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Who are you?
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Chira draws, Muun writes, and together they create! That's about it.
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When does this update?
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Whenever Chira gets pages done. Her life is, unfortunately, extremely hectic, but she always has the goal of updating at least once a week. It doesn't always happen! But she gets it done eventually.
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Where and how can I keep track of the updates?
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In addition to the site, Sfeer Theory pages are crossposted to DeviantArt with the updates being notified on LiveJournal, so if you follow either account you'll receive notice when there is an update. For the most up-to-date news on the comic, there is a twitter account.
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How often do the TWC vote incentives update?
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About two-three times a week depending on how busy Chira is. They mostly consist of designs or concepts to the comic.
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I think I missed an incentive! Is there a way to see the ones I missed?
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Absolutely. Vote incentives for an entire month will be made available for public viewing on the first week of the next month. Until the gallery is set up on the site, the incentives will be posted via its LiveJournal Account and DeviantArt Account.
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I'm confused. What is up with "Uitspan Age" and "Uitspan Era"?
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Sfeer Theory's story is pretty big. We chose to divide it into two storylines. The "Uitspan Age" was originally the main story, with the "Uitspan Era" being the prequel. Due to various reasons and just sheer happenstance, we are producing the "Uitspan Era" storyline first, but there is material available for the cast of the storyline for "Uitspan Age," if you poke around the right places.
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What is the policy on using Sfeer Theory's artwork?
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Any original Sfeer Theory material on the site may be freely used, referenced or manipulated for any sort of personal use, public or private (i.e. using it for layouts, making icons, wallpapers, etc). It absolutely may NOT be re-produced for profit or put toward any unlawful action without the creators' knowledge and written permission.
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How is the comic produced?
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Muun writes a script chapter in narrative and passes it to Chira. Chira then thumbnails storyboards on a few sheets of paper before tackling the actual pages, which she draws directly into openCanvas 4.06E Plus using a 6x8" Wacom Intuos 3 tablet, and then colours and letters it in Adobe Photoshop CS2. The completed pages are thereafter resized for presentation on the site.
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How long does it take Chira to complete a page?
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Way too long.
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Are there plans for publishing Sfeer Theory?
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This project started purely as self-indulgent, and thanks to encouragement of an enthusiastic fanbase, it was developed large enough to warrant its own site. It will probably grow further still to encourage some sort of hard-copy publication in the future, but right now Chira and Muun are handling this one page at a time.
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What started Sfeer Theory?
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An idea for shameless gay porn that exploded into an epic and became less about the porn. For half a year its working title was "Gay Wizards." Some fans even started to fondly call it "Gay Theory" as a result.
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Does this mean Sfeer Theory is a queer comic?
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Technically, yes, though we don't approach it that way. Regardless of how it started, at this point it's a story like any other, only it just happens to have a homosexual main character.
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Why isn't it spelled "Sphere Theory"? What sort of crazy, made-up words are "sfeer" and "uitspan" anyway?
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They aren't made up! They are real words, just words in Dutch. The Empire of Warassa has a Dutch name scheme, along with additional cultural influences, ergo "sfeer," which does actually mean "sphere" in Dutch.
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Weird, some people seem to know things and spoiler events not referenced on the site. Where are they getting this information?
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Sfeer Theory was first conceived in the LiveJournal community MineOyster, which is meant to be a brainstorming ground and development diary for Chira and Muun's original productions. As a result, there is already an established audience for the comic that was privy to a lot of developing material and story information.
While story information has become increasingly more guarded, the information that is available has to do with character background and basic premise, and extremely little to do with plot details. If audience members seek out or discover off-site information, we see it more as easter-egg rewards (such as TWC incentives) rather than something of a concern.
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That's awesome, where do I join the community?
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It's a private, locked community freely available to LiveJournal users who apply for membership appropriately. Again, its main purpose is to act as a place to brainstorm original ideas between Chira and Muun. Sfeer Theory development material can still be found on the community, but any Livejournal updates will now take place predominantly in its own account, SfeerTheory at LiveJournal.
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Do you offer advertising?
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Not at this present time.
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May I link this site?
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Please do!
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Maybe you can link me too?
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Chances are: no. We link to what we want to promote, very sorry.
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Does Chira take commissions?
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Please email Chira for quotes and availability. Be warned: she's not cheap, giving up her time for hire is costly!
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How come we don't see Muun around very often?
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Don't think too deeply on it. Muun is the dignified one, while Chira is the obnoxious one. You see Chira around more because she's louder.
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I love what you guys do, and I want to see more! Where can I follow you on the internets?
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You can find more Chira (and her art) at her LiveJournal, DeviantArt, and Twitter, and you can find Muun (and her writing) at her LiveJournal and Twitter.
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Where do I send questions/fanwork/whatever else?
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You can email either Chira or Muun or both; it will make it to both of them in the end.
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