I Try To Take Breaks And Enjoy The Afternoon Sun On My Porch When The Weather's Nice So I Started Setting

i try to take breaks and enjoy the afternoon sun on my porch when the weather's nice so i started setting my slack status to a lizard to let people know i'm basking for a bit and something to the effect of this graphic plays in the back of my head every time i see that little lizard icon

More Rise doodles! I realized I had a theme going, so I completed the set. If there's one thing that I love about Rise over all the other iterations of TMNT (not that any of them is any better or worse than Rise) is just how obvious it is that these boys are actually brothers. Yeah, they might rib on and needle one another, but these moments are met equally or exceeded by moments of genuine affection between all of them.

This show has taken over my brain, man.

I just found your comic today and holy crap Nickelodeon should be hiring you

Also quick question, do you have tips for lineart? I know the general rules of thicker lines for borders and stuff you want people to focus on, but I can never get it to look organic. Your lines are literally the kind I’m shooting for lol

Anyway keep cooking 🫡

I always suffer my way through lineart lol. It is my least favourite part of the creative process, but I'll try my best to show how I do it o7.

For this comic in particular, I have been trying to keep the lineart a thin and consistent (ish) weight. The lines are thicker and darker where the shadows lie or wherever the character's weight falls.

When mimicking the Rise cartoon I follow the animation style of having solid closed lines. My personal line style has more gaps between lines. I enjoy how both look tbh

The thicker borders start to happen once depth comes into play. Objects closer to the "camera" have thicker borders and more details within that border. Objects further away get thinner lines with fewer details.

I don't have it down to a perfect science and it's bound to change the more I do comics, but I hope this was helpful!

🧍I have waited long and patiently to do this—

CAN I SUBMIT FANART HERE AND/OR TAG YOU WHEN I POST IT??? You’ve besn such a huge inspiration to me as an artist and I love your sep au ✨ (sorry if this seems like a dumb question I’m new to actually using tumblr)

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YES you can either submit the art or tag me, whatever works best for you!!

One of my favorite genres of post

i simply need everyone to understand that i am tired all of the time. literally at all moments. if i ever go somewhere and do something, it is not because i am somehow full of energy, but instead that i have carefully stored up all of my little bits of energy like a dragon collecting jewels, and am now vaporizing them all at once