A Dreadful Display!

[MSperoni]

Much like "Behind the Punch" (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=35681), this thread will be for the various behind the scenes artwork I do, as well as a place to display the wallpapers I make!

I had been using the main Dreadful threads for this, but I felt it was a better idea to put everything in one place for the sake of convenience. For example, once the wallpapers disappear from the main page of the site, they're not that easy to track down. They'll be here though!

This page isn't JUST for displaying. Feel free to comment! (though anything that turns into a lengthy discussion about the comic might be better on the actual comic thread, since having tons of posts between pictures will make them harder to find, defeating the purpose of this thread :D)

[MSperoni]

http://www.nuklearpower.com/images/wallpaper/wallpaper_kit_1280_1024.jpg

The above is the 1280 by 1024 version.

The other versions:

1680 by 1050 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/images/wallpaper/wallpaper_kit_1680_1050.jpg)

1920 by 1080 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/images/wallpaper/wallpaper_kit_1920_1080.jpg)

[MSperoni]

http://www.nuklearpower.com/images/wallpaper/wallpaper_judge_1280_1024.jpg


The above is the 1280 by 1024 version.

The other versions:

1680 by 1050 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/images/wallpaper/wallpaper_judge_1680_1050.jpg)

1920 by 1080 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/images/wallpaper/wallpaper_judge_1920_1080.jpg)

[MSperoni]

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/214/9/8/liz_purple_shirt_and_pigtails_by_exmile-d42t9zp.jpg

Here is a Link (http://exmile.deviantart.com/#/d42t9zp) to its page on Deviant Art.

[MSperoni]

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/199/f/2/kit__line_art_by_exmile-d40kobk.jpg


The Link (http://exmile.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d40kobk) to the Deviant Art page.

[MSperoni]

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/350/3/a/orc_sketches_kind_of_by_exmile-d34zb8u.jpg


I made this picture early in the comic's development. I'm not 100% sure there will be "Orcs" in this comic anymore. The woman on the right sort of looks like a small version of Jeanne. In a way, that's how Jeanne started out (the sketch of this woman gave me the idea for Jeanne's look). However, just because Jeanne is based on this sketch doesn't mean Jeanne is an orc! So don't assume she is! That's not saying she won't be of an "orc" like race, but I'm not sure yet, and I don't want the sketch to give people the wrong idea. :)

[MSperoni]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/358657259.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1313088679&Signature=2AsX%2BQToGGymnXt7DNZw5vTJ3KI%3D


Link (http://twitpic.com/5xj9pn) to the picture on TwitPic.

[MSperoni]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/257224569.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1313088867&Signature=O4XENZWK2hqDELjCQS3MG8l28qI%3DLink to Twitpic (http://twitpic.com/4957qx)


http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/257223894.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1313089018&Signature=%2F1S2ldWGeT4XSoi8hLtLPhOgJCQ%3DLink to Twitpic (http://twitpic.com/495786)

Chari's not been in it yet, but I'm hoping to have her appearance sooner than later.

[BigDemonicBunny]

Orcs (http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/350/3/a/orc_sketches_kind_of_by_exmile-d34zb8u.jpg)

Orcish Pinkerton Agents? F-yes!

[MSperoni]

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/225/c/8/atomic_robo_guile_and_kit_by_exmile-d46dtm2.jpg


A picture I've been working on :D I just finished this rough a few minutes ago. I dunno when the thing will be done, it'll probably be awhile though.

Here's the Link (http://exmile.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d46dtm2) on DA in case the image isn't displaying here.

[Loyal]

That wouldn't look out of place in a -vs. Capcom game.

In fact... there's probably enough Nuklear-affiliated (non-forum of course) characters to build such a roster.

[Melfice]

Ultimate Nuklear vs. Capcom

Now with Warbot, Liu Wong, Fang Lin, Fei Xian, Dr. Dinosaur, Science Team 5 and Liz.
(Secret character: Burke)

Do it.

