Snow by Night

Hello everyone. Brittany and I got back from Katsucon this afternoon. It was a great convention. We met a lot of old friends and made some new ones. I’ll have a larger con report on Wednesday when I’ve recovered. For now, I’m uploading the second half of the sketches from Brittany. The vignette Law of the Riverside starts on Wednesday.

Brittany put a lot of research into Bertrande’s alchemical laboratory.

As the ladybird of the Harp and Trumpet, Mathilde needs many flashy outfits, like this one.

Brittany says that this sketch just sprang to life one day in the middle of drawing a page.

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Katsucon starts tomorrow. Hope to see you all there. In the meantime, Brittany and I are considering printing a sketch book of all the design work that goes on behind the scenes of Snow by Night. Britt is a stickler for detail and I’m an amateur historian with piles of books around me when I write the script. Would you all be interested in such a publication? I’ve linked some samples of what we would include. Click on the image to see them full size.

This was the very first concept sketch of the Snow by Night crew. There have been some changes since then.

Brittany was very proud of this sketch of our alchemical rifle.

I loved Snow-by-Night’s expression in this sketch.

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Almanac References: Cienan

Chapter 3 Page 28 is up. This concludes Chapter 3. I hope you enjoyed it. I left a parting gift to all of you in the final panel.

Beginning next Wednesday, we are starting the vignette Law of the Riverside, illustrated by Natalie Baaklini. This short story is the tale of Ald’s arrival in Sherbourg. Lots of action as Ald is a rough and tumble guy with quite a lot of history. Natalie is a fantastic artist. Take a look at her art when you vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

I just got Chapter 2 back from the printers. It looks lovely. You can buy a copy from us this weekend at Katsucon. We’d be happy to sign it for you as well. Even if you don’t buy anything, come on by. We’d love to meet you.

Brittany and I are considering releasing a sketchbook after Chapter 4 (which marks the end of Volume 1).  This Friday and Monday, I’m going to upload some sketches by Brittany. Please let us know if we should do the sketchbook. We’d appreciate the input.

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Chapter 3, Page 27 is up. Snow-by-Night reveals another power to Blaise and Jassart. To see what becomes of her eyes, vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

Katsucon has announced their table assignments. We’re at table E-04, right across from the featured Guests. Brittany prepared this handy map  to make it easy to find us.

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Almanac References: Ayoille, Shoon

Chapter 3 Page 26 is up. Blaise finds out one of the consequences of being a manitou made of snow. For all you shippers out there, smooching is going to be problematic.

Care to see what a pencilled page looks like? Brittany let me use part of one as a vote incentive. Vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics to see the page half formed.

Another new button for you! This will be available at our booth at Katsucon. Please come see us!

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Chapter 3 Page 25 is up. Blaise makes a convincing argument. Wait. Blaise made a convincing argument? To see Blaise suffering from Snow-by-Night’s reaction to their proposal, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

Later this month, Brittany and I will be attending Katsucon on Feb. 17-19. If you are in the Washington DC area, please come by and see us in the Artists’ Alley. We’ll have books for Chapters 1 and 2. We’ll also have a variety of buttons, including this brand new one by Brittany.

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Chapter 3 Page 19 is up. Can Snow-by-Night talk her way out of becoming a prize for the First Crow?

To see what becomes of those two stones of perfect clarity, vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comic.

Also, Katsucon is rapidly approaching. Snow by Night will be there in the artists’ alley along with brand new printed copies of Chapter 2.

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This week’s almanac entry is the coureur des bois. These are the independent fur trappers of the Everique wilderness. The trapper who fell in love with Snow-by-Night was one.

Brittany and I are making our schedule for the coming year. If you know of a convention that you think we should attend, please let us know. You can either reply in the comments below, post to our Facebook page, or send me an email. We’ll happily take all suggestions and see what we can do.

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