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Illustration Generals & Double Trouble Updates

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       Hello my dear readers! It's been some time since I last posted here.   In the last year I continued to developed my drawing skills, and to my taste the improvements have been significant. I still don't feel confident in my work, and estimate it to be fairly below industry standards (thinking about comics). It doesn't faze me. I understand it as a natural part of the process and a part of what makes it beautiful and valuable. That said, such changes are partially what took my motivation away from the Double Trouble series, and this is the explanation of the why it is still unfinished. Double Trouble fans (if they exist) can expect the series to be finished, of course, but I don't know when it's going to happen. As of today I have a cover, seven pages and the full script (most of it dated and out of sync with my current self), but very little motivation to see it through. I refuse to discard it and start a new story, however. My intent is that you will see...
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The End of Double Trouble and a Quest for Identity

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        Good morning!    This is an attempt at logging my progress in the world of writing, drawing and producing comics. I hope it to be of interest to my small following of critics and potential future readers.   As those of you who follow me on Twitter [1] may know, the next chapter of Double Trouble will be the last one. It is not to say I gave up on it, but rather that I figured now is not the time for a serial title. It came from learning on YouTube [2] about the way Japanese authors publish their manga. It made me realize why unpaid effort is a problem in terms of human nature. You see, the wages and other bits of reward along the way of a prosperous career are most definitely one of the crucial components of what makes people keep going! Although we can rationally infer about long-term gains, our bodies tend to have a more immediate approach to life, and that's a bummer if you're a beginner artist with no following, no contracts and years of de...
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Double Trouble Chapter #2: The Woman in Red

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Double Trouble Q&A #1

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        Hello, dear readers! This is the first questions and answers post related to the Double Trouble web comic. The questions below were chosen, adapted and translated from a critique sent to me by the reader Ana Júlia: Q: Why is Gill's older brother so much older than the other siblings?   A: This question has been asked by other critics as well. It's a mistake derived from my current limitations. I meant to draw Edon (Gill's older brother) as a very worn out man to show his state of mind, but that was too much. He ended up looking much older than he really is. I intend to correct this mistake in the next chapter without altering the published material.   Q: I found it interesting that you said the main character's city is known for its crime rate, but used to be known for its hot springs before that. Is the rest of the world is like that as well? What is the name of the world? How is it different from ours?     A: The world building in D...
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Double Trouble Chapter #1: Mysterious Stranger

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