Dooooo eeeeeet.

[MSperoni]

I've been toying with the idea of shifting the art-style of the comic to something less anime and more western, because I think the tone I want The Dreadful to have doesn't mesh up as well as it could with the art as it is now. However, I'm not sure about this.

For one thing, it's a style I'm not all that familiar with. For another, I'm not sure people will appreciate a sudden and radical shift in art style. And for another, I'm not sure readers will even think a change is necessary!

I've been making a few sketches, and so far I like what I'm coming up with. Kit and Liz look less cutesy, and I think it works.

This is one of many sketches I've made. I posted this one because I like the little scene I wrote for it :D Kit being unable to vote is actual canon.

Link to DA page (http://exmile.deviantart.com/art/Kit-and-Liz-are-Bad-Dudes-254514253)

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/234/6/8/kit_and_liz_are_bad_dudes_by_exmile-d47j4gd.jpg

[Loyal]

Liz works quite well... Kit I'm not so hot on.

[MSperoni]

I actually like the way Kit looks, but I don't think it's "Kit" enough.

But she is puckering her lips and squinting in order to look tough. I should draw a few pictures of her w/o an expression. I will post a bunch more later. I was going to work on a page tonight but I think I'll work on refining this style instead.

[rpgdemon]

To be honest, I don't really see much of a difference between the two styles, except that Kit looks a lot less good in the second one.

[greed]

Yeah Kit in that has good and bad points. The prominent lips and the small eyes are the real issues, I know she's supposed to be pursing them there but big noticeable lips on Kit just look wrong. And I dunno I kinda think big expressive eyes fit her. That said the sleeker pointier facial shape and the nose look better, maybe if you kept those and made them work with a mouth and eyes more like she currently has. But yeah the small eyes and big lips make her not even look like Kit to me. Also it just me or does she look bustier there?


Liz I like, though I might make the eye bags a bit more prominent, doesn't quite look like her without them being really noticeable. Then again I'm also a big fan of her normal design. but if the eyebags are bigger I'd say they'd be about equal.


But yeah, dramatic art shifts are generally only appreciated if it's because the artist has improved(see Gunnerkrigg Court). You're good already, and this is a sideways shift, if not a downwards one with Kit.

[Loyal]

Also it just me or does she look bustier there?I think it mostly just gets hidden by her jacket.

[MSperoni]

I'm still working on it, but I think Kit looks better now. I got sleepy earlier than I thought I would so I didn't take the time to post anything :P

I need to start working on pages this week so I can't play around with this idea forever. I need to decide today if I'm going to change or not.

I do like Kit with a larger mouth, though maybe not as huge lips (though I still like them). Having a big mouth seems to suit her character :D

[Bard The 5th LW]

Ehh, something about it just doesn't seem right to me. I like the current style better.

[MFD]

I think smaller lips and a smaller, but extant, bust would make Kit look much better.

[MSperoni]

Here are a few more sketches I made. Still working out some kinks and I'm still on the fence about whether or not I wanna change. Which is a huge problem. I NEED to decide.

I'm not all that sure my faux-anime style works for me anymore on personal level. I haven't watched or cared about anime/manga in years, and as narratives go I prefer a western approach (American or European). Not that I hate Japan, it's just not a big deal to me like it once was. I'm beginning to feel like drawing in a style that's inspired by a culture I'm not into anymore is making me come across as a poser (or a wannabe) on an artistic level.

Also, it seems The Dreadful, which is partially a satire of US history and culture, should have a more western art style to it.

Link (http://exmile.deviantart.com/art/Kit-Head-Sketches-254682267)

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/235/1/1/kit_head_sketches_by_exmile-d47mq3f.jpg

[rpgdemon]

Really don't like the pursed lips. #3 is okay, and the bottom left/second from bottom left is pretty okay.

It seems like the lips are getting and hyper exaggerated in most of them though.

