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As of 2/4/11: Keystones will go back into production but with a completely new story line and characters. c: The only char that remains is Dimeyi, of course. This time around, I really don't care what anyone thinks in terms of my style, so I'd appreciate it if you kept those comments to yourself. I'm writing this comic for fun and chances are it'll never be published so style doesn't matter. ;3NEW version starting around May 2011. Look for character and story concepts between Jan and Apr 2001. c:
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Keystones art and story Firestar / KaiserTiger 2007 - 2010
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Comments: 116
MythNeko [2010-02-06 20:45:34 +0000 UTC]
Late comment, but I just have one word for this:
SUPERAWESOME! 8D This really makes me wanna read it! Great job! <3
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KaiserTiger In reply to MythNeko [2010-02-07 17:16:33 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Myth!
You should have to wait too long. Page 1's almost finished but I wanna get 2/3 done before I start uploading. :3
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MythNeko In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-09 04:17:13 +0000 UTC]
:3 Can't wait.
And you're welcome.
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CinderFox73095 [2010-02-05 20:32:56 +0000 UTC]
This comic looks really cool.
Can't wait for page 1!
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Ali-C-05 [2010-02-03 20:59:17 +0000 UTC]
wow! I'm really looking forward to seeing the next few pages
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MuddyThePolarBear [2010-02-03 01:38:30 +0000 UTC]
Ooh, love the name. I live in the Keystone State (aka Pennsylvania) so I'm a little biased. lol
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Nala15 [2010-02-02 20:10:10 +0000 UTC]
That is AMAZING! I can't wait to start reading it... so please take some time to do three or four pages in advance before you start posting them. LOL How's that for double-speak?
The poses and expressions are all perfect and the composition makes it look like a movie poster. The caracal looks a little like my caracal Calypso from "Lord of the Plain."
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KaiserTiger In reply to Nala15 [2010-02-03 00:03:15 +0000 UTC]
xDD I doubt I'll be able to do that many before I start uploading them! But I'll be sure to not keep you waiting too long. ;3 The longest you'll have to wait is 2 weeks, at the most! I'll be sure to get a couple pages done first before I start uploading! xD
Awws, thanks Nala. ;3 I was sorta going to the whole movie poster look. ;3
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Nala15 In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-03 04:36:27 +0000 UTC]
You're so welcome! Yes, please get a head start. It might be hard to wait, but I promise, you'll be thanking yourself later.
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KaiserTiger In reply to Nala15 [2010-02-03 23:12:42 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the advice! ;3 I was already planning to do maybe 3-ish pages before I started uploading them, just to sorta convince myself that I really am fully committed to this comic project. ;3
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Nala15 In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-04 01:31:26 +0000 UTC]
Good idea! Commitment is always important on those long-term projects; especially when you upload as you go.
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KaiserTiger In reply to Nala15 [2010-02-04 01:36:15 +0000 UTC]
Too true! Lawl, I really don't want to be one of those people who quit a comic half way through.
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Nala15 In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-04 01:38:18 +0000 UTC]
Oh, yeah. I know some of those people *glares at them*. Same with some fanfic people... I promise not to quit Lord of the Plain, though. It's almost done!
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KaiserTiger In reply to Nala15 [2010-02-04 01:46:35 +0000 UTC]
Is it really? =3 It seems like you just started writing on that yesterday. xD Btw, if you ever want me to do more artwork for LotP, like I did that one time, I'm sure I'd be able to draw out a few scenes when I'm not working on my comic. ;3
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Nala15 In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-04 21:09:08 +0000 UTC]
Um, yeah... It is. Wow. It does feel like I started it yesterday... Man, time flies. I've got maybe five or six chapters to go, and I 'm gonna post a new one pretty soon. Would you really do that?
That would be so awesome!
I'll have to get back to you on that. I'd love to see more of Lord of the Plain in your style. It rocks! The way you drew Garoe and Kenobi, even back then, was too cool. Thanks again!
Oh, and thanks again for the use of Noah. He's gotten A LOT of screentime.
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KaiserTiger In reply to Nala15 [2010-02-07 17:13:59 +0000 UTC]
Sure, I'd do that.
I've been trying to find ways to help me improve backgrounds and character interactions, so I figured drawing scenes from stories would be the best practice. ;3 Main reason way I started my comic. That, and I was looking at that Garoe and Kenobi pic and figured I can do lots better now. xD
So I've read. xD At least he's getting some love somewhere since I haven't drawn him all that much.
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Nala15 In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-07 23:07:45 +0000 UTC]
LOL I love your Noah. Thanks for reading, btw.
If you'd like to pick a scene from Lord of the Plain to draw now (like one of your faves or something) that would be awesome! I'd love to see Qymaen in your style, too.
