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Posting older art from Weasyl.

Edging off a cliff

That transition from "edging" to "not edging" comes real fast, and looks like somebody is in trouble.
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sharkinthepark dinosaur prehistoric_species reptile scalie armpit_hair ball_tuft balls big_penis bodily_fluids body_hair chest_hair claws cum ejaculation erection genital_fluids genitals hands-free imminent_orgasm leaking_cum leaking_precum long_penis male mohawk nipples non-mammal_balls non-mammal_hair panicking penis precum pubes purple_background purple_body saggy_balls shaking simple_background small_iris solo tail throbbing throbbing_balls throbbing_penis tremble_lines trembling tuft 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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Infestation demon

Wearing protection to keep it all in.
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sharkinthepark canid demon mammal worm animal_genitalia animal_penis armpit_hair balls balls_through_fly balls_through_underwear big_balls big_penis blue_eyes blue_face blue_glow body_hair boxers_(clothing) brown_body brown_fur canine_genitalia canine_penis cellphone clothing coffee_table condom corruption duo electronics evil_grin fur furniture genitals glass hand_on_penis holding_balls infestation infesticles inside_balls knot licking male male/male nipples oral parasite parasite_in_urethra penetration penile penis penis_lick phone sex sexual_barrier_device sleeping smartphone smile sofa tongue tongue_out underwear urethral urethral_penetration 1:1 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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score: 35
favorites: 54
comments: 0
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Shark meat
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sharkinthepark bovid caprine fish goat mammal marine shark 2_penises against_surface against_wall ball_tuft balls big_balls big_penis blue_body blue_eyes bodily_fluids body_hair cum duo evil_grin fin flexing flexing_bicep flexing_both_biceps flexing_muscles genital_fluids genitals head_fin holding_waist hooves horn leaking_cum long_penis male male/male multi_genitalia multi_penis nipples non-mammal_balls non-mammal_nipples open_mouth penis pubes red_body red_eyes saggy_balls sheat simple_background smile tail tuft 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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Shark courtship

"It's not gay if you say 'no homo'. It's HELPING a BRO empty his balls.

And you're only sucking the tip of half the dicks anyway. That's like 1/8 of the dicks. It rounds down to zero, dude.

