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Earnestly-Part 1
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Published: 2011-06-02 04:57:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 19401; Favourites: 1139; Downloads: 0
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Next:[link]NOTE: I spent a long time on this comic. If you may, I would really appreciate it if you could tell me what you liked/didn't like/how I could do better instead of just saying "nice" or something like that. EVERYTHING is Β© ME.
Whew! I finally got around to actually drawing and painting this comic about my little Leaf Creature named Earnest! (indirectly) thanks to . Seeing some great watercolor comics gave me the encouragement to do my own. This is just the first part, so stay tuned for more! (that is, once I go buy a new watercolor pad.)
I think I've mentioned that I use a lightbox nowβthat is, I took out a clear drawer from a plastic chest and tape my first paper on top and my watercolor paper on top of that, and I hold my desk lamp between my legs for the light while I ink it. It's a bit complicated, but it works and I don't need to worry about erasing pencil lines!
Hope you enjoy this, and PLEASE crit and comment! As I said earlier, I spent a lot of time on this and it would be appreciated!
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I really love the colors and the texture of your paper, in the first scenes I love how you painted the leaf kind of transparent , the rest is awesome too cant wait for part 2
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I love this, really! I like the colours and the simplistic style, it's cute and I love how you depicted the atmosphere with the colours - the beginning is almost grey but then it gets more vivid and deep
The one thing I think I could do without are the blurred lines at the edges of the paper. I don't know if it could have been helped in the first place, but it sort of ruins the traditional media look. But well, it's not that bad, and that's honestly the only thing with this that I could point out as not-great. 
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I love your use of color here! You're an great painter, with a very good eye for all of these color schemes.
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This is very beautiful! From the abstract colours to the art, and to the little noodle-limb. The way you have manipulated the colours to give the art depth is very fascinating, too! It's such a gorgeous piece!
I'm not sure if you're aware of the artist 'Nujabes', he was a DJ that passed away, and as a tribute an album was pieced together in his memory called 'Flowers For Jun'. Your story here reminds me of a track on this album called 'Another Wind' by 'Senpai'. I really feel you should look it up if you haven't heard of it. Some lyrics from the final verse seem to really fit : 'The sun sets and brings an end to this day, I slowly fall asleep and begin to fade away, brought into another dream a new world or so it seems'. Thank you for this wonderful piece of art, a real joy to read ^^
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I really love the last panel, the color contrasts are beautiful.
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Wow! This is really beautiful. There's something so strange but wonderful about it. The artwork is plain but the colors are gorgeous and it's really well done
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I love the conceptual aspect of this piece, and I actually like not really knowing what is happening in that last panel.
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I really like the colors and the style in here, especially in the "whirlpool" part where some of the panels are not clearly separated. I also really like the contrats between all the blue and the yellow-orange colors in the end and the dark and bright contrast in the whole thing 
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I especially love the flow and the feelings of this comic. Peaceful yet sad.
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beautiful :3 the character remembers me of PataPon,do u know it ? XD
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I love how it all flows so gracefully <3 it really draws you in and makes you feel like you're on the same adventure!
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Impressive! Was this all on the same canvas?
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no, they're all on separate watercolor papers, put together in PS.
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Oh cool, how many papers were there?
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Eight. And counting!
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And that's only part one!? O.o Cool!
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I love the style, it really does bring the comic to life. If you don't mind my asking, what's the story? I'm not really sure I'm getting it, I might just be being ignorant. Either way, I'm looking forward to the next strip.
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I don't usually comment unless I've got something special to say, but since you asked I'll tell you my thoughts. First off, I LOVE the media. Your use of watercolours is beautiful and bold. Very very nice, you couldn't have done better. I love your little character, and I was following the story pretty well until right at the end... I can't work out whether the end is happy or sad? I want it to be happy! I think he's cute! I would have liked one more frame saying what happens to the little chap, but I've just noticed that this is a Part 1, so maybe there's going to be more anyway. Thought your use of frames was lovely, at no point was it unclear what was going on. Overall, lovely. Congrats.
