Friday, March 02, 2007

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I've really got to start work on these pages earier. I've got a lot of school work to do. Business plans to write, 3D models to build, paintings to design, and web comics to redesign.

That's right, I plan to re-design the webcomic page. I've been meaning to do this for a while, and I want to get it done now before everything gets too crazy. I've been playing around with what the program can do and there are several features that I really should use. If all goes well, there should be a new look to the page come Monday.

Bunny seems to have the right idea about what people should wear on a long hike, but really, would you want the girls wearing flanel shirts and jeans? Well, would you? Because you do get to vote on what the final designs look like. Expect more designs next week and the final designs the week after. Once the designs are done, the girls can begin their greatest adventure so far - the hunt for the twelve! Don't miss it.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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Sorry for the lateness of this post. It takes a lot longer to make these pages then it used to. The biggest problem is the new costume changes. First I have to design then, then I have to draw them on the characters. I also need to assign new colors as well. My line quality has gotten to a point that I fuss about every little mistake. What a change from last year.




Here's a picture I did near the end of Feburary of last year. I thought it was pretty good at the time. Ann looked pretty good jumping into the air and riding that monster. Too bad most of the other pages weren't as good.





I'm keeping up with my school work. Nothing to report yet. Maybe I'll have something new for the weekend. See you Friday.

Monday, February 26, 2007

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How do you like Ann's new outfit? It's not neccisarely her final outfit, but I though it was an interesting design.

Suzy an interesting character. I'd like to use her beyond this side story but she doesn't really fit anywhere else. Maybe the gang will visit her again some day.

My job interview went well today. I wasn't really prepaired but they seemed to like my work. I'll have to wait to see who gets the job, but I think I have a good chance at it.

Friday, February 23, 2007

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Sorry this is so late going up, but it took a long time to create this page for some reason. I think I'm a little out of practice after all the simpler styled pages I put up for the flashback. The other reason might be that I had to draw Suzy different every time she appears. The reason for this will be explained in Monday's page along with a few other things about Plymorps.
By the way, the name comes from Pliable Morpher. I would have spelt it Plimorp but that looks too much like plim-orp and I didn't want people to be confused about the pronunciation. FYI, Slimorp is short for Stimulate Morpher.
I have a job interview on Monday, so I don't know what quality Monday's page will be in. I was hoping to get some stuff done today but that's not going to happen now. I'll try to get a lot done Saturday so I'll have Sunday to work on the next page, but previous experience tells me that's not going to happen.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

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Sorry that this page is Black and White. I'm experimenting with a new format and it takes a while to set everything up. I'll see what I can do for Friday. I may go back to the old format and then have a really good looking page starting Monday. I'll see how much work I can do on the page format between then and now.

I'm going to put more or my digital art on my Deviant art site (see side bar for the link). Most of them were done using Coral Painter 8, and are very nice looking if I say so myself. Painter doesn't have all the bells and whistles that Photoshop has, but the brushes are amazing. ArtRage 2 is another program I've seen that uses similar brushes and it's only $20 US! I think I'll do my next painting using ArtRage and see how that goes. I'll put those up on Deviant art as well.

Monday, February 19, 2007

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The girls have finally reached the mall. What will they find here? What new outfits will they try on? What new look with the girls have when this is all over? You get to deside. Send in your suggestings and design ideas. Post a message about that you like or don't like. All feedback is welcome.

My weekend was pretty quiet. I played this new Virtual Village game (BigFishGames.com) , which was kind of neat. You have to help a group of islanders to survive.

I'll see you all Wednesday when the first new outfits arrive. I hope you like them.

Friday, February 16, 2007

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Horese's story is finally done and a new chapter of the story will begin Monday. I plan on changing the outfits of all the girls (and maybe the guys as well), so if anyone has any suggestions or design ideas let me know. I'll probably have the girls try on a few outfits before I finalize anything, so feel free to say what you like or don't like about any of the clothing. Remember the girls are going on a long trip into many different enviroments, so they need to dress appropriately.

