PMD: The Rogue Team Update #2

henllo everyone!! today i bring you news about PMD: The Rogue Team's progress.

"Chapter 2: Into the Dungeon" has been fully sketched out! Patrons from Rookie Rascal tier now have access to WIPs for the entire chapter. 

from now on, Rookie Rascal patrons will only receive updated WIPs - no new pages will be drawn. we're officially going into the next stages:

Stage 1 - Prep!

First, i will clean up and edit the backlog's rougher comic pages. that's pg 6 until pg 23, 17 pages in total (you can check it out on the "PMD: The Rogue Team WIP" tag, sorting from oldest to newest). some of these pages also need better staging, like dynamic angles for explosions! 

Estimated time: a big while.

• Patrons from Proficient Picaro tier and up can watch me edit these pages live in private streams!! These will happen once a week on Sundays (or, if not possible, on Saturdays). I plan on editing stream footage as shorter timelapses, which will become available for patrons from the Seasoned Scoundrel tier and up!

Stage 2 - Grayscale!

Once all 17 pages have been cleaned up, I will work on Grayscaling the entire chapter. every character and background element (the ground, trees, sky, rocks) needs to have a gray color base. Grayscaling basically means getting all comic pages looking like the first 5 ones.

Estimated time: a little while. littler than Stage 1!

• same rewards from Stage 1 apply here! Rookie Rascal patrons will get updated pages up to this stage.

Stage 2 - Coloring!

when we get to this stage... HEHEHEHOHOHO >:) it means Chapter 2 will be very close to release. Having the chapter fully grayscaled allows me to flat color everything really, really fast!!! (i clip the flat color palette to the gray base colors). 

Estimated time: fast

• Same rewards from Stage 1 apply here!

Stage 3 - Shading!

once all flat colors are set, we're going into Shading - getting them pages up to Chapter 1 quality level. or better, hopefully ;w;

Oddly enough, shading takes longer than flat coloring... actually, no, it's not that odd. there are too many details here :')

Estimated time: probably somewhere between a big while and a little while. a medium while, if you will

• Same rewards from Stage 1 apply here!

Stage 4 - RELEASE 

when all previous stage are done ///after a LOT of blood and tears!! which Proficient Picaro and up tiers can watch unfold!! :'D // i will work on drawing Chapter 2's cover and finally, finally post a teaser with a definite release date (1 week earlier for patrons!)

and then, i will finally rest. for a moment. then i will make a script for Chapter 3, and we go all over again. :)

• Patrons from Proficient Picaro tier and up can join me in a final stream for CH2's cover (it will be a fun cover!!!). A shorter timelapse will also be released for patrons from Seasoned Scoundrel tier and up.
• Chapter 2: Into the Dungeon will be posted once a week on Thursdays.

ALSO, also, i won't stop making additional content!! i'll try my best to post Concept Art, illustrations and other fun stuff for other tiers, even if it's only once a week.

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as always, thank you for the support. i am always overwhelmingly happy whenever i remember people actually care about my artwork and my comics. from the bottom of my heart, thank you :')

i'll see you all soon.

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TL;DR = Chapter 2: Into the Dungeon has been fully sketched out, WIPs are available for all patrons. I will work on getting the chapter rendered next! time until completion will zig zag a lot. Patrons from Rookie Rascal tier will see the backlog update until Grayscale. Patrons from Proficient Picaro tier and up can follow the process more closely.