“Click-through Rate”

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Mon May 20th, 2024

Currently enjoying listening to the audiobook for Outrage Machine by Tobias Rose-Stockwell, where this passage struck out at me. I was surprised by the findings mentioned in the comic – I wouldn’t have predicted that. It sort of explains why many of my favorite online artists, especially those who try and focus on “only the art,” sadly tend to have a lower presence (though, there are always exceptions). Which was the inspiration for the final panel, haha.

In the future, I hope there will be an easier way for people and artists who prefer positive online environments to find each other – or, at least, that marketing execs/employees will not intentionally exploit this odd vulnerability of human behavioral psychology (which is one of the topics the book delves into).

“Glorious Sunlight”

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Fri Aug 5th, 2023
The buffer is back!
Managed to polish this one up this morning. I’m sure it’s been noticeable how the style has been fluctuating with these recent pages – I’ve been trying out and deciding which style I want to use more often for Duskbirds. I enjoyed painting the style Duskbirds #23 was in (“Dishes”), and think I used a similar workflow to this one. It’s satisfying to paint, and a bit faster than the sketchier brush I’ve also been using.
In terms of Duskbird style, I’m also fluctuating between two or three different designs – let me know if you prefer any over the others, as I like them all equally!

“Short-form Content”

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Thu July 27th, 2023

I tried this for fun as an experiment recently, and was very amused by how in-depth YouTube’s real-time metrics are.
Edit: I also did end up compiling the footage for this page into a small timelapse process video, which you can peruse here on YouTube!

I forgot how fun video editing is! I briefly used to make painting process/timelapse videos years back, and haven’t for a long time. I’ve been trying new painting software this year, though, and the one I’m using now has a built-in recording function (Krita). It exports the timelapse as an image sequence, which makes it very convenient for video editing.

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