Classes have been kind of sporatic lately, so there hasn't been much to do except work on our big animation project - which is good since the term is nearly half over and we've barely got the story finished. My model just needs some blend shapes for facial expressions and it will be ready for texturing. Next week we'll have to start modeling the backgrounds so we can start filming the actually animation. Using 3D to animate is easier once all the models and sets are designed, but the process of creating everything can really eat away at your time.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

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Have a Happy Valentines Day, everyone. Personally, I'm not one to celerbrate Valentines Day since I don't have any significant other in my life, but I hope those that do are doing what they can to show how much they love their partner.
I had a really busy day yesterday and that's why this post is later then normal. Our class went down to Halifax to visit several of the animation studios there. We went to Collideascope (Flash), Copernicus (classical + Flash), Halifax Film (Maya 3D), and Electropolis (Stop motion). It was interesting to see the different approaches to animation as well as the work ethic of each studio. Collideascope just finished Johnny Test (WB network). Copernicus is working on a new George of the Jungle cartoon. Halifax Film was making Bo on the Go (an exercise show for 5-8 year olds). Electropolis was working on Lunar Jim (another kids show). It was all very interesting and well worth the visit.
I was suppost to have a major project due today, but no one was finished on time so we have it extended until Monday. I should go and try to finish it anyway. See you Friday for the conclusion of Horese's story.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

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Oops! Horese has fallen over the cliff. Can she survive the fall? Well this is a flashback so you know she does, but what else will happen to her? Come back Wednesday and find out.
Took the weekend off and relaxed so I'm a little behind in my school work. Not much else to talk about.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

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Horese has reached the waterfall, but now that is she going to do? Her master isn't coming back and Catrena can't help her. They both seemed to want her to come here though. Why? What secret does the waterfall hold? Come back Monday and find out.
The animatic isn't quite done. We want to do a few more changes to it to make it perfect. We spent most of the day fixing a lot of problems. We even cut an entire scene because it just wasn't working. We replaced it with a scene we feel works much better. We also altered some of the storyboards to make it clearer what is going on. Sound effects were added to enhance a few scenes as well. There is still a couple of scenes that need to be reworked, but it's looking pretty good so far. Hopefully it will be done next week and I can put it up for you to see.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

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Now that both Catrena and her master are gone, Horese is all alone in the world. Cat was sane enough to give her a key but not strong enough to tell her what it's for. Something about escape and water. Come back Friday and see if Horese can figure it out before the guards get her.


People laughed at the right places when they saw our animatic, so that's a good sign. A few suggestions were made about how to make it funnier or clearer in spots but overall they loved it. On Thursday, we are going to gather all the suggestions together and make the final adjustments before starting to make the backgrounds. The characters are already being modeled.


Here is a sneek peak of the cyclops that will appear. This model is uncolored and missing hands and an eye, but you can still see the basic structure of the final character. Imagine a high-pitched nerds voice coming from this thing and you can start to understand the humor.
I'll post the animatic Friday.

Sunday, February 04, 2007

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Both Horese and Catrena are running for their lives. Is Catrena sane enough to help Horese or is she more dangerious then the guards? Come back Wednesday to find out.
I didn't get a lot done this weekend. I did finish the animatic for our class 3D project, and it looks like it will be pretty funny when it's done. I'd put it up on the site but it's not really mine to show, and it's still in a pretty rough stage at this point anyway. I make sure to link to the final version when it's done.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

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Horese is on the run, but for how long? The action builds as Horese's life is destroyed piece by piece. Come back next week to see what happens to her next.
Not much to add. Schools going well. Lots of work to do. Job offers coming left and right, this time from COGS (land surveyors). They need people to create realistic 3D landscapes based on actual terrain. Not a fun job but a respectable one.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

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Catrena is on a rampage and Horese is hiding with her master. Who could that be knocking at the door? It's not Avon calling. On Friday, Horese will take her first steps to becoming the violent horse-woman she is today. What pushes this frightened young woman over the edge? Stay tooned and find out.
Lots of job prospects poured in today. Seems like a lot of studios are expanding and in need of new people to help fill the gaps. The biggest news is that C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures is looking for 3D animators. C.O.R.E. has been behind a lot of visual effects seem in movies including The Wild and the Resident Evil series. Although neither movie was a box office success, the visual effects were amazing. C.O.R.E. also does some animation for YTV including The Naughty Naughty Pets and Angela Anaconda. I'm not sure if I have anything that will wow them, but I'm going to summit my demo and hope for the best.

