#KomiksVSKomikeros Challenge

Dude, this literally took forever..! I want my sleep!! (〒﹏〒)

Thank you Bokimkatje Komiks for the template! I'm sorry, I couldn't fit all my komiks into it, so I had to adjust... I did not know I had made so many comic pages already!

Also thank you Honey Den for the only decent looking, "normal" photo that I have of me, what the freaking heck-- ( ≧Д≦)

And to answer your question, yes I realize there is a dA watermark in my Twilight's Calling page, but I dunno where my files are... and it is originally colored, but aesthetics. ( ꈍᴗꈍ)

To my publishers: Mango Comics | Oh-No! Manga | BLACK INK | PSICOM Publishing Inc. - From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for the opportunities~

EDIT: And it was only after posting this on my Facebook did I realize I had missed 3 or 4 other comics I had worked on. ヘ（。□°）ヘ

Karma: Chapter 2: Epilogue 3

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I'm sorry! I really don't have time to draw something Christmas themed right now! I have several more pages to do for Mist, and I prepared the Christmas dinner a while ago for my family… all 9 of us! ♥ So please enjoy this latest update for the Epilogue of Chapter 2 for now! With Shijirou and his gigantic angel wings~

Happy Christmas, and happy holidays everyone~~ ♥

Mist: Boss Lady Gorawyn

Meet the Boss Lady, Gorawyn. Anything she says, goes; because if you don’t? No moonies for you. ;x; Besides, who’d dare steal gold from a dragon anyway? ;_;

Mist: Chibi-Lena

Yes, I know her name is Relena and not “Lena”, but Chibi-Lena just… rolls off the tongue, you know? >:

Now I have to do the next gazillion chibis on my list. @_@;;; Every time I draw a chibi, the proportion and built changes! =.=;;;

And now I realized I didn’t put textures on this one. Good job, me, give yourself a pat on the back… *pats* I need to stop sleeping like a vampire. >: It’s turning my wonky.

The Indies are Ready for Komikon 2011!

I was actually going to update about what I had to go through in preparing the original print outs for xeroxing, but this is much more exciting news~ ♥

I have in my possession, all 30 copies of Karma 2, Mote-Mote, and Renka-chan’s “Soul Dice”! They’re cut, stapled, and ready to be sold at Komikon this coming November 19!

Although I’m disappointed that I can’t splurge a little for colored covers, this will be a good “test run” for my first convention as a seller. >.<;;; Besides, black and white Mote-Mote turned out pretty well~

There’s a sneak peak into the Epilogue available in the independent manga. International readers don’t need to fret, because I will probably post these pages on site some day… not right away though, because I want to give the Komikon people their exclusivity. And speaking of exclusive, this Komikon version of Karma will replace all Japanese “Rei-nee”s and “Tori-nii”s with their Tagalog equivalent, “Ate Rei” and “Kuya Tori”!

Soul Dice's cover will not be in the catalogue given out at the Komikon, unfortunately, but with Lan looking so cute, I'm betting people will be fighting just to get this manga~ ♥ I’m now wondering if it was a good idea to just print 30 pieces of this book… but then again, I can only carry so much in my backpack. @_@;;;

This is one of my complaints about the xeroxing. >.>;;; What is with those blurred edges??? I thought the xerox machine would be able to cut it off cleanly, but apparently not! If I do sell these again, I will need to modify the original copies so that it will turn out better next time!

The other complaint? The sketches I added are not all clear! Some turned out alright, others didn't. ;_; S-sob... More modifications for next time, for sure!

Either way though, I got these exactly one week before Komikon starts. Not bad, considering I’m releasing 2 books and working on Mist. T-then again, Mist is late this week, so I’m wondering… if joining Komikon will cost me my job. >.>;;; Wah! I hope not! ;~;

Ok, I really need to sleep. I’ve had this flu all week long, and working so hard is really not healthy. @~@;;; Good night guys! See you at Komikon! *^_^*

Komikon: Mote-Mote Sneak Peek!

