6/16/2008 - Project: Rooftop
Posted by themightyadam
This morning is crazy busy at work, but I didn't want to wait until the afternoon lull to share with you my Superman: Man o' Style entry for Project: Rooftop.
I did several, but only bothered to take one of them through to the final-draft stage. I could write an essay, but I'll just say that I was going for Superman: Two-Fisted Space Explorer. I was inspired by Flash Gordon. The belt is part wrestler-belt and part Supergirl belt from this, my favorite Supergirl cover. The "S" is a bit chunkier and, I think, feels "happier." And the shield on his back is just a blank, metallic-yellow diamond.
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6/9/2008 - Seattle Drink n' Draw! June 27th
Posted by themightyadam
New place this time around, and plenty of time to SPREAD THE WORD!
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4/29/2008 - Seattle Drink 'n Draw - May 9th
Posted 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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11.20.2007 - MAGDRAGLAS: City of Jewels
Posted 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 time
Posted 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!
I wish I had a scan of that map.
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10.18.2007 - New Race + Gorlim
Posted 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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9/24/2007 - Banana Funeral
Posted 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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9/6/2007 - 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 beginnning
Posted 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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8/20/2007 - Boy have I been busy.
Posted by themightyadam
I really haven't had much time to post, lately. Ariel and I have been busting our butts in preparation for the wedding. (Which is in less than two weeks. Jeez!) My website is becoming more work than it's worth, but I figure once I get a nice, clean site I'll feel less bad about neglecting it. If you want to visit, the Sketchbook and Illustration sections are back up.
Here's a doodle of people at the mall. Every so often you can find me sitting and drawing in the basement of the Pacific Place Mall, here in Seattle. Ariel gets of work later than I do so sometimes I'll meet her. (In the winter, when it's dark out before we're off work, we meet every day so she's not walking home alone. ) Anyway, many of the people here are paying for parking at the kiosk so I only see their backs. This is a page of people from one afternoon.
Little kids' limbs are never coordinated. Very fun to draw, but very very hard to catch on paper since they move so dang fast!
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7.17.2007 - new ideas suck
Posted by olmanic
and the reason they do is that they make you doubt yourslef and start ruminating on everythig.
well phooey!
i sticking to my guns and going on with this project. after many delays, doubts, and redesgins, I'm back in business.
More to come. sorry for the tease post.
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5/31/2007 - Lost? or just moving to a new server?
Posted by themightyadam
So my website's moved to a new server. I've completely trashed it all and will begin slowly building it back up from scratch. Any of the old images linked in this journal or wherever will be gone for a while. Some of the better ones will come back, I'm sure. I don't figure anyone will notice. For now there are no files on there save for the index page and this little Lost doodle I did today at work.
Relatedly, I'm trying to learn some CSS / XHTML stuff, because my interweb skills are old, dusty, and embarrassing.
What else is new?....
Wedding planning is plodding along stupidly slowly. There's a lot more work involved than I thought. Shouldn't I have sent out invitations, like, last month?
It's beautiful here in Seattle. Yesterday climbed up to 87 degrees on the weather-o-tron. It's too nice out to be at work. It's also too nice out to do laundry. 'least, that's my excuse.
My old friend Morgan is coming back to the US (from France) for about a week, and I couldn't be more excited to see him.
I bought a bunch of old Donald Duck/Disney Comics and am enjoying the hell out of those.
How are you?
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4/16/2007 - Pages from my sketchbook. Also, a gross foot thing.
Posted by themightyadam
Hi.
I haven't been around in a while, I know. I'm sorry. But really you're probably better off without my retarditoons. That's a new word. I invented it.
I wish I could say "so much has happened lately that I was too busy to post!" but we would both know that that wasn't true. Neither of us would say anything, but it would make us both uncomfortable and we wouldn't make eye contact until one of us changed the subject. I don't mind, however, sharing what little I do have. So here!
This is a page of practice for a little story about a magician who sucks at doing magic. I stopped working on this when I realized I didn't know what he, as the protagonist, wanted. For shame! I've since figured that out. I'll get back to work on that.... someday.
Here's what I've really been doing with my time. Watching Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends; thinking about Star Trek; reading comics; drawing on post-it's at work; and getting some weird infection in the side of my foot that made my shoes hurt. Until I cut it open!
Darkseid is simply very cool. I like to draw him way bigger than he appears in comics. Or cartoons. Or anywhere. Ignore his stumpy arms. They appear that way on accounta I can't draw.
Warm-up sketches! I like to stick my "inspiration" folder in a slideshow and quickly draw what I see, and then go back later and refine, add to, and clean up a little. I learn a lot this way. Many of the files in that folder are from this very drawingboard, so if things look familiar, it's probably 'cause I stole 'em! Thanks!
I haven't updated this blog in so. Very. Long. (Edit: Looking back, it was a few days short of a YEAR!) But that doesn't mean I'm not reading yours. I am! I'm just a lurker, lately. You guys are awesome!
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