CiciEnixa

First Pokemon game I ever played was Ruby, and while there is always love for my first favorite starter, Torchic, this little guy here was the one I fell in love with... Shuppet! [image] I loved him to bits . Since then, I've had such a soft spot for all Ghost types and wished there'd be a start…

Mar 27, '21

Do you create first and then show, or mention and then do?

A lot of the time, I'll get started on something without telling anyone, and maybe halfway I'll mention it. Partly so people expect a nice surprise and partly so I actually commit to finishing XD I'll only ever mention something before doing it if I'm not fully committed on an idea yet and I wanna…

Nov 19, '20

How gory does something have to be to warrant a content warning?

If you find yourself asking if something might be shocking or jarring, it probably will be for some people. And it's helpful to give a warning to folks, especially since you never know what might be too much for another person. I had a page with a disturbing scene, and I outright told the readers …

Nov 4, '20

Can I see your Tip Banners?

Did... did you write "clouds" in the background? XD That's amazing

Aug 25, '19

Hello again, this time we're reading The Black Belt Society by @IndigoShirtProd What we liked: LOVE the goddess designs and incorporating their element to their whole self, through both their shapes and colors. Also the names are a fun take on the actual element name (Ira, Otar, Urt, and Ire) I…

Aug 7, '19

@azzy-m @DruidPeter and everyone else out there You are free to share your comic as long as you've answered my requests in the first post (aka linking, short blurb, pokemon). Just know that we're currently going at a VERY casual pace and still trying to finish the first 14. If we're still up for m…

Aug 4, '19

Apologies for the delay, I actually finished reading this a while ago but life stuff happened. Anywho, we're back! This one is Crystal Crown by @MegaRay and @Sufiatur What we liked: Man, right into the inferno we go on our first steps XD Carlos being all weepy and overdramatic is me whenever…

Jun 24, '19

Next we have The Broken Ones by @kaetana Before anything else, I think of the three main-ish characters, only Captain Bree has been named in-comic so far. I did find the other names in one of the comments but not specifically who Rowan or Raul are, so thank you for the Pokemon hint because I thin…

Jun 16, '19

Next up, Ivolice and the Emissaries by @KoreanTacos What we liked: Boba LOVES Magical Girls so you're already hitting a sweet spot there XD Sango and Kirara haha <3 Boba thought the third cat would be named like, Shippo or Miroku or something along that line. We're also rather delighted to fin…

Jun 16, '19

First up, Hue Are You? by @Rodimus13 What we liked: A good sense of using contrast to emphasize light and shadow as well as clearly tier-ing the elements from foreground to background. This is particularly for the Grey Zone. Many B&W comic creators are hesitant about playing with contrast, but …

Jun 16, '19

All right, we'll be cutting off here. I'll be posting the first few reviews in a couple hours, so do expect them soon. Again, this will be a casual thing. Oh, by the way, remember when I asked for your main character's Pokemon? You'll see the real reason why soon as well. The bad news is for those…

Jun 15, '19

[image] Hello! This is Boba, my Shuppet, and lately they wanted to read some new comics that don't usually pop up in the Tapas Home Page and say some nice things about them. Because Shuppets typically feed on negative stuff, I promise all we shall leave you are nice things that we really like abo…

Oct 22, '17

Submitting comics on multiple sites?

Currently I post on ComicFury and Tapastic. I used to do Deviantart (and was actually the first place I uploaded, I think), but I didn't feel like it works so I've stopped. You can test out a few places and eventually figure out what seems to work best. If you follow comics similar to yours and see …

Aug 12, '17

Do you listen to music while drawing?

Recently I've been listening to Melanie Martinez while I do my paging, but my usual is either instrumental covers of pop songs or my Nightcore playlist. I tried doing Disney once but I got zero work done on that because I kept stopping and singing along so... not anymore XD

Apr 27, '17

Speed in your Chapters

15 pages in 2 months is a pretty good rate, I wish I could make good time like that. My chapters so far have been between 22-30 pages at 1 page a week, so roughly 6-8 months a chapter. I've just roughed my chapter finale of sorts and it's practically a double chapter (around 50 pages) and I expect…

Sep 18, '16

Do you have a silent comic?

I'd like to recommend Twin Lights because glowies and cute bois and blue elfies <3

May 5, '16

Share the reader comments that gave you the FEELS!

I think what I love the most about my readers' comments is the beautiful way they catch me off guard XD Bewildered amusement is totally a feel, right? Because how can you say no to this: [image] And these passionate outcries: [image] [image] And this, out of context XD: [image] This, too: […

Feb 19, '16

Try drawing yourself with Lolita Fashion!

I think, like with most things, loli dresses just take a bit of patience. As long as you know and understand how the "parts" go over each other (because we all know it's a lot of layering going on in there), you can make it happen. [image] As a side note, Heaven have mercy if you have to animat…

Jan 30, '16

Tapastic Mashup! All Star Fighters [Expressions of Interest]

Still interested lol <3

Nov 23, '15

Let me draw your character!(closed)

Hahaha, thank youuu! She's absolutely perfect <3

Nov 20, '15

Let me draw your character!(closed)

Ooooh, ooooh, may I have one of Mina please? She's from From Dust To Ruination. Your bust sketch is so nice and clean <3 [image]

Oct 27, '15

What's Under Your Speech Bubbles?

Oh boy XD I usually don't even bother drawing or coloring underneath speech bubbles. Sometimes I will just so I have peace of mind when it comes to anatomy, but that's about it. For example... [image] and the behind the scenes... XD [image]

Oct 23, '15

Arm Yourself! Draw yourself with your weapon of choice!

This was a sort-of joke weapon that "DaD" (friend of mine) gave me a while back. Suffice to say I've often considered it my avatar's actual weapon since it also serves as my signature stripey sweater, so... XD [image]

Oct 22, '15

Can peoples art get worse overtime?

Another potential way for art to actually get worse is if you find yourself learning and practicing bad art habits like poor anatomy, bad perspective, and the like. Practicing will only improve your art if you practice what's... well, correct, for lack of better term.

Oct 20, '15

Do your friends and family read your work?

Mostly my friends. My sisters also read, but it's usually while I'm making the pages, not after they're uploaded. Occasionally my mother will walk into the room with a clear view of what I'm working on (thankfully she hasn't walked into me murderizing a whole city population XD). She's an architect …

Oct 20, '15

Analyzing our favorite stories: WHY do we love them?

For me, a lot of the stories I've ended up falling in love with were the kinds that really brought out the worst in people, especially the main characters. I know, horrible, right? But putting aside my schadenfreude, these stories are the ones that make me sit on the edge of my seat for 9 hours stra…

Oct 13, '15

Uploading Comics and layout

Hey there For Tapastic, I think it's pretty much encouraged that comics be in vertical format, since you can do a continuous scroll-y thing here from one episode to the other. It'll also make it so that each of your panels are much more readable than if it's arranged like a newspaper comic strip …

Oct 13, '15

Tapastic Mashup! All Star Fighters [Expressions of Interest]

Hoorays Can't wait for it to happen XP

Aug 11, '15

Tutorials for SAI?

I dunno how much you would use it, but if you ever want to make a circle in SAI you can use the Curve tool for the Lineart layer. Click anywhere on the canvas and, keeping your mouse where it is, hit Delete (it'll tilt your canvas). After that, still without moving mouse keep alternating between mou…

Aug 1, '15

Try drawing your OC's using MS Paint