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Chapter 9 : November 11, 2:15pm

dirchansky

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I made a scrappy animation of a scene from this chapter! It also has lovely voice over by Bradley Gareth (Austin) and Eddy Yeung (Jake) and music by PowersWithin. You can see it here https://dirchansky.com/freetalk/category/animation.

-I was trying to make this chapter very doki doki but I'm not sure it worked haha
-Came to the realization that any romancey things I've drawn usually happen in winter?!
-I inked these 12 pages during a weekend. I don't recommend it! Though I will say TY to my past self for making the last page practically empty. While drawing this last speech bubble, I wondering to myself if it looked too much like a sp*rm?
-High heels are very hard to draw and I don't owe any for reference...Please no more crowd scenes, no more wavy hair...no.........no...........
-I never want to draw graduation again, but flood filling everything black was fun. Thinking back to my previous graduations, I thought they were all very unmemorable
-Everytime I drew Abby giggling, the voice of girl going "hehe" from Yakuza video games played in my head
-I drew a good graduation bear plush, but it got cut off in the margins :(
-I think this chapter will look better with spreads in print :)
-Can you feel the awkward?
-Jake's jacket is based off of a very expensive parka that he could never afford
-Abby's jacket is based off of a princess cut coat from a coatmaker I like
-Knee length coats are so great for real Canadian winters. Extra thigh warmth! The only downside is that your coat might "drag" more on the ground if you crouch down, or if you drape it on your seat/chair.
-There are some visual callbacks to previous chapters

Official site: http://dirchansky.com/hwa/09
Chapter WIP: https://dirchansky.com/freetalk/hwa-ch09-pages-from-draft-to-tone

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Here We Are (HWA) is a series of intertwined comics about ordinary people navigating their lives and relationships. LGBTQA+. Please read left to right.

[ARC 1, ch. 1-11] —Slow burn romance about two logger sports jocks trying to fall in love. Jake/Austin-main.

[ARC 2, ch.12+] —Nomance, self-discovery, and carving your own path in life. Sabina-main.

Also found on http://dirchansky.com/hwa!

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