Nic - I think the expressions and body language on this page turned out nicely. Ben - I'm fortunate that one of my friends saw this page before it went up and pointed out that I had forgotten to draw Imy's new necklace. I've also almost forgotten that Imy has a messenger bag a number of times and keep having to remind myself that she's holding her hat right now. Keeping outfits straight across multiple pages is hard for me. Update - (Ben) I realized I accidentally uploaded the print version of the page which is a crazy high resolution. Just fixed it with our normal size for the web.
Excellent work with the page guys! It's true that body language shows and tells and shows so much more than words, and it's captured very well. Poor Imy just doesn't want to let go. Long goodbyes are hard.
This was emotional... The bond is so strong. The panel that felt painful in particular was the fifth panel. When Imy hugs her and ada's surprised and then has an even more sad look like the reality is starting to hit ada really hard.
Absolutely! Although I don't think you'd be able to convince Ada of that. Turns out she can be just as stubborn as Imy. Y'all will see more of that in later chapters, though.
Damn, this hurts. When I was young I thought 'bad guys' 'wars' all that stuff was fake or just not possible (I literally thought there were no such thing as bad people and the world was actually perfect) and to eventually grow up and realize it's all real devastated me. I've always been worried about what if someone I love goes off to war or something? How am I gonna cope? Imy is actually living that fear and it breaks my heart to witness these things. Also Ben, I normally make a little note on a different layer in the corner of my canvas and make a list of the details on the page, it's really helpful. :)
(Ben) That's a great suggestion, thanks! I was planning on putting together a master color sheet after this chapter so that I don't have to keep opening old pages to sample colors from. I think I'll keep notes about character outfits in there too.
ChipperChartreuse at 5:00PM, Sept. 20, 2020
Oh my gosh, Imy! So sad for her, I'm tearing up myself:(
NicAndBen at 12:48AM, Sept. 22, 2020
Yeah, this chapter is really isn't all that fun. There'll be more pleasant chapters in the future to make up for this somber one lol
Ferney Perdomo at 11:53AM, Sept. 14, 2020
Excellent work with the page guys! It's true that body language shows and tells and shows so much more than words, and it's captured very well. Poor Imy just doesn't want to let go. Long goodbyes are hard.
NicAndBen at 12:25AM, Sept. 18, 2020
Thank you!! And you're right, long goodbyes are rough especially when it involves someone leaving for war :(
C_cat at 8:42AM, Sept. 8, 2020
This was emotional... The bond is so strong. The panel that felt painful in particular was the fifth panel. When Imy hugs her and ada's surprised and then has an even more sad look like the reality is starting to hit ada really hard.
NicAndBen at 12:13AM, Sept. 18, 2020
Yes! That's exactly what we going for in the 5th panel. I'm glad you were able to see and appreciate that moment :)
bravo1102 at 12:54AM, Sept. 8, 2020
Plenty of other things to do to help out with the war outside of going to the front and getting shot at.
NicAndBen at 12:09AM, Sept. 18, 2020
Absolutely! Although I don't think you'd be able to convince Ada of that. Turns out she can be just as stubborn as Imy. Y'all will see more of that in later chapters, though.
damehelsing at 10:29PM, Sept. 7, 2020
Damn, this hurts. When I was young I thought 'bad guys' 'wars' all that stuff was fake or just not possible (I literally thought there were no such thing as bad people and the world was actually perfect) and to eventually grow up and realize it's all real devastated me. I've always been worried about what if someone I love goes off to war or something? How am I gonna cope? Imy is actually living that fear and it breaks my heart to witness these things. Also Ben, I normally make a little note on a different layer in the corner of my canvas and make a list of the details on the page, it's really helpful. :)
NicAndBen at 7:32PM, Sept. 9, 2020
(Ben) That's a great suggestion, thanks! I was planning on putting together a master color sheet after this chapter so that I don't have to keep opening old pages to sample colors from. I think I'll keep notes about character outfits in there too.