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Published: 2010-11-08 19:57:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 201371; Favourites: 6692; Downloads: 48009
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I'm really, really sorry about the lack of update, guys. Struggling a lot with the comic lately.I put this panel process rundown together for Draw! recently, though, and even though it's not very exciting, I figured at least it's something I could share in the meantime.
This process has gotten vastly more complicated since I started working on Lackadaisy. Pages used to be almost 100% pencil with just a little sepia tone added digitally. Now, after penciling, a panel often requires hours of additional work. (Put 12 or 15 panels together per page, and it adds up to at least part of the reason I fail so hard at regular updates.)
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To be honest, your work in pencil is already amazing to me, let alone the digital work. You're so...diligent! I love that you care enough to draw the adorable little plates inside the office and the fan in the window and the individual pieces of jewelry in the display case.
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You put so much work into each piece. I won't be original when I'll tell you that your art is simply amazing and it's a pleasure reading each page of Lackadaisy
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Hmmm, I'd never thought of layering two different lightings together to get a stronger contrast. I'll have to try that sometime. I do a detailed greyscale pencil comic too, but I do most all the shading in pencil and only do touch-ups in photoshop. I don't have the patience to do it digitally. Also doesn'ty help that the computer screen hurts my eyes.
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Wow, this is fantastic! It's really neat to see all the steps involved, and it's just for one panel.
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Excellant to see your process.
I knew it couldn't have been an easy task to make your comic, but I really get a sence of the work an skill involved in this.
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Even without regular updates this comic keeps me excited. I've always wondered how much work goes into a panel, with this much care and amount of work it's no wonder it takes so long.
But hey, the results are amazing! The waits are often more than worth it.
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stuff regular upates, the quality and awesomeness of your work is what we happily wait for!
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Very nice! It would never have occured to me to do things that way - starting with the darkened image and then working in light and dark parts. It reminds me of working with white and black chalc/pastels on a grey paper.
Thanks for sharing!
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I got to salute you on putting so much detail and hard work into each strip- keep up the extraordinary work!
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"I love comic books and I love anime. Itβs kind of like being in a crack house with no money.β- Samuel L. Jackson
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Incredible to see how you do it, it makes the comics 10x more amazing to me! So much work put into each one!
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I love seeing your process! The details are amazing when you see the obvious time and effort in each stage. Your style is amazing in the finished product, but I love seeing the sketch all the way through.
Awesome n.n
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This is just so awesome! Following your process was really interesting and the illustration is so nice! I really love detailed picturtes.
I really admire your art (I just needed to say that 
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I love seeing this sort of thing. Very interesting and a great piece
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bloody hell. i don't know how you manage this for every panel of every page 
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Amazing... I have been interested, how you do this and now I know.
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Oh, pish on the regularity of updates. You can't beat the price.
Well, you could, but paying us to read your stuff is just silly.
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holy crap! this jsut goes to show how important a good sketch is!
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No worries ^^ Comics are difficult to do anyway. No need to rush and kill yourself over updating on a set time D:
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This IS exciting. Very.
I especially love the transition from panels 2 and 3. From flat to depth. It's almost like magic.
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Miss your brilliance, but this is wonderful to see.
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I will steal your secrets.
You're a fool for releasing this.
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Better have more time and give us awesome results, than do some mediocre thing quickly. We can wait
And yeah, this rocks! 
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I don't mind waiting for quality work. And yours puts a smile on my face. Keep it up! It's appreciated.
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Nothing like internet fans to turn on the pressure. lol
I think your final step is very interesting. Effective but not something I would have thought to do.
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Thanks, that step with two levels of saturation is something I definitely can use to increase the polish in my future works! Nice "tutorial" of sorts! :3
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Now THIS is education to me..
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Very easy to understand. Thank you. =]
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WOW.
I love this. Simply amazing! O__O
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YOU. ARE. AWESOME.
In the definition that you leave me speechless in awe of your talent, dedication, skill and sheer amount of time you put into this wonderful work of art. One. Single.Panel. At. A. Time.
I'm gonna have to buy a copy of this comic. Just so I can keep it and treasure it forever. And to support such a marvoluse work in progress.
Bravo and Encore <3
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Seriously though, Lackadaisy Cats is so ridiculously awesome in both writing and rendering, that I literally don't mind the wait- especially beacuse each page holds so much new info. Keep being fantastic!
Or we'll find you...
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Always nice to see how it is done. An inventive and reliable way to add lighting and contrast to your B&Ws.
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I always knew a lot of work went into this, but it's astounding to see it. Well done!
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Your work is so amazingly beautiful. Every time I see an update from you I can only imagine it must have taken hours to get it finished. I'm in such awe at your absolute attention to detail. The thread in your wooden posts, the amount of items you can see sitting inside that shop, the fact that you've detailed every brick, and especially the reflection of the town in the darkened windows. Even a single panel of your artwork carries such an amazing feel of atmosphere to it that I could get lost in it and just appreciate it for hours.
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this is nothing short of amazing!
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I don't follow your comic, but, wow! That is a work to be proud of!
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