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Posted 12 years agoJust royally blew a potential job interview due to various bits of pointless activities screwing up my temperament.
I really needed that extra income. And it seems I'm not popular enough to commission.
I feel like crying.
I really needed that extra income. And it seems I'm not popular enough to commission.
I feel like crying.
Gonna try commissions again.
Posted 12 years agoWell, my last attempt at commissions was less than ideal.
I encountered an unexpected stress at work that completely killed any drive I had to do any sort of real art for several months (it's a bit of an Aspergers thing (Yes, I've had Aspergers since forever it seems (I'm getting better controlling it))) and it also seems I really can't bring myself to draw OCs. Seriously. I only managed to do one commission of Someone's OC only because I had it nearly finished when that stress thing hit. And even then I didn't have the desire to work on anything unless it interested me until I forced myself to finish it up.
And with that said, I will open commissions only for famous anthro girls I have references of or can obtain. This will certainly come off as some sort of arrogance, but I simply can't draw anything else. Perhaps a TF image or two.
Maybe I should try it with paper instead of Digital. That's what I first did for the Plumes image.
Yeah. That's a good experiment.
I'll do $5 cleaned pencil drawings but not of OCs. No gore, violence and the like. Cute and/or sexy preferred. Hardcore is fine too.
And it doesn't have to be of Goldie, FYI. but it would be nice
I encountered an unexpected stress at work that completely killed any drive I had to do any sort of real art for several months (it's a bit of an Aspergers thing (Yes, I've had Aspergers since forever it seems (I'm getting better controlling it))) and it also seems I really can't bring myself to draw OCs. Seriously. I only managed to do one commission of Someone's OC only because I had it nearly finished when that stress thing hit. And even then I didn't have the desire to work on anything unless it interested me until I forced myself to finish it up.
And with that said, I will open commissions only for famous anthro girls I have references of or can obtain. This will certainly come off as some sort of arrogance, but I simply can't draw anything else. Perhaps a TF image or two.
Maybe I should try it with paper instead of Digital. That's what I first did for the Plumes image.
Yeah. That's a good experiment.
I'll do $5 cleaned pencil drawings but not of OCs. No gore, violence and the like. Cute and/or sexy preferred. Hardcore is fine too.
And it doesn't have to be of Goldie, FYI. but it would be nice
X-Box naming logic
Posted 12 years agoDo you know why they named it "One"?
Because it's a step BACKWARDS!!
Because it's a step BACKWARDS!!
Back Spasms
Posted 12 years agoI have them.
The pain! The random pain!
The pain! The random pain!
RIP Chocolate ??/??/1999-04/23/2013
Posted 12 years agoToday, my pet bunny Chocolate died. It happened while I was at work. From what I can tell, it happened while she was sleeping. I found her motionless and unresponsive. She was still slightly warm which means she was dead for roughly an hour before I got home.
I'm not as emotionally distraught as most would be. I get over death rather quickly, but it's going to be awfully lonely in my room for a long time.
I'm not as emotionally distraught as most would be. I get over death rather quickly, but it's going to be awfully lonely in my room for a long time.
New type of phone Scam?
Posted 13 years agoGot a phone call at work from some Indian guy claiming that files and folders are corrupting our computers as we use the internet. Lulz! He even asked for Jesse James! The idiot was trying to sell ME antispyware software! Not surprising as the average person has no idea how browsers work or have measures in place against bugs. That guy was not expecting a pro!
Commissions are open
Posted 13 years agoI'm going to open up some special commissions to not only get myself a little money, but to practice as well.
Mostly practice because I need it.
Here's the deal:
1 character, inked for $5.
add flat colors for $1 more!
Am I crazy? No, just in need of some advertising.
Note me if interested.
Mostly practice because I need it.
Here's the deal:
1 character, inked for $5.
add flat colors for $1 more!
Am I crazy? No, just in need of some advertising.
Note me if interested.
If you care about cartoons, sign this!
Posted 13 years agohttp://www.deviantart.com/users/out.....anently-resign
We need to make a stand and show the networks that cartoons are important and live-action should not go hand-in-hand with animation!
We need to make a stand and show the networks that cartoons are important and live-action should not go hand-in-hand with animation!
