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Blotchy
Posted on November 20, 2024 by David M Willis

196 thoughts on “Blotchy”

  1. Doctor_Who

    After a consultation with Roz, the purchase of a ring light, better camera, some LED strips, nicer bra, and so forth, Dorothy suddenly finds herself with 500 OnlyFans followers and has to admit that this may have gotten out of hand.

    1. Viktoria

      Not what a ring light is for. (of course, that’s never stopped anyone from overpaying for one)

      1. clif

        As the owner of a small ring light, used for Zoom but marketed as being for podcasters, what are ring lights actually supposed to be for? I mean, on the cooler blue setting it works great for lighting my face without blinding me, but I have no clue about their actual intended function is or how being a ring helps.

        1. Needfuldoer

          They minimize shadows from the camera’s perspective, but they also make that weird ring-shaped reflection in peoples’ eyes and glasses.

        2. clif

          Thanks, that makes sense. On family zoom my cousin once asked me what the ring in my glasses was and I told her it was my alien controller. She changed the subject.

        3. Felian

          What a power move. 😀

        4. Vulcanodon

          I use one, around the lens, when documenting technology installations. That way you can see every wire and connector without shadows.

          Off to the side, they are OK for product photography.

    2. Kimi

      Or that she needs to keep a better eye on her perfectionism and drive to do everything at the highest level possible.

    3. Bicycle Bill

      I don’t think Dorothy is wearing a bra.

      1. Kimi

        I think that I see a skin tone strap in panel 2.

        1. Furie

          You do indeed. And I spy some third party Transformers on that shelf.

      2. Michael Steamweed

        We see a strap (left shoulder) in yesterday’s panel 6 and today’s panel 2.

    4. Yet_One_More_Idiot

      And Joyce is her first and highest-paying fan. 😀

  2. Ana Chronistic

    UNEDITED PICS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

    1. Bruno

      cant believe i read this with my own eyes in 2024

      1. butting

        ohhhh you asked for it

        GIF! GIF! GIF!

        1. Yet_One_More_Idiot

          Dear Willis,

          Please GIF us what we want!

          ~Your fans

        2. Taffy

          Especially if one of the GIFs involves Ruth cosplaying as Aela the Huntress.

    2. Michael Steamweed

      Filters are for quilters!

      …wait, no…

  3. Thag Simmons

    I respect your commitment to the bit, if nothing else.

    1. Doctor_Who

      If something’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.

      1. clif

        So, logically, if it’s not worth overdoing, it wasn’t worth doing in the first place, and I can blow it off. So, words to live by.

    2. Wandering Mage

      Love some good cobitment.

  4. Sirksome

    Taking a lewd should not be this hard ladies. Your nerd is showing.

    1. Kimi

      Is it the nerd or the perfectionism for having the best lewd picture? Or just not liking how you look in pictures?

      1. Proto

        Yes

    2. anon

      lol the fact that she wants a ‘nicer’ one to send to joyce is telling, considering the joyce pic is also probably ‘bad’ to where most others who might’ve ‘accidentally’ gotten it would maybe not be recognized lol

    3. Jerach

      As somebody who’s taken a few lewd pics before, it’s actually quite difficult to get one that looks decent.

      1. Reltzik

        I thought the point was to get one that looks indecent.

        1. Michael Steamweed

          A few friends of mine are onlyfanz, fanzly, or loyalfanz providers. Yeah, they definitely have gripes about the difficulty of taking quality pics by themselves. None of them have the resources for a photographer. And problems: housemate schedules, lighting quality, the-body-don’t-bend-that-way, timing, blurriness, the list is long.

      2. Bicycle Bill

        Especially if you’re trying to DIY.  It’s hard to hold the camera or phone, get just the right pose, good lighting, check to see how it all looks on the display, and still snap the picture all on your own.  Here’s where a tripod or a holder for the camera/phone would be convenient, along with a five-second countdown timer.

        1. Sirksome

          It might just be my personal opinion but putting this much effort into it kinda ruins the spirit of the spur of the moment crude lewd. This was supposed to be a joke right? Joyce didn’t even look at the ones she sent. Sending back a 4k image of perfectly cropped and lighted Dorothy cleavage is maybe revealing more about Dorothy’s investment in this than she realizes.

