Happy Canada Day!

Chapter 2: How (Not) To Train Your Betta cover

And now Chapter 2 begins!

So until the first page is out, let's talk about the cover. So you can tell from the preview I posted yesterday, the biggest change was the figure in the middle, from black to white. Honestly? It was just too dark. Which is one of the reasons I needed photoshop working. This worked out even better as a place to put the logo.

The whole page was done with Acrylic Inks, on Bristol board, which scanned in a lot better then I thought it would. The green was a last minute idea and added last. I did experiment with a few ideas, like having the fins more transparent, and show the green underneath, but this version makes the fish pop out more, which is important since they are technically the stars.

Now, about the fish.

The two large ones are Blueberry (dark blue) and Dusty Rose (the one with freckles). If you have read chapter 1 you already know about them. The next 3 however, I got some time in the fall. They are female bettas, which means they are a LOT smaller than their male counterparts. Sitting on my head is Nightshade, the smallest, the red one is Rouge, and the blue one under Dusty is Indiana.

AND HOLY CRAP, WERE THEY HARD TO PAINT.

Dusty and Blueberry I had for a while and drew many sketches of over that time. But my three girls? They're still young so they like to, oh, CHANGE COLOR every so often based on mood. So my reference wasn't exactly... reliable. I thought I was having eye problems till I figured out what was going on. Heck, it wasn't until I got a new aquarium light that I realized that Rouge actually had a few orange spots (sadly not shown here). But also, because of where they are located in my room, I'm not as physically close to them as I am Dusty, who sits beside my bed.

So when I get close, their instinct is not to go about their business, but to stare at me, waiting for food. It's very hard to get a good look at the sides of fish when they want to have a staring contest with you. Indiana and Nightshade were especially hard because they are similar in color to each other, and Blueberry, so I had to look hard for some details so the reader can tell them apart. There are a few other ways, but that will have to wait for the comic.

That's all for now, see you soon!
Tegan Dumpleton aka The SlugLady

Slug At Work Bonus Comic #2: Culture Confusion

Ever get those meoments when it feels like your characters have a mind of it's own?

But yeah, I'm pretty embarrassed about this but I've been drawing Media's clothing wrong. I know she's a spirit of chaos but I'm still going to go back to fix any images where I drew the clothes wrong.

Blood in the Water- Shelved story idea

Here's a story that I randomly pick off the shelf now and again. Blood in the Water (working title) is a romantic fantasy that focuses on a shape-shifting shark mermaid and a buff tourist vacationing in Hawaii, that may not be exactly human.

 These sketches were super fast but I did do a little cleaning up. Oh, and I made the text legible. Here are some random scenes from the story:

She also forgets to mention, she's a massive flirt, even in "primal shark" mode.

Sometime later

And after they get to know each other...

The mermaid was a character I made long ago. But this actual stories was more of an experiment to write an, ahem, "adult romance" story.

Turns out I don't like writing romance. Especially adult romance. It's not me being squeamish, cause I can draw said scenes. I just don't have interest in it. So Blood in the Water won't get written anytime soon (I mean, the characters are current "Mermaid" and "Buff Girl"). But drawing this mermaid is too much fun. so she will be back.

Slug at Work Bonus Comic 1: Readjusting

Slug At Work is back! With Bonus comics!

http://slug-at-work-comic.tumblr.com/post/170559659927/bonus-comic-1-readjusting-hey-guys-its-good-to

Slug At Work Page 26: Spiral part 7 CHAPTER END

And that's it, that's the end of chapter one. click the picture above to go to the page.

I've also written a long note about the comic, specifically about Spiral. So you can check that out too. Slug At Work will be back in February, with something a little more fun.

Seeya soon!
Tegan Dumpleton aka The Sluglady

Page 25: Spiral part 6

Catharsis...

One more page to go.

Slug At Work Page 24: Spiral part 5

Trigger Warning for Depression, Anxiety and Mental Illness

Page 24 is up! 2 more pages left!

Slug at Work Page 23: Spiral part 4

Trigger warning for mental illness, depression, and anxiety

AND WE'RE BACK! For a moment anyway. Remember the rest of the pages will be posted this week, and then there will be an official one month break.

Also, if you're looking for the webtoon page, I deleted it. Don't worry, It's gonna be back. But I have some edits to still do and change up the summary to make it more clear how much this comic is going to go into mental illness. Basically, I'm restarting the webtoon page with a clean slate.

Slug At Work pg 22: Spiral part 3

A new page is up at Slug At Work! Warning for mental illness and depression

Slug At Work Page 21: Spiral part 2

New page is up! Warning, things are going to get dark!

Slug At Work Page 20- Spiral Part 1

BACK IN BUSINESS BABY! It's the beginning of the END... of Chapter 1

Click the link below to find out what Media and Sam are fighting about now!

Crippling Depression!

You'd think I'd be able to notice the signs after all these years. But nope! 

So, yes, I haven't posted anything I planned, mainly due to crippling depression! Or rather, not realizing i was showing signs of major depression until it became overwhelmingly unbearable.

In fact, this has been the most unproductive month I have had in a while. Literally could not draw. I wondered if it was anxiety from the art walk coming up. Or maybe due to my lack of proper sleep. Depression caused by stress. Maybe I was being lazy.

None of the above! Turns out the new sleeping pills i started at the beginning of the May, were actually causing my depression to kick up, even keeping my usual anti depressents from working. I've been off them for a couple days, and my mood has gone up a lot.

I was honestly going to save this joke for my comic, but I'm usually prescribed new sleeping pills and new amounts to take, like, every two months. I've taken so many over the years i don't even remember half their names anymore. It's the only medication I haven't been able to find the right balance for. 

Guess it's back to the drawing board for me (in more ways then one.)

-Tegan Dumpleton aka the SlugLady

Slug At Work page 19

New page up at Slug At Work! Click here or the pic above to go to it!

Slug At Work Page 17-18

Next two page of Slug At Work are up! Hit the picture or the link here to start reading! 

Warning: This is a sad one, guys!

Slug At Work page 16: Media Unrestrained

Hey guys! New page is up! Media is up to trouble! Click the picture or the link here to check out the latest page!

Slug At Work page 15: Unconditional Loathing

Welcome Back everybody! New page is up at Slug At Work! Hit the link here or click the preview above!

Slug At Work Page 14: Introducing Media

New page is up at Slug At Work! Hit the link or click the picture above to check it out!

Slug At Work page 13 is up!

New page is up! Click the picture to head right to the new page!

Slug At Work page 11 is up!

Hey guys, I know I was a little late with this issue. Things... happened. I won't get into them. But the page is up and ready to read! Hit the picture or the link here to check it out!