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COMIC: Charming Company
My husband came up with the idea for this comic when we were out to dinner -apropos of nothing.
Making of "World of Parentcraft"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.This one is completely aimed at World of Warcraft players and unfortunately won't make much sense to anyone else. Here's a rough translation: Mom: "Thanks for looking after the kids for us tonight. We already put the baby to bed, you...
Making of "Hatchlings"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.The punchline of this one was originally going to be a dad croc and son slobbing out on the couch, but I thought having several baby crocs would be cuter and give me more couch potato joke options.I love doing pictures where the mess tells a sto...
COMIC: World of Parentcraft
This one is going to be a bit a niche! ;)BONUS PANELVVVVV
Making of "Newb"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.I keep falling into this trap of thinking that the short/closeup ones are going to be easy! So much ends up resting on the characters expressions, that I end up having to rework them over and over until I get them just right. This one was a toug...
COMIC: Hatchlings
What do you think? Who has it easier -mammals or reptiles?BONUS PANELvvvv
Newb BONUS Panel
Managed to figure out that bonus panel for the "Newb" comic! :D
Making of "Hurry"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.This one kind of happened to me. I accidentally gave my 4yo the then 1yo's shorts, which he squeezed himself into and then very confused, declared that he must have grown!This comic stayed pretty consistent from start to finish, with just so...
COMIC: Hurry
I was going to post the previous comic publicly today, but I suddenly realized that there must be a bonus panel joke I could do with it. I just finished this one, so it will go live today instead and give me a bit more time to think of a bonus for "Newb". Any suggestions welcome! :)
COMIC: Newb
A mother's patience knows *some* bounds...
Making of "Epic Team Up"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.I came up with this idea while watching my kids play. My 4yo loves to get dressed up in mismatched costume parts and act things out that I'm sure seem cool in his head, but look ridiculous to the outside observer.I wanted the "imaged"...
COMIC: Epic Team-Up
I called in the help of my friend Francisco Salinas over at Dream Wardens for this one! You can see more of his awesome work on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!
Stickers Preview
I just put an order in for 100 of these reward sticker sheets!! I'm so excited!!!!Die-cut stickers of the cat family on the way too!!
The Making of "Use Your Head"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.This was the winning tweet from my "Turn Your Tweet into a Comic" contest. I was having a hard time getting started, so my wonderful husband (GhostHause) stepped in and did the initial layout to get me going. It did the trick! :)I wanted...
Dress Up Guide
The next comic is going to be a collaboration with one of my friends DreamWardens! I'm SUPER excited because I've never done a colab before and I know he's going to knock it out of the park! Without spoiling the surprise too much, here's a sketch guide I sent him! :)
COMIC: Use Your Head
This is the winner of my "Turn Your Tweet Into a Comic" contest! The original tweet by The Dadvocate
Making of "Fan Service"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.I thought this would be an easy one, but the simplicity made everything rest so much more on the text and body language. So many tweaks!
Fan Service BONUS (updated!)
I couldn't resist adding a few extra fandoms! :D
COMIC: Fan Service
I need so little convincing...SCROLL DOWN for BONUS panel! Can you name them all?VVVV
Making of "That Smell"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.The "extras" usually start out as unassigned blob people. Once I have their body shapes I can then research animals to fit. I like to try to mix it up, so they're not all the same family (mammals, reptiles, birds etc)I meddled with t...
Super Secret Merch
I'm excited to share a super secret something I've been working on: Reward Stickers!! The 1st set will be the "New Parent" pack -perfect for baby shower gifts! :)(It's OK, I know "poopsplosion" is spelled wrong, it has since been corrected)
COMIC: That Smell
What is that...smell...?!
Making of "Focusing on the Positive"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.This one started off as 3 panels, but it was getting overcrowded and I could get the job done in 2.They started out with champagne flutes that I stole from a previous strip, but I realized that was a bit over the top, so I swapped them to wine g...
COMIC: Focusing on the Positive
Haven't figured out a witty tag line for this one yet, but I didn't want to hold off posting! :)
Making of "Playing Favorites"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.I came up with this one spontaneously while talking to my Roomba -as you do. :PMy main concern was making the last panel as clear as possible. I didn't want people either not recognizing the Roomba, or thinking she was actually referring to ...
Patreon Tier Changes
After getting some excellent advice, I've shuffled up my Patreon tiers/rewards a bit.Access to my behind the scenes stuff is now only $2 -down from $3!Access to future comics is now $5 (up from $3) but if you were already pledging at $3, then you're grandfathered in and will still get access...
COMIC: Playing Favorites
Yes, of course I have my favorite!(Scroll down for BONUS panel)BONUS:
Making of "Redshirting"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.The comic went through quite a few tweaks, from frame arrangement at the beginning to slight color and script changes at the end. I had a lot of fun designing the Star Trek characters for this one. I hope I'll be able to find an excuse to us...
COMIC: Redshirting
I can't be the only one who's been confused by mom-lingo.My 4yo caught me coloring this one and it was IMPOSSIBLE to explain why his character getting attacked by a monster was "funny".Me "It's OK buddy, it's not really happening, it's just what the mom is imaginin- ....
Making of "Turn Out the Lights"
An animated GIF showing each step in making this comic.This one was pretty straight forward and I actually managed to complete it in a day, which is pretty rare! The dad's pose in the 2nd panel was the hardest part to get right.
