--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Scrapper Black Dragon <scrapperbd@...> wrote:
> Though if people want to buy dead tree copies and sponsor your work, don't put them off! Dare I ask speculative costs per CD and how long (in minutes) after you release the discs till some pirate uploads them to a chan board?
I figure I'll give them away for free, since people who want to pirate stuff have never actually held a job, and therefore do not have any money. But since they're entitled to all my work anyway, I just might as well give it to them. Besides, each CD will also come with a plethora of viruses!
Just kidding!
> You and your 'rough sketches' - I wish my drawings were 'only that rough'! I love Rauhnee's hair - nice face shape too. One day, I too shall learn to draw characters with _expression_ conveyed by there faces and stances! Can Rauhnee through fireballs as such, or just 'flame on'?
As for her hair (her name is actually "Rahne", pronounced "Rain". It's a play on words, since her name sounds like "rain", but her abilities are pyrokinetic), I just did the same thing as I did with the skunks; the "hair" is merely longer fur grown atop the head and down the back of the neck. It can be cut and styled to resemble our type of haircuts, but it's really just extra-long fur.
When many of the Lot Six characters change their appearance (those whose abilities do that), it's actually a bit painful. In Rahne's case, she'd first appear as someone who had gas on their clothes, and accidentally struck a match nearby. Within seconds, the clothing, fur, skin and muscle all seem to disintegrate in flames until only the black silhouette of her bones is visible through the flame. With her mouth shut, the fire from her chest and neck cover up most of her lower jaw, so that only the upper portion of her skull is visible. It's a more sinister take on her early design.
Her fire is not a natural fire, though. She is able to lower the outer temperature down to about 70 degrees Fahrenheit, but the inner temperatures (nearest the bone) are damn near off the charts. As the outer temperature increases, it begins using up oxygen, until it mimics the behavorial properties of actual fire. She can't actually be touched, since she'd be too hot. And she can't be hurt by weapons, since things such as blades or bullets would melt before they got to her core. Of course, she also couldn't touch someone else, even if she has her temperature set low, because the other person wouldn't have anything to grab onto, and would ultimately burn up if they got too close to her core. All the Lot Six/Caterwaul Red characters have major drawbacks to their abilities, and I look forward to illustrating those.
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> Khetzel certainly is a big girl! Seems a bit weird seeing legless reptiles anthropomorphised to such an extent. But in a fantasy world, limits are only determined by your whims and imagination, so what ever makes you pleased!
Damn straight! She's got very wide hips, since her body is very cylindrical. Her hood is not always opened, as I drew it in the picture. When she walks, her tail actually undulates like a regular snake's tail, pushing her forward. She uses both her tail and her legs to walk. And she doesn't necessarily step; it's more of a waddling shuffle.
But despite her size, she's as fast as a snake. You know how the little critters like Onika and Koth have protectors like Treska and Khetzum? Well, Khetzel is the protector of the queen, so you know she's gotta be one bad-ass fighter.
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> Definitely looking forward to when more 'story media' comes forth; I'm keen to see the web site up and finished! Make sure you have a visitor counter on the page - I suspect you are going to get a surprising number of hits!
I'm looking forward to finishing it. There are a couple sections I won't have finished in time for the "opening", but I'll work on those as a future project. They're mostly just "in-depth" articles about the different species, including drawings of each gender and breed, as well as informational stuff like average figures, dietary needs, breeding season(s) and common names (both proper and derogatory).
As for the "dead tree" versions, I'll definitely keep producing those. Personally, I like hard copies, but that's just me. I'm kinda old-fashioned like that.
--JMH
Received on Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:44:23 CDT