Photo sent me this lovely painting: Thanks! 😀
I bet you'll never guess which panel backgrounds in this strip I like best.
I had to ask my mother the difference between chicken soup and chicken broth to make sure I used the right wording. Apparently broth is the second easiest thing in the world to to cook if you count boiling water as the first.
Gonna take a pass on the smudgey backgrounds for now. Might change my mind later, not sure yet. -EDIT- Woke up and changed my mind. Less smudgey more… I dunno, marble-y?
A lot more people remembered the “Nei Li” name-drop than I expected. 🙂 I got some really lovely fanarts from Datawog to share today! Four watercolor paintings. 😀 Thanks so much, Datawog!
I considered doing a close-up of Selkie's open gills, but it's not really necessary to see her gooey irritated membranes when I could use the panel space for story-pertinent stuff.
Been messing with brush settings in Photoshop and thought I’d do the backgrounds a little differently. Not sure about it yet as a regular thing, (I’ve done a couple other strips like this before and ran into issues) but you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pohl's bunny ears were one of my first mental images of the character. I almost didn't use it but... nah. XD
I think I’ve got everything settled down from Monday’s update hiccup. Just need to figure out a way to put the notice/title back on the transcript so people know about Director Commentary. By the way, click the transcript button below[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The nameless couple stuck in Waiting Room Hell are loosely based off two customers from the store I work at. Very loosely.
-EDIT- Apparently I forgot to draw Todd’s rash. Not the first time that’s happened either. XD A few weeks ago I had the privilege to visit a classroom in my town after the teacher saw the article about me in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dialogue in a previous strip implied Amanda had already left the office between strips. I didn't really mean for that to be the case. :(
The office seems to be getting a bit full. XD Also, if you happen to be returning, I updated the Director Commentary with some new tidbits. :3 Thanks to Karl for prompting the train of thought.
I really liked the way this one looked without shadows and almost left it at flat colors. Changed my mind though. Also, I originally intended to address the speed with which Barbara Fairweather arrived at the school comparative to Todd directly, but changed my mind because I felt focusing on Todd immediately recognizing her flowed better. But in my first draft, the first few panels were like this: John (the principal): Mrs. Fairweather! We didn't expect you so soon. Barb (holding a smartphone, terse): Shopping. Cellphone. Buying hazelnuts. Ran some redlights.
Principal Ashton has no hand in panel 3. When drawing this one I put a text bubble at the bottom that obscured half his hand, so I decided to just not draw it since a text bubble was going there anyway. XD
