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Ah, damn it!

Who the hell am I gonna practice my necromancy on now?! HUH?! Stupid TA being alive and ruinning a perfect rite to create a flesh eating zombie of my own...

Seriously, that piece you posted is definitely a new take on TA... and I really like it

Major Arcana is one bad [censored] spell slinging ex green beret from Florida. You do NOT wanna mess with him.

Oh, but yer prolly talking about the cards...

Major Arcana are also referred to as the Trumps. In the tarot, the major arcana deck is comprised of the named cards (the sun, the moon, the chariot, the tower, the devil, judgment, etc.).

The minor arcana deck is what eventually became our standard playing cards. They are the number of suit cards as well as the court cards some noble title of suit.

great sketch so far! I love the wrinkle like shine thingie going down along the side of her form... really adds dimension.

niiiiice

wow, sweetness. You're really getting out there!

Cool idea there Scarfs! Hehe, and this after I saw that drawing you did of the water bearing fairy like person (it's been a while and I can't remember the specifics) and thought "ooooo, it's the Star! That girl needs to do a tarot deck..."

I really like this idea. I've had ideas and plans on doing a complete Major Arcana for some time now... but haven't had the time for some time, not like back in time that time when i had time... time.. uh... time...

Either way, i would love to chip in on this one, but I don't know if I would be able to. If you don't mind waiting a few months for a card to be done, then ya, I can definitely do this, otherwise, I definitely don't wanna promise anything I can't do.

This is a great idea none the less!


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Actually, I might be able to get a card for your project after all

While I was warming up my hands on the ol' tablet, the random sketch i was doing eventually turned into Battle-Angel cast in the role of Lady Justice (no, not LJ from the forums, sheesh)... and elements of the Justice card inevitably snuck in...

I put the sketch up here if you wanna check it out. I might just end up finishing it out all proper like as I kinda like it.

And an admindome to my edit: I just learned something new! After trying to figure out why spell check (it thinks it knows everything) didn't like "snuck" I have come to find that "snuck" is just bad american english and it should be "sneaked"... but that just does not sound right dag-nabit! I shall continue using "snuck"... snooty-arsed spell-check be damned!

My engrish sux!

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seiously...while watching Dawn of the Dead today i found out the only thing that zombies like to do more than lie is shop. thats why they were at the mall...none of that instinct or hunger baloney...balogna whatever

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But of course! Have you ever been to Wal-Mart and seen the dead glazed over eyes of the putrid shuffling masses mindlessly consuming? As Peter stated while in the Mall: "They're us, that's all."

Wait, you better be talking about the original '78 version and not that hideous remake that completely and totally missed the point of the movie. If you're talking about the remake and haven't seen the original, go out and rent that bad boy now! It ain't got the eye candy the remake has, but it sure as hell has way more meat and substance to it.

And that's enough derailing of a thread for me. Gotta get it back on track... gotta...

Love the chibies Star! yup! And just to make sure those reading this can easily see all of her chibies, here's a link to her main gallery page... so much chibi goodness...

Wow, you have some good dynamic posses in that render 9and the camera tilt is a wonderful touch!) great stuff, though, I gotta ask, what brand of tooth whitener are those trolls using 'cause, wow, them is some white chompers... especially for trolls

Finally, I present for your viewing pleasure, The Countess Ivy with her most distinguished patron... two women of a terribly carnivorous breed.

Carnivores

I have to say, with this one I think I definitely hit my leather stride (I throughly enjoyed working on the Countess' legs. That and I'm terribly pleased with Ghost Widows hair (a happy mistake on how that came out). It took me a bit longer t get her face down right, but all and all, I am really proud of this one.

Looking good so far. A few additional pointers on this crazy lookin' fella:

He could stand to have a bit more cheek and jaw bone. As it stands, he looks like a crazed rat (which is not a bad thing, but a little more jawbone and chin would make him a bit more of a psychotic human vermin then just vermin )

Also, his ears could stand to be pushed further back on his head and coming out from the side. They are a bit too close to his cheeks and are a bit too flat as they stand.

Other then those two things, you have a great piece here so far... love those teeth XD. Totally psychotic!

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Sorry if it's a bit wobbly, I did it FAAAAAST, trying to squeeze it between deciding if this thing I'm looking at would be considered a will in 1987, and my NaNoWriMo meeting tonight.

