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Another obscure cross over from me (sorry!)Avatar and Rat-Man from Leo Ortolani (Italian cartoonist). I have been a HUGE fan of Ortolani's work- his writing and comedic pacing is pure genius (in my opinion). Definitely was one of my biggest influence in the past ten years. I wish his books were translated in english, would make for an easier read.
Started with the blue doodles at the top, ended up doing a line up in colors.
Avatar cast of characters belong to Mike, Bryan and Nickelodeon. The Rat-Man style belongs to Leo Ortolani *I bow to him in worship*
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(warning, website in Italian)
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Comments: 597
HHB-BookMaster [2007-01-08 20:34:23 +0000 UTC]
Very impressive. I can't draw very well in the style of others. That's an admirable ability.
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HHB-BookMaster In reply to HHB-BookMaster [2007-01-10 16:27:18 +0000 UTC]
Once again, impressive! I wanted to work in animation for a while but like I said, I can't imitate other artist's styles well. Plus, I don't have the patience. My goal now is to get in on aspects of cartoon production, such as writing, storyboarding, or voice acting.
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rufftoon In reply to HHB-BookMaster [2007-01-09 18:26:57 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I did work in animation for a while- you have to get used to imitate other styles as closely as possible. Not always easy mind you, but the cartoonier the easier usually.
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HHB-BookMaster In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-10 16:27:31 +0000 UTC]
Once again, impressive! I wanted to work in animation for a while but like I said, I can't imitate other artist's styles well. Plus, I don't have the patience. My goal now is to get in on aspects of cartoon production, such as writing, storyboarding, or voice acting.
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pettyartist In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 19:18:11 +0000 UTC]
I'm stealing. Mr. Appa.
The.
End.~ <3
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rufftoon In reply to pettyartist [2007-01-09 23:52:35 +0000 UTC]
Steal away, it's there for that (with giving proper credit, of course)
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pettyartist In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-10 15:44:06 +0000 UTC]
Hehe I meant figuratively but I may use him for my guild forum avatar.
I'll add your name to the bottom so they know. =3
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pettyartist In reply to pettyartist [2007-01-08 19:18:50 +0000 UTC]
-pressing down on his squishy head so he makes a "beeep" noise- <3
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FPortugal In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 16:22:20 +0000 UTC]
AHAhahar, Appa is oh sooo small and cute here!!
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eternity-4ever In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 14:35:41 +0000 UTC]
LOL They look like monkeys! Haha, and I love how you made Apa so small. This is great! I'd love to see a comic with these guys.
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fukuyama In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 12:02:17 +0000 UTC]
i like to eat them all
(they're so cute)
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SLIgurl In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 11:52:59 +0000 UTC]
Heehee, I like the way Katar and Zuko are eyeing each other...
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Leetonia In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 11:02:38 +0000 UTC]
OMG I love how you drew Uncle -> He is my tea man
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EbolaSparkleBear In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 05:10:29 +0000 UTC]
Hahahaha!
That's awesome.
The Appa is great.
Good job! >_<
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Tripick [2007-01-08 04:29:36 +0000 UTC]
lol interesting...u didnt even draw this on a blank peice of paper did u...htats how easy this comes to u lmoa...there jsut doodles good stuff
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rufftoon In reply to Tripick [2007-01-08 04:46:28 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Only the top ones were pure doodles, on a piece of work paper (I erased most of the text, but you can still see some stuck in Toph's hair). The colored one was a bit more worked on.
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Tripick In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-08 13:13:10 +0000 UTC]
lol...yea...^^ thats how i noticed...was the bits of text in the guys hair that gave it away lmao...but lets just say i can only dream lmao
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Fynnly In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 02:04:58 +0000 UTC]
OMGsocute! I have to say that I want to take Appa and never ever ever ever let him go! Mini Appa!!! omg *cuddles*
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rufftoon In reply to Fynnly [2007-01-08 05:04:59 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! (just did a mini Appa all on his own. He needed his own space
)
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jediiwakura [2007-01-08 01:44:18 +0000 UTC]
Appa and Iroh are my favorites!!!!!