Sunday, January 28, 2007

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Seems that Catrena has suffered the same fate as Toi; however, she doesn't have someone like Bunny to help her regain her sanity. There will be a lot of blood shed on Wednesday's page as Catrena takes revenge on the ones who did this to her. How does Horese react to all this? How would you react if your best friend suddenly changed into a monster? Keep reading to find out.
Not much to report. I've gotten much of my school work done. I was hoping to get some extra stuff done, but it's getting to late. I'll see if I have time tomorrow.

Friday, January 26, 2007

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Drawing a story using outlines is a lot different then doing full color work. As you can see here, you can overlap images and push everything together without losing comprehension. I'll have to explore this more in next weeks pages.
Things are going to get messy next week as we find out how Horese changed from a naive young woman to the bad-tempered woman she is today. The answer may surprise you.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

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I'm feeling much better today and I think it shows in my art work.

I'm going to have to move the story along or this story will take forever to tell. Expect more action and drama on Friday and through next week as I get to the meat of the story.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

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I'm not feeling very well today. I'm running a fever and can hardly move. As a result, todays page isn't very good. I mean it's not bad, I just wish I could have filled out the details a little better.

I'm going to bed early tonight. Hopefully I'll feel better in the morning.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

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Here is more of the story about the original goddesses. I think this page looks a little better then the last.
I'll have time to work on the next page, so I think I'll have Racheal interupt Terra so I can get back to my regular style of drawing.
Our computer lab has finally gotten new computers and I'm typing on the first test model right now! It's a Cord 2 Duo with 2 GB Rom, 1.86 MHz processing with 150 GB memory. Not top of the line, but still pretty sweet. It's going to be great when everything is up and running and I can start animating on these babies. 3D with Maya 8 should look pretty cool and the rendering speed should be a lot faster now with less chance of crashes. I'll try to throw something together sometime so you can see that this program can do.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

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Well it's the first part of the revised origin of the goddesses. I hope you like the style I'm using for these scenes. I'm sure my art will improve as I keep practicing. That's one of the reasons to shake things up like this. I'll have to come up with reasons to change the style again later on, so I can keep improving my overall drawing abilities.
There is a lot of work to do but nothing I can't handle. I just need to keep pushing ahead and not get behind and let it over whelm me.
Let me know what you think of my new style. My email is Dungeonwarden [at] msn.com (replace [at] with @). I'd like to know what you think.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

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Starting Wednesday there will be a whole new storyline as Terra tells the true story about the origin of the animal talimans (or at least the version that Horese told her). I'm thinking of changing the art style for the flashback scenes. Both to give me a break from the full shaded images I'm doing now and also to practice drawing in a different style. It's always a good idea to try something different once in a while to keep yourself from getting stale.

I've caught up on most of my back log of work now, so I just have to worry about getting my projects done. I hope I'll have time to work on my 2D animation since I don't want to lose what I've learned and I want to get better as well. John K. put up some new assignments on his blog (http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/) that I want to do as well. There is just too much to do and so little time to do it. Keep the support coming, I need it.

Friday, January 12, 2007

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This page took a lot longer to create then usual. I'm not really sure why, but I really need to keep things simple so that I don't waste time that is better spend elseware.

There is a lot of self-directed work this term, and a lot of group work. I really need to keep organized in order to avoid falling behind. I would like to have a job when I graduate and so I need to prove that I can do the work. My artwork needs to improve, so I will keep regular updates on the comic, but I need to work on animation as well. All I can do is keep plugging away everyday and try to avoid getting distracted by non-productive activities.

Post some messages to let me know what I'm doing well and what needs to improve. I'd love to get some feedback so that I know if I'm on the right track or not. Help me out, okay.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

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I knew I'd be late posting this if I didn't get an early start on it last night. I might have to do what some people do and have my art work done on the weekend, so that I just need to color and clean up my work the day before it's due. I suppose it's alway good to stay ahead of the game; however, I have so much work to do I can't justifly spending a day just drawing. Then again, I'm not doing any more work then I'm doing now. I'll have to think about this some more.

I have put some sketches up on my website and I hope to get a few more done before the end of the day. There are a few nude poses, but the lines are not clear enough to show any real detail. Maybe I should rate them PG13 or something. Most of the sketches are my attemps to copy other artists' styles. I did a pretty good job on some of them.

