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And it’s the return of…! The unrendered pages.
Almost all of you referred to Lao Yao as they/them from the start, how sweet you all are! The twist was imagined in 2013 and it seemed solid, I guess it shows just how much things have changed in the last years^^.
So, it’s time for me to give you a little update on what’s going on.
Basically, these days I’m kind of stuck in a bottleneck of many things. Professionally, things have not gone according to plan : less students and more expenses, in a shop that doesn’t allow stability or trying new strategies. The comic runs on that money but stays the most important thing : I don’t want the means to overpower the end. Of course, any small help through Patreon for example is welcome. I’m grappling with how to make things work. And on a more personal level, I’m in the middle of a breakup that never ends, the fourth month of it, plus we have to find new housemates.
I’m mostly ok though, just overburdened at the moment, be it my schedule or mind. I try to take care of myself as to stay that way, even if it takes even more time off the week. And you can count on me to battle through and continue the comic, no matter what 🙂
I am extremely grateful for your patience, and hope you will like this page. I have good hopes that it will be colored next week, and would like to resume my normal schedule as soon as possible.
Ambroise
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Update :
Ah, today was the day alloted to rendering the page, but my ex was moving out her stuff and I really had to be there. So, the schedule shifts one week, and, for now, the comic sleeps just a bit more. I hope you are well, and again, thank you for your patience.
You know, both versions work. So, no problems. But I’m a pinhead when it comes to taste in art, so there is that. 😉
That is nice to say. In the end it all comes down to how I want these pages to look and feel ^^ plus, there are things that are harder for me to convey without the rendering… depth, focus, contrast… it can add layers of meaning and I like to exploit every last mean at my disposal^^
She’s an ugly lass, but a good provider, Warrior. Have you ever been a kept man?
That is not a bad thing, mind. If so he’d need to step up his cooking skills and such.
Stepping up from zero is such an easy and hard task at the same time!
He really should try, at least for a while.
I hope things improve for you soon! Please rest and take all the time you need <3
Also LAO IS SO FUNNY I–
Heh, I hope so too, thank you :).
Also, I’m glad you are liking our protagonist’s new counterpoint, it was time to get livelier!
Aww sorry to hear not everything is going great. I wish you all the best. and it’s neat to see a partly unfinished page, it shows the way you draw the lines, thanks for showing it.
As for a quote.
“Beguiled is the Deceiver whom tricks on whims of man, beast, or spoons. Whom chooses a dress of designs or a royals jester. Nay I say to all, for the greatest of snakes shall bow to me, shall gift me the fancies of luxury; my hoard ever grows.
For I, little one, am a Dragon. And I have slain knights and deceivers alike.
So. I ask again why should I listen to your words and pleas, you haven’t even brought a gift!”
-Zazzale, a tired, stubborn, Dragon.
Thank you for the support, and for the quote. 🙂
I’d like to write a better answer but have very low energy^^
Oh no! Tis a Harem Anime!
Little Warrior just wants one thing*, but the girls just want his one thing…
* Kerrec’hal!
Oh no, I’ve been completely found out and the comic will never hold anymore suspense whatsoever!
That said, it’s always interesting to imagine what the opening would be like…
♫ Chibi Senshi Chibi Senshi Da-Da-Daiiiisuki!!!!♪
Breakups can be challenging for many reasons; I don’t envy you the experience, especially at a time when you already have that overworked/underpaid thing going on. I hope you find the patience and equipoise you need to cultivate some fresh peace in your life. “Nothing is forever” can such a mixed blessing!
[image of an octopus clinging to a dilapidated chain-link fence with only three of its arms while the other five juggle some fragile-looking but brightly-colored objects made indistinct by motion blur. in the background a volcano erupts violently as lightning strikes its summit. lava flows down the side of the mountain and apparently toward the octopus (and the viewer), glowing red and orange under the ash-blackened sky. a caption in large friendly letters in a groovy font, white against the dark background reads, perhaps predictably, “hang in there”]
Haha, thank you for your ever-supportive stance and the creativity, energy, you put behind it.
Right now it’s a time of tough choices that can’t be undone, and all of them come with their share of regrets. But, hey, have to move on.
Welcome back!!! Sucks that things are dragging on for you so long, but you’ll pull through, I have faith 🙂
also poor LW!! Covered in mud and hunted!!
Thank you, I will indeed. Things have begun to align, now I just have to be patient and get there in one piece.