Disabled Diary Comics

Soooo I’m sure there’s lots of things I could tweak and continously improve.... but here it is! My little adaption of The Fox and the Crow!

I’ve been working on this on and off for agggggges and It took way longer than I thought it would but I’m happy with it for now. This was my first time properly colouring and shading... usually I’m just doing a bunch of block colour - which is nice, it reminds me of my printmaking irl but I wanted to expand my skills and that’s what this project was about. I had a good time, I accomplished the ultimate goal even if there’s a few (many) things I’d like to go back and change, this was a good first attempt and I just don’t wanna work on this any longer! Excited for what comes next!

I promise I’m doing better now lol

[ID:  A four panel diary comic drawn in a teal blue palette. Each panel has its own caption.

Panel 1: The first caption reads “This has been a week of late nights and bad sleep,”. Underneath is a woman - the cartoonist - sleeping on her front. She is nude but wears an eye mask, with her body covered by blankets and her head resting upon two pillows. Her hair falls over one shoulder as she snores, her mouth wide open.

Panel 2: “Of tossing and turning,”. Underneath is the same woman later into the night, with a sketchy style reflecting her erratic movement and restless sleep. Her pillows and blankets have been pushed away and teeter over the sides of the mattress, threatening to fall away. She is still nude, and her bottom and belly are exposed. Many limbs in lighter shades rest in a number of alternative positions, representing her movement. She still wears her eyemask but her hair is splayed out messily.

Panel 3: “Of tight chests and aching backs,”. Below the same woman is drawn now standing, but her head and legs are out of frame, so that only her bare back is visible. Her hair is still loose and messy, but now there is a snake that winds around her torso and arms, constricting her and representing her back pain and tight chest.

It’s funny how much I got used to not doing all the reproductive work that comes with living alone... and how limiting it can be having to commit so much time and energy to it. Wish I had more support lol

ID below!

And afterwards we three youngsters went on a drunken walk along the beach!

ID below!