[MSperoni]

I am liking this style more and more now. I think Kit looks great in it, though definitely different than before. But she's more fun to draw this way, and she's more expressive. I also think this way is more unique, and it follows all that stuff about me wanting to stop drawing anime-style. Another benefit of it is that I can make each character's face relatively unique. So, to be honest, I wasn't exactly posting this pic for approval :P I was just showing what I have been working on. Though approval/support is always nice!

I think any problem people are having is due to it being so different. I'm hoping that the ones who don't initially like it will get used to it. I also think had I started the comic this way, and shifted to an anime style, everyone who is having problem with it now would be having a similar problem. If the change is so horrible that it turns you off to the comic completely, then I guess that's just going to be one of those things (I'd like to hope the story could at least maintain interest, but maybe not)...

Here's hoping I can gain one reader for every one the shift in style loses me (I really think you will all like it once you see it in the comic though. Just trust me.)

The shift will happen around page 62 (unless something crazy happens between now and when I start working on a new page later that causes me to change my mind)


I might be wrong though. This style may not be ideal either. I doubt I'll shift again, but I'm a little flaky and get bored with things fast so who knows? I'm still in the process of finding an artistic identity I'm comfortable with. Maybe this is the one? I sure have taken to it awfully well... Hmm...

EDIT: I also think it's pretty funny that the discussion has so far revolved around the redesign of ONE character :D And all that's shifted is really just her face! :) It's not like anything super major is changing to the story or her personality. She's not gonna "Other M" on us or anything :)


Also when you get right down to it, the only real changes being made (that people will notice) are to Kit and Liz.

Boozeloaf will look the same, Rado will pretty much look the same, who is left? The Judge? The Judge already doesn't have an anime style look. Jeanne? Jeanne really won't change that much either. Erin? Most of her face is hidden by her goggles + helmet anyway (I'll probably give her lips, but that's about it).

Burke? He's dead so... Muttonchops? He'll look the same too...

I also probably won't be using speed lines as much (if at all). Sooo..there ya have it. That's m' big change. Kit and Liz will look slightly different and no more speedlines :) *gasp*


.....and there's El Sabueso. EL SABUESO WILL ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME. He transcends artistic style shifts due to his manly beard.

EDIT: I think I'm done convincing myself. Time to get drawing! Huzzah!

[A Zarkin' Frood]

These lips: They are a terrible idea, like, really terrible. They look okay on Liz, but why does Kit have to look like she wants to star in a porno?

[MSperoni]

Nice to see I got your support too, IG :P (you could have at least tried to be a bit friendlier about it)

Who woulda thought lips could cause so much controversy?

EDIT: Also, why do I have this feeling had I not said anything about it no one would have noticed? Or, rather, slowly changed to this style instead? I think people would have noticed a sudden change, but a gradual shift might have slipped under the radar...

EDIT 2: REMEMBER THESE ARE SKETCHES. Kit's "porn lips" are mainly cos I'm still getting used to drawing various things about her. I'm not really thinking TOO hard about every little thing. I'm going to work on some more Kit faces later. I'm going to put her in some expressions that are actually fitting to her personality. I'll post them, though based on the comments I've gotten so far I'm not expecting they'll get much love...which is a shame, because I was kind of proud of the way these turned out (it's not easy shifting art styles).

[A Zarkin' Frood]

Yeah, no, sorry, I usually exaggerate, Maybe it's just me but I have that feeling that these lips say "Do me" and I always get mad when drawn characters do that because I know I can never have them.

[MSperoni]

I'll draw a series of special, non-"Do Me" versions then and see how it goes :)

(besides, maybe Kit has some succubus in the gene-pool? Not that she'd give into the urges, but she IS pretty..)

[MSperoni]

Here you go!

