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Gnukko, on 15 February 2012 - 11:12 AM, said:

at the time, i needed to take up space (as said in the wall of text) but now that i look at it. it would be the end of Seth's time in this story making this dance actually be the last moment he'd have with her.

Your metaphors need work.

hello folks, i know i've been pretty inactive for drawings and with a good reason! i've been assigned a project by my U.S history teacher to talk about anything from 1860 to 1900s so i decided to make a video starring my favorite U.S president...ULYSSES S. GRANT. honestly this project has been bothersome, and my teacher had been throwing curve balls at me till the end...plus i procrastinated a lot. anyway here's the finished product



(p.s i threw the pony in there when i found out he was an equestrian, i wanted to try and challenge myself to try it out, and i believe it's a success given that it's my first one, and i don't do well with animals)

in other news i've been keeping myself busy with small projects such as the carter bowl which is moving along quite nicely, and i'm going to read out the rest of the BZB to get it out of the way and end it all.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 06 March 2012 - 12:51 PM

Did you really put a Pony in a History school project?

I call his lunch money. You can keep whatever falls out during the relentless swirlies.

Gnukko, on 06 March 2012 - 03:58 PM, said:

=/ i dunno, at the time i was running out of ideas to use. when i saw on a website that he was an equestrian and loved horses i figure, "oh, what the hell. it wouldn't hurt, besides it would be a good challenge for my drawing skill."

hee hee hee

I'm more surprised they let you say Dammit

"you're mean" poof

lol@credits

This post has been edited by Dr. Klaus: 07 March 2012 - 01:52 AM

dammit, watching it again i needed to fix the damn timing (i blame windows live movie maker for decieving me!). the thing was rushed, but blah blah blah. today i didn't have much to do in class so i was able to crap out this MUCH BETTER LOOKING cover art for the Bittersweet Carter Bowl. and for the hell of it i'm gonna throw in the guidelines i used too. (same technique i used for the Seth Edgewood picture)




P.S i just realized Abbey, and Augustus' stare off looks more like the most epic battle of rock, paper, scissors in the world.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 07 March 2012 - 09:22 AM

i ALSO realize that Daisy's tears make it look like she's just cross-eyed, and her eyes are blank...fuck!

hey guys, i'm going to be livestreaming once more, but this time there's a bit of a surprise this time .

www.livestream.com/amazilgame/

FREE MUSIC SO IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN PLEASE JOIN.

okay guys, i'm gonna be streaming once more! this time though it's going to be a bit diferent. y'see i've gotten back into the spirit of making music videos again. and this time i'm going to be doing "Alive With the Glory of Love" by Say Anything. It'll be MikeXSandy, so if you wanna join in on the fun, and listen to some music feel free.

also don't feel bad if you come late. If you're cool enough i could take a request and do another, should i have the pictures for it.

FREE MUSIC IN HEAH!

hey guys pretty productive things today. finished that AMV awhile ago. but that's not the thing that brought me back here. No you see I've decided to do some cover art for a fanfic that i thought of doing, but never got past the original plot stage (yes in fact there are stages in making an amazil fanfic). This one though, was the end of the horrible trilogy of fanfics. It was called Welcome Home. In fact it is the most sensible of the three stories i've made (with 95% less death!). This story was actually thought up sometime while i was drawing the 3rd chapter of Zombie Bowl, and was thought up before I ever had the idea that made the plot of the Carter Bowl. I probably would've made Welcome Home earlier, probably around the time Carter Bowl was finished, but there was one flaw...one thing that made me ditch the whole thing all together.

it was Taeshi. I went on the IRC, I had quickly typed up the whole plot from beginning to end on DA(it was summarized to shit) before the memory could slip away. I went on the IRC and called for Tae and asked her for her blessing; to make the story...and she shot it down. I was crestfallen because the story was a good one...or so i thought. I still think it's at least worth a try...but I promised not to do it if she didn't like it. So anyway here's the cover art I made for it.



if anyone wants to read the plot, here's the original link: if I did this i'd probably make it written instead.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 22 March 2012 - 07:05 AM

Just that text it TOTALLY out of character. Explanations:



And Amazil, get out of the fanficts. Try to invent you own sotry and your own characters. Even if someone is going to kick me, I think you have... possibilities as a writer. You just have to learn how, but you will not by only writing fanfictions. They are a good start, but at somepoint you have to figure out a whole world by yourself.

