2DLenzy
Crazy Chicken Chick
Why? tapas.io/series/friar-chicken
Creator of webcomic Friar Chicken and that other thing. Used to make 3D mods as a hobby, now struggling to draw on the 2D plane. Lives somewhere Southeast of Nowhere in the USA. Full of story ideas, poorly executed over 15 yrs. Trying this comic thing out and hoping for the best! Loves art, eager to help others although poorly qualified in both areas. Also trying out this social forum stuff, utterly clueless, but has a sense of humor, so that works?
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When did you first start writing your own stories? Wrote a ton of cringey stories since age 16, maybe earlier. Been drawing since age 4 and actually tried a few comics, like a silly superhero comic called Acorn Man. I also made little booklets for comics I made throughout my childhood. Still got th…
Right now, it's Bucky! He's outgoing, honest, and has a heart of gold. My MC and I could learn a thing or two from him. [image]
Oh, yeah, didn't see the text! XD I may just borrow some from your version then, as a reference, and try to redo the piece. I didn't mean to sound like I'm giving up, but I'm really at that point in the process where there's more frustration than improvements. And this whole topic highlighted an i…
Okay, I can see an improvement with the "sun disk" behind him. Yeah, that highlight I got might be too distracting. I wasn't sure about the painterly effect at first (unless that wasn't intentional), but if it's gonna be tiny then I suppose less detail is better? It also adds a chaotic vibe to th…
Sure, I don't mind! (20 characters)
Sorry to bother, but I had to do one more brightening of the image. The one on the left was the one I was satisfied with, and the right is the edited one taking more advice into consideration. I swear guys, this image looks brighter in my software 
Used a Divide layer to take away some shadows, brig…
As a to-be Tapas writer, I'm currently drafting as many chapters as I can right now. I'm kinda slow, and I also like to brood over my story a bit before I publish to make sure everything feels right. When I had started a comic on here, it was in production for about two years beforehand, so I had a …
[image][image] Excellent advice guys! Made a few changes and I'm a lot happier with the results! @BoomerZ hopefully fixed the issues with the title, cause after you pointed it out I could not unsee it. Also brightened up his robes slightly, figured I put in so much detail that it would be shame…
My novel's still a WIP, but this was drawn months ago when the AF contest was on and I've recently revisited it. I redrew the peacock lord at the center, but I hadn't changed much else yet. I was hoping to get your opinions on what to improve/change while I'm redoing some things (or the whole thing …
I actually had fun with this panel! [image][image] Originally, it was just a wall with a fish-eye perspective, but I wasn't happy with the empty space so I decided to fill it in with this weird vision/scrawly stuff for a bit of foreshadowing of the next few arcs (the stuff at the bottom was a mi…
Sorry if this is a lot, my eager self is trying to gain some courage in posting words (a novel) soon... For now, more pictures... Another character in my wip novel, Striker, a chicken-hawk. [image][image] And Gallin, my main average-guy-turned-hero... [image][image] (I just realized I forgot…
The title actually inspired the whole concept/story first. I ultimately picked Friar Chicken for my comic title bc of its double meaning. You have a chicken that's a friar, and also a fryer chicken (used for food lol). It's punny and just unique enough to be memorable, at least I assume. Kinda captu…
Got haunted by this old face so I did these ! XD [image] [image] [image]
(long personal story dump lol) For me personally I just drew for myself. I had this one comedy idea, albeit silly and maybe stupid, or at least I thought it was at the beginning, but I wanted so badly to see what it would look like as a comic, so I drew a test comic, just for me to look at and t…
I'm baaaack! Got a LOT done this week! This is art related to a novel I plan to release in a couple months or so. Right now I'm having fun with the art! Changed the rooster's color and head shape, redid the other though not much was changed... [image][image] An old design of a character, Princes…
I'm a "both" person, really. Which one I pick is based on convenience. I'll use the app when I'm away from home, and I'll use my laptop/desktop to read any other time. Desktop is great for larger images and traditional style comics, and gives a semi-immersive experience while phones are best for t…
A bit slow, but it's going better now. About to finish my "holiday" episode from January XD (Pro tip: don't go on a 3-month hiatus thinking you can start right back at drawing 15-20+ panels after returning.) We got a few more updates before the action/fighting chunk of the story begins, but I'm lo…
I love to draw birds/chickens in my evolved style, and love rendering light/shadows. I also love doing illustrations outside my comic that look more polished and detailed. I'm kinda 'meh' with bgs, considering I do minimalist work for more panels, but some detailed scenes come out nice on occasion…
Thanks for the advice, guys! I actually realized a few later chapters may have this similar situation (one is around 2700 words, lol). Maybe keeping it whole would kinda let the reader know what they're in for. I might play around with the writing a bit, without fluffing it too much. Still early, bu…
Hiya! Newbie artist-turned-writer here. I have been writing my first AF novel in the background off-and-on for a few months, and I wrote a prologue chapter that ended up being a little over 2500 words, give or take. I felt like this was too long for a starting chapter and split the chapter at a natu…
I work in batches, but this impact panel's gotta be my best one yet. Creepy vision time! [image][image] (ep drops Wednesday)
Hiya! I'm in ADD heck rn. I'll just start with showcasing my newest project. I figured announcing it unofficially might get me to focus more on it instead of the other 10 I have bouncing around in my head lol. Thought I'd go back and work on an illustrated novel I started during the AF tourney. Thes…
There will be! But they'll be subtle, like some characters will have dreams/visions/experiences that appear to be mental breakdowns or just imagination - including the chickens. I'm trying to reveal the supernatural/spiritual side of the story very gradually so the "big secret" doesn't look too far …
This reminded me that I have pages of silly (chicken) lore to work on. I might relay some of these as metaphors/short parables/etc in the story, but for now, they're just sitting in Comicfury unseen and untouched (still need to edit them, so they're not live yet.) Here's a (somewhat long excerpt f…
Lots of interesting covers on here! Gonna bookmark and return to it later. Got a pair of covers. Use your imagination! [image][image] Also, gonna be pretty bad at this (skipped the ones I'm currently reading) @NewAgeComics (Alpha Squad) Ghosts are sick of Pac-Man's crap and decide to take r…
Finished an ep today, so I rewarded myself with finishing a piece I started last year. Now my new desktop bg. [image]
There's one who hasn't officially appeared, Angel, though I've drawn her a few times for holidays and specials. This is the family photo. [image]
Finally completed an episode. From Part 3 of Nativity(combined with the Christmas Carol) Releases tomorrow. [image]
Best of luck with your meeting! Got a few as well. Gotta finish up the "Intern" story arc in Friar Chicken, before I can get to the fun/actiony stuff. Another rooster will soon appear and a lot of fighting will commence. [image] There's still The Last Train to Gnashville that I really need to fi…
My first banner [image] VS current [image] Might change it again once a certain character appears.