Link (http://exmile.deviantart.com/art/Kit-EVIL-254723114)

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/236/7/7/kit_evil_by_exmile-d47nlm2.jpg

[greed]

I like the second set of pictures a lot more, probably because Kit's eyes are bigger and thus look right. The lips still look a little off to me in some of the faces, but I'm less opposed than I was before. You're right they do work very well for the more emotional/silly faces, they just look a bit odd on the passive/neutral faces (first face on the top row, last face on the bottom row and the face from the last picture) but then Kit's not likely to have a neutral face that often given her hyper activity so.

But yeah I think at this point it might just be cause I'm used to it being the other way. They do look kind of overly pouty though when her face is neutral which doesn't really fit Kit to me, but again might just be me being crabby and rebelling against something new.

Edit: Third picture is cool too. Heh someone's gonna die after that face.

[MSperoni]

Third picture is cool too. Heh someone's gonna die after that face.

That's the idea. :)

I can't really do a face like that if Kit is still in her anime-style look..


EDIT: After looking through my DA gallery, as well as HIKYM, I'm really not sure what it is I'm changing about the way I do things... That's kind of annoying, really. I thought I've been exploring a whole new way of doing stuff, but I just seem to be slightly modifying what I've already done :(

[BigDemonicBunny]

The strong lining of the lips in the non-anime look kind of bugs me. It gives a sort of fishmouthed look.

Which is, I guess, why so many animaters draw female characters with lipstick. Because accentuating the mouth with lines without making it stand out too much is hard.
I guess you've already experimented with both shorter and weaker lines?

[rpgdemon]

That latest version looks much better. It's not a huge shift, but it doesn't have to be.

[mistwolf]

I like the current style better, but it could just be because it is what I am used to. But the art is part of what pulled me in, and the revision just isn't grabbing me. Small as my vote is, I prefer the status quo on this, Kit especially works really well as she is and the revisions just don't seem as... Nice, I guess.

[MSperoni]

Changes have already been made. So there's not really a vote on it. The status quo is just gonna have to be pissed off I guess :P

I prefer the new way muuuuch more, and so does Brian. So I'm sticking with it.

[EVILNess]

Whatever is easier for you.

Personally, I think Liz looks great (I will miss the whole cigarette/no mouth thing Liz had going though. That was pretty neat.) and while I ain't too hot on the porno lips that Kit is sporting in your examples I don't think it will distract too much.

[MSperoni]

This style is actually harder. It feels easier, but I think that's because I have more fun doing it.

Still, I think it looks better, and it's more suitable for me and the comic, so I'm sticking with it regardless.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

I'm curious how that style works on the actual pages. Still not sold on Kit's lips, though, that's the only thing I don't like. My main issue is, that they raise the question how Kit could afford plastic surgery.

At the very least I can say your style is quite unique. The more manga inspired as well as the new direction aren't generic at all.

[MSperoni]

Kit can have large lips w/o resorting to plastic surgery, can't she? (she has pretty big boobs too, come to think of it -- something I'm also altering with the new style).. I don't know what kind of facial characteristics people thought a "real life" Kit would have, but I had my own ideas for her.

AND...for the purposes of "Behind the Scenes" info I will talk about it (since that's what this thread is supposed to be about). When I draw people with more "real life" faces, I always try to think about who I would have them be played by in a movie. This is mainly a superficial thing. It gives me a base to work from, and it helps me keep the faces somewhat consistent as the story goes (I learned this from a comic artist who did one of those "How to Draw Comics" things that used to run in "Wizard" magazine). I do this on HIKYM too. I'm not gonna say who my "stars" are, though (Fang Lin's is kinda funny). Besides, I change them enough so you probably couldn't tell anyway (some of my guys are based on girls). This new style in The Dreadful is a bit different than HIKYM's, but I still used the same method when I first came up with it. For Kit, I really liked her model's face, it had a lot of energy. I also liked how cute she looked when she was relaxed. Kit has since diverged quite a bit from the model I began with, and I probably didn't do the best job in the first place. Still, that might be where Kit's full lips came from (I've got the hang of drawing Kit now and I don't even look at the pictures anymore). I didn't bring it up before because..uhh..no real reason. I just never thought to bring it up..*shrugs*.. Still, I really liked the model's face and I LOVE the way Kit looks now.

