#wips and sketches

[tacitcrow-blog]

Since Foregone Collusion is finished reposting here, I thought I'd post some detritus from the folder I've been keeping all the comic art in.

A year ago, when I finished the comic the first time around, I attempted to write a "making of" document, mostly for my own reference. Y'know, just in case I might decide to start another long-form comic project and need some idea of what I'd learned the first time around.

As part of that, I put together some "character sheets" while I still had Clive and Edgeworth's designs on speed-dial. Please enjoy my chaotic rambling.

I also thought it might be fun to post an example of some traditional (on paper) stuff I scanned to incorporate into the comic. Two and a half panels of this comic were inked traditionally, one of which is on the scan-page below, and all of the typewriter text is from an early-1950s Smith-Corona which I uh. Own,

But I think the most ridiculous multi-media thing I did for this comic was to carve an actual relief block so I could physically stamp game-accurate gibberish onto newsprint paper to make the clipping of the article about his parents' death in Clive's mental conspiracy board. A very pleasant way to spend 3-5 hours. (I'd already prepared the "Layton alphabet" reference sheet months beforehand)

In the end, I placed this article mostly behind Clive's hand. You can't even see it. But you can bet if I ever get my ass into gear re: selling art I will be handing editions of this "article" out like business cards. (Would people actually want them? I have no idea.)

And lastly here's a "phone logistics" panel that I had to edit out of No. 13 at nearly the last minute.

There's more but it's 90% earlier versions of strips/panels/dialogue... these are the highlights! Thanks again for reading.

[exhaustedleaves]

I feel like with all the badass ideas from his canon, this is still the best and only way to introduce Kay’s older brother Aaron

@vaultgirl2077

[bittybatarts]

friends asked me to draw a bee with a binky here you guys can have it too

[atinymexicanbird]

Ark siblings in all universes 🪐

[bluismie]

This is my love letter to the most beautiful ship I witnessed this year. Cheers to us Jayvik nation 💫

[riviclouds]

it's giving princess celestia

[tofupixel]

rejected thumbnails for client

[kitsunecrows]

gods (and their reluctant wingmen)

[jarbaje-dump]

WIP, a mix of a spider and snake's mouth slapped onto a torso. the colors are there to code each section of the mouth, they're not the final colors

[paintedcrows]

It's for Charity Sixer!! Literally! don't forget to donate if you can! (link)

[sajwho-art]

close friendship

[cloudberrytroll]

The signs of time

[nouverx]

[WIP] because I'm tempted to paint the first sketch eheh we'll see

[bittybatarts]

baby latias

[mintteaink]

I wasn’t gonna post this again until it was done, but I thought this progress picture was kinda cool.

[bluismie]

“you look lonely, I can fix that”