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Don’t forget the set ‘Notify me of new comments via email’ ^.^

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smudge
March 26, 2015 at 5:46 pm

Ah! Finally figured out I have to leave a reply to actually *see* the “notify” options! *derp*

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rebelsqurl
April 13, 2015 at 3:49 pm

Hi Baron, just checking in for an update. How are the preliminary sketches coming along? — Reb

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rebelsqurl
May 13, 2015 at 7:04 pm

Testing, not sure if comments are getting to my email.

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rebelsqurl
June 22, 2015 at 3:43 pm

Howdy Baron,

I haven’t yet gotten a notification from your website, but there seems to be a bit of delay between notices posted to your Patreon account and those sent to the website. Today, for instance, I got a message about the T-shirt design contest that Smudge entered via Patreon well before I got a notice on the website. Might be worth looking into.

As far as the images that you posted today go, here’s some feedback!

1) Overall, the costume looks just about perfect. After thinking about it some, the “short-pants” look of the leotard would be more suitable for the time period than the kind we’re typically used to in later decades.

2) Holsters look about the right height to me. The pistol butts, when holstered, should rest right where Jennifer’s open palms would be when resting at her sides. I think this should be just above mid-thigh, so the position appears correct.

3) The peak in the hood is perfect! The overall effect of the hood is to overshadow her face a fair amount, so that together with the mask, her identity would be difficult to pin down. I think that’s achieved here with the design you’ve drawn.

4) Shadowvixen’s cloak should, at rest, fall to just above the ankles. It’s tough to be sure with the cloak billowing out in the breeze, but I think the length drawn is correct.

5) As discussed in last week’s stream, Jennifer’s tail isn’t the super-long, abundant type you sometimes see with vixens (Vipera comes to mind), but shorter so as not to be an impediment to her activities. Yet, still long enough to be expressive and visually attractive when Jennifer is in her civilian persona. Based on the length of the tail in the uppermost image (Shadowvixen standing, one leg propped up on something), it appears you’ve hit a good compromise. I think we can roll with it like this.

6) The clasp of her cloak has an embossed stylized fox’s head, in black silhouette, upon a while background. She uses this same token on ordinary white poker chips as a “calling card” to show the police and criminals that yes, this was *her* handiwork, thank you very much! 😉 I don’t know if this can be squeezed into the final product, but thought you should be aware of this little tidbit.

Separately, I was quite impressed by the discussion of the original M1911 and its characteristics, and will take care to incorporate some of that in future writings and editings.

Finally, I hope you’ve had an opportunity to read the *very* rough draft of “Jeopardies of Jennifer” I sent out earlier. I think it has enough of Jennifer in it (as opposed to Shadowvixen per se) to give you a sense of her character, as well as her style and mannerisms. I also hope it proved decently entertaining, since that’s ultimately the purpose of any story! And if some of it seems absurdly over-the-top…well, there was enough of that in the pulps, even a century ago!

Sincerely,
— Reb

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June 24, 2015 at 10:07 pm

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