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Can you tell the size of this masterpiece?
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i love the style of painting and the drawing. the effects and colours you've used work really well. (especially the underwater bits)
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Great work, I like your style, and I like your colors the most
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wow it's amazing! the colours and the lights are wonderful! I love so much how you have done that 'floating effect'!
It should have take so long time to do! O.O
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love it!!! the colours you used are amazing!!
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I really like that you went with water colors for this comic. I think it really makes it stand out.
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Aww...I love watercolour comics and I love cute wordless comics like these. <3
Personally I feel I would like it better if there wasn't the blurring between the whirlpool pictures though...I know it's to blend them together but I think it'll look fine without it and just being pure traditional (?).
But either way, I love it a lot; the simplicity and watercolour style is beautiful :>
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I like everything about the style of this comic, the panels, the little leaf creature (simple but gorgeous) and your use of watercolors. Also the story is really nice, I'm a fan of such journey-things
But why does the little creature open his case? It looks nice when all his things are drifting trough the water but is he searching for something?
Then it's sure an important part of the story^^ I'll keep watching this.
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Congrats for the DD :>
I really like this, but... it looks a lot like Shaun Tan's 'Eric' (I think that was its name XD) [link] [link] Was that intentional or subconscious or what? I hate to be a spoilsport but if that's what the character's based on, you should give at least a bit of credit. (I apologise if it was all just a coincidence, but I'm a big fan of Shaun Tan's work, and I'd hate to see his characters being stolen @_@)
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Ohhhh Shaun Tan! I loved The Arrival, and I've seen 'Eric' before I admit. It was from Suburban Tales, right? Yes, there is the influence of how he looks like. Little Earnest actually comes from a group of shadowy ghostlike characters I made up for a poem story I wrote before, who all have different shapes and personalities but have no mouths. Looking back, I think that yes, they do look awfully similar, and even both have suitcases. Ouch.
It's strange; I was afraid that people would think he would be too much like the Shadow Guy in the comic Gunnerkrigg Court, but I didn't really consider Eric until now. DX. However, while I can't change Earnest's basic appearance, I know that I can develop his personality and characteristics more as to make him my own. Thanks for pointing out!
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*actually, it's 'Tales from Outer Suburbia.' Haha, sorry, I felt the need to correct myself XD
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Yup, Suburban Tales. I think we're all at least a little guilty of being subconsciously influenced by things we like
I haven't heard of that comic before, is it good?
Good luck developing him, I hope he ends up as an awesome character! :> (and good luck catching up with all of these messages and favs XD)
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Yes! It's a very good comic, Gunnerkrigg Court is, I mean. And thank you for pointing that out.
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everything is wonderful but their needs to be more and if there was an ending i didn't get it o.o but up until the end bit it was really going somewhere amazing
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There will be more! Do not worry!
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I really love those thick outlines, the panelling and, especially, the character.
Actually, quite everything is pretty much amazing.
Ah well, I have no idea what to write. Just wanted to say that this is a fantastic comic.
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Um, actually no. Two people have already thought it was, and yes, this is a bit influenced by Eric, but I didn't mean to copy Tan or anything! Maybe he's Eric's brother, though!
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sorry, we just had to do a children's book redesign for a class and one of the books was tales from outer suburbia and my table fell in love with eric. omg i want to know where eric is from so bad!
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Well, it's the mystery of the thing! I love Shaun Tan's work; have you read The Arrival?
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no, i wanted to, but people were always looking at the book and i never got a chance to read the whole thing, though i did read an excerpt from it a really long time ago
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Earnest is so adorable! I really like comic which only consist of pictures and you did very well!
What bothers me: did he know that something will happen to his home?
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The flow of the comic is fine, reads well, and the use of colours, especially the contrasting colours towards the end, but the digital fixes are a bit too obvious and jarring against the organic nature of the comic.
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