I ... hope no one is disappointed. T___T;;; Uhm. I can explain? It wasn't that I was just lazy and didn't want to draw bg. Is just ... every work I do has backgrounds. Partly because to me, the background is a character, and partly because my characters never look interesting to me in empty space. ;___; So this page is a [failed] experiment at not doing bg. Also, I hoped that by dropping the bg, Skittlez and Vidu's character interaction would take the stage. XD
But I just dun' like the no bg look. I don't know how manga does it.
..... all that said .... I personally really thrive on this page. <3 You would understand if you could see the page that comes next [this is one of the downsides of doing a weekly webcomic] ... this page leads beautifully to page 16, which is prolly the most epic splash page I've done yet. X_X
Also ... someday, when chapter two is done, someone will come back, reread this page, and say "I SEE WHAT YOU DID THAR." ... ^___^ this page contains a rather interesting spoiler.
One thing I can't stand about webcomics compared to novels is how slowly they update, so I end up rereading them and seeing things where there aren't things (and spotting things I previously missed). You seems to put a helluva lot of effort into crafting the story - not just the basic plotline, but little details that most people aren't gonna get the significance of. I don't think I am spotting anything significant, just redherrings, but I suspect it's all there, in the backstory, or fermenting somewhere at the back of your mind.
I feel awful leaving shorty quick comments on like every page, but I keep having moments of "DAMN! I LOVE THIS!" and having to share the feeling. Since no one's here for me to turn and spit over my shoulder at, you're feeling the brunt of it. :C
That said.
Vidu's personal panel there. Not sure what it is about it, expression or setup or glasses pose or what, but it really got me. Like, half "what on earth do you know that I don't" got me, and half "DAMN, you are sexy" got me. Again, not sure why. Just pleasant shivers, baby.
Teehee, saw your comic on Smackjeeves and then I discovered there's a few more pages here on dA! This thing has me cracking up (Butt scratch, lol!)--very clever and I'm excited to see how it progresses. The pug makes an interesting looking character--and I love those lips in the last panel XD All I could think was 'Donut', sorry!!
This isn't bad without BGs, but it just feels a little unfinished when compared to previous pages. I think if you just put BGs in the top left and bottom panels, it'll flesh the page out a bit more. But it's not like you asked for my input, right? ^_^ Great comic so far and I can't wait for more!
Gah. I LOVE Skittles. She's simply too cute. And she already sounds intelligent. She's like, "WTF is this?"
And I think I'd only notice the lack of bg if I stuck this page next to the others, esp. the first few, where the bg is probably what I "ooo" and "aah" over the most.
But I don't mind it in this page, except for maybe in the last panel, where it's a little more apparent.
Every time I look at these comics, two things go through my head: "Holy carp this is adorable!" and "Holy carp this must've taken forever...I wish I had that kind of patience!"
Does she get a different 'master'?
One thing I can't stand about webcomics compared to novels is how slowly they update, so I end up rereading them and seeing things where there aren't things (and spotting things I previously missed). You seems to put a helluva lot of effort into crafting the story - not just the basic plotline, but little details that most people aren't gonna get the significance of. I don't think I am spotting anything significant, just redherrings, but I suspect it's all there, in the backstory, or fermenting somewhere at the back of your mind.
That said.
Vidu's personal panel there. Not sure what it is about it, expression or setup or glasses pose or what, but it really got me. Like, half "what on earth do you know that I don't" got me, and half "DAMN, you are sexy" got me. Again, not sure why. Just pleasant shivers, baby.
This isn't bad without BGs, but it just feels a little unfinished when compared to previous pages. I think if you just put BGs in the top left and bottom panels, it'll flesh the page out a bit more. But it's not like you asked for my input, right? ^_^ Great comic so far and I can't wait for more!
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And I think I'd only notice the lack of bg if I stuck this page next to the others, esp. the first few, where the bg is probably what I "ooo" and "aah" over the most.
But I don't mind it in this page, except for maybe in the last panel, where it's a little more apparent.
Every time I look at these comics, two things go through my head: "Holy carp this is adorable!" and "Holy carp this must've taken forever...I wish I had that kind of patience!"
Anywho, eagerly awaiting the next one!