Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Mar 18, 2014 14:42:41 GMT -5
I've dabbled in art in the past, but I'm really not that good of an artist especially when it comes to coloring. So, I've decided to try to find a collab partner for my scripts! If you like a script, simply post to let me know that you want to take it, and then let me take a look at the comic when you've drawn it. Then either you or I can submit it (with the other person's username in the comments box), and if it is accepted we will both get a Neopian Times trophy.
Characters and Setting
The overall idea I have is influenced by Ghostkomorichu's comics, which are about her four pets (and sometimes their petpets), and set in the Haunted Woods. Here are some examples:
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=472823&week=413
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=454238&week=391
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=428107&week=364
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=390445&week=333
I want to do a similar "glimpses of life" kind of thing. So there isn't an overarching plot, but there are characters and a setting. These are the characters I have in mind:
Aurigin (Gina) is affectionate and laughs easily. She got her petpet, a mutant Bearog, by rescuing him from the torments of a bunch of normal Bearogs. The mutant Bearog was so grateful that he has followed her around ever since.
Eggered (Egg) is one of those intellectual pessimists who are ironically just really fun to be around because they're so sarcastic and funny all the time. His parents messed up on naming him and called him Eggered instead of Edgar. He named his petpet Edgar.
Terrorless (Terry) is ambitious and intellectually curious. He wants more than anything else to be admired and respected.
All three pets are students at the Mystery Island Training School, which I imagine as a boarding school that has holiday breaks in between terms (like Hogwarts). The theme of the school is martial arts, but it is not a military academy. All the students take part in martial arts training for physical fitness, hand-eye coordination, and mental discipline, but they are not training necessarily to become warriors. Martial arts is just something that unites the students as they gradually grow and develop interests in different fields.
The Scripts
These scripts may look like they have a lot of frames, but often the frames denote only slight shifts in time. (I put numbers for the frames that need to be drawn completely separately, and alphabets for the frames that only require a slight modification of the previous frame, such as a change in a character's expression.)
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What's She Doing? --- three basic frames total
1a. Gina is standing on one leg in the middle of a tatami-floored fitness room, eyes squeezed shut in an expression of concentration. It looks like she's practicing a pose.
1b. This frame looks exactly the same as the previous frame, but with one addition: Gina's petpet, Biscuit the mutant Bearog, approaches from the side, gazing up at Gina. He has a ? above his head.
1c. Gina is still frowning in concentration. Biscuit has moved closer, raising a paw to tentatively poke Gina.
2. Biscuit pokes Gina's leg and she loses her balance and topples over.
3. Gina notices Biscuit then; scooping him up in her arms, she laughs.
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Why Can't Flouds Eat Carrots? --- three basic frames total
1. Gina and Egg are in the petpet room (think of the Owl place at Hogwarts). Gina is brushing her mutant Bearog's fur, and Egg is feeding his spotted Barbat. Terry enters the room holding a yellow Floud.
Terry: "Hey guys, I'm back! And look-- I got a new Petpet!"
2a. Gina, Egg, and their respective petpets crowd around.
Gina (bright-eyed): "Ooh can I pet your Petpet?"
Egg (bored expression, like the ones in the Doonesbury comics): "Looks like an oblate spheroid."
Terry (pleased with the attention): "She's a Floud!"
2b. Gina: "I heard that Flouds can't eat carrots."
Egg: "Really?"
Terry (thoughtful and ebil-looking): "I guess there's only one way to find out..."
3a. Scene of Terry in the foreground offering his Floud a carrot. Gina and Egg are in the background.
Gina looks terrified; she has her hands over her eyes.
Egg is watching with a "huh this is interesting" expression.
3b. Same scene as above, except the Floud opens her mouth to eat the carrot.
Gina peeks through her fingers.
Egg's eyes are a little wider.
3c. The Floud takes a bite of the carrot and everyone is watching with bated breath.
3d. The Floud spits the carrot out.
Terry: "Guess she didn't like it."
Gina is laughing in relief, and Egg looks mildly amused.
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So Behind --- two basic frames total
1a. Study lounge of the training school. Gina and Egg are sitting in the foreground at a table, reading. (Gina on the left, Egg on the right.) Gina has an expression of frowning concentration on her face; Egg looks calm.
In the background, Terry can be seen practicing with a bow and arrow.
Reference images if you need/want them:
Gina's facial expression:
Gina's posture:
Terry's bow-and-arrow pose:
Remember that Terry is a Baby Eyrie though and doesn't wear clothes.
1b. Same scene as above, except Gina crashes forward headfirst into her pile of books.
Gina: "Waughhh I am so behind on all these lessons."
Egg (without looking up): "Don't worry, you'll catch up soon enough..."
2. (looks up with raised eyebrows) "...to be behind on something else!"
Gina laughs.
(This frame may require a change of angle so that we notice Egg first.)
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Those Beans --- two basic frames total
1a. Dining hall. (Looks like a regular school cafeteria, but do add little details to remind readers of the Mystery Island Training School.) Gina and Egg are sitting at one of the long tables. (Gina on the left, Egg on the right.) Gina is eating with a satisfied expression. Egg is poking at the beans on his plate, not eating.
1b. Same scene except Gina looks at Egg.
Gina (concerned expression): "You don't like those beans?"
Egg (same posture and expression as in the previous frame): "I'm in a staring contest with my beans."
