A Sequence of Artwork - (arts p5)

[Pick]

Thanks, BigOrange. I'll confess, I like animals, but fur is so time consuming, I normally just draw the elves instead...!

Kuja: He still has orange, false eyes (essentially slide-in rods), but they're mounted more sensibly now. His old design never really sat well with me, but I think the conversion to this one suits him. Most haven't been changed, but refined. (I have a good opportunity for that, too, since I'm editing the earlier chapters to reduce their suck levels.)

[Kuja]

Kuja: He still has orange, false eyes (essentially slide-in rods),

Although I'm sure it's inaccurate, I got the most excruciatingly painful image in my head when I read that. >.<!

but they're mounted more sensibly now. His old design never really sat well with me, but I think the conversion to this one suits him. Most haven't been changed, but refined. (I have a good opportunity for that, too, since I'm editing the earlier chapters to reduce their suck levels.)

Makes sense. The new look certainly suits him and does seem more logical.

A sketch of the four main talismans (and their owners*) done in that character's standard color:

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, wow Desunius looks different.

[Pick]

Eh, Zixer seems to be used to it. It doesn't come up much (he's basically that way to establish early on that they can make new organs artificially.)

On Desunius, really? I was under the impression that her design hadn't changed much. For instance, she's one of the only characters who got to keep her stupid-colored hair. Kamina is the other. I think everyone else has sensibly-colored hair now. In my mind, Gahrer still has indigo hair, but I'm pretty sure I simply removed all references to it. Also, Gahrer is dead, that issue is a little unimportant now.

[Kuja]

On Desunius, really? I was under the impression that her design hadn't changed much. For instance, she's one of the only characters who got to keep her stupid-colored hair. Kamina is the other. I think everyone else has sensibly-colored hair now. In my mind, Gahrer still has indigo hair, but I'm pretty sure I simply removed all references to it. Also, Gahrer is dead, that issue is a little unimportant now.

Looking at it again, yeah, you're right. Something about the way you drew her face - especially the line of her jaw - really threw me. Other than that, yeah, the rest of her doesn't look that different except for a bit more realism in her arms and posture (which looks good).

[Ford Prefect]

Gee, thanks for managing to not say anything useful about Eater, Pick. Also, seeing Des, do you still have that 'it means fat' picture you did? Cracked me up.

I have a good opportunity for that, too, since I'm editing the earlier chapters to reduce their suck levels.

That's a fair amount of dedication; Dark Councillors was hella long even when I unfortuantely trailed off in my reading of it. I baulk at editting shit which is a fraction the length.

[Pick]

Kuja: Well I've certainly gotten better at drawing in general, and Desunius may have befitted from that more than anyone. Which she definitely earned, too, since somewhere along the line, she certainly became one of my favorites .

Ford Prefect: Actually, a lot about Eater is known in the text, but I designed this image to be spoiler-free. I mean, if it weren't, I'd feel obliged to mention exchanges of ownership, which have happened to three of the above at one point or another. (And yes, I do have that picture--I almost never delete anything from my webspace. It's friggin' ancient though, man.)

I must admit, the editing is... daunting, at times. I just finished editing Chapter 6 today, actually, which alone was 30,000 words. The entire story, so far, is longer than War and Peace or Atlas Shrugged--in excess of 650,000. The good news is, I expect I can wrap up the first draft in around a year. (The more people die, the faster it goes! This becomes a terrible temptation.)

[Imperial Overlord]

And thanks, I.O.!

You're welcome.

I am very fond of tigers.

[Kuja]

Kuja: Well I've certainly gotten better at drawing in general, and Desunius may have befitted from that more than anyone. Which she definitely earned, too, since somewhere along the line, she certainly became one of my favorites .

As well she should be.

(And yes, I do have that picture--I almost never delete anything from my webspace. It's friggin' ancient though, man.)

Man, I remember that. That was one epic week.

...and I'm also remembering the blank stares I got for calling someone at a Warhammer tourney a 'castervakking idiot'...

...and I think I'm going to stop talking now.

[Pick]

Hey, "castervakking" is a fantastic modifier. If I recall, NobleIre once used it on a disobedient printer .

