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Adrian

Joined Nov 2016 Spain

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I'm a spanish illustrator, animator and comic artist. I post my stuff here. Please enjoy.

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Adrian
Adrian creator Jun 05, 2021
Hello, good people!

Welp! It's been a while, huh? Hope you're all doing well despite the bonkers situation all around. I am luckily doing fine.

I'm writing you 'cause Skulls and Coins is gonna be in OFFICIAL hiatus from now on. I know I haven't upload in a really really long time, and I guess you though the series was in hiatus already (which, yeah, it is). But in my head I always wanted to come back. To publish more of this crazy story that I love so much. And to read you all. 'Cause that was one of the best part about this whole deal, reading your comments. I'm so thankful to everybody who took the time to read my stuff and even more to the ones who wrote, doesn't matter if the comment was a long elaborated theory about what the hell was S&C about, or a simple "cool episode". To all of you, many thanks.

On the other hand, I just can't continue with the story. I don't have the energy. I work already 40 hours a week, which I know is the standard thing, but... man, I want to live a little too.
When I was on a roll with S&C, I worked for 10 hours straight, most days of the week. I didn't want to get back to that rhythm. Just work slowly. But that didn't work either. Just sitting to render the next panel seemed like too much work for so little payoff. I don't believe in the possibilty of S&C making a dime, so working on it feeels like too much to chew.

I'm really sad to stop the story now. The next arc was gonna be weird as hell and kinda climatic (for the standards of the series). And who knows, maybe in the future I'll come back, in this format or another, and finish the damned thing.

On the meantime, I'll try to keep drawing, and above all, to enjoy life. To get outside and enjoy the sunshine while we can (the ones we can in this cursed pandemic-scape).
And that's what I wish for all of you. To go and enjoy your life, good people. I hope we'll come across one another doing so.

BIG CHEERS AND GRATTITUDE
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whitepine enthusiast
whitepine enthusiast Jun 07, 2021
<3
SkullKaizer
SkullKaizer Jun 07, 2021
thank you for everything!
juliamact
juliamact Jun 08, 2021
It's okay to take your time, and enjoy your life. I'm so grateful for the bits of fun and creppyness that we got from S&C. Thank you so much <3 <3
Russell Ramey
Russell Ramey Jun 08, 2021
i'll miss your incredible work here but I'm glad you're taking care of yourself!
Phan☆Apple
Phan☆Apple Jun 30, 2021
Live your life for sure! I'll be over the moon when another chapter drops be it months or years, and even if the time never comes I still adore the work you put in!
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Adrian
Adrian creator Nov 23, 2020
Look at this smug little girl!
I'm kinda back into Skulls. I was in an hiatus and I didn't even knew it.

Making comic is hard, but I like how Julia is looking on this one.
This one has a ton of Julia.
Is gonna be fun.

Love u all,
CHEERS
Marlene Santos
Marlene Santos Nov 23, 2020
yaaaaay I love your comic
abysspoptv
abysspoptv Nov 23, 2020
yaaay! the skeleton master is BA C C
wellsnat
wellsnat Nov 25, 2020
nice! i just decided to do a reread today and thought "hm maybe theres info about the next episode somewhere" <3 very excited!
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Adrian
Adrian creator Apr 25, 2020
Hello, good people!
It is I! The Slow One! After friggin' five months, Silvia Goes to The Market PART02 is UP!!! Go read it!
Will next chapter take me half a year again?! Sigh... Maybe? I don't know. Hope not! 'Cause is a fun one!

Next chapter is about Julia and her (beloved by many) granny Maggie (Margaret for you)! It's another self contained story, that maybe is getting longer than the Tapas can handle for a single chapter. But I won't split it up this time, 'cause there's no good place to add a "To be continued", so I'll just draw it all at once and upload it once is done.

On other news, I'm alive and healthy and I really hope y'all are too! Please take care of yourselves in this weird times. Listen to the doctors (the good ones) and I wish you strength (mentally, emotionally and physically) to endure this confinement.
Have a great day, wishing you the best,
CHEERS
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eltonswar
eltonswar May 13, 2020
It is very good to know that you are alive, Mr. Adrian.
Take care to yourself too!
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Adrian
Adrian creator Mar 20, 2020
Hello, good people!
Just a quick update to let you know that I'm still alive and working on the comic.
I've been trying a new schedule to work on Skulls and... well... it failed miserably and I didn't work that much XD
So, I'm back into my morning routine to work an hour or so before going to (actual) work.
Also, Coronavirus and stuff is happening, so everything is weird and I don't actually "go" to work. I now only change desk in my house XD

Hope y'all are fine and good. Wash your hands, take care of yourselves, and be strong if you gotta stay at home.
CHEERS

PD Have you noticed how Eva is changing...?
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Adrian
Adrian creator Dec 09, 2019
SURPRISE! I was working on this nightmare chapter all along!
Silvia Goes to The Market PART 01 is up!!!

Sorry for not posting almost anything for so long. Life got in the way. Lot's of big changes. Most of them good, but I'm trying to find my groove again to work on the comic.

