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++November Changes - Tier opening++

Violet tier is now open!

Some useful info: if you want to read completed chapters of The Story of Langwen, I will tag the posts [#langwen complete chapters] . Patreon is not a good website to host webtoons u__u;;;

If anybody missed my last #text post, let me re-announce it (PLEASE READ TIER DETAILS FOR EXTRA INFO ...

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The Story of Langwen - Chapter 1 complete!

January Sun post The Story of Langwen - Chapter 1 complete! from patreon

The formatting is such a pain on patreon... 

I've exported it all into a pdf for easier reading. Please download the file below!!

And of course - PLEASE DO NOT SHARE! This is patreon exclusive, as is most of the stuff I upload here. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter two will start next month for  violet patr...

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The Story of Langwen - Ch 1 (7/8)

January Sun post The Story of Langwen - Ch 1 (7/8) from patreon

hehe

one more part to go! I really hope you've enjoyed it so far!!

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The Story of Langwen, Ch 1 (6/8)

January Sun post The Story of Langwen, Ch 1 (6/8) from patreon

weh. I hated drawing this page


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November Changes - Violet tier reopening

Hello everyone! Announcement time!

First of all, thank you to all new patrons, I'm really happy you decided my art was worth a bit of your time. And to all my longer term patrons, words cannot express how deeply I appreciate your support. You're all such a nice bunch, I'm so lucky ;m;

Secondly, about a higher tier...

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The Story of Langwen, Ch 1 (5/8)

January Sun post The Story of Langwen, Ch 1 (5/8) from patreon

Wen Honglin has had a Sad Childhood :( 

Hope this style can convey the backgrounds and carry the story clearly! It's definitely much faster than before.

Also, irrelevant fun fact: I can't decide how old Honglin is. There'll be a timeskip in the future, and his age is going to depend on how long I decide to ma...

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Bailin and Li Yun p13

January Sun post Bailin and Li Yun p13 from patreon

a little backstory ;m; 

Please download and zoom into the art!

I couldn't convince myself that a merman, after meeting a human for only TWO WEEKS, would have the motivation to take on a months-long swimming trip to find said human. Would you make such a trek for a human that you only met for 2 weeks?? I would...

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Langwen Ch. 1 (4/8)

January Sun post Langwen Ch. 1 (4/8) from patreon

Halfway thru first chap!

Merms are delicate....

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Bailin and Liyun p. 12

January Sun post Bailin and Liyun p. 12 from patreon

decided to do another page, hehehe

this is obviously a "hobby comic", so the quality is noticeably one grade lower. Fun fact: i really despise how repetitive drawing comics can get. I LOVE writing the comic, and having the end result, but the actual drawing and rendering part can be... SO TEDIOUS

Superstar comic a...

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Langwen Ch. 1 (3/8)

January Sun post Langwen Ch. 1 (3/8) from patreon

;m;

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Langwen Ch 1 (2/8)

January Sun post Langwen Ch 1 (2/8) from patreon

Thank you all for your comments and feedback on my last langwen post! I'm really relieved to hear it shows up on all platforms. For mobile users, if it's too much of a hassle still, you can definitely download the full png from this post and read it locally on your phone.

I appreciate everyone saying this style is ok! I...

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Link Click illustration 2 full res

January Sun post Link Click illustration 2 full res from patreon

Another illustration for Link Click!! ;m; I needed this scene after the last episode, ahhhhh

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The Story of Langwen Ch 1 - 1/8 (please read captions below!)

January Sun post The Story of Langwen Ch 1 - 1/8 (please read captions below!) from patreon

The very, very first "page" of chapter one!!!

Well, it is what I have so far. I simplified my style as much as I could, since this is going to be a very long-term project for me, and I don't want to burn out doing it. I kind of feel bad for readers who followed me to read comics in my previous lineless style - but I rea...

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Link Click Fanart + blender base

January Sun post Link Click Fanart + blender base from patreon

Full res illustration for my first Link Click fan art!

I watched it for free on funimation, here: https://www.funimation.com/shows/link-click

I know funimation isn't available in some countries, however, but I know you can probably...

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Bailin and Li Yun - continuation

January Sun post Bailin and Li Yun - continuation from patreon

a lil continuation hehe :)

No touch!! Only look!!

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Bailin quickie

January Sun post Bailin quickie from patreon

Just a quick little thing I did one evening! I'm thinking about how to continue the story. I have a vague idea where it could go, but the details are where I need a bit more time to figure out. As I've said before, this is a fun side thingy I think about, I don't have plans to make it "serious".

