tamberlane posts
Page 456
Piper has a very educational lesson for you all.
Pages 451-454
Cayt: And so we return to our goofy goobers. We haven't seen them enough this chapter!Ari: This scene was such a blast to write as a way to bridge the tone of the early chapters and newer ones, especially seeing how Piper and Anthony's "discussions" have evolved as they've gotten older. Anthony is standing up for himself more! Good for him! Also, it's nice to get a chance to see how the other kits feel about Cur's trea...
Page 455
HE SHANTED ANOTHER CREATURE, ANTHONY(For ESL folks, "shant" is a real word; "shanted" isn't)
CWYWF: How's it Goin Down There
Did a cute Ephum/Vari picture today for Create What You Want Friday. Enjoy~
Behind the Scenes: Stark Value Studies
I recently watched a video with a fantastic exercise I wanted to try: you look at reference photos and then try to capture the values with ONLY stark black and white. This helps your brain get better at communicating shapes and light, and, well, I'm always game to learn more tricks for that!This youtuber, who also did the exercises, even released their own blank files & references to use — so I did!Step 1: Baby Steps (or, Basic Geometry)So,...
Page 454
Page 454 is COMPLETE! This is our first test run of the scene release system now, so let's see how many hiccups I run into!Either way it's been fun to have Piper be a lil shit, as usual.
Early Page 453
Whoops! Forgot to post this here! I put it up on the Discord and promptly fell over last week lol.Piper has Feelings.
(Important!) Tamberlane Update Schedule Shifting
TL;DR: Update schedule for Tamberlane is changing. Hop to the "Scenely Updates" section if you want to skip the "I wanted to write a deeply personal essay for funsies" section.PrioritiesIf your life were a movie, what would the audience be screaming at the screen for you to do right now?I am pretty sure my audience has been screaming at me for years to take care of myself.I have an illness that doesn't respect routines, yet to...
Working on Page 453 of Tamberlane
Unfortunately, the Live stopped unexpectedly, so this doesn't cover everything for the rest of the page.
Recorded Live Video: Working on page 453!
Did a little bit of work on the next Tam page today and tried out the Patreon Live feature! I like it a lot, very simple. I'll probably do these more often as I come off of break.
On break
Really sorry about the page removal, folks. Wasn't meant to go out yet! Need some time to recover. I hope you're all doing well. Stay safe!
Page 451
Judging by this page, you can see where Piper gets it. The real question is where does Anthony get it?Thank you to Rizer Stake (Rosalyn), Naomi 'Note Worthy' Slover (Isaiah), and my hubs (Jason) for your cameos!
Fox Sketches from Reference (& Quick Update)
I have been dealing with a pretty significant (and obnoxious) crash in energy and a pain flare, as well as poor sleep, for probably the last month or so. I'm still exploring why but as a result, my work has been pretty slow, so thanks for your patience while I chip away at Tamberlane things. This week, I'm completely abstaining from work in an effort to fully rest and recover, so the Apricot Croissant tiers and above will not receive a pa...
Early Page 452
Hey, Anthony takes after his dad sometimes too!Alright this should start bringing the Cuppa Tea folks up to speed with the released pages. I'm still figuring out the process for this so forgive any bumps in the road!
Page 450
I suspect that it must be very touching when your kid uses techniques you taught him to help you calm down. Very fulfilling!PS. Happy 450th page of Tamberlane! I can't believe it's come this far. :D
Page 451: Dialogue Evolution
Like most pages, Page 451 went through a lot of evolution in the dialogue. I thought it might be nice to show some of that process!Before we set down the specific wording, Ari and I discuss the goals for the page and what we want to make sure to hit. For this page our goals were:Show differing opinions on Cori's parenting styleShow Jonas's parents joining in on the search for their son's friendShow Avery, Isaiah, and Jason together in...
Cur's Search Parties: Flats References
Here's the references I made for myself for all the characters and outfits in the last couple of scenes. These help me keep everything fairly consistent. My one regret was that I didn't do a Coriander without her jacket on. Kept forgetting what her markings are like! Note to self: stop taking shortcuts lolYou can see that originally I was going to have the towel be monogrammed to be Cur's personal towel. But I didn't find a way to...
Early Page 451
Page 451 is finally done!! Whew!! This one was a bit of a beast to finish, due to all the characters on the page. Especially since I had to make the flats reference first too! I'll post that up momentarily as well.
Page 449
Farewell, Cur...
Page 448
Sometimes, it's easier to write what we feel than it is to say it.
Early Page 450
I suspect that it must be very touching when your kid uses techniques you taught him to help you calm down. Very fulfilling!PS. Happy 450th page of Tamberlane! I can't believe it's come this far. :D
Timelapse: Winter Path Painting
When I was working on the Treehollow back-path painting for the latest early early page, I remembered to turn on the timelapse feature! (This background is going to be used again in the future, or else I would have probably faked it more lol)If you're curious how I paint backgrounds like this, check it out~
Page 447
I can only imagine what it's like to try to mother a ""problem"" child like Cur, and how to help your young family understand the difficulties therein. No one is perfect, but everyone is trying their best. Sometimes love is the most important piece.
Early Page 449
Farewell, Cur...FINALLY the backgrounds are done for this page. I've been painting those two panels for two weeks!
Page 446
Have a nice, grounding moment between mother and child. I looked around for some good techniques for introducing kids to box breathing (breathe in 4 seconds, hold 4 seconds, breathe out 4 seconds, hold 4 seconds) and this was what I found. I really like it!
Page 445
Oh no! Not a note!
Early Page 448
Another page down! Cur's doin' his best.
Early Page 447
I can only imagine what it's like to try to mother a ""problem"" child like Cur, and how to help your young family understand the difficulties therein. No one is perfect, but everyone is trying their best. Sometimes love is the most important piece.
Page 444
Whew! This background was a lot of work but it paid off! I really like how it turned out. Enjoy your peek into the Carver residence!
Early Page 446
Have a nice, grounding moment between mother and child. I looked around for some good techniques for introducing kids to box breathing (breathe in 4 seconds, hold 4 seconds, breathe out 4 seconds, hold 4 seconds) and this was what I found. I really like it!






