Armpit hairs...
Posted 13 years ago...exist because they prevent chafing.
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Commissions opening up.
Posted 13 years agoSo, work is being a pain and reducing my hours for some reason. This means two things: 1, I have more time to draw. 2, I can use that time for commissions.
Prices:
$14 for sketch (digital or traditional) of one character. $5 for each additional character. $5 for background
$20 for ink (digital or traditional) of one character. $7 for each additional character. $7 for background
$26 for flat colors (digital only) of one character. $10 for each additional character. $7 for background. Add $10 for shading
What I'm willing to draw:
Anthros both OC (Original Character) and copyrighted (Disney/WB/etc.) so long as sufficient references are provided. Females preferred. If the OC does not belong to you, I'll need proof in the form of contact from the owner of the OC.
Transformations (including TG) if the animal (or object) isn't well known, I would need references. Sequences will be treated as multiple characters. Each additional image will increase the price as though it was one image with one additional character for each page (e.g. 3 pages of a sketch commission sequence = $14+($5*2) = $24).
Humans will be okay for Transformation themed commissions but otherwise I'm horrible at them.
Robots of varying degrees. Anything too complicated may require a minor increase in pricing to compensate for time.
What I won't draw:
Guro (death and dismemberment).
Vore of all types.
Weird fetishes (run it by me first to see if it's okay).
Scenery by itself.
Maw (open mouth) shots.
Traces of or over photographs or the works of other artists. It's not kosher with me.
Torture (non-painful bondage is okay).
Overly muscular characters.
Underage characters in mature (adult) situations.
Sexual rating:
I will draw from G to XXX. Commissioner will receive full version via Email.
Money:
Payments will be upfront once I've okayed the theme of the drawing(s). Once payment is received, I will begin drawing.
All payments will be done through PayPal and Traditional drawings will not be mailed unless postage and packaging are compensated. US Dollars please.
Commissioner has the rights to do whatever with the final image(s) including reposting, coloring, and anything else I can’t think of.
Note me with questions or to request a slot.
Prices:
$14 for sketch (digital or traditional) of one character. $5 for each additional character. $5 for background
$20 for ink (digital or traditional) of one character. $7 for each additional character. $7 for background
$26 for flat colors (digital only) of one character. $10 for each additional character. $7 for background. Add $10 for shading
What I'm willing to draw:
Anthros both OC (Original Character) and copyrighted (Disney/WB/etc.) so long as sufficient references are provided. Females preferred. If the OC does not belong to you, I'll need proof in the form of contact from the owner of the OC.
Transformations (including TG) if the animal (or object) isn't well known, I would need references. Sequences will be treated as multiple characters. Each additional image will increase the price as though it was one image with one additional character for each page (e.g. 3 pages of a sketch commission sequence = $14+($5*2) = $24).
Humans will be okay for Transformation themed commissions but otherwise I'm horrible at them.
Robots of varying degrees. Anything too complicated may require a minor increase in pricing to compensate for time.
What I won't draw:
Guro (death and dismemberment).
Vore of all types.
Weird fetishes (run it by me first to see if it's okay).
Scenery by itself.
Maw (open mouth) shots.
Traces of or over photographs or the works of other artists. It's not kosher with me.
Torture (non-painful bondage is okay).
Overly muscular characters.
Underage characters in mature (adult) situations.
Sexual rating:
I will draw from G to XXX. Commissioner will receive full version via Email.
Money:
Payments will be upfront once I've okayed the theme of the drawing(s). Once payment is received, I will begin drawing.
All payments will be done through PayPal and Traditional drawings will not be mailed unless postage and packaging are compensated. US Dollars please.
Commissioner has the rights to do whatever with the final image(s) including reposting, coloring, and anything else I can’t think of.
Note me with questions or to request a slot.
Almost had Jury Duty
Posted 13 years agoBut it was canceled. Pity. I was looking forward to getting paid a lot of money to listen to people whine about why this guy didn't do such and such.
Oh well. This means I can finish my latest image instead! Stay tuned.
Oh well. This means I can finish my latest image instead! Stay tuned.
