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JayDrawsTrash β Downfall Strip 73
Published: 2013-05-30 23:56:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 671; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 9
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I dunno, this isn't my best art, but it's not my worst. Drawing in different sizes can kind of mess with how the characters look sometimes. I really like how Naomi's face turned out in panel 2.
This is an idea for a strip I've had rolling around in my head for over a year, based on something I overheard someone say on the phone at a store: "Of course you have a bladder infection, you don't drink anything but rum and Cokes!" Which I thought was pretty funny.
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You say you think this isn't some of your best but I think it might be
Maybe it's just because Curt is looking better or it's different to your usual style or panel layout?
Normally you have close ups on the girls but you seem to have focused more on the guys this time...
Anyways, I'm rambling, good work!
As always, I look forward to your next one
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Wow, thanks so much, you've literally made my week! I feel I'm better at drawing women (oddly, because I used to be so bad I practiced a lot) so I'm more comfortable drawing the female characters. Now I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and draw things like men and cars, lol. Curt IS looking better these days, though, isn't he?
Hey, feel free to ramble all you want, I always love talking to people, and the next one is shaping up really well!
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Aww you're welcome
Well practice makes perfect! And it's always good to get away from what you know and work on new things, helps you develop as an artist... though I'm sure you already know that, you've probably got much more experience than me
He is looking better, both with your drawing skills and him as a character, he seems happier
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It's funny how my intent was always to keep him insufferably miserable, but things have changed as he's evolved a little bit. I hope he's becoming more of a rounded character and that the strip is better for it.
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aww, poor guy, I'm glad you're letting him be happy
He definitely is, what I like is how Naomi seems to be almost annoyed by his happiness, like she preferred him pining over her and being miserable, now he's over her and happy its like she misses him
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That's exactly what I'm going for.
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haha awesome, well it's coming across well
You're a good writer
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Aw, you're way too kind. 
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haha just giving praise where it is deserved!
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And again, Naomi has cut her hair.
It seems weird looking at her with just a buzz cut.
I just hope she didn't pull a Britney Spears or somethingβ¦
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I feel like she already kinda did when she shaved half of it...
But yeah, like I've mentioned before, I use the comic as my artistic outlet, since I haven't got much time to draw outside of it, so I tend to mess around alot within it with character designs and style experimentation. So the look tends to be all over the place, but people change up their look all the time, so I figure it kind of works out.
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It does.
Sometimes though, people get so invested in something like this and may find it jarring to see a character with a redesigned dome.
There are some who may think that it may be a plot device and naively think they missed something.
Thankfully, I'm not one of those people.
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That's actually a good point, I hadn't thought of that. I do have people think its an ongoing story, not a series of mostly stand-alone weekly strips, so I probably should do what I can to minimize confusion.
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That would certainly help some.
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proportions look a little wonky in panel one. Panels 2 and 3 are wonderful. That's a great shot of Naomi in #2.
And I do like how upset the guys look in the last one.
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Yeah...and those proportions are after trying to fix it digitally. Yikes. But thanks for the kind words on the other aspects!
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Haha, nice. Small type-o though, "Havce" and "Caffiene" on the middle panel (Kurt says it). I've been watching these for quite a while and they're very interesting, keep it up!
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Hey thanks, I'm glad you like them! I'll try to fix the typo over the weekend if I get a few minutes!
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