That above info was just me blabbering on about the process like I love doing. It's probably not all that important (which is why I put it in swap tags).


Plus, in my opinion, larger lips indicate a more youthful face and they work better on Kit. I dunno if that's an actual artistic thing or just a personal opinion tho.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

Eh, I never gave a thought to Kit's ethnicity, though, seeing as I live in a country populated by the aryan master race the most natural assumption to make would be that she's white. The only race I know that is stereotypically known are black people and even then I never really met one with big lips. I'm not really aware of anything else and Kit doesn't make a very black impression on me. If you're saying bigger lips are a feature half-demondevilthings (whatever Kit will turn out to be) then it'll probably be easier for me to accept that they look so very very big.

Still, it's not like I want to make a big deal out of Kit's lips, it's just the one detail that seems kinda off in my eyes, and telling you to draw your own comic differently isn't something I'd want to do. Especially after you've already heard what people had to say about the subject but decided to keep it anyway. You have your reasons.

On a related subject: Man, I'm not a fan of big boobs at all, I demand that you to draw them smaller!!!

[MSperoni]

The whole thing about me saying Kit was "supposed to be black" didn't sit very well with me so I heavily edited the previous post (and elaborated more on my process).

It came across the wrong way. Like I was trying to make some kinda racial statement when I wasn't. Kit's ethnicity is "demon girl" and she's pink. Simply speaking, Kit's face is loosely based on a woman who I really like. Kit shares some of the woman's features, including her relatively full lips. The model's race is irrelevant, and I don't know why I brought it up :D

And it's even more irrelevant because Kit has diverged so much from my initial planning that she is totally her own person now. She has to be for the sake of her various expressions. I can still see bits of her model in her, but I think that's just me.

This kind of "use a model as a base" is a good way to get started on a character's look, but I think eventually you have to break away from the reference so you can give the character a personal touch.

[greed]

Kit's lips aren't unrealistically big at all Iggy. My complaint earlier was more than most times lips are drawn unnaturally small or absent and I'd gotten used to it. I know tons of people with lips that big naturally. Also my objections were largely driven by stubborn "this is not what I'm used to BAWW" feelings. After a few weeks I actually really like it. I might wait til a break in the story or a scene shift to introduce the new art style though Matt.

[EVILNess]

I think that the thing that is really drawing so much attention to Kit's lips for me is the fact that it's a black and white picture. They stick out as much as possible with no color.

[Cheshie]

I like the new style. I've been reading the comic since the beginning, so of course it's a change, but I think it's a good one. Anime girl faces tend to all look alike to me.

[MSperoni]

Kit's Lips: The Most Controversial Lips in Webcomic History

[Michael Morris]

Art styles (http://somethingpositive.net/sp12192001.shtml) change (http://somethingpositive.net/sp08032011.shtml). That's just life. People will get over it.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

I like how people seem to think I'm raging about the art shift.

Uh... I'm not.

But those lips...

[MSperoni]

Here's a preview of a panel from the upcoming Christmas Special! It's gonna be awhile till this is posted in full (probably around December 15th).

(I wish I could get this thread stickied like my HIKYM one, it'd sure be convenient.)

The Panel! (http://twitpic.com/7l72dt)

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/458864849.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1322501194&Signature=QH478%2BRagS7UcWc9oGjc6MkhsrE%3D

[Donomni]

Fun fact: Sentient Snowfolk are a key part of the northern population.

Well, far north. Alaska and waaaaay north Canada, for sure.

[MSperoni]

So, if you follow me on Twitter, or if you're someone I chat with, you may be aware I briefly considered coloring The Dreadful.