        2. Michael Steamweed

          Dorothy putting extra effort into something she does for her friends? Especially for Joyce? Say what? 😀

    4. Michael Steamweed

      Ah, no, those two things Dorothy’s showing aren’t called “nerds”.

  5. Rose by Any other Name

    I know that feel. Nude photos of oneself are rarely flattering.

    Makes me wonder why people are always sending them to one another. If you want nudes, get them done professionally. Much better quality.

    1. Kimi

      Might be more of the suggestion and the mental image that comes with it than the quality of the picture?

    2. Nono

      See, it’s why partial clothing is better. Gives you more space to play around with accentuation.

    3. Bogeywoman

      Fun fact, I once taught my metamour (my girlfriend’s boyfriend) how to take better lewds.

    4. Needfuldoer

      I wonder how much of that phenomenon is because we’re our own worst critics?

    5. Banana Slamma

      Yeah, she should just pose nude for Joyce’s life art drawing class. Done and done.

    6. Opus the Poet

      When I was a nude model at first I wanted to see the pictures, but after a while (like the third shoot) you just can’t stand them any more.

  6. NGPZ

    YEEESSS

    LET TRASH GOBLIN CHAOS REIGN!!!! >:D

    *plays “Comedian Galop” by Vassil Kazandjiev on hacked muzak*

    1. Bicycle Bill

      Didn’t that used to play on the old ‘Ed Sulllivan Show’ (yes, I know, I’m dating myself.!) when they had someone come out and do a plate-spinning or juggling routine?

      1. Opus the Poet

        No, that was The Saber Dance.

  7. Amós Batista

    As a amateur photographer, I full respect Amber’s opinion in last panel.

  8. Animedingo

    Did her hair get longer between scenes

    1. Thag Simmons

      Some angles make it looks shorter than it is.

      1. Bicycle Bill

        That’s what HE said!

    2. anon

      I think it’s just her overall headshape/hair looking ‘thick’/helmet like like ethan’s old hairstyle before he cut it

    3. Needfuldoer

      Shows you how long Dorothy’s been chasing the perfect shot.

      1. Needfuldoer

        But no seriously, Amazi-ber’s hair has been about scapula-length for a while now. She’s just usually facing the camera.

        https://www.dumbingofage.com/hospitality/

  9. Dday

    What did I say?
    You’ve gotta face a natural light source, give Joyce some free-range organic freckled boobies.

    1. Needfuldoer

      They’re going to end up with Dorothy topless near the window and Amber coaching her through different poses to emphasize herself like she effortlessly did for Walky recently.

      Becky and Dina enter at the most awkward moment possible.

      1. Michael Steamweed

        And then contribute to helping. Dorothy ends up with a full suite of boudoir photographs to send Joyce.

      2. Dday

        “That’s still not enough light! Look… just press them against the window, I’ll stand outside.”

  10. Davus

    Dorothy seems to have an “All or nothing” steak in her too, doesn’t she.
    (Legitimate question: Is Dorothy gay? Is Willis teasing us? Will we ever know?)

    1. Thag Simmons

      She’s not gay.

      Now, it’s pretty possible she isn’t exactly straight either, but she’s definitely into dudes.

      1. Opus the Poet

        Dorothy’s bisexuality confirmed.

    2. Nono

      She’s said to Danny that she feels like a Kinsey zero, but that could change.

      But at most right now she’s “straight, with a possible Joyce exception (emotionally)”.

      1. Vanessa

        She’s a nerd first and bisexual second, lol. So precious.

      2. Dara

        There have been a lot of panels up before this indicating that that 0 is not actually a zero but more of a … rounding error.

        1. Aviator

          The idea that “I’m [0 or 6] with an opposite exception” is actually just 0.0001 or 5.9999 with a rounding error is deeply funny to me and I don’t know why. But good job.

        2. Sirksome

          I think an important part of this comic is that characters do change. Joyce was a devout Christian at the start of this comic. She’s atheist now. Dorothy told Danny she’s a zero and straight but maybe she’s discovering more about herself since then. Carla has a girlfriend now. All we can really do is watch and see how these characters develop.

  11. brionl

    High Key! Soft Focus!!

