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Hobbes has been my ultimate dream boyfriend since before I was seven, and still holds the title today.
Not only is he the patently patient foil to a personification of the weakness of human nature, he also A) knows when to be goofy and when to be serious, B) gives solid hugs, and C) is tall, trim, and looks dandy in stripes. That's a tough combo to beat <3
Plus Bill Watterson continues to be one of my super art heroes. I'm totally convinced that reading Calvin and Hobbes as a kid really shaped my aesthetic. As far as I'm concerned, he's right up there with Winsor McCay and the other classic inking masters of the comic page.
Wherever you are, Hobbes, I'm yours for the taking <3
Not only is he the patently patient foil to a personification of the weakness of human nature, he also A) knows when to be goofy and when to be serious, B) gives solid hugs, and C) is tall, trim, and looks dandy in stripes. That's a tough combo to beat <3
Plus Bill Watterson continues to be one of my super art heroes. I'm totally convinced that reading Calvin and Hobbes as a kid really shaped my aesthetic. As far as I'm concerned, he's right up there with Winsor McCay and the other classic inking masters of the comic page.
Wherever you are, Hobbes, I'm yours for the taking <3
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Hehe, me and my layered Photoshop file say yes <3
To be sure, the pose is hardly innovative, and I did crack open one of my anthologies for reference, but if I'd used Mr. Watterson's lines, it'd look a lot cleaner than it does ^_^
The reeds also look kinda rushed... I'm happy with the way the trees came out, though. Dude's trees are amazing >_<
To be sure, the pose is hardly innovative, and I did crack open one of my anthologies for reference, but if I'd used Mr. Watterson's lines, it'd look a lot cleaner than it does ^_^
The reeds also look kinda rushed... I'm happy with the way the trees came out, though. Dude's trees are amazing >_<
Yeah! Going through the big collection of the entire strip and seeing him grow and evolve over those 7-odd years is really humbling. He's obviously got a tremendous amount of talent, but it also stands as a testament to practice making perfect and the human ability to get better at something if we just keep at it.
Hehe, I was just talking with an art buddy about the red thing the other day. Red has totally never been my favorite color or anything, it's just *really* easy to use. I feel like pretty much any shade of red looks nice, whereas all but very few shades of, say, green look hideous.
People who can use green well amaze me.
People who can use green well amaze me.
Well, i lvoe the look you get when you use one colour as shades unifrmly trough a pic, it creates a soft effect, makes the imagine eaxy on the eye, plus, you can make details stand out simply by not using the shade, creating awesome effect. It's especially good for things that's used as part of a design, since it doesn't take your eye away from the surrounding too much, as a result, images in that style of clothing often has a pop art feel too it, which I enjoy. I'd probably have Hobbes stripes a hair darker, and the pupils darker still, but that's just me...
Yeah, it's definitely fun to play around with the relative tones and upping and lowering contrast here and there until it all kind of sits where you want it to. I definitely wanted Hobbes to "pop" because he's the focus of the piece, but I didn't want him to float up off the background -- I was aiming for a balance where your eye would go to him and not have trouble picking him out from the stuff behind him, but where he'd still feel like a part of the scene.
Perhaps that was a good choice, he does fit well wit the background, doesn't he? it's not "This is hobbes and this is some background i drew", it's "This is hobbes going by a tree, smiling"
Oh, and btw, I like how you captrued the stripes, not too orderly, but orderly enough to give the image a calm feel. In fact, the whole image have this warm, calm feel that i think captures Hobbes exactly....
Oh, and btw, I like how you captrued the stripes, not too orderly, but orderly enough to give the image a calm feel. In fact, the whole image have this warm, calm feel that i think captures Hobbes exactly....
Yeah, Watterson's lines in general have great flow that totally does translate into the character's carefree grace. I managed to do okay with Hobbes's stripes here, but I have an Undo button -- one again, I'm totally blown away by legit artists who can actually make real ink work for them.
It's pretty awesome going back to the strip as an adult because it's totally just as good, but in different ways and on different levels. Watterson is a great artist, but he's also a freaking amazing writer. I can't imagine having to be that pithy and salient and wise on-demand 4 days out of the week. Dude was a machiiiine @_@
Nor should you! It's an amazing comic ^_^ I go back to it every couple of years, and it's like falling in love all over again.
It's kind of like the old Looney Tunes where even when you know each little episode from the opening frame, it's still a joy to watch it unfold again. It's a sign of the creators' artistry!
It's kind of like the old Looney Tunes where even when you know each little episode from the opening frame, it's still a joy to watch it unfold again. It's a sign of the creators' artistry!
Totally, dude. It's kind of a shame he's such a hermit, because it would be awesome to know more about him and his work and his philosophy and all that, but I can totally respect the man wanting to keep it real and keep himself out of the equation. It was about his strip, not about him, and that takes a whole lot of guts to maintain. I know if I were in his position, I'd be a recluse too. Fame seems overrated ^_^
Currently he lives in Chagrin Falls with his mom I think and his brother, to go study oil painting, which is what his new passion was before he retired from his last strip in December 31st, 1995. He still likes to walk around the town and eat at popcorn shops, or you'll catch him ice skating too. He's been heard to be a really nice guy, but even his parents keep his privacy about his life to interviewers.
