News (14/3/2015) – Aeltarnen

It’s been a month since the last comic page, so I think that I should write some news post again. I have some bad news and some ~~rather good~~ news. The bad news first:

My Wacom Companion stopped charging few weeks ago. It turned out that it is an official technical fault of Companions made until 2014, so I sent it to Germany for repair. I should get it back in approximately two weeks, which means no comic page until then. This problem is also the reason why I have drawn so many pencil sketches lately. *sigh*

The other news: I turned 28 (oh gosh, I am so old, time is running so quickly), but this year I am too busy with school and work that I even didn’t throw a party. Buuut I took it as an opportunity to update my art progress sheet. It’s been six years since the last update, and now look at it – I’ve been taking drawing seriously since 2003 – and it is also the time I originally started the first version of my comic. It feels like I am getting somewhere. Have a look at it and be amused with Mortifer with a dove. Yes. I really drew that. It was a wallpaper and it was epic.

And now a summary of pictures I drew since the last news update:

I bought Studio Clip Paint and it’s excellent for digital painting. Need to practice landscapes more when I get my tablet back.

…and also great for portraits.

Not many chibies this month. Cos drawing them on paper doesn’t feel the same.

I created a new character called Sall Faech. I didn’t expect to have such a pleasant character of a Laerin heritage (aka water elf). Laerins are the most violent and cruel tribe of elves. And Sall is a pleasure to write. Quite intelligent, sympathetic and good willed. I guess that I shouldn’t keep prejudices against own creations. (What will I do next time? Dark elven mages loving cats? Nope, that’s my life motto. Dark elven mages hating cats? Damn. Already have done it.)