The Pen Monster Blog

The hay fever, that might have possibly been a mild cold but it certainly wasn't The Rona, knocked me on my ass this weekend. I soldiered through on Saturday and GM'ed our planned gaming session anyway because I'm not going to waste a day everyone at the table is free. I did pay for it and spent most of the last 14 hours in bed.

Which seemed to get the job done. Still got some congestion, but it's greatly improved. I can look at Clip Studio without my eyes getting angry at me. Hopefully I can get this story done by the end of the week.

If you're wondering: Our "gaming table" is actually a well-ventilated media room and I was sitting in a chair up front by the TV next to a whiteboard, with everyone a good distance away from me and each other in their comfy seats. This was set up by my friend during the pandemic and he just left it that way because we're all going to be sick forever.

I've been sick this week. It's not the Rona and it doesn't feel like a cold, but all of the hay fever meds I've gulped down haven't made a dent in my sinus congestion. It's been slowing down making art.

Yet art is still being made!

If only in my sketchbooks.

I didn't want a cast of characters who are wearing the same clothing every day so coming up with outfits that fit their motifs, have interesting styles that are kinda Sci-Fi, and are easy to draw the same way twice, is a must.

Story 4 will see Space Elf and Reader on an expedition to a planet of fools. I was hoping to start it this weekend, but, see above: Sick.

I'll probably stop with the "posting on the socials as soon as it's done" thing with this comic.

Both because of spoiling the comic before I can get it posted on webcomics platforms with wider audiences that need building up, and because I need to give my choices time to stew just in case some ingredients need a change.

I'm trying to vary up my faces a bit. I'm pretty confident all the characters are distinct enough as it is, but the little extra won't hurt.