What's so cool is that Calvin's house looks so similar to Bill Watterson's. It's almost like living where Calvin lived himself.
Also he wanted to give out Calvin's peeing as a little bad joke doodle to cars just to see how it would catch on, and he was infuriated at how popular it became, despite how much he disliked it overall in Calvin's lack of his true character, and of how far people are willing to go to buy his stuff. This pressure on him also was another reason for his first two sabbaticals and his eventual retirement, because companies didn't stop harassing him for products.
He hates Garfield for that reason, because it's all commercial now, and has no real story to it rather than to just make a quick laugh, and then sell stuff.
What's so cool is that Calvin's house looks so similar to Bill Watterson's. It's almost like living where Calvin lived himself.
Also he wanted to give out Calvin's peeing as a little bad joke doodle to cars just to see how it would catch on, and he was infuriated at how popular it became, despite how much he disliked it overall in Calvin's lack of his true character, and of how far people are willing to go to buy his stuff. This pressure on him also was another reason for his first two sabbaticals and his eventual retirement, because companies didn't stop harassing him for products.
He hates Garfield for that reason, because it's all commercial now, and has no real story to it rather than to just make a quick laugh, and then sell stuff.
Egh, I haven't seen those yet, but they totally don't keep true to Calvin's personality. I also think that if he was religious, Calvin would question his own religion.
Poor Watterson, he only thought they would die out after making bad doodles of Calvin for cars and people wouldn't be attracted to 'em enough to buy them.
Poor Watterson, he only thought they would die out after making bad doodles of Calvin for cars and people wouldn't be attracted to 'em enough to buy them.
Calvin was totally too smart for his situation, too, which seemed to be the source of a lot of friction for him. His math brain is a bit lacking, but to have his vocabulary and eloquence at his age, the kid would basically be a literary genius ^_^ Hobbes was like a projection of that same intelligence (which makes sense, given the character's context), but in a form that was free from school and able to play and sleep in and do what he wanted all day.
But all analysis aside, yes, Hobbes is awesome, and yes, he totally wants me.
But all analysis aside, yes, Hobbes is awesome, and yes, he totally wants me.
I hope you don't mind me commenting everywhere. I just feel... So passionate about this comic that I can't help to read every single comment here. I wanna share my thoughts too, and my love for this comic.
But anyways, I also remember when Calvin was taught by his Dad about math, and how he actually did really well at one point, and then failed, haha. Calvin has the potential to learn tons, because he has the mindset for being creative and extravagant, which is really something very rare in our society even today.
But anyways, I also remember when Calvin was taught by his Dad about math, and how he actually did really well at one point, and then failed, haha. Calvin has the potential to learn tons, because he has the mindset for being creative and extravagant, which is really something very rare in our society even today.
The super awesome thing about Calvin and Hobbes, though, is that it's totally magical at any age. I'm sure that reading it now also triggers warm and fuzzy feelings of nostalgia for when I read it as a kid, but even when viewed purely at face-value, the strip is amazing, and amazingly adept at providing insight and entertainment to everybody, regardless of their age or situation.
Well, drawing Hobbes is kind of a cheap shot in terms of attracting comments -- folks are commenting about how awesome Hobbes is more than anything I did (and rightly so!)
And yeah, it's pretty awesome going back to the comics and looking at his compositions on a panel-by-panel basis -- he had a really nice sense of flow! Always puts the eye where it needs to be.
And yeah, it's pretty awesome going back to the comics and looking at his compositions on a panel-by-panel basis -- he had a really nice sense of flow! Always puts the eye where it needs to be.
Well you seemed to have capture the mood very well. Like in most of your pictures you have a good sense of composition. Instead of the random placement of characters like a lot of people seem to do the image really does a good job of telling a lot about the character.
When I'm boarding I have to understand that the background and the framing of the character will tell you as much about the character as the actual design of the character.
You seem to carry that very well here as well as the rest of your work ^^.
When I'm boarding I have to understand that the background and the framing of the character will tell you as much about the character as the actual design of the character.
You seem to carry that very well here as well as the rest of your work ^^.
Yeah, like you say, I try to remember that the figure itself is just one part of the equation, and things like how it fits into the environment, the composition and layout, color choices, lighting choices, etc. etc. all play a part in dictating what the character is communicating.
Also, "boarding"...? Storyboarding? Skateboarding ^_^ ?
Also, "boarding"...? Storyboarding? Skateboarding ^_^ ?
Lol thanks. Yeah, just last week I did a 44 panel storyboard scene. Lol I actually did 73 boards but I think I did pretty good for 2 days lol.
