5/10/2008 - Rate my drawingPosted by Neneuche |
I'm sorry for the no updates. Things are rather wierd lately. I'm terrified of the future. I did do this little number on a website, kind of a western Okaki. Hope youze guys like it so I can win crap.
It lives!
You got to clic it. I't also on my facebook.
Alberto, thanks for the book. Here, let me pimp it a little.
I'm in the second one! The girl with the green backdrop.
Let me know what you think, peeps.
Oh, I can't leave you with no drawing. Here is something I'm working on for a book. It's super secret!
Shhhh!
 Lots of love.
Sarah |
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4/29/2008 - Seattle Drink 'n Draw - May 9thPosted by themightyadam |
Hey everyone! I posted this on the 'board, but I thought I'd repeat it for all two of you who read my blog.
In anticipation of Seattle's own Emerald City Comicon (May 10-11) my new pal Calamity Jon Morris and I are hosting a Seattle Drink n' Draw on Friday the 9th!
Seattle Drink n' Draw! May 9th, 7:00pm - @ Shorty's
Whether you're a local artist or an out-of-towner in Seattle for ECCC, stop by Shorty's in Belltown. www.shortydog.com We'll provide reams of 8.5 x 11 paper, you provide pencils, pens, smiling faces, and livers. We'll begin the mischief at about 7:00 pm.
Feel free to PM me or email us directly at themightyadam(at)gmail(dot)com or calamityjon(at)gmail(dot)com if you have any questions.
Seattle Area Pre-Emerald City Con Drink 'N Draw
May 9, 7:00pm
Shorty's
2222 2nd Ave #A
Seattle WA 98121
(206)441.5449 |
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4/10/2008 - Panda ManPosted by KirkGuy |
I did a couple of sketches for a project I am working on. This one did not quite fit the format for the project, but I like the pose, so I thought I would share. - Kirk |
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4/6/2008 - Just for FunPosted by KirkGuy |
Alot of ups and downs of late has had me off balance as far a my life goes.
One thing I really need is to draw more and stop wasting time. Here is something I just sketched up when working on another project this weekend.
Have a good one - Kirk |
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4/5/2008 - Stupid shizzlePosted by Neneuche |
Hey guys. I know I've been a bad blogger but my heart isn't into it that much. I have drawings but they aren't scanned and my computer is dead and has been for weeks. I'm using my boyfriend's pc now.
Recent events:
-Broke my left hand and had surgery
-Had to get a medical leave of absence and got only partialy paid for a while
-I'm terribly depressed and I lost my appetite.
-I lost 7 pounds.
I feel horrible all the time.
I'm 28; I feel like I'm stagnant and old.
So yeah, not the best part of my life.
I'm getting help.
Here's a funny cat to lightn this crap mood.
I'll post art soon. |
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2/7/2008 - Time for the 60sPosted by KirkGuy |
Been busy crazy, hectic the past two weeks. Should be slowing down here soon.
Getting close to the 1960s time for StarBlast in my page progression, so time to start drawing him this way more. Now this build is not correct, but just messing around as I have not had much time to draw of late. I like the body language of the center pose. By this time in his career, he is getting somewhat cynical.
Oh by the way, we got 10 inches of snow on Wednesday. Everyone at work left at 2, but I stayed because I had stuff that had to be done that day. Work is not much fun when everyone else is gone. I didn’t leave till five. I can drive in just about any conditions. Snow is no big deal. Infact, it use to be more fun to drive in the stuff in the days of rear wheel drive. Oh I miss those days. I would lay on the gas around every corner and be fishtailing all over the place. Front wheel drive stinks.
Oh well, we all have to grow up, don’t we. Take care all - Kirk |
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1/8/2008 - Happy New Year!!Posted by Neneuche |
Hi kids!
I know, I know I suck at blogging.
Well, I had a pretty cool new years celebration except my boyfriend and I fought in front of our guests, but I guess that was bound to hapen since heavy drinkin was involved. It's cool now.
As promissed here is the cover of the book I drew in last summer. I'm doing another one now, totaly different story and style.
