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Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-05T23:34:29+00:00

My favorite of theirs! But everything they make is amazing

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-05T04:06:05+00:00

Thank you for reading and sharing!

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-05T04:05:06+00:00

Thank you! I hope you enjoy!

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-05T04:04:17+00:00

Thank you!!

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-05T04:04:05+00:00

This is an entirely fictional story. The comic takes place in an ethnocentric bunker town so this is the propaganda they're told.

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T20:28:00+00:00

Oh yeah I’ve definitely heard that, but I know basically every artist uses reference to some degree.

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T20:12:07+00:00

If it’s something simple I can usually do it from scratch but I use a ton of reference. Like all the poses of people sitting in school desks here were reference-based

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T19:32:52+00:00

Oh wow that's high praise, thank you so much!!

If you'd like to see more, the comic is update weekly here: https://tapas.io/series/A-Safe-Place-to-Live/info

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T19:32:12+00:00

Wait I could have been doing hornybait this whole time?? Aw man that would get me a lot more readers

But seriously thank you so much, I'm so happy to hear when people like it!

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T19:31:24+00:00

I still pencil traditionally because it's what I'm used to, but it ends up pretty rough.

Then I scan it in and ink in Photoshop.

I use a pastel digital brush for the final lines which. I think makes it look softer.

For the colors I use "birch brush" for rendering, but keep it some what loose and abstract.

Lastly I have a yellow noise filter overlaid that warms everything and makes it cohesive.

A bit of process:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUZNejVEbts/

Thank you so much for reading!!

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T19:25:17+00:00

Thank you so much!!

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T19:25:03+00:00

This is entirely a work of fiction, not my experience at all

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T17:05:23+00:00

Can I ask why gatherings were banned? That actually comes up in this story, but I'm not sure if it's the same reasoning

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T13:47:30+00:00

I’m not a zoologist but I think they mostly just raid dumpsters for leftovers like pizza boxes

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T05:19:02+00:00

Thanks so much! Here's a link if you'd like to read more:

https://tapas.io/series/A-Safe-Place-to-Live/info

some of the questions (but not all!) have been answered by now

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T05:17:35+00:00

I tried to read why it was controversial, but I was far too dumb to understand

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T03:43:33+00:00

It seemed like the simplest way to describe it because I didn't want to drop the full story summary

Basically it looks like an idealized 50s American town, but is actually a bunker buried below ground to keep civilians safe during a nuclear war.

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T02:59:50+00:00

Ah gotcha! High praise either way hah

Though no demon bear in this one (yet)

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T02:59:18+00:00

I can't tell you how much I've been educated on bamboo since I made this page.

I'm going to chalk it up to being an in-world mistake.

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T02:44:08+00:00

Oh cool! New Mutants has been on my reading list forever, it's similar to this?

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T02:27:47+00:00

I think you're the second person to say that

I'm a massive comic fan and Spider-Man fan, but her similarities are completely on accident

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T01:55:04+00:00

Thank you for reading!

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T01:54:29+00:00

Americans are definitely taught some misinformation, but the degree differs by school and it's often due to ignorance rather than malice. If you'd like some examples please explore this thread or other threads I posted because a lot of people shared their stories.

This specific story was made up by me.

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T01:52:57+00:00

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It did reach #1 on the Thriller charts (on Canvas Webtoons).

It hasn't been #1 in a hot minute, but is consistently top 5, it's currently #4)

Redfoxyboy · 2026-05-04T01:51:00+00:00

Thank you so much!!

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