MLP: iPads are Magic
Posted 13 years agoSo, I downloaded the iOS MLP:FiM game last night.
It's so awesome! Nearly all the VAs are present (I say that because not all of the characters talk), the characters are accurate 3D models, and they named several BG ponies many of which used Fandom names!
Except Dr. Whooves for obvious reasons. He's officially called Time Turner which still fits in a sense.
So, including TT, we've got:
Lyra (with the last name of Heartstrings)
Octavia (I can't afford her yet so I don't know if a last name exists)
DJ PON-3 (That's how it's spelled!) /)^3^(\
Jeff "The Dude" Letrotski and Jesus Pezuna from The Big Lebowski parody! They even have the bowling alley as an in-game stall.
and Magnum. The tourist with the Hawaiian shirt, straw hat and mustache which I assume is supposed to resemble Magnum PI.
The game is a "Village building" type where you start with one building, build money generating stalls, and increase your population. The population being the residents of Ponyville. Some can only be obtained through quests. Namely the Mane Six.
The "plot" revolves around the Season 1 two-parter where Nightmare Moon has plunged most of Equestria into darkness (land you can buy with Bits) and it's up to Twilight Sparkle to bring the residents of Ponyville back while locating pieces of the Elements of Harmony to be reformed at the six "shrines". The pieces are found when collecting from stalls and additional pieces can be exchanged for bits. The characters have 5 "levels" represented by stars that you increase by playing with them and completing a minigame.
Each stall requires a pony to "work" there in order for income to be generated. Some require a pony to have more than one star in order to use the second, higher paying (and longer wait time) task. Others use a third to increase profit.
Oh, and Derpy makes an NPC appearance as a Pony-in-the-box but cannot be added as a citizen. Luna is also purchasable, but I don't know how that would affect the story.
It's so awesome! Nearly all the VAs are present (I say that because not all of the characters talk), the characters are accurate 3D models, and they named several BG ponies many of which used Fandom names!
Except Dr. Whooves for obvious reasons. He's officially called Time Turner which still fits in a sense.
So, including TT, we've got:
Lyra (with the last name of Heartstrings)
Octavia (I can't afford her yet so I don't know if a last name exists)
DJ PON-3 (That's how it's spelled!) /)^3^(\
Jeff "The Dude" Letrotski and Jesus Pezuna from The Big Lebowski parody! They even have the bowling alley as an in-game stall.
and Magnum. The tourist with the Hawaiian shirt, straw hat and mustache which I assume is supposed to resemble Magnum PI.
The game is a "Village building" type where you start with one building, build money generating stalls, and increase your population. The population being the residents of Ponyville. Some can only be obtained through quests. Namely the Mane Six.
The "plot" revolves around the Season 1 two-parter where Nightmare Moon has plunged most of Equestria into darkness (land you can buy with Bits) and it's up to Twilight Sparkle to bring the residents of Ponyville back while locating pieces of the Elements of Harmony to be reformed at the six "shrines". The pieces are found when collecting from stalls and additional pieces can be exchanged for bits. The characters have 5 "levels" represented by stars that you increase by playing with them and completing a minigame.
Each stall requires a pony to "work" there in order for income to be generated. Some require a pony to have more than one star in order to use the second, higher paying (and longer wait time) task. Others use a third to increase profit.
Oh, and Derpy makes an NPC appearance as a Pony-in-the-box but cannot be added as a citizen. Luna is also purchasable, but I don't know how that would affect the story.
Previous journal has been deleted.
Posted 13 years agoHow come a simple statement expressing my opinion gets more attention (mostly negative it seemed) than something completely unrelated to politics?
An attempt to be silly has failed. There is no way I could afford to move to Canada even if I found a high-paying job there.
An attempt to be silly has failed. There is no way I could afford to move to Canada even if I found a high-paying job there.
Hotel Transylvania
Posted 13 years agoSo I saw Hotel Transylvania last night.
It was awesome! Fantastic story, characters and animation. And Mavis is such a cutie! Her bat form is super cute!
The experience was made all the more fantastic when I found out that Genndy Tartakovsky directed it. No wonder I enjoyed it so much!
I so can't wait for this to come out on disk.