I'm putting my best work up on Deviant Art. I put the link in the bar to the right. There are only a couple of drawing so far. I'll put the rest of those up soon as well.

Monday, January 08, 2007

My new Video


Fairy Nice


This is my animated video from last term. It took awhile, but it's finally done. I hope you enjoy my latest masterpiece.

Sunday, January 07, 2007

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I think I'll start putting Monday's and Wednesday's pages up early (if I can) and put up Friday's page a little later. This is because Mondays and Wednesdays are pretty heavy days while I have a lot of free time on Fridays. Tuesdays are pretty busy as well, so I might have to do some juggling to get that page up on time. I though getting Friday's page up last term would be a struggle, but I managed it, so I should be able to get Wednesdays pages up as well. We'll see.
Not much to report since Friday. I've been pretty lax this weekend, but it is the first week back. I should have my last terms animation up soon. Only a couple of scenes left to color.

Friday, January 05, 2007

Free Will

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw
back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),
there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence
moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's
favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance,
which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. ...
(W. H. Murray in
The Scottish Himalaya Expedition, 1951. See http://www.goethesociety.org/pages/quotescom.html )


Scott Adams recently posted a blog, I can't stop myself, about a scientific article posted in the NY times, Free Will: Now You Have It, Now You Don’t.

The first question that needs to be answered is "What is free will?" Is it the ability to make decisions? If so, we all have free will since we all make decisions about lots of things. But then computers must have free will since they can make decisions as well. One of the great advances in computer science is the ability for computers to calculate solutions faster then any human can.

Some might say that the computer is only doing what it's told. It has no free will since it can only figure out what it has been programed to solve. However, are humans not the same. You can't preform most tasks without training in how they are done. Some things can be learned through trial and error, but computers are capable of this too.

perhaps we need to look at what it means not to have free will. What is it we are slaves to? Are we slaves to our passions? To some extent. for example, we can't choose who we fall in love with. However, we can choose that to do with those passions. We are capable of denying them.

The article suggests that we are controlled by our subconscious mind. Often we react to things before we even realize that we need to react. But doesn't that require the subconscious to make a decision? In essence, that means that the subconscious mind must have free will - free even from ourselves. We can veto our subconscious if we are aware of its actions but often the subconscious is better at doing things then our conscious mind it.

This is especially true with art. Good art is always a subconscious process. We dream or enter a trance like state and suddenly good ideas come. When we try to force ourselves to come up with good idea, we dry up and can't produce anything. The best we can hope for is to remember an idea we can up with in the past or which someone else came up with and reuse it. Original ideas can only come from the subconscious mind.

Some what is the subconscious mind and why does it have so much power over us? It seems to be a collect of everything we have experenced throughout our lives. When bad things happen to us, our subconscious remembers are trys to avoid those situations in the future. Conversely, we want to repeat events that had positive results in the past. Our subconscious uses all this information to guide us in the best direction for your personal happiness. Making or keeping others happy can contrubed to our own happiness, so we are not totally selfish but it is the general tendency for most people to think of their own well being first.

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I'll just put the new page link here. I don't have much to say about it except that I dreamed about what is going to happen over the next few story pages, so you can expect some interesting revelations over the next week or so.

I'm back to school now, so expect some slowness getting the pages up. I have more free time now, but I also have more time consuming projects to do. We are expected to create at least one high quality animation this term in order to show what we can do to potential employers. I still have a lot to learn, so I need to really stay focused this year.

I hope to become a freelance animator/ illustrator once I graduate and that requires that I can really prove to the world that I am worth taking a risk on. Freelance work requires you to constantly look for work and is very unstable financally. However, I'm too much of a creative genius to be confortable doing any kind of steady line of work. I hope I can generate a larger fan base for my work and become self-suffent like many other web comic artist. I will be creating more content (animated scenes) and promotional materials (T-shirts, books, calendars, etc.) once I graduate and have more time to deciate to the site.

I hope you will all continue to support me and tell others about my work.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

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Not my best work, but it's up on time at least. I'll post more later.

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year!


I wish all the best to you and yours for the new year. May this year be better that the last.

