Archive for November 25th, 2011

#25: Black Friday

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Black Friday is an evil demon who pops up once a year…starting to make his presence known a few days after Thanksgiving, preparing everyone for his oncoming attack. He forces retail outlets to offer ridiculous sales on items ($200 big screen tvs…but only 3 of them in stock, bwhahahaha) and forces them to offer those sales at insane times (it was 5 AM, then it became 3 AM, but now, he’s started doing it at the witching hour). His evil plan to distract families from spending quality time together over the Thanksgiving holidays has proven quite successful over the years…

#24 “Supernicus”

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Universe/Storyline: The Beacon

To read a sketchy comic introduction to The Beacon featuring some horribly drawn stick figures, feel free to visit this photobucket album.

Here we see Supernicus testing out his new Walking Deathbot (Featuring optional laser targeting system and manual crank handle for optimum user control! Order now!).

At first glance, Supernicus looks like a harmless old guy– gray hair, glasses, and very, very short. However, Supernicus has a superpower: an intellect beyond genius, which he uses to invent nefarious devices that he then sells to common criminals or uses to commit crimes of his own. His crimes are planned out to even the smallest contingency, and always executed perfectly. He has devices that can stop any hero from laying a finger on him, making him practically unstoppable. In other words, Supernicus is a practically unheard of successful supervillain. At this point in his career, he only robs to show off his latest inventions, and the heroes don’t even make an attempt to stop him when they see him.

 

His latest plot, to rob Heroes Bank (exclusively serving those with secret identities) runs into an unexpected road bump in the form of The Beacon, just setting up her new secret identity’s account. Supernicus’ intellect is able to process exactly what’s happening as he is unable to stop himself from rescuing The Beacon from the scene of his own crime. He makes it his personal mission to find out more about her and possibly devise a way to destroy her, the only foe he can’t personally hurt.

 

Supernicus is so belligerent because he has trouble relating to people. He has no friends, because no one can keep up with him in conversation or really understands him as a person at all. His only solace from loneliness is keeping busy working on the latest project. He found that no one wanted to buy or use inventions unless they destroyed things, and had been used successfully in a public venue. So, Supernicus dedicated his life to committing crimes as a way of showcasing his advanced weaponry. He doesn’t know what to do with all the money he makes.

23_Hondo

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Blah. Too tired to make a more polished one but I don’t want to fall behind again.
Hondo was originally concieved as a companion and lover of Tallory in the post-timeskip A Jagged Road story, although honestly at this point the entire post-timeskip story is probably gonna get tossed, and Tallory herself may not be sticking around, at least not in her current form. Still, I like Hondo and like Nubia he’s growing on me as I develop his character.
Hondo was born into nobility. Being the ancient world, and the lack of options for decadence and luxury, Hondo took up hunting as a hobby – one that requires a fair amount of survival and wilderness skill in the ancient desert land. Tallory is a highly visible celebrity in the region both as a pale-skinned foreigner and also as a skilled swordswoman, and Hondo was drawn to her at occasional gatherings she attended. When the older jaded Tallory leaves her missionary group to start a mercenary band, he signs up.

Day #9- Reean

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Reean is a lovely dragoness who enjoys seducing young men with her charming personality. However, those teeth mean business, and you can look, but not touch.

DAY #8- Massacre

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(Wow I have really fallen behind on these. I have everything sketched, just not coloured, unfortunately. )

Massacre’s design is a based on a kingfisher/stork bird, with ostrich feets! She is cranky and mean and likes eating other birds’ eggs.

#24 Obligatory Turkey

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Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

25 – Bastion by Beausephus

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CHARACTER NAME:  Bastion

DATE OF CREATION:  Early 1990s

CONCEPT:  A take on the shield wielding superhero, Bastions reflective armor pieces and shield absorb various forms of electromagnetic and solar radiation that he can refocus as short bursts of offensive energy blasts or blinding light energy.

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Every character who carries a shield will be compared to my favorite comic character of all-time, Captain America.  The circular shield is almost off-limits in terms of character design because the shape is so iconically linked to Capt. America.  If a new character carries a shield how long until that shield becomes an offensive tool and the creator is torn down by using the only weapon the character has – throwing a shield is as linked to Cap as the Bat-Signal is to Batman.

So what if a character who carried a shield could not throw it as a usual behavior?  What if the shield was too linked to the power structure, or the design of the shield was too bulky to be an aerodynamic weapon of choice?   So here’s Bastion, a shield bearing superhero whose reflective armor absorbs solar and various other energies that he refocuses as energy blasts of blinding light attacks.  His shield, also is a huge conduit for this absorption and so losing the shield means losing a huge reflective surface for his powers.  Als, his shield is thick and bears three large, halfed spheres in relief on the shield’s surface…collection modules for the energy…whatever justifies their presence best.

Bastion’s shield is a bludgeon and not a dynamic piece of engineering slicing through the air or through enemies.  He can charge the shield with his collected energies and use it as a battering ram, but the shield needs to be i contact with the character for the maneuver to work.  Bastion is  term that calls to mind defense and steadfast loyalty/protection.  Visually the character is thick and not acrobatic.  Bastion rooted and immovable and his power set allows him to physically get in between those he is defending and those he is attacking, being a physical defense as well as a physical threat.

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So, I’ve been going through an artistic realization during this 30-Day challenge, and with this submission I’m really feeling the lack of practice over the past decade come through in my drawing.  I’ll post moe on this after the whole challenge is complete, but I’m not very happy with how this drawing looks and I need to start being more active in honing my craft if I am going to continue posting my work to the public like this.

Again, more on this later and perhaps a few additional posts journaling this crisis of self criticism…

 

As always, thanks for checking out my stuff…

-Beausephus

#24 – Dianne the Boxer

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Day 24 - Dianne the Boxer by George Ward

Dianne was raised with two brothers who loved boxing.  At first she wasn’t interested in the sport, but over time she came to love it.  She is now one of the top boxers in the nation and teaches boxing as a form of exercise and self defence.

#25: The High Priestess

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Done for a tarot card project for my design class, may I present the High Priestess, signifier of divine wisdom and magic.

 

#25 ember

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for hundreds of years the spirit of the daughter of the great library’s builder has remained in a block of ice. ember is a cute spirit who’s power fuels the liberary. pleasant to talk to, but not always mature. when she stomps her foot, the library shakes

Day 25 – Rusty Jones

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Rusty Jones, gamer extraordinaire

 

#22 Ghost of Tiger

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Ghost of tiger…the spirit that haunts an unsuspecting soul that may be lacking the right energy and assertiveness. It captures the mundane soul and fills it with rage and passion.
note**What an experimental piece…I was inspired by a coworkers dream and I instantly had this imagery in mind. Definitely was super fun to paint so loosely and to just have fun with colours.

#24 Emmanuel

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A sapient, self-determining android, serving as an official aide to the orchid princess. He is capable of operating most of the equipment on the Iris, yet does not have the authorization to pilot it, as he is not an operative of the capsule-city, but only one’s aide. They have developed a quiet friendship and an unspoken loyalty towards each other. He, being the most physically imposing, usually handles defence operations, though his placid manner often hinders his efforts to intimidate potential dangers. However, in combat situations he proves to be efficient and swift, and his pneumatic-powered armature gives him uncanny strength and durability.

He is seen here extruding an aerosol fixation membrane to conduct an in-depth analysis of the atmosphere.

Day 24: Butterfly Dragon

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Butterfly of the dragon world