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The fort depicted here really did exist. It wasn't as complete as shown in this comic, though. The real one was just a level platform with a plank ladder leading up one of the support trees. It was a short 15 minute walk from my cul-de-sac into the thick of the woods, down an unofficial "well-tread" path. I still to this day don't know who built it or how old it was at the time I found it.
Unfortunately, time was not kind to it; much like the stepping stones and the oversized piping, this is yet another landmark of my childhood that has not survived. On one of my last trips out into the woods while visiting the old house, I found that the fort had all but disintegrated, either decomposed by the elements or removed by someone. All that's left of it is a single plank of wood nailed to a tree.
In terms of the artwork on this page, this one is the first to be posted without the usual grayscale shading. My grad thesis is going to be taking up all of my time over the coming year, so I wanted to find a way to speed up the creation process of these pages. Instead of using gray tones, I'll be using spot blacks and textures to add to the scenery. I'm sure you're as tired as I am of weeks going by without updates, and I really think this will help keep a regular flow of new material.
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Unfortunately, time was not kind to it; much like the stepping stones and the oversized piping, this is yet another landmark of my childhood that has not survived. On one of my last trips out into the woods while visiting the old house, I found that the fort had all but disintegrated, either decomposed by the elements or removed by someone. All that's left of it is a single plank of wood nailed to a tree.
In terms of the artwork on this page, this one is the first to be posted without the usual grayscale shading. My grad thesis is going to be taking up all of my time over the coming year, so I wanted to find a way to speed up the creation process of these pages. Instead of using gray tones, I'll be using spot blacks and textures to add to the scenery. I'm sure you're as tired as I am of weeks going by without updates, and I really think this will help keep a regular flow of new material.
Official site: PeterandCompany.com
Peter & Company on Facebook: Click Here
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Comics
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 600 x 908px
File Size 209 kB
i've found all sorts of crazy things as a child, yet i've moved alot so alot of those things i discovered as an adventurous club inventing child probably haven't survived either. it's sad, but tis the way of life i suppose ;n;
been watchin the comic for a while now though an i find it refreshingly simple an pleasant... it's a breath of fresh air compared to alot of the stuff i find on FA ^__^ keep it up
been watchin the comic for a while now though an i find it refreshingly simple an pleasant... it's a breath of fresh air compared to alot of the stuff i find on FA ^__^ keep it up
Hehe, thanks so much! :)
Yeah, its definitely the way of life. The woods around my old house back home are reserve land, so they'll never be torn down or developed, but that still doesn't protect the smaller bits of landscape from being changed. There are a few other bits of faded memories that I'll be putting into comics sometime down the road as well.
I actually found out today that my older brother and his friends had discovered this very same fort a few years before I did, and had renovated it a bit themselves as well before moving on. That made me laugh, and also wonder how many other sets of hands had found that fort before we did, or how old it really was.
Yeah, its definitely the way of life. The woods around my old house back home are reserve land, so they'll never be torn down or developed, but that still doesn't protect the smaller bits of landscape from being changed. There are a few other bits of faded memories that I'll be putting into comics sometime down the road as well.
I actually found out today that my older brother and his friends had discovered this very same fort a few years before I did, and had renovated it a bit themselves as well before moving on. That made me laugh, and also wonder how many other sets of hands had found that fort before we did, or how old it really was.
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