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Post by Arielle on May 6, 2007 10:16:33 GMT -5
The dager has faild. I lost after one turn! 8 times out of 8 I have lost!
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Post by Tam on May 6, 2007 10:17:45 GMT -5
Just to give ya'll an idea of how much I'm geeking out on these comics... You see, I've been having a heckofa time with spot blacks in my sequential class. I'm an animation major, I think in lineart. Sequential requires you to think in shapes of blacks for shadow. It requires a big chunk of twisting my thinking, y'see. I've especially been suffering since my style is far simpler and cartoony than the work of my peers. And then Neo drops this little jem here. I've considered my style as something in similarity to Neo's work, so seeing them so able to nail the spot blacks in their style gives me some hope and inspiration for my approach to comics. This is especially wonderful in my next assignment, where we'll be using color (previously we've been working solely in ink.) To illustrate the term "spot blacks," take a look at this image:  All the colors have been removed, and you can see how much solid black's actually been used in each panel. Blacks help direct the eye and create interest and flow in a comic. And while eye direction isn't nearly as effective in Neo's comics as other traditional comics, it's still an inspiration to see how much black you can get into a cartoon-anthro comic. [/geeky art rant] I guess that's part of the reason I'm finding the shading so incredible in this comic - not only do they have several layers of different shades in varying hues, the shading is actually ranging all the way from pure black to the bright highlight colour from the sunset. If I can ever get rid of the colour in a drawing of mine and be left with that; I'll know I've made some progress. =3 |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2007 12:47:34 GMT -5
I really like the geeky art rants. I think I'll say in a terser statement that I like not only the inclusion of science in the plot, but how the characters actually speak glibly and with motivation. It's not like back in Curse of Maraqua where Garin would say, "No my friend, it is you that requires assistance!" Neo actually thought about the characters, how they interact with one another, and how they should speak. I'm thoroughly impressed thus far.
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Post by Arielle on May 6, 2007 12:52:56 GMT -5
Yea, I read it, and they talked weird in that plot.
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Post by Kals Spirit Avatar on May 6, 2007 13:00:30 GMT -5
... The agglutination concept is an extremely interesting one. I like the idea of Tyrannian being an agglutinative language. =3 It's fun trying to come up with ways for that language to make sense. I always imagined it to have tonal changes to make up for the lack of word choice, although since Tyrannians are often described as speaking in indistinguishable grunts, I can only conclude that what tonal changes there are are very, very subtle. Hey... you... *long and low ugg* *long and high ugg* *quick and high ugg x4* aka evAAAAAAg *short and low ugg* garg... Amirite? Anyway, so far we've got the makings of what might be the greatest plot so far. Art wise, it's superior, as it uses nostalgic spot black shading like so many comics of yesteryear, which did wonders for that sunset/rise, the sky and the ground contrasting eachother just right... mixing colors and shading like in one of those classic oil paintings... Character wise, it's superior, because of they have so much depth, a captain of a ship who's not a pirate, a professor and a student from a conceivable 19th century (or turn of the century) university, and SCIENCE!!! Science about Neopia! If they go deep enough into the biological workings of this island, I could probably do a report on Neopia and hand it in. I wonder how my professor would react though... Buzz, what I find you need to look out for most when fighting this guy, is that Snow Mudball. He only has three attacks, but the hardest part for me is predicting when he's gonna hurl it at you. If you've got Burrow, or some other kind of Earth and Water defending apparatus, use that, especially if it's multiple use. Also, I've been thinking of using Snowballs myself, grenades are known for being pretty strong. |
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Post by Komori on May 6, 2007 13:18:04 GMT -5
Hey, geeky art rants are interesting. And useful. *squints* Isn't the whole point technically very very bold shading? Like with those old black-and-white comics where they had nothing but black and white to create a comic world, and they did it well *dug out her prehistoric The Phantom comics for reference* The Secret of Cape Cod = best comic evar :3 It all seems to be in converting all light colors to white and all dark colors to black. Looks like the art world got lazier in general when color was introduced. The less mediums you have, the more creative you have to be to achieve the same effect. I kinda miss those old comics x.x They had depth. *hugs the nostalgic plot comic* I dunno what you're talking about, black and white comics being in the yesteryear. They are still very much in force now, just not as your usual DC/Marvel on-shelf comics. (not to mention, spot blacks are very important still in colored comics.) Many smaller indie comics still work in b/w since they can't afford the color, and various other graphic novels work in b/w for ease of production. Gon is a great example of great black and white usage. ;D Maybe you're thinking those comics are gone because the only popular ones are those colored-superhero comics and the non-spot-black mangas. And color comics aren't all bad, either. Have you read Arkham Asylum? Dang, that thing is crazy amazing. It's like reading a painting. [/Now-Totally-Off-Topic art geek rant] |