Just let me pump one last load in you..."
```
sharkinthepark bovid caprine fish goat mammal marine shark 2_penises anus ball_grab balls blue_body bodily_fluids butt claws cum cum_on_face dialogue duo erection feet fellatio fin genital_fluids genitals head_fin holding_balls horn leaking_cum licking looking_at_viewer male male/male multi_genitalia multi_penis nipples no_homo non-mammal_balls non-mammal_nipples open_mouth oral pawpads penile penis penis_lick penis_on_face presenting presenting_anus presenting_balls presenting_hindquarters presenting_penis red_body red_eyes saggy_balls self_lick sex smile spread_legs spreading tail teeth text tongue 2024 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:e
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score: 78
favorites: 112
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Wormhole

Double dicks for double the fun !
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sharkinthepark fish marine shark worm 2_penises all_fours balls cracked_ground double_penetration fin genitals head_fin male multi_genitalia multi_penis parasite penetration penis simple_background solo surprise tail urethral urethral_penetration 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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score: 33
favorites: 70
comments: 0
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Inner goat

He looks mean, but he calms down after a carrot and a chin scritch. (Demonic hell symbol remains on forehead, though).
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sharkinthepark bovid caprine demon goat mammal ball_tugging balls big_penis bodily_fluids corruption cum cumshot ejaculation erection fluffy fluffy_tail fur genital_fluids genitals growth hands-free hands_behind_head hooves horizontal_pupils horn long_penis long_tongue looking_at_viewer male nipples penis penis_on_ground progression pupils purple_background red_body red_eyes red_fur saggy_balls simple_background smile solo spread_legs spreading symbol_on_head tail tongue tongue_out transformation 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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Orc trap

How do people draw TENTACLES??? Omg they take FOREVER
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sharkinthepark orc tentacle_creature armpit_hair arms_tied ball_squeeze balls blue_ears body_hair bound chest_hair creepy frown genitals inside_balls male nipples penis pubes struggling teeth tentacles tongue tongue_out tusks urethral 1:1 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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Posting older art from Weasyl. This was made around the end of the 2024 Paris olympics.

Dick olympics

I don't know what sport this is, but we need MORE OF IT
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sharkinthepark dinosaur prehistoric_species reptile scalie ball_grab ball_size_difference balls blue_penis bodily_fluids cum cum_on_penis erection eyebrow_ridge eyes_closed foreskin genital_fluids genitals green_body green_penis holding_object leaking leaking_cum leaking_precum long_penis male nipples non-mammal_balls non-mammal_foreskin non-mammal_nipples open_mouth penis penis_size_difference precum retracted_foreskin saggy_balls simple_background solo struggling tail teeth thick_penis tongue 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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Dinosaur

Just messing around with other brushes.

As usual, I don't know what I'm doing.
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sharkinthepark dinosaur prehistoric_species reptile scalie beard eyebrow_ridge facial_hair grey_background hair male mohawk orange_beard orange_body orange_eyes orange_facial_hair orange_hair simple_background smile solo 2024 absurd_res headshot_portrait hi_res portrait rating:s male_(lore)
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Description on Weasyl :

Dragon hug

It's the weekend! Big dragon hug to celebrate!

I started painting an idea of a roller coaster and it looked like pure garbo, so I scrapped that and did a portrait instead. As soon as I have to do backgrounds and poses, my stuff turns into preschool-level crap... haha...
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sharkinthepark mythology dragon mythological_creature mythological_scalie scalie anthro beard big_eyes blue_background clothed clothing facial_hair horn male mane outstretched_arms shirtless shirtless_male simple_background solo teeth tongue topless white_beard white_facial_hair white_mane 1:1 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:s male_(lore)
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Description on Weasyl :

Dino invitation

The answer is YES YES YES
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sharkinthepark dinosaur prehistoric_species reptile scalie animal_genitalia armpit_hair balls blue_background blue_eyes body_hair chest_hair claws eyebrow_ridge floating foreskin genitals happy_trail inviting inviting_to_sex male mohawk muscular muscular_male nipples non-mammal_foreskin non-mammal_hair open_mouth penis presenting presenting_balls presenting_penis pubes retracted_foreskin saggy_balls sheath simple_background solo spread_legs spreading tail tail_tuft teal_body thick_penis tongue tongue_out tuft 2024 absurd_res hi_res rating:e
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score: 5
favorites: 7
comments: 0
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Older art from Weasyl
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sharkinthepark animal_genitalia balls black_body body_hair chest_hair facial_scar fuzzy genitals male narrowed_eyes nipples outstretched_arms penis scar sheath solo squint tail tail_nub 2024 absurd_res black_and_white hi_res monochrome rating:e

score: 19
favorites: 29
comments: 0

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And so that's the end of chapter 1!

Important info : I am planning on taking a break from this story because it was a bit exhausting. As you might have understood, I had trouble with a lot of pages. I wasn't really in the zone. It was a struggle. That's hard to keep up for 20 pages, never mind 200. Personally, I am still missing a lot of practice and my process is terrible, so it's hard to pump out pages consistently.

Chapter retrospective

I will spread the "behind the scenes" stuff throughout the chapters. For now, here's a bit of technical stuff :

Page setup

I have this insane setup in Blender to create a page with different number of panes and shapes and everything. It renders everything separately (3D backgrounds, mannequins, borders, text) and then I combine it in Krita. I could use the backgrounds as-is, but I prefer the look when I paint over it. I think only pages 20 and 21 have the actual Blender background slightly visible (50% opaque) to add a bit of texture on the wood. It's most obvious on page 21.

On my pc, pages are 4000x5000, but that's like 10-20MB and it starts to be slow to load. I uploaded at 2000x2500 because I don't really see a difference and the file size is much smaller (~4MB). A 4K monitor is about 2000 tall, so there's no real point going past that for a comic. I don't want people to scroll all the time.

Page style

About half the pages are full page paintings. The reason behind that is :

* Hopefully the thumbnails will be easier to see and might get people interested to click on it. Honestly, when a comic's thumbnail is too busy and it's hard to make out because there's a bunch of panels or text or whatever, I'm not really inclined to click on it because I have no idea what it is.
* A full page isn't really longer for me to paint than a small panel.
* I prefer to showcase art than to cover everything up with speech bubbles. I want this to be visual art foremost, and not a novel.

sharkinthepark small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear fish mammal marine beard boxers_(clothing) clothing dialogue epilogue facial_hair heart_symbol looking_away male musk neck_tuft nipples pattern_boxers pattern_clothing pattern_underwear smile sniffing sniffing_clothes solo spiral_eyes text tuft underwear underwear_sniffing 2025 4:5 absurd_res black_and_white comic english_text hi_res line_art monochrome rating:e

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Witnessing this event was too much for him to handle.
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sharkinthepark small_bear_(sharkinthepark) badger bear fish mammal marine mustelid musteline animal_genitalia balls boxers_(clothing) bulging_eyes clock clothing duo exaggerated_expression floral_pattern floral_print floral_shirt genitals inside light_fixture lobby male modern_architecture nub_tail nude onomatopoeia open_mouth pattern_boxers pattern_clothing pattern_underwear pool public_pool sheath shocked sound_effects speech_bubble spitting stairs swimming_pool text tile towel underwear wooden_structure 2025 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:e
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favorites: 14
comments: 5

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Honestly, I think this is the best page I ever did.

The line art was a bit annoying though, because of the slight arcs.
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sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) felid mammal pantherine black_body black_fur bright ceiling door door_handle fur male melanistic solo tail text tile walking_away wooden_structure 2025 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:q
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comments: 1

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First page of 2025!!

This was a pain to paint, with 4 panels (ouff) and these off angle perspectives on the characters.

The backgrounds were looking real cold, so I added a bit of yellow and blue glow in the top panels.

And I learned that I don't like painting clothes, much less bunched up clothes.

My favorite part might be those hair dryers. Quick and easy!
```
sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear felid mammal pantherine 10_nipples 2_penises 4_arms 4_pecs balls clothing dialogue dryer duo floral_pattern floral_print floral_shirt genitals glowing hair_dryer holding_clothing holding_object locker_room male melanistic multi_arm multi_genitalia multi_limb multi_nipple multi_pecs multi_penis neck_tuft nipples pecs penis speech_bubble tail teal_eyes text tile tuft worried worried_look yellow_eyes 2025 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:e