It was awesome! Fantastic story, characters and animation. And Mavis is such a cutie! Her bat form is super cute!
The experience was made all the more fantastic when I found out that Genndy Tartakovsky directed it. No wonder I enjoyed it so much!
I so can't wait for this to come out on disk.
Windows 7 64bit
Posted 13 years agoლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
Y u no work with all scanners?
Goddammit! I really wanted to scan something using my big scanner today, but NOOOOooooOOOOO! Visioneer decided to not update the 9420 drivers for Win 7! It's essentially unusable in any OS older than VISTA!
I was tasked with scanning a poster base to use in this year's DJJD Rodeo since it would be cheaper to print using white paper instead of trimming down the stock... This had come up last year with a similar issue, but it was more about compromising and efficiency or something. Fortunately, I was prepared to do what I had wanted to do the previous year and found the scans I had done of the base since my printer scanner would not be able to fit a large format image for a proper scan.
Y u no work with all scanners?
Goddammit! I really wanted to scan something using my big scanner today, but NOOOOooooOOOOO! Visioneer decided to not update the 9420 drivers for Win 7! It's essentially unusable in any OS older than VISTA!
I was tasked with scanning a poster base to use in this year's DJJD Rodeo since it would be cheaper to print using white paper instead of trimming down the stock... This had come up last year with a similar issue, but it was more about compromising and efficiency or something. Fortunately, I was prepared to do what I had wanted to do the previous year and found the scans I had done of the base since my printer scanner would not be able to fit a large format image for a proper scan.
NEW COMPUTER!!!
Posted 13 years agoI've just set up the basics on my new desktop system!
The only things left to do are reinstall all of the programs I want (there were a bunch of junk software on the laptop), hope to Primus that I can have Adobe CS5 on multiple systems (if not I'll deactivate the laptop ones), wait for the old files and settings to get ready for transferring, and wait for my next pay check so I can get the Graphics Card and some Speakers.
I'm typing this up on the new system! It turns on so fast, it'll take a while for me to get used to not waiting 5 minutes to use it lol.
Also, I plan on doing some heavy testing to see if I'm able to do more of what I couldn't on the 6 year old machine that will be reduced to a remote access box. Or a door stop. Whichever.
Tests include using Bridge to scan all of my TF files at once (PNGs to start with as there are less of them than JPGs) and not get any "out of memory" errors. I've got 8 gigs of Ram. There shouldn't be an issue.
Also gonna try to open up a couple Photoshop files that my old POS had real troubles with opening. Never mind working on.
The only things left to do are reinstall all of the programs I want (there were a bunch of junk software on the laptop), hope to Primus that I can have Adobe CS5 on multiple systems (if not I'll deactivate the laptop ones), wait for the old files and settings to get ready for transferring, and wait for my next pay check so I can get the Graphics Card and some Speakers.
I'm typing this up on the new system! It turns on so fast, it'll take a while for me to get used to not waiting 5 minutes to use it lol.
Also, I plan on doing some heavy testing to see if I'm able to do more of what I couldn't on the 6 year old machine that will be reduced to a remote access box. Or a door stop. Whichever.
Tests include using Bridge to scan all of my TF files at once (PNGs to start with as there are less of them than JPGs) and not get any "out of memory" errors. I've got 8 gigs of Ram. There shouldn't be an issue.
Also gonna try to open up a couple Photoshop files that my old POS had real troubles with opening. Never mind working on.
DC Universe to get Shield Weapons in next DLC
Posted 13 years agoI wonder how many minutes it'll take until someone makes a Captain America character...
Too smart for my own good
Posted 13 years agoSo my boss wanted me to create a simple table type document in Excel for a small bowling tournament coming up. So I knocked out a way to input bowler's scores and have it calculate the Series (total of three games), figure out the handicap, and apply that handicap within an hour using Microsoft Excel.
And I've never used Excel for any calculations before now. It was done nearly exactly how I envisioned it in my head (cell use in equation, getting total, etc.)
I'd better get a bonus for this.
And I've never used Excel for any calculations before now. It was done nearly exactly how I envisioned it in my head (cell use in equation, getting total, etc.)
I'd better get a bonus for this.