Friday, December 29, 2006

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Well, I got this page up in good time for a change.

I'll probably put a quick New Years page up Monday and try to get the comic started again on Wednesday. Only problem is, I'll be back to school on Wednesday (the time sure flies by when you don't want it to). I'll try to get the page started before I leave, so I can get it up on time; however, I haven't had much luck in that regard, so the page might not be up until late Wednesday. It will be up on Wednesday one way or another.

Have a safe and Happy New Years Eve!

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

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I'm making a habit of these late updates. I have my Brother and his Family visiting this week, so I've been spending time with then. The are out right now, so I'm putting this up while I can.

I hope everyone enjoyed the lovely wallpaper I put up as a Christmas bonus. I don't think I got any more votes then usual, so many people were either too busy or didn't know about it. If anyone wants it, I'll e-mail it to you in exchange for a small donation through paypal (use Dungeonwarden msn.com as the e-mail address).

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. I'll se you Friday.

Monday, December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas, Everyone!


I hope you are enjoying your Christmas Holidays. I know not everyone has reason to celebrate, but I like to keep an open mind about such things. Try to enjoy the day, and I'll see you back here Wednesday.

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Strange error

For some strange reason http://dungeonwarden.com and http://www.dungeonwarden.com take you to two different versions of my website. Anyone going to the first version will not see the update for Friday while the second version works fine. I see no reason for this discrepancy, and I'm pretty sure dungeonwarden.com was working on Friday. Maybe this is just a holiday glitch and everything will be back to normal soon.

Update: Now all the files that were updated on Friday have disappeared. I put them back up on the site and everything seems to be working. My web server must have had to reset the site to a previous date. It was weird that only half the site had reset before. I hope the problem is fixed now.

Holiday gifts are still on the way for Christmas Eve. I hope people will take the time to check them out. By Tuesday they will be gone, so you'll have about 48 hours to get them. The Christmas card will stay on as a permanent part of the archive, but the rest will not be seen again for a long time. Enjoy!

Friday, December 22, 2006

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Sorry that I'm late getting this posted. I've just gotten so lazy now that I'm home. I'll put up a Christmas Card for Monday and maybe a Christmas gift as well for those that vote for me. I just have to remember to get everything done before Christmas Eve.

I checked my files and realized that I don't have the newest Flash file for my animation with me, so I can't update it. Well, I could if I wanted to redo all the work I did between this save and the final one; however, I discovered that my computer can't handle the file anyway. As much as people complained about the computers at school being old and glitchy, my home computer doesn't come near to the power of the ones at school. I think it's time for an upgrade, even though this computer is only a few years old. Animation takes a lot of processing power.

I may put up the unfinished version, just so you can see what I've done and why it takes so much power to edit the thing. I really put a lot of work into it.

Happy Holidays Everyone.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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Sorry, for the delay in putting up this blog. I'm just settling in back home and I need to get things in order. I spent some time making the page look nice, but I can see I really need more practice to be as good as many of the other web comics out there. I suppose I should take some pride in the fact that I'm not using Photoshop like most other people are, but my pictures could be so much better with a few filters and effects applied to them.

Right now I'm caught between wanting to be a better artist and wanting to work on other things. Animation is an important part of my education and I need to focus on that as well. I still haven't finished coloring my last animation project and I'd really like to get it out for Christmas. I'll try to get it done by tomorrow night, but there are no guarantees.

Still dealing with some loose ends before starting the next chapter of the story. I'll see what I can come up with for next week. Happy Holidays!

Sunday, December 17, 2006

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I'm feeling much better today. It's amazing what a little rest can do for you. All my responsibilities are done for this term, so I'll be heading back to Wolfville tomorrow to see my family and take a much needed vacation. I'll try to get my animation finished before Christmas. All I need to do is color a few scenes, but I'm really burnt out so I'm not going to be much use to anyone for the next few days.

I added more background detail but also removed the highlights since this is a darker scene (the sun is going down). I really need to compose my scenes better, but I don't want to spend a lot of time working out all the details. That's fine for a painting, but for sequential art it is too much work to frame every scene. Maybe if I was getting paid for this, I'd spend the time making everything look good, but right now I just don't have the energy. During the school year I don't have the time. Maybe I'll be able to start doing commissions and putting up incentives after I graduate. Then I'll have the income I need to work on my comics full time. I hope you will all support me. I promise to reward you if you do.

