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I'm not entering ATR.All right! Now that we have that cleared up. XD While thrashing about in the throes of art rut over the past few weeks, I decided on a lark to create some reference material for the characters I would have used if I were entering the Artists at the Ready tournament. (Seen here: )
This quickly got out of hand, and you see the result here. (And in the previous faux teaser I uploaded a bit before this.) But hey, art is art so why let it go to waste, eh?
It's a bit of a challenge creating ref sheets for characters who already have them, without sounding like you're telling simply the same information over and over again. And if you are, making it at least entertaining. Though one of these days I think I should make some sort of proper introduction for Oliver since he's never really been fully explained.
Some last minute details that didn't make it in:
Ree is from a story of the same name, no, it has not been released/published. Her song is "Ohne Zuschlag" by Din Stalker. She is a young girl possessed by hell itself and, in the ATR universe, would more than likely be mortified knowing that there are so many other characters in the 'young girl + demons' vein that she'd likely be begging me not to write a story about her.
Oliver is from no story, to clear that up once and for all. He was created for an OCT that never ended up happening. Now he is an orphaned character looking for a home with what is possibly the most frightening puppy dog expression a human being could make. (Yes, he's human.) His song is.. hell I dunno. Vindaloo? Look it up on youtube. XD
Rigg is from an old, old old storyline of mine entitled Jaoh or City of Jaoh. It never got too far along the lines, seeing as how futuristic stories aren't entirely my cup of tea, but he was a good character I enjoyed very much, and would definitely like to show more of him, his companion the Bug, and their buxom overseer, the Psycher Victoria. His song is the Hell's Laboratory theme from FF6. Haha.
Anyway. Back to work.
Ree W, Oliver A, Rigg © `Endling
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Comments: 526
BohemianRadio [2009-06-17 04:33:17 +0000 UTC]
Incredible. Just plain freaking incredible. That's all I have to say.
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kitsukami In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 04:30:13 +0000 UTC]
Personally, I'm kinda glad you're not entering. I might cry if you did. |D
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Arcturion [2009-06-17 04:27:47 +0000 UTC]
Oliver's doin' the Morpheus "behind the back reverse crossed arms" thing, heh. So does he have like a combover or is that just his odd hairstyle? XD
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Endling In reply to Arcturion [2009-06-17 14:55:52 +0000 UTC]
It's sort of a combover, in that his head has a penchant for opening up into a huge set of jaws like in his original ref sheet. But he's got very good genetics in that all the men in his family sported a full head of hair, so he needn't worry too much outside of that. 8U
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Kung-fu-girl90 [2009-06-17 04:23:56 +0000 UTC]
Huh, is it me or is Ree a little older? She looks like it.
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dorkmajor [2009-06-17 04:11:24 +0000 UTC]
How many times must I say that I love Oliver?
because he's awesome
and Ree, too
and Rigg, too
(I'm such a butt-kiss )
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B-Anderson In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 03:58:59 +0000 UTC]
a proper introduction to oliver would be great but the way you handled bringing him into the universe was fantastic, he just showed up out of nowhere and expected everyone to just understand what he was all about
just perfect
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Slayer-1412 In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 03:58:17 +0000 UTC]
wait, so you aren't entering the OCT but you're submitting this anyways? I don't get it...
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jets [2009-06-17 03:41:04 +0000 UTC]
Wow you're gonna end up doing some amazing movie. You really now how to work a page.
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GearZero [2009-06-17 03:25:52 +0000 UTC]
After seeing Rigg... I have a strange urge to see you draw The Heavy.
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animepunkette [2009-06-17 03:23:44 +0000 UTC]
^^ aw! i love Rigg! and ollie's teeth make me wish i had them *dreams of operations*
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Solomen [2009-06-17 03:16:50 +0000 UTC]
I hate to say it since I like her but I think Ree might violate the rules of AATR.
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Yersi [2009-06-17 03:13:21 +0000 UTC]
But... Oliver wasn't part of "Ree"?
Ring Master + Three Arms, Screw+Drive Sister, Big Strong Clow???
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thirsty-raven [2009-06-17 03:05:48 +0000 UTC]
This is amasing, simply amasing, I feel very tiny and insignificant, however, let metell you thath its a great job!
congratz...
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Kittengrl39 In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 03:01:04 +0000 UTC]
You... you've convinced me to enter AatR. Even though I hate my drawing skills. And I've never done sequential art before.
WHY?!! *headdesk* WHY AM I DOING THIS?!