Frustration rant and future PC
Posted 13 years agoSo I've been working at the local bowling alley since December and lately it's been getting annoying.
The job is nice. It's the customers that irritate me.
The lack of common sense is abundant. More in the College Student crowd than the league bowlers. It should not be hard to understand to not stand in the middle of the aisle or on the steps leading down onto the tile. And bringing liquids, food and street shoes onto the tiled area should be an obvious no-no. Does it not occur to them that there is a risk of tracking food or grit onto the wooden approach? It's not cheap to fix and bowlers like the floor to be slippery and not sticky from pop or pizza.
Other annoyances include people telling me their real names when I ask for their name on the board (score screen). It doesn't work like that. How in the feck am I to know who you are paying for when you don't give me the name that you used? Or just assume I know what you want to do when you approach the counter? Don't have a high-and-mighty attitude just because you're so used to having your way or are on a league. It doesn't help me check you out faster when you give me vague answers or just tell me how many games/shoes you're paying for! This isn't the 90s! We use C.O.M.P.U.T.E.R.S. now! We don't need a score sheet handed to us nor your word that that is all you were paying for. We see who played and who was removed from the roster. We know all.
Also on the list on monkey brained actions is the blatant ignoring of the sign I made for the bar order window asking to leave empty bottles on counter. Despite the two arrows, there are several regulars and not-so-regulars throwing their beer and pop bottles into the trash can below the sign. FFS people. You're over 18 years old. The font is large and bold. Take a few seconds to acknowledge the writing and process the request. We recycle at this facility.
And then there are those who come here so often that they feel entitled to do and ask for things that they should know we cannot do or allow. Like walking behind the counter to grab shoes WHILE I'M STANDING RIGHT THERE. Or assuming I know who you are by name and what you usually drink and what "special" treatments you get. I am not getting out the lane cleaner just because you decided that you would rather prebowl during a busy day instead of the scheduled time because you decided to have a picnic or somethin'. And I get flak for denying them such luxuries just because I'm the new guy and don't know if I'm even allowed to do that in the first place. The owner doesn't have a book explaining what I can and cannot do. In fact, I wrote or rewrote most of the stuff they have told me or already have written down so I don't forget it and/or can actually read it.
And the reason I even got the job in the first place was because I was fixing computers and making graphics for them for freelance work after their main computer got a virus. I convinced the owner it would be better for both of us if I was hired full time back in December. It turns out I'm the only computer literate person that works there. I figured out how to do stuff in the Bowling software that they didn't even know about. By instinct no less. I have a gift for understanding nearly any software/computer within a half hour or so just by messing around or looking through it.
Well, enough ranting.
Because of this new job, I now am able to buy parts for a new computer! The laptop I've been using for the last 6 years is on it's last legs. Not long after the keyboard started misbehaving, the screen died. So I'm currently using it via a new 23" monitor which will be integrated into the new system once the parts are purchased and assembled.
I have a list of the hardware and I have Win7 64Bit waiting for installation. I just need a day off to drive the 45 min trip to get what I can get at this time. Which will be the case for certain and maybe the DVD/blueray drive and memory. The total cost is over $1000 because I'm getting the best right now so I don't have to worry about upgrading for several years. I'd upgade the laptop, but it's as good as it's ever gonna get. That'll be salvaged as a Remote Desktop unit so I can bring that to work but instead of running the software or lugging the External with the files on it every time, I just need to bring the laptop and connect to Remote Desktop and just control my good system from the bad one. No additional hardware tweaks should be needed since all it's doing is sending data over the internet.
The job is nice. It's the customers that irritate me.
The lack of common sense is abundant. More in the College Student crowd than the league bowlers. It should not be hard to understand to not stand in the middle of the aisle or on the steps leading down onto the tile. And bringing liquids, food and street shoes onto the tiled area should be an obvious no-no. Does it not occur to them that there is a risk of tracking food or grit onto the wooden approach? It's not cheap to fix and bowlers like the floor to be slippery and not sticky from pop or pizza.
