This one had been rattling around in my head for quite a long time, but I never got around to making it. Then, it turns out, yesterday was #MakeATerribleComicDay (2025). It was the perfect excuse not to fuss.
The bonus panel idea came from my friend @Tired-Lulu. It cracked me up, I had to make it.
I was “trying” to go simple and only use a single shadow and single highlight layer just to see how it would go. i failed.
Finally finished an older WIP of Penumbra.
She used to be like… THE OC for me for a while. My comic centers around her. But that ho Anais popped into existence and very literally pushed her out of the spotlight. So I’m happy to give her some love with a proper solo drawing instead of all the low effort doodles and comic panels.
Fun fact: I spelled my name wrong in my signature 🙃
Was just messing around doodling. I wanted to show Piper doing what she’s kinda come to be known for: thoughtlessly rude comments.
I forgot Charlie was wearing a hat and wrote (what i thought was) a generic rude comment. Charlie responded and I was like “😐whoops.” Well, it worked out. And we got Piper acting like, “… heyyyy😠.”
The thread where it happened is here:
Her first appearance ever! She’s good at beach! I wasn’t intending to make her a full blown character, honestly. I just had the clothing and hair design in mind and wanted to show it off to my wife and a couple friends.
I was bullied into making her real, multiple people saying to give into the brainrot.
What put the nail in the coffin was Chel saying, “Can I make a girlfriend for her?”
I said, “If you did, I’d have no choice but to turn her into a full character.”
Bruh, I didn’t even have a name for her and Chel was already making her gf.
Here’s the first sketch I showed off:
I also used her to fuck around with gradient maps. Fun!
