Heya there~
Just wanna do another lil check-in. More updates on:
- the state of my projects & what I plan to work on
- what I’m thinking of working on
- any other updates
- and let any of you all ask open-ended questions you’d like me to answer.
— Projects & Plans —
Down in the Dungeon is still on hold for now while I work on some private sketch commissions for supporters. Once I finish these sketch comms, I’ll hop right back on the comic!
I finished a big animation that I plan to release to all my supporters, and then I’ll post a promo for it. Shortly after that, I’m gonna put up a poll for what my next animation should be. I have some really good ideas in mind for some Milachu libre stuff. :3c
While I haven’t been doing the anatomy practices I mentioned in the last journal, something I have been doing lately is writing a TON! And what I’ve been writing has been the story for Pushing My Buttons! I spent every day this past week (Monday through Friday) writing for 2-3 hours each day. I finally have some clarity on what the main plot of the story is, so a bunch of scenes and character motivations are just falling into place. I’ve also been cutting out or shortening a lot of scenes that don’t serve the main plot of the story I’m trying to tell, which makes the whole project feel more and more doable.
And if anyone was wondering, the comic is going to be fully SFW. I’m doing my best to focus on telling a story without relying on NSFW elements, which is something I haven’t done since my Milachu to the Rescue comic.
I’ve also been working on SFW art projects and videos, as some of you might have seen on youtube. I’m experimenting to see if I can catch fire making stuff like that as well. I really enjoyed making the most recently Elden Ring concept art, and I’d like to make more!
— Ideas —
Working on PMB so much lately has inspired me to think about how I would write my other story: Light. Light was the first story I ever wrote (since I was 12), and it involves my little gray furry character Xara. That story is the reason I learned how to draw, so that I could make it into a comic someday. So it’s a huge deal to me that I actually make that comic. I got sidetracked for years on other things, like learning how to draw in order to make the comic. And then that transitioned into doing Milachu, because it was a niche genre of art I enjoyed drawing. I think once I finish making PMB, I want to finally create a comic for Light, and bring things back full-circle.
— General Updates —
I’m sorry that I haven’t been replying to people as often lately. There are month-old comments I still haven’t responded to, but I will! Things have been hectic for me lately. I’m juggling a lot of projects, like doing commissions to bring in extra money, and experimenting with a new youtube channel.
Also, my car has been giving me issues, so I’m working on that daily now; it has a rough idle and rough acceleration. I’ve already tried replacing the IAC valve, cleaning the intake manifold, and within the last few days I cleaned the MAF sensor and put in Seafoam to help clean the fuel injectors. My engine air filter is old but it doesn’t look super dirty. The air intake hose wasn’t tightened correctly, so there was unfiltered air getting in through little openings at the lip. I just fixed that issue today, so I’m hoping to see if that resolves the problem. Just gonna wait a while for the ECM to readjust fuel/air levels. Cleaning the MAF seemed to fix the randomness of the rough idle, now it’s idling rough *consistently*, lol!
I plan to do a bit of traveling in a week for personal reasons. Preparing for the trip has taken up a fair bit of my time and mental energy as well.
I can handle all of this stuff, but barely. I was managing fine until my car started demanding my attention, so until I leave for my trip, that’s taking priority over things like the sketch comms.
— Feedback —
If you have any feedback you’d like to give or questions you’d like answered, feel free to ask. Suggestions, technical stuff, how I do certain things, if I’m okay with something, anything.
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