etherio Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 I've been toying with the idea of running a Golden-Age or Late-Pulp-Era campaign again and making it exclusively done in the style of the Batman and JLA animated series. Like many of you, I love that style. It really invokes the spirit of that era and the old Max Fleischer Superman serials. What I'd love to get going here is a showcase for all the images we've generated in that style. Conversions of existing industry characters are welcome, of course, and please do post them, but there are fanboy sites out there where one can find them. I'd like to see some of your original characters and your Animated Series takes on Champions Universe characters. I'll post one of mine...bear with me, because this is my first attempt. This is from my regular supers campaign posted on this thread. This particular character's "real" image is posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Vindicator, PC from my campaign...non-BTAS style pic posted here. Please go ahead and post and share your own creations in this art style...all offerings appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images I posted a number of these on the DCU Animated website a while back, but that site has been under reconstruction for some time. My original intent was to design some Cardboard Heroes for Thrilling True Tales!!!, the Pulp Hero game I play in, but I got enough of a response from people that I started creating characters to fill in the GM's world. Here is my own character, Johnny Danger, BTAS style. etherio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images I haven't done anything in that style in a long time and most have already been posted in the Superhero Images Thread, so it wouldn't be fair to take up the server space twice for the same thing. But since I'm killing time here right now, here's some links to the ones I did. I'm sure I missed a few. Anthem Slave Gossamyr Dr. Meridian Gabriel Audra Blue Aces High Berserker Fury Uncle Slam Bedelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Thanks for posting and sharing, Blue...keep 'em coming. Prometheus...love that Johnny Danger pic...you have a real knack for this. Mind posting some more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images I haven't updated my website in 7 months, but there are a few things on this page. Typically the ones in question are marked "toon". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Thanks for posting and sharing, Blue...keep 'em coming. Prometheus...love that Johnny Danger pic...you have a real knack for this. Mind posting some more? Thanks, I wouldn't at all mind tossing a few more into the mix. The Great White Ape of Empire City, Kerzak: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images I've posted this pic previously, but what the heck. The lettering is Cyrillic for ZL'F (The Russians have a letter for a silent stop, hence the four letters.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images I do all my character art in the animated style. I have a Yahoo Group for my campaign which has most of my stuff posted: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/heroicchicago/ Please feel free to join if your so inclined. Here's one I did over a Bruce Timm original of the Justice League, featuring some characters of the campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Nice pic, Trebuchet...have any more you can share? Thanks for posting the link, Winterhawk, but I had some trouble navigating to the pics. Could you post any directly on the thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Here's the Golden Age hero 'Patriot' from my campaign...his non-BTAS style pic is posted here. By the way, I totally cannot draw. That's one of the things that makes this stuff so attractive as a GM...simple to make, but cool nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Nice pic' date=' Trebuchet...have any more you can share?[/quote']Regrettably, not of other characters. I do have this image of Zl'f's "evolution" from two Bruce Timm drawings. This took a lot of work in Paint Shop Pro and as you can see, I'm not much of an artist. Someday I'd like to get Storn to do a good picture of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbneu Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images By the way' date=' I totally [u']cannot[/u] draw. That's one of the things that makes this stuff so attractive as a GM...simple to make, but cool nonetheless. I haven't had any luck finding these templates... or maybe there aren't any templates at all. Anyone care to share some of their experience in this? I love this style and would really enjoy playing around with it. Are you all just modifying existing images? Robb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Hey Treb, don't you have the one that I did for Zl'f? I use the templates as well, but I make a lot of changes to them, often using the template simply as a base and then making extensive modifications for clothing, hair and form. I never really had an eye for proportions, so the templates help me a lot there. I use Illustrator, trace everything out, then work with them, including clor/shading etc. When I get home, I'll put some of my newer stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images I haven't had any luck finding these templates... or maybe there aren't any templates at all. Anyone care to share some of their experience in this? I love this style and would really enjoy playing around with it. Are you all just modifying existing images? Robb I am modifying existing images...adding details when necessary...compositing and playing around with them. I got a lot of templates from the DCU site, but it's been down for a while. Try a Google search for words like 'BTAS,' 'fan art,' 'image,' 'template,' etc. You should hit something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_CCHKK Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images I am modifying existing images...adding details when necessary...compositing and playing around with them. I got a lot of templates from the DCU site' date=' but it's been down for a while. Try a Google search for words like 'BTAS,' 'fan art,' 'image,' 'template,' etc. You should hit something.[/quote'] The DCUA site index page is down, and the site is not yet officially open for business. However, there is a page with a bunch of galleries, located here. There is also a page of templates. Does anyone have good tips on making these images? I've tried doing it with the Gimp (a free-as-in-beer and free-as-in-speech image processing program), but I have trouble. The program's fine, I'm just very iffy with it, especially in controlling the mouse. Do y'all use a tablet? Or just careful mouse work? - Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbneu Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Etherio and Bill, thanks for the replies and the pointers. I downloaded the templates from Bill's link and hope to get some time to play with them in the near future. Thanks, guys! Robb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Does anyone have good tips on making these images? I've tried doing it with the Gimp (a free-as-in-beer and free-as-in-speech image processing program)' date=' but I have trouble. The program's fine, I'm just very iffy with it, especially in controlling the mouse. Do y'all use a tablet? Or just careful mouse work?[/quote'] I use a little-bit outdated version of Photoshop. The layers function is ideal for this kind of image compositing. I work with a mouse, but the tools in PS make it easy. Anyone know of a less expensive art program with layer capability? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_CCHKK Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Anyone know of a less expensive art program with layer capability? Try the Gimp (http://www.gimp.org). It is free, and works well. It supports layers, blending of layers, import of photoshop files, etc., etc. It's really quite impressive. I think most of my problems using it stem from the fact that it is the first sophisticated image-processing program I've used. - Bill etherio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Piledriver...Golden Age PC hero...his non-BTAS pic is posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherio Posted November 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Valkyrie...Golden Age PC hero...non-BTAS style image here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Thanks for posting the link' date=' Winterhawk, but I had some trouble navigating to the pics. Could you post any directly on the thread?[/quote'] Okay, here's a few favorites. First some good guys (L to R): Bigfoot, my version of the Beast; The Silver Age Hero Blue Marvel; Dr. Equinox and Professor Fog, a WW: Mage transplant to the campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images Some more good guys (L to R): Ingot, The DOSPA sponsored Rattler and my namesake, Winterhawk in the Mark III armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images A few females (L to R): The Silver Age Anthem (who I blatantly ripped off from someone on these boards); Santeria and The Fury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Re: Animated Series Style Character Images And some Bad Guys (L to R): Halloween, Risk and Tom and April Foolery (Think Joker & Harley Quinn meets Ward & June Cleaver) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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