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duskisnigh · 2 years
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Hello. First of all, I have to say that I really like how you draw Dick Grayson aka my favorite DC character. I have a scenario about Dick and Dadbat in mind and I wanted to share it with you. As Canon, Bruce fully adopts Dick after he becomes Nightwing. And I thought of a scenario related to that.
•Little Dick approaches Bruce, who is shyly interested in the bat-computer.
•"Bruce.?"
•"Yes, Dick."
•"I've decided to change my name on the ID."
•Bruce looks at his ward.
• "Richard, I know you like the name 'Dick' but I'm not sure if we can name it 'Dick Grayson'."
• "That's not what I meant."
• "??"
• "I thought it would be better if it was Richard John Wayne instead of Richard John Grayson..."
• Bruce: 😳😳 -oh my heart-
I'm not sure how the sequel will go, but it's so sweet to imagine this moment with your art. 🥰💙
What a sweetheart T_T Thank you for sharing this little scene <3
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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I absolutely adore your comics!!! Everything from the art and composition to the gut wrenching twists and dialogue. It just seems like you can depict mood shifts so well!! I don't know how to explain it but reading them is always so riveting, whether it's a scene that is super comedic, dramatic, tragic, heartwarming, or a mix.
How do you plan out your comics and come up with such wonderful ideas! And do you have any advice on getting into comic-making or storytelling in general? Thank you!!
Ahhhhhh thank you!! I'm so happy you like the storytelling!
I don't feel qualified to give advice because I'm literally just vibing but I can tell you what I do? So mind, what I'm about to say is what works for a beginner self-taught fanartist.
I almost never come up with stories/ideas with the intention of making a comic. I'd say 99% of the time I'm just thinking about my favourite characters, happen to land on an idea I like well enough, and think 'oh I think other people might like this as well'.
Usually the ideas are a scene or a single sentence premise. Most often, it's 'would it be [funny/tragic/awkward] if this happened', or an emotionally intense moment, such as character A holding B while they bleed out. So if I like the premise/scene well enough I start building around it - how did the characters get to this point?
Once I've formulated a story that works well enough on its own (it's at least got a set-up and a punchline), I test it by running it through my head repeatedly and checking that it still elicits the intended emotional reponse. Say, if I literally felt a pang of pain in my heart in first time I thought about the idea, do I still feel the same sadness after playing the scene in my head for the 15th time? If I couldn't help but chuckle the first time round, does it still make me giddy when I think about it, three weeks later? Most ideas die here.
If I'm confident enough that the idea is emotionally effective, I'll start planning the panels and dialogue. At this point I'll usually have at least 70% of the dialogue planned out and memorized word for word because it's been playing inside my head repeatedly. The rest usually comes from having to add in transition panels because it wasn't obvious that the audience needed additional information between one scene and the next when it wasn't on paper yet.
I've got a long way to go in terms of panelling effectively but using references is definitely the way to go. I definitely have Haikyuu open in a tab when I'm looking for ideas. Generally I just make sure to allocate more page space when something signficiant is happpening/being said. Also, more panels when you're trying to slow down the pace of the story (e.g. important heart-to-heart between characters), less when the opposite applies (e.g. time passing).
The last thing to think about when making comics is modal affordance! As in, what is the medium of 'comics' able to do that illustrations, animation, and text can't? And then use this to your advantage! For example, it's harder to depict a whole conversation or a series of different actions with a single illustration. In animation, there's no point having multiple characters saying or doing things at the same time, because the audience won't be able to catch it all, whereas several conversations can happen in one single comic panel, and you can add as many character shinanegans in the background as you like. In text, if you want the audience to know something exists, you must necessarily describe it - which means it's easier to hide a chekov's gun in the background in visual mediums.
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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Hello! Years ago you posted the beautiful Yuri on Ice comic "Off The Pedestal", but I just saw on my blog that it's been flagged as inappropriate for some reason? Are you going to appeal so that it can be visible again?
That's really weird, I appealed a long time ago and it says it shouldn't be hidden.