2. Zoom-in on Egg's plate. Make the beans look menacing-- this is the part of the comic that is really funny!
1c. Egg: "So far the beans are winning."
Gina laughs.
Will update with more scripts if you guys like them ^-^ Feedback, comments etc. always appreciated~
Characters and Setting
The overall idea I have is influenced by Ghostkomorichu's comics, which are about her four pets (and sometimes their petpets), and set in the Haunted Woods. Here are some examples:
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=472823&week=413
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=454238&week=391
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=428107&week=364
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=390445&week=333
I want to do a similar "glimpses of life" kind of thing. So there isn't an overarching plot, but there are characters and a setting. These are the characters I have in mind:
Aurigin (Gina) is affectionate and laughs easily. She got her petpet, a mutant Bearog, by rescuing him from the torments of a bunch of normal Bearogs. The mutant Bearog was so grateful that he has followed her around ever since.
Eggered (Egg) is one of those intellectual pessimists who are ironically just really fun to be around because they're so sarcastic and funny all the time. His parents messed up on naming him and called him Eggered instead of Edgar. He named his petpet Edgar.
Terrorless (Terry) is ambitious and intellectually curious. He wants more than anything else to be admired and respected.
All three pets are students at the Mystery Island Training School, which I imagine as a boarding school that has holiday breaks in between terms (like Hogwarts). The theme of the school is martial arts, but it is not a military academy. All the students take part in martial arts training for physical fitness, hand-eye coordination, and mental discipline, but they are not training necessarily to become warriors. Martial arts is just something that unites the students as they gradually grow and develop interests in different fields.
The Scripts
These scripts may look like they have a lot of frames, but often the frames denote only slight shifts in time. (I put numbers for the frames that need to be drawn completely separately, and alphabets for the frames that only require a slight modification of the previous frame, such as a change in a character's expression.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What's She Doing? --- three basic frames total
1a. Gina is standing on one leg in the middle of a tatami-floored fitness room, eyes squeezed shut in an expression of concentration. It looks like she's practicing a pose.
1b. This frame looks exactly the same as the previous frame, but with one addition: Gina's petpet, Biscuit the mutant Bearog, approaches from the side, gazing up at Gina. He has a ? above his head.
1c. Gina is still frowning in concentration. Biscuit has moved closer, raising a paw to tentatively poke Gina.
2. Biscuit pokes Gina's leg and she loses her balance and topples over.
3. Gina notices Biscuit then; scooping him up in her arms, she laughs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why Can't Flouds Eat Carrots? --- three basic frames total
1. Gina and Egg are in the petpet room (think of the Owl place at Hogwarts). Gina is brushing her mutant Bearog's fur, and Egg is feeding his spotted Barbat. Terry enters the room holding a yellow Floud.
Terry: "Hey guys, I'm back! And look-- I got a new Petpet!"
2a. Gina, Egg, and their respective petpets crowd around.
Gina (bright-eyed): "Ooh can I pet your Petpet?"
Egg (bored expression, like the ones in the Doonesbury comics): "Looks like an oblate spheroid."
Terry (pleased with the attention): "She's a Floud!"
2b. Gina: "I heard that Flouds can't eat carrots."
Egg: "Really?"
Terry (thoughtful and ebil-looking): "I guess there's only one way to find out..."
3a. Scene of Terry in the foreground offering his Floud a carrot. Gina and Egg are in the background.
Gina looks terrified; she has her hands over her eyes.
Egg is watching with a "huh this is interesting" expression.
3b. Same scene as above, except the Floud opens her mouth to eat the carrot.
Gina peeks through her fingers.
Egg's eyes are a little wider.
3c. The Floud takes a bite of the carrot and everyone is watching with bated breath.
3d. The Floud spits the carrot out.
Terry: "Guess she didn't like it."
Gina is laughing in relief, and Egg looks mildly amused.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So Behind --- two basic frames total
1a. Study lounge of the training school. Gina and Egg are sitting in the foreground at a table, reading. (Gina on the left, Egg on the right.) Gina has an expression of frowning concentration on her face; Egg looks calm.
In the background, Terry can be seen practicing with a bow and arrow.
Reference images if you need/want them:
Gina's facial expression:
Gina's posture:
Terry's bow-and-arrow pose:
Remember that Terry is a Baby Eyrie though and doesn't wear clothes.
1b. Same scene as above, except Gina crashes forward headfirst into her pile of books.
Gina: "Waughhh I am so behind on all these lessons."
Egg (without looking up): "Don't worry, you'll catch up soon enough..."
2. (looks up with raised eyebrows) "...to be behind on something else!"
Gina laughs.
(This frame may require a change of angle so that we notice Egg first.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Those Beans --- two basic frames total
1a. Dining hall. (Looks like a regular school cafeteria, but do add little details to remind readers of the Mystery Island Training School.) Gina and Egg are sitting at one of the long tables. (Gina on the left, Egg on the right.) Gina is eating with a satisfied expression. Egg is poking at the beans on his plate, not eating.
1b. Same scene except Gina looks at Egg.
Gina (concerned expression): "You don't like those beans?"
Egg (same posture and expression as in the previous frame): "I'm in a staring contest with my beans."
2. Zoom-in on Egg's plate. Make the beans look menacing-- this is the part of the comic that is really funny!
1c. Egg: "So far the beans are winning."
Gina laughs.
Will update with more scripts if you guys like them ^-^ Feedback, comments etc. always appreciated~