1.33

1.33

June 6th, 2009

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I like this page! I think its one of the best ones so far. I think its because water is really fun to color.

Getting pretty near the end of the chapter! I’m excited.

Oh yeah, I went back and edited page 11 because a lot of people hadn’t noticed Angora setting down the bottles. I removed a leaf and made it more obvious. I think the exact logistics of where they’re all running around is a little off (I recall making the creek a straight shot to his tent in one panel but I put in a big bush here, guh), but hopefully its starting to come together… I’ll go back and edit the major discrepancies later.

As ever, thanks for reading and for voting to support the comic! We’ve slipped to #6 in the last few days but I’m not complaining XD Next page… soon!

95 comments to “1.33”
  1. Rhett says:

    I absolutely love the art of your comic! It’s simply awesome!!

    I can’t wait to read more!

  2. Kate says:

    ….Jarate?

  3. Lauren says:

    the first two panels are really gorgeous. The colors in this page are really saturated, I love it!

  4. Jackie says:

    The colors in this page are gorgeous! Also, after reading your tweet and looking specifically for the fish, I cracked up a little because I could guess where the fish used to be. Also, the vote incentive is wonderfully random and weird. These should be fun!

  5. Sir Reginaldo says:

    I just think, “Smegal, loves the precious” and how he talks to himself :3
    When he wears clothes he looks relatively skinny…. or as skinny as someone can be with a bear belly XD

    Oh and here is a question. Is that a aviator jacket? Kinda reminds me of the good old aviators ;)

    • alexds1 says:

      Haha, yeah it sort of is XD It was part of his original character design a million years ago and I haven’t been able to part with it.

  6. B-Ren says:

    Great page, reminds me of Doctor Seuss for some reaon…

  7. gracelinge says:

    omg i just love this. it is sooo awsome, can’t wait for more!

  8. Filipe says:

    He forgot the fish and even dropped the fruit for the booze. There’s the true breakfast.

    “who are you talking to?” Priceless!

    • Emjee says:

      it looks like it, but it is the palm of the hand. Might I suggest to alexds1 to add some shadow there or something to show it as a different part of the hand and not an extra finger?

      I must agree, this is my favorite page too coloring wise. So far this comic is so absolutely amazing, the world is so believable too, and that is a key element in a good read~

      lovels <3

  9. Latia says:

    Fffff, that 3rd panel cracked me up. XD

    Um. But…is it just me or does he have 6 fingers on his right hand? ‘^’

  10. Lee says:

    Pinter is my favorite fat crazy drunk ever

  11. Ponthion says:

    Ahaha I really love Pinter’s.. relationshop to his bottles. Happy to see them united again! XD
    I especially like the colours of the first to panels, and the refelction on the bottles.
    But what’s with this water? Looks so muddy D:

    • alexds1 says:

      Yeah, it is pretty muddy! I was watching a lot of Survivor Man last weekend and he went to the rainforest to survive a few times… the water was sort of gross like that so I made mine gross too XD

  12. Vanessa says:

    Pinter constantly cracks me up. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of reading about his exploits. I particularly love the coloring of the jungle on this page, especially the foliage that recedes into the background. It does a lot to make the place seem solid and real. :D

    Heehee, and Pinter <3s his booze.

  13. kita says:

    I love Pinter so much.

  14. Lambcake says:

    Pinter’s too durn cute! And he looks so much lighter in the sun. ha ha, pastey Pinter…
    Is the symbol on the sleeve of his jacket the same as his tattoo?

  15. Katrina says:

    It took me a few glances to figure out what Pinter was holding in the third panel. The fishing net gets lost in the first two panels, and I’m guess that’s supposed to be your focal point? Maybe you could lighted the water around it in the first panel so it stands out a bit more. But thats just me..

    Love your comic and I can’t wait for the next update!

    • alexds1 says:

      Yeah, it was (compositionally) :\ It sucks cuz painting the lines of the net white makes it unintelligible, but hilighting the bg a bit (which is what I did) still doesn’t have enough definition… I’ll play around with it, I might have to falsely push it forward with some unnatural colors.

