Frequently Asked Questions

After years of answering some of the same questions over and over again, I've finally decided to go to the effort of creating this FAQ section. Hopefully, this will help answer any general questions you might have, and give me a break from answering any of these in the future.

Q: How often do you update?

Currently, I update a new page every Wednesday, usually in the morning, US time.

Q: How did you come up with Twokinds?

Twokinds was just one of many spur-of-the-moment comic ideas I had come up with during my early high school years. It's a culmination of years of work and has evolved into what it is today.

Q: Why use animal people?

I wanted to write a story involving issues of race and what it means to be a person. I decided using non-humans would cause a greater contrast for the issues and make things more interesting.

Q: How did you learn to draw?

I began as I think most artists did, teaching myself by studying other cartoons and comics. I used online tutorials and duplicated art from other webcomics to learn what I know now. Much later, I would get formal training in art techniques and principles, which was useful in refining my work.

Q: Do you have any formal education?

I am in the process of acquiring a degree in Animation. Outside of The Arts, I am also working towards a degree in the medical field - specifically, radiation technology.

Q: Have you thought of making a Twokinds video game or cartoon?

Well, of course I've thought about it. But even if such a thing were a possibility, I probably wouldn't use the Twokinds webcomic as a script for it anyway. The comic was never formatted with animation or games in mind. I have other Twokinds-related scripts in the backburners that would be much better-suited for such things, if they were ever feasible. Maybe someday.

Q: Will you draw something for me?

I'm afraid with all the work I have to go through, I don't have time to take requests or art trades.

Q: Can you put my character in your comic?

No, sorry.

Q: How do I send you fanart?

You may email me your fanart as a file or link. The fanart section is updated by hand, so it can take quite some time before I get around to putting yours up.

Q: Can you teach me/give me tips/critique my work?

No, sorry. I don't really like giving advice or telling people what to do. It would probably be best for you to do what I did - search for tutorials and tips online. Try Google and DeviantART.

Q: Can I adapt your work?

Yes. You may modify, translate, or redistribute any of my non-commercial work. You may use my characters and settings, or draw inspiration for your own work. For all the details and restrictions, visit my Licensing page.

Comics owed: 6

June 26th, 2009
Leaving Desk Unexpectedly

I will be away from my desk over the weekend. I will return to update the comic on Monday. Friday's comic delayed due to electrical storm power outage.

June 19th, 2009
Good News Regarding Web Host

Wow, thank you all for your kind show of support, donations, and suggestions on ways to alleviate the hosting problem. Thanks to one extremely generous donator in particular, I am now able to afford to purchase my own, private, dedicated server just for Twokinds. I am shopping around at the moment for the best service provider to go with, but soon I will begin tthe transitioning stage. The website may become unavailable for a while when the time comes to move, but hopefully after the dust has all settled, we'll all have a new place to call home.

In the meantime, I will continue to try and pump out as many comics as I can on top of working out the server issues. I am currently suffering from a rather nasty flu, so I'm afraid I've been rather sluggish lately with my drawings. I will be at top speed once again when all this stuff clears up. Thanks for sticking with us. Thanks to all of your patience and generocity, Twokinds will live on.

June 13th, 2009
Progress Update

First of all, I just want to thank all the readers who have stuck with Twokinds during this long, long story arc. It's taken way longer than I ever had imagined it would, but as you may be able to tell, the Basitin Island arc is quickly coming to a climax. So, I hope you've enjoyed the story so far. I appologize for my dramatically changing update schedule. I'm going to strive to update more often than I have been, just to get the story going along a bit faster. I know once a week isn't ideal. College is out for me this semester, so hopefully I'll have more time to work. Thanks for reading.