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There is some but, IIRC, there is not as much. Also, 22 days until the premier of GOT.

A non-Macross peice of art. I'm debating coloring it in, and if so, will probably use the image on a T-shirt design for TWDC Studios.

The House of Reps has voted to cut $450m from the F-35 program. Thoughts?

For me, it has to be Totoro. While Nausicaa is a great film, to me it is overshadowed by the manga. My wife would probably vote Spirited Away or Ponyo, but she doesn't have an MW account, so the point is moot.

Couldn't sleep. Whipped this one out just for the fun of it.

You're are really kicking arse on this thing. I, for one, am totally cool with the liberties you are taking. Anime magic only goes so far, and at least you are putting thought into it instead of just tossing out some general fix. Now we just need to add some hand-drawn cel animated characters to go riding in it!

It is still there. The default settings are to only show the past thirty days of updates. If you scroll down to the bottom of the sub-forum, you will see a dark blue bar with the tiny little words "click here for filter options". From there you can expand the range of dates and a bunch of other stuff. I'd assume this is done so that the site isn't bogged down having to display old threads. Of course, this doesn't mean you can bump it every time it slips off of the page. But if there is still work being done or news to share, bump away!

Well, the Max is done with multiply just like you. The VF-1J used darken because I am not just shading, but applying different colors (a la the old cel-painting technique I'm emulating). Darken makes sure that it only shows when it is over something lighter. I use a combo of darken and multiply a lot. For Max, I have numerous multiply layers. On any one, or several, I will paint in the area I want to fill, then select that specific area, and then using either the gradient tool, or a HUUUGE brush set to very soft, will brush over it to lighten it, or make it darker via another multiply layer. Does that make sense?

Wow, you've already got it on Mars? Good job! :P It's nice to see this thread has gained new life!

Mr March- so, the way I go about it isn't much different than what I usually have done. I'm sure there are artists out theere (and on MW) who have made a much more streamlined way of doing this, but I'm kind of messing around with different techniques right now. Anyhow, for the VF-1J, the process is fairly simple: 1) I make a line drawing of the VF-1J. This one was done in pencil, scanned into Photoshop, and then darkened to look like ink through curves, levels, etc. 2) On a new layer (set to Darken) I lay down the primary colors 3) The nest layer (also set to darken) is used to lay down the medium, or first level, of shading. 4) Another layer (set to darken) adds the darkest shading of all. Here, I pay close attention to what I am also going to be adding lighter parts to. 5) And then the light layer adds the lighter parts which follow panel lines, adds shine, etc. This is set to normal. 6) A quick bunch of colors to put Max into the cockpit. I'm not too detailed with this because the canopy glare will cover most detail anyway. 7) I flatten all of the color layers, and then make sure they are still set to darken. Then flatten them with the lineart. Kapow. Super VF-1J... done. As for Max himself, he's done about the same, but I mess a bit with gradients in the shading, too. I'll post the breakdown if you want. Otherwise...

(in my best Gary Coleman impression): "Whatchoo talking bout Mr March?!?" The work you are putting together looks fabulous! The coloring is so clean and smooth! For me, on the VF-1J I am purposefully emulating the hand-painted cel look from the early to mid-80's. A time when steadiness of hand wasn't as important but getting that last little bit of shade or lighting in was. Hence, a lot of mecha ended up with an organic look while still reinforcing their man-made nature. I hope it works out in the end!

Wow, from version 0.2 to 0.4 in one day! I should hurt my back more often!!!

So, it ain't much of an update. But it's something. Look left!

Lookin pretty damn good, chillyche! I totally agree with Mr March- the toon rendering is perfect. I've seen CG in anime where the shading isn't that good. Keep us WIP'ed

Took a little break. In-laws flew over for the holidays, and then work has been killing me. However, I hurt my back, badly. So I've had nothing to do but lay in bed and draw. New updated WIPgif should be up tomorrow.

I am reservedly optimistic. While I enjoyed the first CG film for what it was, I am hoping that they ain't lying when they say it hews closely to the manga. I like Appleseed a lot more than GITS... I just wish Shirow would get back to it.

I think it's pregnant.

Yeah, because Somalia is all yellows, oranges and browns. There is nothing innovative about that. And to say that The Thin Red Line was desaturated is complete lunacy. The environment was bright and colorful, and so is the film. Don't get me wrong, BHD is a GOOD film. One of the best that Ridley has done in a long time. But there was very little that was innovative about it, cinematically. And, finally, it is total BS that the Delta Ops weren't using their (flying) motorcycles with rockets. What a rip-off, man!

Have you seen his movies lately? They are full of generic "wowee" action pieces with grand, but ultimately dull, storylines in-between. Ridley Scott hasn't done an innovative film in decades.

Quick question: I want to buy a second monitor for my iMac (for art purposes). I was hoping to buy a monitor that I can rotate on its stand so that it sits in portrait instead of landscape, but can't seem to find one that does this anymore. Did they totally drop this concept when widescreen monitors became the norm?

Yeah, I felt that Cars was the weakest, by far, of all the Pixar films. It was too long and not very entertaining. It seems most of the film was dedicated to showing off their progress in CGI, instead of good storytelling. I'll pass. I probably won't even rent it.

Exactly. Shouldn't there be some moderation going on here?

The WIP thread lives again. But where's the new WIP??? Eye's left, spud!

Hmmm... good point.

Yeah, why DO the robots look like crap?