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Category: Creative Process

Kyra’s first final design.

Posted on June 29, 2024 by flyingweaselman
Kyra’s first final design.

And here she is! Kyra’s first final design. The thing that I liked the most out of this one is how expressive I made her. I knew that her personality was going to be somewhat cocky, but also friendly and
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Kyra’s Old Design, before I got gud.

Posted on June 26, 2024 by flyingweaselman
Kyra’s Old Design, before I got gud.

After my friend’s comment about Kyra looking like a well-known League of Legends character I knew I had to iterate on her design even more. So this time around I did a full-body sketch. At the time I didn’t know
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Now We’re Getting Somewhere!

Posted on June 8, 2024 by flyingweaselman
Now We’re Getting Somewhere!

We’re getting really close to a design that I was satisfied with. I still sorta do, but I’m very much okay with what I end up with. I made this and a close friend of mine was like, “That looks
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No New Episode Tomorrow

Posted on June 1, 2024 by flyingweaselman
No New Episode Tomorrow

I was being a major doof and procrastinated on doing the artwork. I’ll only say that a big reason for that is some real world issues I’m currently fixing that are taking a lot of my energy. I’ll spare the
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Designing Kyra

Posted on May 29, 2024 by flyingweaselman
Designing Kyra

So now we get into fine-tuning Kyra’s design. I found from the test silhouettes that I liked having her with a long coat and belt. She gets her distinctive ears and the cowlick in the middle, called an “ahoge.” The
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Social Media Hype and Next Design Step

Posted on May 24, 2024 by flyingweaselman
Social Media Hype and Next Design Step

I don’t know why I’ve suddenly become so excited to post on social media. It might be because I’ve finally got my comic launched. A big part of my life is now tangible! I’m super excited to share it with
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Some of My Process

Posted on May 21, 2024 by flyingweaselman
Some of My Process

Designing a character is very much a “fuck around and find out” sort of a process. You have to iterate as much as possible. One of my college professors would always push the mantra “Fail faster!” to encourage us to
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