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episode 17 teasers + art log

This episode's moderately difficult to tease without spoiling, although there's nothing too major going on :'> Potential combat?

And the cheebs I drew with a specific purpose in mind, I wanna put these on my tumblr background (there's a custom theme if you view it on desktop at least), the current cheebs are nice but I wanted something new.

Here are some progress steps and notes, maybe it's helpful to someone o3o

2023-02-13 17:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post

art log (traditional?!)

I had these gel pens and glitter collecting dust since pre-covid times, from back when I'd planned to use them for Miku art, but never proceeded because shooting good traditional art requires a makeshift photo studio (my place's unfit for shooting in natural light) and I preferred staying the fuck home instead of running about hunting for supplies.

Well, fast forward to these days, I still didn't get around to getting that light setup, but I wanted to do this regardless. The first pic's...

art log

Not much time and energy for art outside of the comic these days, but I did animate a thing for Valentines ;w; Below are progress steps/tests I kept making to see how it's coming together.

I used my own refs for this hand :'>

All the effects are fairly simple on their own, if you look closely ...

Fragments episode 16 early access

Early access lasts until Friday, March 3, 2023. The episode goes public on that day.

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Sorry Vivi this old man will get back to you as soon as he's done processing that you're still alive and here in Norvrandt at last and gods damn your lingering scent-

And now that everyone's wondering, he smells like a summer night in a meadow sprinkled with tiny wildflowers, and you're drinking Bailey's.

episode 16 teasers

A slightly different mood from the previous cookie-and-sprout episode :'>

Please look forward to the release this Friday~

art log

A birthday gift for Aedric, and a mini spam of tegaki doodles I did yesterday :'>

Also there's a new nsfw art that I can't post here, kindly visit discord if you wanna see it in fullsize and before I post it on my horny twitter.

Fragments episode 15 early access

Early access lasts until Friday, February 17, 2023. The episode goes public on that day.

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It is with a heavy heart that I'm to inform you that Vivi has been traded for a bag of cookies.

episode 15 teasers

Drawing Lyna for the first time, Vivi misbehaving again? And finally getting rid of his sprout x'D

Edit: coloring now, added a larger version of this to the gallery above.

art log

Mostly Vivi-centric because his bday prompted me to think about him a lot C:

Update: added some cat tat

Fragments episode 14 early access

Early access lasts until Friday, February 3, 2023. The episode goes public on that day.

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Yes an entire episode just to show the turbulent mix of things that Exarch feels after finally pulling that 5* he'd spent a century saving up for (it was a pity roll)

Vivi has reached Norvrandt in Fragments almost on the same day I did that on him ingame ;w; It was January 9 which I made his bday because I'm corny like that.

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more episode 14 teasers

It's coming together really well so I'm sharing these wips C:

As much as I've already teased, the main dish of this episode you still haven't seen. Hang in there until this Friday!!

Also, Vivi's regrown his sprout.

he moooooves

"I feel like taking a break from the comic today", said I and...... Proceeded to animate for hours without lifting my ass :'>

If it looks familiar, it's based on this PSG crossover/style mashup I did some time ago:

Some wips and funny smear frames:

2022-12-29 02:42:11 +0000 UTC View Post

episode 14 teasers

Having the time of my life with this :'>

Fragments episode 13 early access

Early access lasts until Friday, January 20, 2023. The episode goes public on that day.

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A reverse strip show!!!! I seemingly have no excuse for the thirst in this episode but at this point in his life Vivi does indeed live to fuck and be pretty, and only that.

This could be my only chance to show him completely on his own (until the backstory episodes that don't happen anytime soon), so I went for it. He's just a human like us. He ev...

art log

First pic I just doodled yesterday before sleep. Second is.. Drumroll..... From March this year o////o This was just before I started writing "seriously", comic script, fics, random bits of character exploration. I already knew I wanted to tell a story about them, but things don't happen overnight. I instantly wasn't happy with this pic so I kept it for myself. Now that I have fully figured them out, it's okay to post it for the record :>

It's easy to track my progress on their ship ...

art log + episode 13 teasers

Vivi pondering rocks, Alisaie being intense, and Aedric (who belongs to necromeowncy @ tumblr/twitter) with unbraided hair. I've got one more pic that's totally unironically sfw but I'm afraid of posting it here due to the site/paypal policy, kindly visit discord to see full. And yeah joining discord is highly recommended anyway since you get more interaction and content there C:

2022-12-14 20:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Fragments episode 12 early access

A Vivi episode with no Vivi around :>

A buncha new characters, I wanted to tell about Vivi and his relationship with the Scions in a non-boring way, hope I managed! Feel free to guess who's the closest to Vivi, no it's not Urianger x'D

Early access lasts until Friday, December 30, 2022. The episode goes public on that day.

