Monthly Q&A- February

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Kique Nordin

- Pee and other scent marking like rubbing against trees/rocks/ground. - Rifle, I don't know when I will have it done, right now I'm swamped with trying to catch up on pages and customs. - I mostly do them alone, but Staz helps me with thoughtful inputs if I get stuck on a dialogue or perspective, and she may step in and help coloring characters if she has the time and when I need help getting back on schedule. This comic is a big job, along with all of the other things I have to do, so having help at last is a huge relief and long overdue. Long-term comics rarely have just one person doing all the work.

Kique Nordin

- How do tribes delimit their territory? Do they pee to mark the border, or they use their own scent so others know this territory is to someone? - What have you planned for next base? Any idea on when it will come out? ^^ - Are you doing comic pages alone or is your beloved one helping you with lines/colors?

Kitty

Agouti has a mixture of black and red, red can be in any shade, in Naeva's case it's cream, so Cream Agouti is the phenotype (:

Kique Nordin

Color question: on The wiki Naevas phenotype is Cream agouti with mask, white irish and snow ticking, why does it looks like she is black instead of cream? Im wery interested in genetics But just recently started to study Dog genetics (and your ficional genetics) so not sure why she isnt cream ^^

Yes it's possible. We've seen Kainan have pet ravens, Raimo and Zahira have Panic the bat. Others in Home may be seen in the future.

Kique Nordin

The leopard spots occur naturally within the canine breeds, both the canine breeds and felines share the same genetics. A hybrid may be possible with the spirit world they have.

Kique Nordin

I try and approach the scene from a different perspective, if I still get nowhere, I take a step back, ranting about it with Staz usually helps X) Other than that I may watch series or movies to inspire me.

Kique Nordin

I have written up a calendar that really helps, on this I write down each day, which character we will see and what will happen on that day. It helps me with the timeline on when things should occur.

Kique Nordin

When you're building the plot, how you make sure, that everything is chronological, all these intersections of events, characters? How do you structure it? Any tips?

ElenPanter

Kargo dealt with his trauma. We saw him breaking down, finding acceptance and beginning to heal. Rogio is dealing with it and Roamer isn't his saving grace, if he was Rogio would be better by now. Ronja dealt with hers, she regained her strength and confidence through her personal fight with Ranach. Ferah is dealing with hers. She has come to accept Kargo's death, and is starting to grow as her own person. There's lots of characters that have gone through trauma, and lots of them are currently showing us how they're dealing with it.

Kique Nordin

There may be some courting rituals, Whispervale has one.

Kique Nordin

It's soft tissue covered in fur that can fold and flatten against the neck. It's often visible in the hair that there's a crest present.

Kique Nordin

1. I'm happy where my art is leading, I know where I need to improve and I like to dedicate each year to a specific area. Last year was backgrounds and more complicated perspectives, this year I'll try to grasp lighting and color palettes better. Regarding milestones, I'm proud I've come this far with chapters. 2. Each main character is a part of me, one character represents one thing etc. So each one is very personal to me, but I can struggle to display a certain character because of the traits they have. 3. They know, a mountain can be seen to the north that is part of a larger land mass. 4. Inside a hut is the easiest X) Favorite is probably the Whispervale territory. 7. No. 8. Koegos comes to mind. He likes to look his best. 10. Could have, but they would be stopped immediately by guards.

Kique Nordin

Most of the tribe land is underground, while there are some housing above to fit the larger members. There's a main entrance as well as smaller tunnels for the terriers to use.

Kique Nordin

Regular bengal can come in black,liver, blue or Isabella. Reversed bengal can be in any shade of red, from dark red to white

Kique Nordin

No, I’ve only used photoshop on either laptop or computer

Kique Nordin

1. That’s racism for you. There is no logic to blame an entire group for what an individual has done. There is no reason for it, yet people still have these opinions. It’s unfair and illogical. 2. We will learn more

Kique Nordin

Lots of characters have abuse and bad past trauma in this comic. Will it be shown some way how the characters deal with it? Kargo was a victim of his trauma/past, can we see the character go through steps that will heal them? Would be nice to see multiple versions (obviously applied to each character specifically) and not just saving grace of another relationship. We are already getting the relationship part through Roamer and Rogio. So kinda nice to see variety.

Kisa

Color questions: What color can bengal stripes be? What is the color range for sable (red, brown, silver)?

Hopalong

1. Here's a question I've been wanting to ask. Why do dogs have such a hatred for wolves because of one stealing and forcing a lot of them to move? Has none of them thought about the fact that their own "species" has done way worse by stealing, killing, raping, summoning bad spirits, abusing, etc? It makes these dogs, like the two in recent pages, sound like hypocrites. xD Has fear and perhaps their own ego really blinded them to this fact? 2. Are we ever going to find out who this lone wolf is? Or are they just going to be mentioned but never shown?

We've seen the dog packs/tribes keep herds of animals but have any dogs (singular or tribes) kept 'pets' before? Animals they keep around just because they think it's cute or has another use (for example, a dog with a bird because it eats ticks or bugs from out of its coat).

Black Ice Gryphon

Have you ever gotten stuck on a part of the plot? If so, how do you work through it to decide what should happen?

Flann Moriath

Is there a possibility of hybrids/cross-breeding between the dogs and lions? I was wondering if that was one way of gaining certain markings like the leopard spots on Feildae.

Rnaribou

Have you ever used procreate on the iPad?

Ebbriefel

If ice is considered as a type of rock by scientists; is water technically lava?

Wild Dreamkiller

my question is on courting. i think it would be cool if diffent tribe had diffent courting rituals. it be cool to see how each tribe does it.

Nesha

What gives Thakir's crest its glow/shape? Like are they muscle growths under the fur that go up the middle of each "chunk"? Is it fur all the way through that rises and glows when he chooses?

Kaikree

1. What accomplishment or milestone are you most personally proud of since creating Home? (Art, a certain chapter, a character, etc.?) 2. Who do you feel most personally connected to in the comic? Who do you feel least connected to? 3. Do the habitants of Aedra island acknowledge or know that there’s other land masses on their planet or do they believe it’s just Aedra? 4. What scenery is your favorite to draw? Or easiest? 5. Is there anyone else out there that has Aira’s beast form - or has in the past? Or is she the only one so far? 6. Is there any tribe that is so barbaric that they don’t generally speak but just act upon decisions like real dogs / wolves? 7. Does anyone celebrate their birthdays? 8. Is there any characters that fancy dressing up all the time or have a hobby in fashion? 8. Is there any “chunky” characters out there hahaha? 9. Is there any tribes / packs that Solar Stag is completely unaware of that have hidden from society for years? (Might be spoiler question lol). 10. Has anyone of Solar Stag tribe ever tried to sneak into the Matriarch’s cave to see her?

Aub

Brightvale tribe is completely underground, right? Hope it's not too spoilery... I've been wondering, do they live in some kind of tunnel system like a bunny burrow or is it rather like a big underground dome where they live in huts? Or something completely different? x)

Yami