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SFR 003

xailenrath

on Sept. 20, 2018

Strip #3 is when SFR became a “real” ongoing strip.

I included a bunch of my friends and neighbors from Bellingham, Washington, in the strip in chibi-fied versions and gave them nicknames and such.

There’s me and Jesse
and Cory Skerry, aka PussInBoots aka Inkshark.
and J.W. Sodt, aka Fenmere.
and Mitchie Vega, aka Oolong.
and Jesse’s wife, Bethaney, who didn’t have a nickname or an online handle, thus, this strip prettymuch wrote itself.

I also took to using photographed backgrounds of actual places in Bellingham, Washington to add a personal local touch… and because I was lazy and really wanting to crank these comics out quickly. A bad habit that I still employ to this day.
Part of why I am such a hack cartoonist and my skills have stagnated.
If 'Precious Lord Internet' is the best/worst thing that's ever happened to my cartooning (and it IS), then, PhotoShop is the second best/worst!