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Finally came up with a name for my Zelda comic. Calling it Ripples Through Time and I made a page specifically for it here >>>

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I'm going to admit that my comic was/is strongly triggered? inspired by this post

However, this story is more about Link from Echoes of Wisdom more than anything else... and although it will have other Link's and such, I will say again that this is not an LU story.

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Hey, sorry for the delay in updates. Two jobs turned out to be harsher on me than I expected. I ended up getting sick quite a lot this last winter.

But I'm still working on the comic, so don't worry.

Though I have also started watching Dan Da Dan, and I don't know if this is just an American dub thing, but the aliens keep shouting, "Give me your banana!" and well... as an avid Zelda fan I had this dumb thought today and had to sketch it.

The appropriate amount of scandalized for all the wrong reasons.

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Sorry for the lazy wip. I'm trying to find time to work on the story ideas.

From left to right we have:

Link from Wind Waker, Link from Echoes of Wisdom, Zelda from the same game. Link, Zelda, and Ravio from Link to the past; Link's awakining; and Link between worlds. Link from Twilight Princess and Colin from the same game.

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Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard)

Aaron Rutten (free)

BoroCG (free)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates)

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, ect Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Libresprite (free, for pixel art)

Those are the ones I can recall.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

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Sorry it's taking so long. Working on this when I can between two jobs. But here: A sneak peak at the next page. I'm excited to show what I am making.

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I have rearranged the panels for the next part like 8 times, and only one page is mostly done. I'm enjoying this, but the anxiety is real.

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Part One: The Lost

This is the first page

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Okay, this is technically the first four pages of a comic I am working on. This first part I've called "The Lost," but that isn't going to be the name of the comic. (I still need to figure it out 😅) so... Merry Christmas and... sorry?

Also... I am still learning color and backgrounds are really difficult. Hands are fun to draw. My story is inspired by JoJo's Linked Univers, Echoes of Wisdom, and Hyrule Wariors... I am not majorly creative but I hope you enjoy the story I've come up with.

One last thing, this first part is going to be about 20 to 25 pages long. (That's the goal anyway) I have three parts planned out so far about 20- 30 pages... but that's only the start... I still need to plan out the middle. I already know (for the most part) how this will end.

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A small update... (I'm notoriously bad at those, but I'm trying) I am about halfway through a four page start for a comic I am working on. I'll probably post the pages around the first month of the year. Been busy trying to get a bit done here and there between work and life, but I'm so excited to share. Still need a name for the overall story, but have a happy Zelda. (I think the LU Fandom calls her Fable?)

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So... I'm giving this a try-- a comic, maybe? Inspired by the Linked Universe... but not connected. I'm currently trying to come up with a title for this whole mess. For now, it's "Lost and Found" in my work notes....

This is just a preview. I guess

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I'm horrible at posting. One might think I never draw... anyway. The October Zelda drawings and JoJo's Linked universe have caught my interest, so I thought I’d play with character design. Who knows... I might draw a comic... probably not, though... I'm not good enough for something that complex... anyways.... here are some wips...

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LOZ x Dunmeshi crossover

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Danny Phantom has a Passive Danger Potential of 17 on a scale of 1-10. 

He no longer plays by the rules of mere mortals. 

Drop me a Ko-Fi if you enjoyed!

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people seem to have trouble understanding why i’m an anti-capitalist, so i’m going to try and put it into simple, real-life terms.

i work at a restaurant. i make $12 an hour, plus tips. minimum wage where i live is relatively high for my country - the national minimum wage is $7.25/hr, and has not been raised since 2009. before taxes, working full time, my yearly income is about $22,000 a year. ($25,000 if you count tips)

at my job, we sell various dishes, with an average price of about $10-$15. we get printouts every week detailing how much money we made that week; in one week, our restaurant makes about $30,000. (one of our other locations actually makes this much on a daily basis!)

i’m not going to go into details, but after the costs of production (payroll for employees, rent for the building, maintenance, and wholesale food purchasing) are accounted for, the restaurant makes an estimated profit of $20,000 per week.

this profit goes directly to the owner, who does not work at this location. the owner of my restaurant has actually been on vacation for a few months, but still profits from the restaurant, because they own it. i have met the owner exactly twice in my year of working here.

to put this into perspective, the owner of this restaurant earns in 2 days what they pay me in one year. and that’s just from this single location - the owner has several other restaurants, all of which make more money than the one i work at. this ends up resulting in the owner having an estimated net worth of tens of millions of dollars, even after accounting for the payroll for every single worker in their employ.

now, i have to ask you: does the owner of my restaurant deserve this income? did they earn it? did their labor result in this value being created?

the naive answer would be “yes”; the owner purchased the location and arranged for the raw ingredients to be delivered, did they not?

the actual answer is “no”. the owner may have used their initial capital to start the location, but the profit is a result of my labor, and the labor of my co-workers.

the owner purchases rice at a very low bulk price of about 25 cents a pound. i cook the rice, and within a few minutes, that pound of rice is suddenly worth about $30. the owner did not create this value, i did. the owner simply provided the initial capital investment required to start the process.

what needs to be understood here is that capitalists do not create value. they use the labor of their employees to create value, and then take the excess profit and keep it.

what needs to be understood is that capitalists accrue income by already HAVING money. the owner of my restaurant was only able to get this far because they started off, from the very beginning, with enough money to purchase a building, purchase food in bulk, and hire hundreds of employees.

that is to say: the rich get richer, and they do so by exploiting the labor of the poor.

the owner of my restaurant could afford to triple the income of every single person in their employee if they felt like it, but this would mean that they were generating less profit for themselves, so they do not.

the owner of my restaurant pays me the current minimum wage of my area, because to them, i am not a person. i am an investment. i am an asset. i am a means to create more money. 

when you are paid minimum wage, the message your boss is sending you is this: “legally, if i could pay you less, i would.”

every capitalist on the planet exploits their workers for their own gain. every capitalist, even the small business owners, forces people to stay in poverty so that the capitalist can profit.

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