Friday, December 15, 2006

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Sorry for the delay. I'm posting this nearly 23 hours after I normaly update; however it is still Friday, so this post isn't technically late.

Who am I kidding, this post is very late and it's all because of the long nights I've been putting into my animation project. It was due today but it isn't actually finished. All that's left is to color three scenes, so I should be able to put it up on my blog soon.

I am very tired right now, and that is another reason this is so late. I am having a hard time keeping awake and I can't think straight. I also accidently turned off the computer and lost all the work I had done up to that point. If this page looks a bit rushed, that's because it was. I think I'll go to sleep now. I'll see you Monday, when I hope to be more alert. Maybe I'll have some stuff done by then.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

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Here's page 251. A little late, but that's to be expected. I didn't put any highlights on the bottom panel, but I really don't have time to fully render the scene. I'll keep practicing my art style, so don't worry that my art won't get any better.

I wasn't sure where to put this scene in the time line, but I need to reveal Toi's new form before Horese shows up, which will be pretty soon. Probably Monday, after I take care of some loose ends on Friday.

My animation project is coming along. I have all the required parts done. Now I need to fill in the details so that it can been seen by the public. I should have it up by the time I post on Friday, so expect to see it then.

Monday, December 11, 2006

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I've reached a great mile stone of 250 pages! Many people have quit long before this, but I've rarely even missed an update. I've been late many times but I've always tried to put up my page for my fan's enjoyment.
Todays page is the cover to the next story line in the Beast Token quest. The quest started way back at page 175, but hasn't really begin until now. First up is Horese. Will she be a thorn in the vixens side or will she join them on the quest willingly?.

Has anyone noticed that none of the beast girls are very nice people? Racheal is at least civilized and willing to avoid battle when she can. The rest seem to relish a good fight. Makes you wonder what some of the other girls are like.
I'm still busy working away on my final animation. I better get back to it. See you Wednesday.

Friday, December 08, 2006

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Boy am I tired. I've been staying up way too late to get my projects done. Everything is finished now except for the final 2D animation. I'll put my 3D animation up soon so you can all see it. It turned out pretty good considering I've never animated anything in 3D before (except the obligatory bouncing ball).

If anyone is interested in animation, start by trying to get a ball to bounce. It doesn't matter if you are doing it on paper, Flash, Maya, or with any other program or method. A bouncing ball is the easiest thing to learn motion, squash and stretch, slow in and slow out, and just about any other animation principle. The secret of the bouncing ball is that it's easy to draw (or make a 3D model of), so you're not hung up on what you are drawing and can concentrate of the animation.

If you look at page 249, you'll notice I'm using highlights now. It is really staring to make my characters look more three dimentional. By May 2007, I should be drawing my comic in a semi-realistic style with full textures and lighting effects. And to think, just last year I was drawing lifeless 2 dimentional black and white illustrations for my comic. It's hard to believe how much better I'm getting.



Wednesday, December 06, 2006

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I was up late again last night trying to get my work done. As a result, I didn't get to work on my webpage. Fortunately, my class was canceled today, so I was able to get the page up around 10:30 this morning.

My 3D animation project is almost done, which is good since it is due tomorrow. After that, I have my 2D project that is due next week left and then I'm finished ... for this term. Next term, I have to do a big project in either 2D or 3D. I'm pretty good at both but great at neither. Animation is headed toward 3D, but there is still a lot of 2D stuff out there. I've got a lot of thinking to do over the holiday break.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

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What's this? a new character and a new art style? I really must be crazy. To be fair, I did finally finish my wallpaper and the new style is a result of all the work I put into that piece.
I'm sure you're dying to see the wonderful art work and might want to put it up on your own desk top. Well, unfortunately it contains a few spoilers and I want to save the public unveiling until later. Of course, if someone were to send some money my way Via Paypal (my E-mail address is Dungeonwarden@msn.com), I'd be more then happy to send you a copy of your very own.
I still have a couple of animation projects to do next week - one in 3D (Maya) and one in 2D (Flash). I'll put those videos up for you to see once they are done. I'll put my other sketches up as well sometime. Maybe next weekend. It depends on how much work I get done between now and then.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

