#synicalsel

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As I said before, if you guys have not played the steam game The Cave, for serious you should play it. If you like HORRIBLE PEOPLE like murderous monks, jealous time travelers, dead children, cowardly knights, and the hilarious ways they get what they want, play this game.

And like with everything I had to throw my own guys in.

The Engineer: Architect of his own ambition. Picked on in high school, his path is one of justice and vengeance--but mostly vengeance; help him dismantle the lives of everyone who picked on him--regardless of the collateral damage.

The Soldier: brave, intrepid, willing to die for his cause--well, perhaps the last one isn't so accurate. Help him sabotage his own company and give out secrets to the enemy to escape with his life--at the expense of his company's.

The Scholar: Enlightened, intellectual, beyond earthly desires--save for one: love. When he is rejected for another man though, hell hath no fury like a lover scorned. Help him absolutely ruin another man's life, so he can have the love of his life all to himself.

THREE for this set! You know you are in for a roller coaster when you get to draw mohawks, wrinkles, and Hobbit attire all in the same expanse! The spirited Skye, chatty Harfang, and shy Niko here are all property of the generous synicalsel and happen to be part of an upcoming webcomic, Oddjotts! (It also has its own tumblr over here!) If any of these folks here are to your liking I highly recommend checking out her works! c:

You guys, this was seriously one of my best birthdays in many years, and all these messages definitely added to the vibe! c:

drtanner replied to your post: I really, really hate it when people swan into my...

Heaven forbid they should do anything for themselves or be unattended to for so much as half a second, they might shit their pants or something.

Hello do you have this unusual thing no one ever asks for, how dare you not have it

or

Hello do you have this thing oh you do but it's so expensive, I'm going to tell you how I can find it cheaper or make it myself and then leave

 synicalsel replied to your post: I really, really hate it when people swan into my...

Customer: *enters* EXCUSE ME DO YOU HAVE BAKING GOODS. Steph: *points to the aisle LITERALLY DIRECTLY 100% IN FRONT OF THEM WITH “BAKING GOODS” ON THE SIGN ABOVE*

synicalsel replied to your photo: I accidentally stabship

Okay first this is a really great picture but. But I gotta say. For a good few moments, I legit thought you’d drawn my Eddy and KAcy’s Frankie. %DDDD I’m sorryyyyy that sounds so self-centered ;A;

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athenainargyle replied to your post: Workin on sketches for this new comic… not sure...

I’d be interested to hear what it’s about!

sephiramy replied to your post: Workin on sketches for this new comic… not sure...

I’m available if you ever want.

synicalsel replied to your post: Workin on sketches for this new comic… not sure...

I know I’d definitely like to hear! Or at least be a sounding board for you! c: I’m almost always available on IMs!

Thank you all! I'll post my sketches as soon as I can get my phone back, but the story is about a kid meeting a strange man during the summer break. The god calls himself Branzino, and claims to be a god of fish sandwiches. According to Branzino, long ago when there was only desert, a tribe worshiped him and his magical abilities, only to abandon him when they discovered the coast and how to fish for themselves. Without a purpose in life, Branzino lost his craft and fell into despair. The kid takes pity on him, and after feeding him her lunch becomes Branzino's new disciple. She learns how to make the sandwiches his way as he slowly recovers his memories and physical strength; their success attracts a large amount of attention from the other homeless gods, who begin bartering for the sandwiches. Their realms of control may seem small- the god of toothpaste, for example, or the god of left socks- but they prove useful in helping Branzino construct a new home for himself. But as time goes on, Branzino begins abusing his newfound power over the homeless gods who had shunned him before, his demands increasing to astronomical heights for a taste of his work. The other gods grow sick of Branzino and leave, and in his fury he scares away the young girl who had only wanted to help him. A terrible storm hits the town, and Branzino is left out on the streets with no one to shelter him from it. By the time the tempest is gone, so is Branzino. The girl makes a gravestone marker for the god, and begins leaving annual offerings at it. 

I want to set the comic in a seaside town, kind of Spanish in style but without any specific real-world analogue. Branzino was originally going to have a wooden mask, but I'm considering changing it into a rusted metal one. The look of the mask is something I'm struggling with; I want it to feel alien, like a religious tribe that never existed, but I still have to base it off of something. Currently, I'm studying Cubist paintings (the movement itself having Spanish roots) and trying to create a mask inspired by it, in the same way that some Cubist art was inspired by tribal masks. I'm also debating whether it'd make a better effect to make the mask its actual face or have a human head hiding behind it. On the one hand, the mask by itself would add an extra surreal quality to it- but on the other hand, that fantastical nudge might weaken the emotional impact I want for this story. By giving it a human head, I could make the actual story more ambiguous. Is Branzino actually a god, or just a crazy homeless person? Who knows? Then again, I wonder how useful of a quality ambiguity is...

synicalsel replied to your photo: I really am back. /weep with relief

Can I love on all yo’ characters

"...YETH."  - Minnie