Naw illustration is hard work. Considering you do have more time it means you have to make more decisions in order to make sure that the picture itself is more precise. Bleah I did it for a children's book that was never published. Man.. I've only worked on one animation project where I sweated more and that was only because I was taking on 4 jobs at once. I leave the illustration to you o.O
Naw illustration is hard work. Considering you do have more time it means you have to make more decisions in order to make sure that the picture itself is more precise. Bleah I did it for a children's book that was never published. Man.. I've only worked on one animation project where I sweated more and that was only because I was taking on 4 jobs at once. I leave the illustration to you o.O
Hehe, I'm totally convinced that it's just how we're wired ^_^ I talk to comic people and I'm like, "HOW CAN YOU SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THIS PUNISHMENT???" and they're like, "Huh? Oh. Uh, whatever. It's cool."
Learning when to call an illustration done is definitely something that takes work ^_^ I think it's because I'm used to being able to obsess over a single frame as an illustrator that I'm so horrible at comics and animation -- I want to make each and every panel a masterpiece, so it takes me a month of hard labor to do the silliest little thing, haha.
Learning when to call an illustration done is definitely something that takes work ^_^ I think it's because I'm used to being able to obsess over a single frame as an illustrator that I'm so horrible at comics and animation -- I want to make each and every panel a masterpiece, so it takes me a month of hard labor to do the silliest little thing, haha.
Well, I wouldn't go that far :p It's complimentary, but not essential. In addition, it's some form of traditional Okinawan enka, so it's not very common outside of the most ridiculously bizarre music stores in Japan.
If I had to sum up, I'd say that melancholy music goes very well with the shades of red you've used, and subject matter pertaining to youth.
If I had to sum up, I'd say that melancholy music goes very well with the shades of red you've used, and subject matter pertaining to youth.
My Dad adores the Far Side, and I've been hooked on Calvin and Hobbes since I was a kid. I actually first read it when my dad introduced me to him in a Washington D.C. museum one summer as I was going into fifth grade, and I bought a book, only to realize afterwards that my oldest brother carried tons of his strips in our old bathroom closet, sitting above the old Peanuts (when they looked all trendy and cool), Garfield in spanish, and MAD magazines with Boys Life (I moved to a different house two and a half years ago.).
Yeah, but what was a shame is that I could only resort to the books of Calvin and Hobbes, because Bill Watterson was already retired when I had come across his comics through his collections of his books. He's still an awesome guy, and we're still buying any new books of his, and definitely the Far Side's as well.
Man, what witty humor the guy who made Far Side had.
Man, what witty humor the guy who made Far Side had.
Yeah, the strip opened with a really beautiful rendering of the bird, then the two go on talking about the fragility of life -- crazy times.
And yeah, the dinosaurs are super fun ^_^ You just know he drew a strip about a little kid as an excuse to draw spaceships and dinosaurs all the time <3
And yeah, the dinosaurs are super fun ^_^ You just know he drew a strip about a little kid as an excuse to draw spaceships and dinosaurs all the time <3
Yeah, dude, I am also all sorts of up on Robin -- maybe there's some kind of cosmic connection between him and Hobbes?
Haha, if drawing Hobbes fetches this much audience response, I can only imagine what posting Robin Hood fan art would do @_@ That said, there's a decent amount of Robin on this site (usually stuffed with something else, haha), but there's a sad lack of Hobbes around these parts (although that said, I don't know that I want to see hardcore Hobbes pr0n >_<).
Haha, if drawing Hobbes fetches this much audience response, I can only imagine what posting Robin Hood fan art would do @_@ That said, there's a decent amount of Robin on this site (usually stuffed with something else, haha), but there's a sad lack of Hobbes around these parts (although that said, I don't know that I want to see hardcore Hobbes pr0n >_<).
Hyperabundant, even. Dude, yesterday my roommate was trying to remind somebody of who Misty was from that show, so he was like "just Google image search her."
OVER HALF of the first page of hits are pokemon-on-Misty porn @_@ It's insane, dude. (And gross, but that's just me ^_^)
OVER HALF of the first page of hits are pokemon-on-Misty porn @_@ It's insane, dude. (And gross, but that's just me ^_^)
He's the archetypical Best Friend, with the added bonus that he's totally and utterly shaggable <3
Also, I give him kudos for his fashion sense between the winter scarf and the occasional necktie.
I do hear you, though -- theirs is an interesting dynamic. It's like they share the physical and emotional intimacy of childhood friends, but they're both very much psychologically adults in a lot of ways. That kind of shifts things into the typical analogue for that sort of friendship in adult life: lovers. The characters aren't at all sexualized, obviously, but minus the sexual aspect, I think in a lot of ways they behave more as lovers than as buddies a lot of the time.
^--- (I just made all that up.)
Also, I give him kudos for his fashion sense between the winter scarf and the occasional necktie.