Well, here is an image of one of the tests I did, and a link to the blog post about it I made on Pink. (http://dreadfulpink.tumblr.com/post/29498997710/i-considered-coloring-the-dreadful-but-ultimately)

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8tc40pHCT1qdadbvo1_1280.jpg

[Kalbelgarion]

I'm actually glad you didn't. I think the comic is better with frequent updates. I couldn't imagine waiting a week between pages, even if they are in color.

[MSperoni]

That was a major factor in my decision. I really liked the color, but I decided that being able to produce 3-4 pages per week and consistently update the site with two pages a week was better than being able to only produce 2 pages per week and chance missing updates.

I could probably have rushed the coloring job and done 3 pages per week, but I didn't want them to come off looking half-assed and/or unfinished.

And when I also take into account I'm writing it...it's just too much work!

[Krylo]

That color panel actually looks REALLY good, but yeah, if it's too much work it's too much work.

[MSperoni]

I like the way it turned out too, and it encourages me to make more colored pictures just on the side.

Maybe that can be something I start doing every few weeks.

[SaltyKracka]

That color panel actually looks REALLY good, but yeah, if it's too much work it's too much work.

Seconded.

[MSperoni]

If I ever did do a colored comic on my own I'd probably simplify the art a bit so I could get away with a quicker-to-do coloring style. Maybe something in the style of Oglaf? :D

(I don't know if I would write pages in the style of Oglaf. For one thing, I doubt Brian would post them!)

My drawing for The Dreadful is relatively complex, and so I can't color it like I do Atomic Robo (well, I could, but I don't think it would look very good). Many of the Robo pages are done in a simplified art style, and that lets me color them a bit quicker because in their case, less is more. In fact, one of the tricky things about coloring Robo is avoiding doing TOO much. Though, once I figure out what is "just enough" the pages can be colored pretty fast. The issue with The Dreadful is that "just enough" still takes a lot of time. Too much time for me!

Note: Some people feel a nicer way of saying "simplified" is "economical". I use "simplified" because I don't consider it to be an insult either way. :P I mean, whatever works, right?

[MSperoni]

New post at Pink! (http://dreadfulpink.tumblr.com/)


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma1rb50L7i1qdadbvo1_500.jpg

[BossMuro]

Dammit Kit. If you're going to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.

[MelodionxXx]

The story has really got me, can't wait to see how it works out.

On the b/w vs colour thing, I think the whole art direction is brilliant. I assumed the line drawing style (I wouldn't know the correct term) was always the plan. It is very effective and it never occurred to me that it was at least partially because of time constraints etc. Frequent updates are excellent as the story and characters are so strong.

Best strip on teh internetz (for me!)

[MSperoni]

Thanks! Glad you like it!

[MSperoni]

What the?...How did these (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=125637250929616&set=a.121135218046486.24072.121129724713702&type=1&theater) guys get together??

[MSperoni]

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/107/9/f/where_walks_the_sabueso__by_exmile-d622pui.jpg


Link (http://exmile.deviantart.com/art/Where-Walks-the-Sabueso-366283098) if image won't display!

[MSperoni]

Here's some Dreadful wallpaper (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2013/04/19/absolutely-dreadful-wallpaper/) I made. This time it's of Jeanne!

http://nuklearpower.com/images/JeanneWallpaper1920by1080.jpg

http://nuklearpower.com/images/JeanneWallpaper1680by1050.jpg

http://nuklearpower.com/images/JeanneWallpaper1280by1024.jpg

[Premmy]

Looks awesome.

[Yrcrazypa]

Now if only I could get that on 2560 x 1440 resolution. The curse of having a non-standard resolution.

[Red Mage Black]

I'll guiltily admit that I had never actually read The Dreadful before. I kind of figured the title had something to do with the characters at first rather than that nifty little thing that Kit has. So, I powered through it last night and this morning and now I'm at the end.

Good stuff Matt, good stuff.

