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Post #15 - Stuck On Onomatopoeias

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I want to preface this post by proclaiming that I'm both a wannabe perfectionist and far too indecisive for my own good. What does this mean? Well, I've been looking over the last few pages of the comic and picking at it like a pimple on a freshly washed face. I gotta get it right, but at the same time these are just thumbnails...right!?

I actually do not know.

On the one hand, I'd love to get the final product on one scrolling page with color, clean line art, and consistency on Sans' face. On the other hand, I am lazy and afraid that if it becomes too much work I'll simply drop it. Quite the predicament. I will say that 6 pages are the farthest I've gone with a comic, colored or otherwise, so who knows. I just might surprise myself.

That said! Let's talk onomatopoeias.

What are they? Google says they are:

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).

What are they to me? Oh, just the best thing since mango mochi. I found my dream font, learned how to describe a flute playing at a ballet, and now I'm wrestling with myself to not overdo it. Should I add in the sound of the wind for safety measures? What about the click of heels, every breath a character takes, when they pass gas? Ah, yes, I can hear it all now, or rather, see it.

Plus, one of the benefits of describing sound(?) is the filling in of whitespace, and as a lazy artist (how many times will I say it?) this pleases me very much.

Below is a list of just five onomatopoeias that I will reference later:

bloop, blop

ting, tong, tang

twingle, twangle

bam, ban, bang

fwoosh, swoosh, whoosh

Thank you to YourDictionary and this blog for providing examples.

I might sneak in a few more edits to posted pages this week. There could be very small tweaks, maybe major ones. I might try to give Sans reconstructive surgery on his face until I get him just right. I might wait until we get more pages done before I go back for more tweaks.

They say when working on the first draft of a novel you are to write and not look back until the draft is done. Unfortunately, this isn't a novel, so I'm gonna ignore that advice.

This is a super spur of the moment post, but as I go through the rewrites, I felt compelled to sketch a few of the monster prostitutes that briefly appear in chapter two. Why? I think because I'm spiraling.

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Post #2 - So Many Skeletons

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I know I just posted last night, but instead of finishing up packing for my flight, I decided to make a few quick sketches of Sans. Not just one Sans, as you can see, but two! This leaves me with the question of whether or not I should stick with Underfell or just the OG Underground as a starting point. 

Decisions, decisions. 

I shall now discuss some of my headcanons for this character (yay)! I personally imagine Red as more animalistic compared to his counterpart. He’s bigger, cruder, and an addict—at least in this story. He’s exactly what would happen if things went extra sour Underground and Sans was nothing but a violent, depressed, pervert. 

In Fawn he will remain as his degenerate, unlikable, self. I intend to make his motives a bit more consistent, though. Of course, I’m super open to suggestions and ideas, especially this early into the project.

I wanted to design the Sans’ anatomy in a similar fashion while still adding Red’s more unique characteristics. Comic is like bland bread when standing in the shadow of Red. I’m also leaning more on realism with the artwork, so we get pretty human looking skulls―well, sort of. That also reminds me that, seeing as the opening comic will only be the first chapter of the fanfic, I can’t say for sure if we’ll ever get visuals of Red with his pants down, so no comparing that between the two. 

I guess no skeleton dicks...

..for now.

Post #7 - Time Skip

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Finally home, and wasn't the last day and a half just a stressful mess! Definitely not a big fan of the journey from destination to destination, especially because airports suck. Anyway, while waiting during my layover, I have sketched out the next scene!

We skip to present day after young Sans and Papyrus return home. Papyrus will be going through his normal morning routine—totally unaware that he is about to run into the lust of his life on his rounds. Because I am still on the fence regarding the AU, I will be avoiding any canon attire for the time being, so expect slacks and button-ups during this stage of the design process. I will also be leaving Gaster’s whereabouts vague so there is room for future story building. 

I want to give a big thank you to @lands-of-explorer-shenanigans for all the likes and reblogs! My heart always melts whenever I get a notification from you. 

Post #11 - A Step Towards Background Design

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After a much-needed break, I am happy to return and try to crack down on one important element of comic creation; backgrounds. Being a lazy artist, (everything must be created within a short time frame, or oops, there goes my attention span) sitting down to render a well-thought-out scene is the bane of my existence. At least with writing, it is easier to say what I envision. With visual art, there requires a bit more skill and time to bring an idea to life. So naturally, I am no expert at setting a compelling scene, but I plan to take the next 7 days to change that.

We're heading to art school at YouTube University. We'll have a lot to learn. Everything from the composition, to the perspective, to the layout of a background. I will try to pick up the basics, and hopefully improve as the comic gradually progresses. By the time the last page is drawn, and before the project comes to an end, I hope to have a product that is alluring to gaze upon.

I hope to have something that invokes a strong emotion within the viewer.

The images in this post are the three base categories of study; interior, exterior, and wider landscape/cityscape shots.

I wanted to track my progress, as well as see how much I currently know, (spoiler alert, not much) so the above was drawn without references. They are the barebone sketches that currently plague my portfolio. Something quick, something easy. I can't say for sure that this will change all that drastically, but my main goal is to find the happy medium between my lazy art and a compelling scene to stare at.