I do hear you, though -- theirs is an interesting dynamic. It's like they share the physical and emotional intimacy of childhood friends, but they're both very much psychologically adults in a lot of ways. That kind of shifts things into the typical analogue for that sort of friendship in adult life: lovers. The characters aren't at all sexualized, obviously, but minus the sexual aspect, I think in a lot of ways they behave more as lovers than as buddies a lot of the time.
^--- (I just made all that up.)
I'm not usually one to lift a fictional character above being sexualized by this fandom, but no matter how often I see it (AND seek it out), eroticizing Hobbes still feels blasphemous :P
Part of the reason behind that can be lent to your apt praise of Waterson in crafting such a beautiful character. And because of that, I'm not sure your branding them as lovers is totally accurate.
What's strange is I don't really feel lust for Hobbes. Instead, I crave the same kind of intimate, loyal relationship he had with Calvin (and, being a furry, of course any benefits). So, because I'm more immediately drawn to an emotional, rather than physical, attachment - I'm deducing he more personifies FRIENDSHIP, rather than ROMANCE.
All this is ridiculously skewed to my personal experience, but it'd be interesting if anyone else shares these thoughts...
Part of the reason behind that can be lent to your apt praise of Waterson in crafting such a beautiful character. And because of that, I'm not sure your branding them as lovers is totally accurate.
What's strange is I don't really feel lust for Hobbes. Instead, I crave the same kind of intimate, loyal relationship he had with Calvin (and, being a furry, of course any benefits). So, because I'm more immediately drawn to an emotional, rather than physical, attachment - I'm deducing he more personifies FRIENDSHIP, rather than ROMANCE.
All this is ridiculously skewed to my personal experience, but it'd be interesting if anyone else shares these thoughts...
I totally agree, except perhaps for your comment's suggestion that friendship isn't a part of romance (or at least that romance is more defined by the sexual). It's totally a reflection of my personal emotional biases, but I kind of feel like romance is friendship, leveled up. The sex is, as you say, a benefit.
My question here is why, say, Robin Hood comes across as an obvious rape target whereas Hobbes comes across as sacred. I think that a lot of it does lie in the fact that Robin, to use that example, is presented in a (albeit very Disney-chaste) romantic context, whereas Hobbes, despite being arguably adult, is permanently lodged in that innocent, unsullied childhood space.
My question here is why, say, Robin Hood comes across as an obvious rape target whereas Hobbes comes across as sacred. I think that a lot of it does lie in the fact that Robin, to use that example, is presented in a (albeit very Disney-chaste) romantic context, whereas Hobbes, despite being arguably adult, is permanently lodged in that innocent, unsullied childhood space.
God I love your brain!
I totally agree that friendship should be in romance as well and don't hate me for getting historic, but there's actually 3 different forms of love rooted in pre-biblical Latin: Phileo (brotherly love), Agape (love for all), and Eros (attraction love).
You can see phileo evolved to filial (family) and eros = erotic, or carnal, sexual love. Agape's broader and not really applicable here.
So I gotta stick with Hobbes embodying a phileo attraction (which, yes, romance does too) and the slightly harder to swallow tastelessness that comes from fetishizing him stems from his lower eros eroticism. It's almost as though we respect him too much, to debase him so. Not at all saying Hobbes isn't attractive as HELL, but I think the butterflies in our stomach are rooted in a different kind of admiration.
You are a genius, comparing this case with the drool worthy slut that is Robin. Though I've got a differing, larger theory as to why Robin, most Disney characters, and generally the furry fandom as whole exists and finds these characters so attractive.
I mean, what do these Disney characters represent? What kind of messages do they uphold? So many positive, feel-good emotions: acceptance, worth, love, closeness, security, romance, happiness, euphoria, and so on.
Add to this so many of the characters are warm, fuzzy animals and you tap into all of our positive affinities towards pets: warm, soft, comforting, loving, loyal, and so on.
Add on to all THAT: these are primarily targeted to children, a time when kids were carefree, happy, blissful, and INNOCENT.
So when you gather ALL those overflowing-ly warm, happy feelings and add sex, OF COURSE people will be drawn to it.
Hobbes is different, though. He was too heady. Not kid-orientated like you mentioned...much more adult.
I totally agree that friendship should be in romance as well and don't hate me for getting historic, but there's actually 3 different forms of love rooted in pre-biblical Latin: Phileo (brotherly love), Agape (love for all), and Eros (attraction love).
You can see phileo evolved to filial (family) and eros = erotic, or carnal, sexual love. Agape's broader and not really applicable here.
So I gotta stick with Hobbes embodying a phileo attraction (which, yes, romance does too) and the slightly harder to swallow tastelessness that comes from fetishizing him stems from his lower eros eroticism. It's almost as though we respect him too much, to debase him so. Not at all saying Hobbes isn't attractive as HELL, but I think the butterflies in our stomach are rooted in a different kind of admiration.
You are a genius, comparing this case with the drool worthy slut that is Robin. Though I've got a differing, larger theory as to why Robin, most Disney characters, and generally the furry fandom as whole exists and finds these characters so attractive.