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Post by Huntress on May 6, 2007 13:40:56 GMT -5
I dunno what you're talking about, black and white comics being in the yesteryear. They are still very much in force now, just not as your usual DC/Marvel on-shelf comics. (not to mention, spot blacks are very important still in colored comics.) Many smaller indie comics still work in b/w since they can't afford the color, and various other graphic novels work in b/w for ease of production. Gon is a great example of great black and white usage. ;D Not on this hemisphere x__x *shoots a stern glare at local bookstores* The Phantom was pretty much the only decent black-and-white comic we ever got and that was, hrm, over ten years ago. The newest comic I got was the W.I.T.C.H. comic, which really has some astounding art, but that's pretty much it. Technically speaking, all this ain't offtopic as we're discussing the Neopets plot xP In a sense. Buzzbuzz, weapons do very little when the pet has weak stats. Training is a very very important aspect, yes grasshopper *sage nod* Which is why codestones are more expensive than many weapons. |
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Post by Kals Spirit Avatar on May 6, 2007 15:22:24 GMT -5
*hobbles in with his pets covered in sludge*
My lands, that Snow Mudball is becoming impossible to predict, and by Monday, the Ravenous Monster will probably be dead.
The predicted Win Limit is 25. I've got 17, which is pretty good, maybe I can call it quits for now. Tomorrow, if it's still there, I'll go for it.
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Post by Ebil on May 6, 2007 16:10:07 GMT -5
At this point, I always spenn the first few moves defending with two scarab rings until it's used all its stuff, and after that it won't attack me anymore... then I just kill it dead ^_^ it doesn't seem to be getting any harder, it just takes longer to beat now cuz it has more hit points... I was able to beat it many more times than I thought I could.
EDIT: I find it funny that the monster says 'gumble' instead of 'grumble' XD
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Sid
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Post by Sid on May 6, 2007 16:55:37 GMT -5
Has anyone one noticed how much Scrap the Gnorbu resembles Armin?
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Post by kamikatze24 on May 6, 2007 18:07:25 GMT -5
Just a question I noticed while fighting the monster: How can you upgrade weapons!?
And where did the ship strand? It certainly isn't on this island to the north of Maraqua and west of Shenkuu (yet).
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Post by Sid on May 6, 2007 18:11:16 GMT -5
Just a question I noticed while fighting the monster: How can you upgrade weapons!? And where did the ship strand? It certainly isn't on this island to the north of Maraqua and west of Shenkuu (yet). Websites like jellyneo have been saying they're going to be coming out with a new neopian world. It is supposedly where mutant neopets came from, they probably would've made the island, or an outline of it by now.. |
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Post by Birdy on May 6, 2007 21:00:50 GMT -5
XD Roffle! Now that I can see as a comic. Possibly because I don't have the screenie in front of me. *grins* Maybe I'll have to try and draw it, then.  ("Try" being the key word there.  ) Either that, or I'll go to the collabs board and make huge, cutesy, Xweetok eyes ask for help. Go ahead. In fact, I demand you do so. Add it now. *grins* Okay! ;D *adds it* Thankies! |
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Post by kamikatze24 on May 7, 2007 6:51:19 GMT -5
Just a question I noticed while fighting the monster: How can you upgrade weapons!? And where did the ship strand? It certainly isn't on this island to the north of Maraqua and west of Shenkuu (yet). Websites like jellyneo have been saying they're going to be coming out with a new neopian world. It is supposedly where mutant neopets came from, they probably would've made the island, or an outline of it by now.. But the mutants already have a background story. Sloth invented the transmogrification potion to turn all pets into mutants to take over Neopia. An island just doesn't fit, it would change half of the Neopian story. I'm working on a series about exactly this for some months now, and I'm REALLY hoping this isn't going to be true, because then I can send all my writing into the trash bin T___T |
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Post by Dimi on May 7, 2007 7:13:46 GMT -5
In my opinion, that's not what it is. People have been saying that it's an item from the Smuggler's Cove.
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("Try" being the key word there. 
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