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I'm so sorry for you😱 I didn't want to stress you out, I was just curious, that's all. I'M SO SORRY. 😭  😭  😭  😭

We need to talk

I recently posted my latest “The Brains and The Brawn” comic page the other day. I was feeling really awesome about it and got lots of wonderful feedback! It made me feel very happy, and I was happy to finally bring a new page to you!

Then today I got this as a comment on the page:

And beyond this being just very rude, it made me realize that I really need to have a talk with you guys.

Because this isn’t the first time I’ve gotten something to this effect. It may not always have been this rude, but I have gotten dozens of comments of this nature asking something to the effect of “when will we see the next page?”

To reiterate from a section in another post where I talked about this in brief, I really DO NOT like these kinds of asks/comments. They make me feel stressed and ashamed and pressured, which can create negative feelings around my work and make me less likely to finish them. I get that you’re excited, and that’s cool. But literally no one likes those kinds of comments.

First of all, a big reason why I have not given myself a set schedule for my Rise comics is because I did not want the pressure of a consistent deadline at a time when I don’t know if I can hold a deadline. To be perfectly candid, I’ve been recovering from a frankly very mentally stressful scenario, which I do not want to get into here.

Second of all, my recent slow-down in frequency of comics is because I’ve been trying to get my life back in order and get an in-real-life job. I’d been living overseas for the past 6 years, and coming back to my home country amidst a pandemic while also dealing with the previously mentioned mentally stressful scenario has not been easy. I’m also juggling doing my own projects with doing commissions for people, and I will of course prioritize something that I am actually paid to do.

And MOST importantly: I shouldn’t have to provide a reason for the frequency of my updates to begin with!

I’m fine with explaining a little bit about my situation, but not everyone has the means to do so. You don’t know what different people are going through. Myself and other online creatives are often creating content for free, and do not have to answer to someone asking for more content at a pace that may not be reasonable for them. Making comics is hard work! I render everything from the characters to the backgrounds myself, and that takes a lot of time! And that is in between everything going on in my daily life which you don’t see much of because you don’t have any right to!

I make my comics for myself, and I can easily block someone if all they are going to add to my day is some passive aggressive nonsense like this. Unless you are literally paying me through a commission, I do not make art for you. I make it for me.

And because a friend of mine said it so much better, here is a link to some nice guidelines on how to respond to a creative whose work you are excited to see more of without being rude about it.

To repeat, you don’t know what different people are going through. Creatives have lives outside of their online presence. Try to think before you comment and remember that you are talking to a human being, not an art-creating-machine.

WOW That's great, wonderful Jade !!! I don't know if this post is considered for you as a small interview or as a behind the scenes presentation of Once Human Au ... but I must say that the way you wrote the "story" of the project and these details about the characters, made your new project even more interesting. I feel like I am waiting for the new season of a series that you gladly watch with PASSION !!!!!! I CAN'T LOOK AT THE TIME YOU ARE FANTASTIC !!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

For your upcoming Once Human au, what was your process for designing each of the turtles, like choosing their species, their weapons, and their ages? Your au looks really interesting and unlike most fan reinterpretations of the tmnt I've seen and I can't wait to know more about it!

Ooooh, this is such a good question! To be honest, the design process was really difficult for me at first!

I had very fleshed out ideas for their personalities, dynamics, development, and especially, backstory! But I had very little in mind for what they looked like, haha!

So in designing the turtles, I tried to pick weapons, species, and looks while keeping their backstories in mind, but still put a focus on who they are now.

For weapons, I thought a lot about fight styles, looked up a bunch of Japanese weapons, and videos demonstrating their uses, trying to picture each of the characters using them, and picking the ones that I thought fit best.

Picking species was a bit harder because I wanted to keep in mind a few things:

The species’ function/abilities - for example picking a loggerhead turtle for Raph since they have the toughest turtle shells, and I thought that made sense for the team tank

The color scheme - for example picking a black pond turtle to give Donnie a space-and-stars look to fit with their sci-fi theme

Endangered species - all of the turtles and Splinter are endangered species. This didn’t really have a lot to do with their personality or anything, but I like including a bit of environmental awareness in my art and stories if/when I can

For their ages, I kind of just went with my gut and picked what I thought would create interesting character dynamics. Leo is often the oldest brother, so I was curious to see what he’d be like as the youngest. I made Raph and Donnie the same age because there are so few instances of the two of them having lots of interactions in the canon. I want to change that for this iteration, and making them the same age seemed like a good way to do that. Mikey is the middle child to further push the idea that he is the balance of the team.

Oh, and one more character design note - I took a page out of Rise of the TMNT’s book and thought about shape language. I wanted their general body type and shapes to reflect their personalities. So Mikey is all round and friendly, Leo’s plastron and armor is sharp and angular, Donnie’s design contains stiff and blocky shapes, and Raph is large and smooth with his plastron and shell looking like a shield.

Thank you so much for the interest and the kind words! I’m excited to share more and to eventually bring this iteration to life!

WONDERFUL IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

🎉 And we’re live!! 🎉 

The Style on the Rise zine is now available to download! Visit our website to get it for free today!

Rise fans, listen up

I’ve been actively posting on twitter with the hashtags #rottmnt #supportrottmnt #saverottmnt and #riseofthetmnt to try and get this show more attention, while tagging Nick’s CEO and Netflix.

In about 20 minutes, the Rise fam will raid Twitter with these hashtags and make them trend again. I wish I could be as active here as I am there, but I can’t handle two social medias at the same time, it’s too overwhelming.