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OH MY GOD

The FACE REVEAL is finally here!!!

Aaaaaand I will never paint it as well as this ever again :)

Surprisingly, this was one of the easier pages to paint. I was in the zone and it was super fast and turned out great, unlike a lot of other pages that were a pain (trying to get the color on those blue lockers... those tiles... those shower heads.......)

And the thing with the watercolor brushes is that you need to pass over it like 10 times to get it fully opaque and it was horrible for some things like the characters. So here I used the round brush a lot more.

sharkinthepark small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear mammal dialogue fluffy gratitude looking_at_viewer male open_mouth open_smile simple_background smile solo speech_bubble text yellow_background yellow_eyes 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:s

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favorites: 30
comments: 0

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This was one of my favorite pages :
* I looooove the feet and the nipples and the face
* The background pattern looks like cute little rosettes
* It's pretty different from the other pages
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sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) felid fish mammal marine pantherine 10_nipples 2_penis_bulge 2_penis_outline 2_penises 4_arms 4_pecs balls bottomwear boxers_(clothing) bulge clothing clothing_pull detailed_bulge dialogue floral_pattern floral_print floral_shirt genital_outline genitals holding_clothing holding_object male melanistic multi_arm multi_genitalia multi_limb multi_nipple multi_pecs multi_penis nipples pattern_clothing pattern_underwear pecs penis penis_outline pouting pulling_pants_down shorts simple_background solo speech_bubble tail teal_eyes text underwear undressing 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:e
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Ok, so... this was sort of a pain. I tried the background 2-3 times because it wasn't looking great. But I think this version is really good. Reminds me a bit of Aaron's style.

The shoes look a bit out of place, but whatever. Let's just move on.
```
sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) felid mammal pantherine 2_penises 4_arms balls_outline bench bulge clothing clothing_pull detailed_bulge eyes_closed floral_pattern floral_print floral_shirt footwear furniture genital_outline genitals holding_object locker_room male melanistic multi_arm multi_genitalia multi_limb multi_penis onomatopoeia penis penis_outline shoes socks solo sound_effects tail text undressing wood wood_bench wood_furniture 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic hi_res rating:e

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This is another one of those pages that falls flat and looks ugly... Especially Panther. That bottom panel is similar to the series cover page, but it looks trash in comparison. Ugh.

I'd say the best thing going for this page is the little fluff of chest hair on the bear.

Speaking of the bear, we've seen everyone's face except his! Whaaaaaat? How long until the face reveal? Tee hee, who knows ;)

sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear felid mammal pantherine chest_tuft curtains dialogue duo floral_pattern floral_print floral_shirt locker_room male melanistic speech_bubble teal_eyes text towel towel_around_waist tuft 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:s

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I like how the paws feel a bit thicker here (vs the gangly thin fingers up until now).
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sharkinthepark small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear mammal dialogue grey_background hand_on_face male nipples simple_background speech_bubble text thought_bubble towel towel_around_waist trash_can 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:s
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As I was painting this, I was thinking how unfortunate it was that the best / most realistic thing I ever drew was this garbage containing cum and clothes. Like, what does that mean...

Also, that metal piece to the left of the garbage in panel 3 is sooo goood, oh my gosh. I guess it's because the values are spot on.
```
sharkinthepark small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear mammal bench bodily_fluids clothing cum cum_on_clothing furniture genital_fluids locker_room male searching sniffing speech_bubble text thought_bubble towel towel_around_waist trash_can wood wood_bench wood_furniture 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:e
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favorites: 5
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I was looking at my own hands for reference.
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sharkinthepark small_bear_(sharkinthepark) ambiguous_gender distressed locker open_door speech_bubble stolen_clothing surprise text thought_bubble 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:s male_(lore)
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OH MY GOD, we are finally exiting the tile dimension. Good riddance!!
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sharkinthepark small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear mammal dryer hair_dryer hook male mirror shelf shower shower_head shower_room solo speech_bubble stolen_clothing thought_bubble tile towel 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic hi_res rating:s
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That might be the ugliest bear I ever drew.