Anywho, I'd better specify that this image is property of Éditionsdu Phoenix and that I do not own it, even if I drew it.
That said, hope you like it. All the best in 2008! I think we're due.
It looked better last summer. I see lots of things wrong with it now. Bah! the curse of the artist!
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11/30/2007 - What updates?Posted by Neneuche |
Ok, my bad. I sowy.
I haven't even been that busy. I've just been lazy and relieved. First order of business, my cat is all better. He has a genetic disese and it can't be cured but it is treatable and he can still have a good 3-4-5 years ahead. He's just like before except he sleeps a little more, runs a lot less and is a lot more affectionate.
Alos I'm doing another book cover.
Totaly different strory.
The other is out tough, so I am allowed to pimp my art, tough the illustration was badly cropped. I'll post the whole thing when I'm sober.
:P
 I have so much christmass shopping to get done!
GRAH! |
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11.20.2007 - MAGDRAGLAS: City of JewelsPosted by olmanic |
Here we have it. Magdraglas.
The biggest and most popluated city on Natralis. The oldest human city still in use today. The only true seaport of the human territories. The capital of the nation of Magdran. Here is the map.
now the image is small and a bit rough. I'm cleaning the whole things up in illustrator so it'll look REAL purty soon.
info about the map:
That big oval on the island in the middle there is the market place. The "bare" island to the left with two bridges is the Royal castle and grounds. The large circle at top is the arena. The big blank fields spread throught the city house the crematoriums and mosuleums. (burn your dead! you don't want them coming back to eat you!) The smaller circles amid the city are temples of Law. The main one on the Lower East Side, with the neighborhoods circling it. Chaos does not have temples, rather wandering priests, and Luck's Casino/Temples are scattered around. The port is down on the peninsula on the right, as well as most of the wharehouses and Naval Headquaters.
History:
The Keloit River joins the Bay of Stars after windings its way down from the Cloudscrapers across the northland and through Magdraglas. Founded by Magdra in AR 22 (or RE 1998) it was built on top of the ruins of the Rendellian city of Nartirell and survived the Dark Years. With its key location and already established trade routes, Magdraglas prospered.
It soon became clear that it would outgrow its walls unless something signifigant was done. The Castors and Clerics of the city met with the Rolyal famiy to discuss the problem. They decided to build new city walls far outside the current borders and in the mean time build UP. Magdraglas is a city of mighty towers and spindles that pierce the sky. They pulled the natural stone up and stretched it to it's limit. People reside in many, while others store food or weapons or books. Everything is enchanted.
The new city walls complete, the Royal family decreed that the city expand. As they set new roads and tore the old wall down, the townspeople spread out. It is currently AR 2360 (RE 4336). Once again Magdraglas needs to expand, the massive city overflowing with all manner of people, human or otherwise. So as they say, "all adventure begins in Magdraglas!"
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A Note on cities:
Magdraglas is densely populated. Beyond its enchanted walls lies the Kingdom of Magdran. Farms stretch as far as the eye can see. Everything is a day's travel away , but most of those "inbetween" places are small. However there are four (4) smaller cities and ten towns (10) within the kingdom. These cities are days if not weeks away from Magdraglas. Remember, the Monsters come out at night, so people stick together. The more the better. Castors and Clerics manage much of the encanted systems that make life in the cities possible. Yet technology has also prospered. Magdraglas is an exciting innovating place to be.
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That'll do for the day. I'll get close ups for further discussion about specific things.
enjoy!
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11.5.2007 - One thing at a timePosted by olmanic |
So if you have been reading this things at all you know that I've tried to get a good handle on EVERYTHING in the world and go from a global scale to a detailed view. Well, I don't think I can continue like that. I've stalled because it's so complex. So many different things to work on, and nothing gets done. So I think I'm going to focus on one or two things. Maybe one kingdom, or hell, even a city. Most likely Madraglas. Being the biggest city and the only true sea port on the northland, it's the alpha and omega of Natralis. Interesting to say it like that.
On to the City of Jewels!
