IndiSkye and MCWildcat boosted the Cat Nine Discord server, so we got 100+ more emoji slots to use, so thanks you two! Now we have a lot more emojis to abuse. I hope I won’t regret adding some of these, especially those two with Myan and Tammy licking!
Comicad Ads
Remember Project Wonderful (RIP)? A couple of guys started a replacement called Comicad.net, and I’m already using it to publish and advertise as some of you have already seen. Perhaps if it performs better than Google Adsense, I’ll even replace all of them with these.
So if you guys got a website, comic, or artwork to advertise, why not start here? For now, I’ve got two ad units:
Leaderboard (728×90): This leaderboard ad shows at the top of most pages, and more importantly, near comic pages, so it’s prime real estate! Has a minimum of $0.15 though. I replaced an Adsense responsive ad for this, but it’s starting to look like it’s worth it.
Skyscraper (160×600): Found on the bottom left sidebar. Visible while scrolling down the homepage, most posts/pages, and the comments section. No minimum bid. And for now, I’ve also set it so it will follow people around when they scroll down for maximum visibility! I hope that doesn’t annoy people too much though… but hey, most of you are reading for free you know!
NEW!Square (300×250):Â Replaced another responsive Google ad, this time in the left sidebar. Added 2/9/2020. Looks like there’s a max of 3 ads per website with Comicads.
Finally, depending on your Patreon tier, these three ads will be disabled similarly with Adsense ads if you’re logged-in.
Originally, I was wondering what she’d look like with dark skin since a cat’s skin is the same or similar to their fur in real life. Might as well try with paler skin too!
So… if I ever start Magicat Girl again as a comic or game, Myan would have alternate forms such as this.
Power-up or alternate form? I think I’ll go for alternate form like in Ben 10 or Shantae.
Gotta have black cats when it comes to witches, so I went with panthers since they’re typically black for some reason. And each of her other forms would have other cats and colors associated with them.
A witch should definitely be her first alternate transformation since the first magical girls were  apparently inspired by Bewitched . Try watching it on Youtube too guys, it’s actually pretty good!
Gotta be fit to chase the news! As suggested by Yugo Ryan .
Like her, I’m exercising too by trying out some soft airbrushing again! Might as well since it’s another thing to add to my skill set for commissions, ehem.
Just in case anyone asks, I just like the look cel-shading better in most cases, aside from saving tons of time that is. I haven’t done much practice or research when it comes to airbrushing, but from doing this piece I can guess that:
You need more references and experience with lighting/shadows, especially with muscles and the like. I do need more practice with muscles in the first place though.
More references/experience for reflections too, if you’re feeling fancy.
For more control with shading/highlights, you’re gonna have to select/deselect/marquee more compared to cel-shading.
The third bullet point in particular adds quite a bit of time…
I keep forgetting to put up a color poll where patrons can vote on which bonus art I should color (The one with the tawlis lost). Sorry patrons!
Was thinking if I should just replace the sketch with this and just making a status update, but I’m gonna have to post this in other social media sites anyway.