Other annoyances include people telling me their real names when I ask for their name on the board (score screen). It doesn't work like that. How in the feck am I to know who you are paying for when you don't give me the name that you used? Or just assume I know what you want to do when you approach the counter? Don't have a high-and-mighty attitude just because you're so used to having your way or are on a league. It doesn't help me check you out faster when you give me vague answers or just tell me how many games/shoes you're paying for! This isn't the 90s! We use C.O.M.P.U.T.E.R.S. now! We don't need a score sheet handed to us nor your word that that is all you were paying for. We see who played and who was removed from the roster. We know all.
Also on the list on monkey brained actions is the blatant ignoring of the sign I made for the bar order window asking to leave empty bottles on counter. Despite the two arrows, there are several regulars and not-so-regulars throwing their beer and pop bottles into the trash can below the sign. FFS people. You're over 18 years old. The font is large and bold. Take a few seconds to acknowledge the writing and process the request. We recycle at this facility.
And then there are those who come here so often that they feel entitled to do and ask for things that they should know we cannot do or allow. Like walking behind the counter to grab shoes WHILE I'M STANDING RIGHT THERE. Or assuming I know who you are by name and what you usually drink and what "special" treatments you get. I am not getting out the lane cleaner just because you decided that you would rather prebowl during a busy day instead of the scheduled time because you decided to have a picnic or somethin'. And I get flak for denying them such luxuries just because I'm the new guy and don't know if I'm even allowed to do that in the first place. The owner doesn't have a book explaining what I can and cannot do. In fact, I wrote or rewrote most of the stuff they have told me or already have written down so I don't forget it and/or can actually read it.
And the reason I even got the job in the first place was because I was fixing computers and making graphics for them for freelance work after their main computer got a virus. I convinced the owner it would be better for both of us if I was hired full time back in December. It turns out I'm the only computer literate person that works there. I figured out how to do stuff in the Bowling software that they didn't even know about. By instinct no less. I have a gift for understanding nearly any software/computer within a half hour or so just by messing around or looking through it.
Well, enough ranting.
Because of this new job, I now am able to buy parts for a new computer! The laptop I've been using for the last 6 years is on it's last legs. Not long after the keyboard started misbehaving, the screen died. So I'm currently using it via a new 23" monitor which will be integrated into the new system once the parts are purchased and assembled.
I have a list of the hardware and I have Win7 64Bit waiting for installation. I just need a day off to drive the 45 min trip to get what I can get at this time. Which will be the case for certain and maybe the DVD/blueray drive and memory. The total cost is over $1000 because I'm getting the best right now so I don't have to worry about upgrading for several years. I'd upgade the laptop, but it's as good as it's ever gonna get. That'll be salvaged as a Remote Desktop unit so I can bring that to work but instead of running the software or lugging the External with the files on it every time, I just need to bring the laptop and connect to Remote Desktop and just control my good system from the bad one. No additional hardware tweaks should be needed since all it's doing is sending data over the internet.
Keyboard woes
Posted 14 years agoSo, my Keyboard had been acting up by not recognizing the Shift or Ctrl keys most of the time after I took it apart to clean.
So, I ordered a new one from Amazon. Got it within two days. Swapped it out and lo and behold, four keys don't work. 4, 5, r, and t won't respond. The problem keys are fine, but I need the "r" for my Artist handle and "T" for my real name...
So now I'm borrowing my Dad's USB keyboard until I can get it swapped with one that had better work.
Whee.
So, I ordered a new one from Amazon. Got it within two days. Swapped it out and lo and behold, four keys don't work. 4, 5, r, and t won't respond. The problem keys are fine, but I need the "r" for my Artist handle and "T" for my real name...
So now I'm borrowing my Dad's USB keyboard until I can get it swapped with one that had better work.
Whee.
5$ Pencil Sketches
Posted 14 years agoWho wants in?
Star Wars the Old Republic
Posted 14 years agoI'm a Beta Tester :P
The origins of Rock-a-doodle
Posted 14 years agoSo while I rewatched Rock-a-doodle today, I decided to look up the title of the book Edmund was reading. The Story of Chanticleer. I had read what little text was visible in the movie and was curious as to why none of it matched the script. Patou was mentioned in both cases, but no animal named Briffaut appeared in the movie.
