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Weekly Friday Update (10/28/16) - Animated Sequel

welcome back once again. its almost halloween!

this week's update is a full character animation for miles. it was a part of a class-wide anijam and i wasn't able to clean it up unfortunately. but it's a taste of more to come hopefully.

as far as other things go, they're definitely going. class is eating up a lot of time as anticipated but i'm still finding time to work on and develop thing...

Weekly Friday Update (10/21/16) - Animated Edition

back on time this week with something somewhat new. its a pencil test animation of a head turn of anne. this was done for class, but is otherwise a full "360" rotation of anne's head. her head is actually pretty symmetrical, so there's not much you could've otherwise assumed.

check back in next week for more related animated things!

Weekly Friday Update (10/14/16) - Making Up For Lost Time

welcome back to the updates on weekly fridays, i'm your host with the loast, mit. last week there was nothing!

oops!

but for real, i apologize for not delivering last week. i got caught up in a lot of stuff leaving me with very, very little free time between classes, visiting comiccon, and picking up a friend from the bus station. however, i can confirm that NH beta was in fact at comiccon...

Weekly Friday Update (9/30/16) - The Thrilling "Conclusion"

welcome back to a late friday update. i don't really have much to show this week other than that, hopefully, the new horizon beta comic (the pilot) will be at NYCC this coming week! you can find it at the SVA booth. i'm not exactly sure where that booth is, other than that it's on the main show floor. i might even see you there!

Weekly Friday Update (9/23/16) - A Timely Update

i was out and about virtually all day today, so here's a rather late update.

this update isn't very much and that's mostly because the interesting stuff is what i'd deem spoiler territory. rest assured it's not another redesign, however some important plot details are starting to align into place as more and more of the overall layout is... well, laid out.

following last week, much more of...

Weekly Friday Update (9/16/16) - This Isn't a Text File

hello again, just barely making a friday update by the skin of my teeth. a lot of stuff happened today so i nearly forgot!

i've been working on a lot of stuff. plot-wise, as of right now everything from volumes 1 through 3 are planned out. i don't remember if i said anything about full layouts before, but there's likely to be 5 volumes total, each volume having 8 chapters, and each chapter reach...

Weekly Friday Update (9/9/16) - Manuscript Mfriday

hello! this week's image is some kind of emotions sheet. it's moreso me just trying to feel around for the Perfect Final Design. believe it or not, the pencil-y ones were done last. i'm still curious about giving him "black" hair though.

aside from that, i've started roughing in panels into the printed comic manuscripts. shouldn't be "too long" now before there's "something" to "show" so lik...

Weekly Friday Update (9/2/16) - Biz Cas Fri

this week went by very fast! and i don't have a lot to say.

not much was really updated since last friday; i moved into college this past week so i haven't had much time to really think. so in the meantime, here's some casual clothes.

Weekly Friday Update (8/26/16) - Moving Along Smoothly

welcome back to another update. i don't remember if i said it last week but the first issue's script is done! if i said that already then there's the recap! if i didn't, now you know!

on a similar note, i've started working on the second issue. the first issue, despite being similar to the original pilot, takes quite a different turn that leads into other things in the arc, so stay tuned.

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Weekly Friday Update (8/19/16) - Development Never Ends

welcome back to your weekly scheduled programming, i'm your host, and i finished the script to the first part of the first chapter of the first volume.

baby steps, right?

at any rate, that probably doesn't sound like a lot- which, i mean, in the long run, it's not. but!

the revised first issue is much, much, MUCH longer th...

Weekly Friday Update (8/12/16) - Welcome to New Vera City

welcome back to another update. here's a wide shot of the main location of NH, new vera city. new vera city will be the primary location of the first volume, acting as a "world 1" of sorts.

it's mostly inspired by new york city, and the surrounding beaches on long island. new vera itself is only a small part of a much larger island with more cities and locales to explore in the near future.<...

Weekly Friday Update (8/5/16) - Not Plot Relevant

hello again, here's an NPC! that stands for non-playable character. you usually see them in video games.  but, that's simply how i'll be referring to background characters that don't have much plot relevance, if any at all.

at any rate, here's one design with a bunch of alternate colors. they're all references, as per usual. 

also...

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Weekly Friday Update (7/29/16) - The Dump

alright, so let's talk about things.

i think it's obvious by now that i change things a lot and frequently, it's essentially a curse. though at the least this is right before i actually get locked in and start working on the comic.

as an inconsequential side note, right near the end i started drawing everyone with 5 fingers. which is why 2 characters here (one of which is a robot) ...

Weekly Friday Update (7/22/16) - The Broken Chair Update

hello! it's saturday again. needless to say i think i lost track of time, which is entirely on me, though quite a bit has happened to cause my mind to wander. for one, my chair broke, so now i'm stuck sitting on the floor essentially until the new one comes in the mail, the sonic 25th anniversary party was last night, and my AC stopped working this past thursday as well. i've had an eventful week,...