I mean, what do these Disney characters represent? What kind of messages do they uphold? So many positive, feel-good emotions: acceptance, worth, love, closeness, security, romance, happiness, euphoria, and so on.
Add to this so many of the characters are warm, fuzzy animals and you tap into all of our positive affinities towards pets: warm, soft, comforting, loving, loyal, and so on.
Add on to all THAT: these are primarily targeted to children, a time when kids were carefree, happy, blissful, and INNOCENT.
So when you gather ALL those overflowing-ly warm, happy feelings and add sex, OF COURSE people will be drawn to it.
Hobbes is different, though. He was too heady. Not kid-orientated like you mentioned...much more adult.
Hehe, no worries about "getting historic" -- distilling the emotions down to the most specific level possible was very much on-point, and using the Platonic forms of love is as good as any way to get down to it. At the end of the day, whether in those terms or otherwise, I think we're in agreement that Hobbes is friend and companion and emotional support and brother, rather than an object of boinkery. He's a crush, not a conquest.
Assuming that Robin and the Disney crew DO represent all of the happy, positive traits you mention, presented in the context of innocence and purity, it's interesting how the commonly held sexual depiction isn't as loving and loyal companion and equal but, as you say, drool worthy slut. What sort of psychology motivates the more or less literal rape of one's own childhood? It's kind of an interesting issue. Why is so much furry sex violent, and what sort of bizarre projection has taken place when I can honestly and sincerely see Robin Hood as wanting it up the ass?
Assuming that Robin and the Disney crew DO represent all of the happy, positive traits you mention, presented in the context of innocence and purity, it's interesting how the commonly held sexual depiction isn't as loving and loyal companion and equal but, as you say, drool worthy slut. What sort of psychology motivates the more or less literal rape of one's own childhood? It's kind of an interesting issue. Why is so much furry sex violent, and what sort of bizarre projection has taken place when I can honestly and sincerely see Robin Hood as wanting it up the ass?
For the 10 or so years I've been in furry, I don't know if I'd say its porn necessarily trends more into violent territory than other fan art. Remember how I said furry embodies so many positive qualities, one of the primary ones being ACCEPTANCE.
It's that golden attribute that has boosted furry fandom's gay population as well as opened it up to bleed over fetishes, and it's due to those's influence that I think lend to occasional brutishness.
Most furs enter the fandom in their early teens while in the throws of puberty. Sex is so awkward and confusing that many (computer) nerds and those struggling socially see these familiar and comforting icons - subconsciously associated with acceptance and innocence - making it not hard to find appealing.
So much of furry is furry porn because it's PERFECT sex. No messy relationships, no emotional entanglement, no commitment, no rejection, never ugly, and always wanting you for whatever you want. But what happens when this ideal, yet unrealistic indulgence consumes these kid's sex lives while they go through the most sexually defining and developmental time of their life? I for one have never, and still don't look at human porn. I don't think that's right/healthy.
Sure, I get everyone has varying degrees of involvement...but I just get kicks out of psychoanalyzing and deconstructing tendencies :)
It's that golden attribute that has boosted furry fandom's gay population as well as opened it up to bleed over fetishes, and it's due to those's influence that I think lend to occasional brutishness.
Most furs enter the fandom in their early teens while in the throws of puberty. Sex is so awkward and confusing that many (computer) nerds and those struggling socially see these familiar and comforting icons - subconsciously associated with acceptance and innocence - making it not hard to find appealing.
So much of furry is furry porn because it's PERFECT sex. No messy relationships, no emotional entanglement, no commitment, no rejection, never ugly, and always wanting you for whatever you want. But what happens when this ideal, yet unrealistic indulgence consumes these kid's sex lives while they go through the most sexually defining and developmental time of their life? I for one have never, and still don't look at human porn. I don't think that's right/healthy.
Sure, I get everyone has varying degrees of involvement...but I just get kicks out of psychoanalyzing and deconstructing tendencies :)
Yeah, a lot of that makes good sense. It also touches on a general theory I've been refining for a while, the Great Chain of Kink. I feel like within any given culture, the people of that region/time period tend to have a pretty uniform and consistent sense of the "weirdness" of each respective kink. Once somebody has "come out" with one, they often feel pretty much free to disclose anything else that ranks lower on the scale, because it's then more or less "safe" (ie, if someone hasn't shunned them for admitting to enjoying kink A, they won't shun them for also liking less-kinky kink B).
That informs a lot of the openness within the gay community for things like leather and bondage that you don't see as often in straight relationships -- it's not that gay people just like bondage more (I'm hypothesizing), so much as that to a gay person, "leather" is a lower kink than "borking members of the same sex" in our culture today. Not so with "borking member of the opposite sex" (which would be rank 0 on the kink scale), so it becomes a guilty/shameful admission that you like leather as a straight person -- you risk someone rejecting you for that admission.