On the other hand, I've ...

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langwen illustration - From the River, full res

January Sun post langwen illustration - From the River, full res from patreon

Finished!  Water is hard

I'm not really happy with the water ripples around his hand... it's not the effect I want, but I don't know how to achieve what I want without making it messy, so I will stop at this point. I had to fiddle with the values quite a bit before I could dive into it. Remember, the sky is almost ...

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Genshin Paintings - actual high res

January Sun post Genshin Paintings - actual high res from patreon


It has been brought to my attention by a kind patron that some of my last illustrations I uploaded were not full res!! So here are the ones I'm certain were down sized, re-exported at 100% resolution.

Not sure why they were down sized... also, they may be of differing sizes in general bc I'm a bit arbitrary w...

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Genshin Paintings - full res

January Sun post Genshin Paintings - full res from patreon

Another batch of colour studies from Genshin Impact, full res! For your usage as wallpapers, etc. If you use it as profile headers etc, please do credit me in your profile.

Thank you all again for your new and continued support, it truly means a lot to me!! <3

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Langwen illustration - wip

January Sun post Langwen illustration - wip from patreon

another one... I'm on a roll! 

Writing the "screenplay" takes time so in the meanwhile I'm painting illustrations for it. Most webtoons/mangas out there have occasional fully illustrated covers for some of their chapters, so that's my plan for these drawings. I'm trying to hold off on doing spoilery art until I act...

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Bailin and Li Yun - plot bunny short

January Sun post Bailin and Li Yun - plot bunny short from patreon

Just a little fun doodle I did tonight... I've got a lot of plot bunnies running around my head lately hehe

I'm also still polishing the style/process I want to use when I start doing the Langwen comic. I think it's getting closer to what I want. The style I had for the previous pages of these OCs still took too long. T...

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AAA - test comic

January Sun post AAA - test comic from patreon

I got distracted!! I REALLY want to do the comic for these two, but I must prioritize... but you patrons get the goods from my periodic distractions lol

I can't decide yet whether the prince knows who "Lady An" really is right now. I feel like he doesn't, but I also feel he'd ask this exact thing even if he knew. "Lady ...

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langwen illustration - Huoge, finished!

January Sun post langwen illustration - Huoge, finished! from patreon

Full res illustration of Huoge! (Huo-GUH) (but the g is pronounced more like an intermediate between g and k)

I'm quite pleased with it! I had to restart it a couple of times because I didn't like the direction it was going (I've added a screenshot of one of the first iterations I scrapped. You can tell the lighting was...

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langwen illustration - wip of Huoge

January Sun post langwen illustration - wip of Huoge from patreon

I think this is the first clean drawing I've done of him in close up!! 

In other news, ripped male torsoes are probably my least favourite things to paint...

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First Meeting illustration - full res

January Sun post First Meeting illustration - full res from patreon

Finished!!! This took a few days. Illustration really takes quite a bit of patience, the kind of patience that takes years of practice...

This is sort of a redraw of one of the first Langwen illustrations I did almost 3 years ago. I'm quite pleased with how much I've improved... you truly learn more on the job than you ...

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Langwen illustration - wip

January Sun post Langwen illustration - wip from patreon

As I work on the script for the comic, I'm going to do concept and illustrations of scenes when I can... 

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full res 2ha redraw study comparison!

January Sun post full res 2ha redraw study comparison! from patreon

changes:

- fixed perspective
- the lighting makes more sense
- better control of values
- atmosphere creates depth

There's also a bit of a stylistic change in that I was a lot more "graphic" before. But the graphic style wasn't actually intentional, so it looks very uncontrolled. 

The one upsid...

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Langwen concept: Demongate

January Sun post Langwen concept: Demongate from patreon

An exploration of one of the settings for my langwen comic! This is the "Demongate".

Featuring Atuolar and Kelong

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Full Res Genshin illustrations + compositional notes

January Sun post Full Res Genshin illustrations + compositional notes from patreon

Some full res fan arts I did for Genshin! I will do more of these, I find them very helpful to exercise how I see colour and composition.

I've also added a simple explanation of what my mind saw before I started painting each picture. It's very important to see the overall composition in the simplest terms before you st...

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PDF for Bailin and LiYun

January Sun post PDF for Bailin and LiYun from patreon

PDF below! Thank you all for your support, I'm extremely grateful!!

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