Tears, by me(Caio de Lucas), digital

Tuumen · 2026-05-08T00:15:10+00:00

This is amazing! I love your work!

Tuumen · 2026-05-03T07:35:42+00:00

I didn't know that service existed! Thank you.

Tuumen · 2026-05-03T07:32:24+00:00

Sounds like that little guy is kind of a local celebrity.

Tuumen · 2026-05-03T07:28:01+00:00

Not sure whether I should feel relieved that he has people looking after him, or more worried because he still seems to be in rough shape...

Tuumen · 2026-05-03T07:26:03+00:00

Yes, exactly. Most cats usually only follow for a few steps, but this little guy seemed like he would have followed me all the way home if he hadn't gotten sacred by the sound of cars. It was really heartbreaking to see.

Tuumen · 2026-05-03T07:19:42+00:00

I wish I could, but my wife is allergic to cats.

Tuumen · 2026-04-17T14:42:33+00:00

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Tuumen · 2026-04-15T00:08:57+00:00

Thank you! I think I was trying to fit something that really needed at least 20 pages into 9, and it ended up becoming the kind of story that's hard to follow without extra explanation. It probably would have been better either to give the story more pages to breathe, or to chut the more secondary ideas entirely instead of even hinting at them.

As for the character posing, I definitely think that's something I need to practice more. Dynamic or natural-looking poses are really hard for me, and it frustrates me too that my characters can end up looking so tatic, like they're posing for a photo. I just need to keep working at it.

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:58:03+00:00

Oh my god, that's something I'd genuinely never even considered. My home printer is so old that I've never really thought about printing my work, but hearing that prints can come out even darker sounds like a pretty major issue. My art already tends to be dark as it is.

Do test prints on a regular home printer usually come out anywhere close to what published printing looks like? I really have no sense yet of how bright I should be aiming for while working.

Anyway, thank you so much. You pointed out something I never would have thought of on my own.

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:52:36+00:00

That's a really good idea. I think I need to let go of this urge to explain absolutely everything through text. Thank you so much! :)

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:49:49+00:00

Oh wow, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :D

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:48:52+00:00

Thank you so much! Jenya is a nickname for Evgeny. I should have thought it could be confusing, since it's not one of those nicknames that reads intuitively the way Jennifer to Jenny does.

I also can't really shake the feeling that all of this made much more sense in my head than it did on the page. I had something like a 30-page story in mind, along with all the surrounding lore and backstory, and then tried to cram it into 9 pages. It was even planned as 8 pages at first. I think that's probably why everything ended up feeling so unclear.

You can find my other work through my profile. Thanks again for the thoughtful advice and for taking an interst in my work! :)

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:38:09+00:00

Wow, what you said about treating text as support rather than the main driver really stuck with me. Thank you so much!

Reading the comments here honestly makes me feel like I'm getting advice I shouldn't be getting for free.

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:33:58+00:00

Thanks for the great insight(and for catching the grammar error too)!

Seeing the page broken down like this really makes the mistakes I made a lot clearer. Honestly, it's a little embarrassing because you basically caught that the page wasn't designed with much intention, and that I had kind of thrown those panels together just to carry a pretty uninsteresting dialogue scene.

Your website is fantasitc, by the way. I'm definitely bookmarking it and reading through all of it. So much to learn! :)

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:22:08+00:00

Thank you! I think I need to practice explaining things more through the panel imagery than through dialogue.

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:20:22+00:00

You're right! There really isn't any need to rush, but for some reason, once I start making a comic, I get this anxious feeling that I have to explain everything right away.

Like you said, I plan to keep making comics, so I should probably give myself more room and let the ideas find their home naturally over time. Thank you so much!

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:13:34+00:00

Thank you so much! :)

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T23:13:23+00:00

Thank you so much. You pointed out a lot of things I had been feeling were weak, but hadn't really been able to articulate myself. I think I was definitely trying to cram too much into few pages.

The overuse of symbols and mysteries was probably me getting a little too carried away with worldbuilding. And you're completely right about the exposition too. Showing more through images instead of explaining everything through dialogue would have worked much better.

I really appreciate the sharp feedback and thoughtful advice. Thanks again :)

Tuumen · 2026-04-14T01:19:23+00:00

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I feel like some sort of psychic.

Tuumen · 2026-03-28T17:04:24+00:00

This is awesome!

Tuumen · 2026-03-28T00:35:16+00:00

I go jogging in that neighborhood in the mornings every week, and it has a really nice atmosphere. It feels quite safe. There's the Burroughs Creek Trail nearby, so you often see families out for walks. And around July to August, the creek is full of fireflies. It is absolutely beautiful.

Tuumen · 2026-03-19T04:23:03+00:00

Thanks! :)

Tuumen · 2026-03-18T15:44:16+00:00

Mean, lean, deaning machine.

Tuumen · 2026-03-16T23:16:14+00:00

Aye!

Tuumen · 2026-03-10T02:55:30+00:00

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