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Page 129 300 dpi

Mmm, high res shoe laces.

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Page 130 preview

I left the pencils on for this one because I thought it looked neat. Drawing that fucking city was a challenge, but I like the way it looks now that it's done. And hey, it's night still, so once again I'll be covering up most of it when I color it today!

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129 preview

Sorry I haven't posted the previews for a little while, but I didn't want to spoil anyone for the last bit of chapter 6. And then last week I forgot. But here ya go! Mal trying to justify her thoughts.

I realized one of the word bubbles is hidden here. In the third panel, there's a bubble that says "And if not..."

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Page 128 300 dpi

There! I'm on the ball about uploading this page at least lol. Mal talks to herself like a weirdo...and so do I.

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Page 127 300 dpi

Oh man, I am not doing well with keeping up on my life in general right now lol. Sorry this didn't get uploaded yesterday! 128 is coming in hot right behind it!

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Chapter 6 cover!!!

Aw snap, look what you get to see first :D. So, I've had a few ideas for the title of chapter 6, but none that I'm totally sold on, therefore this is the pre-title version! And then when I post it to the website on Monday, I guess we'll all find out the title then. I will also be surprised, because I'll probably forget what I wanted to title it...again (I had a good one last night and I forgot it already!) and then just make something up last minute. Woo! Last minute!

So this turned ou...

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Page 126 300 dpi

Well, that happened.

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Page 125 300 dpi

Hey! I remembered to post this early! I haven't finished putting it up on the website yet even lol.

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Sneak Peeks for the last two pages of Chapter 5!

I just added these as a zip file (because I can't upload two jpegs at once???), in case anyone doesn't want to be spoiled. I exported these, then kept working, soooo now the pages are almost done, but you get to see a slightly earlier version. Enjoy! :D

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Almost done!

I still have to do some stuff to tie this all together, and I need to refine the werewolf in the background a bit more, but here's the general idea for the Chapter 6 cover! 

I am also realizing how dark the monitor I normally work on is, because I really couldn't see a lot of that werewolf in the back. Oops. I should check more often. Or change my screen brightness.

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Chapter 6 cover inking

I love drawing Malaya looking like a bad ass. I consider it a hobby, honestly.

I made the executive decision this morning to combine chapters 6 and 7...or what was going to be chapters 6 and 7. Soooo, chapter 6 might end up being kind of long, but originally 6 was going to be all set up and 7 was going to be mostly action, but there's not really that much set up, so let's do both! We'll see. I might split them again after I get going, because there's a spot where it'll work, but I will pro...

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Page 124 300 dpi

This page reads so much better as the gigantic version! Maybe you can actually see that the name of the university is in that arch above Vincent in the first panel at this size.

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Page 123 300 dpi

Yay! Giant version of...Connie, I guess. And plants.

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Chapter 6 cover preview

I should be done with this by now, but...I'm not. Oops. I've deliberately lightened my work focus lately to keep my stress levels in check.

But anyway, I really enjoy drawing people walking? I always have to reference the hell out of walking poses or they don't look right. I think especially in stylized drawings, it's easy to exaggerate a walking pose, which can work from a side view, but takes away some of the gravitas from the front view. I'm still working on her face, obvs. I'm not sold...

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Page 124 preview

Haaaaa this page still needs so much work. I wanted to post it before I got to the backgrounds, though, because it's technically a night scene, so you won't see like, most of this detail when it's finished. Sad face. 

I probably don't need to bother with much detail, honestly, but I find that pushing myself in little ways like that ultimately is what helps me push myself as an artist overall. Also, I am waaaay behind on comic things this week, but mostly because I'm trying to take it ...

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Page 123 Preview

Um...spoilers maybe? I guess it depends what you get out of this page. I have to finish adding shading/highlights to this page and then it's done! Yay!

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Hey everyone, please vote for me today if you would!

And then you'll get a totally cute incentive :D.

CLICK HERE to vote for How to be a Werewolf!

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Mal has hobbies!

I liked the idea that in an effort to stay zen, Malaya took up knitting as a teen so she wouldn't accidentally eat her family :D.

Hm, wonder who she's talking to....

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March 2016 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

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Cover preview for chapter 6

This is...a sketch. It looks cool! But the end result will be a drawing! This is the first time I've experimented with sort of painting in a composition before doing a sketch. I tried thumbnails, but without any color, it was hard to tell if my layout was working. 

Anyway, I'll keep posting this as progress happens. I have to draw on it a bit more tonight.

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Page 122 300 dpi

One day, I'm gonna remember to upload this when I upload the comic in the morning. One day.

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Page 122 preview

Well, this page is almost done, but you can see it as-is for now! I'm going to make you guys vaguely feel bad for Connie >:D. 

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Page 121 300 dpi

Hey! Look, I remembered to post this early! I'm vaguely on the ball today. (No, no I'm not.)

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Page 121 Preview!

Ok. not all that early, sorry! I've only had time to work on this tonight so I never got a chance to post it earlier :P. But the finished version will be up in the morning! Still a bit left to do :p.

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Page 120 300 dpi

Oh man, I'm very bad at remembering to post these, but here is the big 300 dpi version! Next month, I'll try to get through converting chapters 1-3 into 300 dpi as well. This month...is lost to me. It's gone. Goodbye, March.

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Page 119 300 dpi

I just got home from work, so sorry for the late post! But check out those sexy, crisp lines :D.

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Page 120 early!

It might be a little disappointing to realize how down to the wire these pages come sometimes >_>. Oops! I'm a bit backed up this week, but there's a bit of finessing this page will need in the morning before I post it for real!

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Page 119 Preview!

Guess who's running way behind! ME! This page is gonna get finished in the morning, but you guys can check it out a bit early ;).

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Page 118 300 dpi

I forgot to add this yesterday, sorry! But here's the super big version of yesterday's page :D. I've got a ways to go getting the first three chapters output at 300 dpi, but I promise I will soon!

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Page 117 300 dpi

Hey! Here's a super big version of today's page! Now you can see how much creepier that house is in 300 dpi :D.

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