Some Chapter 2 re-draws, part 3! (Patreon)

(I will probably go through it a couple more times just to check for any last mistakes or things that need tidying but shhh)

There were a lot of changes in these final 46 pages, so I've attached a PDF of all the pages that changed the most. The kiss at the end of chapter 2 is obviously a REALLY important moment, so I wanted every bit of it to be PERFECT. 

Here are my thoughts on these final changes if you're interested:

• I wasn't super happy with the way I drew N&C in the first kiss scene. For some reason, I descend into a sort of... slightly more 'realistic' style, probably because it's a more serious moment, but looking back at it I wasn't totally in love with it. So a lot of the changes in this bit are softening the boys' faces, making Nick's eyes bigger, sorting out their hair, and making the body proportions slightly more accurate. 
• One thing that PARTICULARLY annoyed me was the way I drew lips when drawing their faces to the side - they're quite prominent for some reason? So I softened that a lot.
• Another thing is Nick's nose. It's just. It used to be so POINTY. WHY. Yeah. I changed that.
• I felt like I needed to increase the blushing a little bit in certain places. Lol. This is the most blush-worthy scene after all!!!
• I really wanted to change Charlie's face on page 247. I know it's a moment lots of people will be attached to, but I just WAS NOT happy with it. I think the original looked soooo flat. Maybe because his face was so pointy?  Anyway, I tried to keep a very similar expression in my re-draw, because I do know that pages 247 and 248 are very well-loved by my readers!
• The Nick standing up panel on page 258. Perhaps the greatest panel glow-up of all.

And that's all, folks!!! That's it! All major re-draws are done. Gosh. I can't quite believe it. Can you believe I've been doing this since JUNE LAST YEAR. Good God.

What's up next? WELL.

1. As I said, I will be going through these a few more times. I want to make sure it's perfect for the book because once it's in the book, I can't change it anymore! And that's scary!

2. Once I've done that, I'm going to upload full PDFs of chapters 1 and 2 for you guys here on Patreon. Then you can read through them and tell me if I've made any spelling errors ;)

3. Then work begins on the book. The cover! The back cover! The bonus content! The Tara/Darcy getting-together mini-comic! I'll be sharing all of this work with you here on Patreon.

I've decided not to set myself any deadlines. I'm just going to work through all of this at my own pace, and when I'm ready to get this book made, I'm ready.

Let me know if you have any questions and if you've read this far, thanks for listening to all my rambles! I love you all and appreciate your support so much!

Alice xxx