HOWEVER! You can expect episode 13 on December 23. So, a new patron-only episode before this one goes public. I'm hoping to finally create a "buffer" o...

episode 12 teasers + art log

Firstly, an ARRRaha pic I wanted to paint as a sendoff *sobs gently*

Secondly, comic stuff \o/

I've decided to keep the episode number ever increasing as opposed to resetting it every chapter, for the ease of reference and so that a random passerby could see an episode #351 and instantly get the idea of the scope :>

So! First episode in the lengthy ShB arc is 12, I'm aiming to finish it before this Friday but in case I can't, the release date will remain Dec 16 as I initi...

Fragments episode 11 early access

This happy note marks the end of the ARR arc! See you in Norvrandt on December 16. The date's still tentative, may end up being 1 week earlier or later. I've gotta practice drawing the ShB character cast and throw together some refs for them (not just ingame refs, but my personal simplified designs, optimized for the comic) and earn for my living on top of that ;w; Currently the comic brings ~1/3 of what I need monthly. We've come a long way, but hopefully can go even further, so that one day...

episode 11 teasers and some arting

I predictably got lost in my current schedule and almost started worrying that I have too much comic work to do until friday, then I remembered I still have 1.5 weeks *clown sounds* ANYWAY I can't share much of the last episode for the spoiler reasons but here's an entire first page wip, a moment everyone expects to happen, and a highly self-indulgent painting I made after realizing that I still have enough time for the comic :'>

Progress steps of the coloring because I'm proud of my...

a calamity

Clamp and Yazawa Ai influences go brrrrrr :>

Sketch and lines:

I'm on the so-called break this and next week, making adopts since they're still the primary source of my income, but I'...

Fragments episode 10 early access

"In my darkest moments, I sing for courage."

My dream's to hear the catboy sing Eternal Wind, this's probably the closest we're ever getting. Still worth a listen, an excellent male version. Ah, at least Vivi gets to listen to his beautiful singing voice ;w;

Early access lasts until Friday, November 25, 2022. The episode goes public on that day.

Episode 11, the final beat in the ARR arc, comes on November 2...

episode 10 teasers

A slight shift in the schedule in favor of MORE episodes \o/ This Friday's a Fragments Friday for patrons once again. Here are some wips. 

And a skrunkly.

sketches from old Fragments episodes

I've streamlined my process into "storyboard - cleaner, larger sketches - lineart - colors - lighting", although I only ever show lineart and fully colored pages for some reason. One such reason's the timing, I can only post them AFTER an episode's live, or WITH the tiny teasers I'm already showing. Requires lots of thinking/planning that I just don't bother with. Another reason's that I'm not sure if these have any value, if someone's interested in seeing the earliest raw doodles. But who kn...

Fragments - episode 9 early access

No courage to stretch out your hand.

Early access lasts until Friday, November 4, 2022. The episode goes public on that day.

episode 9 teasers + art log

New outfits for this episode, a random musing about a possible future 10+ years after (neither canon nor au yet), and some teasers.

^ Also a rare scrapped lineart. I wasn't feeling it so I redrew this frame completely. He looked too depressed which he isn't :'D

Fragments - episode 8 early access

Don't get too fixated on "villain", Vivi just spews bs for the sake of being edgy.

Early access lasts until Friday, October 21, 2022. The episode goes public on that day.

episode 8 teasers and a spicy smooch, yes, one more

Don't trust this, he's being quite horrible in this episode.

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Edited this half a year old set I wasn't...

autumn vibes

Inspired by this outfit:

A separate post just for this pic 'cause there are also progress steps C:

2022-10-07 02:16:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Fragments - episode 7 - early access

"Life is short, so fall in love, dear maiden, before your youthful ardor cools off, for there is no tomorrow."

Early access lasts until Friday, October 7, 2022. The episode goes public on that day.

I almost failed the Friday deadline due to the sheer ambition in this episode 🤪  HOPE IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT