Smeared Like a Ketchup Stain

GREETINGS FROM DASHCON 2!

Yes, I actually went to Dashcon 2. Given it was held in Toronto, it was literally no problem in getting there, lmao. This actually was the very first convention I ever went to and quite hilarious therefore it was the sequel to one of the most infamous conventions of all.

Before you ask, yes...there was a ballpit!

And there was a Tumblr sexyman shrine too cause of course there would be And yes, Bill Cipher was on it...!

I also left my own offering to Bill there.

The vendor area was insane. There were so many talented artists and creators selling their incredible merch. I had a lot of fun just exploring around and looking at all the amazing art and merch for sale.

And I did get some stuff. Alongside the Dashcon 2 pin, I got these lovely Gravity Falls stickers and mini poster from @biggertoasterart and @mxgicarp. Bigger Toaster even recognized me which was pretty funny. Really fun to meet you guys and thank you for the amazing art. I really love it.

All in all, Dashcon 2 was amazing. I had a ton of fun and it was great to see so many other amazing people just having fun and celebrating their passions. Saw a few Gravity Falls cosplayers too which was really cool. I don't get to explore such places much, but I'm glad I was able to visit this. I can now say I survived Dashcon!

Didn't drink the ballpit piss though so I missed out on that. But hey, someone probably did and it must've been delicious!

Also, this was my first time at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and it is such a beautiful place. I really gotta visit it again one day...you know...when there isn't a piss filled ballpit there and pregnant Ford pins, lmao.

Polaroid images:

These are my polaroid images! I thought of the concept for the second one after the first. Shout out to @possumbreath for his help on the second one! I was struggling with anatomy for a while there!

Lyric panel:

This was my lyric comic and it was a pleasure to work on it, especially alongside so many talented artists (many of which I've been a fan of from a distance for a few years and only just got to meet through working on this project together.)

I also got to assist with the rendering of two other lyric panels, but the bulk of the art and conception of those panels were done by others so I'll let them post and reblog when they're up (or you can check the lyric comic linked above and find them!)

Newspaper clippings:

Additional art was provided for the Glass Shard Beach Chronicle article by artist @vilillae, and art was provided for the California drug bust news article by artist @jamesfenimoreharper. Thank you both for adding "photos" to my news clips!

I tried to emulate the style of different specific local papers from different eras, depending on if they were city papers, small paper weeklies or a college town paper, or even a paper from the M Dimension from Journal 3!

And here it is at last! The Gravity Falls Multi-Artist Lyric Comic tribute to the Stan Twins, "Trouble"!

Stay tuned, as @stariousfalls is working on making all of this into a video version. That will be coming along in the next few weeks!

And of course, Happy Birthday to Dipper and Mabel! (Even if this project was Grunkles-centric, Stan and Ford's stories wouldn't have come to such a heart-warming resolution if it wasn't for their niblings. Credit where it's due!)

Some credits and acknowledgements below the read-more: