In a dark room, one might notice that Dielle's whiskers glow in the dark! Other parts of her body such as her eyes, chest fluff, and paw pads only glow when using electricity.
2021-09-02 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Transforming is the signature technique of Ditto. Popular folklore often depicts a Ditto in disguise as a near perfect replica, save for a pair of beady eyes. But contrary to popular belief, there is a wide variety of skills among the species when it comes to their mimicry. Some have difficulty with color, mouths, size, etc., it all depends on the individual. The most common struggle for beginners is forgotten markings. But with enough practice (and enough references to pull from), a part...
2021-09-02 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So some of you may or may not know that I like to pre-render backgrounds for OBT to make the comicking process go by quicker! Here we have Yohann's yurt, which was pretty fun to put together if requiring a bit of mental gymnastics. The outfits were fun to come up with though, and I hope to cycle through them when revisiting the yurt in the future!
2021-09-02 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhile sitting around and thinking about it, I realized that it would probably be handy to make a proper announcement for priority cameo calls for patrons since I have some cameo slots coming up! So with that in mind, here's the specs for cameos!
- Fakemon will be unable to participate. Likewise, fusions that don't have a main recognizable species will not be selected. With that in mind however, I'm totally willing to tweak designs into subspecies to fit the world, with your permission!...
On this week’s edition of Backstage Pass, I’ll be talking about…
An overview of how I design characters! More specifically, how I design characters generally rather than just for a comic format, because there are some slight differences with my approach that I’ll talk about in another Backstage Pass.
When designing characters, I like to keep three main traits in ...
2021-09-01 15:08:00 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s edition of Backstage Pass, I’ll be talking about…
Color palette transitions in OBT! Aka, Woo gets owned by color theory.
Folks who have been following OBT for some time may have noticed a slight shift in colors over the years. This is something that’s most prominent in the lineart, which went from a mid brown:2021-09-01 15:07:00 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to September's Soundboard! For the uninitiated, these are an opportunity for patrons to ask questions in a semi-public setting. Have any trivia or backstage topics you wanna see covered? Have a question about scheduling? Fire away!
Or if you want, feel free to share how you're doing lately! I recently got a new oranda goldfish named Egg, and my ryukin and black moor do not want to leave the poor fella alone.
Unrelated to her amnesia, Rune sometimes struggles with remembering the names of places, objects, and people despite having pretty good memory otherwise.
2021-09-01 15:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As a result of needing to memorize the names of several children and townspeople, Dielle has fantastic memory when it comes to names. She credits this to finding creative tricks for committing them to memory.
2021-09-01 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Most fish pokemon are able to "swim" through the air with the aid of their aura, and tend to levitate close to the ground. The only exception to this being when their aura has been overexerted from battling, or the only species without the ability to levitate, Magikarp. Magikarp have such weak auras they struggle to levitate on land, so many choose to live in underwater settlements before evolving.
2021-09-01 15:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh hey, I apparently never posted WIP Wednesday #5 despite taking a screenshot?? I got behind on posting. But here is the thumbnail sketch for Yohann's Yurt and a sketch of an upcoming montage panel from my current page batch!
2021-09-01 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
If you're a brave soul, you can try whatever special Bev has for the day. These are usually concoctions they've made on the fly in hopes of achieving gourmet tastes. Dielle seems to be one of the only patrons that ever likes them.
2021-09-01 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
On this edition of Backstage Pass, I'll be talking about…
What I do during hiatuses! Considering I just came out of one, this might provide some interesting insight on what goes on while I'm away from the comic.
So the bane of all comic-making existence is the hiatus, and I imagine they’re especially frustrating for readers that don’t get a glimpse behind the scene...
2021-08-31 15:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
On this edition of Backstage Pass, I’ll be talking about…
Chapter 1’s thumbnails, pre-rewrite! I only found these just recently while going through old files on my previous laptop, and thought I’d share them. There’s not a lot to talk about with this one, but they’re interesting to look at because I forgot I even made thumbnails before rewriting chapter 1....
2021-08-31 15:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Spinda that runs the local cafe is named Bev. It's short for Beverage.