But that shower handle looks nice :P
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sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear felid mammal pantherine 4_arms balls duo genitals male melanistic multi_arm multi_limb nub_tail reaching_down shower shower_room speech_bubble tail text tile water 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:e
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favorites: 19
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My butt would also clench if I turned around to see a dual wielding, 4 armed panther.

Great time to drop the soap btw.
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sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) small_bear_(sharkinthepark) bear felid mammal pantherine 2_penises 4_arms 4_toes animal_genitalia clenched_anus duo feet fist funny_face genitals male melanistic multi_arm multi_genitalia multi_limb multi_penis nub_tail penis sheath shower shower_room soap speed_lines tail teal_eyes tile toes water 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic hi_res rating:e
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I was proud of the blue tiles when I did that panel.
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Ok, so the sound effects are in Japanese because I just wanted to, ok.

Panel 1 :

[code]
Japanese       English      Meaning
ゴ　ゴ　ゴ　ゴ   go go go go  Ominous sound effect, I don't even know
[/code]

Panel 2 :

[code]
Japanese  English  Meaning
ザー       zaaaa    Sound of water
キュ       kyu      Squeak
ヤー       yaaaa    Screaming, lol
[/code]

sharkinthepark panther_(sharkinthepark) felid mammal pantherine animal_genitalia funny_face genitals male melanistic ominous onomatopoeia screaming sheath shower shower_head shower_room soap sound_effects surprise tail text throwing_object water 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic hi_res japanese_text rating:e

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favorites: 4
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This tile dimension is killing me... all those lines...
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Honestly, this page is so ugly... but we have to move on.
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The main character has repressed what was said.

That splotchy head looks great though.
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I was pretty proud of this page, especially panel 1.

The right guy's evil smile :) is just mamma mia, delicious.
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sharkinthepark bear mammal belly blue_eyes dialogue evil_grin male nipples nub_tail nude shelf shower shower_head shower_room smile speech_bubble text towel water 2024 4:5 absurd_res comic english_text hi_res rating:q
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I wasn't planning on doing a watercolor project, but I guess we're on that boat now.
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Sadly, the rendition of a shower head in panel 3 is the prettiest in the chapter and it will only go downhill from this page onwards, haha.
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Really happy with this page. Tried to do like a manga cover.
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So we're starting off the new year with a bang! A comic!

And also my 200th post on Weasyl, wow. Didn't really plan for it, but it lines up well.
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I'm a sucker for "straight to gay" :3

I used a watercolor brush at the beginning. Looks good! The pecs on the green guy look AWESOME and the hands are acceptable. Praise be to the furry gods!

Also I am a llama driving a car and I don't know what I'm doing. I painted the right hand like 3 times, and the cat's mouth like 50 times, dang it!!!
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comments: 0
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Note : There's a bigger worm squeezing his balls and keeping the smaller ones in, except a couple that escaped.
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You come face to face with a dark towering panther and gasp in surprise! He has clearly seen you!

You brace yourself for immediate action :

A) Shout the only pantherine dialect you remember : "MEOWZA RAOW PURRZA!*"
B) Diversion : Throw tuna and run in the opposite direction
C) Trade : Cuddle him in exchange for your life

*Translation : "I like red trampolines!"

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I'm just practicing butts FOR MY ARTISTIC STUDY ok
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Looks like he got caught by humans, and now he's off to the highest bidder.

But who wants a deranged bloodthirsty orc in their ranks? A strong... mhh... thick orc...

ME! 👋 I'LL TAKE HIM! HEEEEERE!!! HELLO MR ORC MY ASS IS READY AND ACCEPTING!!! I will save you, my sweet boy!

And like giving belly rubs to a fluffy rabid tiger, that will be the end of me, haha.
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🎃
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A tiny bit of practice for a panther character named "Panther", whom should appear in a future comic hopefully. Yeah, my naming standards are low.