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MrDSir In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 02:58:08 +0000 UTC]
You probably get more compliments on your work than Ireland has pubs (and Ireland has a lot of pubs), but I just wanted to say that your work never ceases to amaze me. Especially these character layout sheets you do. It's not enough that you have excellently drawn character that are colored amazingly, the design work, your layout, it's top notch. Every character has a logo, the sketches really help flesh out the characters, there's something interesting to look at in every inch of the piece without it being too cluttered, even down to the fonts you've chosen, everything has been considered. Bravo sir, keep up the good work.
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CrystalIceWaves In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 02:40:55 +0000 UTC]
Those are some messed up teeth Oliver has >>;
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Haikera-Baiketsu In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 02:38:50 +0000 UTC]
Oliver has a nice hourglass figure.
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Wheatart [2009-06-17 02:33:47 +0000 UTC]
I'm completely and epically jealous of your phenomenal ref skills! I'm still entering your contest, and I'll have the refs up together in a little. Do you want us to note you specifically to enter the contest? Or just submit it at AATR?
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Yazzy [2009-06-17 02:24:51 +0000 UTC]
you're so incredibly talented that it makes me wanna shoot my eyes out.
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Nekkyo [2009-06-17 02:14:29 +0000 UTC]
You're joining the tournament as well? well it will be fun to have my Oc (and most likely me as well) to "bump" into you in the tournament, that is if I get in...which is less than likely though. ciao~
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Brother-Tico [2009-06-17 02:05:20 +0000 UTC]
Althought you're not going to enter in the AatR, it still rocks!
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WhipsmartMcCoy [2009-06-17 02:03:57 +0000 UTC]
Oh End, you're such a tease.
Great work as always. I really like the little Ree turnaround. :3 By the way, is that ref sheet contest still a go?
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WhipsmartMcCoy In reply to Endling [2009-06-18 04:01:13 +0000 UTC]
Neat! I'm all over that. : D
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warpiggg In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 01:57:38 +0000 UTC]
I'm in love with Rigg, he's fantastic! I love characters like him sooo much <3
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OvercaffeinatedSloth In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 01:54:35 +0000 UTC]
Aww, I'm sad that you're not entering... One of my reasons for entering had been to face off against you. I had a couple ideas for playing around with Oliver, too...
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RiiZ In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 01:51:57 +0000 UTC]
I suggest not making poor Oliver an orphaned character anymore and give the guy his own story,I mean, he's a fan favorite.
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J3V1L [2009-06-17 01:43:38 +0000 UTC]
Aww.
"I'm not Enrering ATR" =
I was looking forwards to this.
But you know the rules.
And so do I.
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Otabio [2009-06-17 01:42:11 +0000 UTC]
God this gotta be the best character sheets I've ever seen, and I'm not saying that just because I love your style. '' Damn everything but the circus!'', sad that Rigg doesn't have a personal quote like the other two.
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rotten-apples In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 01:41:16 +0000 UTC]
I don't like coconut, either D:<
I always enjoy/love looking at your designs. They've always got so much life and personality in them.
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Otacon144 In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 01:38:32 +0000 UTC]
You've got some great designs - getting a strong Beetlejuice vibe from Oliver. I can almost hear him screaming, "It's SHOWtime!"
Liking Rigg's look especially. Very distinctive silhouette.
I've had a friend try to get me to enter this tournament, but unfortunately, and with no offense intended, I have neither the time nor the interest to do so.
However, I do think you've got a good design for a reference sheet here.
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SanctuaryofLight [2009-06-17 01:34:51 +0000 UTC]
I was noticing that Oliver does not have his third arm in leu of the previous character sheet as an individual character. I was just wondering what made you decide to remove the extra appendage?
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Endling In reply to SanctuaryofLight [2009-06-17 02:44:30 +0000 UTC]
He can have as many arms/legs as he wants in whatever capacity when he wishes. It's an option. ;o Part of his less-than-explained abilities I'll get into one of these days.
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SanctuaryofLight In reply to Endling [2009-06-20 04:57:28 +0000 UTC]
Oh, lol. Well, I really like how he can command them by will. I was just confused on the drastic limb difference.C:
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Bassist-Freak [2009-06-17 01:24:37 +0000 UTC]
Utterly fantastic! I love the detail, and their personalities...pretty much everything. Oliver and Rigg seem like fantastic characters. Beautiful job!
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baka-murasaki-neko In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 01:19:26 +0000 UTC]
I believe I've said this before, but I'll say it again. I want to live in your mind! Seriously, you have such a knack for creating these great characters! Though you nearly gave me a heart attack when you put these up. If you entered the real, well it'd be awesome, but frightening for those in it as well.
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PaperPhantom In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 01:17:25 +0000 UTC]
Oliver reminds me of one of the bad guys from Resedent evil 5
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