The NP member comic discussion thread! - Page 553

phil_ · 10-15-2007, 11:31 AM

I have questions!

Why am I a secretary? My handwriting's awful and I'm not keen on working with people, even if it's just telling them to wait in the lobby. Especially if it's telling them to wait in the lobby. Darn theater.

Why's MT staring at me like that? Is it 'cause he wants a rival like IC? 'Cause he has Dynamite to glare at, if it's for that.

Also, are you aware of this? Was that a reference, or just another guy with the same idea/query?

Red Mage Black · 10-15-2007, 12:11 PM

Well, my paint rendition of RMB. The red 'aura' sorta came by mistake. I was originally using the red as a background and decided to switch it to dark blue. Ugh, I can't do paint as well as well as some people can.

Great Cartoonist · 10-15-2007, 12:43 PM

Dangit, it has been a while since I last commented here.

I need to catch up on a lot of stuff, like the new plot advances and new story arcs. But I can't really since I'm busy with university and such. The birthday comic I did was a special treat for you people since I figure someone here expects me to do a comic on my birthdays.
I lost sleep over that. Blargh.

That said, I like to see new faces here, as well as the returning artists who strive to keep the NPF comics thread sustained with enough awesome to remain fully functional. We all know who those are. (And I can safely say that I saw at least ONE of Mauve's videos.)

Also: guess what the easter egg in my comic implies about my upcoming birthday present! Or not, it doesn't matter.

phil_ · 10-15-2007, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RMB

Not everybody has a tablet

Actually, RMB, I'm pretty sure Mauve uses a mouse to draw. She's hardcore like that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GC

Easter egg

You got a new computer? Swell. Though, it didn't occur to me that we could use the [title] tags to make alt-text, so that's your early gift to me. Thanks.

Send money next time.

Red Mage Black · 10-15-2007, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phil_

Actually, RMB, I'm pretty sure Mauve uses a mouse to draw. She's hardcore like that.

Guess I lack the dexterity then. That or I don't practice enough.

CelesJessa · 10-15-2007, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Mage Black

Guess I lack the dexterity then. That or I don't practice enough.

Or maybe a good mouse. I draw with my mouse all of the time but if you gave me a bad rolling ball mouse or something like that, my drawings would be crap(ier).

But practice never hurts!

Also, love the comic Big Mac. We can make manlove work!

Also, Great Cartoonist- I like the big "surprise" panel for some reason. ^^

Red Mage Black · 10-15-2007, 01:42 PM

I only have a scroll wheel mouse to use and I find it hard at times to draw circles when a cord gets in the way. Maybe she uses a wireless?

mauve · 10-15-2007, 01:57 PM

Finally-- I don't have to double post to congratulate Big Mac on his next episode! I love CJ's little sign and Phil's "job description." "But isn't that just a secretary?" XD

Nice job, RMB. He has that lovely vacant Paint Chibi stare that I adore.

Quote:

Actually, RMB, I'm pretty sure Mauve uses a mouse to draw. She's hardcore like that.

Why yes, I am hardcore like that. (Actually I'm too cheap to go out and buy a tablet, but I like the term hardcore better.)

Quote:

Maybe she uses a wireless?

She uses the touch-pad on her laptop, since said laptop doesn't have a real mouse. I actually find it easier to use the finger pad thing than a mouse, since it gives me more control, but that might be because I'm so used to it. It's pretty much all I've been using for the past four or five years.

You can actually do some pretty sweet stuff on Paint with just a touchpad. Back on a forum I used to haunt in my younger years, I made Paint icons for folks all the time:

These are the actual sizes I drew them. Ugh. I have a really awesome one I did back in '04, but it's at home on my laptop and I can't find it on my photobucket. Maybe I'll post it later.

Anyway, it just takes some practice. Getting used to how the mouse moves is the hardest part. I find that magnifying the area you're working on helps quite a bit.

Red Mage Black · 10-15-2007, 02:09 PM

Yeah, that makes sense. Though it seems every time people remind me to use zoom I always forget. The stare thing also comes from the fact I forgot to add eyebrows.

EDIT: I think I might just draw chibi style on paper and scan. I suck with Paint.

bluestarultor · 10-15-2007, 03:32 PM

*moved*

10-15-2007, 11:31 AM	#5521
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	I have questions! Why am I a secretary? My handwriting's awful and I'm not keen on working with people, even if it's just telling them to wait in the lobby. Especially if it's telling them to wait in the lobby. Darn theater. Why's MT staring at me like that? Is it 'cause he wants a rival like IC? 'Cause he has Dynamite to glare at, if it's for that. Also, are you aware of this? Was that a reference, or just another guy with the same idea/query? __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako.

10-15-2007, 12:43 PM	#5523
Great Cartoonist An increasingly inaccurate name Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: University. Don't try to reach me; it'll be a long wait. Posts: 509	Dangit, it has been a while since I last commented here. I need to catch up on a lot of stuff, like the new plot advances and new story arcs. But I can't really since I'm busy with university and such. The birthday comic I did was a special treat for you people since I figure someone here expects me to do a comic on my birthdays. I lost sleep over that. Blargh. That said, I like to see new faces here, as well as the returning artists who strive to keep the NPF comics thread sustained with enough awesome to remain fully functional. We all know who those are. (And I can safely say that I saw at least ONE of Mauve's videos.) Also: guess what the easter egg in my comic implies about my upcoming birthday present! Or not, it doesn't matter. __________________ Nope. Not happening. Last edited by Great Cartoonist; 10-15-2007 at 12:50 PM.

10-15-2007, 12:11 PM	#5522
Red Mage Black Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Where the Sun isn't so warm. Posts: 2,673	Well, my paint rendition of RMB. The red 'aura' sorta came by mistake. I was originally using the red as a background and decided to switch it to dark blue. Ugh, I can't do paint as well as well as some people can.

10-15-2007, 01:42 PM	#5527
Red Mage Black Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Where the Sun isn't so warm. Posts: 2,673	I only have a scroll wheel mouse to use and I find it hard at times to draw circles when a cord gets in the way. Maybe she uses a wireless?

10-15-2007, 02:09 PM	#5529
Red Mage Black Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Where the Sun isn't so warm. Posts: 2,673	Yeah, that makes sense. Though it seems every time people remind me to use zoom I always forget. The stare thing also comes from the fact I forgot to add eyebrows. EDIT: I think I might just draw chibi style on paper and scan. I suck with Paint.