Otohime

 

Bonus art for "Test of the Tides", Chapter 13 of Part III of Paper Doll Veronika, which is now being posted on Arktoons! 

The latest episode is here.

The series is here.

This is a piece I'm really proud of, that I'd planned ever since I first wrote this character into the comic. 

In it, I was trying, with traditional media, to emulate effects usually only achieved with digital media, while those same digital effects were enabled by digital art's quest to emulate traditional media. That is to say, Photoshop brushes designed to emulate watercolor can do things with transparency and edge that watercolor itself can't usually do, but combining watercolor with collage of transparent material: tracing paper and washi tape, achieves something similar. I definitely want to use these techniques more.

You can also read the comic on my own website. (I recommend my site for PC and Arktoons for mobile.)

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Paper Doll Veronika update

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 14 of Part III, "Christmas of Fire II", continues!

The update starts here.

The chapter begins here.

The part begins here.

The story begins here.

The twelve days of Christmas may be over, but we're still in the Octave of Epiphany!

It updates on Fridays on my site, Sundays on Arktoons, and Mondays on Substack (Substack is at a much earlier point 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, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

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Art of 2024

 

This year was taken over by Paper Doll Veronika, as you can see eight out of twelve months are it. And in March and September, I didn't have time to draw anything due to family duties and events, so there's an embroidery gift I made for my nephew-godson's baptism, and a photo of a morning glory I grew. I also finally finished Issue #3 of Bovodar and the Bears--October gives an exclusive preview since the last four pages are not yet on Arktoons!

 The artistic goals for 2024 were: 1) work on Clockwork Dancer and 2) hold a crowdfund for a paper printed book of Paper Doll Veronika Part I - Forest.

Well the second was a great success, but the first, I only did a tiny bit. So it is my absolute must-do for 2025; as soon as Paper Doll Veronika finishes its current segment, it will go on break until Spring so I can finally hammer out Issue #3 of Clockwork Dancer for the ever-patient Leading Hispanic Voice in Science-Fiction Jon Del Arroz!

The second artistic goal is to finish formatting the aforementioned aforefunded paper printed book and get it out to my patient backers. That's what I really take home from this year, the gracious patience everyone has extended to me. I am most grateful, and will work hard so your patience be rewarded!

Paper Doll Veronika update

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 14 of Part III, "Christmas of Fire II", continues! 

The update starts here.

The chapter begins here.

The part begins here.

The story begins here.

Late, but not as late as I had been recently. Just gotta get this Christmas part up during Christmastide, although it's not very cheery. But that is part of Christmas. He came to die, and the greatest calling is to follow Him in martyrdom. Today is the Octave of the Holy Innocents.

It updates on Fridays on my site, Sundays on Arktoons, and Mondays on Substack (Substack is at a much earlier point 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, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Support the comic and get special bonuses here!

Two Paper Doll Veronika updates

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 14 of Part III, "Christmas of Fire II", has begun!

The chapter begins here.

The part begins here.

The story begins here.

Once again, what should have gone up on Friday goes up on Sunday, because there was a lot to make in order to get to the point I wanted to reach within the Octave of Christmas, that is now.

It also updated on Arktoons, which is slightly behind.

The latest Arktoons episode is here.

The series is here.

It updates on Fridays (most of the time) on my site, Sundays on Arktoons, and Mondays on Substack (Substack is at a much earlier point 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, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Lady of the Lake progress

 

Sketch, ink outline, and marker values for my "Seven Swans a'swimming - Lady of the Lake" piece. The story which it illustrates, "The Little Drummer Bird" by Snowyteller, is now complete on Substack. Read it here! It's very Andersenian.

A Christmas present

 

Cat Salinas on Deviantart drew this picture of Veronika as Christmas present for me! It's lovely, reminds me of John R. Neill's illustrations for the Oz books.

A very merry Christmas to you all!