It didn't help that this chapter happened in an actual classroom (more or less) and I loath drawing crowds. Like jeeeeeeeeeeeez, I just can't XD

Anyway.
Hope you enjoy the slow madness.
CHEERS good people!
Balla Emad
Balla Emad Dec 09, 2019
He is Back .............. Big
Adrian
Adrian creator Dec 10, 2019
Thanks, Balla Emad <3
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Adrian
Adrian creator Oct 06, 2019
Hello, good people!
Just a quick update! I'm still chipping at the inking for the next Skulls&Coins chapter. Is going as good as slow. As ususal XD

But I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing the Inktober challenge this year! You can see how creepy and horrific is going here:
https://www.instagram.com/sesimple/
And here:
https://twitter.com/TheArtofAdrian

Not sure if I'm gonna finish it, though... ANYWAY! This is relevant just 'cause, S&C began as an Inktober 3 years ago! And I'm not sure I have shared that infois story before.

S&C was just 2 separate stories at the time. "Coin for a Head" and "The Whistle Thing" They didn't have any relation between each other. Then, I was in the middle of my first Inktober and I was bored... so I thoutgh, "Why not make some short comic for the rest of the Inktober? A panel a day (or a page a day)? But what story to tell? And, in that moment, don't really know why or how, the 2 stories connected! I spent the rest of the month drawing "Two Coins, Deep River" and "Grand father's Dinner".
After that, the story kinda gained life for itself and it has been growing since then.

So, there you go! What will happen this year?! New stories? New images or ideas for Skull? Who knows?! I don't, that's for sure!
Little Bacchus
Little Bacchus Oct 11, 2019
Oh my word! Just took a quick peek at your Instagram and I so excited to see more art and such varied examples of you work. I'm really looking forward to this afternoon so I can make some time to really enjoy looking through them.
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Adrian
Adrian creator Sep 01, 2019
Hello, good people!
A quick reminder that I'm not, in fact, dead. Nor I have abandoned Skulls and Coins!

Next chapter, "Silvia goes to the Market", is a 2 parts story that's already planned. First chapter is 25% inked already. And you can see the WIP cover right here!

Also, kind of important side note:
The Tapas App for IOS seems to be scrutinized nowadays by the Apple Safety Guidelines, and if they find a story that violates those guidelines... well, they don't want to have that kind of story on their platform. And guess who has two thumbs and a messed up sinister story with abuse and gore?! Meeeee!!!

So! Skulls & Coins is not accesible in any IOS platform (I think I understood this right...). And I'm not happy about it. Even though, I totally understand where they're coming from. If they want to be family friendly, hey, it's their platform, they have the right to choose what's available and what's not.

Tapas has been super nice to let me know about all this thing, and they were (are) willing to help me out if I ever want to make a creative censored version to display on IOS. And that's great that they're willing to help me out if I want to. But I don't want to. S&C was a dark and disturbing story from the very beginning, and I don't want to change that. Also, I don't have the time. I have a full time job, and I can barely squeeze drawing the damn thing as it is! So re-desning old chapters to make them feel less disturbing, while telling the same story, will require a cuantity of energy and time that I don't have.

So, yeah. That's that. You won't be able to read S&C on IOS (unless you're already subscribed to it, I guess?) and I won't be doing any changes to the story or the drawings or whatever.
And I'm not dead. And I still work on this series.
And I love u all.
And thanks.
And CHEERS!
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Balla Emad
Balla Emad Sep 01, 2019
When wind blows it doesn't come as ships desire but sailing through and get to the promised lands we seek is all that matter
Adrian
Adrian creator Sep 02, 2019
Thanks everybody for your support and understanding. Hay, Mako! Also thanks for the clarification. If that's the case, I'm less worried. Hope you can keep enjoying my stuff on the platform of choice!
tehanu
tehanu Sep 03, 2019
I am so glad about your decision, please stick with it in the future too! The gore and the disturbing stuff is what gives this story its kick (along with amazing art and plot of course)
Kerimacus
Kerimacus Sep 05, 2019
censorship should be a crime
woolongramen
woolongramen Sep 09, 2019
Fuck Apple. Use Ecosia to search for stuff in general and read Tapas. As far as I know, they don't track your searches like Apple does, and they plant trees for every certain number of searches you input. #nonspons
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Adrian
Adrian creator Jun 20, 2019
Hello, good people!
After a long hiatus, Marriett's Morning is up! Go check it out!
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Adrian
Adrian creator Jun 16, 2019
Hello, good people!
Marriett's Morning, the next chapter for S&Cs is already available for 1$ patreons!
https://www.patreon.com/skullsandcoinscomic
It'll be up here in Tapas next Friday!

Even though is an slow one shot, I'm so excited for you to read it, 'cause... well, 'cause I really like a lot of the drawings. And I hope you like them too. And... yeah.

CHEERS! XD
Balla Emad
Balla Emad Jun 16, 2019
A coin for a song ............... A coin for a Dance ............... Jeff and Jeorge economy work everywhere
Adrian
Adrian creator Jun 16, 2019
Didn't know about Jeff & George. Looks promising!
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Adrian
Adrian creator Jun 05, 2019
Hello, good people!
May is over and I'm back into work! Inking for the next chapter is already done! Now is time for the shading proccess. I hope this won't take very long. I'm using some new textures and more uses of black. Hope you like the new look!

Also, just a friendly reminder that I have an Instagram account where I post different stuff from S&Cs, as the one you can see below. If you like the stuff that I do there, please, give me a follow, it helps a lot. Thank you and CHEERS!
https://www.instagram.com/sesimple/
Nolan reeve
Nolan reeve Jun 05, 2019
¡Fantásticas noticias nos traes! ¡Sígue así!
Greenboy
Greenboy Jun 05, 2019
So nice
Balla Emad
Balla Emad Jun 05, 2019
Welcome back into heat ..........
Momo-Magica
Momo-Magica Jun 05, 2019
Oh my, this is gorgeous wow 💖
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