Next week is the last page of Chapter 7!

Then the mission will begin to find Icari’s god!

I’ll take a short break between chapters but don’t worry, it will only be two weeks and then I’ll be back on the third.

Until next week Hominids!

Tragedy strikes.

Flashbacks of the Mountain.

No real news this week folks. Enjoy the new page.

So concludes their discussion.

One day my wife and I were babysitting our friends daughter. Our dog had recently passed away and it was a nice comfort to have her around. She kept asking where Alfred (our dog) was. We had told her he had died but she kept asking anyways. She would say that we should go back to our house because maybe he was waiting there for us.

We couldn’t understand it. Finally she came out and said someone had told her that spirits will go into a new body after death, so that they come back. We realized that person was trying to explain reincarnation to her. It was obvious she was told this to make her feel better. She in turn, created her own mythology about how all that worked because she didn’t understand this complicated subject. She thought Alfred would inhabit another dogs body and come racing home. It was tough explaining to her that’s not how it works.

Sometimes I wish it did. I’d give anything to see my dog again…to see the people I know I’ll never see again. I cherish those moments and I wish I could have them again. That’s the rub. I cherish them because I know they are temporary. That’s why every moment counts.

I miss you buddy.

A new mission?

Additionally, here are some videos on how I begin coloring my pages.

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The Great Beyond!

This may be one of the most important pages to come out of the Hominids narrative.
This is the first time the concept of the “after life” has been brought up to the Tree-Dwellers. In human society, the comfort of our loved ones living on after death is a great comfort. Icari is a little surprised that this isn’t the natural reaction that the Tree-Dwellers also have. It might need some further explaining.

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This is one of the most important scenes to me.

Loss is a difficult thing.

Often times the mourning process is pushed aside in storytelling so it doesn’t get in the way of the plot. I didn’t want to do that for these characters. I didn’t think that would do them justice.
In this scene, I really wanted to drive home how difficult mourning can be on all sides. Now that they are out of danger, Keyli and Clumsy have no part in driving they story forward, so I left that to Zona and Lye when talking with the Giants. If anything, right now, Keyli and Clumsy want nothing to do with anything. They just need to be alone.
Icari on the other hand, feels a great deal of guilt for not being able to save Sno. He also feels awkward approaching his friends because he knows they are suffering more than he is. Even for those of us who haven’t yet lost someone, I think everyone has felt what Icari is feeling. Wanting to help, but helpless to do so.

In other news, I’m experimenting around with some process videos. This is my first one, showing how I sometimes do my pencils. I’m going to be doing this more often and will probably be doing some Google Hangouts so make sure to follow my social media sites for news on when I do.
PS. the sound isn’t very good on this one so it might be best to have it on in the background while working on something else.