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That being said, I'm having a lot of trouble with tumblr lately (search function on blogs not working properly in new ways, tags not appearing in the notes window, etc.). I'm not sure what's wrong.
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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I just noticed that with the way Tumblr recently changed the way notes/tags are displayed, I can't see all the tags under my art anymore. Is this happening to everyone else and does anyone know a way to fix this?
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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hello, you've probably answered an ask like this before but would it be ok for me to write a fic based off one of your fanarts? (this one specifically: https://duskisnigh.tumblr.com/post/183192194769/dont-get-involved-with-them-youll-die)
i would absolutely give credit and link back to the original post!
Yeah, that's absolutely fine! Send me the link when you're done - I'd love to read it!
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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Hello, I just wanted to try to explain how much I love your art. I went down my blog and found the comics I reblogged from you from 2 or more years ago, and yet I clicked on them with the same amount of feelings. It's like finding something from the past and thinking "Ah, there you are. Now something calmed down in my chest" Hahah sorry if this doesn't make much sense, I just want to say your art is so dear to me, and I wish you all the best. Hope life has been kind to you lately :)
This is so sweet and kind of you. I've been having a bad couple of weeks so this really helped. Thank you for leaving this message and I wish you all the best in life as well.
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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Hey, I was wondering if it would be okay for me to save the drawing you have in the fhq comic of kunimi and kageyama holding hands and use it as a phone widget? I won’t post it anywhere, I just reallg love looking at it they’re so cute
yeah of course that's fine!
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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Zine promotional videos on twitter
Does anyone know what software is used to make those looping, short videos/gifs that are used to promote zines/fic+art events on twitter? Like when they introduce the individual authors and showcase an excerpt of their work. There's usually a little bit of animation.
I'm a school librarian running the library's new twitter and I think it's a really attractive format to use for book recommendations/promoting literary tips. (Our students don't tend to like reading but they are on social media a lot.) I'm not really on twitter myself so it's a bit nerve-wrecking. Would appreciate any pointers.
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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I really, really, really love your comic. Your story is so intriguing and the way you present the different layers to the problem at hand and then the rift between IwaOi and now im so hyped oh god i can't even articulate properly. This is such an amazing fantasy story, I'm so in love. Sorry this ask is a mess oof
Sorry it took 8 months to respond. Also thank you for the nice things you say but I'm so sorry you were hyped up...
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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hey i was just wondering, the seijoh found family fic series and the one where oikawa steals someone else's iwa chan, they're related to each other, right?
btw, i love you art, it's pretty :>
they could be! The bathroom scene fits into Furudate's original FHQ easily enough, with or without the seijou found family setting.
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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I’m obsessed with your fnq comic series, your art is so beautiful and the story tugs on my heart strings so much
Thank you <3
Gosh I hope to return to it one day but I haven't had time to draw at all
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duskisnigh · 2 years
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The fandom has (affectionately) made fun of Akira for counting the months for the past 20 years only for Yu Liang to be absolutely insane.
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duskisnigh · 3 years
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omg your tags on The Batty Bunch post killed me
You mean like how the joker ki-
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duskisnigh · 3 years
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I watched so many Youtube clips to "understand" the canon Brady Bunch joke.
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duskisnigh · 3 years
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hi! I was looking at FHQ on pinterest, and it led me to your amazing art and take on the AU! would you mind if i used your concept of the seijoh found family in the FHQ universe for a fic?
Yeah please go ahead!
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duskisnigh · 3 years
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No thoughts, head empty. Just smiling when someone realized the tiny detail of Oikawa calling Mizoguchi Mizoguchi-kun when nearly no one else realized it.
The only one within seijou 4 who addresses Mizoguchi properly is iwa-chan
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duskisnigh · 3 years
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HELP YOUR ART IS SO PRETTY AAAAA AND THE FHQ SO FAR 🥺🥺 I COULD CRY OVER IWAIZUMI AND KAGEYAMA
SO COULD I
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