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Wobbly? I didn't notice... hrm, oh wait, I see it now. Ya, that building, second building from the right is a bit wobbly (it looks like it's leaning on the building next to it).

oooo, much better there! GW's face is great (and fun to do as you, no doubt, have discovered )... The "panel' idea is a good one, glad you latched on to it. Definitely can't wait to see this one done!

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One question: Is it just me, or does her right breast look a little flat on the bottom? Could just be my insomnia talking though.


Sleep - bah, who needs it.

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Nope... um... that's definitely a touch flat there. And is her boobies blushing or has she jus' been in the sun too long? Sorry sorry, being an [censored] here, but, ya, the breast to the left is being squished up from beneath in some odd ways.

But, color wise, i totally dig them colors... and the blushes on all of her appely cheeks.

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I can't tell what's going on...

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Hrm, looks as if Spade (the fella with the spade on his chest I'm guessing) has either whooped up on Wretch or found Wretch all whooped up on and is lamenting his whooped state and good ol' GW just came a crusin' on in, a bit amused at Wretches demise and Spades distress ('cause she likes stuff like that). Of course, that's just my guess.

Though, Alex, great work so far. I have been gaining several levels of love for that ghost and I can't wait to see what you do with her. Beyond her, I love the perspective of this piece as well as the strong (yet vague) story that is being told. I can tell that there is most definitely a story, but it seems to be open to a bit of interpretation (a good move... makes people wonder, and we all like a bit of wonder in the world... even if the bread is a bit fluffy and gets torn if you try to spread cold butter on it).

Wow, totally loving WP so far. I love that exaggerated perspective you gave him... and, damn, in general (it's really noticeable in your latest stage, I really love the wonderfully solid construction of your forms! His hand and fingers, his jaw, it's great so far! keep it up goat-girl, keep it up!

Thank you TProtector! Thank you! Finnaly, someone who understands! However, I still feel that I have to address this death issue.

People, don't believe a word she says! The dead lie! In fact, that's all they do! All the dead do is lie! How many times do I have to tell people this before they start listening?! Don't believe her, the DEAD LIE!

Secondly, yay, mo chibies! I do dig them both... the Derek one had some real nice body language (wow, a chibi has body language... damn!) plus some right good colors

And thirdly, Mr. xoxman, to make your life a touch easier in the future, you might want to read a post before responding to it.

You see, most posts will be constructed of words which are put together in such a way as to symbolize and communicate a meaning or message which is meant to bestow upon the reader of said organized words a particular knowledge or understanding of a certain situation, thought, or point of view. Now, in case you were having difficulty deciphering meaning of the words and the order they were put in, let me help you out by walking you through the message of the post.

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I'm just REALLY busy with my job and NaNoWriMo.

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Here the OP has informed us that her job as well as her writing project has been using up most all of her time. This idea is conveyed not only in the literal statement that she is really busy with her job and NaNoWriMo but also by the fact that she chose to draw attention and emphasis to the word "really" by capitalizing it.

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I'm doing my best to keep on drawing even though I REALLY don't have the energy.

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Now, she goes on to expand upon her previous statement about having almost no time due to work and her writing project by explaining what it is that she does not have time for. She chose to only use one word for this thing that she has no time for, that word being "drawing".

This idea of having no time for drawing because all her time is being devoted to work and her writing project is further expounded by the ending portion of the sentence stating that she simply does not have the energy (to keep up the drawing). Just to make sure the understanding of her depleted energy reserves is fully understood, she again chose to capitalize the word "really".

Now, she did use the word combination "I'm doing my best to keep on (drawing)" which does express a slight hope that the drawing will continue. She does this by stating that she is doing her "best" to keep up, but based on the remaining words in the sentence, it can be surmised that doing such is a bit taxing on her, a struggle even.

Now, the fact that she placed in that order of words a small message of hope for more drawings is countered by a long string of words with punctuation's (dividing the ordered words into something called "sentences") that she appended to the end of her message. Now, the important part of this grouping of "sentences" is the very first sentence:
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If you are in my queue I swear you will get done eventually!

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Here she uses the word "you" to show that she is addressing the reader, though she quantifies this address with the word "if" which is to signify that the reader she is wishing to address may or may not be the exact reader who is reading the message but the fact that she has voiced this message publicly instead of speaking individually to those the message is intended for or naming the intended recipient of the message explicitly shows that not only is the message meant for a wider audience then those "you"s the message is addressing, but that there are more then 3 "you"s (otherwise, it would have been far more reasonable for her to address them individually as opposed to collectively).

