We're half way through November, and I've been on the grind, trying to get webcomic stuff done. We makin' good progress fam. But before I get to into it, I got something to share...

I received "User of the Day" today:

Yeah, this was not on my bucket list of things to happen. Don't know what exactly I did to earn it. But hey, I'll take it. It gives me bragging rights at the very least.

Alright, now for the main announcements...

Sweet Sixteen Comic:

As of today, I have 7 pages of lineart done, as well as partial completion of 2 other pages. This means I am nearly halfway done with my Sweet Sixteen Entry. Let's hope all goes well until that big due date (December 11th).

I will also be adding Cover Art to my entry, as the contest rules state "it won't count as a page". The cover will be in full color of course.

However, I'm not sure if the rest of the pages will be in color. I played around with the idea of having full color, but that will be contingent on whether I can complete the pages before the end of November. We'll just have to wait and see.

I could tease some of my pages, but honestly, I think it would be best to keep things a surprise.

New Profile Sona Coming Soon:

As stated in the previous post, I will be revamping my entire profile pic and banner for next year. This means a brand new sona is currently in development. I will tease more in mid-late December.

The new sona will be fully revealed on January 7th of next year. Look forward to that!

Hope you all had a nice Halloween.

This is my official update heading into November. Got a few goodies to cover, so lets get into it.

Sweet Sixteen Comic Contest:

With the end of October, comes the beginning of November. And for me, more progress done on my entry for The Sweet Sixteen Comic Contest. With hard work and a bit of luck, I was able to draft all 16 pages in my sketch book. The next step for November will be getting all 16 pages into digital form. This will require me to do digital line-art and shading for all the pages. I'm not yet sure if I can get the pages done in color. We'll have to play that step by ear. In the meantime, here are a few excerpts from my 16 pages.

There is one caveat. Some of the pages are more fleshed out than others. There are a lot of pages that will still require edits and fixes. A large chunk of that will be done digitally. I'm looking to make this next phase a bit more spontaneous. That way I'll be able to complete the entry in time for the deadline (December the 11th).

New Persona and Profile Pic in the Works (Early January 2024):

Anyone that's been following me for long enough knows of my old "Mister Fatso" days. Last year I changed my username to "EugeneDoesArt" which I felt was better for my overall outlook. Well this year I've been coming up with some ideas for a new profile pic that is radically different from the old one. The only problem was finding a time to make and submit this new profile pic. I've decided to submit a new Profile Pic and Refsheet for my new look in Early January of next year. So look forward to that.

Sue n' Clark:

Chapter 1's sketches have been complete as of the end of September. The cleanup process by my contracted artist is still ongoing. In the meantime I will try to draft some quick thumbnails for what Chapter 2 is going to look like. Right now my main priority is The Sweet Sixteen Comic Contest. Once that is done, I will be spending the rest of December preparing for work on Chapter 2.

Hello again everyone.

This is the mid October update regarding my work flow and progress. October as been kind of a strange month. Progress on projects has kind of been all over the place.

Sweet Sixteen Comic Contest:

I'm making good progress on the Sweet Sixteen Comic Contest (though its been a bit slow). I have my script and thumbnails done, but only have 3 pages sketched out. The slow pace has been due to a number of things, mainly my need to get the panels right. I'm hoping to get the full 16 pages sketched out by the end of this month (fingers crossed). In the meantime, here are a few pics of my progress.

Sue n' Clark:

As stated in the last post, the first official Sue n' Clark volume will be released as two chapters. They will be released sometime in 2024 (release date pending). Right now, Chapter 1 has all its pages sketched out and is currently being cleaned up by a contracted artist. No work is currently being done on Chapter 2.

Miscellaneous:

At the beginning of October, I uploaded a speech bubble test so I could get a better idea of how I will be formatting dialogue in my webcomics. It was pretty dumb but it gave me a good feel for how I should go about dialogue moving forward.

Got some feedback too. Next time I'll make sure to smooth out all the corners of my speech bubbles. The more practice, the better.

Hey there folks.

