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At 10/14/12 07:14 PM, Nicholas-Deary wrote:

Anyway, below are some screenshots from the latest version (some textures are missing such as from the ground) but you get the idea.

Good luck to all the teams that entered their games tonight!

Looks like a great concept :P Thanks for sharing the screenshots man! Keep up the great work guys!

At 10/14/12 07:00 PM, TroisNyxEtienne wrote: It's sharp 7 and our game is out!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/604450

haha , that was close ;_;

At 10/14/12 06:29 PM, Pahgawk wrote: And here's ours!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/604443

Haha, awesome concept and theme, the voice is great :P

Fantastic entries all around! :D

It's getting tight guys, better crunch! :P

At 10/13/12 09:16 AM, TroisNyxEtienne wrote:

At 10/12/12 07:09 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 10/12/12 07:09 PM, squidly wrote: But... We still need an artist!

Someone get these guys some art!!!

WE STILL NEED AN ARTIST.
I can't emphasise this enough. Please, contact either Squidly or me via PM.

I'll be your huckleberry.

Both topics are great, man that eyeball is awesome :D

Really slick stuff, love your line art and the quality of your strokes. Yeah, the mouths are great, remind me of many french and italian comic artists who do great expressions. Keep it up, great to have you here.

Some awesome stuff. Real happy to see things still kicking :D Keep it up guys!

At 10/9/12 06:36 AM, Morthagg wrote: Look I made a comic again and all that
It's also in the art portal.

Drawing rain like that was.. a bit of work. But I do like the outcome.

It's ALWAYS a pleasure to come scope out your thread. Sometimes I even put it off just so when I do scope it out, there is MORE of it. Great stuff, very inspiring and very inspired. Keep it up!

Not bad at all, but something I feel about your work is that you're painting what you see, but not understanding what you see. I know that isn't super clear. What i mean to say is, you don't just want to copy what you're painting. You want to understand what you're painting. The shape, the way light hits it, why things are the color they are, and so on. There are artists who draw from a figure and don't get it perfect, yet their work looks and reads better than someone who made a perfect photocopy of what they saw. It's a tough thing to grasp, I myself struggle with it. And of course there is some importance to being able to perfectly 'copy' what you see. But understanding it in 3d space inside your mind, that REALLY helps. Good luck and keep it up! And remember to think about the shapes you're drawing and why they're shaped the way they are.

These were alarmingly good entries for such a silly topic :P

xTY3x for me, but man, had to think about it. I think his is the most creative and a serious concept as well.

Getting commissions is always tough. The only way I've ever been able to get any is by building a 'fanbase' and then just stating in my blog or journal that I'm open. I've never gotten any from advertising, but as turkey pointed out. I don't think I really know where to advertise. Maybe over Project Wonderful or something.

I don't see any harm in one dude advertising on a forum, but when it becomes 20 people bumping their threads over and over, then a 100, it'll be like a Gaia forum on here. So what would happen then is we'd make a commissions thread for them to post in, and then no one would ever click on that thread because 'it's just people begging for money'.

Fucking touch call man. I don't know the solution.

At 9/8/12 03:04 PM, Flowers10 wrote:

At 9/8/12 02:36 PM, Hyptosis wrote: Teaching myself zbrush, hurr

Nice ive been wanting to learn 3d for a while.
I tried 4d cinema but i sucked ass!

Is zbrush any easier? i mean how much have u practiced so far?

I've been using it for about 4 days now. It's as tough as any 3d software as far as trying to navigate the ui, but the actual modeling is very organic and better imo.

Teaching myself zbrush, hurr

Did this for the CHOW

Great stuff dudes. I've been so busy I've been neglecting my art forum responsibilities. You guys are all stomping me, so I I whipped something up.

JackDGreatest
I always love mad science. And mad science for a reason is even better. The rough crayon look is also very cool. I like that you took the time to give your characters names and histories/backstories.

gradenator
Reminds me of the story of the frog and the scorpion. If your an exotic bird you shouldnt allow exotic bird eating spiders to ride on your back.

