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Posted on March 5, 2009

If nothing else, this page has enlightened me on just how much room for improvement I have left on hands and faces (and feet, to a lesser extent). Really, this page was a long series of sketching mistakes, which I had to try to correct in photoshop or just make the call to redraw it later. For example, the red bandana is almost 100% photoshop. :P
Note of interest, this page is a great example of artistic redirection: the script calls for our blue-wearing friend to block with his rod, but when I started drawing I realized it would be much cooler to have him sumersault past (it was also easier to draw).

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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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Reading the Comic

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.
  2. Click the giant arrows on the sides of the page. Deprecated for now.
  3. Click the comic itself to advance to the next page.

Please note that hovering over the comic, while not essential to reading the story, does reveal special aspects of the comic.