So, what does that bit of insight mean? Well, as that part of the message is addressed to multiple recipients, and these multiple recipients are in her "queue" (a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles), we can now glean the fact that she already has multiple persons waiting on drawings. Now, if we were to combine this bit of information with what we have been able to puzzle together from the first part of the message, we can now see that she has multiple people waiting on drawings that she does not have the time nor energy to complete but will do her best to finish them as best as she can.

So, now that we have figured out what her message was saying, we can now see that she was, most likely, not the best person to ask for a drawing from as she is having a hard time finishing drawings for those that have come long before you and, based on that information, we can surmise that she will more then likely not be adding anyone else to her "queue" for quite some time to come.

I hope I've been of some help to you in this new and exciting world of words and understanding. It's a much larger world out there with meaning, my friend! Now go, go and revel in the ability to actually understand what it is that you read before you post and marvel at the time you shall save by not writing out and submitting irrelevant messages!

And that's why i put in the note that i wasn't talking about you . And, oh dear, so he's gonna just be a... um... step child? He's so gonna get picked on by the others... so gonna get picked on biiiiig time...Armies of the rotted disgraced dead are gonna pants him on a daily basses... poor guy

wow, color me surprised! I didn't know you drew either... and damn, son, you do need to get a touch more active with the drawing and the posting there of. You already have a good eye for spotting your mistakes (so correcting them shouldn't be that hard)... though one you missed is her hands, they could stand to be bigger while your reworking her upper arms. Remember, keep making hands and feet bigger until you think you went to far and made them too big... then make them a size larger just to make sure and you should be golden in that department.

Also, granted, you may not be on Gill Bates level of draw-fu here, but definitely not the worst person to post on these forums. Hell, some crap-[censored] pic of rowr (I think) even ended up here once and if the no-talent numb-nut that made that pic can post here, then you sure as hell can. Hold on, I think I can dig it up here... ya, if this can be posted here, then most anything goes... and you are already miles ahead of that idiot.

Don't down your self, your better then you think

Yup, I seriously can't believe you posted that! It's so [derogatory comment]. In fact, [tribally long insult involving a 5 year old child and your mother]. Now what you should do is [com pleat bashing of the above work flimsily disguised as a critique]. Further more [I'm lazy, think of something to put here your self, sheesh!]!

Seriously, that's a damned good first attempt with a tablet, especially if your drawing skill is rusty! Hell, my first attempt with a tablet and I couldn't even draw a circle. Here you have a great chest that even looks penciled . You'll be dangerous with it in no time.

Ya, I gotta chime in on this conversation. I would defiantly fall on Hems' side of the fence as well... rip-offs really do crawl under my skin a bit. However, I love homage's, commentaries, and parodies. The difference between a rip-off and the others? That would be knowledge.

I do hate it when people just grab onto something from pop-culture (I hate that culture soooo much!) and use it to their own ends without ever actually trying to learn anything about it on their own. In the information age, there really is no excuse for ignorance... if something in some mythology or culture interests you, before you take it for your own use, research it a bit, learn about it, and you will be able to make a much more effective, well though out, and entertaining homage / parody / commentary / bastardization / satire of said cultural thingie. Not only will you be able to praise or butcher said cultural mythos so much more effectively (and probably in a much more entertaining fashion) but you would also end up learning something too... a definite bonus! I guess I just hate ignorance (though just to make sure you understand, I'm not calling you ignorant, Dante... I was speaking in very general terms about things that annoy me in relation to what annoys Hems ... and might be more directed at that one version of Thor that Hems had ran into... Thor with wisdom? what?! Never mind everything else ).

Cultures have been ripping each other off since the dawn of time. In fact, the Nordic mythos was quite shamelessly stolen from the Germanic tribes. If I remember correctly, Odin used to be Twasmitain (or something like that... I can not remember exactly how the name is spelled or said... well, I never knew how it was said, I only saw it in print ), an Ostrogoth god of the crossroads and of travels. Along with his slight name change, he also got promoted to chief god by the Norse. Hell, Christianity even borrowed from the Nordic mythology (like they did from just about every other mythology )

Before the Carolinian monks (I think it was the Carolinians... but I might be totally wrong) began working on converting those barbaric Norsemen to proper Christians, there was no Christian hell. That concept (and name even) came strait from the Norse (after they stole it from the Germanic tribes... I don't know where the Germanic tribes stole it from though).