MiddleFingerRings
Haha, I didnâEUTMt expect anyone to take the mobster/drug dealer/addict route. A real surprise. I enjoyed it though! Even if it was kind of messed up. :D I would have really liked to see some color, or maybe a dirty texture or stain applied to this considering the nature of the material. Very good work though.

flipshoe
I donâEUTMt have a clue what is going on here man. Some chicks were fighting, and some demons attack and then they stopped fighting. ThatâEUTMs some crazy smack man. :D IâEUm just jerking your chain, good job getting it done! Stay cool man. :P

digsBot and Austin
Dark :O Everyone was so dark for this! ItâEUTMs FLIGHT man! That is something we humans use to attribute to the gods! FLying USED to be a super power! Haha, man... so much darkness. ItâEUTMs like weâEUTMre all jaded by it now or something. Well good work regardless! :D Easy to read and easy to follow, good story telling.

Spags
Again dark, no surprise there. But, well dude, your story telling was actually really good. The illustration could use some work, but like, this was SUPER easy to read and I actually really enjoyed it. The hat was a great addition to keep it from being too boring and yet it is something we all can relate to. I would REALLY like to see this redone and polished up. Fantastic work. I really enjoyed it.

omegafinal
Nice work, itâEUTMs like an anime/manga version of a cool steampunk story to something, or like like The Rocketeer. I like that being able to fly is still worthy of wonderment. Feels like the beginning of something bigger. I think the story telling and figure strength could use some work, all you can do if keep drawing and studying though. ItâEUTMll all fall into place. Good stuff, glad you finished! Keep it up!

Aigis
Fantastic work as always man. I love the art, itâEUTMs simple and solid. And from panel one you established inspiration for the character. It is really neat and touching how youâEUTMve expanded the concept of a young bird learning to fly, to that of us humans ourselves leaving the next. So to speak. I can tell you really thought about it, good work. ItâEUTMs touching. Each of the characters seem to have a personality and the ending is sweet. Very cool work man.

Good to see my text imported so horribly... Sorry about that, I need to learn to not copy paste apostrophes in here.

I thought IâEUTMd express my feelings and opinions on the works presented. IâEUTMm by no means the best comic creator in the world, I did work for 4 years in the industry but only as a colorist professionally. DonâEUTMt take my crits too hard, IâEUTMm just jotting down my thoughts as I read them in hopes that it helps you guys out in some way. I'm in no way suggesting that I am deserving of a position to judge anyone's work. That said, I am a judge. :P Thanks.

Kuoke
I liked your designs, they had a consistent shape to them and were immediately easy to read at any distance. The color choices too were fantastic, very good. The punchline was well executed and it made me smile. Fantastic. The edging felt unpolished, but that is to be a little bit expected. Making comics for a compo with a deadline are monster, I know this all too well. It very much feels speed painted, but it reads and that is what is most important.

Artist-Lost
I immediately loved what I was seeing. You took control of your pallette and established the world first thing. Right out of the box I felt familiar with what I was seeing and was eager to learn more. Love the way you handle the text, itâEUTMs really cute. With those super glassy eyes. It reminds me of the old cartoons I watched as a child were all the wrong animals get blamed for what happens. Of course you canâEUTMt blame someone being baited for going right for the sweet spot and ignoring the trap. Great work, I really enjoyed it.

ZombieWhale
Adorable and clean. Such clean lines and every figure and shape are easy to read. You look confident in your execution. You leap into the project without using a single dialogue bubble, always a good sign and an excellent exercise. One of the chief things as a comic creator that you have to be able to do is tell a story without the reliance on dialogue of any kind. A reader should be able to read your book without the text. I feel like this could have benefited from some color, some pastels, something light. But it isnâEUTMt needed. Good stuff, a great entry.

LegBanger
Haha, this thing is a heartbreaker man. I feel like yours was a bit rushed, maybe more so than some of the other entries. The themes was dark, and it does give that vibe, the scribbled lines and the jarring colors. One thing that really stands out to me is that the strip is suffering heavily from âEU~floating head syndromeâEUTM All of the heads and faces are seen from one or two angles at most. Try to mix it up, check out this fantastic sheet done by the late Wally Wood.
http://www.lorestrome.com/trash/refs/wallywood22panel1600.jp eg
Good luck and stick with it!

Flowers10
I feel like maybe I just had some kind of drug induced experience. :D Man... haha. Pros right out the door are color and panels execution. A few times I did have trouble knowing which panel to read next, but you painted the character from every angle possible. You werenâEUTMt lazy there. Every angle you could ever want to see a pink naked rich airplane manâEUTMs cock. Ultimately I think it all works really well, it could certainly use a good once over. It needs some heavy editing to make it flow, and I feel that maybe some of the panels could have been planned a tiny bit better to lead into one another, to guide the viewerâEUTMs eye. But all in all, it was easy to read, had a concept and it executed it. Good work sir.

