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About character design

So this isn't a post about Phantomland, but maybe this account should be for my art in general? In any case it's a free post so no worries if you're here just for Chie & pals. lol

Silja & Taru is a hobby project that I use as a dumping ground for fantasy ideas. It might become a comic someday but that's not a priority for now. Drawing the girls makes me happy, that's all...

Just for fun I compared my current designs with their previous iterations from thr...

About emphasis

Hiiii I'm alive! I got the idea to soapbox about making comics on this Patreon. This post is free. If I end up writing more of these I'll probably paywall some of them.

Pictured above is an old version of the thumbnail for page 09-41.

This page had an interesting problem because "I don't want that kid to like me" is a really important line. A particularly fun thing in making comics is deciding how to present those important lines... Usually the first impulse is to pair the im...

Design notes

Here's some bonus materials that were made for the print editions. The ones with Chie & Jon are super old; Amber & Elias I drew just now for the Swedish edition of volume 2. It's gonna be out this fall! 

As for the webcomic... yep, I've been working a little bit on it, but my health still prevents me from having a consistent pace. Fingers crossed though. 

Have a great summer everyone!!

Volume 2 cover

So,  the cover art! I've recently finished the volume 2 cover (Swedish edition, but likely would be used for other editions too)

Here's the first volume for comparison. Thought processes that went into it:

• Dynamic pose since it's the action genre
• Use an establishing shot from the comic
• Black background for a more serious and intense vibe
• Limited color...
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Happy Holidays!

Dresscode is mandatory!!

Have a pleasant end of the year, everyone 🎄💝 This year I couldn't work that much due to illness but I'm gonna recover soon and come back more powerful than ever