This post has been edited by Volgrand: 22 March 2012 - 07:13 AM

Your portrayals of BCB characters are almost like...well, you're trying to write a completely different story with different characters, but you're stuck in the BCB world, so you change everything but the names, genders, and animal types.

Just write a story without BCB characters, dude.

Also, that title reminds me of a certain Coheed and Cambria song...

This post has been edited by Dr. Klaus: 22 March 2012 - 11:34 AM

yeah, I see what you mean Volgrand...in both cases. first of all, I dunno i kinda wanted Paulo to be more of a guardian type. secondly regarding lucy not being there, it's not because she doesn't try to stop him, it's kind of like a venting period where she realizes "Oh it's too late. what the hell do i do" which is what inevitably triggers a psychological defense against stress that brought upon the horrible cunt Lucy that plagued roseville in mike's absense. I don't think I said it, but actually Lucy had tried before in pleading for him to stay, but it just never worked out in the end. Also, I guess your right in the fact not everyone would go.

as for an original story, I've been trying to think of something for awhile and i'd like to try but so far i have nothing. I remember someone asked why people rely on making fanfics instead of their own material, and it's the characters. the thing is, some people like me who can't really have a strong base for a story, such as a background. When it comes to fanfics, the characters and their personalities are laid out for them. It's easy. of course this doesn't apply to EVERYONE, but still. And who knows, maybe one day i will make an original story. but for now I'm satisfied that i at least pulled off one story.

Dr. Klaus, on 22 March 2012 - 11:33 AM, said:

haha, yeah i see what you mean by the title
also, I did think about doing that (switching characters and shit) but then I thought that'd be mean, because then I'd just disrespect Taeshi by turning around and just doing it anyway (like her opinion didn't matter)but just changing the names and faces.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 22 March 2012 - 12:19 PM

Dr. Klaus, on 22 March 2012 - 11:33 AM, said:

such a good song

lt_amazil, on 22 March 2012 - 12:04 PM, said:

I recommend you something. Try to search a group of friends who play to rolegames. Rolegames are a great way to develop characters, which are the base to any story. It's like that that I learned to interpret my characters, to get in their minds, and to create stories with them.

I did some inking last night/early this morning working on this drawing. The People are from left to right: Hallaway (new OC), Runelady (old friend), Sgt. Sprinkles (reference), Jokersflame (I wanted to re-design his vest from the odd looking Milk Carton Armor to something that actually looked like a Bullet-Proof Vest), Celine Hawkins (new OC), Edgewood (old OC), Bejou (a friend of mine), AphexAngel (reference), Constantine (another friend of mine).

this is actually the first time that most of them have ever touched color so I had to sort of experiment with what pallet to use. also I realized i forgot to paint Bejou's pistols FUCK Paint SAI has expired =[

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 06 July 2012 - 03:49 AM

also here's two videos I did, one is the dubbing of a scene from Girly, and the other is me singing Jonathan Coulton's A Talk With George...they both have singing so I recommend JoCo's first.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 06 July 2012 - 03:57 AM

alright, it's been awhile since I had drawn myself (not for personal issues, it's just that my character is sort of the epidemy of the past, from the jacket, to the hair, to the biohazard symbol, and I just have more fun playing around with other characters) but I've gone back to draw a pretty dark picture. At first glance you'd think that it's just me wishing things in my life were better, that I could reach some loved one or something...truth be told it's about the two most fucked up people I've ever met. In fact you can see them in that picture I inked, the girl Bejou and the guy with the bandages Saphazure. These two have problems that you don't want to know, unfortunately I do and I sort of pride myself as a friend to try and help them with their problems. But honestly it seems hopeless, and there are so many things I wish I could do while talking to them that mere words aren't enough. Thus brings this quick 1-minute sketch titled I wish I could teleport.

