135 – Crismus Greetings
Dec 122012
Welcome back to the Wednesday Mash-ups. As I mentioned in my blog entry on Monday, this week’s theme is Christmas. Let’s get right to it, shall we?
First up, what would Christmas be without jolly ol’ Saint Deema. Yes Virginia, Deema Claus is coming to town. There’s a cheerful Grinch vibe going on in this one.
Next, we have Cyran as one of the toy-making elves. I would have coloured him in red and green, but I had already done Oonch in those colours, so I chose to put Cyran in green and white instead.
Moving on, here’s Oonchie the Snowfur. I was going to use a top hat like Frosty, but I didn’t like the look, so I went with a snow cap instead.
Last for this week is my favorite piece of the set. Zoë and Popkin as Christmas angels. I drew and coloured them on two completely separate layers so I’ve included them as separate elements as well. I commented on Facebook this weekend how Zoë may be the smallest character in size, but her pictures always end up huge. The drawing software I use can’t always handle the size of the file and it crashes on me, usually as I’m shading. That’s why I always save my pictures before tackling the shading layers now.
We’ve got more holiday goodness in next week’s installment. See you then!
Nov 142012
“Hello everyone and welcome to AWWF Superstars! I’m your host Carja McMahon along with the legend Popkin Sammartino.”
“Pickles!”
That’s right folks. As promised, this week we start our mash-up look at the superstars of wrestling in the Animus World Wrestling Federation. Let’s get this battle royal started, shall we? As always, click to embiggen.
Introducing first, from Vawsing Beach, Pelaria, the AWWF Champion, the Immovable Barn Bogan!
“Next, from Tinkerwood Valley, the Deadfur, The Undertinkerer!” Undertaker was almost played by Big Oonch, so that the hat rim could hide his eyes, but I came up with a better idea for him (which you’ll see next week), and of course, I’ve already set a precedent with the name “Undertinker” so Cyran as the Undertinkerer made sense.
“Being accompanied to the ring by Popkin, from Music City, Sunnyvale, the Bird Girl, Zozo B. Ware!” I love how the name turned out, the drawing was…alright. This one was the longest to draw because I really struggled with the legs. To really sell this, Zoë should have Popkin on her arm, but that of course, would crush her. 😉 Popkin at least gets to make an appearance on her tights.
“Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh! What a rush!” “From Crimson Coast, Road Warrior Deema!” Deema as Hawk was almost entirely influenced by Deema’s head shape. Even though she’s “Road Warrior” Deema, I gave her Legion of Doom colors. The name Road Warrior Deema flows better but the LOD colors look more cartoony.
*cue bagpipe music* “And from Verdant, “Rowdy” Toddy Piper!” Hot Rod is my favorite all-time wrestler, so I went with Todrick to play him. How cool is it that his name works well?
That’s all for now. We’ll introduce more battle royal participants next week.
Oct 192012
109 – Happy Birthday Age of Animus!!!