Looks like we reached Spooky Month. Really feels like time is flying by. Anyways, here's an update on me.

Sue n' Clark

I'll be splitting Volume 1 of Sue n Clark into two parts. Each part will be in the range of 30 pages. The first part (Chapter 1) has all the sketches done (minus 1 or 2 pages) and is currently being cleaned up by a contracted cleanup artist. The release date for Volume 1 is still up in the air. I'm hoping for an early 2024 release of Volume 1. But as the great Linkara always said, "It'll be out when it's out".

Sweet 16 Comic Contest

Since I won't be reaching an "official" debut for Sue n Clark this year, I figured I could enter the upcoming 16 Page Comic Contest to get something out there. It seems like a good opportunity to establish a bit of work before the big debut. I'll be entering solo, so hopefully I get something done before the deadline.

Hey guys, just a quick update.

I started the month at a 12 page count for Sue n' Clark: Chapter 1. I'm now at a 22-23 page count, which is a lot smoother than last month's progress. On a side note, I'm starting to realize that calling it a "Chapter" may not have been the best title, due to its length. I'm estimating this first instalment will be between 30-60 pages long, which could fill an entire book. I might change the title a bit going forward.

So yeah, more of the same.

-Eugene

Hey Guys.

Since I'm not uploading as frequently as I used to, I figured I would give an update on how things have been going this past month.

Sue n' Clark: Chapter 1 is in the works

I am currently working on Chapter 1 of Sue n' Clark and have 12 of the sketch pages done. Its taken me a lot longer to produce than I originally thought, but I'm getting my footing as I go along. I have no official release date set for when Chapter 1 will drop, but I will continue to update you all on my progress. I'm hoping to get 2-3 pages of the draft done every day, making September the month of the draft's completion, but time will tell if that works out. Here are a few sneak peaks I took on my phone.

I realize its very rough around the edges, but that's why I'm not including it in the art portal. A lot of the rougher edges will be fixed in digital (and with the help of QueenBoo as an editor). Right now, my focus is on getting the sketches done so that they can be patched up at a later time.

The Loss Collab

Last month, I participated in the Loss Collab and submitted my own entry to the art portal. I definitely want to do more drawings in this darker style (when I finally have time to do so). While I like this piece, I want to get better at doing these types of drawings to give the full scale of bleak I'm looking to capture.

I'm so done with Twitter tbh

Maybe I'm just being a naysayer, but I can't fucking stand being on Twitter anymore. I've reached my breaking point after all the horrible ass updates Elon has made. Twitter was already bad enough with all the concern trolls and holier-than-thou stan accounts, but Elon's takeover and reworks have made the site irrelevant for my needs. What's the point of posting anything when it barley reaches any of my NG peers? No Elon, I'm not paying you to allow my posts to reach 2 more of my dead followers.

So yeah, for a large portion of the month, I haven't been on Twitter and its done me wonders. I guess I can thank Elon for ruining Twitter so bad, its made me "go touch grass". And to be honest, even if Twitter somehow got better, I still wouldn't return to it. The only people that seem to give that money pit any traction are terminally online losers who look for the smallest things to cancel people over. Twitter is literally just Kiwi Farms for mentally stunted zoomers and morbidly obese cat ladies.

Infrequent Art Uploads

I've never been good with keeping a frequent upload schedule, and I probably never will be. But I'm cool with that. I still try to upload to the art portal at least once a month (when I'm not on hiatus). Hopefully I'll be able to do just that in September.

Conclusion

Thanks again for reading my update. I should do more of these.

-Eugene

Sup Guys!

Any of you remember the Loss Meme? Well Sage created a collab to pay tribute to the long lived meme format, and he tasked us with creating our own versions of Loss. We got a staggering +60 entries for this amazing collab. Go ahead and check it out below.

You can also check out my entry with the link below. Here's a preview.

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Hey Guys!

