VampireBohrok

Member name: VampireBohrok
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(oh and Wind, as you see I changed the motif, hopefully it doesn't disappoint :U )

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So here's my last-minute entry for the Ninjas in Space contest. I'm not too used to drawing environment things, so working on this was a bit awkward.

But anyway, here's Garmadon rushing through some strange barren landscape in pursuit of something or someone. I was aiming for an atmosphere that's both

calm and suspenseful, I hope I succeeded to some extent at least.

Criticism is appreciated. :>

It's a nice looking MOC but what's the hype for? So he didn't post a here for a while and? It ain't frontpage material.

this is a terrible comment and let me tell you why

a MOC is not just some product. It's not just here for your viewing pleasure. It's not just here for you to come in and denounce it as "not good enough" without giving any reason whatsoever.

You are being unconstructive and frankly disrespectful to Brickeens. Aptera, like any other MOC, or any other art for that matter, is the product of a creative process. This creative process

is reliant on learning from one's mistakes and, simply put, improving. And the only way to improve is to make sure you know what mistakes you've made previously, so that you can avoid them in the future.

So while saying it's "not frontpage material" and all, you're doing nothing to help. You're doing nothing to acknowledge the creative process behind the MOC, nothing to help Brickeens improve to your standards.

Not to mention you seem to be intent on making this about you and your creations. That's not what this thread is for. If it matters, I can offer you a review on a MOC of your choice.

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I'm personally not seeing a "hype". I'm seeing a MOC with rightfully appreciated qualities. My favourite things about Brickeens' MOCs is that they always have this distinct character, as well as solid concepts,

great piece usage and shaping, and excellent colour management. If a MOC has all these qualities, I think it should definitely be recognised as a good MOC. Of course, there are subjective standards when it comes

to these qualities, but for those standards to actually matter you have to have some reasoning as to how things could be improved. Otherwise, you just leave the person who made the MOC with this unsatisfactory feeling

of having done something wrong, but not knowing what.

My point is this: if you feel at all hit by what I've said, you should retry making that comment. Except instead of being very brief and dismissive, you should go into some detail as to what you don't like about the MOC.

See it as a challenge.

(I'm open to discussion so throw me a PM if you do feel like responding)

This supposedly works rather well

frankly I don't own a single Ninjago set, but I'm totally going to try a few of the categories. great theme too.

Okay it's way too late here for me to be thinking about money and such, but I'll have you an offer by tomorrow afternoon, with some reservation for time zones :u

also I may just order those missing teeth from bricklink, it probably won't affect the offer, honestly

I may very well be interested in the Bahrag and the Manas. Are you 100% certain they're complete and all?

also Turaga Vakama and some Slizers would be cool, given that they're complete as well

I've always used photoshop, however I generally just use it for subtle colour editing, such as adding more contrast. I will say that I'm not much a fan of moc photographs covered in digital effects, because when I'm looking at your pictures I'm definitely more interested in seeing the quality of your moc, rather than to which degree you can paste fancy effects. Also, I've seen a good few examples of people attempting digital effects and failing, making the picture less appealing than it was before. That said, I don't mean to be all "don't add effects to your moc pictures ever" because really, it can be pretty fun. But it's usually just not relevant in the presentation of a moc.

aaaaaaa this made me so happy ;_;

thank you so much for the greetings everybody, it really was an awesome birthday. and hopefully this year I can keep my promise of being more active here

also squishy I love that gif so much like you have no idea

okay so due to timezone shenanigans I won't be able to work on my entry any more before the deadline. so I'm wondering, is the deadline carved in stone or is any extension being considered? I really don't know if there's a need for one, but an extension'd be exactly what I personally would need right now. obviously it's fine either way - I think entering this time around would be great fun though.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa happy birthday Sumikihave a :colbro: day

Uncle K's entry is definitely my favourite here. The visuals are more consistent and well-composed than any other entry's, I think.Oh yeah, aside from the BIOCICLES ACTITON COMIC of course. But that's like a whole other league.

