Deluxe Volume 8

(outer flaps of the box show the color portraits of Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Yuan Shu, Nameless Adviser)
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Top Secret Exposé – Artwork Stages (2014.02.20)
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Image 1: Once I finish the main line art, I will pencil in a draft of the background, then hand over the detailing to my assistant.
Image 2: Based on my instructions, my assistants finish drawing the background and clothing.
Image 3: Once they’re done I will polish the page, mainly to add lighting and contrast, fix mistakes in the line art, then include any other details that I want.
Image 4: Lastly I will add the shading with my home computer, and turn in the digital project file to my editor. The editorial office will print the art for me to add the dialogue before the final typesetting work.
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Editor Comment
(mainly describing the inhuman workload of syndication comic artists, and expressing indignation against fans who won’t stop complainging about the ocassional “hiatus” in the release schedule)