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10/31/2007 - Boo!!!Posted by Tiramisue |
HELLO INTERNET!!!! =D
So... yeah... 'Been a while, hasn't it? ;) I've been sitting here trying to come up with a funny reason why i haven't posted anything in 4 billion years, ..but then i figured that's exactly what you'd all expect. As if coming here with kitties wasn't predictable enough =P
Here's something you may not be expecting, though: i have uploaded 2 RARE pencil tests from the Iron Giant. You'll want to check those out before WB tells me to take 'em down.
(( 'Good to be back ^_^ ))
♥Sue
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10/28/2007 - LegoPosted by Neneuche |
Here's my cat. His name is Lego and I love him so much.
 Here, he's hidding in the sheets I am removing to put in the wash.
He became suddenly sick Thursday. Not eating, vomiting and breathing strangely. The vet said it was probably pulmonary but then he said the x-rays showed no problem and they reffered us to a better equiped place. There, they said the x-rays DID show a problem and he was probably experiencing liquid on his lungs due to heart failure. I cried a lot. He was between life and death last night but this morning, he's better and there is hope yet. If he survives tough, he'll have to be medicated for the rest of his life, just like a person. This is gonna cost us a bundle and we'll probably have an imaginary Christmas this year. I feel kind of bad that I am paying so much for a cat while there are starving homeless people and sick children. But I would feel terrible if I just said " Oh, this is too exepensive, let's just let him die." He's a member of our family and he loves us with such honesty and no conditions; I couldn't let him go without a fight. He's not out of the woods yet but he's better and that's the best we could hope for.
He cost me so much already from all his urinary infections and special food that he needs. It's probably the most expensive stray cat in the universe. Lucky he's so fucking adorabe.
"YAY! Imagination Christmas!" |
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10.18.2007 - New Race + GorlimPosted by olmanic |
Yes. here's some of the new stuff i promised.
Trolls.
No, not the ugly, regenerating scared of fire types that live in swamps. no.
The trolls are more like the ones in WoD Changling. Tall, honor bound samauri types.
Trolls are related to the giants more than any other of the races and reside on the far eastern coast of the Northland. They are tall, 7' on average, smart and wise. They, along with the giants, built many of the old structures of the world. They have also served in, if not led, many of the great armies. One does not cross, or even worse, break a promise to a troll. They are much sought after as military commanders ( except by the Caprians who belive no one can do it better than they can). They take thier religious vows very seriously so do not enter into them lighty. This is also true about their earthly promises. A troll does NOT break his promise. EVER. If circumstances align to make this difficult, a troll will go out or her way to change events to keep her promise alive.
Tall and thick skinned (ranging from tan through brown to gray) they have thick hair ( same spectrum) and large hands and feet. The males have two "tusks" that jut from their lower jaw towad the ground. Females' grow from their cheeks up past their temples.
Trolls ride huge beasts akin to dire oxen, called Paitan. Large, strong and fast, these creatures TOWER over normal horses. As omnivores, they can eat almost anything, and most often do.
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The Gorlim are the "villianous' race on Natralis. This is not becasue they are evil, but becasue a long time ago a hateful, spiteful , xenophobic individaul came into power and was VERY persuasive and abusive with his power. As a might cleric he died, becoming undead to continue his dominence, while his beliefs became law then dogma then culture, so that today Gorlim live, love and raise families, but murder, raid, and kill all others they come across. He sits there still, in the rotten heart of their land, festering with hate. As such they have isolated themselves beyond the great desert below the iron hills.
Gorlim come in three (3) varities:
The Alpha: Small, hairy, and dog-like, these gorlim tend to be the smarter, crafiter ones.
The Beta: Huge, bald and mammothly strong, these gorlim function as the military might of the gorlim forces and most of the physical laborers
The Helix: A mix of the first two, these gorlim are tall and strong and smart and cunning. They are the officers in the military and the rulers of most of the tribes.
A note on Grolim reproduction - with vastly different types of gorlim, the question that begs asking is how does that work?
