Waving People

My name's Hien and I draw stuff sometimes (tagged under "hey look my art"). Wave to me in a wordy fashion (aka ask box) Portfolio Art Tag Comic Blog

[wavingpeople]

While waiting for a freelance gig to come through, I wanted to do a quick and silly comic in which I don't care at all about the end quality and I only care about enjoying the process! Thus: A Bear Brings A Dragon Some Soup!

The song in the comic is one I wrote for a different thing but it seemed fitting, so https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GhxyG1bD494OPgubsCthb44nJldX3ScO/view

You can support me by buying the PDF with the hi-res comic plus concept art and sketches of me learning how to draw a dragon here:

https://wavingpeople.itch.io/a-bear-brings-a-dragon-some-soup http://patreon.com/wavingpeople

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There's one line in the comic that really became the seed for this story: "This friendship isn't transactional!". I've... always had this problem with feeling extreme guilt when folks wanted to pay for something for me. It's... really bad! Haha! Part of it makes sense to me but part of it is irrational, I admit, and has led to proper arguments over friends wanting to buy me... a $3 bottle of water??? And some flowers for Christmas??? It's ok! We made up!!!

I've since worked on it and have definitely improved (friends can buy me... food??? Now??? Incredible) and I wanted to have part of that in this comic, as I've been feeling extremely grateful for folks who are supporting me through the pandemic.

Another thing I wanted to include was this feeling of "your company is enough". I'm infamous for always asking if I can do the dishes or help out with chores whenever a friend invites me over for a meal. I always want to... prove? That I'm worth keeping around? Look! I can be helpful! I won't drink the fancy stuff you're offering please let me drink your tap water! I won't take up your resources!!! I hope you'll keep me around!

It's only thanks to my wonderful friends that I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that... they want to hang out with me because they enjoy my company? The very same way I enjoy theirs??? A strange concept, I know. But it's true! This "take the least amount of space and resource" isn't the way I want to live anymore, so I've also been working to change that! And I've definitely gotten better.

[tiefighter]

Click here to support help trans lad with the whole chest thing! organized by Cade Henley

Cade Henley help trans lad with the whole chest thing! Hi~ I'm Kincaid, Cade to my friends, and my dysphoria is ruining my life. I'm a 33-year-old TransMan w

i’ve been debating over posting this for a few months now, but I’m just gonna bite the bullet and deal.  I need help, and I’m terrible at asking for it lol.  I’ll probably post this on a schedule just to be extra annoying. 

[wavingpeople]

No longer posting on Tumblr!

Hey gang! I still check in on my dash but I don’t post here anymore. I’m most active on Twitter for the time being! Feel free to check it out if you’d like.

https://twitter.com/wavingpeople

Have a wonderful day everyone! Take care and take it easy <3

[wavingpeople]

A small media round-up on It Will Be Hard:

For The Love of Indie gave IWBH a glowing review on their latest podcast (starts at 30 minutes in)

Great Twitter thread by Todd Harper on fat representation in the comic!

Another awesome Twitter thread by Sarah W. Searle also on fat rep!

AND UH THERE'S FAN-ART??? BY BRIAR ROLFE

A ton of folks have also told me how much the story resonated with them on their own lives and identities and relationships and honestly I get so emotional! About! All! Of! It!

Thank you so much for your help reblogging that last one y’all! I really appreciate it. Maybe if this one gets around too I could do a giveaway of some free copies? Let me know what you think!

P.S: I read all of your tags ahaha. Thank you for your kind words!

[wavingpeople]

TL;DR:  My first big book is finally released!!!

130+ pages interactive graphic novel!

Queer PoC cast!

Sweet, vulnerable boys!

Optional gentle smut! 

It Will Be Hard is an interactive graphic novel telling the story of Arthur and Harold - two men with two polar opposite sexualities working toward one mutually fulfilling relationship.

Successfully Kickstarted in 2017, It Will Be Hard is a gentle, erotic, and optimistic story with queer people of colour at its center. It touches upon grey asexuality, polyamory, and the importance of communication between partners.

The story, though linear, contains light choose-your-own adventure mechanic where the reader is able to choose between certain moments in the story and create their own canon reading experience. This is seamlessly and fully supported in the digital interactive build!

A portion of the comic contains frontal nudity and sexual intimacy which can be skipped, but please be advised that this work is only suitable for readers aged 18+!

130+ fully-coloured pages!

Designed to be an interactive experience for Windows, Mac, and Linux!

Also available as a PDF including an Abridged version that does not contain explicit sexual content!

The game/comic is hosted on itch.io! Please click here or use the short url in the first image to check it out.

Reblogs are supremely appreciated <3 Please help a queer dude making queer comics out! Thank you!

[wavingpeople]

I've posted Expiration Date in full for everyone to read here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-comic-date-18413642

A 30-page behind-the-scene PDF has been posted for $3+ patrons and those who bought the comic previously! $1 patrons also get a special 4-page preview of some choice pages as well <3!

[everydaylouie]

i said i was gonna remix call me maybe a while ago, well i did it

[wavingpeople]

For the Patreon launch date, I worked on a Boyfriends and their Giant Dog cover! Here’s a handy process GIF of the day’s work for ya’ll! Once It Will Be Hard wraps up, I’ll be able to announce what thing this will become!