When you admit to something like being furry (which seems to rank goofily high on the shame scale for some reason), you're pretty much in the clear for homosexuality, leather, bondage, etc. etc. -- that's all more mainstream than liking to whack it to animal-people. There are obviously still kinks that rank higher (and you see people within the fandom getting teased for them), but like you say, the higher up the scale you go, the more tolerant people tend to get of even higher-ranking stuff, because the differences become more and more trivial (ie, once you've jumped from the mainstream, your credibility in calling other people freaks gets progressively less ^_^).
That informs a lot of the openness within the gay community for things like leather and bondage that you don't see as often in straight relationships -- it's not that gay people just like bondage more (I'm hypothesizing), so much as that to a gay person, "leather" is a lower kink than "borking members of the same sex" in our culture today. Not so with "borking member of the opposite sex" (which would be rank 0 on the kink scale), so it becomes a guilty/shameful admission that you like leather as a straight person -- you risk someone rejecting you for that admission.
When you admit to something like being furry (which seems to rank goofily high on the shame scale for some reason), you're pretty much in the clear for homosexuality, leather, bondage, etc. etc. -- that's all more mainstream than liking to whack it to animal-people. There are obviously still kinks that rank higher (and you see people within the fandom getting teased for them), but like you say, the higher up the scale you go, the more tolerant people tend to get of even higher-ranking stuff, because the differences become more and more trivial (ie, once you've jumped from the mainstream, your credibility in calling other people freaks gets progressively less ^_^).
Very good insight. I love your theory and without finding any gaps in reasoning, will probably adopt it into my personal outlook :)
I bet it wouldn't be hard to draw an analogy of your kink scale to morality. The more you surround yourself with like-minded individuals, the more your notions of right and wrong adjusts to that of the group's. I'm curious how far one could depart from the mainstream before crossing a line? And how difficult that line would be to acknowledge while surrounded by similarly-minded folks.
Hah, dang.
I am sorry for hijacking that topic from your quite excellently detailed theory.
This is just something I've been struggling with recently. I feel like our/the modern generation's depth of character and sense of morality are totally subjective...shifting to and fro with the slightest of breezes. 15 year old kids expecting their parents to accept their life-devotion to furry? Or even coming out at that early of an age while still so heavily dependent on their parents, then being shocked when their folks may not buy it. Hell, I'm 25 and still not 100% sure whether I'm gay or straight.
I think furry's tenant of unconditional acceptance has affected many kid's consciousnesses in a negative way, resulting in unrealistic expectations. Also, kids delving unrestrained into kinky subcultures while still developing sexually can lead to long-term sexual disorders. This is funny because, I'm not anti-furry at all, in fact I'm not much anti anything, but I do stand by "everything in moderation." And with how free and un-parented the internet was for our generation (and others still), I think there were some unhealthy consequences that are still being circulated by furry community.
Not saying I hate it, want to leave, or am trying to provoke change - but just coloring my place in this fandom as someone who just as well recognizes the negative as well as the positive.
I'm discovering my messages are becoming very me-centric. I don't like that. I just have a LOT of opinions about this stuff and you know how rare it is to find someone versed in this field who cares enough to have a developed opinion. I just get so excited! Haha, but seriously - I want to know how you fell into furry. What got you across the line in which it became ok to masturbate to furry porn?
I bet it wouldn't be hard to draw an analogy of your kink scale to morality. The more you surround yourself with like-minded individuals, the more your notions of right and wrong adjusts to that of the group's. I'm curious how far one could depart from the mainstream before crossing a line? And how difficult that line would be to acknowledge while surrounded by similarly-minded folks.
Hah, dang.
I am sorry for hijacking that topic from your quite excellently detailed theory.
This is just something I've been struggling with recently. I feel like our/the modern generation's depth of character and sense of morality are totally subjective...shifting to and fro with the slightest of breezes. 15 year old kids expecting their parents to accept their life-devotion to furry? Or even coming out at that early of an age while still so heavily dependent on their parents, then being shocked when their folks may not buy it. Hell, I'm 25 and still not 100% sure whether I'm gay or straight.
I think furry's tenant of unconditional acceptance has affected many kid's consciousnesses in a negative way, resulting in unrealistic expectations. Also, kids delving unrestrained into kinky subcultures while still developing sexually can lead to long-term sexual disorders. This is funny because, I'm not anti-furry at all, in fact I'm not much anti anything, but I do stand by "everything in moderation." And with how free and un-parented the internet was for our generation (and others still), I think there were some unhealthy consequences that are still being circulated by furry community.
Not saying I hate it, want to leave, or am trying to provoke change - but just coloring my place in this fandom as someone who just as well recognizes the negative as well as the positive.
I'm discovering my messages are becoming very me-centric. I don't like that. I just have a LOT of opinions about this stuff and you know how rare it is to find someone versed in this field who cares enough to have a developed opinion. I just get so excited! Haha, but seriously - I want to know how you fell into furry. What got you across the line in which it became ok to masturbate to furry porn?