However! I’ve come to ask my tumblr followers if you could help us by watching this clip (CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE FINALE):

https://twitter.com/enjoy_rottmnt/status/1292178767008477187 We’re trying to get to a million views and if y’all can help us out that would be very appreciated!

Thank you everyone and let’s not lose hope on Rise yet!

I LOVE THEM! SAVE THEM!!!!!!

Here’s this weeks #saverottmnt schedule (Oct 14-18) RotTMNT Fam! (Foot Recruit themed for this week! )

Each weeks schedule is organized by @holymangos on twitter so please follow her for more info and updates and give her a huge thanks for all her hard work! And make sure to follow @saveriseofthetmnt​ on Tumblr as well! :D

There’s also a weekly video to support! Share it, like it, and watch as many times on as many devices as possible to get the views up! (Keep in mind you may need to watch at least 30 seconds for YouTube to count it as a view)

I’ll link this weeks video in the comments! :D

Here’s this weeks #saverottmnt schedule (Sept 2-6) RotTMNT Fam! (Leo themed for this week! )

Each weeks schedule is organised by @holymangos on twitter so please follow her for more info and updates and give her a huge thanks for all her hard work! And make sure to follow @saveriseofthetmnt​ on Tumblr as well! :D

WOW SOOO COOL!!!! YOU?RE AMAZING!!!! 😍

Here we have it! The “TMNT: Once Human” lineup!

I’ll be revealing the characters plus character sheets throughout the week (and adding to this as I go). But I haven’t decided on who I should reveal first. So I figured I’d let you all decide! Take this poll and tell me who you want to see first.

SAVE THEM!!!!!

Here’s this weeks #saverottmnt schedule (Oct 21-25) RotTMNT Fam! (Sunita (Yokai) themed for this week! )

Each weeks schedule is organized by @holymangos on twitter so please follow her for more info and updates and give her a huge thanks for all her hard work! And make sure to follow @saveriseofthetmnt​​ on Tumblr as well! :D

There’s also a weekly video to support! Share it, like it, and watch as many times on as many devices as possible to get the views up! (Keep in mind you may need to watch at least 30 seconds for YouTube to count it as a view)

I’ll link this weeks video in the comments! :D

Hi ! I read the first chapter of this fanfiction but I can’t search the number 2.

WHERE IS IT? I WANT READ IT.

My attempt on writing

Ok….I’m gonna leave this here, since I promised I would.

It’s my first time writing, so please bare it with me XS *runs and hides, hoping that the unfollows won´t be too many*

Continua a leggere

Hi jadethest0ne !!!

Great idea to ask us for requests for comics or fanart ORIGINAL AND ADORABLE !!!! I would have one, I know it's not very detailed but I care. I would like a small comic, I have as big as you can or want, that talks about Mickey and how much he cares and loves his brothers and his father Splinter. The style I imagine is that he wants to protect them at any cost and that he gives emotions, brotherly love and fatherly love. I imagine the scenario similar to a fanfiction that I have read and reread (because it is a touching story, exciting with drama but has a beautiful happy ending) and I hope you like it too.

Here is the link of the fanfiction.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24044386

I don't expect you to choose it, as one of the creations you would like to fulfill. But at least I was able to write to you ... so as to make you understand that I love your every creation and the initiative you have proposed to us, your fans and admirers. I can't wait to see the amazing ideas that you will accept even if you don't want mine I will always be delighted and excited to follow you and read your posts and works.

PS. I have never written or made a personal request so if you would like to accept mine, would you ask me if it is clear? THANK YOU SO MUCH. I await your response and waited for the survey.

1000+ Follower Thank-You Request Raffle

I’m a bit late with this, but mostly because I wanted to get the right words out and to think of a proper way to show my gratitude to all of you who have followed my blog. I’ve had a rough year (likely we all have), but since I started posting on here and having all of you be so wonderful with supporting me and giving me feedback has really made it so much better! I have really enjoyed bringing art and comics and writing to all of you, and apparently you have enjoyed it as well. So the best way that I could show you my appreciation is 2 ways. One is to give you all a big, heckin’

THANK YOU!!!

My time on here this year has meant a whole lot to me! Thank you all so much!

The other way that I think would be an appropriate way to say “thank you” is with requests! So I’m temporarily opening up my ask box for requests. BUT since there are over 1000 of you, we’re going to make this a raffle of sorts. So there are RULES.

I will be RANDOMLY picking 5-10 requests (depending on my motivation and number of requests) and use a random number generator to choose them. I will also include a link to the requester’s blog and reblog one of their posts that I like and say something nice about it.

Please read these rules before making requests.

Rules:

For the next few days you may send me requests in my ask box. (not DMs)

You can send as many different requests as you want. Please do not spam me with the same copy-paste request over and over; I will only count each request once.

The requests can be for art, short comics (3-4 simple panels), or writing.

I have the right to create the requests in ways that I see fit (so if it is a complicated request, I might simplify it to a sketch, or if a “comic” request seems long, I’ll change it to prose or just create a simple piece of artwork, etc).

You can send anonymous requests, HOWEVER this means that I will not be able to include a link to your blog or reblog one of your posts.

Requests that I will NOT do: anything nsfw, ship art, gore (light blood/injury is ok tho), anything too mechanical (I can’t do mechs), poetry

Requests that I WILL do: fan art, OC art (but only if you provide a detailed full color reference), simple sketch comics, prose/writing, speedARTicle suggestions

Please be respectful when sending the requests

Any request not following these rules will be taken out of the raffle. The raffle will be open until midnight(EST) Friday 13th. You may make requests until then. Anything after that will not be counted. Thank you all again! I’m excited to give back to all of you who have supported me this year!