So after a yahoo search I came upon this http://www.archive.org/details/stor.....hanticle00rost
This story is what Rock-a-doodle is based on. This long winded, complicated book only hints at the basic elements of the Movie; Singing Rooster that raises the sun, an evil plot by owls to stop him, and a pheasant love interest. Seriously. Goldie Pheasant is so solidly based on the Golden Pheasant in the book (it has colored pictures) that the only way she's different is when her outfit changes from red to purple and the farm outfit. Her hair color, 'skin' color, outfit color, even her NAME is taken from the Golden Pheasant. I cannot believe I never made that connection before. Sadly, the book has her meet an uncertain end while caught in a hunting trap. It's nothing like the sing-song ending Bluth did. All it says is "...and alone, crushed to the ground, her scarlet breast heaving, her wings outspread, the Pheasant shut her eyes and waited.... And here the story ends: -- for MAN is come." D: Leave it to a French guy in 1913 to make such a tear-jerking, nail-biting ending. The prick didn't even go on to say that the Man was just passing by and released the Pheasant out of kindness. (Which is my ideal ending)
The French guy in question is the author, Edmond Rostand which if my artistic intuition serves me right, is why the human kid in the movie was named Edmond.
Here are the similarities that I noticed between the two:
Chanticleer crows to raise the sun
The hens of the farmyard have a crush on him
The Grand Duke is in charge of the other Owls
The owls plot to stop Chanticleer from Crowing
Chanticleer leaves the farm
Golden(Goldie) Pheasant gradually falls in love with Chanticleer
Chanticleer returns to the farm
I skipped the 3/4 portion of the book but I got the gist of it.
What differed between the two were:
Movie Chanticleer makes a big scene when singing on the farm while Book Chanticleer just Cock-a-doodle-dos like a normal Rooster
Goldie (Golden) Pheasant was chased onto the farm by a hunter in the book and not introduced purposely to distract Chanticleer
The use of the word "Cock" is everywhere in the book but only in reference to Chanticleer and other male foul
The only cat (that I noticed) in the book was a Black one that was working with the owls
There is no usage of magic in the book
Chanticleer flirted with Goldie (Golden) Pheasant as often (and obviously) as he could in the Book while in the movie he was smooth and nonchalant about it
The Book makes mention of how Chanticleer was worried about a Pheasant loving a Cock (Not that cock, ya pervs) and inter-species relationships and the Movie doesn't give a S*** about the two "having kids" even though they are genetically incompatible of doing so. I realize that since it's a cartoon, Artistic License is in play throughout the Movie but even then it's a big stretch to have two different species inter breed like that. At least for me.
The animals are normal sized in the book while most of the Movie animals are not properly scaled (Human sized horses and dogs, 4 foot tall toads, and I now believe Goldie is roughly two feet tall based on the last scene on the farm by comparing her size vs. human Edmond and the fence gate she rides on. I originally said she was about a foot because of some Bobby Pins in her dressing room)
All in all, I prefer the movie vs the book. The book uses a lot of odd grammar that didn't translate well to English, I suspect, and created a lot of starting and stopping that made my head hurt. And the use of animal names and gender terms (Species name and what the male/female of said species is called in place of Proper Nouns) doesn't help either. As a kid, the use of "cock" in place of Rooster only happened about 6 times that I can recall offhand. Reading it used in such an everyday way was not easy for me. (Especially considering the era I grew up in). As a random Adult on the street what a "Cock" is and 9 times out of 10 you'll either get a dirty look or slapped. The other 1 times they'll say "it's the penis". Oh how the English language has degraded...
In summary, I'll keep the more entertaining (and appealing) Movie and leave the Book at the New York Public Library (where it was scanned from).
