SOMEONE GET ME AN APPLE SO I CAN EAT IT!!!

RGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

My computer has been really slow as of late. That’s my excuse. Which is why HU10 will be delayed… hopefully latest tomorrow night. Admittedly I should have started this page earlier. But I seriously thought I’d have enough time today. I can’t believe it takes me 5 minutes to open a new document!!!!!!

AND It took 10 minutes for me to tweet this news on twitter!!!

Anyway… RAHRAHRAH who cares.

Preview for the next strip. Least I could do I guess. Sorry guys.

Hands Up 10 Preview

Hands Up #009

Hands Up Page 9

Arghhhh!! It’s literally going to be 11:59 when I post this!

Thanks to my friends Andre and Albert who teach our group of friends sign language. It’s been fun learning so far and it’s really an nifty skill. Communicating to each other in middle of a loud dance party, from across the room, under water whilst scuba diving… etc.

And yes, this was indeed one of the first things I asked how to sign.

Hands Up Draft Pages

As per my friend, Dan’s request, here are some roughs of some of the pages. I figured 3′s a good number. Right?

Pg 2 Draft

Pg 5 Draft

Pg 8 Draft

Why all the colours? Because I CAN! 8-D

No seriously I usually do my sketches in different colours so I can draw over them in a darker colour or black. Like I do in real life! Hurrah coloured leads for mechanical pencils! :D

Hands Up #008

Hands Up Page 8

*sigh* I know, it’s late. Sorry. It’s the cold. The cold I tells ya! I don’t function well in winter… I go into hibernation mode and I can literally sleep all day! True story.

Anyhow, if you haven’t read the article already, this probably totally didn’t make any sense. So here is the article:

7 Basic Things You Won’t Believe You’re Doing Wrong

And if you’re too lazy to read the whole damned thing, the basic gist is that; a> You’re not supposed to brush your teeth right after you eat – some of the acids in our foods help break down the harmful stuff on our teeth and gums, b> You’re not supposed to sit down when you’re doing your 2′s – the best position is to actually squat like they do in some Asian countries, c> It’s normal to wake up in the middle of the night. Don’t fight it, just relax, meditate or do other “recreational” things… then fall asleep naturally; and d> Taking daily showers is bad for your skin.

Last but not least, I may shift the day of Hands Up release to Sunday. This is because if I find myself working full time and not from home, I don’t usually have time to work on it during the week. So extreme case scenario, I’ll pull an all-nighter Friday or Saturday night. (Aren’t I so dedicated? Aww, don’t be too concerned, all-nighters are very normal for me.)

Time of day release will vary but I will aim for Sunday. If you’d like to know for sure, keep an eye on my twitter (@arutea). If there’s no word, it’s likely I’ll be late with my release.

PHEW! That was a lot of blah this week.

Am I being Bassetist?

I swear, I’m not obsessed with basset hounds. These are all just studies. STUDIES!!

– Or rather this one in particular is a work in progress for a more detailed portrait of a basset hound. Yes, reference is being used – I’m making use of the dog photos book mum gave me for my birthday.

Basset

Hands Up #007

Hands Up Page 7

You know how you work on something which you thought was hilarious at first but you work on it for so long, it’s not funny anymore? That seems to happen with each of these pages but so far I’ve been getting pretty good feedback. So thanks to all my readers who motivate me to do this every week… it’s actually a strong motivator not to disappoint people by skipping a release.

Even if I’m late by 19.5 hours. *sheepish grin*

Oh well.

delay

Well, I tried to get it done tonight but I think my brain and right wrist is just demanding me to go to bed. Won’t be a long delay, might be published Friday afternoon, latest Saturday I think! :) If I am allowed excuses, I blame my recent holiday in Melbourne which has made my week a little shorter.

Here’s a preview… this is my process so it’s extra special. This is at rough sketch stage, I’ve laid out all the text and speech bubbles. :)

Hands Up 7 WIP

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