Oh look, I found a new desktop! It'll replace my old one, which was also Hobbes... pure coincidence, honestly. He's always been my favorite character too, if there was any toon I could spend the day with and just talk to, it'd be him. I like to think that reading C&H shaped my entire outlook on life, it was really the first thing I remember getting attached to as a kid, more so than any TV show or Disney movie (except maybe Robin Hood... I'm stereotypical like that). I wanna use the word others here used and say that your pic, like the comic, is... magical.
Incidentally, you wanna know how I knew I was totally in love with my boyfriend? For Christmas he got me the complete C&H collection, and then I got to see him read the strip for the first time as we flipped through it together. THAT'S LOVE.
Incidentally, you wanna know how I knew I was totally in love with my boyfriend? For Christmas he got me the complete C&H collection, and then I got to see him read the strip for the first time as we flipped through it together. THAT'S LOVE.
Aww for getting to witness someone's first readthrough ^_^
And yeah, he's a pretty spifftacular character. He manages to come off as a whole laundry list of great things without ever seeming forced or fake. He's pretty much just a straight-up Really Good Person. Plus it doesn't hurt that he's dashing in a goofy sort of way <3
And yeah, he's a pretty spifftacular character. He manages to come off as a whole laundry list of great things without ever seeming forced or fake. He's pretty much just a straight-up Really Good Person. Plus it doesn't hurt that he's dashing in a goofy sort of way <3
Goofily dashing, good description. Also I just remembered my favorite Hobbes moment ever... you remember when he and Calvin were making things from clay, and Hobbes wore a smock!? He had this wonderful expression on his face...
"I just like to -say- smock. Smock smock smock smock smock!" :D
Oh god, I can't sleep tonight, I'm smiling too much...
"I just like to -say- smock. Smock smock smock smock smock!" :D
Oh god, I can't sleep tonight, I'm smiling too much...
This... is Perfect. Perhaps my first, last, and only favorite on FA--not because I don't adore plenty of other images (creativity is such an amazing, wonderful thing), but because 1) Hobbes is my HERO, and 2) I'm in absolute awe of the skill with which you've captured his essence as well as the essence of Watterson's work. I gave up on reading all the comments on this piece, but I absolutely must take exception to your claim that all of this attention is for the character in preference to this particular work of art. Not so! I have equal amounts of admiration for both, not to mention that I've been wowed by your work for years.
With great affection,
Amoux
With great affection,
Amoux
Thanks a bunch, dude ^_^
I had a lot of fun doing it, because I do really love the character -- I'm kind of glad that I waited as long as I did to draw him (not that I was consciously waiting, but still) so I was able to actually get a decent bead on the character.
And yeah, I'm kind of blown away by the comments here, too. It's easily the most I've received on anything I've posted. Regardless of whether that's because I'm cashing in on a huge extant fanbase for Hobbes or whatever else, I'm happy I was able to share something that people enjoyed, and remind them of a character they love.
And I guess if I want a hundred comments on an original character piece, I just need to work that much harder at it ^_^ It's good motivation!
I had a lot of fun doing it, because I do really love the character -- I'm kind of glad that I waited as long as I did to draw him (not that I was consciously waiting, but still) so I was able to actually get a decent bead on the character.
And yeah, I'm kind of blown away by the comments here, too. It's easily the most I've received on anything I've posted. Regardless of whether that's because I'm cashing in on a huge extant fanbase for Hobbes or whatever else, I'm happy I was able to share something that people enjoyed, and remind them of a character they love.
And I guess if I want a hundred comments on an original character piece, I just need to work that much harder at it ^_^ It's good motivation!
I remember reading the strip when I was a kid, not knowing half of what was being said, but still loving Hobbes all the same.
I was reading one of my collections today and still loving it. I always loved Hobbes being the voice of reason to Calvin's shenanigans. Even though Calvin had the kind of childhood I always wanted. Running about in a forest for your backyard, the girl next door I tormented but would one day get together with, a treehouse among other things...
Ah well. One can dream.
I was reading one of my collections today and still loving it. I always loved Hobbes being the voice of reason to Calvin's shenanigans. Even though Calvin had the kind of childhood I always wanted. Running about in a forest for your backyard, the girl next door I tormented but would one day get together with, a treehouse among other things...
Ah well. One can dream.
Yeah, Calvin and Hobbes totally helped build my vocabulary as a kid! I give mad kudos to Watterson for never dumbing his stuff down to make it "more accessible to kids" -- if you set the bar high, kids will totally grow to reach it.
I also remember feeling kind of dumb when I finally got to high school or whatever and learned about John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes and was like "OHHHHHHHH! ...duh." Hehe, it was like the whole premise of the comic strip was right there in the title, and I just didn't have the context to get it ^_^
The one thing I have to correct you on, though, is that Calvin winds up with Hobbes, not that dirty Susie Derkins girl.
