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Eternal Return Key Pre-Release Pre-View (Patreon)

Published:

2023-03-23 11:14:51

Imported:

2024-02

Tags:

comic sdm update uvg

Downloads

Download SDM - Eternal Return Key v0.173 %22Semitricolor%22.pdf

Content

Dear heroes!

I hope all of you are well, I hope your adventures have been fun. A simple post this time, no big stories or backgrounds.

I've illustrated the first half of Synthetic Dream Machine: Eternal Return Key. It is attached.

Process

I thought I'd have this post ready sooner, but I ran into some color management issues with the Affinity suite while preparing the 2nd edition UVG products for printing. Long story short - I shifted back to Adobe. With a baby on the way, decided to bite the cost and save the time. See footnote for the long story.

Now, switching the whole 32-page zine over to a different platform (indesign), rebuilding all my text styles, setting up tables ... yeah, I didn't look forward to that, so I put it off for a few days.

This is my first time doing a layout where I'm not binding myself to baselines, which makes some things easier. Though, being myself, there are still some grids to help me believe that there is order.

Trajectory

I'm going to do my darndest to have all the art finished before I go on holiday next week. After a long time, a dear friend is coming to visit all the way here in Corée, so I'm going to be mostly off-line for a couple of weeks.

I can't promise I'll get all the art done. I often imagine it'll go fast, but ... the flesh is weak and the clock is fast. What I do promise is that I'll post an update with however much art is done, whether I feel it's finished or not -- not perfectionism but updates!

Oh, and I got to see some more production photos from UVG 2E. That's also very exciting. Look at the thickness on that screen! (hands not mine, mine aren't as pretty)