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comic page wip ✨

another wip~ i'm almost done with drawing the scene, i just need to finish the background coloration and add text/bubbles!

There's going to be a new update for patreon (scene 50) along with a public update (scene 47) on Tuesday 🌻

comic page wip 🌻

hey everyone, hope you're doing fine! Here's another Robin panel wip for you 🐣 he baby

As I mentioned in my last post the heat is getting to me and I hope it will cool down soon, but I'm making constant progress right now (night time is good time)! I'll let you know if I can post this scene at the end of the month or if I need a few days longer 🖤

comic page wip 🌿 + status update

heyy 🖤 yesterday I could finish the lines of 2 pages!! I'm so happy about this, because the last two-ish weeks it didn't really work that well and now I see progress again and I'm very relieved and also super pumped to continue later today!

Which brings me to a small health status update: one year ago in June my vertigo started; and my guess always was that one of the reason that caused it was the hot / humid summer weather. My dizziness started in summer 2019 as well – so I was a...

spirit emotes draft & sketches

hey everyone 🌻 last week I've spent a lot more time in the Ghost Lights Discord server again, and it's so nice to get to talk to you all! I'm currently doing a bit of an overhaul everywhere and Discord isn't an exception. Somehow I just feel the need to change things up right now and I think you'll see some different changes being made here and there in the next weeks!

On patreon for example: I just renamed the $1 patreon tier from seedling to "baby leaf" 🌿 which is a small chang...

scene 49 (312 - 317)

update time! 🖤

i had tons of fun drawing those pages, especially drawing their expressions (and Noah's little bleeding claw hands)

I hope you like this scene and I'd love to hear your thoughts (and theories) about it!!

Thank you so much for your support, I really appreciate you 🦌

quick access to all flashback scenes:
scene 41 2021-05-30 20:20:02 +0000 UTC View Post

scene 49 (312 - 317) HIGH RES

update time! 🖤

i had tons of fun drawing those pages, especially drawing their expressions (and Noah's little bleeding claw hands)

I hope you like this scene and I'd love to hear your thoughts (and theories) about it!!

Thank you so much for your support, I really appreciate you 🦌

quick access to all flashback scenes:
scene 41 2021-05-30 20:19:28 +0000 UTC View Post

storyboarding 🌿

hey, just want to show some (wonky) storyboard panels! The past days I've had quite the motivation boost to work on the storyboard and I love how it turns out so far ;; seeing it all in front of me makes me feel super pumped to draw the scenes properly 🌟 I now have a solid storyboard for the next few scenes up to where we close the flashback and return to present!

Having a storyboard for the next few months set out for me is so comforting, too. It all becomes so manageable and I see...

comic page wip 🐾

hey there, here's a concerned Robin for you~ I'm almost done with scene 49, that means I will be able to post a new update next week!!

I've been testing out some different things again and while coloring this scene I could improve something that makes a huge difference and could save a lot of time (and energy) in the future!

I don't want to rush through pages and I don't want to reduce quality, my goal is always to have time for the small details. So I just try to make things si...

💕

today is Noah's bday!! (May 17) he deserves some birthday kisses~

also, a headcanon (one day canon) of mine is that Robin peppers Noah with kisses out of nowhere sometimes because he knows that Noah is all happy afterwards... Noah really loves surprise kisses (Robin does, too)

🖤 with every new scene I finish, those little things between them come closer, and imagining those moments are a huge motivation for me!

illustration wip 🌿

hey 🖤 i've sketched this a bit ago and i'm saving it for later to make a colored illustration out of it!! it's been a while since i've done a proper illustration of them. I want to actually take the time to line and color it, so i'm really looking forward to working on this drawing again!

hope you have a nice weekend everyone 🌻 ily

comic page wip 🦌 + talking about comic stuff

hey, how are you? 🖤 I've had a pretty rough week last week (not because of my health for a change, so no worries!), but I'm doing much better again and currently I'm working on the next pages~

Here is a panel wip from scene 49 for you! I've started to include more dynamic poses and fullbody panels, because I actually love drawing bodies and showing off their different quirks and gestures, and now I will take my time just doing just that. For the current scenes it's a bit difficult t...

scene 48 (308 – 311)

update time 🌸 Well, here we go ⚡

quick access to all flashback scenes:
scene 41, scene 42, 2021-04-27 19:40:19 +0000 UTC View Post

scene 48 (308 – 311) HIGH RES

update time 🌸 in high res! Well, here we go ⚡

quick access to all flashback scenes:
scene 41, scene 42, 2021-04-27 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

sketch 🖤

hey everyone, hope you had a nice spring week! (spring week i say... it's been super cold here and snowing, it's kinda gloomy ☁)

About the sketch: I just needed to finally get an idea of branch-like wings for Noah out of my system! I also really love to play with the contrast of Robin being tied to the ground and being trapped in one spot, while Noah is the complete opposite... free to go wherever he wants, but he chooses to stay with Robin! 🥺

I'm still working on my buffer ...

comic page wip 🐺

hey everyone, how are you? Hope you had a nice start into April, and a nice Easter if you celebrated! 🐰

Here's a distressed Robin for your viewing pleasure~ I'm making steady progress with the current scene I'm working on (I think I'm about halfway done!) and can't wait to show you the goods

PS.: I already said it in the Discord server directly, but I'm going to reopen/revive the server again! I'll keep it very basic and simple, with a few easy to moderate channels only �...

🐺🔴🦌

Wanted to draw them like this for a while now~ it's a colored sketch and I couldn't decide which version I like better, so you just get both! I'm going to post a short announcement for public that Ghost Lights will return in April, and I'll include it there, too.

