Flashback Friday – Green Lantern

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Apr 182014
 

Howdy folks! It’s Friday morning and I’m off work. How wonderful is that? So wonderful that I decided to share a flashback with you! “Uh, Carja, you share a flashback with us EVERY Friday…” Well sure, but today I mean it!

This week is all about DC Comics. Wednesday we looked at the new Teen Titans theme and today it’s a flashback of the most colourful franchise in the DC Universe. (As always, click on any picture to enlarge it.)

In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight,
Let those who worship evil’s might,
Beware my power, Green Lantern’s light!

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Green Rich IS Green Lantern! His iron will reigns supreme. But wait! There’s more!

In blackest day, in brightest night,
Beware your fears made into light
Let those who try to stop what’s right,
Burn like my power… Sinestro’s might!

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Yellow Rich knows fear is his ally so he’s joined the Sinestro Corps! And yet still …

For hearts long lost and full of fright,
For those alone in blackest night,
Accept our ring and join our fight,
Love conquers all– With Violet Light!

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Full of love, Purple Rich wields the power of the Star Sapphires! We follow that up with…

In fearful day, in raging night,
With strong hearts full, our souls ignite,
When all seems lost in the War of Light,
Look to the stars– For hope burns bright!

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Blue Rich is ever hopeful! He’s the perfect ambassador for the Blue Lantern Corps. And then there’s…

With blood and rage of crimson red,
We fill men’s souls with darkest dread,
And twist your minds to pain and hate,
We’ll burn you all, that is your fate!

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Red Rich has shown that his rage burns brightest as a Red Lantern. But then…

Tor lorek san, bor nakka mur,
Natromo faan tornek wot ur,
Ter lantern ker lo Abin Sur,
Taan lek lek nok — Formorrow Sur!

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Who KNOWS what goes through the mind of the Indigo Tribe? Indigo Rich does! And then finally…

This power is mine, this is my light,
Be it in bright of day or black of night,
I lay claim to all that falls within my sight,
To take what I want, that is my right!

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Orange Rich is the greediest of the bunch and so he joins the other Orange Lanterns for lunch!

The Green Lantern costume was pretty simple to draw so I decided to use all the time I saved drawing it (and more) to colour Rich as a member of each of the different Lantern Corps other than Black (because I don’t do zombies) and White (because I didn’t do Black). It made for a LOT of layers. Still, I wanted to do at least one Lantern construct. That’s why I added one more layer so that Green Rich could wield Hal Jordan’s patented boxing glove construct.

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I’ll conclude this week’s flashback with the comparison to the original Green Lantern mashup.

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That’s all for this week, next week Sass is going to teach us that it’s stealing that’s half the battle. See you all there!

Flashback Friday – Princess Leia

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Apr 112014
 

It’s finally Friday. This week has just seemed so loooooooong! It’s nice to know it’s coming to an end. What better way to celebrate than with a flashback?

It’s back to Star Wars this week. As always, click on any picture to enlarge it.

Here’s Cyran as Princess Leia. I once again chose to go with an outfit from the Empire Strikes Back. This time it was Leia’s Hoth Alliance uniform. I love Leia’s Bespin gown but it’d have been hard to keep Cyran looking like a boy in that. For this same reason, if I ever do Return of the Jedi mashups, you shouldn’t expect the golden bikini look for Cyran. 😉 There’s a scene where Leia is helping with the repairs on the Falcon and she has these goggles on and it just made so much sense to have Cyran wearing them. Again, I’m happy with the lines in the costume.

CyranAnd here’s the comparison with the original mashup.

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That’s it for this week! Next week, there’s going to be a colour war going on in the flashback! Don’t miss it!

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Flashback Friday – Black Widow

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Apr 042014
 

The date is Friday. Actually, it’s Thursday but this won’t be posted until tomorrow when it will in fact, be Friday, a day of flashbacks.

Captain America is coming out this weekend and I’m doing a Marvel flashback. It’s almost like I planned this. Now if I had planned this WELL, I’d have done my Captain America flashback. But hey, Black Widow is in the movie so it still works! As always, click on a picture if you wanna enlarge it.

Finding the right pose is always a challenge. I don’t want the characters to just be standing there, but I want the details of the costume to be mostly visible. I went through a lot of Black Widow pictures (Scarlett Johansen is pretty) and finally settled on one where she was in a sort of martial arts battle stance. I just turned it a little so that we can see Nektara’s face.

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Here’s the comparison piece with the original mashup.

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Next week is a Star Wars flashback! Come back next Friday to see which one!

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Flashback Friday – Han Solo

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Mar 282014
 

Have you checked your calendar lately? It’s Thursday and that means time for some mash-uppy goodness!

I’m dipping back into the Star Wars theme this week.

For those of you who don’t know the story, I cast Zoë as Han because she’s a pilot of sorts and with Nektara playing Luke, it made more sense for Han to be a girl as well. Here she is wearing Han’s blue jacket from The Empire Strikes Back. The pose is from when Han arrives on Cloud City and holds his arms out to greet Lando. It’s a simple pose but it allows to see the whole costume which is a plus. I tried adding a few more wrinkles to the clothing to mimic the style I remember from the old Galaxy Guides from West End Games. I wanted to say it was Al Williamson, but Wookieepedia only credits Ralph McQuarrie. I just went upstairs to check my copy and Al Williamson was indeed one of the artists along with Michael Manley. Al Williamson is THE artist I think of when I think Star Wars comics. He’s one of the few comic artists whose work I can easily recognize. If I learned anything from him it would be a good thing!

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Here’s the comparison with the original mash-up. Poor Zoë always seemed to get the worst of the early mash-ups. Her ears and nose were big problems. I’ve gotten a better handle on her now.

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That’s all for this week. Next Friday Nektara is back in black! There are a couple of past costumes that fit that description. Find out which one she’ll be wearing next Friday!

 

Flashback Friday – Star Trek Rad Suit

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Mar 212014
 

It’s Friday! Normally, I leave work early on Friday which is nice, but today I have Friday off, which is even better! Sleep in yo! How sad is it though that sleeping in today, meant 8:15? Maybe I couldn’t sleep a minute longer knowing that I had a flashback to share. Yeah, that must be it!

I try to spread out the flashbacks a little amongst the various themes and characters. For this week’s theme, I felt it was time to revisit Star Trek again and to feature Deema. So, hey, whaddya know? It’s Deema in her Star Trek costume!

I’ve said before that I felt that Star Trek II featured the best uniforms in the whole franchise. That statement wasn’t limited to the standard crewmen uniforms, but the engineering unis as well. One I especially liked was the radiation suits that they wore. When my Deema as a Gorn piece turned out so bad I didn’t even want to share it, I fell back on this uniform for her mash-up.

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Here’s the comparison piece. I think it’s one of the more striking comparisons. I’m so much happier with my linework now. The curves and circles especially are so much smoother. I also no longer feel the need to colour in white sections with an off-shade. The shading gives enough texture to set apart the costume from the white background.

Trek-Deema-TaNThat’s all for this week’s flashback. Next week’s will feature Zoë. Come back to see which costume she’ll be wearing!

 

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