diff --git a/site/images/2021-12-16-01.png b/site/images/2021-12-16-01.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b472705 Binary files /dev/null and b/site/images/2021-12-16-01.png differ diff --git a/site/posts/2021-12-16-Progress!.md b/site/posts/2021-12-16-Progress!.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c83d6d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/site/posts/2021-12-16-Progress!.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +title: Progress! +author: nek0 +tags: +- english +- writing +- comic +description: "An update on my endeavours since my last blogpost" +--- + +Hi there! + +Once again I have to apologise for not having updated my blog in such a long +time. But here I am and I'm trying my best to summarise what has happened so +far. + +Long story short: I was busy. Very busy. + +I expected drawing a comic alongside my dayjob would be dificult and time +consuming, especially if I wanted to finish it in the foreseeable future. I +shelved my other projects, especially the gamedev ones, so I would have the +focus needed for this. I'm not entirely happy with this arrangement, since I +also enjoy doing gamedev, but I can't draw a comic and shave a yak at the same +time. + +So I set out to draw the first comic out of the upcoming series and started out +with the storyboards and used those later to create page layouts. I did several +iterations on the layouts until I was satisfied. Before that I did not know for +sure, how many pages the comic would even have. After that I started with the +actual drawing. I did that for a month without a schedule, because I did not +know how fast or slow I would progress. + +To my surprise I made progress quite quickly and was able to put out around a +page a week. A great help in this regard also was the decision to keep the +comic mostly in grayscale. With this data I could make a rough estimate and set +myself a reasonable schedule. I expect to be finished with the first comic +around the end of February next year. + +Since I would like my comic to be actually read by people, I also dod some +research on how to promote it, once it's out. There were several options, but in +the end I am going to apply at the webcomic collective [SpiderForest][sf] and +already joined their Discord community to get to know each other. + +So much for what hapened in the past two months or so. Now you ,ay have a sneak +peek at the comic itself: + +![](/images/2021-12-16-01.png "picture of an antspider") + +With all that I wish you also merry christmas and a good start into the new +year. + +Keep calm and wash hands. + +[sf]: https://spiderforest.com