[Ford Prefect]

He's too sexy to die, obviously. I mean, wow, that's a good rendition. Pity he's not all that important.

I must admit, the editing is... daunting, at times. I just finished editing Chapter 6 today, actually, which alone was 30,000 words. The entire story, so far, is longer than War and Peace or Atlas Shrugged--in excess of 650,000. The good news is, I expect I can wrap up the first draft in around a year.

Pick: possessed by the spirit of Robert Jordan?

[Pick]

He's too sexy to die, obviously. I mean, wow, that's a good rendition. Pity he's not all that important.

Well, the war's in full swing and he sucks at combat, so he is constantly overshadowed by/not involved in major events. Not that he particularly wants to be, anyway.

Pick: possessed by the spirit of Robert Jordan?

Deliver me. Isn't Wheel of Time like 2 million words or something fuckdiculous like that?

[Surlethe]

Pick: possessed by the spirit of Robert Jordan?

Deliver me. Isn't Wheel of Time like 2 million words or something fuckdiculous like that?

3.3 million, actually, and it's going to top out at about 4.1 million if the last three books are as the author expects. Glad to have you back here, and enjoying your artwork as always.

[Ford Prefect]

Hoquer somehow looks extra badass in that picture. I really wish I had kept up with DC, now.

[Pick]

Hoquer somehow looks extra badass in that picture. I really wish I had kept up with DC, now.

He is credited with killing three present-day Councilors (though we'll have to wait to see how the most recent one turns out). And not one of the originally-Llanlleian kids is included in that. And he's scored some other pretty astonishing victories.

I kept tellin' y'all that he wasn't any damn pushover!

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[Ford Prefect]

He is credited with killing three present-day Councilors (though we'll have to wait to see how the most recent one turns out). And not one of the originally-Llanlleian kids is included in that. And he's scored some other pretty astonishing victories.

There was a reason why I was such a Hoquer fanboy.

Argus sketches:

Kid!Edge is kinda d'aaaaw.

[Pick]

Hoquer is... different now. I don't know. I think whether or not people like him any more depends on which other characters they also like (esp. Argus). Oh, and on... Argus. People gave me too much trouble about his name, so it's not "Edge" any longer; 'tis Vaal (after the South African river, if not for any good reason*). Umber's last name is also different, but I think you might have drifted off before it was ever revealed. Verdigris' first and last names were changed completely.

*(other than people hating all the other options.)

[Ford Prefect]

You shouldn't have given in to pressure; 'Edge' is a weird name, even by the standards of the setting, but it was kind of cool in its own way. To be honest, I'm pretty sure my backlash (you changed Verdigis' name!?) stems from the fact that I'm finding out all at once. It's probably less jarring if you're not completely lazy and just stopped reading.

[Pick]

People claimed it was stolen from Final Fantasy. I mean, not people here, but people at my college. Frankly, I'd never played whatever number it is where "Edge" is a character, but I wasn't too devoted to the name. They also claimed "Argus" was stolen from FF, but since it's a goddamn Greek monster with eyes all over him who served as the inspiration for Vaal's design to begin with, I opted to keep that one.

[Darth Raptor]

Final Fantasy pilfers enough from, well, everything, that the idea you can really steal anything from it (beyond super-iconic things like cactuars and chocobos [arguably also lifted from Miyazaki]) is a tad ludicrous.

But if it helps, you should know that Edge, the Prince Eblan is an incredibly laaaaaame character. So you should avoid the association for that reason.

[Phantasee]

Oh hey, elves.

I like the white hair on Alder, expecially.

[Ford Prefect]

Alder's hair is a triumph. There's a reason why he hooked up with one of the hottest chicks.

[Shroom Man 777]

Pick, you should try drawing something female and sexy.

[Pick]

Pick, you should try drawing something female and sexy.

Dude, if you don't think Kes or Adrasteia is sexy, then I just don't know what to do for you .

[Pick]

Fine, here's a hottie elf lady I've drawn about twice in my life. This is an attempted redesign:

[Phantasee]

Way to rip off the Hydralisk from Star Craft and the Flood from Halo. Stick to drawing elves, buddy.


It does look pretty spooky. I would be quite scared if I saw that thing walking toward me.