[wavingpeople]

Hey gang! Sorry I’ve left this blog completely unused for the last... several years... I’ve been busy drawing cute gay boys and juggling platforms have been super hard! I’ll try to be more active here again!

I recently launched my Patreon! Feel free to come check it out and get sneak peeks for It Will Be Hard pages, Minefield pages, journal comics and more <3!!!

[wavingpeople]

[wavingpeople]

Update: OVER 90% FUNDED?! It Will Be Hard’s origin and a special slightly NSFW bonus page from the original build!

Thank you SO MUCH for your generous support in the past few days! Me and John both have been constantly overwhelmed by your kindness and we’re so excited to bring this story to you all!

Click through the image to read the full update!

Thank you!

[wavingpeople]

Arthur never had much taste for physical intimacy. Harold’s craving for affection led him to an abusive relationship he needs to get out of.

Two men, with two polar opposite relationships with their bodies, meet and strike up one impossible romance.

It Will Be Hard is a 70-page erotic interactive comic created by comic artist Hien Pham and game developer John Kane (Mallow Drops, Killing Time at Lightspeed). Using light choose-your-own adventure mechanics, YOU choose the nuances in the characters’ actions you wish to see in the story!

Focusing on respect, boundaries, and sweet, smutty cuddling, It Will Be Hard is a sex-positive story about wanting and feeling wanted for who you are. Arthur and Harold must navigate their own sexuality and desires to create a mutually fulfilling relationship.

Please support us on Kickstarter if you can! There are many sappy jokes and much hand-holding to be have <3

[wavingpeople]

Thank you so much for the support everyone! I’m overwhelmed reading your comments and tags <3 I’m currently working on extra Kickstarter materials for the coming weeks including some background on how the project came to be and where Arthur and Harold originated from (they were from my first ever 24-hour comic!). I’m looking forward to sharing more details with you all. Both me and John absolutely appreciate your support <3 Thank you!

[wavingpeople]

Arthur never had much taste for physical intimacy. Harold’s craving for affection led him to an abusive relationship he needs to get out of.

Two men, with two polar opposite relationships with their bodies, meet and strike up one impossible romance.

It Will Be Hard is a 70-page erotic interactive comic created by comic artist Hien Pham and game developer John Kane (Mallow Drops, Killing Time at Lightspeed). Using light choose-your-own adventure mechanics, YOU choose the nuances in the characters’ actions you wish to see in the story!

Focusing on respect, boundaries, and sweet, smutty cuddling, It Will Be Hard is a sex-positive story about wanting and feeling wanted for who you are. Arthur and Harold must navigate their own sexuality and desires to create a mutually fulfilling relationship.

Please support us on Kickstarter if you can! There are many sappy jokes and much hand-holding to be have <3

[dioptre-hertz]

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i recreated the super mario 64 soundtrack except completely wrong

[eliciaforever-deactivated201906]

Dear Tumblr,

All those posts you see of young artists charging $3, $6, $10 for a drawing because they need help? That’s fucking exploitation, and fuck you if you think it’s reasonable or a “good deal" to pay nickels and dimes to squeeze a full-color original drawing out of some talented, hardworking kid because things are tight, and they can’t afford their textbooks. Or food. They sure as hell can’t afford to make you art for $6.

Instead, stop. And ask them where you can donate. If you can afford a $6 drawing, then you can afford to spend $6 simply to help someone. You don’t need internal organs as payment.

Don’t allow young artists to be exploited.

[asieybarbie]

this and this some more.

[bickpen-blog]

I’d go one step further and say: Offer to pay them decent Illustration wages instead if you still want a drawing, say around $20/hour. That way not only will you blow their socks off with your kindness and respect for their abilities, but you will also endow them with a sense of worth that they’re probably hurting for after being surrounded by the sort that makes them feel like their services are so worthless.

Illustration is a professional skill requiring years of training and dedication, regardless if there’s a school involved. If you enjoy that artist’s work and want to help them out, either donate like suggested above or else pay them what their work is worth and pass on the word.

[sparrf-blog]

cheap prices not only exploit young artists in need but also make people expect to get art for that cheap always!!! ive seen people get anons saying their prices were too high at $10 an hour!! art is not an easy carrier to take up but you need to be able to at least have a hope of feeding yourself, a few dollars an hour is impossible to live on or be worthwile for anyone who doesnt already have a place to live+ a ton of time. please do not lower the market value of art for everybody because you think no one would pay more than that, it needs to be understood that art takes as much time and effort as anything else and online everyone is used to seeing those unreasonably low prices

[wavingpeople]

Hello (again) from the Magic Tavern!

Another bit of fan art I did in Jan that I forgot to post here. Too many platforms for me to manage at the moment haha!

[wavingcomics]

Date Druid (1/8)

Here’s the comic that I did during 24 Hour Comic Day Perth this year. I’ve already completed the challenge twice in 2014 and 2015, so I wanted to do something different. I decided to focus on only 8 pages and make them look good, instead of rushing for 24. B&W flats were added afterwards :D

I’ve always wanted to draw cute romance stories, so this was amazingly enjoyable to work on. I wholeheartedly look forward to doing more in the future!

[wavingpeople]

Hey all! It's been a while since I've posted anything. Here's a comic I did for this year's 24-Hour Comic Day :D