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Outlines, Highlights and A Happy Accident

19/8/2018

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Most of the time, accidents in Photoshop have weird, creepy, or just plain messy-looking results. But once in a while, you get something cool.

While I was working on one of the pages of my Undertale webcomic, Just Cause, I accidentally hid the color and shadow layers in one of the panels, leaving only the outline, face and highlight layers visible.

The result was an eerie, glowy, oddly beautiful look at what a couple steps in my drawing process look like by themselves.
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Nyla the Catgirl Just Got Interviewed! Link Inside

17/8/2018

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Have you ever wanted to watch a person with the ears, tail and mindset of a cat get interviewed?

Whether this is something you've always wanted to see, or it's a weird but tantalizing concept that you never knew you needed until now, you can see Nyla's interview on The Protagonist Speaks by clicking the button below.
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Go here to read Nyla's interview!
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Page 35 of My "Undertale" Comic, "Just Cause", is Ready!

12/8/2018

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Page 35 of my Undertale fan comic, Just Cause, is FINALLY ready! WOOHOO!
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FINALLYYYYYYYYY. The next time I commit to drawing multiple panels in zero gravity with two strongly colored light sources, somebody slap me and remind me of this page.

On a more story-related note, I've noticed that many people think Sans' decision to snipe you if you spare him was based on anger or revenge, but I think it's more a matter of practicality. Here's my reasoning:
 
1. If you fall short of the requirements of the genocide route by so much as a single monster, Sans won't fight you, even if you killed as many of his friends and family as possible and the monster you spared was a stranger to him. This indicates that his decision to attack you is based on the need to save the world, not revenge.
  
2. By this time, he's figured out that Frisk's backward time jumps are triggered by their death. If Frisk wants to spare him, repent, and undo the damage they've done, they'll need to die in order to do it. He can't just let them walk past him, because he still doesn't know how they're going to destroy the world or if his survival will preempt the disaster.
 
3. Sans' attacks are the most efficient in the Underground, with the possible exception of Flowey and the obvious exception of Frisk. If Frisk has to die, it might as well be at the hands of a person who can get it over with quickly. In that regard, his attack is actually kind of merciful.

To support me as an artist, and to get exclusive access to the prose version of page 36 and other cool rewards, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon!
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Four Times I Begged Them: A Don't Starve Maxwell Fanfiction

8/8/2018

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Description:

In the centuries since Maxwell was dragged into The Constant, he's begged his tormentors four times.

​As his pleas fall on uncaring ears, he resorts to increasingly desperate measures in his quest to escape his prison.


Spoiler/content warnings:

This fanfiction contains spoilers for the end of Don't Starve's adventure mode. It also includes mentions of death and suicidal desires.

​Click the "read more" link to see the story.



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Quick Art Tip: Using Glow Effects When the Light Source is Darker than the Object it Glows On

5/8/2018

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I recently saw a picture in which the artist was trying to use glow effects, but ran into a problem because the shining soul that was casting the light was darker than the shirt it was casting that light on.

I gave them a couple tips, and decided to share those tips here, too.

1. When a dark-colored light source is casting light on a non-black object, especially one with a lighter shade than the light source, make the color of the glow slightly lighter than the color of its source.
 
​When the light source's color is darker than the object on which it's casting light (like the soul compared to the shirt), it makes it look like the soul is casting pure color or even darkness on the object it's glowing on.

2. Add a lighter shade of the base color to the center of the soul, so it looks more like a light source.

Here's a quick demo of what the abovementioned glow effects look like in total darkness and on clothing the color of the shirt they drew, so you can see the difference.
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The two souls on the top are both casting light the same shade as their base color, albeit not at full opacity. Notice how the shirt seems darkened.
 
The souls on the bottom are glowing their base color in the dark, but on the shirt, the glow is lighter than the base color, so they aren't darkening the shirt. 
 
I hope that quick art tip helps!
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Fan Art: The Obvious Right Answer

2/8/2018

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As you could probably guess, there's a story behind this one.

A few days ago, my dear friend, Mica Kole, sent me two pieces of great news:

One was that her short story had won second place in the Sapiens Plurum contest.

The other was that her boyfriend had proposed to her, and she'd enthusiastically said "yes" - by throwing him in the lake and then jumping in after him.

As the icing on the cake, all this happened just in time for her birthday. And what better way to celebrate her birthday, her engagement, and her literary victory than with a piece of fan art that includes an in-joke from her proposal story?

To my delight, she enjoyed the picture, and gave me permission to share her birthday gift and her great news with my readers.


Here's a version without the dialogue, in case you prefer that:
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If you want to get the context behind this picture, you can read the 3,000-word short story for free here: http://sapiensplurum.org/2018-2nd-place-winner.html

It's about a man whose inability to make basic day-to-day decisions wreaks havoc on his personal life, until he buys a flying robot named Tempest to make those decisions for him. The robot's good at her job, but even she can't do everything for him. Eventually, he's going to face choices that he has to make on his own.

How much of this picture is based on the story and how much is based on the proposal, I won't say right now, because SPOILERS. Just go read the story. Go do it. Shoo.

And if you want to get early access to stories like that, as well as useful writing tips, don't forget to support Mica on Patreon!

Speaking of supporting people and getting cool rewards...

 
​If you'd like to get early access to art like this, and exclusive access to works in progress, please consider 
supporting me on Patreon.

If you want me to draw something for you, you can see my commission prices and policies here.

And if you want to get my art on your bedding, mugs, wallpaper, or other physical items, take a look at my print-on-demand store on Society6.
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