I was thinking of thekinkybear's characters named "Dude" and "Bro", haha.
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I'm drafting a rather long story with a character with four arms, and I wasn't sure about the species.

I decided to go with a black panther (not specifically this one)!
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Unfortunately I forgot the seminal vesicles in this one. This is an older picture I painted a while ago on weasyl. A bit late for that now. Oh well!
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Uploading older stuff from weasyl!
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It seems I have misspelled "squirm", hmm... please forgive me!
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Looks like something's got his attention.
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Weeeeell I ran out of steam, so it ends here :)

Project retrospective :

Inspiration

XENO MORTAL started as an idea about a cool sounding NASA space rocket. NASA has many iconic imposing names like CHALLENGER, VOYAGER and APOLLO. They sound mighty and impactful, and appropriate given the grand nature they represent. I started with a thumbnail of a terrible alien artifact, approached by an astronaut with trailing wires, with an imposing title (like CHALLENGER, but not that specific word). That thumbnail ended up being page 1 of XENO MORTAL.

The alien is supposed to be presented as a scary unkown monster that devours the protagonist. That is somewhat true, but I see it as a mostly benevolent creature that actually cares for the protag. The alien sucks up creatures over its lifespan and merges their thoughts and instincts together into one mega creature. Although it absorbs other creatures, it does not do so with evil intent. It's more of a transformation than a death.

The alien also represents a healing antidote to negative self talk. The protag expresses a lot of negative self talk (I'm stuck here forever, this is a shithole, etc.) whilst the alien counters it with more positive interpretations.

The title XENO MORTAL is a combination of xeno (alien) and mortal, which represents the fusion of the alien and the mortal protag. I was thinking of the titles of games that combine two nonsensical nouns/words together, at least to my ears, like "solid snake", "resident evil", "chrono trigger", "kingdom hearts".

Process

I started out with a small thumbnail for every page, up to about page 11, to have a roadmap of what I wanted to do. I'm not a proficient artist, so I didn't want it to have too many pages.

My paintings are usually cropped and have a stupid final size (like 1566 x 2149), but I wanted it to be more clean this time. So I made the first picture 3000x4000 with an extra 25px border of white, and used that template for each page.

I also wanted to have a striking red look, like the look of Kodak's Aerochrome film that makes trees appear red. So I got about 4 reference images that helped a tiny bit. In the end, it doesn't really look like Aerochrome, but that's ok.

And then the process for each page went like this :
* Consult the thumbnail (on physical paper)
* Sketch with the line tool (surprisingly effective, fun and quick)
* Add solid colors in separate layers for the background and character, to avoid struggling later
* Blur and merge the sketch into the character layer, to add a bit of starting contrast. Kind of like Tarran Fiddler who starts with a sketch and eventually paints into it.
* Paint the background and character
* Add speech bubbles

Full pages

Before XENO MORTAL, I also started another unfinished comic about the shark and red goat characters which I painted a few times recently, for which I'm currently at page 2. It's not going so well. I have trouble with the layout of the boxes and the composition. It's hard to get the spacing right to allow for the characters and text, without having huge empty spaces. There's also a bunch of backgrounds that I'm winging, with more-or-less success. So I wanted to improve the experience for XENO MORTAL, and I ended up deciding to have individual full pages, to avoid those problems altogether.

Cheating

Soooo I hold many art sentiments that are not really true, like :
- There should only be one layer, like a real painting. Just pile everything in it. If you mess up, it's a matter of bad planning, not layers.
- True artists don't use the line tool
- Tracing is bad
- Using real images in a painting is bad
- Comic strips have text that looks handwritten, so you should handwrite yours too

Some of theses sound insane written out like that.

Anyway, I allowed myself to cheat for XENO MORTAL and it turned out well! In particular, I used the line tool a bunch and HOLY MOLY thank god. Making sketches was really fun, and the perspective was way easier. Drawing straight perspective lines by hand is one of the most torturous things ever.

And although I used the text tool, I still traced over it to give it a bit more character (oooh pun), but it's painful and I wouldn't do it again if I would start over.

Release

Instead of posting the pages one by one as they are finished, I decided to hold back until the whole thing was done. That let me fix a few inconsistencies between some pages and delay some decisions later (design of the monster, speech bubble colors, the footer at the bottom of the pages, etc.)

Conclusion

I am very happy with the outcome. I think the story is dramatic and interesting. Some pages are really impressive to me, and I think my art is improving slowly. My favorite pages are 3, 7, 12. Also, on page 9, the wolf in the top panel looks sexy AF. Dayum, what a hunk hahaha.

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