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How do I write lyrics?
Behind the Scenes. March 2024Warning in advance: this one won't have any fun pics, because I have no idea how to illustrate this topic lol. But it's also mercifully short.I like writing lyrics. I’m not especially good at it, but I think I have an okay understanding of what works and what doesn’t by now. Of course, it’s all very subjective and up to preference. What resonates with some may not resonate with others and vice versa.So please remember that this is just my personal approach to songwriting. And it’s probably best to st...
Rough. Pages 14-15
Sorry for just doing 2-page batches recently, got a lot of moving stuff goin on. Next week's gonna be 2 as well, but I'll increase the weekly page count after that.***Rough is a side story primarily focused on Arthur (guy from Sanya and Yura's friend group and the drummer for Anger Management).Similarly to Execution, it's an adaptation of a short story I've had written a while ago. Not nearly as plot-relevant as the previous comic, though, lol.Updates with 2-4 pages every Sunday!✌️
Progress update 31.03.2024
Hi!Between leaving my office job, some personal stuff, and making preparations for a move to a different city, the past two weeks have been quite hellish. Because of that, I've been unable to finish the scope of work I wanted to complete: I'm sorry, but the loredump and behind the scenes for this month will have to come out in April. I apologise.I won't blame you for dropping support - comics aside, my rewards schedule has been very hectic in the past couple of months.HOWEVER!Since I have finally left my day job, I will have signifi...
Ask Olya a question!
After an overwhelming victory at the polls, the jailbird is finally ready to answer your questions. Comment your question to Olya below and like the ones you want to see answered - the most popular 6 will make it to the interview.The questioning ends on April 7!
Rough. Pages 12-13
happy easter everyone***Rough is a side story primarily focused on Arthur (guy from Sanya and Yura's friend group and the drummer for Anger Management).Similarly to Execution, it's an adaptation of a short story I've had written a while ago. Not nearly as plot-relevant as the previous comic, though, lol.Updates with 2-4 pages every Sunday!✌️
Why are you here? - HD
HD and textless versions, you know the drill
Why are you here?
dunno if i like this one
Who do we interview next?
PiP gang timeOopsie poopsie, forgot to set the poll a week earlier so let's speedrun this one in 3 days: cast your vote until the 28th!
Rough. Pages 8-11
ENTER perfume drinker***Rough is a side story primarily focused on Arthur (guy from Sanya and Yura's friend group and the drummer for Anger Management).Similarly to Execution, it's an adaptation of a short story I've had written a while ago. Not nearly as plot-relevant as the previous comic, though, lol.Updates with 2-4 pages every Sunday!✌️
Progress update 20.03.2024
Started writing the next PAFL song!My audio interface stopped working for some reason, so I went the insane route of recording an unplugged guitar with my phone and then filtering that recording in FL Studio. This one is looking to be pretty different from the other PAFL songs stylistically, at least in terms of how it's written. I want the lyrics to be more understated in this one, though I'm not sure if that's the right word to describe them. I don't think a lot of people will like it, but it should be interesting to work on.
Rough. Pages 5-7
gross***Rough is a side story primarily focused on Arthur (guy from Sanya and Yura's friend group and the drummer for Anger Management).Similarly to Execution, it's an adaptation of a short story I've had written a while ago. Not nearly as plot-relevant as the previous comic, though, lol.Updates with 2-4 pages every Sunday!✌️
Q&A: Sanya Kazarina
Character interview. February 2024Better late than never - Sanya's interview is finally here, and not with 6, but with 7 whole questions. Time for the scariest thug around to answer your most popular inquiries.Let's get to it!TRANSCRIPTSHEPARD BROU asks: Favourite anime?Sanya: FMA: Brotherhood number one!!TART asks: Sanya, do you know what Vocaloid is?Sanya: Heh… Do I… ["Shiiiiit in aaaaassss"]THE ORB asks: What are your opinions on Yura's family? Have you met them?Sanya: Oh, they’re great. Yeah, um. I only briefly met...
Who should I draw this month?
Aw yeah we're gathering the old losers once again
Vote on the next Behind the Scenes!
What should I ramble about this month?
