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Well. Friday rolls around yet again, and it has been a spectacularly unproductive week for me.
New Bear Force pages are in the scripting layout stage, but it'll be an indeterminate time before they see the light of day.
So for now, here's more old school Tokusatsu pony stuff. Can't be helped.
New Bear Force pages are in the scripting layout stage, but it'll be an indeterminate time before they see the light of day.
So for now, here's more old school Tokusatsu pony stuff. Can't be helped.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Miscellaneous
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I could see where you might get that vibe. Although for Robopony to be a true early Dr. Who creature it'd have to bear more resemblance to cabinetry...
And I'm not even gonna bring up the whole Dr. Whooves thing, although it's one of the many reasons da Bronies crack me up.
And I'm not even gonna bring up the whole Dr. Whooves thing, although it's one of the many reasons da Bronies crack me up.
Close, but more this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POsk1y68avo
or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiTKfVU1J94
Both classics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POsk1y68avo
or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiTKfVU1J94
Both classics.
"A little nonsense now and then is treasured by the wisest men..."
Giant robots make me smile, and the ponies make me smile. It goes together for me like chocolate and peanut butter.
Don't worry, Bear Force is in process, currently in the scripting and planning phase for the next section. It takes time, tho.
The ponies were a little cavalry charge to rescue me from having nothing finished to show at my regular submission time.
To answer your question, yeah. I built an articulated digital pony manikin to plot out the poses, and added some robotic embellishments for Robopony and just output it directly to vector. He still needed a fair bit of cleanup in Illustrator, tho.
The little critters are fun to draw as a change in pace from my usual much more detailed figures.
Giant robots make me smile, and the ponies make me smile. It goes together for me like chocolate and peanut butter.
Don't worry, Bear Force is in process, currently in the scripting and planning phase for the next section. It takes time, tho.
The ponies were a little cavalry charge to rescue me from having nothing finished to show at my regular submission time.
To answer your question, yeah. I built an articulated digital pony manikin to plot out the poses, and added some robotic embellishments for Robopony and just output it directly to vector. He still needed a fair bit of cleanup in Illustrator, tho.
The little critters are fun to draw as a change in pace from my usual much more detailed figures.
Yeah. I've mentioned before that doing the art for the panels is generally a function of how much time it takes me to do each figure. It's generally an hour per character, just to do the art, plus misc. time to do put together the stuff I've exported from the set models.
The indeterminate amount of time comes from how long it takes to do the setup, and how long it takes to build the set model itself if I'm not reusing it. You'll notice that most of Chapter 1 takes place in what amounts to a 2 block area of MetroVale, that I built over a weekend I'd guess back in 2004 or so. If I'm on a roll it usually takes me an evening's worth of time to do a sequence worth of panel setups, depending on the complexity.
Scripting is even vaguer. I've got the grand arc of the adventures of the Free Rangers plotted out, and several points along that arc fleshed out fully as text stories that will someday, time, tide, and the Lord willin', will become comic pages, but how long it takes to get the writing settled is hard to pin down.
Some of the stories seemed like I banged 'em out over a weekend, while others seemed to drag for months. As more and more characters arrive on the scene, the Free Ranger stories seem to take on a Tolstoy-esque complexity as they all demand their screen time. Lord knows how long those story arcs are gonna take if I get around to drawing 'em.
The Gaze: The Glass Goose (http://spontoon.rootoon.com/SPwGzGCn.html) for example, took me from August to November to write, then again that was a 40 chapter novel, for all intents and purposes.
Ah well. Having more ideas than time is a pretty common affliction, and it's fun either way. Apropos to the subject, this was meant as a quick response and turned into a quasi novel itself...
The indeterminate amount of time comes from how long it takes to do the setup, and how long it takes to build the set model itself if I'm not reusing it. You'll notice that most of Chapter 1 takes place in what amounts to a 2 block area of MetroVale, that I built over a weekend I'd guess back in 2004 or so. If I'm on a roll it usually takes me an evening's worth of time to do a sequence worth of panel setups, depending on the complexity.
Scripting is even vaguer. I've got the grand arc of the adventures of the Free Rangers plotted out, and several points along that arc fleshed out fully as text stories that will someday, time, tide, and the Lord willin', will become comic pages, but how long it takes to get the writing settled is hard to pin down.
Some of the stories seemed like I banged 'em out over a weekend, while others seemed to drag for months. As more and more characters arrive on the scene, the Free Ranger stories seem to take on a Tolstoy-esque complexity as they all demand their screen time. Lord knows how long those story arcs are gonna take if I get around to drawing 'em.
