Whats making you happy right now

#11911 Puck

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Posted 13 April 2015 - 06:20 PM

Making me happy is seeing this..

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..become this.. (spoilered for size and also sorry for the crappy pic quality, only got my mobile phone to take pics)

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I may not be entirely happy with some details, but I have to admit, the printed copies look quite sweet. Also, I'm going to allow myself a pat on the back after spending a whole freaking year on this. Final presentation at uni tomorrow, but unless something goes horribly, horribly wrong, I'll be done with uni by the end of the week

I'm REALLY happy with the printing quality, especially because I had to look for a new printing company on short notice. The paper is just sweet. And they're proper hardcovers, not just some flappy piece of paper pretending to be hardcovers.

This post has been edited by Puck: 13 April 2015 - 06:29 PM

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#11912 Andorion

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Posted 13 April 2015 - 06:42 PM

I must say Puck that looks pretty awesome.

Good luck with your Uni presentation

Edit: Curious about this, do you use fountain pens to write?

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#11913 EmperorMagus

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Posted 13 April 2015 - 06:43 PM

Those are pretty sweet Puck. I want one now.
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Posted 13 April 2015 - 06:53 PM

Indeed, I was going to say Puck...those are pretty damned amazing!

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#11915 Puck

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Posted 13 April 2015 - 07:00 PM

Thanks, guys

It's kind of surreal to see this in printed form..

Andorion, on 13 April 2015 - 06:42 PM, said:

Edit: Curious about this, do you use fountain pens to write?

I have to admit that I did not write the last pages, I just lucked out and found a font that did exactly what I needed it to do. I do use one of those pens you have to dunk into an inkwell for drawing, though.

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#11916 Fid

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Posted 13 April 2015 - 07:47 PM

That is just stunning quality, Puck - and glad you have finished uni as well. Onwards and upwards!

#11917 Grief

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Posted 13 April 2015 - 08:56 PM

That's really incredible Puck. I especially like the 4th pic, the postures and the shift in what's foreground and background are super. Hope the presentation goes well!

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#11918 Maark Abbott

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Posted 14 April 2015 - 06:23 AM

Hot diggity damn, Puck!

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#11919 Tarthenal Theloman Toblakai

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Posted 14 April 2015 - 07:11 AM

Christ thats epic! Must have taken an insane amount of time!

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#11920 Puck

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Posted 14 April 2015 - 08:40 PM

DONE! I'm all officially free now!

And thanks, everyone!

I'm glad people other than me myself think it's cool. I've stared so much at this I cannot really tell anymore. But the feedback at the presentation was great and here on the board, too, which makes me really happy

Tarthenal Theloman Toblakai, on 14 April 2015 - 07:11 AM, said:

Christ thats epic! Must have taken an insane amount of time!

I worked on this for about a year. GUess it's possible to do that faster, but it was my first project of that scale.

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#11921 stone monkey

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Posted 14 April 2015 - 09:27 PM

Congrats Puck... That's pretty damned impressive work. The linework is amazing. Do I see a stylistic hint of From Hell period Eddie Campbell in there?

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#11922 Maark Abbott

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 06:55 AM

Skeletonwitch tonight! Bring on the hair! Bring on the spikes! Bring on the LEATHER!

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 07:44 AM

Enjoy! Watch out for support band Lacrota! Mate of mine is their guitarist.

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#11924 Maark Abbott

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 09:46 AM

Ah, good stuff! Should be a fun gig; Skelly always put on a banger of a live show.

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#11925 Puck

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 10:43 AM

stone monkey, on 14 April 2015 - 09:27 PM, said:

Congrats Puck... That's pretty damned impressive work. The linework is amazing. Do I see a stylistic hint of From Hell period Eddie Campbell in there?

Thanks

That's quite possible. It's roughly the same time period, and also I read From Hell shortly before I started drawing, and then had a look at it again when I was stuck regarding what font to use for the speech bubbles, so I basically just copied the way From Hell does it.

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#11926 Maark Abbott

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 12:46 PM

Swiggity swag. My Oblivionized pre-order just came in the post.

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#11927 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 03:10 PM

Puck, on 15 April 2015 - 10:43 AM, said:

stone monkey, on 14 April 2015 - 09:27 PM, said:

Congrats Puck... That's pretty damned impressive work. The linework is amazing. Do I see a stylistic hint of From Hell period Eddie Campbell in there?

Thanks

Late to the story but yeah, congrats. That is amazing!

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#11928 QuickTidal

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 03:51 PM

Maark, on 12 April 2015 - 05:46 AM, said:

in the UK people refer to that as 'Happy Hardcore'. Which just makes me think of Converge and Hatebreed cuddling each other.

Oh man, the phrase "Happy Hardcore" takes me back to my 90's rave days.

NOTE: Is it as maligned today as it was back in the day? Man, it was frowned upon by most of my DJ friends. If you weren't Anabolic Frolic...you should not be spinning HH. LOL

Example:

Stop the video before it melts your brain from saccharine awfulness.

And because I am loathe to leave you with that terrible taste in your mouth, here is a solid non-HH track to cleanse the palate.

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