This just makes me giggle so much.
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PriestessOfNox In reply to ??? [2007-01-08 01:33:40 +0000 UTC]
Wow... This actually makes them look retarded.
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rufftoon In reply to PriestessOfNox [2007-01-08 05:18:56 +0000 UTC]
Heehee, yes it does! And if I continue the story, you'll see how retarded they can get
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Estecca In reply to ??? [2007-01-07 23:31:13 +0000 UTC]
Haha, these are great. Zuko and his Uncle remind me of Ren and Stimpy. This is such an interesting style, I like the facial expressions especially. I'll have to look up this revered Leo Ortolani.
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rufftoon In reply to Estecca [2007-01-08 05:46:04 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! The only problem with Ortolani's work is it is all in Italian. *sigh* Maybe he'll get translated, one day.
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Estecca In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-09 02:59:35 +0000 UTC]
Aww, that's too bad. I've run into similar instances, it makes me want to learn all of these languages. xD
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mouse16 In reply to ??? [2007-01-07 23:00:58 +0000 UTC]
This is so awesome! Iroh and Zuko look so great! ^_^.
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rufftoon In reply to mouse16 [2007-01-08 05:45:07 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! They were all fun to draw, but I think I can still tweak Zuko a bit more. If I keep drawing him repeatedly, it could work.
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mouse16 In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-08 16:29:38 +0000 UTC]
"Practice makes perfect"...I think that's how the saying goes...I could be wrong.
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rufftoon In reply to MyartMystyle [2007-01-07 22:48:28 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! Gotta thank Leo Ortolani again for creating such a fun style
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MyartMystyle In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-07 22:49:49 +0000 UTC]
And you did it so well too.
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caitabraxas In reply to ??? [2007-01-07 22:40:53 +0000 UTC]
oh mah gawd Appa is sooo cute! great job!
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Hangman13 In reply to ??? [2007-01-07 22:09:23 +0000 UTC]
Are there English translations for the Rat-Man comics? Or will I have to use freetranslations.com?
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rufftoon In reply to Hangman13 [2007-01-07 22:19:31 +0000 UTC]
No english translations that I know of for the Rat-Man comics *sigh*
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Hangman13 In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-08 00:39:05 +0000 UTC]
Oh, damn. I guess you know Italian then?
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rufftoon In reply to Hangman13 [2007-01-08 05:27:28 +0000 UTC]
I tiny tiny tiny bit of Italian. Enough to get around a comic.
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Hangman13 In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-08 07:50:47 +0000 UTC]
Ah. Well damn, I guess I'm stuck with freetranslations then.
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Aleana In reply to ??? [2007-01-07 20:38:33 +0000 UTC]
heh interesting style switch. Now, question. Do you ink these via pen or digitally?
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rufftoon In reply to Aleana [2007-01-07 22:16:03 +0000 UTC]
For these, inked with a pen. I still prefer that to digital ink, though I have tried a Cintiq tablet and oooooh, that was fun! I can't wait until the price starts going down on one of these puppies (you dra directly of the screen-tablet with a Cintiq)
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RetartedDeathBoy In reply to ??? [2007-01-07 17:39:39 +0000 UTC]
lol i like some of them like that but some others are kinda messed up but it still looks great!!!!!!!!!!
(now when i say i dont mean it looks bad i mean they look better the tv way)
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rufftoon In reply to RetartedDeathBoy [2007-01-07 23:11:21 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! It can be hard, trying to adaot characters to other style. Still room for improvement, but I am having fun with these
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RetartedDeathBoy In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-08 00:34:55 +0000 UTC]
ur welcome and yes there is always room for improvment and i dont think you should improv them they look great and they make me laugh.
which is good(i could always use a laugh)!!!!!!!
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RetartedDeathBoy In reply to rufftoon [2007-01-08 00:34:53 +0000 UTC]
ur welcome and yes there is always room for improvment and i dont think you should improv them they look great and they make me laugh.
which is good(i could always use a laugh)!!!!!!!
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