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Flashback #1: The Van (page 7)

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Panel 1

A downward view of the young woman and her tarot reading. She has pulled The Fool, Eight of Pentacles, and The Tower. She reviews The Tower entry in a book.

Barty: (off-panel) Día duít, a stór.

Panel 2

The young woman looks up at the speaker sitting across from her.

Panel 3

Barty is now sitting in front of the young woman, his chin resting on a hand, his eyes lowered as he attempts to charm his new acquaintance.

Barty: Do the cards say anything about a tall, dark, handsome stranger?

Here ends the first flashback of the series and my experiment with a temperamental gradient action I downloaded for Clip Studio Paint. When this action gave the rusty, vintage-y effects I was looking for, it was fantastic. When it gave effects like the one you see now… there were only so many times that redoing the action would produce the kind of colors and effects I liked.

It’s not a terrible action, but the next time I do a flashback sequence, I think I’ll try something that produces more consistent results.

In the coming months, I’m going to do something different with this project. I’ve been toying with the idea of creating an off-site archive for previous installments and decluttering this one to host current scenes.

I don’t plan on using WordPress for TEF forever, so I might as well get started on building a static site rather than rushing to build everything when the project is finished. It’s one less headache to contend with down the road.

Flashback #1: The Van (page 2)

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Transcript:

Barty struts into the garage, a grin on his face. Finty, a balding ginger half-dwarf, wipes his hands on a clean towel.

Barty: Ah, they were easy! Some packets of Kimberleys, and they were all mouth. They even chatted a bit after eating.

Finty: Careful you don’t give away your secret to the public. There’ll be eejits buyin’ up every last biscuit to give to those blasted gods, and where will us sensible folk be for tea?

Barty: Finty, you’re half dwarf! What kind of talk is that about your kin?

Finty: Sensible talk! Mhhph.

Flashback #1: The Van (page 1)

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Panel 1

Daytime. A tranquil, open area with a long garage building. The sign on the front reads “Colin Felton’s Conveyance Convenience” with a phone number. A tree stands beside the garage, its large canopy shading the sky, with a lone crow sitting atop the building, observing the scene. Strolling across the dirt is a figure in white silhouette approaches an open garage.

Panel 2

Inside the garage, view facing the door. The figure walks in confidently. He’s dressed in a sweater vest, a shirt with a long collar, and bell-bottoms. His features are pale with bouncy black hair, thick eye eyebrows, and a smile that can slay the ladies.

Barty: Hello, Felty! How’s my favorite artist this morning?

Felty: (off-panel) Barty! Feckin’ hell, ’bout time you showed up! I was beginnin’ to think the fairies got you after all!