I've finally finished Mote-Mote! x3 All the pages have been printed out, but there’s a minor correction in the copyright page. x.x;;; I don’t understand why I always catch wrong spellings and grammar errors only after I’m printed the page out. It’s a wee bit frustrating. :/

Here's a sneak peek at the extras I'll be adding to the copy-bon~

That's a really old sketch, but I loved how it turned out~ I’ve been meaning to color this since forever, but there’s no way I can do it now. ;_; I’m way behind schedule for Mist’s pages and Karma’s page layouts! Not to mention that my hand is already dying…

I need to find a good place to xerox my copy-bon. Maybe I can test it in copytrade or something… National Bookstore is a good bet for quality copies, but it’s expensive. ;_; I want to bring down the prices for my books… low-budget and all that.

Ok, back to work now! …or maybe I’ll snack on that caramel pudding. I’m hungry… x~x;;;

Test Printing: 1, 2, 3, and 4!

With Komikon only a little more than a month away, I decided to try and print a few pages early just to see how I’ll go about screen toning the pages for the actual indie. I used Azorite’s panel from page 19 of the webcomic for my test:

…well, you can’t really see the differences with my camera phone, but the first two were bitmaps using different frequencies (70 and 90 at 300dpi); the third one was done using the halftone filter in photoshop; and the last is the regular gray tones I used for the webcomic version.

Strangely enough the halftone filter works best for this print size, and I’m surprised that the font was just the right size! All I need to do now is to arrange the pages and Karma: Chapter 2 should be ready for the xerox machines! xD

Funny thing though, just when I began printing these last night, my printer decided to die on me. I spent the entire night trying to fix it, and finally had to go to the repair shop this morning. I’ve slept a total of 3 hours in the last 48 hours and spent P600 on printer repair, but seeing this makes me really happy and excited! x3

…now I need to get my lazy self to work on Mist before my deadline kills me. x.x;;;

Mist: Virtuoso

I keep forgetting to post this now that I have approval! Sorry about that, guys! I’ve been busy trying to prepare for Komikon on the 19th of November, as well as planning more pages for Mist! We’re on Page 2 now, so please visit us when you can!

This illustration made me experiment on making my own brush for the butterfly effect, and honestly? Wow… I should have tried to make my own brushes earlier! It would have saved me a lot of time and effort in detailing pages!

Oh well, I guess with time, we learn~ :3 Hope you guys like the illustration!

And by the way? The piano is based on the piano we have in our living room. It was a gift from my grandfather to my older siblings~ ♥ I wish I had met him… so here’s to you, gua kong! I hope you are in peace~ :3

Mist Launch and Virtuoso WIP

Mist, the new webcomic I'm working on, has officially launched!

…a couple of days ago. What kind of artist am I? Missing my own launch… You see? This is why people shouldn’t hire me. >.>;;; I mean, no, please hire me..! Lawl… ;u;

I have a little something that I wanted to go with the first page, but thanks to the tropical storms we’ve been having lately, I only have time to work on… well, work! So here’s a sneak peek on the latest Mist illustration:

Yes, we’re actually going to have an official soundtrack to go with the comic! But no, sorry guys, I’m not going to be the one singing~ because I'd scare people that way-! That’ll be Emily’s job, and she has a beautiful voice, so please watch out for it!

Ok, I’m behind schedule on everything, so I’ll have to cut it short here~ :3 See you guys real soon!

Mist Soft Launch

Mist is Soft Launching Today!

You have no idea how nervous this makes me. *_* No. I. Dear.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I will go hide under my bed until it all blows over. *o*;;;

Oh yeah… the actually pages should be out by next month. Or something. IDK. Gonna hide now.

Karma: Chapter 2 is Now on Smack Jeeves!

I know, I know, there’s nothing new with this comic, but apparently, Renka-chan is having a hard time viewing the comic from the Great Firewall of China! *A*;;;

The thing was, “Karma” is fairly common for a title of a webcomic! There were a few already on Smack Jeeves, and so, with the dilemma of the Great Firewall, I decided to use the Chinese translation of Karma: 因果報應 / Yinguo Baoying or “Yin Guo” for short!

So yes, I am the one who is cross-posting Karma on SJ! If you’re also having trouble with the comment system here on my site, feel free to share your thoughts on SJ! Pages will probably be added once or twice a day~

Now to get ack to finishing some pages for Mist so I can work on Mote-Mote and Palisay at Sumbling! *A*;;;

Mist: Interlude

I could tell you why I drew this and what exactly is happening in this scene…

But, some things are better when left in the eyes of the beholder.