Also, thank you so so much for your feedback to scene 47!! To be honest I went through a rollercoaster of emotions after posting. That's why I'm so glad I have the option to ease into it in our small circle first!

So, t...

scene 47 (302 – 307) HIGH RES + summary

update time 🌸 in high res! as I mentioned I've prepared a summary of the whole plot for you, in case you need a memory refresher!  Not included in the summary are scene 45 and 46, which is the conversation between Robin and Martha (they're not available for public yet, that's why I didn't include them). Short version: Robin comes to visit Noah, but Noah isn't home yet. Robin tells Martha that he has a boyfriend and he asks her not to tell his parents,...

scene 47 (302 – 307) + summary

update time 🌸 as I mentioned I've prepared a summary of the whole plot for you, in case you need a memory refresher!

Not included in the summary are scene 45 and 46, which is the conversation between Robin and Martha (they're not available for public yet, that's why I didn't include them). Short version: Robin comes to visit Noah, but Noah isn't home yet. Robin tells Martha that he has a boyfriend and he asks her not to tell his parents, because he ...

OC doodle 🐉

Just a sketch of my dragon boys, Io and Saiph! They're two of my oldest OCs from a cancelled webcomic (called Fire & Stardust). But the comic has taught me a lot, and I'm kind of glad it didn't work out back then! I can make a much better story for them in the future, and sometimes I have new ideas for them and I get to explore their characters in a new way. Because they've been with me for.... I think 16 years or so, it's always comforting to draw them ;; Saiph is a big gentle puppy (but...

doodle & thoughts

hey everyone, how are you? 🌸 Here's a doodle from a bit ago!

There's actually something I want to talk about ;; I've thought long and hard about how to properly return from hiatus. And tbh it's harder than I thought it would be after such a long time. I just need to post again, right? ... but not going to lie, it's difficult to step out of my nice protective bubble where no one expects anything from me.

Posting updates again will mean that „I'm back.“ But having a chronic ...

comic page wip & tidbit

many many details!! or how Martha would say: Noah, go clean your room.....

I have so much fun drawing the details 💙 For this scene I'll go all out because I think rooms tell a lot about a character. Noah has always been a collector, he gets attached to things he finds while exploring, and he has a habit of taking "useless" stuff home, like feathers, mouse skulls, small bones, stones, leaves...... a bit like a small animal would do to make a nest cozy (🦌 hmmm). I'm able to show hi...

firefly date

A short comic strip from the other day: At night Robin „summons“ a field of fireflies for Noah, and Noah is happy because 1. fireflies are beautiful and 2. fireflies are delicious. I often think about how they spent their days together as spirits, for example how Noah loves to be carried around by Robin because he can see much more from up there. Sometimes I have to sketch it right away so I can keep it for later!

There are many scenes that can't be part of the actual plot, either b...

comic page wip

heyy 🐾 here's one of my favorite panels of this scene! I've finished the lines and flats for scene 47 and i'm super happy how it looks so far. When I finished those steps I rewarded myself with cookie dough icecream (i lovee it, who else does?) and a nice MMO and call date with kan yesterday evening! I still hope to visit them soon, because I miss them a lot ;; I hope I can spend my birthday (31st March) with them t...

general progress and plans for the comic

Hey 🌻

Here's a wip of a panel with VERY TINY SONS. I love to draw tiny panels~

Aside from that I want to talk a bit about my current comic progress and also about the general direction for the coming months.

🌸 The current status of the comic:

• I've storyboarded 50+ pages (around 9 scenes in total)
• sketched panels and set layouts for 22 pages (4 scenes in total)
• and I'm actively working on finishing 6 pages (scene 47)
2021-02-12 20:17:58 +0000 UTC View Post

comic page wip

Hey everyone 🌿 hope you're doing fine!

Because I've spent much more time drawing the past weeks I really notice how I'm getting the hang of it again. In January I wanted to figure out what works and what doesn't with my drawing routine and posting, so that I can apply those things in the future. It really helps to have my patreon account active, too! It helps me to plan in a realistic way for the comic.

As I said in my last post, I've started lining the panels for scene 47~ Two...

in their own bubble 🌈

Hey 🌸 before January is over, here is my favorite sketch of this month. They're just in their bubble~ Everything else forgotten. I feel like a lot of ideas have piled up over the past year, just cute domestic scenes I have in mind for them.

Also, I'm making good progress with the comic pages! I've started doing lines for the scene I'm working on and I'm saving the coloration for snail days. A very careful estimation for now, but I might be able to resume updating for patreon in Febru...

Noah brings you flowers

He just wants to say hello and brighten your day 💐🦌

How I spent the past months

Hey 💙 as I mentioned in my last post, this one is going to be longer! I hope I won't go into „too much information“ territority too much, but I'll put some trigger warnings just in case: mental health, depression, body issues, medications, and more personal stuff

Soo, where do I start? Maybe the good things first 🌻 I'm feeling much better!!

My physical health has improved. My mental health, too. I think a lot of improvement has to do with my mindset, CBT (cognitive behav...

comic progress - picking up from where i left off

Hey 🌸 here are some panels I've sketched last week! It's such a nice feeling to pick up my comic pages again. I left halfway through this scene and those pages were just waiting for me to continue them! It's easier to get back into it like this. Now I'm drawing new panels for it and it feels so so good. It feels a bit foreign after so long, too, but oh my god I'm so happy to see it progress agai...

Robin and Noah irl portraits

Hey everyone 🌟 I wish you a Happy New Year, best of luck, and all the good things in the world! I hope you had some nice and calm days with your loved ones.

I want to start the year with something fun~ kan showed me a website (artbreeder, maybe you've heard of it before) where you can merge images to create something new and asked me to do Robin and Noah!

I'm pretty happy with how they turned out �...