Basil + Gideon #2: These woods, they are a-cursed

Does everyone else have the urge to escape real life by running away to the woods, or is that just me? Forests in fairytales (and in a lot of western literary tradition) are where society ends and wilderness begins. They’re dangerous places full of witches and wolves, where anything can happen. But I think that if society has a hard time finding a place for you, the wilderness can sound pretty good.

Basil + Gideon is an ongoing narrative comic, if this is your first time reading check out the first installment here!

Ready for the World: Foot in the Door Pt. 1

This week, I got to discuss the animation industry with Leila, a fellow art student whose portfolio can be found here. We talked about the shift from 2D to CGI, the cost of getting your name out there, and how weird it is for strangers to see your portfolio. There’s more to the conversation that I want you all to hear, so I’m splitting this into two parts. Next week: the realization that nothing is guaranteed and the best of plans can go awry.

Amy Fieldmouse: Intro Post + Comic

Hi all! This is my first comic for Arts Ink, about one of the things I’m studying this year. I am a 4th-year BFA student in Stamps, but I am also interested in languages! Amy Fieldmouse is my pen name/not-so-secret identity, and I draw fictionalized comics about things that happen in my day to day (like this). You can find more of my work at my website amyfieldmouse.com, or on instagram at @amyfieldmouse. I’ve been keeping a daily comic diary since for about 5 years, which I use to explore new ideas and experiment with my style a lot, so my comics tend to have a lot of variety! I hope you all like this one,  xin cháo to anyone reading who speaks or is studying Vietnamese! (Teach me something in the comments please! My knowledge is very small but I love the language so much!)

Cheers!

Basil + Gideon: Some people hate endings…

I hate beginnings.

Hey all, welcome to this on going comic series about two lads lost in the woods. I went back and forth on how to start this story for forever. But one of the cool things about comics and about writing in general is that there really are no rules (some folks might tell you there are, but you don’t need to follow them). If I want to, I can introduce my setting with a welcome to town sign and I can have one of my main characters fall off a train to get into said setting, and isn’t that the fun of it?