This marks the moment I've gotten some new brushes for Clip Studio. Instagram kept pushing True Grit Texture at me so I checked it out. And I'll be damned if it wasn't some cool shit. I immediately downloaded the samples and fell in love. Then I spend 2 days playing with all the new brushes, and fell behind in my buffer schedule. This page has me trying a few new options. We'll see how the comic evolves from here.

In case anyone wonders why the translation speech bubble is shown at the top of Plethora's dialog, it's because the kainlu written word is ready bottom-top and right-left. The tablet translates at a delay, so Toral is constantly hearing the overlap.

It's like being on a zoom call but there's those awkward delays due to someone's awful internet connection.

Another note - 3 weeks after I drew this page I REALLY wasn't happy with the bridge reveal, and spent an entire day 'fixing' the bridge and making it far more interesting. Basically I had to add details along the walls. The supports the plants the display? cases the railings, etc. But the page was already done! So it was a lot of work. I'm happy with the results though, it was worth it.