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Platypups

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Platypups

Apparently, the baby platypus doesn’t have a “proper” name. According to an image that someone shared on Facebook, they’re informally called platypups. Which, as you can see, resulted in this reaction from my girlfriend. Isn’t “platypup” just an awesome name?

The process behind this comic, for those interested:
Sketch: Sketched on a A5-sized printer paper, redrawn on Deleter manuscript paper with blue pencil lines.
Lineart: Manga Studio EX 4, magic marker with fixed width (no-line weight)
Color: Photoshop CS3

Forgetful

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Missing something?

Packing clothes and bringing a bunch of presents home for the Christmas holiday is a hassle, and it seems you always manage to forget something. In this case, I forgot something to protect my head and hands from the cold, even though I knew it was freezing outside. Forgetful or just plain stupid, you decide…

I drew the sketch for this comic on the ferry on the way home for Christmas with my girlfriend. It’s a bit unchronological to post this now, since it’s partly Holiday-themed, but hey, it’s an update!

Mustache adventure

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I usually trim my beard to keep it neat, but some time ago I just stopped and let it grow. My aim became (and still is) to get a nice, gentlemanly handlebar mustache. The result after one month is pretty self-explanatory…

By the way, sorry for not posting more often. I would really like to be more productive, and at least have one update every week. I will not go on about it, but wow… just one update in November? That’s way too low. Anyway, thanks for sticking with me if you’re a regular visitor on this “online comic sketchbook” and “artsy thoughts” blog of mine.

Real green tea

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Hey, here’s another journal comic! This actually happened a while ago. I think it was late summer, and I’ve wanted to make it ever since. Sadly, it doesn’t make sense without the backstory, so there’s a fail on my part (note to self: write a better script… or at least write a script where the whole story gets through).

My cousin gave me a large pack of tea bags he had bought during his vacation in Japan. It had been a little more than two years since I was in Japan myself, and I had not tasted anything close to REAL green tea during that period of time. So I was pretty happy about finally being able to make and taste Japanese tea again, and that’s why I’ve called it “nostalgia tea time”. But what I had forgotten was how vividly green the tea actually is!

Hair

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I’ve been neglecting journal comics for a while. It’s too bad, because short, everyday stories like this one is something I should be able to make on a regular basis. I should also get an appointment for a haircut.

If you want to check out my previous journal updates, you can check out How to catch a crane fly, Meet the baby and Once every 2.5 years. My penchant for organization says that I should make some kind of system to keep track of these… Anyone got some tips for a wannabe webcartoonist? I guess one way is to use/link to the Journal Comics category…