Are they all one race? Yes
Their gene code is such that the dominate genes greatly determines the physical outcome of the child. Most often this results in Alpha or Beta children. If the recessive genes combine you find that you get the Helix. This the way it has benn since the beginning. A household might be very mixed or it might be "pure". These things mater not to the Gorlim. Just don't bring in an outsider . Don't think differently. Don't go against the grain. The Clerics will know and skin you alive. These same clerics rule the tribes and kingdoms
The Gorlim have yet to master making steel, so their weapons are made of iron and bronze(mined inthe hils north of thier terriotory). This is partly due to their self imposed isolation, and partly due to their dogmatic disregard for other's advancements. There aren't any Castors in the Gorlim as they do not have accesss to the schools in which to train oneself to become a vessel for the essence of Yventuil. |
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10/9/2007 - Happy fun crazy too little updates time!! ^_^Posted by Neneuche |
I've been quite a bad panda these past week and have not updated this blog enough.
Well, nothing really eventful happened. My new job is OK I guess. Not too different than the previous one except I get paid more and have better hours. But I miss my old buddies even if I have some new ones and some old ones already worked there wen I joined.
You know who you are!
:)
I changed birth-control pill in hope that my skin will clear up a little. But I have had no results as of yet. This pill is supposed to help with skin breakouts... no so much. The pamphlet says it might take up to 3 months... ew. I hate having zits at my age! And not little ones; big painful ones that take weeks to fully go away. Anyways, the new pill is making me retain water and I feel like a contestant on "The Biggest Loser".
It's a well spread stereotype that most black men like a girl with "humps in the back and in the front". So should I take it that I'm overweight if a random black man asks for my phone number in the metro? I mean, he looked nice and all and was not insistent when I told him I had a boyfriend, but I didn't feel attractive at all that day. And that he thought I was hot didn't really cheer me up because of that preconception that he probably likes some cushin for the pushin. Maybe I am wrong and I hope that it's not racist for me to have thought that, but I still felt pretty lame.
On a lighter note, my friend and I got asked for ID last Friday. We're 9 years over drinking age, so we took it as a compliment. Maybe he thought we were young because of my horrible zit. It was funny.
Here's something I drew at the local Dr. Sketchy. I have more but hey look like shiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
This took about 5 minutes I think.
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9/24/2007 - Banana FuneralPosted by themightyadam |
Hi everyboday! How have you been?
Here's a joke a bout death! Hooray!
I'm curious whether the "coffin" reads clearly. What do you think?
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9/7/2007 - Ack! I got married!Posted by themightyadam |
Hey Drawingboard pals! Ariel and I got married on Saturday!
We're out on Oahu now. Below is a doodle I did while looking out the window of the little rental condo where we're staying. Click to see bigger (and be taken to our flickr page) I don't have a whole lot of drawing done, but I'll try to find time to do more.
Also, I like this picture. (Note the t-shirt)
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Saturday, August 25, 2007 - New beginnningPosted by Salvor |
Hey everyone,
NEW ADDRESS :
http://commedesguilis.blogspot.com/
A quick note to let you know I'm closing this blog, and opening a brand new one. It's probably gonna be 100% in French, though you can still enjoy the art whatever your language is (that's the beauty of art actually!).
I want to thank everyone whole heartedly for coming here and commenting, it's been a real treat. I hope you'll stick around in the new place!
Before I'm finished here, I wanted to pay a quick tribute to Mike Wieringo. Mike passed away a couple of weeks ago. I only knew him through the Drawing Board, but he was certainly one of the most generous posters I'd ever seen on the internet. He was also an extremely talented artist, I've always envied the simplicity of his art and his unique line quality. I think it's safe to say the news of his passing shocked a huge part of the internet community. Not only because it was so sudden and unexpected, but most of all because he was an important contributor to this community. I know I'll miss him around here.
So for what it's worth, I guess I want my last words on this blog to be : Thank you Mike Wieringo.
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8/22/2007 - Meez again.Posted by Neneuche |
I made another Meez. Those things are fun. This one looks a lot moe like me than the other one, mainly because they added new faces.
At the office, not knowing how I got there.
Feh!!
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