I will be releasing a post sometime next week that will detail the aesthetic direction I want to take the world. There's going to be a little more thought put into the details to create something that fits with the themes of the fanfic while still keeping true to the Undertale elements. There will be a mood board accompanying the post, (with a few images from my trip) so you'll get a bit more insight into exactly what I mean.

One last thing to touch on, I recently re-read a comment on The Salt Circle regarding the look of the Frisks/Charas, and though this story has nothing to do with that one, it did leave me thinking about the designs of the characters. The poll is still active, and currently, we have two options that are neck and neck; starting from scratch with a brand new AU, or going with Swapfell Gold. I think I will leave the poll up until my big post next week to see which one will win, but I am liking the idea of something new and of our own. Something made just for Fawn. Of course, as a project, I want to share and build along with readers. Therefore, the majority rules, but I suppose we'll have to see which answer wins before really cementing any ideas.

In the meantime; I will be starting the first day of background building tomorrow. We'll start things off easy by referencing the official map of the Underground as well as Clipstudio's guide on How to draw iconic cityscapes.

Rough Draft: Scene 1 Page 2

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Post #17 - Reference Sheet

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Okay, I need a bit of consistency in the comic, so I decided to just quickly sketch up a base idea of what each character (well the main three) should look like throughout. I'm still stuck on finding a good skin shade for Frisk. I know she's supposed to be dark skin, but I still want the hint of that yellow we see the original model have—gah! Maybe we should just forget about adding a hint of yellow and just keep her a very realistic human color? Is the color above realistic? I think it looks okay, but then I don't. I'm too indecisive. This will just have to be a future me problem.

Also! Drawing Sans sucks major balls. My brain wants to draw a skull, like a human skull, but you see, Sans does not have a human skull. He has a cartoon character skull—face actually because I swear to God, its just... I can't do what I did with Papyrus (God, I enjoy drawing Papyrus). We can't go all realistic for Sans otherwise he doesn't flipping look like Sans! He looks like some random skeleton unrelated to Undertale. He has this stupid peanut head that I just want to squeeze and watch it pop! Fuck Sans. Fuck Sans right to hell.

Wow, I feel so much better after getting that off my chest.

Anyway, I was going to include this whole explanation of how much I want the setting of the Underground to be super low income Americana, inner-city in some areas, rural trailer park in others, motel baby, RV vagabonds bumming gas from strangers, blah, blah, blah. Would this be moving far away from base Undertale? Sure, I guess. Yeah, maybe. Do people want to see me bring all my transgressive edgelord shit into a very unrelated franchise? I suppose that's a yes? I mean, I did a bit of that with Lugubriosity, but I'm talking about going all out with my art and this story. I've been holding back, trying to keep things to what people are used to? God, I don't know, but I really wanna explore more. I want to get dirty and grimy with my artwork, spread my fuzzy moth wings and tear into some old fabric in the nearest linen closet, you know, not so pretty.

Here are few inspirational pictures for what I mean:

I love it. I wanna draw it, write about it, just consume it in all my media. But is it appropriate for Undertale? Perhaps not. Perhaps so. I'm torn on what I want to do, and now I'm just ranting and rambling. Half of me wishes I just stuck to writing, but then another half really wants to see this story visualized.

I guess I should just get the rough draft done and see what happens next. I already butchered this beloved franchise so what's a little more? I'm curious if others care to see this in the story? Otherwise, I could just get super dark and dirty with an original idea whenever I get around to it.

Rough Draft: Scene 3 Page 15

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Will Chara play a more crucial role in Frisk's survival than just the seemingly split personality that took charge when Frisk felt overwhelmed by the assaults she was receiving?

You know, I’m not sure what to do with Chara. On one hand, I found the split personality had contributed to a lot of major plot points, mainly related to Toriel, but I also feel like Chara could do more. I have been debating on whether or not to change her backstory (again, I guess that would rely on the AU). Should she be removed altogether?

Maybe Chara was a victim of CSA and it contributed to her death, so as a result she returned as a spirit guide for Frisk? Maybe she isn’t dead at all, (nor is Asriel) and instead she’s a princess locked away in a tower because Asgore doesn’t want to kill her for her soul and he doesn’t want the rest of monsterkind to attempt it? But then we must ask the question of how the monsters were trapped in the first place, and why Toriel ran away (though, she was being abused by Asgore in Lugubriousity, but I doubt she is the type of mother who would leave that situation if she was unable to take her children with her)? Perhaps Chara (and Asriel) do live with Toriel and Asgore simply believes his family is dead?

I definitely want to do more with Chara, I simply need to figure out how to iron out the details. I’d love some suggestions if you have any. They honestly help tremendously.

how long will the hiatus be?

If all goes according to plan, (and so far so good) I should get a chapter done a day--perhaps two chapters a day for the shorter ones. This edit is only to ensure the plot makes sense, the story is engaging, and the characters are consistent. I'm sticking very closely to notes, and once again, not focusing too much on grammar and prose.

All that to say; this hiatus should be about a month, give or take. Of course, nothing is certain, and I will need to fatten up a couple of chapters which could take a bit more time. Even if a few chapters take me two days to complete I should still get it done in the one month time span since the story has only 24 chapters. :)