Weekly Friday Update (7/15/16) - Orlando is Hot

greetings from disney world! i have a cold! and it's hot! it really sucks!

between disney things, i've been hard at work getting down and dirty with worldbuilding. as an example of what i've been working on, here's the inside of a potential airship design. this has mostly been the "basis" for how i've been working on things. i've also been checking out zeppelins, planes, and etc for referenc...

Weekly Friday Update (7/8/16) - Let's Do It All Again

so here's something different- the update is at a reasonable hour!

here's also something different- it's some comic panels! for what? the comic! i'm working on it again! hooray!

out of context, these panels make no sense- but i'll make it clear that this is the beginning of the first chapter i'm putting out once i'm ready. the first chapter is also more familiar ...

Weekly Friday Update (7/2/16) - It's Not Friday, and It's Not Weekly

OKAY i finished it over the weekend as i "promised" so here it is, right before midnight on the east coast.

ivory is the more energetic and sociable member of the burning stars. her mind tends to wander, causing her to do somewhat strange things- which in turn can get her into trouble. she is, however, very compatible- she ends up not actually getting into as much trouble as you might think....

Weekly Friday Update (7/1/16) - The Other One Wherein I am Behind Again

OOPS AGAIN

this week has been very hectic for me. for those not in the know i graduated last friday, and the lingering effects of such an event only just recently went away now that i'm back by my lonesome. to make up for my lateness, here's a drawing of miles for like the billionth time.

i'm not entirely behind, given that i have actually started working on what was re...

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Weekly Friday Update (6/24/16) - Good Morning

it's 11:30 am, and here's a very early update!

i've gotta head into new york city later today to meet up with some friends, so i won't have time to post anything later. so here's the update now, fresh off the grill.

guy as a character is fairly laid back yet reserved. unlike anne guy isn't particularly sociable, and tends to keep him and his work to himself. he and miles tend to ha...

Weekly Friday Update (6/17/16) - And a Special Thank You to E3

welcome back! did you enjoy e3? i thought it was pretty lame! really could've went without having to sit around for 2 days waiting for nintendo to show things instead of having a direct going over everything first. but enough about that, here's the update.

this also isn't what i promised last week- mostly because i haven't had time to work on it. after nintendo's E3 event (or lack of thereof...

Weekly Friday Update (6/10/16) - The On-Time Update

wow, i actually finished it and updated at a reasonable hour! hooray! anyway, here's "professor" nano byte. my naming conventions are very subtle, you'll never guess what the inspiration was.  she's the younger of the two byte sisters, whom of which were/are slated to deubt in the story arc following the one showcased in the promo comic. i'll get more into their backstories and whatnot lat...

Sketch- Anne

here's a quick colored sketch of a pose that i drew the other day. i liked how it came out, so i cleaned it up a bit.

with all that being said, i'm all done with school now. as per usual i should have nano's post completed for tomorrow, but if not, the subsequent week will have what i missed for tomorrow, should i miss anything. but if i do, let this image represent me apologizing for being ...

Sketch Page - Mario/Luigi Poses

just some action pose sketches for mario and luigi i did while i was working on those mario and luigi paintings. i also included the sketches for 2 unused luigi poses, and mario's original sketch, since his first pose was the one i went with.

Weekly Friday Update (6/3/16) - Weekly Saturday Update

OOPS sorry i'm late.

i've been busy with a lot of stuff, including yesterday, though yesterday i was more tired than busy. either way though, here's the promised update. it's still friday somewhere in the world, right?

tuesday's outfits are fairly straightforward in that they're meant to play off her brash personality. she more or less wears what she wants since she does what she w...

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Weekly Friday Update (5/27/16) - The Actual End of the Promo Comic

starting things off a bit late tonight. unless you're west coast! in which case, happy 10 pm! i hope you've been enjoying your night.

this friday marks the official and actual end of the promo comic. honestly, i'm already unhappy with it, believe it or not. besides the fact that it was rushed, it started right when i did that last big revision, and near the end was the latest one which is le...

Weekly Friday Update (5/20/16) - Miles' Styles

you may remember these alternate outfits from a few months back, which technically aren't too outdated. since then there's been a few style revisions as per usual (though if you only count the "major" ones, there's only really been the one revision), i figured it was about time to make a new set. you caught a...

Weekly Friday Update (5/13/16) - The Perfect Miles

so now that the promo comic's over, there won't be things updating around here on fridays anymore. well, not really comics at any rate- at least not yet.

to remedy this, i'll be posting a new "completed" (assuming i have one) sketch every friday with like, actual things to read. which is a pretty far cry from just posting the new page with nothing else to see beyond that.

at any ra...