Thanks so much again for the offer! And yes, it'll be a great way for you to get some practice.
Here's looking forward to your comic!
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funlakota [2010-02-01 14:09:45 +0000 UTC]
What an awesome looking cover! And I'm so happy to see that there will be a leopard cub in it too; they're under-represented as orginal characters. I look forward to seeing this and your another comic series launched.
As for naming, I would suggest you look thru baby-name or pet-name sites for ideas. Or if you want an African-based name, try online dictionaries to see if there's anything you like. That's how I named my jackal characters. I hope that helps.
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KaiserTiger In reply to funlakota [2010-02-02 02:10:37 +0000 UTC]
I know, right? Leopard chars are very few and in between. Sorta hwy I wanted to put one in there, that and I needed another African kitty.
That's what I do normally but it's usually a long process for me. x3 *hates naming chars* But asking around has got me a handful of really good names. I just need to find the right one that fits her perfectly. ;3
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funlakota In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-02 20:54:26 +0000 UTC]
Lol forgot to include this part...
Here are some words that I liked in Swahili: Kivuli-- shade, shadow
Lingala (not sure what it means-- just saw it as a screen-name at a Swahili site and liked it)
Kilua-- local name for liana flowers
Aushi-- strong
Haraka-- fast
Moshi, Dohani-- smoke
Tifua-- to make the dust rise
Yatima-- orphan (I considered it for one of my characters; I still like the sound of it)
All of those are just words I found on a Swahili dictionary site.
Swahili names: Adila-- just, upright
Aeshah-- life
Bahiya-- beautiful
Bashira-- predictor of good news
Chiku-- chatter-box (cute name!)
Dabiku-- offering
Dhakiya-- intelligent
Faizia-- victorious
Ghinjo-- slaughter, cut (not the nicest meaning, huh?)
Ghalyela-- precious
Horera-- kitten (lol)
Idihi-- perseverance
Jioni-- evening
Jinaki-- proud, self-confident
Kibali-- approval, favour
Kidawa-- medicine
Kiburi-- pride
Latifu-- gentle
Pulika-- obedience
Riziki-- fate, destiny
Uzuri-- beauty
Zalira-- flower
These came from Babynology.com, so I can't promise that they're real names. At least they sound nice.
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KaiserTiger In reply to funlakota [2010-02-02 23:52:54 +0000 UTC]
Lawl! I'm going to make sure you come back to this. Some of those names sound just too cute not to use, especially Chiku. xD I could see a little chatter-box cub with that name. C:
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funlakota In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-03 15:54:57 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you liked some of my suggestions even though you already found Meiko her name. It's fun learning about names and their orgins... though it does me no good come naming time.
It would be fun if you do use them for something-- maybe for minor characters in your series-- but no pressure. If you find something better, that's fine too.
Me too! A cub like that would make quite a pair with your cub Leo. I bet they would drive everyone crazy! That's why I laughed when I first saw it.
(It was also similar to a name I would have given to a lioness cub that was available for adoption, but that's another story)
By the way, all those names from Babynology.com are for girls because I was looking for your carcel character. Just in case you were wondering. I haven't looked at the boys' list yet.
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KaiserTiger In reply to funlakota [2010-02-04 01:42:42 +0000 UTC]
I was already thinking about piking names from your list to use as background/minor chars.
Lol, would they ever. Leo's already a little hyper, talking non-stop ball of fuzz. x3 I couldn't imagine having another just like him. D: And I know 'bout those adoption stories too. The last two chars I thought about applying for off the trading tree on TLKFAA were adopted out while I was in the process of drawing application pics.
xD That's ok. I need more females in my story anyway. It's sorta full of male charas atm. xDD
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funlakota In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-02 19:56:17 +0000 UTC]
Yup, no one seems to like them for original characters (I don't know why-- they're just as fun to design as lions, cheetahs, and tigers). So poor Kianga and Nyayo were all alone for a long time. But now they've got company!
I'm kind of the opposite of that, I guess. I like naming things!! The funny thing is that I often draw a blank when it really matters though! So I still have a hard time giving my characters names (it's also why Blizzard has two names ^^).
You'll find one that suites her, whether you do it yourself or have help from other people.
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KaiserTiger In reply to funlakota [2010-02-02 23:54:51 +0000 UTC]
;3 This little guy is the first real leopard char I have. xD Glad to know he's already got some playmates though! <3
D: Same here. If I make a char I actually wanna use, it's practically impossible for me to name it.
But I found that caracal a name finally. ;3 She'll be called Meiko since it's easy to remember. xD But that name Chiku you game me will definitely be used somehow. <3
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funlakota In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-03 15:33:54 +0000 UTC]
He won't be all alone now!
I like Meiko too... though it sounds Japanese to me. It's still a nice name, and I see it being used in Africa.
