That gamut of emotions is about 60 seconds of Link’s life when listening to Jason talk about Numina/Summer.
author: Bill G.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
Okay, after that great set of images and Bill’s excellent rejoinder, it would be churlish of me to note that it should be “You’re be ridiculous”. So I won’t.
author: *** Dave H.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
Bill G. said:
That gamut of emotions is about 60 seconds of Link’s life when listening to Jason talk about Numina/Summer.
Jason and Leo need to have a long talk, once the Strontium-90 dust settles. And not just because Jason has a huge favor to ask of Leo.
author: *** Dave H.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
author: Bill G.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
author: *** Dave H.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
That Ghost Girl picture looks great for a bunch of reasons. I’d hoped Margie would respond and I’m glad she did, and I was thinking the same thing - going paler on the skin. I dunno if this is just me seeing this, but I want to talk about a couple others.
The first is the hair. One of my favorite anime is “Kimi ni Todoke”, about a girl whose natural appearance and smile makes her look like one of those J-Horror long-haired ghosts, but when she’s happy and relaxed can look completely different. See here, here, and here for examples. Aside from the eyes and mouth, you can see changes in the hair, going from a prim and controlled ‘princess cut’ to a more ragged and pointy look. This picture’s hair looks like it can swing between those two poles as well.
The second is the dress itself, specifically the transition made at the waist. I’m pretty sure this wasn’t intentional, but it comes off as almost like a maid’s apron above the sash and a coat or outer layer below. I think it’s because I’m seeing the frilly edges as attached to the outer garment below and the inner garment above, if that makes sense. The brooch offsets the maid look, signalling that this isn’t actually a servant, but someone of the upper class. I was reminded of the Selina Kyle transition, where a few small changes move her from “staff” to “guest”, and this picture makes me feel as though Ghost Girl could also effortlessly move between social contexts. She already comes off in play as having that determined confidence that she can hide behind a polite facade.
author: Bill G.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
James H. said:
honestly no one really wants to be walking around in a skin tight outfit, especially not a teen. The self confidence to pull that look off is a rare blessing. And thus the jacket.
I belatedly realized that Harry must also see his parents tooling around in skintight spandex all the time…
author: Bill G.
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*** Dave H. said:
Okay, after that great set of images and Bill’s excellent rejoinder, it would be churlish of me to note that it should be “You’re be ridiculous”. So I won’t.
To be fair, it was Mike’s typo of “being” to “be” that really made the meme sing in the first place, so I think he may be the one person who’s allowed to get it wrong. 
author: Doyce T.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
Doyce T. said:
To be fair, it was Mike’s typo of “being” to “be” that really made the meme sing in the first place, so I think he may be the one person who’s allowed to get it wrong.
Oh, I’d agree, but Legal, y’know, they’re so unreasonable down there …
author: *** Dave H.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
Hey guys, figure it is time for an update. Doyce had started uploading our sessions onto iTunes, so I decided to put together a nice logo for it.
Open that full size image. That is the minimum size for iTunes podcast images. Damn. I hate working that big, but it looks great.
In case anyone is interested in some design decisions: Harry is front and center due to his iconic classic hero design. Anyone else, you might not know what the podcast is about. But you see Harry and your first thought is “oh, superheroes.” Same reason I put as many people flying as possible (including Pneuma, which is more of just an idea Bill brought up once rather than something in-game).
Finally, even though this is minimum size required, this isn’t the smallest size it will be displayed at. For something more accurate, see below.
Very easy to see why a lot of those details are left loose and stylized.
author: Mike
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I think it looks fantastic! I don’t *think* Pneuma can fly (though I did screw that up a couple times, early-days), but I’ll leave Bill to speak to that.
author: Doyce T.
url: https://app.roll20.net/forum/permalink/6089230
Call it future-proofing for if what’s mentioned in this post ever comes to fruition. If not, I could make some changes and go full Evolving Credits with it. I sort of already planned for this with making the original PS file fairly modular. Episode from before Numina showed up in the game? Hide her layer on the image.
author: Mike
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Nice! I’d forgotten about that!
author: Doyce T.
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Doyce T. said:
I think it looks fantastic! I don’t *think* Pneuma can fly (though I did screw that up a couple times, early-days), but I’ll leave Bill to speak to that.
It’s ahead of where the story is now, but only slightly. I’ll explain in another thread.
author: Bill G.
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This might sound weird, but man am I happy the weekend is over so I can get back to work. Of course, that work was rejiggering the title card so that it worked for Youtube.
Going to sound a little weird, but I like this one better than the square. Because I know it isn’t going to get shrunk as badly, I could play around with the layers a little more.
Doyce, I don’t know if you have Photoshop (GiMP might work with the file too, not certain) but if you’d like the original file so that you can change the text around instead of waiting on me, I’ll send it over to you in an email (you’ll need ArmorPiercing 2.0 from Blambot, which luckily is licensed as free to small press creators and non-profit use).
author: Mike
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I have Photoshop on at least one of my machines, so I can make it work. Thanks!
author: Doyce T.
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As I think I’ve mentioned at least once or twice on this thread (and probably a dozen times per conversation if you get me started talking about artwork in any function), I don’t really think I’m a good artist. I mostly just try to do a little better each time. Honestly when I go back and look at any of my old artwork (basically anything I’ve deemed “complete”) I cringe a little at all the little mistakes. It’s rarely “job well done” and more “ugh, at least it is done.”
Today, however, I was inordinately proud of this tiny drawing, still bereft of any detailing. Just the lineart and flat colors at the moment. Not even the whole picture, just a tiny part. Hell, I even already see like three mistakes with it while I’m writing this. Still proud though. I’ll leave you to ponder what I’m up to, but I think you’ll all enjoy it (as long as I don’t take three weeks to finish it).
author: Mike
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I enjoy what I see so far It’s got a lot of subtlety to it. It’s not just this bright garish costume, but something that feels three-dimensional and material.
author: Bill G.
url: https://app.roll20.net/forum/permalink/6112588
Your art, Mike, is always a delight. I mean, it’s not what I’d expect to see in a Marvel or DC comic, but it has a vivid charm to it, a clear thoughtfulness and trained crafting, that I’m deeply envious of. (And, take this for what it’s worth, it makes me want to share my old gaming art with you in the hopes that you’ll like it, too, because then I’ll know it’s any good.)
Is it all perfect? Of course not. Let me point you at Art Adams’ (or Eric Larson’s) feet, or John Byrne’s female faces, or any backup comic book feature where the artist inevitably says, “I really like this splash I did, though I also did that hand over the guy’s mouth, and that was really regrettable, but we move on.”
Bottom line: Your art has enriched this game immensely. Thank you.
author: *** Dave H.
url: Community Forums: Art Thread | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop
Because Pinterest is always a lovely rabbit hole. So a board for Alycia and Jason (not-Jonny) images. Mostly the former – lots of guns, a fair amount of attitude. (And only one putative Alycia-and-Jason image.)
author: *** Dave H.
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