Haunted 1-21
My apologies for the off-weeks, y’all. What’s going on is that the art style I want requires a much deeper understanding of form and anatomy—and figure drawing in particular—than I currently have, so I spent the last couple of weekends grinding.
Thank you all for being patient with me! For those who aren’t coming from Catastrophe Theory, I’m new at this and have a day job that isn’t related to comics in any way whatsoever. And even though it’s never explicitly mentioned in CT, it’s obvious to anyone who’s read more than ten sentences that I grew up in a very mean family. Point being, I’m grateful that everyone is being so kind in Haunted‘s early, wonky stage! Your support means the world to me.
(Also, I’ve been working on the raps for the next CT chapter. The ViR ones are just so damn impossible to write. But! Progress.)
BREAKING SHITPOST NEWS: Remember that Drawful prompt that nearly sent Esk to her maker?
Well, she did this.
God help us all.
(TASTES LIKE DOUZHI)
(I’LL SEE MYSELF OUT)
I get the impression that Sergio is enjoying being the center of attention these past few pages. Proud guy. Kinda difficult. Loving Iliana’s entrance here, too. Gotta love a triangle lady.
Ahahaha I drew that. Yeah.
Do you also get the impression that Sergio is only the center of attention because Iliana’s holding back?
The question is, why did you draw it, whyyyyyyy. Whyyyyy. You know I have to retaliate.
Beautiful hands, and that seated pose makes my body relax! Oh, muscles at rest!
Let’s make a kind family, so we know they exist.
Hear, hear! Kindness for everyone!
This is your wonky stage? Whew. I’m constantly dazzled. I do know how you feel with the door thing though. When I first started making machinimas I feel like there were so many basic shots that I had no idea how to do. I was on youtube like: “how big is medium shot?” (spoiler alert, Ferosh, it is not a special size. It means shoot from the waist up. Get it together).
Anyways, I deeply enjoy this comic, i’m in awe of your skills and I cannot wait for the raps!
In other news, that drawful prompt has officially made my entire week. I mean, of course it’s a tangy…acquired taste…bahahahahahaha.
Okay, I’m sorry. I’ll leave too.
(UM ALTHEA IS THE PAST MY DUDE, MOVE ON)
(I love the mouth close up. It felt very Cheshire cat about to lure me into a deal with the devil. And I’m going willingly).
Now I know what “medium shot” means. Putting the espresso glass away.
Yeah, it’s nerve-wracking learning a new skill. I remember the day your first machinima came out! There may have been yelling. As for the art, I’m happy with it as the best efforts of a random storyteller who just started digital art last year, but this is the internet, and the people setting the standards for webcomic quality are experienced artists with decades of practice. So I did feel like putting a disclaimer for people coming from the world of webcomics rather than the world of SimLit. It still warms my heart that y’all enjoy it, though!!
Predictions: the whiteboard full of equations behind me says Iliana’s going to steal your heart on the next page, and Althea’s going to steal it again with her first word, if the silver lipstick wasn’t enough. There are so many “oh man, I can’t wait to see what Ferosh thinks about THIS” moments in this chapter—did some reflecting on why, and it might be whenever a character throws Disney-villain-fabulous vibes. That’s close enough to ‘Hallmark movie meets supernatural horror,’ right?
Was this commercial made in a lab for me? HAHAHA. Wow.
I know what you mean about the disclaimer. Like the world of SimLit is lovely, but the internet is a big place. Still, I think its awesome that in pursuing creative endeavors we get to pick up so many new skills.
Goddamn it, every time I try to close up my heart you make another character that I know I’m going to obsess over. But can anyone unseat Althea? I don’t know if its possible although my love language is Disney-villain-fabulous…
When you say “I grew up in a very mean home,” are you talking as yourself or as Yuan? If you’re saying you then I am sending you a mom-hug of the biggest proportions. Not that you should ever require validation through what you give others, but you are a highly talented individual and your artwork is incredible! <3
AHHHH THE DRAWING
OMG THE JUICEBOX (or is it ghost milk??? :O)
Okay now I might need to troll this a bit (in my loving way)
Bernard: HEY YUAN I GOT SOMETHING YOU CAN SUCK ON
Bernard: SLURP SLURP
Yuan looks a little grumpy, not mad, but more like someone is about to take his ghostbox and Yuan is like NO MINE! and refuses to share. I bet Mimsy is lurking.
Oh that “mean home” comment was definitely me, those projected comments of Bernard’s were definitely implied intentionally, and someone is definitely just off camera tryna steal Yuan’s juicebox.
Also, thank you!! The SimLit community’s been helping me heal a lot.
BHAHAHAHAHA ILIANA’S SMILE. Like holy shit I think it outdoes The Cheshire Cat’s!!!!
OOOH ILIANA LOOKS SO CLASSY AND SMUG. I wanna be her IF I ever grow up.
If I made CC for The Sims, I would recreate various Nike designs and replace the logo with Iliana’s V-smile. Just saying. Way more motivating.