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darkspeeds In reply to MysteryEzekude [2008-09-13 03:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Hmm that's odd, the link ain't working but I know which one you're talking about.

Nah I'm using my updated script for the new pages so it's all good.

The previous idea was that he was stuck by some magic crystal and that he was asleep for over 500 years! There as going to be a major reason explaining why that was so but it was too complicated so I scraped it and put a more simpler idea instead. ^^

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MysteryEzekude In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-13 13:51:12 +0000 UTC]

I see. And yeah, sleeping in a magic crystal for 5 centuries does sound quite cheesy.

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AN1ME In reply to AN1ME [2008-09-12 09:57:15 +0000 UTC]

sorry, stupid 'enter' key ¬¬+

*kicks laptop*

This is looking awesome, Ash's expression is just priceless
can't wait to see the rest of the story when it gets published and distributed ^_^

just one thing; will the book be sold to other parts of the globe or just online ?

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darkspeeds In reply to AN1ME [2008-09-13 03:48:50 +0000 UTC]

It's going to be sold physically in my local comic book store and globally online. The accessibility is high and cost of shipping is cheaper if you're in North America (cuz it's printed from their HQs there). *thumbs up*

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AN1ME In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-16 10:19:07 +0000 UTC]

ahhh.... well, will the cost of shipping be alil more expensive if i lived somewhere other than North America? (i live in th UK)

(sorry if these questions seem silly)

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darkspeeds In reply to AN1ME [2008-09-16 12:15:38 +0000 UTC]

I think the cost will be fair! = ) And never opt out from asking questions! No question is silly, the only silly thing is not asking them in the first place! *thumbs up*

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AN1ME In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-16 12:24:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much.

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darkspeeds In reply to AN1ME [2008-09-17 04:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Your most welcome!

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darkspeeds In reply to ZoDy [2008-09-11 14:45:50 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha! Solid gold it is! *SHOT* XXD

Yeah man thanks a bunch for your show of enthusiasm on the comic so far! I appreciate your comments on the screen tones. I am getting better at it but there's just so much more to learn to master the technique!

Anyways you'll soon find out why Ashworth the Wombat may be the perfect character for you to VA. *thumbs up* I like how you can switch from a normal cool voice to something ridiculously funny/shocking/unexpected - much like Onizuka from GTO. XD

But yeah man we'll see how Ash is going to get out of this one.

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ZoDy In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-11 15:34:13 +0000 UTC]

wow you pictured one of my voices for Ash? D: I'm shocked and honoured : D ..let me guess you want me to give him a Jamican accent do ya? : D and yes I'd like to see how he'll get out, will Ruby do it the old fashioned why and get an ice pick and chip him out? Or will a conviently placed T-Rex smash his way through and save Ash!? D: I must know now!

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darkspeeds In reply to ZoDy [2008-09-13 03:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha ha! Yah mon'! Bring it on like ice cold mon!

Yeah you'll eventually see how he escapes or get's saved... And it probably is the T-Rex! O.O XXXD

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darkspeeds In reply to Amaranth-Pink [2008-09-11 11:38:57 +0000 UTC]

Dark and dank enclosures, such as caves. Go to the official website and read up a few pages before this! ^^

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darkspeeds In reply to Valejandra-Fox [2008-09-11 11:40:17 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear that you liked the ice on the new pages. The effects took some time to manipulate but at the end it came out right! ^_~

I'm sure the question of why Ashworth got stuck in ice will be explained further down the track.

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darkspeeds In reply to Bluehawk-D [2008-09-11 04:09:55 +0000 UTC]

You know that line kinda reminds of George (from Seinfield) saying: "Ahhhh- HAA!!" XXD

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Bluehawk-D In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-13 08:10:29 +0000 UTC]

...heh.

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darkspeeds In reply to CastorThePorcupine [2008-09-11 04:12:02 +0000 UTC]

She's generally that type of person who is not a stranger to anyone - she wants to help those in need even if they are people who she doesn't even know.

Foolish but moralistic! This could be some guy who will kill her but she is more worried about not being able to save someone's life.

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darkspeeds In reply to AgentWebdog [2008-09-11 04:22:27 +0000 UTC]

So many questions yet so little time to answer them! I've got 5 more pages to finish this week and I'm on a roll. X3

But yes thanks for making the inquires - I will let you know that the screen tones and speed lines/focus lines are extracted from a program called Manga Studios - the rest of the tones I've made myself from personal photos taken during my trip (e.g. rock textures were from photos of cliffs off at Sydeny's Bondi Beach! XD)

So yeah I'm very economical with my resources! All of these pages can be done in Adobe Photoshop - so it's possible!

Ash can't hear a thing but at least Ruby's trying - she's foolish to help a complete stranger but who doesn't love a character who is willing to risk their life to save another? ^^ *thumbs up*

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AgentWebdog In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-12 05:01:33 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see. ;3 Just out of curiosity, do you use the clone stamp to apply it on a grayscale mode, then adjust levels, or do you use a different method.

;3 I myself am hoping to get a digital camera for art reference and photography (A new hobby of mine!) So I'm curious about your method-I'd love to try and apply it, if only for fun!

Indeed, both foolish and brave. Go Ruby, go!

