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Posted on March 27, 2009

As is so often the case, I am becoming less satisfied with my art as I progress. Such is the way of being an artist. Anyhow.
This page is very complex, layer-wise, because I draw all of my characters separately. This means that I can't use my normal multiplication methods, which are very simple, but instead must do some fancy masking inside of my smart objects so that the girl won't be transparent.
One of the serious drawbacks to drawing each character individually is that you spend a lot of time drawing material that never gets seen (such as the folds in the guys' clothes). It does, however, let you reposition the characters long after you draw them... for example, I decided to change the position of characters in panel 4 to allow for a clearer progression of events, which wouldn't have been feasible if they had been drawn together.

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About Sandstorm Conscience

Sandstorm Conscience is an extended examination of miscommunication between cultures, and the harsh consequences that are born from that lack of comprehension.

The Sandstorm Conscience series is the most lasting and thought-out project by TSHolden to date: the first book is completely scripted, and the second volume is being released incrementally as a webcomic. The first volume is still in need of a proper artist, someone better than my chicken scratches, so contact me if you're interested.

The Red Books are best viewed at 50% resolution on most monitors, with two-page side-by-side. Volume 2 is a mostly normal webcomic, but makes extensive us of hovering to spice things up. Comments welcome.

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I believe in usability, and I believe that no two people have the same preferences. To make my comic more usable to a wider variety of people, I have set up multiple naviagtion options for the comic archive. You can do any of the following:

  1. Use the text links at the bottom of the page.
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Please note that hovering over the comic, while not essential to reading the story, does reveal special aspects of the comic.