because I know you people would think that whatever it is, is fucking retarded or some horrible shit I'm NOT going to prove to you why their lives are so god damn fucked up. I've been on the forum too long to know that when given a sob story you treat it like fucking raw meat. so no I'm not proving shit to you...but away from the angsty side of things here have this ink drawing I did earlier today for one of my favorite artists, Dylan Smith aka poni1kenobi. CHECK OUT SOME OF HIS KICK-ASS MUSIC this was a big experimental drawing because I wanted to test out using dark color outlining instead of flat out black.


also I owe an eternal debt to Tiggy for showing me the wonderfully amazing program that is Paint SAI without her 14 year old awesomeness this would look terrible and no progress would be made.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 09 July 2012 - 03:41 PM

I am truly amazed by how you have managed to make human eyes look elongated.
That's a really interesting feat to pull.

Also, heads look flat, hands are paws and mouths are somehow dislocated.

thetaEpsilon, on 12 July 2012 - 07:53 PM, said:

yeah the crown of the head has often eluded me in fact while working on the design of one of the characters; I couldn't get the head right so I just slammed a hat on her and called it a day. Also I'll try and work on the mouths I guess since the hands will be a bit harder to pull off.

Those lines are smooth and pleasant, and the colors are vibrant but... I think you should work more on the way you draw characters. It ruins the drawing. And your text too. When you put words in a drawing, try not to think of the letters as letters. They are a bunch of curves and lines put together to form something pretty.

This post has been edited by MouseCat: 13 July 2012 - 08:13 AM

lt_amazil, on 13 July 2012 - 06:27 AM, said:

No, no, you misunderstood me. I don't mind the skulltops being straight, that's perfectly fine - but the heads are flat. They lack depth entirely, and the mouth positioning only contributes to this. Consider trying to draw those example 3d heads and then slap eyes and mouths on them along the sides of the egg shape to see how you should position and orient them in a manner that seems if not realistic then three-dimentional.

Alright guys, I've done another drawing today for a Pony-related event on Tumblr. I wanted to join one of these for awhile and I figured "Hey, these guys are pony related (I'm gonna try not going to go into detail for that one) I need to get back into drawing, I'll join!" So yeah it's called the Summer Solstice Celebration, but you probably don't care. SO here's just a picture to apease you.

Now onto details about the picture. This was a bit of a challenge because I hardly ever do dresses (except that one time with Daisy) but I think Chelle's (pronounced shelly, the girl in blue) tube top came out really nice, especially for a first try. Another new thing was the high-heels, I had always tried to pull these off, but never really adapted them or shown them fully. If you're wondering why the two people in masks are wiggling, it's because the original idea was just Joker not being able to get into the event because he didn't have a suit, and those two going in because they're the only characters (besides Seth) who's design has them in a suit. It was supposed to be just them trolling him, but then I decided to throw in some more characters.

Just saying illustration-wise, but you're focusing too much on using tools to turn your work digital instead of working on your ability to draw characters. The way you draw should be more important.

Also I really feel like shooting you.

Hey guys, It's been awhile and I've done a good job of staying away from here, but I got a tablet and have been doing a lot of sketches with it recently. I've been looking at the sketches and I'm very pleased with them, but I think BCB has crushed my spirit so much I always feel like that if I think it's good, then there has to be something wrong with it, that I'm just not seeing. Well anyway, I had done a random search for tagged pictures of one of my best friends (or I think we're friends) Jokersflame. And during my search I stumbled upon a horrendous old drawing I did of him that's apparently only a year old! So I decided to put a little before and after

here you go guys, another before and after pic I did because Chris said I should draw...also because I saw something called Rainbow Dash Vs. The World and it reminded me of this old picture. anyway here you go please enjoy, and comment so I don't feel alone, and have a reason to draw.

shit, I realized I chopped off my right arm...oh well.