There is a matter I would like to address here. I cannot help but notice the resemblance between this drawing and this oneof Brickeens' BZPRPG character which I drew for his birthday back in February. Personally I feel that certain features, such as the collar, aspects of the mask, the chest and lower torso armour, the segmented leg plates, and the placement of certain bolts/spherical decorations/whatever - not to mention the general aesthetic of the body structure - are more similar to my design than I am comfortable with.I'd rather find out whether you used that drawing as a template. It consists entirely of original designs and concepts - with possible exception of the Kanohi - thatbelong to either me or Brickeens. If they happen to be copied, then that's something I really am not okay with.

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You suddenly regret your choice of conversation partner.

Okay, I figure it's about time I respond here :U

How does this not have more replies? I confess I hadn't followed this contest much, and I read your comic in the Winners topic, but it was an extremely well-written and drawn comic. The plot was engaging, with the suspense it managed to build until the end. In addition, the variety of angles used in the various panels was very impressive, as was the attention to detail in the panels. Krika in particular perfectly captured the character persona I'm assuming you aimed for, of the quietly threatening gangster boss. Also, for some reason Gorast's cigarette holder amused me.But yes, in all this is an amazing entry, which certainly deserved the win. Congrats, dude! ~B~

I must say, I read this and thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. It's not just the superb artwork and the dramatic storyline style, it's the one thing that no other comic in the contest ever really got down: atmosphere. This comic is just full of atmosphere, reminding me a bit of Frank Millar's Sin City and just had a heavy old-school noir feel to it. The heavy blacks and the moody lighting just reek of that atmosphere, and I loved and relished every single bit of it.Amazing job.

Wait. People actually post non-sprite comics here. I should check the Comics forum more often. . .Anyway, this is pretty cool. The rough-ish art style really added to the atmosphere. The lettering for much of the dialog, on the other hand, was a bit incongruous with the art. Personally, I think using a slightly smaller font would have fixed that problem. I did like the way the speech-balloons were designed; a grey blob with a tail indicating which character is speaking.

I just realized that i never came on here and posted how much i truely loved this Comic, and how happy I am that it won.While i'm not going to do a real review, i'm actually popping in to tell you, if you weren't aware, that we in The Three Virtues Podcast did a coverage on the contest and ended up talking about City of Wretches (and kings =P). So if you havn't checked it out, go do so =D

Wow okay, I couldn't really see this happening when I entered my comic. Thanks a lot to everyone who supported it during the course of the contest!And of course, congratulations to the two other winners just as well.

Well it's getting late here, but before I go: thank you so much everyone. I've had a really great birthday.

Yeah, perspective went haywire at me at a number of occasions. I'm sure I could've done abetter job overall, but as usual I ended up procrastinating the whole thing and I had to rush the inking.I think that may be a contributing factor to odd-looking perspective and bent shapes. I don't think thecross-line shading reached its full potential effect at all times, either.Either way, thanks a lot for the comment.

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Entry for Comics Contest 1. I'm aware of how bad the captions look, I should've done them by hand to begin with.(but the real mystery is how I managed to finish the thing)Any comments/constructive critisism is appreciated.Thank you so much, those of you who supported my entry in the contest!

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IC: Cantai"Whoa!", Cantai exclaimed as the Matoran suddenly moved. "Hey, I think she may have woken up", he said when the two other Toa looked at him."Hey, Naria, right? Are you okay, do you think you can stand up?"OOC: For the record Kal, you have a very, very strange sense of humor.

IC: CantaiA short walk later, the three Toa found themselves at the gates of Ko-Koro."Here we are", Cantai proclaimed. "Now", he said as he turned to Sumiki, "Let's find someone to look after your leg".

IC: CantaiCantai approached the unconscious Naira. "I won't be forgetting this trip any soon", he muttered. "Well, I've got my hands free, so I mightas well carry her the last bit." He crouched and lifted the Matoran up. "Did anyone hear what she said before she fell, anyway?"

IC: Cantai"Oh, and not only did we run into him", Cantai added. "He dragged us into getting attacked by another Toa. But then he ran off. According to this other Toa, he was some sort of cannibalistic freak... Looking back, we shouldn't have let him travel with us at all."

IC: Cantai"Cantai", The Toa of Ice said with a quick nod. "So tell me, what business do you have in Ko-Koro?"