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Pleht is uneasily looking at a doorway into a dark room. There are signs of overgrowth within.
He digs into his coat (with small "RUSTLE" SFX).
Pleht: ...Should be okay, just this once. I mean, w-who's gonna know?
Pleht: Please understand, Mr. Sardon.
Magic swirls around his hand as Pleht prepares a piece of flint and a special ring over his thumb. He flicks (with "flick" SFX), but nothing happens.
Pleht: Come on, come on, why isn't this working? It worked just fine yesterday!
Pleht keeps flicking, but naught but sparks show up. The flicks (with plenty of "flick" SFX) attract the attention of a creature in a hole in the wall.
Creature: chttr?
Creature: chtt... chtt... hissss
Pleht finally accomplishes his goal, looking at the flame hovering above his thumb, unaware of the large legs above him.
Pleht: Ha, finally! Now to...
He stops, face full of dread as he realizes there's a giant ladybug behind him.

3 – Flickering Magic
Posted on January 16, 2025 by Kenneth Brandt

And here's the first look at magic in the series! Might be a cheap party trick, but it is practical!

I started experimenting with more types of brushes around this time, and was really starting to feel the pain of Procreate's layer limits. I'll explain how my process changed once I get to the page where I started that, but just know I was very inefficient with my layer use and had to flatten a lot at this point.

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