I also remember feeling kind of dumb when I finally got to high school or whatever and learned about John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes and was like "OHHHHHHHH! ...duh." Hehe, it was like the whole premise of the comic strip was right there in the title, and I just didn't have the context to get it ^_^
The one thing I have to correct you on, though, is that Calvin winds up with Hobbes, not that dirty Susie Derkins girl.
I was trying to think of what to say to this picture, but all I could do was stare at it in all it's glory. I too found it to be a great comic, the stories were very well written and the characters were heart-warmingly comical in their adventures. The composition and coloring on this is just wonderful! The style is spot on. I always liked how Watterson made backgrounds as well as the expressions he could make. I'm really glad you made this picture, sure brings back fond memories (recent as they may be)
Yeah, Watterson is a really excellent writer as well as artist -- that's one of the really tricky things about doing comics, especially in the really short-form newspaper comic strip format. And it's true that his style of doing the characters was really understated, so it's awesome seeing him do these gorgeous ink backgrounds for them to romp around in.
Glad you enjoyed the pic ^_^
Glad you enjoyed the pic ^_^
C&H has been, and always will be a testament to the wonders of the imagination! This is such a beautiful picture, heartwarming in a way, that it must be faved. The simple and striking color choice and your excellent rendition of the C&H style just makes this A+ work! After seeing this, I might have to draw some fanart soon :)
And I have to admit that, yes, Hobbes has a certain "je ne sais quoi" about him :) He definitely is the perfect best friend!
Also, have you seen this pic? (it's clean... although not from a clean site) It's probably my favorite Calvin and Hobbes fan picture, with its striking realism... yet I can't find anything else from the artist...
http://www.e621.net/data/71/4f/714f.....8b905f9dc7.jpg
And I have to admit that, yes, Hobbes has a certain "je ne sais quoi" about him :) He definitely is the perfect best friend!
Also, have you seen this pic? (it's clean... although not from a clean site) It's probably my favorite Calvin and Hobbes fan picture, with its striking realism... yet I can't find anything else from the artist...
http://www.e621.net/data/71/4f/714f.....8b905f9dc7.jpg
NEVER HAPPENED.
LIES! LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That sounds pretty heartbreaking, dude. If the point and power of Calvin and Hobbes was its ability to bring the reader back to that innocent wonder of childhood, then that drawing sounds pretty much like the debasement and destruction of the whole C&H world. Some emotionally potent shit, to be sure.
LIES! LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That sounds pretty heartbreaking, dude. If the point and power of Calvin and Hobbes was its ability to bring the reader back to that innocent wonder of childhood, then that drawing sounds pretty much like the debasement and destruction of the whole C&H world. Some emotionally potent shit, to be sure.
I haven't seen that one... sounds quite sad though :(
I did see the very common "Ritalin" comic... I always thought that was a very powerful (and depressing) image --> http://tinypic.com/fk5ctf.gif
But, of course, I like the happy stuff more :)
I did see the very common "Ritalin" comic... I always thought that was a very powerful (and depressing) image --> http://tinypic.com/fk5ctf.gif
But, of course, I like the happy stuff more :)
I used to read Calvin and Hobbes all the time when I was younger! Ahh, staying up past my bedtime with a comic book and flashlight in hand, those were the best <3 I still have a lot of respect for Watterson's illustrations too and you did an amazing job with this!! You definitely captured the style and the personality of the comic perfectly :3
Hehe, I can't even imagine how many people flood that poor man with fan art every day -- it must feel awesome on the one hand, because yay, he made something that so many people love, but on the other, it must be like YES, I KNOW. IT'S A TIGER. after three decades of it ^_^
You got the style dead-on. Looks amazing!
I remember reading Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes during a cats-are-awesome phase... The one I kept going back to was Calvin and Hobbes. Watterson's jokes were so thoughtful and clever, not to mention surreal, coming from a six-year old with an adult vocabulary.
Sigh. I feel so old saying this, but wish there were comics like that nowadays. :s
I remember reading Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes during a cats-are-awesome phase... The one I kept going back to was Calvin and Hobbes. Watterson's jokes were so thoughtful and clever, not to mention surreal, coming from a six-year old with an adult vocabulary.
Sigh. I feel so old saying this, but wish there were comics like that nowadays. :s
Naw, I totally hear you, man. There just hasn't really been anything like it in the papers since. I'm not too sure there was anything like it before Calvin and Hobbes came along, though, either, so I don't think you come across as a, "back in [i]my{/i] day..." kind of old fogey ^_^ It was just a very special strip.
Not I...allergies. :< Maybe Bill didn't like drawing flowers? XD Although the style he drew a lot of his backgrounds in suggested he liked doing a lot with a little, which the sparsity brought on by falls and winters helps generate. Not so much so when everything's blooming. *shrug*
It's interesting you should mention Winsor McKay in relation to Calvin & Hobbes. I've never made the comparison in regards to style, but thinking about/looking at it now, there's a good amount of stuff concerning choice of moment and expressions that suggest Mr. Watterson having eaten Little Nemo for breakfast.
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