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motolokiev

Joined Jul 2015 Canada Land

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Comic artist Illustrator, writer and artist of Grand Spirit.

I love visual novels and cardgame anime

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photoshop CS3,Paint Tool SAI,Procreate
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motolokiev
motolokiev creator Dec 08, 2018
It's been three years, do we still use the main page for updates? I don't actually know! But if we do, let me use it to share art and chat a little... I thought I'd share an illust I did yesterday night. This Hui Liang in a color scheme that doesn’t quite match her personality…

Grand Spirit Chapter 9 has been out for a week! Thanks so much for reading and subscribing.

In the time between the release of chapter 8 and 9, I graduated from two schools, attended a few conventions, found steady, full-time work and a host of other life-changing experiences… it’s kind of neat, but also…. wow… what a long break.

Thank you for all the likes, shares, and welcome backs! Some of you have reached out to me to tell me you've been waiting, and that you held onto your subs of Grand Spirit even though it'd been gone for a long time!?! I feel guilty and happy at the same time, and also super motivated to keep doing my best here. So truly--you have all my gratitude!

Chapter 10 is scheduled for release on January 5, so I hope you'll join me again in the new year!
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motolokiev
motolokiev creator Oct 05, 2015
Hi everyone! It's been a while and I'm sorry (and embarrassed) for having been quiet for so long! How are you?! My attention has been scattered all over the map, but I'm doing really well. It's time to narrow my focus a little and get back on track with things, so here's a small update!

Grand Spirit underwent some more revision and editing! I rewrote the upcoming chapter to meet those changes. Extras and promotional(?) content is also under works (extra art, character info... a height chart? :3c)! I'm aiming for an update this coming weekend! More details will come with it.

Here's a drawing of human Blue and Wang Min, grudgingly having lunch together. Blue wears glasses, and was probably the type to read comic books and adventure novels under his bed with a flashlight as a kid. Wang Min probably read all the same novels but pretends he hasn't. And they both like track and field (But for different events).

More on the real (canon?) Blue and Wang Min really really soon!
Toby
Toby Oct 05, 2015
omg i love this au and cant wait for more updates~ ^w^
Cronaj
Cronaj Oct 06, 2015
I've been wondering where you escaped to... XD Glad you're back!
meshi
meshi Oct 06, 2015
oh no I'm a complete sucker for aus. (and blue looks super good with glasses wow a+++) I'll be looking forward to the next chapter :D
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motolokiev
motolokiev creator Aug 20, 2015
The next chapter will be out on the 30th of August!! I'm really sorry everyone; I was so busy this last week I could barely put any time into comic! I hope this small picture can make up for it for the time being. I'll continue to project chapter updates for the 10s of each month. See you on the 30th!
Shiori Saku
Shiori Saku Aug 20, 2015
That is ADORABLE... This pleases me and so I shall wait patiently until the 30th...hehe
Toby
Toby Aug 20, 2015
LOLLL love this!! cant wait for august 30th! ^w^
meshi
meshi Aug 20, 2015
oh jeez, wang min cant get a break can he.. I'll be looking forward to the 30th~
Cronaj
Cronaj Aug 28, 2015
WAIT!!! How did I miss this?!?!
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Lydia
Lydia Aug 05, 2015
Hi! I remember your series from Webtoon's Challenge League's semi-finals- It's a real shame that you didn’t get enough votes to advance to the next round. That seemed really strange to me, because I liked your concept above the other finalists and thought it really fresh and interesting. Just thought I'll drop by and tell you to stay awesome and keep up the good work. :D
motolokiev
motolokiev creator Aug 08, 2015
Aahhh thank you for such a lovely message, Lydia!! I'm always super glad when i'm told GS's concept is unique ? it's really nice of you to hit me up on Tapastic too!! As much as i wish I could have made it to the next round it is what it is and I'm happy Always Human made it as a paid webtoon!
I'll keep doing my best and thank you for following my work so far!! it really means a lot to me
Lydia
Lydia Aug 09, 2015
Sure thing :) You stay awesome now.
Lydia
Lydia Aug 11, 2015
And hey! Thanks for the subscribe :D
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motolokiev
motolokiev creator Jul 31, 2015
Chapter 5 of Grand Spirit will be up on Tapastic on August 2nd, but then we're all caught up! The next chapter will be up on August 10th on both Line Webtoon and Tapastic!

Updates will be every 10th day from here on out! That is: the 10th, 20th and 30th of every month! With the size of my chapters a weekly schedule's a bit too hard on me. I currently work and will be on my last semester of University too! But I think this will be a consistent schedule that's almost as easy to follow as weekly.

Grand Spirit as a whole is going through some revision. I decided on the premise of Grand Spirit a week before the contest, with so little prior planning I was pretty much playing it by ear the whole time. Although it's too early in the story to tell, I've put in a lot of research! This is my first original story and I'd like for the Sci-Fi to be as believable as possible (Though it will certainly stretch far from the real science it stems from) and for the world and its characters to be as rich as I can make them. And I've barely reached the tip of the iceberg in my learning! And all the information I've collected has also influenced the trajectory of the story.

Truthfully the perfectionist inside me wants to rewrite/redraw a lot of Grand Spirit: I see all the visual and narrative mistakes I made as a result of rushing, and I'm quite frustrated about it! Instead I will press on to the next chapter! But with refined ideas, and more solid direction and cleaner artwork. From hereon out I hope my storytelling will keep improving, and I hope all of you will be there to follow it!

(There is one line I will be changing in Chapter 5, because I think it was rather character damaging)

Thank you so much for reading Grand Spirit (And this wall of text). It means a lot to me.
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Omnommochimochi
Omnommochimochi Jul 31, 2015
10 days seems reasonable.I like a schedule. Awesome! Next is the latest chapter then a new one!! The plot and art is amazing and I can't wait to see how you take this! If it keeps bothering you, you can rewrite and redraw Grand Spirit but I think it's already amazing. You could always make another comic and say that's it's the redrawn, rewritten version (because I'd like it if you kept the old one).
motolokiev
motolokiev creator Jul 31, 2015
@crona omg thank you for your stalking, Crona I'm truly flattered LOLL :'D Comics and drawing is the only thing I'm passionate about so I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't give it my best shot..! Or so I feel
@Leah Sometimes I see it as University interfering with my comic instead LOLL I'm finishing a Major in Asian Studies and a Minor in International Relations!
@Meshimoon BWAH Thank you meshimoon ToT!! Please continue to watch over me hgsldkf
@carrot Haha although I am quite bothered by some things in these early chapters, I think the hours I'd spend rewriting the beginning would end up being better spent improving future chapters! At best I'll make minor changes if I really can't stand it hlskdf
Omnommochimochi
Omnommochimochi Jul 31, 2015
Good point.
Read
Read Jul 31, 2015
Good luck with that schedule of yours, and thanks a lot. Love the story. Keep doing what'chyu doin' how you do it.
Cronaj
Cronaj Aug 03, 2015
@motolokiev Haha! Saaaaaame! I participated in the first LINE Webtoon contest, but I had never created a comic before, so I ended up failing. And the downvoting of the other competitors really discouraged me. I still have the comic I was working on in storage, and I have been planning it nonstop. But for now, I'm trying to improve my drawing abilities. *fellow artists/writers for liiiiiiiife!*
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NataShaneButt
NataShaneButt Jul 28, 2015
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Leah Lee
Leah Lee Jul 23, 2015
It's awesome you being here. Less lonely hehe! Good luck with your comic!! I love your art :)
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Nires
Nires Jul 22, 2015
LOL fancy meeting you here :P
Thank you for subscribing to SCIRON XD
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