[MSperoni]

Now if only I could get that on 2560 x 1440 resolution. The curse of having a non-standard resolution.

I could do that.

I'll guiltily admit that I had never actually read The Dreadful before. I kind of figured the title had something to do with the characters at first rather than that nifty little thing that Kit has. So, I powered through it last night and this morning and now I'm at the end.

Good stuff Matt, good stuff.

Glad you liked it!

[MSperoni]

Here (http://exmile.deviantart.com/art/Jeanne-Noelle-Wallpaper-2560x1440-367516024?q=gallery%3Aexmile&qo=0) is the 2560 X 1440 resolution!

[MSperoni]

Behind the scenes! (http://dreadfulpink.tumblr.com/post/51849397667/sketches-i-made-while-developing-umamis-costume)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f4fd5812a11e59fb6ab6f7c38311a5d/tumblr_mnozgyC5YH1qdadbvo1_1280.jpg


Some of these are pretty dumb, but I don't linger on them while sketching. I just keep going till I find a look that hits me. That's why when I arrived at the last one I stopped because I knew that's what I wanted.

It took awhile for me to come up with something I liked. I didn't want her to look like an obvious ninja, because an obvious ninja isn't doing a very good job of being a ninja. But I didn't feel she would go full-out Western either, so I tried to combine a ninja outfit with a Western outfit.

Someone said she sorta reminded them of Mitarashi Anko from Naruto, and I can see that in her. I used to be a fan of Naruto, and I liked Anko a lot. Umami's shoes are Naruto inspired, for sure.

She's also is a reference to Ayane from Dead or Alive, though I'll get into that later. Maybe. If anyone here is curious.

[SaltyKracka]

Dude. She's more than a reference. To my eyes her whole look (coat aside) is kinda cribbed from Ayane.

[MSperoni]

Well she's a "reference" in the sense that she isn't Ayane but looks and acts exactly like her in almost every way.

I guess that's an "expy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Expy)" ?

[Marc v4.0]

Be honest. You made that word up and wrote the TVTropes page just to suck us into the site for 6 hours

[MSperoni]

More Behind the scenes! (http://dreadfulpink.tumblr.com/post/52310787603/this-is-a-panel-from-page-219-as-it-goes-from)

http://24.media.tumblr.com/ace0e340652a9144b718ac6c7ec8cb49/tumblr_mnzfhsBgpO1qdadbvo1_1280.jpg

[phil_]

http://i.imgur.com/PX8y34t.jpg

Now we can all draw Dreadfuls together.

[Arhra]

You forgot '1a. Magic!' there Phil.

[MSperoni]

I really need to be more careful about giving away the secrets of my technique.

[MSperoni]

Here is a preview (http://dreadfulpink.tumblr.com/post/55263656465/a-little-preview-of-an-upcoming-bonus-comic) of an upcoming bonus comic that will appear between Chapters 8 and 9!

And here is the image itself, in case you don't wanna look at it on The Dreadful's super awesome tumblr (which you should all subscribe to)!

http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7aba1b73e5a1013668b29b21be50434/tumblr_mpty7zKNp31qdadbvo1_1280.jpg


Commander Doombaronn (that's two N's) has kidnapped a Senator's son and it's up to Sabueso and his team (Catraven and Synagogue) to save the day.

It's very Liefeld inspired. It's very Liefeldian.

[phil_]

It's like Liefeld is your spirit animal or something.

[MSperoni]

Liefeld may not be technically...proficient...but he has Artistic Fighting Spirit. He's admirable in his own way.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Pouchtits.

Amazing.

[MSperoni]

Preview panel from an upcoming page. El Sabeuso gives the Escher Girls a run for their money. I guess it's kind of a spoiler, so to be safe I put the image inside of a swap.


http://24.media.tumblr.com/ccf9e44b7f6f4f47ed61705b438be79f/tumblr_mq7jfw1xmI1qdadbvo1_1280.jpg