So after a yahoo search I came upon this http://www.archive.org/details/stor.....hanticle00rost
This story is what Rock-a-doodle is based on. This long winded, complicated book only hints at the basic elements of the Movie; Singing Rooster that raises the sun, an evil plot by owls to stop him, and a pheasant love interest. Seriously. Goldie Pheasant is so solidly based on the Golden Pheasant in the book (it has colored pictures) that the only way she's different is when her outfit changes from red to purple and the farm outfit. Her hair color, 'skin' color, outfit color, even her NAME is taken from the Golden Pheasant. I cannot believe I never made that connection before. Sadly, the book has her meet an uncertain end while caught in a hunting trap. It's nothing like the sing-song ending Bluth did. All it says is "...and alone, crushed to the ground, her scarlet breast heaving, her wings outspread, the Pheasant shut her eyes and waited.... And here the story ends: -- for MAN is come." D: Leave it to a French guy in 1913 to make such a tear-jerking, nail-biting ending. The prick didn't even go on to say that the Man was just passing by and released the Pheasant out of kindness. (Which is my ideal ending)
The French guy in question is the author, Edmond Rostand which if my artistic intuition serves me right, is why the human kid in the movie was named Edmond.
Here are the similarities that I noticed between the two:
Chanticleer crows to raise the sun
The hens of the farmyard have a crush on him
The Grand Duke is in charge of the other Owls
The owls plot to stop Chanticleer from Crowing
Chanticleer leaves the farm
Golden(Goldie) Pheasant gradually falls in love with Chanticleer
Chanticleer returns to the farm
I skipped the 3/4 portion of the book but I got the gist of it.
What differed between the two were:
Movie Chanticleer makes a big scene when singing on the farm while Book Chanticleer just Cock-a-doodle-dos like a normal Rooster
Goldie (Golden) Pheasant was chased onto the farm by a hunter in the book and not introduced purposely to distract Chanticleer
The use of the word "Cock" is everywhere in the book but only in reference to Chanticleer and other male foul
The only cat (that I noticed) in the book was a Black one that was working with the owls
There is no usage of magic in the book
Chanticleer flirted with Goldie (Golden) Pheasant as often (and obviously) as he could in the Book while in the movie he was smooth and nonchalant about it
The Book makes mention of how Chanticleer was worried about a Pheasant loving a Cock (Not that cock, ya pervs) and inter-species relationships and the Movie doesn't give a S*** about the two "having kids" even though they are genetically incompatible of doing so. I realize that since it's a cartoon, Artistic License is in play throughout the Movie but even then it's a big stretch to have two different species inter breed like that. At least for me.
The animals are normal sized in the book while most of the Movie animals are not properly scaled (Human sized horses and dogs, 4 foot tall toads, and I now believe Goldie is roughly two feet tall based on the last scene on the farm by comparing her size vs. human Edmond and the fence gate she rides on. I originally said she was about a foot because of some Bobby Pins in her dressing room)
All in all, I prefer the movie vs the book. The book uses a lot of odd grammar that didn't translate well to English, I suspect, and created a lot of starting and stopping that made my head hurt. And the use of animal names and gender terms (Species name and what the male/female of said species is called in place of Proper Nouns) doesn't help either. As a kid, the use of "cock" in place of Rooster only happened about 6 times that I can recall offhand. Reading it used in such an everyday way was not easy for me. (Especially considering the era I grew up in). As a random Adult on the street what a "Cock" is and 9 times out of 10 you'll either get a dirty look or slapped. The other 1 times they'll say "it's the penis". Oh how the English language has degraded...
In summary, I'll keep the more entertaining (and appealing) Movie and leave the Book at the New York Public Library (where it was scanned from).
I'm still open to commissions
Posted 14 years agoYep. Still here. Still willing to take screen caps for $$$. Willing to draw porn and transformation stuff.
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Opus0987's Livestream Commission Marathon
Posted 14 years agoSo my friend, 
opus0987, contacted me asking if I could pass the word that he'll be having a Livestream Marathon with live commissions to help him pay his rent. I don't see why not.
So, this Friday staring at Noon Central until 11:59PM (and so on for two more days) he'll be taking sketch commissions that he will draw live as soon as he sees your payment. There are restrictions to what he'll draw so check out his page to see what he can and won't do.
The link to the LS will be on his page.
Support if you can.
opus0987, contacted me asking if I could pass the word that he'll be having a Livestream Marathon with live commissions to help him pay his rent. I don't see why not.So, this Friday staring at Noon Central until 11:59PM (and so on for two more days) he'll be taking sketch commissions that he will draw live as soon as he sees your payment. There are restrictions to what he'll draw so check out his page to see what he can and won't do.
The link to the LS will be on his page.
Support if you can.
