SugarpuffZombie

Hi, everyone!

I hope you're all well. I just wanted to give you a little information about the progress I've made regarding this Left 4 Dead fan comic I've been talking about. 

First of all, you may see another character turn around sheet on my profile that is a work in progress. I am creating one of these sheets for all of the survivors, special infected, and even a few common infected so I can get the features in proportion and so I know what everyone's head looks like from each angle. This is something I want to use to keep the characters consistent throughout the comic. 

Secondly, I'm currently putting all effort into the writing process, as I may have more time to do that than actually draw over the next two months. I'm expecting to be very busy with work in the run up to Christmas, and to be working longer hours than normal. Currently, I have planned major events in the comic regarding character relationships and interactions all the way up to the end of the "Dark Carnival" campaign in Left 4 Dead 2, so it's safe to say that the outlining of major events is almost done. I just have a few more campaigns to go. 

In terms of the actual script, I'm on the eighth chapter, and even though I'm well aware that a first draft won't be perfect, I am very happy with the results so far. There will be 15-30 pages per chapter, featuring around 8-12 panels a page, and the comic will be a vertical strip, rather than a normal comic book page. I'll be sure to check out the best resolutions and document types to use when I start actually drawing. 

I will also be practising with drawing anatomy in the interim to try and get the proportion aspect right for when I start drawing the comic. After Christmas, I'm hoping to purchase a set of Body-Kun figurines for pose referencing to make sure I can create dynamic and realistic poses for the fan comic. 

The reason I'm putting so much work into this is because I want to use this as my skill-building platform. I want to practice drawing, colouring, shading, lighting, the use of speech bubbles and to make sure my storytelling skills are up to par. I'm not kidding when I say it could be 6-12 months before you actually see this comic, but that's only because I want it to be of good quality from the outset, and to use it as a way to practice and improve my skills, rather than learn the skills I need. 

If you guys have any questions about the fan comic, or if you want to ask me anything about my OC, feel free to drop me a note or leave a comment on this journal. 

Also, if you have read every word of this all the way to the end, very well done and thank you so, so much! Seriously, I don't mean to, but I do tend to ramble. 

Much loves! 

So, guys... I haven't done any proper drawing for a month now. I've been distracted by a multitude of things. First of all, it was my depression giving me a good kicking, and just as I felt ready to get back into drawing again, we had a family emergency which I won't go into detail about, but it involved several hospital visits and a lot of worrying. Two weeks later, there was another set of hospital visits for the same person. 

Last weekend, I was at a different hospital with a different relative on my side of the family, rather than my boyfriend's. It was nowhere near as dire as the reasons for the first set of visits for my boyfriend's relation, but it was still upsetting and stressful. My relation was released from the hospital the following day, but twenty-four hours later, he was back at the hospital again, this time his wife. So that was more worrying for us, and more hospital visits. 

I've had virtually no sleep since Tuesday, and I've ended up with two days worth of stress-induced headaches as a result. I really want to get back into drawing soon, but now, Christmas is coming up and I'm preparing to be working non-stop for two months as, hopefully, my business will have a busy Christmas period. This means that I'll have virtually no time to do any drawing, any writing for my fan comic, or anything of the kind.

So, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry I've not been posting, I'm sorry I haven't been doing the work I've been promising to do, but I've had way too many other things to worry about. I just felt I ought to explain where the hell I've been and why my upload speed has suddenly dwindled. 

I want to get back into drawing, I want to keep practising, I want to get working on this fan comic, and I'm excited to do it. Just motivating myself sometimes is very hard, and when you feel like everything in your life is going wrong, it's very hard to get motivated to do anything. 

I'll be back in the game as soon as I can. 

Much loves! 

Hi, everyone! 

I wanted to give my watchers an insight as to what to expect in the near future. For those few people that watch me, I'm so grateful to have your support, and I really do find it so healthy to remind myself that I do have support with my artwork, since I often find myself sinking into a hole where I can't help but wonder if there's any point in me pursuing my dreams in this. 

I have the most supportive boyfriend I could ever dream of having. I started to have doubts about this yesterday, and I told him how I wanted to have a career as an artist, whether that's through concept art for video games, or writing my own comics and graphic novels (which I'd love to do), and how I felt I wasn't capable of achieving it. He sat me down and he said, "Katherine, you're already good enough to start working towards what you want to do." He knows how critical I am of myself, and he would never give me praise if he didn't truly believe in me. He's encouraging and supportive, but he doesn't give unnecessary praise. He is honest with me. He started to make plans for me to be able to do this as a full-time thing in maybe five to ten years. He said that when we buy a house, I can have my own work space. He'll look for an IPS monitor that I can use so that I can work with accurate colour, he'll get me set up with multiple monitors so I can have an effective workspace, he'll even get me set up with a website to publish my original works on. 

He told me that he's going to support me in my artistic journey every step of the way. He gives me time to work on my drawing and encourages me to keep going when I feel like giving up. You guys do the same thing. Knowing that you guys so much as follow my work is enough, and I can't wait to produce some new stuff for you to look at, even if they're only sketches. 

So, after all that waffling, my plans for the future are to harness my skills and develop them through drawing fanart, whether that is through portraits, comics, landscapes or whatever I feel like doing. I'm currently writing a fan comic for Left 4 Dead. I've started to work on drawing the characters while trying to adapt to the style I'm more comfortable with. I want to use it as an opportunity to develop my skills in general drawing, and to develop my own, individual style as I'm still not quite there with deciding what that is. It's also an opportunity for me to learn how to use colour to indicate mood and to fit environments, how to use light effectively, how to use SFX in comic work effectively, and how to ensure that my storytelling abilities are up to par. 

I won't be pressuring myself to get things done within a time limit initially. I want to take things at my own pace rather than feeling pressured because feeling pressured is what has put me off of writing my fanfictions. I just don't want to feel like I'm confined to a deadline. I already have that feeling with my job. So, things will be pretty relaxed initially. I hope that you guys like the future work I do, and I hope to be sharing more and more of it with you as time progresses. 

Take care, and much loves!

SugarpuffZombie.

Hi, guys! 

As I said, I've done a complete clearout of my deviations and my journals, so welcome to my new profile! I'm planning one art project at a time. Currently, it's a Left 4 Dead fan comic, featuring one single original character. This profile of mine will contain her, and probably only her as an OC, and everything else will be fanart I'm so, so, so excited to use this as a way to build my skills. I've even paid for a 3-month subscription of CORE to see how I like the extra features since I plan to be using Deviantart a lot more. 

The author in me has unfortunately gone into hibernation. Of course, I have writing to do in terms of a comic script and planning, as well as other things, but in terms of fanfiction, there will be no more for now. It'll be fan comics instead, and I really hope that when I upload my first deviation to this refurbished account, you guys see an improvement in my skills because I've taken to a new style of drawing behind the scenes and I must say, I'm very proud of my progress so far. 

So, that's all from me for now! Take care guys, and thanks for all the support so far!