  16. Limely says:

    Haha, the expression on his face in the second last panel is amazing, sheer, pure joy, and just looking at it makes me happy.

    (but the more I look at it the sadder it is, because it is, after all, alcohol he’s being so happy about, but I’m trying to ignore that part)

  17. hito-w says:

    The perspective on that 5th panel looks great =D

  18. Evan says:

    Love this new page, but I still don’t understand the last panel of the previous page when he’s holding the stick / vine thingy over his head. Or was that him getting the fruit?

    • alexds1 says:

      Yeah, that was him poking the fruit down with a stick… I may have to revise that panel, as a few people were confused by his pose/ action.

      • I love that he’s using the same stick that Angora smacked him with. XD

        I kinda thought he had a net of food or something up in the tree. Now that I see the following page, it become clear to me. And I totally did not intend to rhyme there.

  19. Steffyanie says:

    Haha, I knew those were the bottles Angora set down a while back!
    Oh, this just gets better and better.
    Your art never ceases to amaze, as well.

  20. Ginmizu says:

    PINTER IS SO CUTE.

  21. Emjee says:

    I like how we can see Pinter’s belly button shadow on his shirt, somehow makes it look cuter…..

  22. Emjee says:

    nevermind, it was a spot on my monitor >_<

  23. Kili says:

    Your comment on page 11 motivated me to re-read this story from the start. What a joy..

    The details do pull you in – like the fruit falling away in panel 4. What is that in the net in panel 3, a leech?

    • alexds1 says:

      Haha, no its a tiny fish XD I make these pages so large and compress them so small I forget that people can’t see all the details (it even has a face in the inks :B )

  24. Vincent says:

    This is probably the dumbess question in history of questions, but I love your comic so much I really want to understand :

    When he says come on breakfast is he talking to the fish in the net or is he saying come on breakfast follow me ( telling the apple in his mouth to follow him)?

    I love your comic the art and colouring is simply amazing!
    I vote for you every day :P

    • alexds1 says:

      Thanks for your support, Vincent!

      He’s talking about hopefully netting a fish, I think the fruit thing is just a warmup to some real food (which was quickly abandoned for the alcohol).

  25. yim-yam says:

    it’s angora, right? :D

  26. Tams says:

    GORGEOUS coloring yes.

    Okay the first thing that popped up in my head when I saw those panels of Pinter running was, “He’s pretty spry for a fat guy.”

    :D

  27. Sarah says:

    This page is beautiful! I noticed a marked upswing in the (already-incredible) quality as soon as I saw it. Congratulations on some lovely, lovely work.

  28. radishey says:

    CUTTLEFISH

    YES

  29. Stacey says:

    Pinter sure is damn happy about finding his alcohol. Its adorable :P

  30. Moons says:

    I love Pinter! He’s my favorite character so far. ^^

  31. Koi says:

    Bwuh fwuh pwuh…

    I CAN’T EVEN SEEM TO MAKE OUT WOOORDS CORRECTLY!! @ A @;

    I love this paaage! 8′D The saturated colours are gorgeous, and I love seeing the secret lives of characters! And you got pretty interesting with the perspective here! -WOOT-

    Oh, and….. PIIINTERR! <3 I think the reason why I love him so is because he reminds me of my boyfriend… XD; (There’s something I’ve been meaning to ask… How do you pronounce ‘Pinter’? I might be pronouncing it wrong.. o . o; )

    There is not a single thing I think you should change about this page~ :D It’s perfect just the way it is! But yes, addressing some of the problems with the conistancy of the habitat is a good idea XD

  32. NaturallyNeutral says:

    You really captured the sun light right….Really hope to see more pages likes this!

  33. Caitlin says:

    Dawww, I love how thrilled Pinter is at finding his long-lost booze. This has got to be one of my new favorite pages. I’m glad I don’t have to catch my breakfast.

    I laughed at today’s incentive. Are cuttlefish in vogue now? Where can I get one of my own?

