New bonus comic on Patreon. Okay I know this preview looks a little… lewd. W-well get your mind out of the gutter, pal.
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So it’s been a week now since I launched Cat Nine’s Patreon page. I was honestly pessimistic with it so I wasn’t expecting anyone at all to be pledging anything at least for a year or so, or ever for that matter. But oh boy, five people already pledged before a week was over, and all of them immediately went for the highest tier (RAWR $4). One of them even bumped up their pledge to double digits!
These guys managed to touch me in all the right places (my heart), and it feels great that a few people out there in this wide world actually cared enough about a silly little catgirl comic from the Philippines! I’ve been having an awesome week thanks to them (and I bought pizza) and it gives me hope that one day I’ll be making enough to live off Cat Nine.
To the people below, thank you! Remember these names because I’ll allow them to lord over their True Fan status over everyone and they’ll get a special place in the Patron page Hall of Fame (psst, the next one is if you become a patron in the first month, until June 3).
First Weekers
- Fishmeistercod
- Yugo Ryan
- ZetashockCat
- Daniel Bordelon
- Kaisoni
It’s never too late to join the party though! And hey, it’s totally fine if you don’t feel like becoming a patron! You can still show your support just by voting everyday, and turning off your ad block or adding Cat Nine to your ad block’s whitelist.
BUT if you were a patron though, you would’ve enjoyed these Rewards for the past week (and future plans for Rewards):
- Activity feed – If you were a patron, you’d know about a certain secret project and you’d get the meaning of this picture.
- Wallpapers – Four awesome and exclusive original wallpapers. Each one in four different sizes which should fit most monitor sizes.
- RAWRchives – Ultra HD RARchives of past and current Episodes. And I managed to find some of the doodles I made for the chat/comments.
- Patron page and comic mentions – Your name will be added in the Patron page, and if you pledged at least $4, you’ll also get a special thank you in the rants section below the comic.
- WIP (work in progress) and early access – For all comics and art, I’ll post on Patreon the lineart, flats, and then the finished version there first. This also means you’ll get to see them before everyone else. I’ve done this for page 135 and the bonus comic, and they’re in HD too!
- Storyboards – I’ve already posted some of the storyboards for past and current pages, as well as some that didn’t quite make the cut. The final versions that you see here in Cat Nine are often very different from what I originally had in mind! I’ll only post the storyboard for the latest page after it’s up so you won’t get spoiled.
- Episode poll – Poll for Episode 5 is currently ongoing. Will the next episode be something about: skateboard, imagination, or moon? You guys decide and you can vote on multiple choices! I’ll close this after I post page 139.
- Concept and sketches – Haven’t made any yet, but I’ll post them there too. I might even allow you to choose the character’s hairstyles or clothing for the next Episode!
- Patron-exclusive art and comics – The first patron-exclusive comic is finally up. I’ll mostly concentrate on making comics though. I’ll post one of the panels here, or the first page if it has multiple pages (hoping that you’ll become a patron, heh). Aiming to make these bonus comics once a week. These comics will also have different flavors:
- Original series – Will have it’s own original story and characters. To be honest, Magicat Girl might be the only original series I’ll make while I’m still working on Cat Nine. Planning to update it once a month.
- Side stories – Perhaps stories about specific characters or the happenings between Episodes.
- Shorts – Comics that have a theme/topic like a full Episode, but too short to be posted here in Cat Nine.
- One-shots – These will be a lot like the bonus comics I’ve made as voting incentives for Top Web Comics, except full quality.
More Rewards and Goals
Since one of them asking about higher-rewards, I also put up some ideas for additional Rewards and Goals. I’ll make the decision next month to think things through, but I might implement the ad/banner free reward next week. Don’t really want to add more workload cause I prefer to concentrate on the comic!
Just changed my @wacom pen nib after years of using it. Maybe the change will help my drawing. Aaand I forgot I had these… pic.twitter.com/Gi8LVJlJhz
— Lazylonewolf (@cat9comic) May 7, 2017
Just in case you didn’t know, the nib is that thing at the end of the pen which you use to draw or write.
Oh boy, I immediately noticed the difference! Everything’s so smooooth… too smooth now actually since I’ve gotten used to the old nib (I’ll get over it). And I don’t know why, but drawing is now more fun, quicker, and accurate. Huge time saver definitely; looking back, I had to redraw a lot (draw a line, erase/undo, draw line again until I get it right, etc.) because the sharper point of the older Wacom pen nib makes my strokes a little wobbly. Now I don’t have to do that often anymore!
I kinda feel stupid that it took all this time. I mean, obviously, if your pencil’s starting to become too short to be useful it’s time to replace it, but whatever! I’ll certainly stock up on the nibs (some Amazon links below) and change them from now on whenever it becomes too dull, and you should too! I think a year or so is a good time to replace it.
Now, if I can only do something about Adobe Flash’s long saving times then everything would be peachy. I save often cause it crashes often. Hmm, perhaps getting an SSD will help but those things are kind of expensive. Of course, there’s a way to help out with that wiiiink.
Finally, here’s a quick guide to purchasing nibs and some links to Amazon if you want to shop for them. Always remember to check first if they’re compatible with your drawing tablet before buying! And I’m an Amazon associate, so if you buy any stuff through these links, I’ll also earn money without any additional cost to you, so thank you!
- Wacom Wacom Pen Nib In Black (5 Pack) – The standard nib that comes with all pens.
- 10 Pack Replacement of Wacom Pen Standard Nib Black Stylus – Seems like a better deal than the above, but not directly sold by Wacom.
- Wacom ACK-20003 Hard Felt Nib – Felt nibs have higher friction for a more “pencil on paper” feel. If you don’t have these, why not try them out?
- Wacom Flex Nibs for Intuos, Bamboo, Cintiq Classic, Cintiq Grip, Graphire Tablet Stylus Digital Pens, 5-Pack – Black – ACK20004 – Flexible and high-friction. Some people prefer this over the standard nib.
- Wacom Bamboo Replacement Nib Set (2 Standard, 2 Flex, 2 Felt) For CTL, CTH, CTE, INTUOS – 2 pcs. of each nib (standard, felt, flex). A good buy if you want to try the flex and felt nibs for yourself.
- Wacom Intuos 4 Replacement Stroke Pen Nibs,Gray,Pack of 5 ACK20002 – Stroke pen nibs have dual-springs for a more brush-like effect.
- INTUOS4 Pen Pro Accessory Kit – Seems like a decent kit though it only has 1 standard nib included.
Hey there everyone, here’s a pretty… handy tutorial about drawing hands shared by thebluemario in the chat. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I managed to remember to put aside the unfinished drawings, so here’s a quick tutorial about drawing using Adobe Flash. I use the Brush tool with pressure enabled, circular brush shape, and brush size turned up to the max. Enjoy!