  12. Opus the Poet

    Maybe her freckles have freckles on her chesticles?

    1. Kimi

      Like freckles on the knuckles?

  13. Florence

    Does this imply Joyce’s were just naturally that good?

    1. Florence

      “How did she achieve this composition?”

    2. Thag Simmons

      I think Dorothy might just be a perfectionist in general.

    3. Nono

      Could just be the lighting. Lit up dorm rooms aren’t very good for photos most of the time.

    4. TerribleTransit

      Amber described them as “barely legible” last strip. Sending an awful, blurry mess in response would be appropriate. Dorothy’s desire to make sure she responds with good sexy pictures instead of shitpost-tier ones is telling.

      1. Azhrei Vep

        Telling of her obsession with doing everything as well as possible.

        1. Nymph

          Sure, that and the fact that Dorothy is pretty obviously crushing on Joyce.

        2. Michael Steamweed

          Dorothy is definitely a perfectionist when it comes to making projects of her crushes and friends.

    5. Adept

      Joyce is very busty, and her boobs seem to preoccupy Dotty more than the self-diagnosed Kinsey-0 would warrant.

      1. Taffy

        Dorothy seems to notice things about Joyce’s body more than one might expect.

  14. peng

    this is awesome

    1. Dara

      yeah it really is

      chaos gremlin happy

    2. Tan

      Part of me hopes this continues to escalate, even as I still really wanna go back to Jocelyne.

  15. Suet

    ? ? ? ? ?

    Not exactly sure if Dorothy is trying to match or one-up Joyce

    1. Laura

      What do those emoji mean?

      1. Mark

        Looks like “sad because I can’t reach the pancakes.”

        1. clif

          Well, okay. I was interpreting it as tears of joy as they were offering up their pancakes, the pancakes symbolizing Dorothy’s breasts. But then, I’m weird. So who knows?

        2. Michael Steamweed

          I think Dorothy would be miffed to hear her chestcakes referred to as pancakes.

        3. Florence

          Hey does anyone want any butter with their pancakes?

        4. Taffy

          Hot butter on bare skin? That’s a delicate balancing act. Where’s the sign-in sheet?

        5. Needfuldoer

          Just two individual slices of butter.

          Pat-sties.

        6. NGPZ

          mmmm butter is nice on pancakes, yes

          although funny enough I’m not too much a fan of them, at least not compared to breakfast sammiches with sausage, cheese and bacon and egg I get from Jack in the Box and stuff LOL XD

          on that note, maybe some time I should try one of IHOP’s burgers…

        7. Suet

          Close, it’s the agony of needing to push the pancakes together.

          cause pancakes are generally flat

  16. Nono

    Being able to take good self-affirming selfies would be nice.

    (I haven’t really gone into buying a tripod yet, though. Maybe if they’re on sale during the holiday season?)

  17. JA

    You tell her on those filters.

  18. Romanticide

    That would be me helping my friends to take a picture

  19. Joe Moose

    And where *are* these photos going, I wonder. To Joyce or just in general phone storage?

    It would be so hilarious if these pics were going to Joyce and her sis was all “Oh you got a ♫ girlfriend~! ♪”

  20. Francoinblanco

    HOT HOT HOT
    naughty photos of our president from her wild university days

  21. BBCC

    Amber’s instagram must be interesting.

    1. Proto

      It’s all just reposts of yaoi art

  22. Vanessa

    Oh Dorothy! This just keeps getting funnier.

  23. jeffepp

    This can only lead to Dorothy in a threesome. Which threesome is yet to be determined.

    1. clif

      Amber, Joe, Joyce and Walky. That’s three, right?

      1. Michael Steamweed

        Dorothy and Joyce in the middle, with Walky and Joe in the outer positions. Amber in charge of direction and photography.

  24. Grimey

    Maybe this is all revenge on Amber’s part for this moment: https://www.dumbingofage.com/2024/comic/book-14/03-trystin-in-the-wind/outtayerhair/

  25. Pocky

    we’re gonna wanna frame that picture at this point

    put it up on the wall

  26. DailyBrad

    I do love that if Dorothy’s going to do something, she’s going to do it right, goddamn it.

  27. SvenTS

    Amber going above and beyond – literally.

