Enforcer84 Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. I thought that was Superman II... ? That too! I forgot that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. oh...it was the Superman II reference then? nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remjin Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. For whatever reason, the blaster thing in the palm of his left hand looks really good. Fits the picture a lot, and I particularly like it for some odd reason. I know its just a little thing, but there it is... =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Uh, Trib...that design is not originally American, its Russian. Look at any old photo of Yuri Gagarin if ya want. Meanwhile, you'd see Alan Shepard's spacesuit look like something Japanese aliens would wear in old Godzilla movies. Seriously. As NASA basically copied the Russian design eventually, it doesn't seem to fit an 'American Battlesuit' motif IMO. YMMV though, I suppose. Don't make me hurt you. I have three others awaiting completion and then will have to decide whether to go with stiff on the list like the Lioness or get additions done like goons for the Pharoah. The October entry is likely to be the idea from Mutants and Masterminds posters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Who's 'stiff'? I didn't see 'stiff' on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. This is RL's 1920s pulpy character. These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ 09-13-06 01:39 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. For whatever reason' date=' the blaster thing in the palm of his left hand looks really good. Fits the picture a lot, and I particularly like it for some odd reason. I know its just a little thing, but there it is... =)[/quote'] Who said it was a blaster? It might be a "sonic screwdriver and can opener"... ...yeah...that's the ticket... ...cause sonic screwdrivers work so well in space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. there was me thinking it was a laser designator for the micromissiles or at least thats what the write up will have when i design the suit i'm basing on the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. I hate it when this guy is in the movie theatre and thinks it's funny to shine that laser on the actress' nips. Loser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. That wasn't you? Who knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Here are two supporting cast NPCs from our Prime Time Adventures game: Lions at the Gate. If you are interested in the actual play write ups of a really great, avant garde system.. check out: week one, Pilot: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=21411.0 week two: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=21510.0 And then the pics themselves: These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. William Reger has contracted me for 5 character commissions for his "Rippers" game. I usually don't go into this much detail, but William provide me with the BEST OVERALL character descriptions that I've ever gotten. William's organization, his attention to detail, he even thinks about body language. And I wanted to share. I'll post the 2 character descriptions and tell you what I liked about them. Then I'll show you the pictures, and tell you why I changed the things I did from the descriptions. ----- First description Character Name: Lady Solana Cadizi (public persona of Noche’ Sofia) Sex: Female Physical Description: 21 year old female Spanish Noble, 5’ 3”, 110 firm and trim pounds, medium chest, long, very dark brown wavy hair with red undertones, worn in a “Gibson girl” style. Intelligent Green eyes, arched eyebrows, delicate features, fair skinned. Game Stats (Savage Worlds): Agility d6, Smarts d8, Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d6 Hindrances: Curious, Quirk: frequent hand washing, Loyal, Secret Identity (Noche’ Sofia) Edges: Attractive, AB: Magic, Noble Genre: Victorian Usual Outfit: Fashionable red long Spanish style dress, brown lace-up shoes with a 2” heel. She holds a red and gold parasol open to shield her skin from the sun and a medium brown purse with the left hand and arm. Dangling pearl earrings, a pearl ring on the right hand (fingers slightly curved) over her heart with long slender fingers ending in manicured but bare nails. (Note the dress hides her costume – see Noche’ Sofia) Pose: Standing, daylight, facing artist as if she has just been asked a slightly inappropriate question. One eyebrow should be slightly raised and the face should have a quizzical look, as if she can’t believe she heard right. A slight smile might hint at her amusement of the situation. 2nd description Character Name: Noche’ Sofia (secret identity of Lady Solana Cadizi) Sex: Female Physical Description: 21 year old female Spanish Noble, 5’ 3”, 110 firm and trim pounds, medium chest, long, very red wild hair (a wig), worn loose. Intelligent Green eyes, black mask around the eyes and over the nose and upper lip hides delicate features, fair skinned. Game Stats (Savage Worlds): Agility d6, Smarts d8, Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d6 Hindrances: Curious, Quirk: frequent hand washing, Loyal, Secret Identity (Noche’ Sofia) Edges: Attractive, AB: Magic, Noble Genre: Victorian Usual Outfit: Tight black leather outfit (ala “Cat Woman”) long sleeved, long pants, black belt with pouches, flat black shoes, tunic rounded neck at collarbone matching level of breast exposure of the normal dress with button up coverage, and pants lace up the front. There is a slim dagger in built in sheath on the right thigh and black gloves without fingertips. Pose: A crouching lunge with a bolt of fire coming out of her extended right hand, left hand palm out over her head, and raised up on back toes. Eyes sparking, exposed skin slightly flushed. Okay, what did I change? I changed the Sofia Noche personae from a crouch to "mirror" her other civilian guise. I wanted to draw a connection between these two figures... so even if the viewer DOESN'T know that they are one and the same, the viewer will really know that there is a strong connection between the two figures. I also strived to make Sofia's "catsuit" period. Which was me extrapolating like crazy, but I wanted to avoid the Catwoman's current look. Being a big fan of Gibson's turn of the century artwork, I refrenced some of it. It is the right time period! And I saw a lot of these jackets, "waist" jackets? I'm a sucker for shoulder pads, child of the 80s, what can I say. So I added the jacket to Solana. I kept her details pretty close to the description. And there you have it... from excellent description to final image. Now, I have patrons like Death Tribble who just gives me a couple of sentences in a character description. And I love working on his stuff. But William's thoroughness is nice too. And useful to think about as a checklist if you are thinking of commissioning a character illustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. This is RL's 1920s pulpy character. Terrific! Great Pulp feel to it. Out of curiousity, what are the complete names of the two palookas on the fight bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. I love THE LOOK they are giving each other.Maybe a Davinichi half smile. The same smile? QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. really like the cat suit has a definite Zorro-esque fee. l I like the fact that it could be the reverse of her normal outfit or at least concealed in it got to love that attention to detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Terrific! Great Pulp feel to it. Out of curiousity, what are the complete names of the two palookas on the fight bill? "Doc" Snell and "Spug" Myers Page 8, Chapter 2 of Catspaw, the full color fantasy webcomic is up. Our duo do a little bickering while attending to the business at hand. http://www.swordandsorcery.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Nice page, but missing something undefiniable compared to previeous work. Darkness, nighttime, something. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenAge Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Nice page, but missing something undefiniable compared to previeous work. Darkness, nighttime, something. QM I have to agree. Nice, but it lacks the drama of previous pages. The two chareacters in full reveal without background detail (or even her bottom half) seemed "phoned in". Idle conversation between characters can still be dynamic if interesting angles and detail are incorporated. The entire page looks a bit hurried. Perhaps that's just becouse it's something of a filler page? I know that it's hard to get excited about illustrating the quiet, but necessary, pages of a complete story. Still lookin' good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Storn, do yo have a copy of Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work? If not, I can send you one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. "Doc" Snell and "Spug" Myers Thank you. I wasn't sure how either last name ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Storn, do yo have a copy of Wally Wood's 22 panels that always work? If not, I can send you one. I do. Here is Bernard, the ex 'slinger who is Rion's nemesis. Actual Play thread here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=21595.0 These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Up to Page 9, Chapter 2 of Catspaw, Who are these new playas? http://www.swordandsorcery.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Much better shadows and darkness usage. Although the style of the shadowed figures is new to me. Nice work Storn. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Continuing on with William's Ripper's group, the one where Sofia noche/Solana posted above.... here are the remaing 3. And now you see why I shifted William's pose suggestions...because now I combine them all together into one group shot. These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. I love them all, but the last one is brilliant! Thanks QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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