The first page for The Harbinger’s Path: Chapter 2 is now up!
This was the first page I finished for chapter 2. I finished it a while ago, and have been working on finalizing the rest of chapter 2’s pages since. Because of this (as I should have foresaw) – when I saw the page yesterday, I saw several things I wanted to adjust.
The main things I wanted to change were the colors, values, and contrast – because when I was previewing the page with the final page from chapter 1 yesterday, I thought the color schemes clashed. I suspect the original version might be more pleasant “illustratively,” but I’m fairly certain the revised version flows better visually when these pages are read sequentially.
I’ll post both versions below to compare:
If the images look similar, try clicking one and flipping between them a few times – this should make the differences more apparent.
As with the first chapter, I’ll also note down the updates here at the tail end of this post – primarily for myself, as it’s helpful for me to see the sorts of updates I need to plan for when handling the logistics of this type of project. It’s also kind of fun to keep a record to look back on down the line. As well, with how fast-paced (and outlandish) things are nowadays, time has a way of slipping by so quickly. If I don’t note down what I did at the time, the memories of what I was even doing at the time are so easy to pass by, or even forgotten. Pages like this post and the physical notebook are ways to help slow me down, and keep track of how much or how little I’ve been able to do – because when I don’t, it often feels like I’m doing very little,. Or that the amount I’m doing is moving along at this glacial pace. Which is still arguable, but at least when I keep track of it, it helps remind me of the small victories. Like posting this page today. :D
Further Thoughts
Adding a few more thoughts I wanted to note down here later in the day – I think I need to preview how pages look on the website earlier than when I’m ready to post them. Even though I can browse through the pages in my files, flipping through them on the website feels different.
Maybe it will only be for this chapter page – because I hadn’t yet tried paging through Chapter 1’s final page and then to Chapter 2’s first page. In retrospect, this was silly not to do. It made me immediately see a number of things I wasn’t satisfied with in the original version, and know what to change to add cohesion.
As well, I’m doing this with page 2 for Ch2 now – and it helps a lot seeing how it reads when flipping from page 1 to page 2. Maybe this is one downside to working on the pages as spreads – it doesn’t give me that “webcomic” page-by-page experience. Which is important to me that it flows properly, since it’s the primary way (I hope) the comic will be viewed.
Comic & Site Updates Log (Ch2)
June 23, 2025
- Chapter 2, page 1 posted.
- Slight UI adjustments:
- Added a “Latest Updates” anchor link to the page index.
- Added additional navigation to chapter 2’s pages.
- Reduced the footer font size for all comic pages to be less obtrusive on mobile.
June 25, 2025
- Chapter 2, page 2 posted.
June 30, 2025
- Chapter 2, page 3 posted.
- Adjusted the updates portion of the Harbinger index page layout to improve readability.
- Headers are now aligned to the left, instead of centered.
- Added “Latest Update” and “Previous Updates” sections.
- Moved the “page updates posted on…” section to below the most recent update, instead of at the bottom of the page. This is for improved visibility on mobile. I might move it back down during shorter updates – it was mainly looking a bit messy and confusing having it all the way at the bottom, above the art gallery.
Add-on Updates: June 30, 2025
- Slightly updated the art for page 3 (small touch-ups).
- Page index UI update:
- The “page updates posted on…” section now only shows on mobile! This was my preference as the desktop version has the links on the sidebar – which disappears on mobile, along with those links. Really glad this cleans up the desktop layout, while keeping the functionality on mobile. :) Hopefully I will not forget the links are there on mobile, since I still mainly use the site on desktop (phones are not ergonomic! I don’t understand how people can use them for so long comfortably).
July 7, 2025
- Slight updates to the Harbinger index page layout to improve readability.
July 9, 2025
- Slight updates to page 6’s art – touched up Malyck’s arm pose to be more correct.
July 14, 2025
- Slight updates to page 7’s art.
- Touched-up Trahearne’s pupils in panel 2 to read more clearly as intended at web resolution.
- Sharpened small detail text for improved legibility.
Add-on Update: July 14, 2025
- Slight update to page 7’s art (final panel).
July 27, 2025
- Slight typography adjustments to Harbinger’s index page.
- Aims to improve legibility.
Some additional changes will go live when the new page (Ch2, Page 11) is posted later today.Decided to make all changes live now!
- Replaced the previous “page updates posted on…” section with “Fun Stuff” section.
- Now displays on on all views, both desktop and mobile.
August 1, 2025
- Reduced top page text for individual comic pages on mobile-only, to increase screen area for certain pages.
August 18, 2025
- Slightly touched-up the title pages for both Chapters 1 and 2.