    She’s the tops! (Now to see if that plays out literally….)

  28. Dara

    Hey Willis!

    Now that you’re on BlueSky would you be willing to turn on the gateway so that I can follow you there from Mastodon?

    Pretty please?

    1. Dara

      (I sent a request through the gateway too so you should get that on BlueSky, it’ll be generic but it’s probably from me unless someone else beat me to it lol)

      1. NGPZ

        I just have a bluesky account and follow him from there.

        unless there is a specific reason you opt for doing it via Mastodon? :0

        1. Dara

          I don’t want to start a BlueSky account for a variety of reasons and thanks to the bridge, I don’t have to!

          (I have like 2000 followers across my two Federation accounts, some via federated WordPress, the rest via Mastodon. The two networks can talk to each other, so why shouldn’t they?)

        2. Dara

          See also what I said below to Dana below: I’d like to follow from an account I already have.

          But because the gateway is opt-in, instead of opt-out, people have to turn it on. It’s not on by default.

          I suppose I should add: Turning on the gateway doesn’t follow any actual new person. It just turns on the gateway so that people on the other side of the gateway can follow you.

          Which is to say HEY WILLIS, asking you to turn on the gateway is NOT the same as asking you follow my account. It just lets me follow your account.

          (I mean you could follow me if you wanted to, but why? I don’t write or draw a webcomic you like. xD )

          (A lot of stuff in the Federation is that way. To opt in, BlueSky people have to follow the BlueSky account @ap.brid.gy – that’s all. People on the Federation side – doesn’t have to just be Mastodon, can be whatever – have to follow @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy to opt in. Once they do either side can choose to follow the other one.)

    2. Amós Batista

      Asking for it , too ( I still don’t want to go to BlueSky)

      1. Dana W

        Bluesky is great, so granular so easy to filter out the horror

        1. Dara

          Okay, that’s nice, but I’d like to follow from an account I already have.

          But both sides of the gateway have to enable it because it’s opt-in, instead of opt-out. I have it turned on for my accounts, it’s easy. All BlueSky people have to do is follow the BlueSky account @ap.brid.gy to opt in. It’s very easy, but they have to do it.

          (People on the Federation side – doesn’t have to just be Mastodon, can be whatever – just need to follow @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy )

  29. Kim

    I love how this joke has taken three strips so far 😀 *so happy<3*

  30. Dante

    Amber omg you terrible influence. Is it my idea or she was immediately Way Invested about this?

    Babygirl not only ships it but may be less than straight herself

    1. NGPZ

      MAY be less than straight? XD

      my gaydar is goin off the charts here LOL

    2. Reltzik

      She wants everyone she knows to kiss each other.

      1. Adept

        Amber loves chaos complicated ships, but for sexy times she wants wang(s) involved.

        1. Adept

          (dropped an and)

  31. Darkseide

    Next book title: Filters are for Quitters

    1. AGV/Ruby

      Alternatively: Well, Push Them Together!

  32. Owlmirror

    Mission drift is a hazard in all pursuits.

    Next up: websearching HOWTO selfie, finding conflicting information, or recommendations for phones that they don’t have, researching replacement phones with the best cameras that are within Dorothy’s budget, possibly blowing her budget on the most expensive option, feeling guilty about spending so much money and returning the phone unopened, and so on and so forth.

    In the end, Dorothy is so fed up that she never takes any more lewds, let alone sends them, and just deletes all the lewds, including the Joyce photos, from her phone, and the topic never comes up again.

    (“It’s not called Smarting of Age”)

    1. Da Boy

      Alternatively she goes to Roz who takes a perfect picture on the very first try

      1. Segnosaur

        Yeah but the fact roz has the camera attached to Danny’s foot made it awkward for all involved

        1. Taffy

          It’s fine, she slips him $30, which he uses to take Sal out for some Chinese food.

  33. Shade

    You can’t even call it impulsive at this point Dotty.

    1. Michael Steamweed

      I think we are pivoting from impulsiveness to perfectionism.

  34. DJTsurugi

    now she’s making sure her sexy pic to Joyce is good enough, the fuckening is going to happen, Mike would be proud. ~<3

    1. Opus the Poet

      +1

    2. Laura

      Mom-friend. For a nickel.

