Panels of Intellectual Chaos

Stumbling Back into The Digital Realm

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Gunna get back into coding. It’s only been twenty years since my last computer science class. I plan to start slow and read theory books before I delve into the actual codes again. Going back to college after you have a BA is a hassle so I’ll probably stick to self education.

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The vampire and his dandy are back. Loosely based off of an old comic I did in college. First few panels were started in Sketches almost two years ago but finished in Procreate this weekend.

The last two parts were purely done in Procreate this weekend. Backgrounds are just amorphous grey since it’s a joke comic. Someday I might do a serious take on these guys.

The original idea of these old joke comics was about a thrall who brings garlic and crosses and mirrors and such into the vampire’s house to see if they work. Each comic ended with the thing not working and Jeremiah being scolded for believing in such things. It was dumb and cute. I tried to update it now that I’m quite a bit older (original comics were from high school or early college….so long ago). May continue…

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Mid Shippuden Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon doing long distance tree hopping, as all good ninja seem to enjoy.

Sketched it out in Sketches and then finished it off in Procreate. It’s still super rough but I think I captured the idea so I’m gunna stop fiddling with it.

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Sketched this in Sketches then brought it into Procreate to do the actual paint. Could keep working on it but I don’t wanna loose the sketchy feel any more than I already have so I’m posting it and walking away.

Young adult Team Ebisu as they are in Boruto. There is a scene where they are drinking with Shino but I didn’t base this off that. This is just the standard after work (or mission) nominication. They are all rather drunk at this point—Udon is clearly reverting a bit, body fluid wise. The jitsu he can do with his mucus is really cool, so I forgive his childhood-always-drippy self.

Not sure if I’m doing another series. I just started drawing them and this is what we got. I may draw them younger as their designs are interesting throughout their journeys.

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Last but not least: Himawari, Denki, and Mirai—she’s a bit older but not part of the young generation in Naruto so I decided to include her with the kids of The Hidden Leaf. My mental criteria for these were that the character had to be in more than one chapter/episode and be an integral part of the overall world but still Konaha-sentric. Tento was pushing it a bit but is love his round cheeks. I wanted to add Shinki and other cool characters from outside the Leaf but I decided to do those in a different exercise.

Zen Brush 3 with Procreate for background - though I love Zen Brush there aren’t any layers so doing a background without messing up the figures is really hard. So I cheated with another program. I’m feeling pretty confident with ZB3 but I might try to use it in a more Chinese (atmospheric) and/or Japanese (minimalist) way, which is what it’s intended for. I’ve been manhandling it into doing what I want and it’s just easier to draw that way in other programs and leave ZB3 to calligraphic brushwork.

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Samurai exchange student Tsubaki, delinquent turned ally Iwabee, and Boruto’s Dad’s son

Zen Brush 3 and Procreate

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Zen Brush 3 with a teeny bit of Procreate for background and touch ups

Doushu, Sarada, and Renga

More to come ;)

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Getting better at this technique - Tento Madoka, Mitsuki, and Tsuru Itoi from Boruto

Tento isn’t from the village but he was a major character for the Mujina Bandits arc. I like his manga style better than the anime and did more of that for this.

Just Zen Brush 3

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Sumire and Nue, ChoCho, and Houki

Two in one day... same Zen Brush 3 but threw on background color with Procreate

I like randomly drawing the Boruto kids in groups that you would not normally see them hanging in. I haven’t drawn the main three characters yet because I feel kinda sad if Mitsuki can’t be near Boruto, yet it would defeat the theme. Sarada would be okay, she’s strong. We’ll see who pops on the page together next...

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Enko, Inojin, and Hako with doll

More random Boruto characters as trios

Zen Brush 3 with some finishing up in Procreate

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Playing around with Zen Brush 3 - I like how the colors are those in Chinese/ Japanese watercolor (gansai) in keeping with the traditional vibe of the program

Metal, Shikadai, and Wasabi from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Might do more random trios of Boruto charas pending time.

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Jasmine quick paint from life.

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So my parents got kittens. Neither is easy to draw since they run around all the time. This is a composite of Rocket napping this afternoon while I was cat sitting. He moves a lot even in sleep. I’ll try to get Jasmine at some point. I might have to draw her from snapshots. Sketched on Procreate on my iPad Pro.

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Got seduced by dot brushes...but I’ve always wanted to visually represent this little dude’s ability. This is the first mildly successful attempt. Autodesk Sketchbook on my iPad Pro based off an old photo I took of a ball jointed doll I used to have.

I’m still getting used to drawing on glass. It’s much different than paper. I’ve tried the ‘paperlike’ screen protectors but they make it hard to see what I’m doing and absolutely shread my fingers. It’s like sharkskin. I’ve tried to research if there are ones that are just matte but not like sandpaper but I seem to be the only one with this reaction to it. Sure, I use the Apple Pencil while drawing, but if I’m just surfing the web or something, fingers are more efficient. And I like my fingertips! And the sounds the Apple Pencil make on the paperlike screen protector are horrendous. It’s nails on a chalkboard level.

Anyway, this cutie is from my Blue series—stories mainly about a family of blue skinned aliens and their adventures through time and space. This is Val Kin. Their species is non-binary—in the literal sense, they only have one genital type. So I use ne/nay for my pronouns. I just can’t get on the they/them wagon and “it” is just rude. So ne is ditzy and always staring into space with a dumb grin on nay face. Most everyone thinks ne is mental but ne just sees colorful bips all around all the time. It’s rather distracting, as you can imagine. Basically Val Kin sees energy. It comes off everything—particularly life forms. Ne can tell someone’s general mood and is good at sussing out lies once ne starts really studying all the reactions ne sees from the bips coming off others and how they correlate with the person’s current behavior.

I’ll make my own dots in the future...I promise...

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So I’ve been working on my comic. Procreate is dangerous for comics. I ended up with far too small text and people. Since a lot of it is lost in the final pages, I grabbed all the interactions of Dan and Daniel from the pages and threw them together here. 

They aren’t twins... they are the same person--well, one is from an alternate reality. They don’t usually get along, but they are trying. If you want to see more of them: https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/HSW_Remix/

I may do a spin-off of their adventures together. I’m thinking of calling it DnD, despite the name being kinda taken... that or Dan and Dan, or Dan and Daniel

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dudes doodle

Fixed some stuff but tried to leave it loose.

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It’s still 05/20... for a couple hours.

Doodle of the Guess Monster and a bee. I wanted to draw Ushijima holding a hive in the background but I ran outta steam.

So as one of the still MIA of the shippuden arc of Haikyuu!!, Tendou deserves all the love he’s getting today. Can we hope for a random full color spread like Noya got? Probably not...but I’m hopeful the Guess Monster is out there living his dream.

How would guessing well help him in the adult sector? He could be a high roller and/or a very successful stock trader. Or maybe he pursued working for Jump? Didn’t someone start talking about him and get cut off by the start of the game?

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So after chapter 395 revealed Tendou is sporting a buzz cut and randomly calls Ushijima while on runs to be supportive, I thought I’d edit this to reflect that. I’m still super curious what he’s up to as there was no title card sharing such information. It’s unclear when exactly the flashback was—after the last world tournament but before the current game—so its hard to know exactly what he looks like now. That could have been months ago. Perhaps Furadate wants to leave the Guess Monster as a mystery.

May add text; perhaps a conversation between the old friends about the imminent bee attack. We shall see.