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Another late night tonight. I at least got my comic page done in time.
As you can see, I'm slowly revealing more background information while adding more mystery at the same time. Pretty clever, right? Okay, maybe it's a pretty standard way to write good stories but not everyone can do it - or at least very few people take the time to write good stories.
I'm slowly getting my big projects done. Of course they are all due next week, so I'll going to be pretty dead by next Friday. Expect the next few comics to be late or simple. If they're not it's because I'm procrastinating on my assignments. Oh well, as least someone gets to benefit from my lasiness.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

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Sorry for the delay, ... again. Finals are closing in fast and I don't know if I can get everything done and work on the web comic at the same time. However, one of my final projects will be a full-color illustration of my characters - including a few spoiler characters. Look for it by the end of next week. I'll make it the reward for voting over Christmas Vacation.

So who is Horese? Well, the name might be a bit of a clue. I'll drop a few clues about who she is when the next page goes up Friday(?). It looks like the Vixens will have to let Terra into the group whether they want to or not.

Updates are coming. I'll update the info page to include information about Terra and Horese once that information appears here. I also scanned a bunch of my life drawings, so I'll put those up when I get the chance (That might be two weeks away at the rate I'm going). Keep reading and I'll keep putting up my comic pages.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

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Late getting this up so comments will have to wait. Enjoy todays page while you wait.

Friday, November 24, 2006

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Sorry for the long delay on getting this page up. I was very tired from all the long nights and just couldn't get up the energy to finish the page. After a long nap this afternoon, I went right to work getting this finished so that the page would still be updated today. The things I put myself through to keep my fan happy.
Terra is four hundred and sixty-seven years old? Is that human years or snake years. Actually, Terra can't be human since only one talisman girl can come from each planet (see pages 182-184). Is she from a long lived race or is there some other reason for her longevity? Come back Monday to find out.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

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Wow! Terra looks a lot different in her normal form. What is she, like 14 or something? How do you stay mad at a little kid? On the other hand, the Vixens are not known for their kindness. See their reaction Friday.
I'm caught up on my work, so I should be able to get pages up on time for the next little while. On the other hand, I still have several big projects to work on so I'll be pretty busy over the next few weeks. I may be posting in the mornings instead of the night before for a while, but we'll see what happens.

Monday, November 20, 2006

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Sorry for the delay. I was late getting the page done last night and I didn't get a chance to get the page up until now (6:20 PM) because of everything else that has been going on.
We had some dances come into life drawing class today, which was pretty interesting. They were pretty flexible and were able to stand still in some fairly ackward positions. I'll try to get some of my drawings up so you can see them (I really need to get my drawing scanned so I can do that).
I had a meeting with a client who I created a web page for (go to Site-light Guardian to see it) and get payed. After a quick lunch, I had to go to business class. I got together with my group to research out project and it was after 4:30 by the time that was done. I had an early supper (I hadn't had much to eat all day), and then sat down to finally get my story page finished and put up on the web.
Terra doesn't seem to be too bright. Either that or she doesn't think anyone would have a problem with her joining the group after she just tryed to kill them all. Either way, Wednesdays page sould be pretty interesting.

Friday, November 17, 2006

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Many strange thinks have already happened that Racheal isn't even aware of. Expect many more strange happenings before the troup finally leaves the city and begins the Quest of the Twelve.
Very busy catching up with my work so I better keep this short. See you Monday.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

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Looks like Bunny still likes Racheal . . . or is this just some part of her master plan? Once a character turns bad, you can't help thinking all kinds of negative things about them, can you? You'll just have to wait and see where all this will lead to. Stay tooned.

School work is falling behind again. I'm really going to have to work hard to catch up. Darm my need to take a vacation. I really should have stayed at school and caught up on my work.

Monday, November 13, 2006

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Sorry for the delay. I've been on holiday this weekend and have been avoiding anything resembling work. Everything is back on schedule now.

Who's Deloria? Was she Bunny all along or has something else taken control of her? Is Terria really the snake girl or is she another player in this already complex story? What do they know about Alimetra that has yet to be revealed?

It will be a while before any of these questions are answered. The question that will be answered is what will these two do next. Stay tooned to find out.