Cover 3 finally done!! I've been trying to crop these images so I can show y'all the cool bits without revealing too much, and I can't wait to unveil all three cover illustrations to you guys 🥰
I had a good momentum going as I worked on these cover illustrations which I didn't want to break, but now that I'm done with these, I'll get to posting more Secret Gardens for the month as soon as I can <33
2019-10-25 17:56:49 +0000 UTC
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Cover 2 sneak preview with Tora's face this time <3
Sneak preview of the cover art <3 I'm adding this under the cut for those who don't want to spoil the final artwork for yourselves. I have 3 covers and a whole bunch of backgrounds that I can't decide on, but my editor told me to pass all of it to him, so I'm just gonna leave it to the Webtoon team instead ;D
Also, I have 2 more smutty sketches to be posted for this month which I'll get too as soon as I'm done with the these covers, so bear with me for now!
2019-10-22 06:56:52 +0000 UTC
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*Edit: Forgot to include the version without the cigarette!
Inks for cover #1 <33 (Low res image for now, until MPL is officially launched.)
The completed covers will be shared on my $1 Patio tier as soon as I'm able to. For now, as a bonus, I'm posting these inked pieces as a reward on the Secret Garden tier <3 As an EXTRA bonus, I have just Poppy and Tora for the hardcore Toppy shippers 🥰 (but who am I kidding, I need this for myself 😂)
Hello again, my lovelies! Thanks to your input and insightful feedback, I've decided to go with #1 and 6 (the clear winners!) 🥰 I also threw in #2, which is my personal favourite, and here are the final sketches ❤️I also got these approved by my editor so I'm inking and colouring all three of them now, whoop whoop!
Like a few of you have mentioned, #1 DOES look like a fluffy shoujo manga cover! #2 has a bit of symbolism going on (which I can't reveal yet because spoiler...
Hello my lovelies! I'm working on the MPL cover art for the Webtoon app banner thingee, and here's what I've come up with so far!
I love getting you guys involved as often as I can, whenever I can, so I'd love to know which of these sketches you prefer! The sketches are super rough and messy (pardon me!), but if you can still make out what I'm drawing 😂, let me know what you think in the comments! <33
Hi lovelies! I thought I'd share this template I've made with those of you who make comics in Photoshop (like me). Download .psd attachment below.
When I'm adding in the dialogue/narration, I'll have this file open side by side with my comic file. And I just drag the individual balloons into my comic canvas. The texts are laid out in the bubbles, so I just edit as I go along. It's saved me a quite bit of time, and I hope some of you might find this helpful too =D
I have so...
I'm not good at making these process gifs because I'm a bit too scattered lol, but I noticed this panel I'm working on has these layers intact, so I thought I'd make one. Enjoy!
(Steps 2-3 are done by my flatter and shader, and I'm on my own for everything else!)
2019-10-15 15:46:52 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dears, you have been missed!! 💞 I'm dropping by with a (long-ass) update lest anyone thinks I might have disappeared.
1. Update on the MPL launch.
Since it's already mid-October, I'm hoping the launch will be in November. However, the exact launch date is not within my control. And it hasn't been revealed to me by my editor / Webtoon. So as much as I'd like to, I can't give anyo...
Hello again my dears! Great to be back =)
I know I said I won't be making any long comic strips for October, but a few days back, I had a serious case of Asura's Bride nostalgia, so I put on my AB main playlist and when I came to my senses, this happened xD This one's an Asura's Bride smutty scene, set some time after Yuwa and Ulaan's separation 💞
Anyway as I was working on this, I realised that this could potentially be a future AB scene. So just a heads up that ...
Hello my precious ones! I'm here with a surprise ;D There's no smut or anything, just a random side story from when Ulaan was in college and Yuwa was still in high school, but it gives some insight into Ulaan's behaviour towards Yuwa.
I didn't have time to create the PDF file, so I'm adding the strip directly below. Enjoy!
Hi my lovelies, I hope everyone is having a wonderful September ❤️ To those who have joined our Patreon fam when I was away, welcome 🥰 And I hope you've all been enjoying the content I have on here!
I'm dropping by with some updates and housekeeping matters, and to give you guys a heads up on what to expect in October. To get to the gist of this post, skip to the 'IMPORTANT INFORMATION' section below, where I make an important Patreon update. ...
Warning: Contains some dialogue regarding physical appearances that might be triggering/offensive to some. It's brief and contextual, but I'm adding this just in case.