I'm glad you like the name Chiku too. I had to laugh when I saw it at Babynology.com. Little chatter-box. What a good name to give a girl in our cellphone-based world!
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KaiserTiger In reply to funlakota [2010-02-04 01:37:58 +0000 UTC]
xD
Yea, I sorta thought that too but it seemed to fit anyway.
Omg, yes. x3 That name has so many possibilities.
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SilverNoia [2010-02-01 10:52:26 +0000 UTC]
It looks amazing good!
I love everything, and the way how you make wild cats <3
Great job!
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LittleHybridShila [2010-02-01 10:39:39 +0000 UTC]
Hmmm... for the caracal I got some suggestions:
Vali
Mendora
Sol (means "sun")
Tashma
Dara
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KaiserTiger In reply to whisperpntr [2010-02-02 02:05:41 +0000 UTC]
Thanks whisper. ;3 You'll see lots more, don't worry about that.
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Ephraimx [2010-02-01 02:39:41 +0000 UTC]
Oh. Ehm. Gee. YAY! -squee- A cover! And... Dimeyi! -tacklehug- And... Glowy facial marks! And.... And... EPICNESS!
This is an awesome cover, right here. Wonderful layout, amazing depiction of the characters... Just all around awesome. Can't wait for the rest of the comic!
Anyway... Names. Hm.
Carcal - Hirra (Hear-ah), Fae (Fay), Shetirai (Shet-ear-eye), Gaelvehn (Gail-ven), Lira (lye-ra)[Also Vira, Jira), Dres (Drez), Diru (Deer-oo), Jiriah (Jeer-ee-ah or Jeer-eye-ah)... Uhm... Yeah. Drawing a bit of a blank here.
Cub/Lion - Rattan, Kygra, Vannette (Van-a-tay), Sahler (Sal-er), Aarco, Duen, Mallak / Marrak, Entone, Pan.... [more blanks]. Anyway. As I was saying, wonderful job. Keep up the awesome work!
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KaiserTiger In reply to Ephraimx [2010-02-02 02:08:28 +0000 UTC]
xDD Everything you like all squished into one, right?
But thanks! I had problems with the layout at first, but everything sorta come together in the end! <3
D: You came up with more names that I ever could. I'm terrible at naming chars. xD But I sorta like Jiriah for the caracal. ;3 It sounds neat. x3
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DarkChasmWolf [2010-02-01 02:38:18 +0000 UTC]
I really love who you created the cover page. Everything looks beautiful and I'm starting to see what your talking about. Keep up the hard work Fire. We all know your make it to the top of the world one of these days.
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KaiserTiger In reply to DarkChasmWolf [2010-02-02 02:12:41 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Kc. It took me all last week to sketch out this cover page.
The layout gave me problems like no other. I still don't think it looks quite right but it seems to be getting a lot of attention on here.
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DarkChasmWolf In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-02 02:17:29 +0000 UTC]
I think it's perfect for the Keystone comic cover page. The glowing signs are a mysterious touch. I love it. *glomped* It looks fine to me. unlike mine. I gave it 3 different tries to draw the scene but i gave up.
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KaiserTiger In reply to DarkChasmWolf [2010-02-02 02:23:40 +0000 UTC]
The "glowing signs" are a main part of the story. ;3
D: This cover took me at least 10 sketches for composition and layout, then another couple for chars/expressions. You just can't give up when your working on comics.
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DarkChasmWolf In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-02 02:25:08 +0000 UTC]
Ok. I'll keep working on it.
Awesome. Kind of looks like a spear. or swrod when all of them are aligned.
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KaiserTiger In reply to Nixhil [2010-02-02 02:13:02 +0000 UTC]
You won't have to wait long! Got the first page sketched out already. ;3
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SheWolf-Daydreamer [2010-01-31 23:32:59 +0000 UTC]
Yasin for the Lion?
Kalina for the Caracal
Mythos for the Leopard?
btw *steals Dim*
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KaiserTiger In reply to SheWolf-Daydreamer [2010-02-02 02:13:52 +0000 UTC]
D: Again?! *steals Dime back* My kitty! xD
=3 Kalina's really cute.
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SheWolf-Daydreamer In reply to KaiserTiger [2010-02-03 23:36:19 +0000 UTC]
nuuuuuu ... *wants pretty kitty....cries*
LOL
thanks, i thought so
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Dolphinsea [2010-01-31 21:42:49 +0000 UTC]
Looks AWESOME! 030
for the little leopard I thought of the name Madoa,I'll try to think of some more names though :3
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KaiserTiger In reply to Dolphinsea [2010-01-31 22:45:31 +0000 UTC]
Lawl, I was trying to come up with a name that started with M for him too. ;3 But thanks Dolphinsea! <33
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