The Gaze: The Glass Goose (http://spontoon.rootoon.com/SPwGzGCn.html) for example, took me from August to November to write, then again that was a 40 chapter novel, for all intents and purposes.
Ah well. Having more ideas than time is a pretty common affliction, and it's fun either way. Apropos to the subject, this was meant as a quick response and turned into a quasi novel itself...
Yeah, I'm gonna give a blanket "I know what you mean." to several points in that response.
Idea evaporation is the main reason I spend so much time writing and making notes for myself. There are still a few good ideas that went away that I can feel almost as tangible holes in my mind. Get 'em down while you can, even if you need to write on your hand... It makes for more random scraps of paper, but its worth it to keep the wriggly beasts from slipping away.
Thanks for the kudos on the 3d, but I've been messing with this particular app for well over a decade. My early attempts are almost endearing in their crudeness. It's true, though, the front end may be time consuming, but you do end up with a nice library of reuseable bits and widgets. I've got some files that are nothing but a palette of walls, windows, doorways, and office furniture that allow me to bang together interior sets very quickly, for example.
I've considered posting the text versions. I may yet, but they require a fair bit of editing since I've mostly written them as long form story notes to myself. Plus, they're less eyeball catching than the full comics pages, and more fraught to get a TL:DNR (Too Long, Did Not Read) from random passers by.
The Glass Goose probably would have come together faster if I wasn't only working on it on the weekends and evenings. The illustrations came afterward, and are still in progress. In fact, I should be getting on to doing the fourth one for Chapter 14 today, if I can only break out of this stoopid lethargy that's been dogging me this week.
Anyway, I appreciate the interest and attention. Keep rolling with MAGE. I wanna see it!
Idea evaporation is the main reason I spend so much time writing and making notes for myself. There are still a few good ideas that went away that I can feel almost as tangible holes in my mind. Get 'em down while you can, even if you need to write on your hand... It makes for more random scraps of paper, but its worth it to keep the wriggly beasts from slipping away.
Thanks for the kudos on the 3d, but I've been messing with this particular app for well over a decade. My early attempts are almost endearing in their crudeness. It's true, though, the front end may be time consuming, but you do end up with a nice library of reuseable bits and widgets. I've got some files that are nothing but a palette of walls, windows, doorways, and office furniture that allow me to bang together interior sets very quickly, for example.
I've considered posting the text versions. I may yet, but they require a fair bit of editing since I've mostly written them as long form story notes to myself. Plus, they're less eyeball catching than the full comics pages, and more fraught to get a TL:DNR (Too Long, Did Not Read) from random passers by.
The Glass Goose probably would have come together faster if I wasn't only working on it on the weekends and evenings. The illustrations came afterward, and are still in progress. In fact, I should be getting on to doing the fourth one for Chapter 14 today, if I can only break out of this stoopid lethargy that's been dogging me this week.
Anyway, I appreciate the interest and attention. Keep rolling with MAGE. I wanna see it!
Oh. My. Goodness.
If my eyes never behold another thing even remotely this awesome, they will have fulfilled their purpose.
Just so my renewed faith in the inherant incredibleness of your talent is complete, let me just ask, for the record: even though the Robot is described as Galloping, she can fly, correct? And those hooves can shoot rockets?
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If my eyes never behold another thing even remotely this awesome, they will have fulfilled their purpose.
Just so my renewed faith in the inherant incredibleness of your talent is complete, let me just ask, for the record: even though the Robot is described as Galloping, she can fly, correct? And those hooves can shoot rockets?
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Aw shucks, thanks.
But of course. Those rockets on the withers aren't just there for show. I only called it a "Galloping Robot" to properly ponify it.
And yes, the hooves can shoot indeed shoot missiles, although being modeled on an odd toed ungulate I suppose each would shoot just one big missile instead of four little ones.
Other weapons systems include laser eye beams, fire breath, and the awesome Megaton Buck!
Now we're talkin' ! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7P6uAOJqTE)
But of course. Those rockets on the withers aren't just there for show. I only called it a "Galloping Robot" to properly ponify it.
And yes, the hooves can shoot indeed shoot missiles, although being modeled on an odd toed ungulate I suppose each would shoot just one big missile instead of four little ones.
Other weapons systems include laser eye beams, fire breath, and the awesome Megaton Buck!
Now we're talkin' ! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7P6uAOJqTE)
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