Good observations, man. I have some unfinished sketches of the costumes by themselves, including the mesh under-wrappings. The characters basically wrap a thin mesh (think panty-hose) material around the parts of their body under the uniform before actually pulling the uniform on. This prevents the fur from bunching up. Some areas, like the forearms or calves, utilize two-piece parts, so the mesh netting wouldn't be necessary there.
Since they are just sketches, I will be sure to pad out the uniforms properly before I actually ink and color the final versions (thanks for the observations!). Some pictures were drawn side-by-side on the same paper, but others (such as Veronika and maybe one other, but I can't remember which one now) were drawn on 2 separate sheets due to the character size on the paper. Oh, wait, the other one was Treska, which I haven't posted yet.
And yes, I have considered the possibility of overheating. I'm still working on the detail info for that, but will likely resort to some unheard-of technology (they're waaaay more advanced than we are, y'know), and fit the uniforms with an internal cooling system (no heating would be required, since they would get warm if the system were shut off). While many of the breeds have sweat glands (moreso than their primitive ancestors), most will pant when partaking in a lot of physical exertion (except lizards and their ilk).
Yeah, bummer about the cup holders. I guess Crystal didn't want to spend the extra money on 'em! ;P
--JMH
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Inkwell" <inkwell_01@...> wrote:
>
> The side-by-side views are good. One quick observation
> though on the rough sketches. The uniform slims down
> the character a tad too much; more than just matting the
> fur down to a "skin" tight fit. It also shows in the head
> structure.
>
> You mentioned to Scrapper that the drawings were done
> twice. Were they side-by-side (same sheet) or on two
> separate sheets then combined? It looks like the latter.
> You were leaning towards under-drawing the overall
> character structures for the three characters posted.
>
> (Separately, without the nude as a visual reference, the uniformed
> characters are draw well and the tight uniform doesn't come into
> play visually.)
>
> Maybe...bulk out some areas of the uniform to indicate
> fur-matting, (tangled mass), underneath.
>
> ************************
>
> Btw - Has cooling-off been thought about? Furry animals running
> hard can do so for about 10 to 15 minutes before they have to stop
> and pant to cool off to prevent heat-stroke. A human in good
> physical condition can actually run down an antelope by making
> the animal overheat. (Being hairless monkeys has its advantage;
> The hunting can go on for hours but it's doable.)
>
> Furry anthropomorphic folks would have the same overheating
> body problem. They could fight for about 10 to 15 minutes then must stop
> - and pant to cool off. In uniform the heat build up
> would be even worst for them; they might be able to fight for...
> maybe...5 minutes, then keel-over.
>
> Or, on-the-other-hand, the whole cooling off thing could be
> just ignored. ;P
>
> [...no cup holder...bummer.]
>
Received on Mon Nov 16 2009 - 01:33:31 CST