  35. CitrineMonster

    honestly? this is delightfully braindead coming from ole dot. this is some prime girlfailure behavior.

  36. Laura

    Plays “Museum of Boobs” on the hacked elevator muzak:

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCazDA-ywIa/

  37. Aviator

    This is not what I thought was cu…coming.

  38. Juanoku

    Holy shit we’re reaching queer bait levels that were previously thought impossible

    1. Jeremiah

      Can’t really be queer baiting if there is already canon queer representation. This is someust regular old teasing.

      1. Da Boy

        This is more like shipbaiting… unless it happens.

        1. Michael Steamweed

          I don’t want shipbaiting! I want shipposting!

        2. DJTsurugi

          hear hear! ~<3

  39. IntangibleMatter

    Dorothy is the type of person who will create an entire onlyfans set up just to send a single sexy pic

  40. Serendipity

    Okay Dorothy has to actually be into Joyce at this point, doesn’t she?

    1. jeffepp

      She’s had, like, three or more existential crisis over this. So, yeah.

  41. Da Boy

    Even when trying to joke around Dotty is still such a perfectionist XD

  42. Adept

    Everything’s a serious project.

  43. Hoboturtle

    In my experience of taking video (not of breast) a low angle makes everything look more impressive.

  44. Farmer_10

    There’s commiting to the bit and there’s marrying, buying a house together and starting a family with the bit.

    1. Laura

      Well, they already got the “marrying” practice in…

      1. Nymph

        did they?

        1. Taffy

          Way back in an early Gender Studies class.

        2. Nymph

          Ohhh tyty I had totally forgotten.

        3. Taffy

          It helps to re-read the entire comic from start to finish several times (I think I’m on 5? Might be 6.) and to pay special attention to any vague sniff of girl/girl behavior.

        4. Nymph

          you’re so right, I’ve been slacking

  45. Geoffrey Winn

    If Joyce and Dorothy get together, this is just a Gisele Legace comic now.

    1. ValdVin

      Oh please please please.

    2. Michael Steamweed

      I did not know that name. A quick googling, and, oh, yeah, I def know that comic style! Yay! for M-a-3! (i miss me some zii shenaniganery)

    3. Taffy

      Nah, the characters in this comic have more than one brain cell between ’em, and it’s usually not in their genitals.

  46. Stephen Nedland

    They need Roz to show them how to take lewds on their phones.

  47. Laura

    Hej folx…

    Transgender Day of Remembrance, y’all. Today.

    https://apnews.com/article/transgender-day-of-remembrance-deaths-rita-hester-8160deb98febe780aa94577fd59a6758

    ??❤️‍?✊️

    1. NGPZ

      Thanks Laura T_T <3

      #TransLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter

      1. Laura

        Thanks, NG. (SORRY I accidentally flagged your comment. I meant to “Reply”.)

        Today is the 25th Day of Remembrance
        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrance

        We remember Nex.
        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Nex_Benedict

        We remember all those who have come and who have passed before us.

        transgriot.com

        theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/the-history-of-two-spirit-folks

  48. ValdVin

    Amber knows as much as I’d expect about this.

    1. Michael Steamweed

      Amber has had to a lot of research for her fanfic writing and imaging.

  49. Mark

    Perhaps her growing level of disenchantment with the results will allow “wait, why am I doing this?” to slip through….

  50. Chubseus

    This’d be a great time for Dina and Becky to walk in.

  51. EpochFlame

    teamwork makes the dream work

  52. Taffy

    Amber’s right about the pushing together. Dorothy’s boons are like half the size of Joyce’s, so if she wants the same degree of cleavage, she’s gonna have to put a little effort in.

    And don’t think I’ve forgotten about “Wait, why am I ‘Jugs’?” “You’ve got to know.” Dorothy’s well aware of how big Joyce’s are.

    1. Jeremiah

      Yeah, those milks jugs are quite large, enough to be used as shoes!

      1. Michael Steamweed

        Maybe Dorothy and Joyce will end up opening an “OnlyJugs” together. As long as Carla gets credit, I’m sure she will help out with engineering.

    2. Hoboturtle

      Honestly, best bet is for her to not compete. Moon the camera.