  34. I liked him better shirtless
    ;D

    nahhh pinter with clothes is such a cutie <3 X3

  35. sue says:

    I could just hear the dramatic reunion music playing with Pinter running across a flower field to his beloved alcohol…

    Great comic so far.I was about to point out tiny flaws in this otherwise fantastically inked/coloured page but others already have,so I have nothing more to say other than keep making these amazing comics!

  36. Engelen says:

    BTW, today’s voting incentive made my day <3

  37. whooomeek says:

    What!?
    “water is really fun to colour” -alexds1
    D8
    That’s amazing. I always thought liquids were hardest to paint, but you’re really good at it! The bottles of moonshine look so real.. and the tannin-y stream water too.

    Pinter in panel 5 is so adorable I wish there were plush toys of him like that :3 (hint hint) And his jacket is awesome! They should sell replicas in stores… (hint) XD

  38. Eleanor says:

    Wow I love this comic it’s so awesome! :) Your art is amazing! I love that Pinter guy! :D xxx

  39. marinatedfish says:

    Rainbow coloured incentive! X3 I love it. Epic indeed!

    Maybe that muddy water should cover up his feet in the second last panel a bit more? It’s still quite clean if one can see his feet on the ground. hehe which panel was the one you spent most time on? The page looks great (jungle colours)!

    • alexds1 says:

      Yeah, I had to strike a balance with the water… too much murkyness then he would not be grounded in the surroundings, but too little and I’d have to paint in the rocks at the bottom of the creek/ stream T_T I like it the way it is now, so I think I’ll keep it…

      and most time went in to panel 1! I usually start with the panel with the most bg, so I can solidify the colors for the major objects. Then I can just take those colors and apply/ tweak them in the rest of the page so that I can do the figure properly.

      • marinatedfish says:

        huh, then maybe at least letting the biggest stones shine through, the ones next to him? :3

  40. sweet_gardenia says:

    ” No shh-shh darling. Don’t cry. We’re together again. We can put it all behind us…”

    I like his YAY BOOZE face <3 Though I wonder if that person speaking is who I think it is…

  41. Authorette_XP says:

    Woot! Wonderful, as always. Can’t wait to see what kinda cliffhanger you’ll undoubtedly leave us with when you get to the end of the chapter. XD This page was a wonderful present. (It came out on my bday, June 6 :D .) Keep it up!

  42. Jason says:

    Are the ads randomly genarted? I remember there being one link to a webcomic in which a girl comes out of a mirror, but I can’t find the link in the addbar anymore. Do you remember the name of the webcomic and if so, the link as well? Do you even check out the ads yourself?

  43. candeldandel says:

    I really like that little delicate net!… though it doesn’t seem to have caught anything. But I mean, who needs fish when you can have booze for breakfast?

  44. anwaien says:

    Thank you so much for that amazing incentive XD
    Narwhal! FUCK YES!

  45. wapy says:

    *claps* The story is getting better by the minute :3 So interesting it makes me want to see more and more! :D The art is lovely too ^^ You’re constantly doing a great job! OwO d

  46. MeHiLow says:

    A really good webcomic so far. The coloring just keeps enchanting me. And the story seems to be building up to something really interesting.

    Keep up the good work. I hope you are getting the attention this deserves (judging from the comments, it seems that you are getting there. ;)

    I am just wondering, how do you cope with getting it updated… I hope you will stay on schedule.

    • alexds1 says:

      Thanks very much! Glad you’re liking it so far.

      I have to schedule my time pretty carefully to get everything done on time… each page recently is taking 10+ hours, I usually spread it out over 2 days. I could potentially do 3 pages a week like this but I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up! I have to back to school soon and the update schedule may drop back to 1 a week :\

  47. NaturallyNeutral says:

    Haha,seems like The Meek is geting more comments each day!

    Keep up the awesome pages

    Ps: Awesome way of using lighting in this page ;)

  48. Laurens says:

    This page somehow looks radically different from the others. Is it the morning light? Whatever it is, keep it up!

    I actually like the pronunciation of Pinter’s name like in Pint better. :-/

  49. Maggle says:

    Jeez Pinter, how much booze DID you buy????

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