Lucky
To me these felt almost more like storyboards rather than a comic. Storyboards with words. I can tell youâEUTMre a good cartoonist right off the bat just by how you build your figures. And I can tell by the attention to the characters and not to the backgrounds that you perhaps are far more interested in animation than comic creation or painting. I of course might be wrong, but this is how I feel after having read your comic. You certainly win the page count aware so far as well, haha. Great work man, very cool and I can tell you worked hard. With some color and line weights this coul dbe out of a MAD magazine. At least the ones I read as a kid.

Emptygoddess
Wow, what a wall of text. But I can tell that it was SO intentional. ItâEUTMs pretty neat, the beginning and ending could have benefited from some borders I think. Took my brain a second to bust them apart. A big wall of text is always a turn off in comics and strips though. Even if it is to make a point. I feel like this should have been narrated, like in a cartoon, rather than having to read it. I didnâEUTMt mind, but your average viewer is not going to invest in that. If they pick up a comic, they want to essentially âEU~watchâEUTM the story. They want to experience the message as they would in a tv show. Otherwise they would likely just read a book. Very amusing though. :D

TurkeyOnAStick and Test-Object
I got to admit, I knew what was going to happen before panel 2. :P This might be because IâEUTMm familiar with you guys, lol, but I knew. Still totally executed in a great way. The last image is so jarring and the crowâEUTMs change look fantastic. Pretty cool concept too on the way cartoons twist reality. Good stuff. I donâEUTMt have a lot else to sa

IâEUTMm going to take a break, and come back to the rest in a little bit. I have some errands to run.

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I think there is just some miscommunication going on here. Evil dog is a dude who gets stuff done, he's proven this. He just wants people who are interested in his idea and have a tiny bit of time to spare to test it out with him. Just shoot him a PM if you want more information. That said, I don't think there is anything wrong with keeping your project quiet from the public. I've done this tons of times, big companies do it all the time, and he's already proven that his projects are the real deal. Look at his user page.

TLDR: Let's all be friends. ^_^

Just my .02

At 7/29/12 10:46 AM, ornery wrote: If it is a physical piece you don't really need a form, since you will physically have the piece in your possession. Have a signed certificate of authenticity doesn't hurt though, or a receipt showing the transaction to prove that the piece was acquired legally.

Digital stuff is a different story, generally a receipt and a contract that you or the artist can write signed by both parties should be sufficient.

Really though all of it depends artist to artist and piece to piece.

Yeah, 99% or more of artists don't care as long as they've been treated with honesty from the start. The only time we get mad is when we're cheated from the start, which isn't uncommon from publishers at all. I know tons of guys who've done work and never been paid for it, or had work used beyond the scope of their agreement and never given credit or paid for the work. OR I've seen guys do work for smaller companies, which then get bought by a bigger company who does whatever the fuck they want with the stored work of the absorbed company, without any respect of the original contracts.

In the end it doesn't matter, I mean, what is an artist going to do. Most of them can't afford to take legal action anyway, it's a joke.

Ornery is right, just be honest and don't dick them, and type up a clear little document to make thing official, or at least give the illusion that you're serious.

At 7/28/12 02:56 PM, nat29 wrote:

Oop! Although I like the text and thermometer, the human thing is so wrong. So that reminds me, no other violence like this please! Not trying to be mean here, but this is just a warning. Thanks!

Hahaha, you have been warned MrFap. Step out of line again, by god I'll... *takes a deep breath*

At 7/27/12 04:30 PM, Kashi wrote:

At 7/27/12 08:30 AM, Hyptosis wrote: A work in progress 2

I like this, but the way the second girl is holding the bow, and the pose in general, looks really stiff and uncomfortable.

Good point, oh well :P Thanks for the crit! You're totally right. ;_;

I did this for a dude over on DA. Just for fun and stuff, these are his characters, I THINK they're based on the Guildwars universe or something. Fun to paint.
Here is the progression of the painting if anyone is interested.

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Wow, the forum isn't crazy about transparency huh? :P

Some random stuff from a game project

Some tiles for a project

A work in progress 2

A work in progress