here we go again

Ignore how im posting this like a month after we finished it 💯

Jelly's OC: Yan Fuwei, member of the city guard, resident of the 16 hells. The single father of a daughter with a huge god-complex... he's trying his best. Generally open and reassuring, but has one-sided beef with said daughter's imaginary friend (it's complicated). 有点石狮+京剧感🐾

Clair's OC: Enda Ming, God of Death and Chef Extraordinaire, takes great pride in the processing of the dead. It's grueling work weeding out the sinners from the saints, but with a trusty flock of reaper-doves at his side, he ensures that each and every soul meets a delicious and peaceful end. 死神鸟🕊

One common thing I see among artists who are just starting out is that they are very precious about their work -- ironically, way moreso than experienced artists. They need to get every line JUST right, because in their mind, getting that line just right is what stands between the piece being bad and it being good. I was like that too, for so long that I'm still struggling to catch up because of how it hampered my progress.

Being precious about every line is kind of like a track sprinter starting a run, but then restarting every time their foot lands in any slightly suboptimal way. This is comes off as silly, because we know that the "unit" of what they are doing is a sprint, and that they would make their greatest progress by finishing the full sprints, because that's how they train.

Well, similarly, the "unit" of art is a finished piece. What stands between the sprinter and the time they want isn't 1 individual step, but 1000 sprints. What stands between the beginner artist and making art they like the look of isn't that 1 line, but, i'm sorry to say, 1000 pieces.

Taking note of any mistakes you made afterwards is something done by both the experienced artist and experienced sprinter -- this is healthy and helps you improve. But you can do that later, after you're done.

Earlier this evening, the IOF boarded The Madleen humanitarian aid ship, headed to break the siege on Gaza.

As a result, 12 foreign nationals have been kidnapped by the IOF and their fate is currently unknown.

You can help.

You can contact the relevant ministries of foreign affairs for the crew on board The Madleen and also the UK foreign ministry as this was a UK flagged ship.

This is a violation of international law and an attack on the UK's sovereignty.

The crew on board The Madleen also reported white "paint" being poured on them and it's unknown what this substance was.

Please write to your local representatives and the relevant ministries of foreign affairs to demand the safe release of all 12 crew members who were on board The Madleen.

It is not so easy to mend a soul.

My comic for the Jade Reverie Xianxia Zine! I had the pleasure of borrowing artist Mushen’s character for this collaboration, and I think they got along just fine.