Wow, Amazil, you've really improved. Nice work!

wow serious improvement dude

oh...hey people responded. thank you for your feedback, but now it appears I have lost my tablet pen and won't be doing some drawings for awhile...Not that I was rather keen on making them again before. But I'm working on something now.

it's good to see you still improving! keep going, you've already made pretty awesome strides, you have real potential!

here to satisfy your needs, have some sketches I managed to crap out about a story I've been working on called The Bronyhood. If couldn't tell by the title it is in fact related to MLP, but the thing is that it's actually not about the show directly, and it's more about the bronies themselves. It brings points about the duality of man, what purpose we would need to fight for something. Along with a chalk-full of references to famous bronies, people, orginizations and such. I've actually had a second hand in the making of this so as I don't go too off the wall, and after explaining some of the scenes, hes actually very impressed by the thought and development in characters, and events that take place.


these are two of the four group sets I did for people in the story.




These are characters in the story as well, and I did this awhile ago. it started out with me just trying to practice different emotions, mixed with body language...and then somewhere along the line it got weird.

also, I suck at trying to draw the Me Gusta meme.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 31 January 2013 - 05:24 PM

lt_amazil, on 31 January 2013 - 05:23 PM, said:

That is a fucking TERRIBLE idea.

Is there going to be any zed-zombie rape in this one?

LackLuster, on 03 February 2013 - 11:45 AM, said:

No. but there IS a scene where a rather pacifistic musician who's holed up in an outpost filled with a bunch of other musicians who can't fight for shit, get attacked by a giant group of armed men. and then they all can't fight for shit because they aren't prepared for the kind of thing, and the musician tries to save his friends but they're set up and he only manages to save one of his friends, but then he gets injured and chooses to stay behind (had to pull the cliche), making the musician become emotionally fractured and conflicted, he rushes up the stairs to get to an escape chopper, but it crashes and they all die in front of him. So he ended up watching all of his close friends die, and he has an inner conflict about what to do and ends up devising a plan to try to stun the guy who set them up in order to get answers, but he ends up snapping and just beats him to death.

His character changes and he becomes more angry, and serious, and less merciful. He loses trust, but after finding that one of his friends actually did survive, he breaks down and tries to pick the pieces back together but he's still very traumatized and hurt and nothing could change it.

so I guess no. there is no zed-rape in this.

there is a brainwashed Tara Strong though. And a brush-in with a bunch of white-knights that think they're doing good in saving some women from the main group, but they're actually kidnapping them. so don't lose hope! there is still that Amazil sillyness to the story!

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 07 February 2013 - 07:00 AM

sounds plagurised.

Also i was joking abou zed-rape but seriously that brony idea is fucking abysmal.

LackLuster, on 07 February 2013 - 07:21 AM, said:

well I love to challenge myself, to take the strange and crazy ideas and make it nice. Especially with this idea, because I really think it has potential. Also, about it being plageurised, it could be that it refers to something. I had been working on the scenes and things about the story, and have found that on more than one occasion, I had made a reference to something without even realizing it was there. For instance, I had told a friend about the scene where the musician runs up the stairs just in time to see the chopper crash, and he said "oh you mean like Dead Rising." and I was just dumbfounded. I couldn't believe I hadn't figured that out.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 07 February 2013 - 11:55 AM

I was bored and decided to use Paint Tool SAI to help ink and color a sketch of mine. Here it be!

I don't want to sound like a jerk, but this is a pet peeve of mine. Where are their noses? That empty space between their eyes and mouth really stands out to me. Are they a hassle to draw or something?

This post has been edited by asdf: 14 February 2013 - 02:40 AM

I dunno, I just found it a rather distracting and hard to focus feature. I mean the girl on the top left (Max) has a nose, and I normally use it only when there's a reason to. otherwise it's cumbersome at times.

on a different note I'd like to say that I'm livestreaming

FREE MUSIC PLAYING!

COME ONE COME ALL

I'm surprised I hadn't posted this before. but here. A little coloring thing I did in 3 days due to lack of wifi.


yes I realized I used the same damn color pallete quite a bit, but bleh it works.

This post has been edited by lt_amazil: 09 April 2013 - 08:16 AM

Hey I think what would be good to improve your style is to try different sets of eyes. Eyes can say alot about a character. like maybe have their eyes half way closed, or do like Brock from pokemon. I recommend looking at other artists for different styles of eyes.
this is just a random site, but if you typed typed it into google i'm sure you can find more. My link