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Post by **G.Silver** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:55 am

Plus he's not really directing at anyone in particular, right? He doesn't actually know who ordered the pizza! Come on people, where is your interpretive spirit? Sonic unwittingly delivers to the wrong address and becomes the star of a lucrative game franchise!

Like this is obviously a metaphor for heartbreak. I shouldn't have to spell it out for you.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:16 am

It reminds me of a more colorful version of that T-Rex battle with that Stegasarous from Fantasia. Depressing for the plant eater's side in both cases.

Oh, pic:
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I've recently been addicted to that Nick cartoon Danny Phantom (which, asides from Avatar is really the only two shows I watch in that channel considering how much crap they punch out nowadays), and I like Kill Bill. So I combined the two...nothing more.

Post by **G.Silver** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:37 am

Someone else told me it reminded him of that Fantasia scene. I recall the dark coloring of that sequence so strongly though that I can't can't really make the association myself. I picked Stegosaur because I think fright suits them, I really can barely recall that scene (I thought it was a triceratops?)

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:07 pm

Nah, for some reason my roommate just recently downloaded Fantasia. I watched a couple scenes with him, one being the dinosaur scene. It was a stegosaur vs a t-rex. The stegosaur put up a decent fight, but was ultimately owned. I thought of that scene simply because I had just seen it recently, but your picture is quite a bit different. Like you said, the colors are brighter, and it has a more light hearted feel rather than the t-rex killing the stegosaur in Fantasia.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:43 pm

But what is up with that Brachiosaurus?

Post by **G.Silver** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:05 pm

He symbolizes rivalry, and sexual frustration.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:41 am

I didn't even see that Brachiosaurs until Chris mentioned it. Sorry, G. Silver, that thing was camoflagued over by them canyons.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:46 am

Nice work guys! Loving the colours in Silv's dinosaur pic and Yi's stylish piece. I'm trying to get back into the anime(ish) scene with this piece that's worth a meh or two.

Post by **G.Silver** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:22 pm

Nice! I give it 3/4 mehs!

You might have already noticed that his proportions are way off, he's well drawn and the pose is cool but he's like a little pod on two very tall legs, I can imagine this same "silhouette" as a giant black alien machine built for harvesting tiny humans with its whip-like appendages and ejecting bloody sprays to fertilize their dark crops. In other words, his legs are too long or his torso is too short. :)

Something else you might want to try for a character like this is making his armor a bit more pronounced, as it is you've got the segmenting, the shading, and the little rivets, but the linework makes it looks very flat, and you could add a buldge or point or two in places to make it effect his silhouette more, I think it would make quite a difference. I'm also not a fan of this shading style, I bet it would look a lot slicker and more "powerful" with flat colors.

Sorry for the impromptu critique, it just kinda slipped out...

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:33 pm

No worries, dude. I'd be the first to admit that my shading is crap, my style also kind-of employs the use of exagerrated body parts.
Thanks for the crit anyway, Silv. Much appreciated. ^_^

Dash · Post by **Dash** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:42 pm

Not to be rude or anything but you might want to change up your leg postions a bit when you do your next pic. The last 4 you've shown have kinda had the same one. You should experiment a bit if you haven't been doing so already.

I should be showing off something soon. Possibly. Set your clocks for "a month or two from now" just to be safe.

Post by **G.Silver** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:07 pm

The name of this robot was going to be "Double Penetrator" from the early stages of drawing, but the ejaculate was thrown in as an afterthought.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:13 pm

I'm getting a Virtual On feel from the modular design and the random glowy lights.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:21 am

I'm getting more of a "cheap theme porno" vibe.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:50 pm

With that name, what else would you... (sees pic)
...that's oatmeal, right?

Post by **G.Silver** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:34 pm

I'll just... keep on going...

I realize that these "guns" are little more than sticks with some lines drawn on them, but I wonder how convincing they are to someone who actually knows something about guns? Yes, I am actually asking for Chris to <i>talk about guns</i> for a moment...

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:05 pm

Dude...I'm thinking of that show with the Dinosaurs that was on Eek! the Cat show. I forgot what it's called, but your drawing reminds me of that cartoon so damn much. Ahh, the nostaglia.

Post by **G.Silver** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:04 pm

Terrible Thunder Lizards!

I wasn't thinking of that, I wasn't really thinking of anything (though the scifi monocles were somewhat inspired by those guys from City of Lost Children), but if anything was coming to mind it was Dinosaurs for Hire.. I guess you can't get too far away from one thing or another with this sort of material. It makes me sad that someone has already done a thing called "Terrible Thunder Lizards," it's such a great name!

Kishi · Post by **Kishi** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:25 pm

I like the benignly distracted expression on the triceratops, like despite packing heat he just remembered something funny he saw on dino-TV last night.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:52 pm

They could be single shot weapons. No obvious break action, but they could be muzzle loaders, though the "high-tech" screams "laser" or "energy weapon" in which case you can make them look however you want them to, furniture-wise.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:24 pm

Laser sniper rifle!

I've never seen City of Lost Children, but I am totally digging those monocles.

Post by **G.Silver** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:48 pm

I was aiming (gah) for sniper rifle type weapons, but yeah, single shot, a little futuristic but intended to be modern weapons for all intents and purposes. City of Lost Children is one of those shows where some things look high tech because it makes them look cool but really there's very little "practical" technology, so I was going for that same kind of effect, modern weapons and fancy eye-gadgets.

If anyone is interested, CoLC is pretty entertaining but <i>extremely</i> weird, it's certainly interesting to watch (if nothing else some of the characters are pretty memorable and the sets are gorgeous) but the weirdness at times just seemed like it was falling flat, like the movie was relying on it and it wasn't holding it up. But it's recomendable, especially if you want to see some crazy monocles.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:43 am

Nice job Silv, the Stegosaurus looks pretty narked, like he's about to say "Bring it on motherfucker!".

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:11 pm

The triceratops just passed gas.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:50 am

The Stegosausus just got a smell of it.

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