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[Sketchbook] Finding Frantic

Added 2017-01-24 16:23:17 +0000 UTC

Been doodling in my sketchbooks again lately. For some reason, it's easier for me to transfer ideas to paper than to do it digitally. Probably because I can't just erase everything with one quick shortcut haha

Anyway, I spend a lot of time reading threads on r/bipolar. I'm very interested in people's experiences, how they handle their daily life, how the illness affects their relationships, jobs, ... well, everything. There are a lot of threads about medication of course, and I did some research on the side-effects of a popular combo used to treat bipolar disorder.

Wrote all of them down so I can keep them in mind. Not saying that Mitch will experience them ALL, as that would be unrealistic and cruel (I think). But some of them? Definitely.

Frantic v1, before the breakup, was still missing two characters. It feels weird designing them "again". The band has existed in two different iterations already, once of them as a roleplay - I had to scrap these characters because they weren't mine. Back in 2008, I redesigned them for a school project, but those designs were rushed and tbqh, I don't really remember them anymore.

So yeah, here we have the new squad as of now - things still might change as my characters evolve over time, though.

Joaquim (or Joaquin, not sure yet) on bass, Mitch on the mic, Steven on guitar, Eric on drums.