Now it's time for some old school #cyberpunk television. The original BBC version of Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future, not the US television version. Much grittier low budget version but with some of the same actors. Always a fun viewing.
The first ever Chapter of #Antumbra manga is finished!!!
I really don't know what to say to be honest... It started as a mock cover of Rid (OC) on December '23 and suddenly after 6 months 12 actual pages of an actual manga are a reality.
What I really really hope for is that when you download this .pdf and read it, it'll leave you wanting more and having enjoyed reading it :blobcatcozytea:
To all followers: thanks for being along for the trip so far! Here's to lots more ink adventures! 🍻
BE WARNED: It contains frontal non-sexual nudity, use of virtual substances, hints (discretely) at sexual actions but none depicted, and has violence.
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#Antumbra Chapter 1 cover updated (with new logo and changed font). It will include Chapter 00: Prologue, and the actual Chapter 01.
This will also work as a thread for this chapter. I think it'll be more readable too.
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Antumbra takes place in the future, and it's the story of a man, Rid, who gets tangled up in the schemes of an underground secretive organization whose purpose is unknown and none can uncover. Along his journey he meets 5 more people with whom he'll discover not only the inner workings of Antumbra but secrets of governmental military projects that were deemed too dangerous to be continued. How their fates come together and what this organization is remains to be seen!
Chapter00: Prologue is the ending of the story, but not the end itself. It is a fast sum of the most important memories of Rid and one his major realizations. The end itself will be nothing but just a simple choice.
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Note(s):
Read ⬅️
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So this is how everything starts. #Antumbra Page1 Chapter 00...
Since it was my very first serious page it was a pain to actually get the face right while being expressive. I have no idea how many paper sheets I glued on top of each other to get it as I wanted it to be :P
For note(s) and Antumbra Chapter 00 info read the first post of this thread.
Pages 2-3. Decided to challenge myself with a double spread as it seemed a good fit for what I wanted to express/show as an intro to the world and general concept of the manga. With this I realized the hard way that I'm not cut our for digital (for now)... I rushed to digitize it and it started to go on and on and on with me feeling black gaps, and trying to do shadows with different brushes... And then it hit me: "You forgot to literally ink half the thing! Ya jerk!". Went back to it, and the only the cleaning up was to be done :D
For note(s) and Antumbra Chapter 00 info read the first post of this thread.
Pages 4 & 5 of #Antumbra as a dual spread. In these pages the introductory chapter moves a bit onward with presenting some of the main characters and giving a glimpse of the start and the end of this series.
There was a lesson in this one because I started first by inking the background at a 95g paper, and it all got warped waaaay too much. Inking each panel afterwards was such a pita...
For note(s) and Antumbra Chapter 00 info read the first post of this thread.
And after a long wait here it is! Page 6 of #Antumbra, Chapter 00. It's less elaborate than the previous double spreads and but current life obligations didn't allow for faster speed :phoenix_fail:
However, this one was done completely with ink and brush and digitization was only for cleaning up a few lines here and there.
None the less, I hope you enjoy it as more parts of the basic story are introduced!
Edit: Re-visited this page to change the background which seemed too "empty". Added some noise to the background and details to the ground which add a tad of flavour and fit better to the whole (so far) aesthetics of Antumbra.
With no further ado I present Page 7 of #Antumba, Chapter 00: Prologue!
As with page 6 this was done on it's whole with brush pen and ink. Screentones were added digitally.
One of the major plotpoints is finally revealed. That one thing that changed the course of the villain's plans. The one thing that was not "calculated" as it should! And it's name is Tisis*.
*Tisis: is the final consequence that comes from Hubris. Tisis is the destruction, punishment and crash of the person who was under Hubris. (Maybe I should this as an explanation now at the bottom of the page?)
I've gathered all #Antumbra pages done so far in one place which is readable as scrolldown. It will be constantly updated whenever a new page is made (until I manage to setup it's own dedicated webomic site)
Antumbra takes place in the future, and it's the story of a man, Rid, who gets tangled up in the schemes of an underground secretive organization whose purpose none so far can determine. Along his journey he meets 5 more people with whom he'll discover not only the inner workings of Antumbra but secrets left hidden for many years. How their fates come together and what this organization is remains to be seen!
Hope you like it 😁
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Note(s):
Read ⬅️ (I really need to add this in the pages).