      1. Taffy

        Doesn’t that open the door for Joyce to moon back? And she’s got a bigger moon to show.

  53. Big Z

    If Willis curveballs all y’all and makes Amber and Dorothy hook up instead of Joyce and Dorothy, I will laugh myself into a temporary coma.

    1. Taffy

      Walky might have a heart attack.

      1. Schpoonman

        Before or after they grab him and pull him under them?

        1. Taffy

          Two, now that I think of it. The first is when he walks in and sees what’s going on, and when they pull him in it kick-starts his heart again. The second is four hours later, when the gals are ready to wind down and he risks one last pop, which winds up being an overreach and they have to get him medical attention. The hospital visit is fairly awkward, but he manages to pull through and once the doctor scolds the three of them (simultaneously dishing out high fives), they’re free to go.

      2. Yumi

        Walky goes to see Danny after recovering from his heart attack, because hey, maybe this’ll give Danny a heart attack too be something they can bond over, but Danny’s just too happy to learn about more bisexual awakenings to really get caught up in the ex-girlfriends of it all.

  54. Michael Steamweed

    I am a _great_ fan of where this is going. Amber’s choice of high angle is expert. Soon, Dorothy is shirtless, then laying down, then a series of progressively denuded lounge poses with quality lighting choice.

    Next up Slipshine: Dorothy Does A Boudoir!

    1. Taffy

      Eventually, Dorothy and Amber both pause.
      Dorothy says “Waaaiiiit a minute. Something’s odd about this.”
      Amber agrees and silently exits the room.
      After a beat panel, she comes back carrying Dorothy’s math textbook and several carrots.

      1. Michael Steamweed

        Me (*nodding): Hmm, yes, quite a good development.

      2. Meeks

        What are the carrots for…? Should I be worried?

        1. Taffy

          They’re for the photo.

    2. Mr. 2

      Surely Booster can help with this.

      1. Michael Steamweed

        Booster _does_ have both the photography skills and the desire to see further chaos. They should complement well with Amber’s desire to see further chaos and give directorial input.

  55. Felian

    Nothing says “i’m only sending a nude back as a fun reply” quite like doing a full-blown photoshoot for it.

  56. Rabisch

    I can see a future for Amber as a photographer or director of photography on movies. She seems to really know what she’s doing. Dorothy should follow her advice. If this sending photos of Joyce and Dorothy to each other continues, it would be fun if Amber became the official photographer.

  57. Amós Batista

    Happy Black Consciousness day in Brazil. Remembrance of all fight against slavery!

  58. Amós Batista

    Quick, Dorothy, put your hot outfit.

  59. HueSatLight

    Sometimes you have to shift Saturation too. Curves would help too. Accidental pun.

    1. Taffy

      What you wanna do is crank the contrast as high as you can, blow up the saturation on a separate layer, use a glow blend between them, invert the colors, then slide the hue all the way to the far end.

      1. NGPZ

        so YouTube Poops which may or may not be the Spadinner Garbage variety? XD

        1. Taffy

          I hope she made lotsa what’s for dinner.

    2. Dana W

      I”m no pro, but I was taught “fem selfie” head down and camera above head level looking down, or you end up looking like a frog. I certainly did.

  60. Ray

    Now I’m hearing Robin Williams in my head doing a Richard Simmons voice, “C’mon, girls, you cal those titties? I’ve seen better lumps in oatmeal! Push ’em together… make one GOOD one!”

    1. Taffy

      Nobody ever wants the super-boob.

  61. Jdorr

    Trust Amber to help escalate this situation.

    Also love how both are perfectionists in their own way.

  62. Heavensrun

    Okay, so, Dotty, the more you fuss over how *flattering* the photo is, the less it seems like you’re actually doing this as a joke response.

    1. Alongcameaspider

      Let’s be honest the idea that she’s doing this as a joke was always a paper thin excuse anyway

  63. Deanatay

    C’mon, Dotty, you’re not a quitter, are you?

    Or worse… A BAD FRIEND??

  64. BlackScarabFilmZ

    Vigilante, gamer, in an alternate universe toy store manager, and now sext photographer? What can’t Amber do?

    (Don’t answer that)

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