#echoesofumbra

Happy Saturday everyone!

I’ve got some more updates to share. I’m already around halfway through the script for Chapter 3 of Echoes of Umbra (or maybe that’s where I’ll end up splitting it, I’m not sure yet), and I’ve also continued working on the storyboard.

And the best part… I’ve finally finished the page I left half done! The only thing left is adding the dialogue, and it’ll be ready to publish. However… I’m not sure whether I should post it right away or wait until I have at least one page in reserve, just in case I want to try returning to a one-page-per-week schedule. What do you think?

Honestly, I think the burnout is finally gone, but now comes the suffocating heat where I live, and that gives me terrible migraines. So I don’t want to promise weekly updates again when, right now, I’m spending most of my time working on the script because it feels much less demanding.

As for the illustration, it’s mostly intended as a guide for how the eyes of the three Darklings should look in more detailed illustrations or close-up panels. For obvious reasons, I simplify them in most comic panels.

Another thing I want to work on is properly defining some of the Darklings’ design elements, such as their wings and tails. None of them have a fixed design for those yet. And I have to admit that poor Aureon (the one with the long white hair) is the character I’ve neglected the most—I don’t even have a proper bust illustration of him yet.

To be honest, it’s a little embarrassing to admit that I started this webcomic without having a fully developed design for any of the OCs. At most, I had a few bust illustrations, like in Eclipsia’s case, and even her design has changed since then.

So creating something more consistent for them is still on my to-do list, along with studying the original J&D characters more closely.

But hey, if I’ve managed to make a somewhat decent webcomic (or at least I hope so) without really knowing what the hell I’m doing, then that means anyone can do it.

So if anyone has a fan project they want to make but feels intimidated because they “don’t know where to start,” my advice is simply: start.

Joining the club of “people who have no idea what they’re doing but put a lot of love and effort into it” is already a huge first step toward learning and improving.

ESP:

¡Feliz sábado!

Pues traigo más novedades, llevo ya no se si la mitad o cortaré ahí el guion del tercer capitulo de ecos de umbra, además de que he seguido un poco más el storyboard. Y lo mejor… ¡Ya he terminado la página que dejé a medias! Solo falta poner los diálogos y ya estará lista para ser publicada. Sin embargo… No sé si debería publicarla o de nuevo, esperar a tener a, menos una reserva de una página por simp pudiera volver a tener la meta de una página a la semana ¿Que opináis? 

A fin de cuentas, creo que el burn out ya se fue, pero ahora viene el calor asfixiante donde vivo y eso me da muchísimas migrañas así que, tampoco quiero prometer que volverá de nuevo cada semana si realmente a lo que estoy dedicándome más ahora mismo es a guion precisamente por que se me hace menos pesado…

Good morning everyone,

So, in the end I didn’t start any new projects. Recently I’ve just been continuing with the script — or more specifically, the dialogue for Chapter 2 of Echoes of Umbra… and it’s finally finished! So tomorrow I’ll start working on the storyboard for it.

As for Chapter 1… honestly, progressing with the script, the storyboard, and making standalone illustrations has slowly been bringing back my motivation to continue the full comic pages. So if everything goes well, I should be posting the next page soon.

I really think I’m finally starting to recover from burnout this time, and I don’t want to end up exhausting myself again, so I’d rather take things slowly. Once again, thank you so much to everyone still here waiting for updates.

And speaking of the illustration… I won’t say the name yet. But it’s a character who will appear much later in the story, and one I’ve spent a very long time wondering whether I should remove entirely or not. In the end, I decided not to. But it’ll still be a very, very long time before they appear.

ESP:

 Buenos días a todos,

Pues al final no comencé ningun proyecto nuevo, si no que recientemente he seguido únicamente con el guion. O mejor dicho, los diálogos del capitulo 2 de ecos de umbra y… ¡Ya está terminado! Así que mañana me pondre a seguir con el storyboard del mismo. 

En cuanto al capitulo 1… Pues precisamente el avanzar el guion, el storyboard y hacer ilustraciones sueltas me esta devolviendo las ganas de seguir con las páginas completas. Así que si todo va bien, pronto colgaré la siguiente pagina. Creo que esta vez si que si estoy saliendo del burn out y no me quiero volver a quemar, Asi que prefiero ir poco a poco. De nuevo muchas gracias a los que siguen aqui esperando actualizaciones.

Happy New Year everyone! (even if it’s a bit late 😅)

So yes, I took a small Christmas break, but little by little I’m getting back into the rhythm again. That means a new Echoes of Umbra page will be coming soon 👀✨

In the meantime, here’s a small challenge I found about which characters inspired you to create your own. So here are Eclipsia’s mothers! If you like it, I might do the same later with some of the other original characters from the webcomic.

Hi everyone,

I’m really sorry for being late with the next Echoes of Umbra page — it seems like the more I try to take things easy, the less I actually get done… 😅 However, in my defense, I’ve been putting a lot more work into the script and storyboard for Chapter 01: “The Dark Forest”, and… surprise! Both the full script and the storyboard are finished! I can already tell you that the ending will (hopefully) leave you wanting more 👀. This first chapter will have a total of 30 pages.

From now on, I should be able to post the comic pages a bit more regularly. Also, once the whole chapter is done, I’m thinking of uploading it to Itchio (or something similar) as a complete chapter — of course, it’ll be free for anyone who wants to read it, with an optional donation for those who’d like to support me.

I’m also considering making a printed edition of the comic. I’m not sure if there would be enough interest to make that investment, though. What do you think? And if I do it… should I publish it in English (even though I know my writing isn’t perfect 😅) or in Spanish?

(SPA)

Hola a todos,

Siento mucho haberme retrasado con la página de Ecos de Umbra, parece que cuando tomo el tiempo para hacerlo de forma relajada, menos trabajo… Sin embargo, eñ mi defensa diré que me he empleado más que en la página en el guion y storyboard del capítulo 01: “El bosque oscuro”, y… ¡Sorpresa! ya está acabado tanto el guion como el storyboard, y puedo adelantar que el final os va a dejar con ganas de más (o eso espero). Además de que este primer capítulo va a tener un total de 30 páginas.