Every culture and religion in existence today had mugged, looted, and cannibalized those cultures that had come before. Since Archangel Michael was brought up (in passing, but, eh, I'll take it) originally, he was the guardian angle of the 13 tribes of Israel (at least I think it was 13... it sounds right... hrm) whose soul purpose was to protect those holy sons of god (all the other bastards on this planet could just go to hell... except hell hadn't made it to the Judeo-Christian world yet... it was probably in the process of being stolen from the Germans at that time ). Of course, after the birth of Christianity and after the original Christians grudgingly let those of non-Israelite decent (like those wacky Romans) in on it, Michael got a bit of a make over and extended his defense beyond the 13 tribes.

Beyond that little change in Michael, angels themselves have changed dramatically from what they used to be. The idea of a female angel would have brought about some terribly angry stone throwing mobs in earlier times (nothing that close to the divine could be female, the root of all sin, doncha know? and in some cycles of the Jewish mythologies that got edited out of the Christian mythos, it was the daughters of man that caused two of the more famous fallen angels to fall... Asmodius(sp?) and... another but I can't remember his name... he was the main demon that Solomon summoned to build his temple... ger).

Even the current well accepted image of an angel as a being with large feathery wings was an artistic invention in and around the dark ages (most likely lifted from the trembling murky remnants of the Greeks (after the Romans ripped them off of course) on the Europeans) as a symbolic way of representing a being that can travel to the heavens (the heavens are up, to go up, you gotta fly, to fly, you gotta have wings). Prior to that, the main mentioning of wings in connection to angels was with the class of angels called seraphim, which had 6 wings, one set to cover their eyes for even they could not withstand the full glory of god, one set covered their mouths (can't remember why), and the third to hold them aloft and close to god that they might eternally sing his glory. Then there were other stranger incarnations of angels... like nine eyed burning wheels of fire, etc.

And, oh dear, I've went on one helluva a rant... or tangent... or ramble. Totally off subject, sorry. So, to get back on subject somehow... so, Dante, are you aware that your character will have three wonderful siblings? And will he be as messed up as Lokie's other three children? Lots of fodder there for ya

Totally gonna shut up now :X

yet another one that didn't appear in my deviant list

Nice work there so far you slacker you And, yes, that emblem does look great. The straps on his chest, though, could use a slight touch of work... maybe a slight highlight and shadow to show that they are 3 dimensional things laying across his chest as opposed to more decals on his chest. I'm sure you'll get to that.

So far, it's great... proportions, musculature, all that, dead on. And the green glow of the weapons is a nice touch!

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After looking at the pencils i can see where her collar goes, with the colour looks slightly wrong. Im sure itll look fine in the end peice.

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Yam your right... the collar piece to the left is a bit off so it does weird things to her neck / head position. i need to thicken the base of it and that should correct that.

Thanks for your eye

Great work there Crimson! That is one lucky kid... and speaking of kids, what the hell is up with kids and ninjas? Why, when I was a kid, we didn' have none of them ninjas, nuhu! We had proper robots, and gun totin' solders, and mutant... animals... that had nothing to do with ninjas! Yes, nothing at all! hrm... well good luck to ya Mr. O in getting a kid to be a hero. Hero's, after all, are very very very lame dorks who always fallow the rules (which are boring and no fun at all).

Alrighty! I have a bit of an update here for y'all in regaurds to the Carnivores piece... now in COLOR (mostly... kind of)

I got a bit more work (especially to get that heart properly jellified and somewhat transparent... maybe add some fruit cocktail to it and some sliced bananas) but with all due luck, I am aiming to have it completed by Saturday night, yay!

As for the color so far, for some odd reason, they came out a touch more saturated then they really are... and Ivy's (I keep wanting to call her Poison ivy ) skin came out way more rosy and fleshy in the scan then it is on the painting (as I only used some dull [censored] yellows and some purple on it...). I'll take a bit more care on the final scans to make sure it comes out proper... wish i knew why the colors aren't scanning exactly as is... haven't had this problem for a good little while

Carnivores: Color01

Wow! This is gonna be a great piece! I realy love the toy animals "oh noes!" expression and your line work is great. Nice, simple, clean, but really gets the job done.

I really can't wait to see this one done... a cool piece for a cool character concept!

Heh, cute squirrel there! I've been kinda thinking something was missing from the boards...

And the WIP you have going here is great so far. The movement in it is great so far! When it comes to dramatic dynamic pieces, damn, you so have it down, man!