What do you think is going on? *^_^*

Mist Preview?

Not quite! This was supposed to be a sketch of how magic works in Mist… B-but somehow, it ended up like this. ;x; It’s like I can’t post work that isn’t properly inked anymore.

In a way, I guess it is a manga preview, since this is how I will be “toning” my pages.

So much work to do for this series… *yawn~* Time to get some sleep.

Prey and Predator

Just thought I should add this in my gallery now that they're been approved by the boss~ Because he is a stagwolf, I thought I should draw my inner artist in the form of a bunny.

Ok, that’s a lie. I actually asked around to see what animal people associate me with. I was hoping for something cool like… I dunno, a tiger or lioness?

However, most seem to think I am just as scary as a bunny rabbit. ;_; Why why why… Now my boss will eat me. ;o; And look! I am shorter than he is too! T-this is very bad. ;~; I don’t want to be eaten!

bunny-hiko

bunny-hiko by *kurohiko on deviantART

As part of my duties in Mist, I had to come up with a chibi me for the “About” section in the site. I’ve also drawn Nilo already, but I will save that for another post. :)

In other news, I can’t seem to upload my drawing process on Colors! I need to figure out why before I add Claude in the gallery. ^^;

I need so much sleep and time and coffee…

Another Webcomic?

One would think, now that I’m working on finishing Karma, Mote-Mote, A.illusions, and Mist that I’d stop taking commissions. I mean, any sane person would do that right?

Someone call the looney bin, because I’m also working on “Puerto de Vigilante” (working title) because of patriotism and loyalty to my country.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to order about 2 trucks of coffee.

Thoughts

With my current struggles in drawing the world of Mist, I’ve been staring at my monitor, frowning at my lack of architectural vocabulary. Dx

And so, because I couldn’t take it anymore, I decided to doodle Simon instead~ x3

The more I draw him, the more he reminds me of a classmate of mine in college. Although their personalities (from what I can tell) are the exact opposites of one another~ Hehe~ ♥

…yes, that is how I look at my blank canvases at the moment. Only a few more pieces and we can get this ball rollin’! You’d think I’d have a little more motivation than this. ;~;

Then again, this would make a cute postcard, wouldn’t it? :3~

Alright, enough babbling, time to get back to work before Nilo decides to unleash a fire-breathing dragon in my direction. Believe me when I tell you, he can do it. No matter how much he denies it, I know he has it hidden somewhere. <_<;;; >_>;;;

More Mist Characters~

...well, aren't they an interesting looking bunch? xD;;;

I think the two characters on the left are my favorites so far? For one thing, I really like glasses, so Count East is a definite favorite. Drawing Countess North reminds me of drawing Yuuko from xxxHolic, who is also a favorite character of mine.

People probably think I’m on a roll considering how active the site’s been lately, but… that couldn’t be further from the truth! I’m way behind schedule with the 2 webcomics, not to mention I need to finish an update for this week!

I need an assistant… Like how Hanabi-san asked Soubi to help her with her doujin. If only Soubi was real…

25k Kiriban: Ryo

Finally finished this W.I.P. from a month ago! D: Can you imagine how lazy I am yet? xD;;;

I’m in so much art block at such wrong timing, with storms coming this way too! I need to finish some concept art, character sketches, and more manga pages by the end of this week, and honestly, I am beat! So I thought that I might as well finish a few pending pieces.

Ryo belongs to =Eclipse113. Butterfly stock belongs to *Shoofly-Stock~!

Mist: Character Sketches

In case I miss this week's webcomic update, you can blame these people right here:

It's *almost* official, guys! I'll be working on a new webcomic series called "Mist"! This is what we've been working on so far... there are a ton of characters and I'm loving each and every one of them!

Talk about look-a-likes though... Rimmy looks like Azorite, even if his hair is parted on the side. His hair color is different too, but ah well. *_*;;; Relena, I did not expect to turn out looking like Hermione. o_o;;; But she’s too adorable with brown hair, so I’ll give her purple eyes and leave it at that. *_*;;;

Alright, back to work for this wannabe mangaka. :D Wish me luck!