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[Comic] The Five Stages of Love - UPDATES LIKE ONCE A WEEK AT BEST UGGH

Re: The Five Stages of Love - updates Saturday and Sunday

M'kay, something constructive: Donald's crossed-arm pose looks a little off. I think his arms are folded a little too high up his chest? And his right hand pointing down looks a little awkward - if you fold your arms naturally, that hand rests more horizontally. Did that make sense?
I love the creases in his tie for some reason <3

I actually heard Donald saying "ma cold, dead 'ands" in my head X3 And Alain's pose in the fifth panel is adorable~ Alain's neck looks a little odd in the sixth panel, but he's pretty much background, so it's not noticable.

Aww, he should be a leftie. Lefties are... uh, somewhat (I forget the statistic) more likely to be gay. :D
There's also to the index finger:ring finger-length ratio, which also looks like it applies, given his ring finger in panel five looks very long indeed XD
 
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eeee get on with it

(ps sorry if i don't answer your comments dierectly but er i do take them into account! i just don't want to clutter up my posts too much ;-;)
 
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Aww, I lol'd at Alain in panel 4; he's so "My spidey-senses are tingling!". Actually, all the expressions in this one (especially the anger and shock) are great.

The backgrounds are a little unexciting, though. ):
 
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Heh. Gay dudes walking into bathrooms can only end in more gayness. :3 Update nao!
 
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Sweet baby Moses!
It's Henryyyy! I like him a lot more in this new and improved version of TFSoL. He's less two-dimensional and more of a happy dude, and his religion's important to the plot, too!
Jews reading this, feel free to correct me when I make a mistake in portraying this lovely religion, I haven't been able to ask anyone about this personally ;-; And Henry doesn't look like a child anymore which pleases me greatly.

Apart from the crappy sink and the non-existant backgrounds, I quite like the page, for some reason. And yeah, he poked himself in the eye with his contact lense.
Of course, I know you all had very pure thoughts about why a man was grunting and swearing in the restroom.

Ah, Henry. You're so terribly British <3 and chatty. And Alain's a huge dick in this page for never letting Henry finish his damn sentences ):<
 
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:3 Oh god, he's adorable. And Alain's certainly-not-gay-tendencies blush is awesome.

I love this comic.
 
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:o Henry's cute!! I want to hug him. X3 I like overly-chatty dudes.
 
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BET YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS DEAD well tough luck

You'll see a lot of Henry and Alain's not-gay-tendencies in the future. Especially in earlier chapters.

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And yes, Henry's being truthful here, he really did think that. And he's right actually! Three kisses, to be precise. In Belgium it happens as well, I find it pretty cool. And kissing transmits less germs than a handshake! (note it down, children)
You can't tell very well but Henry's lips didn't actually touch Alain, he pulled away in time.

Ffff I just noticed I forgot Henry's sideburns in like three panels. I'll draw them in when I come back from theatre rehearsal.
A bit more of Henry's character here. He's one of the most cheerful character I've created, less 'wise' and silly than Donald.
And while I was drawing this (on the computer. Do you guys like it better like this or with traditional media?) I noticed something that would change me forever.

Henry's hair.
He has John Edwards hair.
Or Blagojevich (CHICAGO POLITICS) hair.
Which makes him a lot cooler in my opinion (and looking like Edwards gives him +10 metrosexaulity points and +5 sexiness points. They're probably the same height too).
 
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OH MY GOODNESS IT LIIIVES.

My life was just an empty void without your comic T_T

Ahahah, I think the kissing thing is pretty cool too, though I'm such an awkward person, not to mention allergic to human contact, so that's one reason I may never go to France.

And um, far as this is concerned:

(on the computer. Do you guys like it better like this or with traditional media?)
Click to expand...

I can't see a difference...XD;;; Sorry! (this is why I'm not an artist)
 
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If you think that's gay, wait till you see page 25. Probably one of the gayest things I've ever drawn (topped only by Alois&Alwin and my Conservatives drawings :v).
Will be uploaded this week-end, I'll try to get page 24 in quickly because it's boring as hell.
 
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on the page where we meet Henry in the last panel, i assume Alain asked if he was the new student, but you wrote teacher, but i'm brginning to take an extreme liking to this
 
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Nono, I know he looks young, but Henry is in fact a teacher, I'm just bad at conveying ages between 20 and 30 :v (he's twenty-six). Thank you for the compliment though, I appreciate it very much!
 
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Just read through this whole thread and I have to say I really like the comic. ^^ Looking forward to reading the next page.
 
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Hehe, I love it~

My absolute favourite panel has to be Henry in the last one; he looks absolutely adorable <3

Lol @ the kissing in France thing (I typed "French kissing" then and rethought it) and poor Alain's reaction X3 I remember being surprised when I first went to France and got kissed by people I'd never met - but after a while, it just got a bit annoying, having to kiss everyone (and the French have massive families) three times each X3

I like both the traditional-media and digital versions... the digital one is a bit cleaner, but I have a special appreciation for traditional art; which do you find easier?
 
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Thanks everyone! And yes, I probably will be sticking with digital, it just makes things easier for me (I can sketch out more pages during free time at school and inking them on the computer it often less bothersome)

ANYWAY
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THIS PAGE
it is bad.
And incredibly boring.

You may be asking yourself: why are panels one and six so terrible? Because I free-handed them on the tablet and I can't free-hand worth shit.

Also, straight lines are the devil (especially on tablets), etc.

What is in that Tesco bag? You'll find out super soon (hint: not something you buy at Tesco).

Next page features a lot of Henry's bum-shots so you know it's a good one. Drawing nice bums is haaard so almost all of my characters have flat arses ): (except the girls but THEY HAVE CHILD-BEARING HIPS IT DOESN'T COUNT)
 
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YAY FOR THE GAYNESS!!! I WANT MOAR NAOW! NOW DAMNIT!
 
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