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Hi, everything’s been good. Out of curiosity how did you learn to draw the turtles, especially when it comes to their facial expressions and bodies ? Do u have any tips or references that could be helpful ?

Hi, things are going relatively good. Hmm, I'm probably not the best person to ask this, heh. My drawing progression and process has been (and is) a bit all over the place.

For anatomy, I'd recommend searching for terms like "comic book anatomy" and "simplified male anatomy for artists". Some pretty good free resources out there, especially on YouTube. Then you look at those recourses and simplify even more! I don't draw a lot of muscle detail, just focus on making the main muscle groups visible and ignore the rest. As long as that's in place and you have alright proportions (another thing to study, hooray), things tend to look passable.

I also have a little folder of screencaps from the movies (mostly OOTS), always handy! Some taken my self, some "stolen" from here on Tumblr. I've never really used refs for expressions, but I also don't draw a lot of very exaggerated/cartoony expressions. I keep it subtle and often find my self subconsciously making the faces I'm trying to draw, heh. And I guess that's my final tip: Draw! One can't JUST look at YouTube videos and tutorials, you gotta draw a lot too. But never be afraid to use references, that's how you learn and drawing is how you hammer that knowledge in to your hand!

Don't be afraid to ask if there's something more specific you're wondering about or if you want me to red-line something. I find that easier to be helpful with. I'm not a very good teacher on broader subjects, my answers to those tends to boil down to: JuSt GoOgLe It, sorry, haha.

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Hi! I’ve been following your art for years, and love it so much! It was some of the first artwork I began to actively follow online and I’m so so so happy you’re back!

But I wanted to ask, are there any fanfics for tcest that you’d recommend? I read the one that had Raph feeding Leo the ramen and it was so good! I was wondering if there were any that were long, with several chapters, and had some good connects between the turtles!

Thank you so much!

Hi! Thank you, glad you like my stuff! Gosh, some of the fics I used to dig I'm having trouble locating again... some are deleted from DeviantArt (+ DA is awful now) and I was a terrible AO3 user who never bookmarked anything in the past, heh. I remember "Tension" by MidoriEyes was one I enjoyeda lot. Here are my bookmarks now, it's mostly shorter fics, but "Hold me longer" by MaybeoneNight is good longer one! @hummerhouse is seasoned writer for the fandom, so I would def check out some of her fics. @mizmomo also has some longer fics you could check out.

Everyone, feel free to suggest stuff in the comments/reblogs for both anon and me, heh!

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Thank you for all the amazing turtle-cest stuff, it's always such a pleasure to see, especially for you! you're style is always one of the greats and does them justice! Hope you make a full recovery post-surgery and we're always wishing you the best!!

Thank you so much, very nice to hear that today<3<3<3

Been having a bit of a rough time lately, but hopefully just a "it gets worse before it gets better" thing.

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Hi, hope you’re having a good day. I was wonder how long does it take to finish a panel and how do you come up with ideas on what should happen next ?

Hi, hope you're having a good day too! Actually... today has honestly been a bit sucky, heh. But trying to keep positive, it's temporary. Anyway....

I've never really timed my self when drawing the comic. And I'm glad I haven't, cause I'm slow as hell, heh! I'll often draw a bit, take a break, draw a bit more, put it away, pull it up again... you get the idea.

When it comes to the story, it's a collaboration between me and the script writer @turtlecestgallery / Kibble, with him pulling the majority of the load. I'll just throw some loose idea's and wishes his way and he'll make it happen, heh. And I off course ask for changes some times, just to be extra annoying! Thank you for keeping up with me Kibble, you da best!<3

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Back home!

A bit sore, very bloated and drowsy from pain killers, but all things considered... feeling pretty good! Thank you to everyone who sent good vibes my way, seems to have done the trick <3

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Youre back! Youre back! YOURE BACK BACK BACK!!! Im so glad you’re ok and you’re back to us! I waited sooo long, it was extremely exhausted to know that maybe youll never came back 😭

many of my favourite tcest idols didn’t came back 😭 but you’re back!

thank you! im so happy and your arts give me so many motivation 💪🏻🔥

for me it was looong five years, really, so i can wait another couple weeks or months for new pages.

and again thank you! love ya so-so much 🖤 good luck 🍀

p.s. sorry for grammar, english not my native 😅

Aw, thank you anon, feels good to be missed <3

And speaking of long wait times between pages... I'm heading out for a medical procedure tomorrow. I'm not quite sure how long it will take me to recover as I haven't had something quite like this done before. But just wanted to mention it in case someone tries contacting me and I don't answer. Keep fingers and toes crossed that everything goes smoothly and complication free xxxx

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Hy!

Hope you're doing great.

Stumbled upon your magnet fancomic today and it totally blew me away. Love it! Is there any kind of masterpost for this or somewhere I can read all of it in one go?

Thanks so much for being part of the tmnt fandom ❤️

Lots of love from Germany

Nivael

Hi, thank you, kind German! The best place to read the comic is on my Inkbunny account. I've made the comic available for guests, but to read the more "adult" chapters, you need to adjust your allowed ratings, I made a quick guide here . Let me know if you have any issues!

And to everyone: Thank you for your patience with me. To be more personal (but still vague), I've had some reoccurring physical health issues lately, but it looks like I will finally be able to get the procedure that will fix it permanently very soon. Very happy about that!

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Hi! Just wanna say thank you to u and ur brilliant artworks! I'm new to tcest fandom and I found the Magnet comic and other cute fanarts by u on DA months ago. I was so excited about those masterpiece but then I sadly noticed ur away from this fandom for years :( Up until last month, when I logged into Tumblr, I found you came back and decided to continue this comic! It really was a pleasant surprise, and I'm so glad and grateful for it. Again, welcome back and thanks for ur talented fan works!

Thank you, kind anon! I'm glad at least some lucky new peeps didn't technically have to wait years before I popped back up to continue things, haha (sorry about that). Back in a pretty alright laid-back groove now, working on the next page in my own painfully slow pace. Appreciate everyone's patience with me <3

PS: Also, thank you to my shadow followers who sent me happy B-day messages, I read them and appreciated them, I just forgot to mention it! ><

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Hello! I had a question about Magnet and pages upload: is there any schedule?

Hi there! Nope, no schedule. It depends how much time is available, I draw pretty slow... and I can be pretty lazy, heh. So I prefer to just keep it random and to a minimum amount of stress. Thanks for asking.

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man, im so fookn excited for the magnet comic!!!

Thanks a ton, that makes me so happy to hear <3 And will you look at the clock... It's page-posting time!

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"A few days later" I say... 4 years later, heh.

And a HUUUGE thank you to my my new excellent writer @turtlecestgallery / Kibble (on AO3) for supplying me with fresh script and tolerating my shenanigans, you're the best <3

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