I'm not the best at this whole "recap" thing, but I just wanna say, the NG Meetup at TooManyGames was a great experience. I'm gonna dedicate this post to giving shout-outs to all the people that made my weekend. I may have missed a few of you. For that I'm truly sorry. Hit me up in this thread if I somehow missed you.

Shout-out List!

Thank you @CorTat-G for taking the initiative to host the meetup. It was great getting to finally shake your hand in-person. You're a real cool dude, and you made my weekend one to remember. I know you had help with the process, but your efforts to help get the ball rolling are greatly appreciated.

Thank you @TomFulp for taking the time to come see us all at the meet up. Also, thank you for all the work you and the crew do for NG. You've helped give me a platform to share my work with others. You've given us all the ability to create and share with people from all around the world. And most of all, you've helped foster one of the best communities on the web. Also also, thank you for shaking my hand and getting a selfie with me.

Thank you @SageIsReal , @Emizip , @MarshyBruh for hanging with me at the TooManyGames convention. I know there was more of you there (please let them know I thanked them too). It was great getting to run into Emi at the King of Prussia Mall with all her friends. Had to help her get out of the Macy's in one piece, but it was worth it. Was also great getting to run into both Sage and Marshy at the meetup. Sorry my profile pic didn't meet your expectations. Maybe I should rebrand (or get even fatter irl). Sorry you lost your tournament Marshy, but atleast you and Sage got to witness two fat dudes beat each other up in that WWE knock off show we watched. It was also great getting to see Sage do amazing at the Smash Tournament. Four minutes of playtime? That's a new record!

Thank you @SrPelo for taking that one selfie with me. I hope my opener of calling you "Mister Mokey Man" wasn't too cringe. I saw you were getting swamped with fans and didn't want to bother you for too long.

Thank you @Anislug for shaking my hand at the con. You were a lot taller than I thought you'd be. I wanna also thank you for being a good dude in this community. You've helped me and a lot of NG folk by being a pillar of support. You're kind, down to earth nature is of great value to us all.

Thank you @Droid for talking with me near the signing booth. You probably don't remember me much, but I was the dude who graduated college the same year as you, and couldn't get a job due to Covid. Always great to share life experience with another full time dev. Normies shall never know of our struggles.

Thank you @IvanAlmighty for humoring my ADHD talk. It was pretty random, but we had a great discussion about how we deal with our occasional mind fog. You're all around a cool dude and a great animator.

Thank you @ninjamuffin99 for shaking my hand and allowing yourself to witness my Gameboy Photo-op (signed by Linkara himself).

Thank you @PhantomArcade for randomly following me on NG. Your horny review post was greatly appreciated (especially on my worst art piece).

Thank you @Slimygoo for having a chat with me and putting up with my bullshit. I know it pays as well as a reddit mod, but I appreciate it all the same.

I hope to see you all next year!

-Eugene

Hey everybody!

I finally got my new place and I'm fully moved in. Its been quite the journey, but I'm back... sorta. I should probably elaborate.

Where I've been:

After my last art trade, I made preparations to move out. I dropped everything I was doing online and logged off all my socials for nearly two months. Best choice I could make tbh. The move was stressful, but being offline gave me my energy back. It also gave me perspective. I've come to realize that the whole "content farm" mindset just isn't for me. I'm not some savant that can upload weekly art. And I don't think posting every sketch I make is all that valuable to those that follow me. I gotta take my time with the things I create. Since my absence, I've learned that "slow and steady" is what will win the race (for me).

My current plans:

I've been doing my best to "get back on the wagon". I haven't been drawing much these past months, so getting back into the swing of things is my first priority. Been sketching whatever comes to mind while redrawing OCs. In the mean time, I have written a total of three chapters for Sue n' Clark (my webcomic). I'm hoping to have the three chapters fully complete before the end of this year (fingers crossed). I'll try to be more active in the community, but I won't be uploading as much as I used to. This is so I can focus my attention on projects like my webcomic. I want to finally get this damn comic done. On a side note, I would also like to open a YouTube Channel, but that's pretty far off from any of my main priorities.

Thanks again everyone! Hope to see you all at TooManyGames!