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Thanks for the input and links.  :D

I did make the waist thicker than Nightfall's to start, so I may keep it as is.

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Art and Elfquest / [Tools of the Trade] References For Muscular Females?
« on: January 30, 2012, 03:21:26 PM »
Below is a draft for what will eventually be a turnaround/ model sheet of Tidebreak, the deep-sea elf in my avatar image <-----

As a being of the deep sea, I figure she should look very strong. So far to get the musculature down I've been working from images of She-Hulk, a couple pages from a Christopher Hart book (Drawing Cutting Edge Anatomy), and what I can google of female atheletes.

But did I go too far? Or did I miss something? I'm not really finding a consistent set of 'rules' for this.



Futher notes: The base figure itself was made by following Wendy Pini's Nightfall model sheet. The tail musculature was derived from yet another source: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=137721

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Chit-Chat / Re: Warner: No ElfQuest movie.
« on: January 27, 2012, 12:57:17 PM »
Quote from: Eregyrn
Is there anyone who believes WB's excuse?  Really?  It doesn't make any sense.
Yeah, I do. "Transformers Animated" was killed in order to get it (and it's toy line) out of the way of the Transformer movie sequels.  There was also the Bat-Embargo on "Justice League Unlimited": Bruce Timm and co were disallowed from using Batman's major villains in the later seasons of the show because "Batman Begins".

Both were Cartoon Network proprieties, and both are examples of Warner Brothers doing stupid crap to keep from competing with itself.

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And I think that for animated series, and tv series in general these days, the important thing to remember is that a lot of their profitability lies not just in broadcast, but in the ability of a series to live on in a well-produced DVD set

Also, toys. The SciFi and Fantasy genres exist in a world where big-ticket properties MUST include the merch. "Merchandizing, Merchandizing! Where the real money from the movie is made!" More than one animated TV show or concept has been axed because merchandising it was unfeasible. IE: Cartoon Network cancelled "Symbionic Titan"- a great show IMO, not as 'epic storytelling' as Avatar but with a Buffy/ Angel mix of episodic a story arcs- largely because they couldnt find anyone to start cranking out an action figure line. Because the companies approached considered the prospect unfeasible.

Potentially a similar issue here. Toy companies want easily defined 'boys toys' and 'girls toys' to put on the respective aisles, and EQ cant be pinned into one. I can see the pitch meeting now: "Beautiful fashion-plate elves who hunt and go to war? A man with the power to make flowers grow? Are you kidding me?" "You do know figure lines are supposed to be divided into ones with mostly males and one or two females, or mostly female with one or two males, right? What's with all this equal representation? Parents WONT KNOW who to buy them for!"

EDIT: Add to that uncertainty the economic gamble of EQ merch competing with Hobbit merch.  No sale.

And, 'blasphemous' it may be, I doubt an ElfQuest movie could have made its investment back on ticket/DVD revenues alone. It'd likely be another "Treasure Planet," a good maybe even great film that couldn't break through to a large audience. With "Iron Giant" sized marketing confusion to help drive people away. In other words, a very pretty bomb. And that's not just sour grapes, I've felt that way for a long time. Being up against The Hobbit on multiple front wouldnt have helped either.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: December 30, 2011, 02:19:36 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: December 25, 2011, 08:10:49 PM »
Just emailed a cartoony Jink sketch for the bonus art.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: November 27, 2011, 09:59:02 PM »
Jink is done done and done!  ;D

I just sent in a draft of the combined image.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: November 24, 2011, 03:33:48 PM »
2 Jinks done as of ten minutes ago, 3rd Jink getting there.

PMing a placemarker image now.


What's that about no Petalwing :o? If the drawings are done I'd be happy to color it.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: November 19, 2011, 07:38:41 PM »
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Bahahaha! The only action pose I'd been able to think up for her at the time would be her trying drag up a man into tree.
Yeah, going by the expressions on the faces Nilla drew, the "sexy" pose is the one with clothes on. :lol

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: November 15, 2011, 06:22:38 PM »
NEWBIE UPDATE

Nilla's part of our joint project for this (Jink in issue number #1 cover outfit) is done. I'm a little behind on my part (vector-inking and dressing her sketches)...


Headshot: DONE (including revisions suggested by members of this site)

Action Pose (actually reclining): Very nearly done

Sexy pose: Figure done except for arms, sexy flowing wrap not started yet.


I will continue grinding away at this and expect to make deadline, but doesnt look like it'll make it into the year-long calendar... (EDIT:) If there are just two more slots to fill.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: September 22, 2011, 01:36:24 AM »
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Hmmmm...I said she reminded of Jink.
Jink's eye color changes, too. Wendy givers her baby blues, the comics give her green.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2012 Fan Calendar Guidelines
« on: August 27, 2011, 05:42:32 PM »
(boy am I looking into this late...)


I see that Jink is already taken.

But since other characters have been given multiple pages based on outfits or eras, would TPTB here be willing to split Jink into Human-form and Elf-form pin-ups, so I can take the one Wildfire isnt doing?

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