bscruffy

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About bscruffy

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Artist // Hobbyist // Other

July 20
United States
Deviant for 12 years
He / Him

My Bio

Total believer in Jesus, Joy and Java. Retired science teacher, doodler and aspiring cartoonist.

I've always loved good storytelling and I've read some of the world's best, stories that leave me stunned and heart-warmed...and also have some special insight into how people's hearts and minds work...and how people strove to be better and serve better. That's a lot to ask of a story, and its why bookstores are generally a disappointment for me; but its why I hang around DA searching for talented storytellers and finding continual trickles of inspired storytelling.

I give to others what I want to receive: comments that require time and focus to deliver. And if, by your comments, you reveal that you are engaged by the story you are...a-mazing support for me. I survive comfortably on modest means that allow me to produce a couple of pages of webtoons a week. However if I no longer received viewer feedback, I would dump my buffer and quit; for I am a live performer, and viewer feedback is the validation of the story.

Favourite TV Shows

Occaisional crimeshow on PBS

Favourite Writers

CS Lewis

Tools of the Trade

Colored pencils, pen and photoshop

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bscruffy

Apr 10, 2024

Dealing with a text-heavy comic page

2 min read

A lot of comics would never have a reason to insert a page with a lot of text. But at times in a story-based comic the creator needs to use a 'text-heavy page' provide vital context, jump the story forward without losing the reader, or do deep-dive into an emotional or moral point. Text-heavy pages are extra tricky in a graphic novel because the chosen media (Visual/emotional) has already mostly filtered our audience to those who enjoy visual/emotional; but... it can be done as a couple of the stellar pros have demonstrate today (04.10.24) 1)Use a very-tense situation. I've seen text-heavy pages at the very beginning of a story...or the end of a story when a protagonist does a "wrap up". But the best info-dump pages I've seen are in the middle of a story leading up to a conflict: The Whiteboard, a somewhat paintball-related webcomic by "Doc" Nickel (the-whiteboard.com) 2) If possible, deliver info as a dialogue rather than a monologue. One of the characters may be adding little more

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bscruffy

Mar 5, 2024

Power failure caused hard disk crash. restart date unknown. Ack!

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bscruffy

Feb 29, 2024

Check this out!

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What I am thankful for this week : Encouragers on DA, Small dogs, Irish Coffee

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Thanks for the watch

Hey would you be open for a special art trade? I was hoping this could be for a friend's birthday. See his name is Ean AKA CrazyTrainFromHell. Recently he's been up Shit creek without a paddle. I hope it won't take up too much of your work time 😬