2021-08-31 15:03:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Apples are a popular food among pokemon as they're easy to cultivate in most places. Its berry counterpart, the Leppa berry, has evolved to provide increased stamina and robustness in aura.
2021-08-31 15:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Some years ago, the Guildmaster took a leave of absence from his duties to pursue a fleeting career in real estate. He quickly became overwhelmed with the paperwork though, so it was short lived.
2021-08-31 15:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
One popular folktale is called The Songstress and the Figurante. The story follows the lives of two pokemon leading very different lives- a singer, who spends a pampered life in splendor, and a dancer who barely scrapes by performing on the streets. By chance they swap lifestyles, as the dancer performs in grand concert halls and the singer gets to fall in love with a farmhand. The twist of the story is that they're actually the same pokemon, with the unique ability to change forms!<...
2021-08-31 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello, and welcome to this week’s Patreon Newsletter! This is to keep patrons up-to-date with the goings-on of OBT with schedules, behind-the-scenes, and more! These will be posted on a bi-weekly schedule and help give an idea of what’s to come each month for my Patreon.
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Crawls out of the dirt
Hey how ya doin B)
So the bad news is, I got super busy since last newsletter and got caught up IRL with lots of family and personal related events. Th...
Oh hey, long time no see! I'm hoping to do a more proper newsletter for Patreon within the next few days, but I didn't want to hold off on releasing this most recent page buffer I completed for the comic! Long story short, had a lot of family issues I had to sort out so I put the comic on hiatus for a while. But now I'm back! Thanks so much for everyone's patience <3
2021-08-24 12:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Many of my funky lil ideas for OBT come while I'm in the shower, and this is one visual that was on my mind that I wanted to hash out. The creation myth for OBT has been on my mind lately, and I've been considering making an extra comic for it at some point!
2021-06-18 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A doodle featuring Rune and... Her secret twin?!
The character on the right won't be showing up in the story for a while, but she and Rune have an interesting relationship with one another.
They're finally here! OBT's long awaited buffer pages! The Patreon page has been desolate for so long, but I'm happy to finally have something to give y'all. Hope you enjoy!
2021-06-15 10:31:29 +0000 UTC View Post
... And with that, we're caught up with all the full res PNGs for publicly released pages!
2021-06-15 10:25:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh hey, seems like I forgot to upload the full res versions of these pages. Time to play some catchup, I suppose!
2021-06-15 10:25:25 +0000 UTC View Post
On this episode of WIP wednesday, I forgot to schedule a bunch of Patreon posts and just saved them in drafts, so all this time I was travelling nothing was posting _( :,3」∠)_
So here's a double WIP! Featuring Rune getting her Outfit Change and me regretting giving Yohann so, so many ruffles in his debut outfit.
(I'll uh, hopefully get around to actually posting those post drafts throughout the day!)
Thumbnails are helpful, but sometimes I underestimate how much space text bubbles take. Behold my struggles as I try not to squish characters with giant walls of text!
2021-05-12 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Pokemon in the world of OBT have managed to hit very impressive strides with technology thanks to their unique abilities and with a little guidance from texts from an ancient civilization that has been translated and tweaked. Textile became a very popular industry once pokemon realized they could weave the effects of berries, evolutionary stones, etc. into clothing worn by explorers. Transportation like boats and trains proved to be essential for moving pokemon across continents quickly a...
2021-05-11 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Along with pokemon, there is something else that walks the earth- mysterious non-sapient creatures referred to simply as animals. Non-speaking and without special abilities of their own, they inhabit most biomes and often serve as a source of food for pokemon who prefer meat to berries (especially considering the fact that it's taboo to eat other pokemon). Animals vary depending on where you look, but common ones include fish, birds, rodents, and even a ...
2021-05-10 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The Kecleon Market was founded by the infamous Kecleon Brothers- Laurent and Clark. This pair of merchants revolutionized the world of trade by starting up their own chain of stores across the region (which was helped run by their extensive family tree), and allowed weary travelers to easily find what they were looking for no matter the location. In part this is due to an investment in the railway system, which helps deliver their product across a variety of towns. After amassing a sizeab...
2021-05-07 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post