Progress update 10.03.2024
Got good and bad news!Bad news is, I ended up not having the time to finish Sanya's interview this week - I'll try to post it in the next couple of days.Good news is, the WIP that refused to work somehow fixed itself, so I finished the song! Gonna make a simple lyrics video for it and hopefully also post it sometime next week. Got a fun little artwork from ponkansoup for the vid:)
Rough. Pages 1-4
I'll probably edit the screentones a bit for the full release***Rough is a side story primarily focused on Arthur (guy from Sanya and Yura's friend group and the drummer for Anger Management).Similarly to Execution, it's an adaptation of a short story I've had written a while ago. Not nearly as plot-relevant as the previous comic, though, lol.Updates with 2-4 pages every Sunday!✌️
Progress update 06.03.2024 (warning for emeto sketch)
Yo!Remember the snippet I posted in an update not long after releasing the World Is Smiling on Me?Well, I decided to come back to that song now that I had the time and lo and behold, the FL project refuses to play! No matter which audio driver, sampling rate, or device - it just bricks the program. Hate computers with all my heart. Well, I'm gonna try to figure that out one way or another.As far as good news go, we're getting the silly Sanya interview this week and the new side story ROUGH is starting publication on Sunday! If you'r...
The Making of 100 Epitaphs. Part 2: Video
Behind the Scenes 02.2024Unused Yura animation frame.Time to talk about the part of the process that caused me equal pain and joy, the making of the music video. Just like the song, it went through several iterations. And just like all of my other videos, it resulted in a bunch of cut content.Let's dive right into that.The original storyboardSince I tend to do things in parallel, I started making PV storyboards when the working version of the song was still 100 Years of Solitude. Yeah, the sucky one.Some of the shots from that version made ...
Progress update 25.02
A sad Sunday it is without Execution. I'm very happy with the reception of the full release, though! Makes me very excited to work on more comics.Another good thing is, I've started storyboarding the next comic already. It's more of a side story than anything, but I hope you'll get some enjoyment out of it.I think I should be able to start posting pages in about 2 weeks!Here's an ugly board in the meantime
Ask Sanya a question!
It's Sanya's turn in the questioning booth!Ask her anything in the comments and vote for whichever questions you'd like see answered. Up to 6 most popular ones will make it to the interview!The Q&A ends on February 28th🏄
Progress update 18.02.2024
Almost done preparing the ENG and RUS versions of execution for release - the latter is currently being proofread.In the meantime, here's the cover art! I really wanted to do something inspired by old soviet movie posters. It probably looks kinda offputting lol, but I'm satisfied with the vibe it gets across.Though maybe I'll just leave PARTIES ARE FOR LOSERS in English in the Russian cover version, ТУСЫ ДЛЯ ЛОХОВ sounds a bit too silly lmaoI'm thinking of making a super short trailer for when the comic goes up, just...
Who do we interview next?
Choose your victim.
Vote on the next Loredump!
What should I ramble about?This time we'll be kicking off some themes from the older polls. This one ends on the 23rd!
The Zone does not favour women. - HD
dust particles in glorious HD
The Zone does not favour women.
Blasts you with textures grrraaahhhhhI really liked making this one:)
Progress update 14.02.2024
Happy Valentines everyone:)Hoped to finish the pair illustration today, but it might take a little longer. I'm currently working on adapting the comic into Russian, which ended up being a lot more challenging than I expected hahah. I'm also making small fixes here and there for the full release, doing the cover art, stuff like that.I've been drawing KT with small pupils in the meantime. We haven't seen her with those since the first video... fun!
Execution. Page 87-91
Thank you so much for reading Execution!This has ended up being one of the most fun projects I've ever worked on, and I'm grateful to everyone who's been reading it as it was coming out. It's the first proper comic I've ever done, and I learned a lot over the course of making it.I'll be preparing the comic for publishing it in full on itch.io and Tapas in English and Russian.There is another prequel story I've wanted to adapt for a while - it's much less integral to the plot and should be significantly shorter. I...
What's up with the Reizners (Kolya & Nikita)?
Loredump. January 2024Better late than never: the loredump on Nikita and Kolya Reizner is finally here!If you read my Tumblr blog, you may already know some of this information. But it's always nice to have things organised.So let's talk about them.ChildhoodNikita and Kolya as kids.Nikita and Kolya grew up in a small countryside town, with Nikita being older by three years. Their mother was a nurse, their father a factory worker.Nikita was always positioned as an example for Kolya: he was the smarter one, the one that knew how to get al...
February illustration poll!
Let's do a character pair this month!The art won't necessarily be romantic, but these seem to be the most popular pairings in the audience... Methinks it should be fun:)
Q&A: Nikita Reizner
Character interview. January 2024Well, well, well, if it isn't everyone's most behated teacher. Today Nikita Danilovich will answer some of your most popular questions. The interview is image based, but you can find a transcript at the bottom.Let's get to it!TRANSCRIPTVIOLET_GALAXIE asks: What’s your favorite artefact you’ve found in the Zone?Nikita: I don't have an impressive resume in that regard. My job wasn't to collect artefacts, it was to keep those who do alive. I guess dropping my glasses that one time made for a...