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darkspeeds In reply to AgentWebdog [2008-09-13 03:53:07 +0000 UTC]

I just out a big chunk of the screen tone and paste it as a layer on the page. I then highlight the areas I'd like the screen tone to go on and simple cut away manually and adjust the brightness and contrast to the tone. That is why you see those specs of dust on the tone because I've increaded the contrasting to it.

Oh that method may be done for fun but I promise that it is most useful. I mean I wouldn't have been able to do some of the more complex poses in my FORTUNE in COLOUR pics and comic.

Yay for Ruby! Time for her to bust him out of there! XD

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AgentWebdog In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-13 05:56:11 +0000 UTC]

Ah, so you manually cut it away? That's very interesting, and it sounds like a lot of tedious work, but I can tell it definitely pays off. Maybe if I ever plan to go somewhere with the Alliances, that'll be my method aswell, though of course credit goes to you for telling me about it. XD So does that mean you gray scale it manually, over converting it from RGB color, or no?

Yeah, I'm constantly trying to work out poses, but sometimes I just can't seem to ge tit right so then I go out to a big mirror in the hall way and make poses, pause and sketch, then restrike the pose. It's a tad award for anyone who looks in the window from the door and sees me trying to roundhouse kick the mirror repetitively! That's what I like about digital cameras, you can use them, then simply remove them.

Haha, I could just see Ruby sitting there with a tiny hammer and chisel cutting away at the ice about a fragment a minute. XD

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darkspeeds In reply to AgentWebdog [2008-09-13 13:48:21 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha! Ruby will be there for a pretty long while then...

Gosh it's pretty cool how you pose in the mirror, sketch and then repeat just to get the right look for the drawing! That's dedication to the art man.

Your camera will save you lots of time acting as a virtual mirror. Store it the pose and view it from the display of your camera! Best to go for a camera that also has a large display screen on the back. ^^

With regards to the toning I guess you can say that it is manually cutting away the layer - it's very easy once you highlight everything though! XD

Here's a tip - when you have placed the layer on top of something you wanted to shade with set the layer property to 'Multiply'. You can see through it now and also the tone will stick naturally behind the lineart.

Next you highlight the areas below the layer you would like to tone (i.e. the areas in the lineart you want toning). Once you have highlighted the bits you want with the Magic Wand (another tip is to hold the shift button and use the left mouse click to highlight multiple places at the same time) the next thing to do is hold Crtl+Shift+I on your keyboard.

This will reverse everything else that was highlighted earlier. Then press Ctrl+X (i.e. Cut). This will make the tones outside of the highlighted areas diasspear!

And viola! You've manually screen-toned your drawing with Adobe Photoshop!

Hope that helps Lin! *thumbs up*

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AgentWebdog In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-13 16:04:36 +0000 UTC]

If I have trouble with perspective, I've really got no choice. I have a little manikin for posing but he's not human, and can't do some of the more simple poses so I just decided to take care of it myself. There's a good few times I've almost knocked the thing over- Mom'd kill me. It's an antique! XD So I think investing in a digital camera may definitely end up saving me from a probable future trouble. Say, if you don't mind me asking, what Camera and model are you using?

Really? So you basically inverse the selection so everything outside the line art is selected? Now that's something interesting! I knew multiply had uses when coloring your line art, but I never thought to put it to use on screen tones. That's really helpful, Darkspeeds! Thanks a lot for the tips! They're defiantly going to come in handy!

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darkspeeds In reply to Ciel-Hedgehog [2008-09-11 04:18:28 +0000 UTC]

"I'm surprised he hasn't chewed you out for that."

Ha ha! That's because I was lucky, real lucky!

Culture shocks are interesting experiences indeed and something that is worth writing about - though I highly recommend that you see those first hand when you are travelling around the world - then you will be inspired enough to write a best seller!

Yes that is a good point you've made about Ruby being clumsy or unlucky - this is just a play on the joke kind of thing for those who have been knowing Ruby since day one! She is not clumsy at all in the official (that is now) story - she is in fact just unlucky and Chapter 8 will explain a little more on just how much more unlucky she is as she progresses to get her Fortune Hunter's license to attend the World Quest!

I'll come up with an explanation as to why she is unlucky in the first place - and since you are curious it is something to do with the green 'eye-looking' gem she's been wearing on her chest the whole time.

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Ciel-Hedgehog In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-11 13:13:46 +0000 UTC]

I wish I was that lucky. My characters never let me live things like that down...XD

I'll probably be the one culture shocked, in that case! You do have a point, though.

Okay then! I'll be waiting to see what you come up with! ^^

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darkspeeds In reply to CountChocola [2008-09-11 04:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I still remembered your comic about Ash - making his debut in your story and it was most cool!

I'm glad had a good laugh and a surprise or two coming from these pages - there's more yet to come!

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CountChocola In reply to darkspeeds [2008-09-11 04:38:12 +0000 UTC]

thanks big bro ^^
im sure there will be more to come and i cant wait for fei's debut

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darkspeeds In reply to yuski [2008-09-11 03:51:21 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha! XD Yeah man Ashworth ain't too happy about how or who got him into that state of being frozen like that...! XD

Your comic is coming to the thriller and suspense parts! "Rocky!! Where are you!?" Time for some BURST FISTS to blow the baddies up! XD

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