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This thread reminds me... I finally managed to see an episode of Samurai Jack again, after a long time of not seeing it. It is an awesome series, a lovely blend of quirky humour and preeeeeetty intense action sometimes. There's just something about it that's really different from many other cartoons, though that possibly only includes the ones i've seen. Also it has an angry scotsman teamed up with a samurai. Can't ever go wrong with that.

SEEMS LEGIT

Except for me, you can substitute caffeine with excessive inspiration.

Okay I think I've actually got this AU Terra sprite looking pretty acceptable. Hopefully, it's noticeable that she's wearing a sort of light breastplate and bracers instead of the leotard from her original appearance. And if I was very, very lucky, she gives an impression of her eyes being cold and empty, as she's wearing a Slave Crown here, but I may be projecting what I envision onto the actual image there. Anything I need to clean up, general tips, etc.? The armor isn't very interesting, since that's just a recolor of the original sprite with more dakka (itself recolors from other sprites), but I can't really imagine what else to do with it.

Ok so question: Made from scratch or modified? Because if it's from scratch, then that's really awesome. In any case, it's a bit hard to see the details of such a relatively dark sprite against this glaringly bright background. Any chance of getting a zoomed-in version (as in x2 size with no interpolation)? Easier to see the details that way, and thus easier to give actual useful feedback. :U

Running dog.

I LIKE THIS

If i have to nitpick though, it kind of irks me how the head has a static moment in between all the movement. Ideally, you'll want every single part of the sprite to be in motion during something like a run (like you did with the rest of the body), it doesn't even have to be all that big a motion. A tutorial once told me that a single pixel of movement can add a whole lot of life to the sprite! That's not to discredit the rest of the dawg though, it's a lovely run-cycle. c:

also yesterday i took 15 minutes to practice some BODY LANGUAGE via stickmen



Fairly interesting practice actually, since i'm used to drawing most of the expression via faces. The lack of a face complicates that notion. (and yes i know they're neither proportionally or anatomically correct, they're stickmen)

edit: also faces

You merely forgot the anger!! Add anger to it and it'll surely become a terrifying monster!

(also i want me a spheroid dinosaur, tell me where to find one pls)

Nostalgia Critic looks disapproving of Russian literature. :c

also i felt doodly today so
That's why i also like dragons. They're like angry spiky dinosaurs with wings.

Already working on that, though for me it's more a matter of gathering up courage to tell people out there in reality about my artsy fartsy tendencies than economy.
INCOMING INSECURE RAMBLING (which you need not concern yourself too much about)

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For some odd and inexplicable reason, i feel EXTREMELY apprehensive about it, even though i kind of want to get it out of my system (because constantly thinking about it is actually kind of stressing me out). I suppose part of the reasoning is that the irrational part of me is saying HOW WILL PEOPLE REACT? The rational part of me is somewhat underpowered in comparison to the irrational part, even though it does say that me and my bro have VERY similar mindsets, so he'd probably respond in a positive manner. I mean, i think his escapades in web developing were pretty cool, so why wouldn't he think the same of my artings? It's not quite as clear with regards to my parents, even though i recall that my dad seemed pretty proud back when i dabbled in 3D stuff. Some years have passed since then, but surely he can't have changed that much? It's also not a sure bet with my friends over at uni, but they've generally been extremely accepting of my antics, and the response i got from revealing my game in progress was downright overwhelming in its positivity. Would the response be the same for my artings? That's what i'm concerned about. It might be that there's something wrong with me, but i am terrified of rejection. So much so that merely wondering if i unwittingly have done something minor that would make one of my friends dislike me makes me feel bad.

AND HERE COMES THE IRRATIONAL PART: Since my brain has realized that doing what i already do without changing is acceptable to others, why would i throw myself out into things that could endanger this acceptance? I know i've received positive feedback from the internet, but the unavoidable fact is that it's much harder to tell people something face to face than it is to just write it and press "post". On the internet, i have time to consider my words and responses. When speaking to someone, everything happens MUCH faster, and although i can engage in random talking with my friends, i still fear that i might accidentally say something wrong. I have a feeling that i am much more emotionally unstable than my peers, so they'd probably not really care if i accidentally said or did something dumb, and the worst possible thing that could realistically happen is that they just wouldn't be interested, which objectively isn't a big deal. So why am i so apprehensive about it?

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Irrational reasons. It's just a matter of overcoming them, and this rambling has actually helped me getting closer to that. It also displays my highly developed ability to digress. (also fondness for mood whiplash)

BY THE SWEET AND SOUR MINERALS FOUND IN EVERY DARK CORNER OF THE EARTH

That is an excellent and awesome piece of music. Do you know how awesome it is? I get the epic-chills from listening to it, because it evokes such epic imagery in my head. NOT MANY SONGS DO THAT TO ME.

@Ricky: Ay that's pretty cool yo! I have to wonder though, what's the red ring on the planet? Red Ring of Doom indicating a planet that doesn't support life?
Also, our sun is a star. Basically just draw stars like you'd draw the sun, except way smaller/more distant, and by proxy, dimmer. Basically shiny little dots.

Oh yeah, i managed to pick up the pen tool in GIMP and actually brawl it to give me a neat outline out of the previous dinosaur doodle i posted.
now it just needs some shading and everything will be acceptable

Oh don't worry, i'm not done making comics. It's just like that short time after sex where you actually wouldn't fancy another round.

Radical! I hear Galaga is a pretty cool gaem, so that is a nice comparison. c: (no i have not played Galaga in my early childhood, i'm only 20)

also NEWS



this guy kills you

Also, i finally managed to make super shots behave as they should, by means of having a fixed quotient of enemy health to be able to kill/pierce (though the last one always dies). This means that at the moment, one super shot can blow up 10 wedges as opposed to an unlimited number, and only 3 yellow sentries. Also, i've begun rebalancing enemy point value, so you shouldn't be getting quite as rich in the later waves. ;o