Chapter 6 of Part IV of Paper Doll Veronika continues on Arktoons!
You can also read it on my own website. (I recommend my site for PC and Arktoons for mobile.)
Chapter 6 of Part IV of Paper Doll Veronika continues on Arktoons!
You can also read it on my own website. (I recommend my site for PC and Arktoons for mobile.)
Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 7 of Part IV, "A thriving community", is complete!
This update contains a list of names that includes supporters who wished to have a little cameo!
It updates on Fridays/Saturdays on my site, Sundays on Arktoons,
Mondays on Substack, and
Saturdays on Deviantart--Deviantart is currently on hiatus as I boycott the site for its June sodomy-promotion.
I recommend
using bookmarking or the "Save your place" gadget on my site, even
once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are
several pages.
Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey
when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, a fairy tale
adventure made with hand-drawn paper dolls.
This is a companion piece to Daisy Field, the bonus art for Chapter 15 of Part I - Forest. Both are forest meadows of punched-paper flowers atop gouache and ink. Daisy has a sunlit background and shady foreground, while Phlox has shady background and sunny foreground. And in Daisy, Sybil's in the shade, a fence between her and the flowers, and now in Phlox she's in the midst of them, reflecting her place in the story.
You can also read it on my own website. (I recommend my site for PC and Arktoons for mobile.)
I usually avoid sharing panels which are the punchline or climax of a given update, but this one is just too fun.
Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 7 of Part IV, "A thriving community", continues!
It updates on Fridays/Saturdays on my site, Sundays on Arktoons,
Mondays on Substack, and
Saturdays on Deviantart.
(Substack and Deviantart are at much earlier points in the comic). I recommend
using bookmarking or the "Save your place" gadget on my site, even
once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are
several pages.
Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey
when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, a fairy tale
adventure made with hand-drawn paper dolls.
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| AI image prompted by Jack Mikkelson |
Jack Mikkelson, author of Bovodar and the Bears, a fantasy adventure novel of which I draw the comic adaptation, has launched a new Substack all about the world of this story!
It has all kinds of extras, scenes, background, maps, where he got ideas, and more to come! He also speaks very highly of myself and my work, for which I can only thank him.
This is especially of the moment because we have completed the first volume of the comic, three issues, 75 pages, and we plan to get it printed. As we're seeking how best to do that, I encourage you to dive into Bovodar's world! It's an epic land of mystical talking animals with a uniquely American spirit.
Since there are those who will object, I must state, yes I know Jack is using A.I. trained on my art to make pictures for this, and he has my full permission. As long as folks are open and honest about use of A.I., I do not condemn it. As a collage artist, it would be awfully hypocritical of me to do so on the basis of it using bits and pieces of other art. And on the basis of it not being made by a conscious mind, yes that does mean it's not art, but that doesn't mean all of it is necessarily worthless and shouldn't exist. Much of it is objectively more beautiful than a lot of art made by human minds, some of which shouldn't exist. So there's no point preaching at me, but if you wish, you are absolutely free and fully informed so as to avoid it. I myself generally prefer not to read fiction written with A.I.; I'm not condemning you either.
And everyone including A.I.-avoiders should definitely check out the novel!
And the comic!
Chapter 5 of Part IV of Paper Doll Veronika concludes on Arktoons!
You can also read it on my own website. (I recommend my site for PC and Arktoons for mobile.)
Support the comic and get special bonuses (including earlier Arktoons viewing) here!
Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 7 of Part IV, "A thriving community", continues!
I've been a day late so much lately, I felt I had to change the update information. See below.
It updates on Fridays/Saturdays on my site, Sundays on Arktoons,
Mondays on Substack, and Saturdays on Deviantart.
(Substack and Deviantart are at much earlier points in the comic). I recommend
using bookmarking or the "Save your place" gadget on my site, even
once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are
several pages.
Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey
when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, a fairy tale
adventure made with hand-drawn paper dolls.