July Update

Hello, hello everyone, I'm back with another update! These months just keep flying by 😣

Last month I was able to get parts 1 and 2 of arc 9 completed (yay!! 🎉) and I've been working on getting all of the blender backgrounds rendered and files set up for the rest of the arc, which should be done this week. There are a few backgrounds that I will have to hand draw, but I'll save those for whenever I can squeeze them in during production.

I already started sketching out part 3 since I needed to get a color look down (you can see it in my last stream). The amount of work for adding wind-related animation is crazy, so I REALLY don't know how much time this is going to take me 😭

I've also decided to change how I'm going to approach the rest of the work. Instead of sketching and lining the whole arc before finishing each part individually, I will be treating each part the same way I always have. My list has been updated as follows:

• ✅ Storyboard the entire arc

• ✅ Time everything out into a rough animatic

• ✅ Send animatic to VAs and order voice work

• ✅ Build the blimp and city background in Blender

• ✅ Edit all voice work

• ✅ Get the first section of the arc out of the way (still in the office - 2 parts)

• ⭕ Set up all shots

• ⭕ Finish part 3

• Finish Part 4

• Finish Part 5

• Finish Part 6

• Finish part 7

• Finish part 8

• Finish part 9

• Make hand-drawn backgrounds

• Re-record/re-edit Allegra

• Add sound effects + post production

• Release the full arc publicly

Again, these parts will not be coming out on a weekly basis like in the past - they are too long and too much extra work has to go into them. I'll be streaming in the Discord more often, so make sure to link your account to Patreon to join if you haven't! As always, I'll be hosting Thursday night streams on Youtube at 8pm ET (unless I have to move it due to scheduling conflicts).

As far as my other work is concerned, I have a client deadline coming up next week (on my birthday noooooooooo 😭) as well as a few events in July and August that will take up some of my time. My zine work is almost done, L&L will be wrapping up completely around mid-July, the KK cookbook is laid out and being edited, and With Love will be opening LOs soon-ish. Come September, I'm HOPING the house renovations actually start, but that means my work will probably be pushed back more. I'll keep you all in the loop, but for now I'm just going to work on as much of this arc as I can!

If you read all of this, you're awesome 💖 Thank you for the support and see you in the next update!