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« Reply #30 on: January 25, 2010, 19:45:39 pm » |
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Excellent! I don't think I've seen an aged cyclops face before, and you've done this one really well. The general face-floppiness is realistic but still Groening-y, and I love how you've drawn her eye through that thick chunk of glass. Looking forward to the Amy drawing.
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDavid, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celsius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. -- from emailsfromcrazypeople.comAh, dA. Proof that the hedgehog can, in fact, be buggered. -- Terry
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« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2010, 21:44:55 pm » |
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Cool!
Glad you caught the eye through the glass(es?) bit. I've drawn glasses like that before but people seem to not understand what happening. Still haven't quite figured out how a single lens nose piece works.
Oh well...
Amy? I have to warn you, this isn't a pleasing comfortable feel good kind of drawing. It started out the same idea as "Granny", but went off on a totally different tangent. The concept was with all the fun times she's had, something went horribly wrong. Brace yourself...
You've been warned.
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« Reply #32 on: January 25, 2010, 21:54:21 pm » |
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First, futuristic wheelchair ftw. Second, this is original and intriguing and I wish I'd thought of it.  Extra points for having something horrific happen to Amy without resorting to any obvious angst. Concrit: brilliant as her facial expression is, there's something off about the construction of her head. It looks like her ear's coming out the back of her neck -- perhaps shifting the head right a bit would help join it up properly -- and if I imagine construction lines on her face, her right eye's too high. Apart from that, I'm still goggling at the awesomeness so I can't be of much help.  |
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDavid, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celsius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. -- from emailsfromcrazypeople.comAh, dA. Proof that the hedgehog can, in fact, be buggered. -- Terry
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« Reply #33 on: January 25, 2010, 22:17:51 pm » |
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Wow, I'm flattered. (excuse me for a minute, I need to go and blush...) (there, i'm back.)
The eye was bugging me, but coudn't decide what the problem was. I didn't even catch the ear error. Both easy fixes.
I have to admit I wasn't expecting a positive reaction. (relieved!) I was bracing for an onslaught.
Thanks
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« Reply #34 on: January 26, 2010, 16:22:54 pm » |
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Another little something. Sorry about the cruddy piece of paper I had to use. I've been away on a work trip and the only paper I could find was this.  Now that's different. Something a lot of artists are afraid to tackle (including me). You've really caught the image of contented old age here.  |
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« Reply #35 on: January 26, 2010, 19:25:47 pm » |
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Thanks! I was worried about these two drawings...
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« Reply #36 on: January 26, 2010, 19:49:03 pm » |
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Why was that?
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDavid, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celsius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. -- from emailsfromcrazypeople.comAh, dA. Proof that the hedgehog can, in fact, be buggered. -- Terry
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« Reply #37 on: January 26, 2010, 20:24:06 pm » |
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In particular I was concerned about the Amy drawing. It's not the normal expected "pin-up" version. The Leela "Granny" I could see her settling down and baking cookies but when I went after "Granny" Amy it went in a totally different vein. I tried about three or four different reasons for her being on the chair. Some of the ideas were a mental overload, another a leg problem, or a drug overdose, cancer (no hair), y'know vicious kind of things. I don't do "cute" drawings very well but then again something this harsh was tough.
By the way, my new years resolution was to get out of the same old drawing ruts and try some new subject matters. These two shook things up a little bit and were a good start.
Think I will go ahead and finish these.
This was probably a longer answer than you expected, sorry 'bout that.
Next I'll have to design a wheel-less wheel chair...
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« Reply #38 on: January 26, 2010, 20:34:21 pm » |
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Aha. Well, 'round these parts, shrieks of 'eww it's not pretty!' get treated with the contempt they deserve. Fanservicey stuff is fine, but it's not the rule, particularly with a show as hilariously disturbing as Futurama. In my opinion, the Amy pic is harsh, but not pointlessly so. The plots you mention are darker than the show usually gets, but that's no big deal. The important thing is that it takes her character into account, is interesting, and leaves room for humour. Next I'll have to design a wheel-less wheel chair... Theory: whatever nuthouse she's in won't let anybody hover. |
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDavid, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celsius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. -- from emailsfromcrazypeople.comAh, dA. Proof that the hedgehog can, in fact, be buggered. -- Terry
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« Reply #39 on: January 26, 2010, 20:46:21 pm » |
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Nah, she's a hundred and seventy and living on a post-apocalyptic mars, where she rules Mount Olympos with a titanium walking cane with a fist on the end. She's in a wheelchair because she tripped and fell down the crater after a perfectly executed sub-orbital acrobatic synchronised paradive.
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Dorothy L Sayers
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
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« Reply #40 on: January 26, 2010, 21:55:06 pm » |
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Nah, she's a hundred and seventy and living on a post-apocalyptic mars, where she rules Mount Olympos with a titanium walking cane with a fist on the end. She's in a wheelchair because she tripped and fell down the crater after a perfectly executed sub-orbital acrobatic synchronised paradive.
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« Reply #41 on: January 27, 2010, 00:23:41 am » |
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Man, you guys' answers are more fun to read than anything I could come up with...
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« Reply #42 on: January 28, 2010, 16:13:42 pm » |
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The "Granny Turanga" picture looks very good, though there's something off with her mouth I don't really know how to express, and I think the wrinkles on her neck should sag more. Other than that, very sympathetic-looking and nice picture. I particularly like the effect with her pupil being split through the side of her glass.
The Amy picture is pretty much... wow! She's a lot more on-model than a lot of your previous art (Beb already pointed out the ear problem), and the wheelchair is a marvel of Futurama-style engineering. She should do some racing in that one. Her expression is great.
Also, I like the yellow paper you're using for your sketches.
Oh, and let me just second what Beb said: this isn't the kind of board where people will whine just because you draw Amy and Leela looking like something other than pretty-pretty Playboy foldouts. If people want fanservice, I'm sure they might be able to find some throughout the rest of the Internet.
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« Reply #43 on: January 28, 2010, 17:39:37 pm » |
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Sounds good. Everybody seems to be pleased with these, in particular Amy. That's the one I was really worried about. I'll go ahead and finish 'em.
You liked the yellow paper? I used it only because of desperation and that was all I could find. I was almost ready to use a paper towel or a napkin...
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« Reply #44 on: February 01, 2010, 20:47:09 pm » |
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Lookit! I do fan art!
This fits into the "and now for something completely different" catagory.
Just for reference: balsa wood, brass rods and screw, tape & glue.
Fan b is 10 1/2 x 10 1/2" (27 x 27cm), fan a is 7 x 12" (18 x 31cm)
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