Dear Patrons, this is the final episode of this series, and I will not be picking this up anytime soon. For more info, please read here. Thank you for reading <3
Enjoy ❤️
Alritey fam, here's my last sneak preview before I YEET outta here 💦Jkjk, I still have a couple more posts more to go 😁
Shy boi is shy 🥰
I usually don't include dialogue, but I'll throw this one in to whet your appetites till I get back from my Patreon hiatus 😊
I'm not sure how I'd react either 😂💦 (spoiler)
Hey my lovelies.
I'm writing this to give everyone a heads up that I might be pausing my Patreon page for the month of September. IE You will not be billed on 1st September (for the month of September), and billing will resume on 1st October when I return from the break. And of course, I will continue posting here on Patreon until the end of August.
In this time that my Patreon page is paused, I'll focus solely on MPL production...
This episode isn't as romantic as Ep 4 (which I think might probably be my best episode in this series!), but it's still fun nonetheless. Enjoy ❤️
My dumb self just found out that I can use Sketchup (a 3d program that's commonly used by many Webtoon creators) as a computer program, instead of on a web browser which was what I'd been doing all this while 😂
Anyway this makes things much easier now. No more browser crashing every 15 minutes, and I'm finally able to purchase actual 3d models to use, etc. I spent today and yesterday teaching myself how to use it properly, and this is a scene I've rigged up for Ep 7, so I can rot...
Hi lovelies! Just wanted to inform you guys about some updates I've made to the Secret Garden tier rewards, and the tier introduction here. Nothing has changed except for the additional 'mini-comic series' reward, so I'm making this update to present the rewards in a clearer manner.
Tora's apartment. Extra sketch for the week ❤️
Artwork for episode 6 🥰
I'm kinda mad at myself because I spent an unreasonable amount of time fussing over artwork details, when I should have put that pen down and finished things up to meet my deadline 😫😫 Knowing when to stop hacking away at that piece of art is a pretty critical skill for artists.
Btw guys, if you notice minor artwork / anatomy / proportion mistakes etc. please ignore them. If you are a fellow artist and/or have an art background, I...
...and here's Pops and her fake ass smile 😂
I think her hairstyle turned out pretty well so yay for that!
Mr Lam 2.0.
I love talking to older people, and I love drawing them. They are so precious!
Turns out this guy cleans up pretty well 🥰
I think I should start posting these images under the cut, so those who don't want spoilers can skip them.
*Comments will be removed to keep this an informative post. Thank you!*
Dearest Patrons, I have been receiving an increasing number of refund requests (due to financial situations, pledges that were not cancelled on time, etc.), so I will be implementing a refund policy as of today. Please read this carefully because I will not be making any exceptions.
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In order to qualify for a refund, you must:
1. Be a Patron for at least 4 months (i...
Thanks to the support I'm receiving from you guys, I'm able to hire another colourist to help me out. The flatting and shading art (like this one) are done by my flatter/shader, L & K. And they are doing a smashing job, and my heart is so full. They are my heroes <33
And a little technical note: I recently reduced the brush size I use for my inking, and I think it looks better like this. So yay for that!
*Comic was edited for language.*
This POM episode is a special one to me, I feel like I poured a lot of my soul into this. And while I was drawing one of the scenes, I teared up a little (okay, a lot). I think I'm too attached to Yuwa and Ulaan for my own good 😂😂
The recommended song for this episode is 'Runaway - The Corrs'. It's a sweet, romantic, old-school song, but I think it goes really well with the theme of 'Nostalgia' that ...
Update: Thanks for your input y'all. They have been super helpful! I'll be going with Version 2 since a large majority has voted for that <33 But I've also taken notes from those who voted for V1, and their reasons for doing so. I can't wait to show you guys the coloured version of this, now ;D
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Hi lovelies! I'm working on ep 6, the 'Chevy's Bar / Restaurant' scene, and Poppy finally gets a change of clothes. I think...Version 1
2019-07-27 17:39:59 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Forgot to add, since this is a reincarnation story, Dinah = Yujen but I didn't use her real name because I don't want it to get confusing!
There are 3 more completed episodes to go, and I'll be posting them every two weeks. I've been working on this series like a woman possessed - it feels, to me, like this is a story of modern-day Ulaan and Yuwa that's begging to be told. It literally wouldn't leave me alone, and I wasn't able to rest until I managed to get a chunk of t...
Another before and after image. 2019 vs 2017 . The old one makes me cringe, but also makes me happy because I can see the improvement after months and months of practice and non-stop drawing ❤️The 2017 version was drawn when I was fresh out of a 10-year long hiatus from art. I had absolutely no clue what I was doing at that time and I was just winging everything (I'm still winging everything, but I'm more experienced with winging things now). So even though it's wonky, I'm not asham...
2019-07-15 03:51:51 +0000 UTC View Post