II.1: Now
pastel on Oct. 31, 2007
Err, I thought I wouldn't have this finished until late this week. But I was wrong. :P
I was dead set on having this take place at my old school… it had a pretty courtyard and everything, but I couldn't find any good pictures, so I had to come up with a school. It looks a bit too mature for them, but it's small, so I like it. :)
Last panel is… less than acceptable. But it was more difficult to execute than the first, so I gave up. :(
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About the school:
It contains grades 5 (age 10-ish) through 8 (age 13-ish). Grades 5 and 6 have one teacher throughout the day and switch classrooms and teachers for special classes like gym/art/music and so on. Seven and 8 switch every period. There's 8 40-minute periods in the day.
Lila and the boys are in the 5th grade, in room 213. Her brother -he appeared briefly in the last chapter- is in high school, specifically grade 11 (age 17.)
delilakrill at 6:44AM, Nov. 10, 2007
the last panel isn't that bad. Not your best but hey it's a trillion times better than I could have at my best.
simonitro at 11:30AM, Nov. 5, 2007
I like the overall of this page.
kyupol at 9:45AM, Nov. 2, 2007
tnx for clearing it up with the lockers. Hope I didnt make you feel too bad... though you're welcome to crit ANY comic I made.
Allan at 12:21AM, Nov. 2, 2007
Ohhhhhhh!
Lord Shplane at 7:37PM, Nov. 1, 2007
K
TheMidge28 at 5:15PM, Nov. 1, 2007
I knew it was on purpose! Yeah for me!
pastel at 4:24PM, Nov. 1, 2007
[u][size=20]Some Clarifications[/size][/u] Aw, sorry to disappoint in the art style this time. I understand how backgrounds and architecture aren't all that cute :P but I felt this transition was necessary. It may be hard to tell, but the lockers stick out from the wall and their tops are slanted downwards. They might look odd if you've never seen these particular types. But I assure you, the perspective is fine. :) I changed the coloring for this page on purpose because it felt more appropriate for the first panel. I maintained it in the second and third panels for consistency's sake. My avatar is not the same as yesterday's. :P Room 213 isn't important to know. Just a bit of trivia. :) The information on their schools and background lives and things of that nature will tend to be irrelevant. I also posted it for non-Americans who might not be used to the system. About the school, 8 periods may seem excessive, but it includes 1 short homeroom period, 4 core classes, lunch, 1 elective, and 1 necessary class like physical education.
_L_ at 10:46AM, Nov. 1, 2007
cute! :) so happy that you wrote some school info becaus I wasn't sure how that works.
harryq at 10:34AM, Nov. 1, 2007
I likey. Me happy!
kyupol at 8:16AM, Nov. 1, 2007
crit: perspective of lockers is a little off in 2nd to the last panel. And omg I like last panel. Its the teacher teaching a bunch of mr hankey the christmas poos... lol
Dark Clown at 7:17AM, Nov. 1, 2007
Oh boy, here we go. bring on the cute madness!
Bocaj at 7:10AM, Nov. 1, 2007
I think the last panel is more than acceptable (in my opinion). And yes, reading [i]is[/i] a journey.
DarkChibiShadow at 6:44AM, Nov. 1, 2007
8 periods? THATS A LOT. *has only 5*
JillyFoo at 6:25AM, Nov. 1, 2007
Great backgrounds! No laziness here!
newgirlcomic at 5:57AM, Nov. 1, 2007
good page
TheMidge28 at 4:43AM, Nov. 1, 2007
looks like a different colring style as opposed to the last chapter. Was that intentional?
yareufollowingme at 4:26AM, Nov. 1, 2007
it's still cute.
skyangel at 1:58AM, Nov. 1, 2007
Not your usual style that I envy so much but still nice, and is that yesterdays avatar with a coat on? Is room 213 important? Should I commit that to memory? should I stop asking questions?
n_y_japlander at 11:57PM, Oct. 31, 2007
Not as good as most of your last pages... but still very pleasant!!!! (^O^) Good job!