The Next Set Of Pages 5-8 (: Chapter 1 Is Officially Done At This Point, But Just In Case I Fall Behind,

the gremlins tinkering

prepping to cause Problems for the locals

i wanted to share the sheer difference between the art of my old Venturiantale fic (Elka Highschool/The Binder) throughout the years!

the first is from the start of the original story, written when i was in middle school! i'd estimate it to have been in the spring of 2015 based on the release dates of the Venturiantale FNAF videos and Samgladiator's yandere high school Minecraft rp. i drew every single chapter "cover" on lined paper despite the fact that i absolutely had sketchbooks i could've used. maybe it was easier to use what was accessible at school. who knows? i sure don't remember lol

the second is from the beginning of the not-so-little project i started up in July of 2021, where i transcribed the entirety of Elka Highschool into a proper document before time wore away at its old pages! it was also when i would redraw all of the included art of the OG story, though often with changes to improve composition and supplement the story, rather than the excessive violence and blood i prefered in EHS. it's honestly not terrible! i love it for the angst factor i've yet to shed (:

the third is of course from the current chapter of my newest project for EHS, Bindertales, in which i'm trying to rewrite the story without losing the primary plot! this isn't an exact redraw (which i may go back and do anyways as i love this sort of cheesey setup) but is me doing my best to learn better composition and framing! this one is from November of 2024 and makes me quite proud of how far i've grown since the start of this whole mess.

this is all just a nostalgic ramble no one will read, but i wanted to share it in case anyone's like me and enjoys seeing artists develop over years of practice!! never stop creating :D

i wanna share the alternate AU i made a while back, where lil Ghost befriends the strangely similar-looking kid he found in the woods (:

@cavestreamgames

something special in the works (:

it's been, what, 5 years now since i first played?

still hurts

but hey! if anyone has any fer.al ocs that you'd like to include as background characters, i need some to fill out the roster! please reach out!

Now that I've posted all these, I want to share some of the preliminary sketches for chapters 2 & 3! Things changed as I worked, as is the norm it seems, so allow me to ramble once more (:

-Starting all the way back at the aftermath of the fight with Toothless, Ghost was originally going to wake up at the dorm! Toast had taken him home and the two of them have a cute little moment. -Though this was far more accurate to the original fic, but I felt like it skipped too far in time/space and didn't allow much opportunity to continue worldbuilding Elka Highschool. Not to mention this burn needs to be slow :)c

-Following the prior scene, Jeff's break-in would have been mostly offscreen, have Cas play a more helpful role in trying to warn Ghost of it, and Toast would wake up much sooner to walk in on Cas over Jeff's body. Considering most likely no one reading Bindertales here has watched the og fic's reading video, I must say that Toast legitemately brought a gun to campus and shot the fuck out of Cas. Genuinely. Wtf was I on in middle school ._.

-For obvious reasons I decided against including Toast being strapped. As for Cas waking Ghost, I realized it'd take away from the threat Casket is meant to pose to the duo at the moment. I kept the Home Alone joke, though :3

-The fight with originally had Jeff matching Casket's freak by biting him in the neck. The two would then fight under the time limit of blood loss on both ends. It'd make the fight scene longer and a bit more even.

-This was changed to better contrast the way Cas fights against others! Not to mention highlighting just how much of a threat Cas can pose to the people of EHS.

-Finally, Toast being awoken by the force and another drawn-out version of the fight scene! The fight would continue as somewhat even like mentioned prior and Toast, feeling something was off, would wake up to once more walk into the fight and witness Jeff's death.

-This nearly happened, but around this time, I finally sat down to make a roadmap of what I'd like to do with Bindertales. It would be a far better start to the current arc to allow Casket to fly under the radar for now.

I yap into the void but I very much hope this was entertaining to anyone reading Bindertales (:

I love sharing progress and sketches, it's so fun to compare!! I'll share my favorite sketches shortly, but that's it for now! Thanks for reading!

Bindertales chapter 2 continues! finally got to draw school mom/nurse Spottedleaf again! and a peek at Cas' usual appearance to Ghost (:

hope yall enjoy!

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@cavestreamgames caught a lopunny (:

a belated pi day!! here's the completed Bindertales cover celebrating 3/14 for 2024 :D

TODAY'S THE DAAAAY THE SUN IS SHINIIIIING THE TANK IS CLEEEEAN

it's the day of the party!! going to see the fnaf movie tonight with the gang, so if you see a loser in foxy cosplay with the 2 ft funko foxy plush, thats me (:

had to get this done in honor of today, so here's the binder bois as funky lil murder bots

update: it was so worth it, please go see the movie if you can (: