The Energon Pub

I always find that a good spot of plotting helps me. Or makes it worse. Can't really tell...

SillySpringer wrote:You can practice voices for them in the mirror.

I do that already with every character I make in an RPG!!

Seriously, I got a youtube channel dedicated to that sort of thing, including 'Story Time With...' series where I have characters recounting a story or giving advice to the viewer lol

Anyway, LOOK WHAT THIS FORUM HAS REDUCED ME TO!!! (Drawing Transformers is hard )

Pretty neato Derek!

Btw, I actually have something planned for Rosanna when she gets to the mess-hall with the others. Nothing huge, but I want her, Hot Rod, and some of the others to get to know each-other more.

That's a great pic, Mac. Gives us a good idea of what Jailbreak looks like. We also have a separate thread for RPG related artwork that can be found here if you wish to share more of your drawings. Keep up the great work!

SillySpringer wrote:Pretty neato Derek!

Btw, I actually have something planned for Rosanna when she gets to the mess-hall with the others. Nothing huge, but I want her, Hot Rod, and some of the others to get to know each-other more.

Depends on how much of a mad-on they have for ex-decepticons, but I am sure Sidetrack could be interesting to add to the mix (IF I ever get this character sheet fixed. Banging my head against the desk for previous flops)

Smokescreen85 wrote:That's a great pic, Mac. Gives us a good idea of what Jailbreak looks like. We also have a separate thread for RPG related artwork that can be found here if you wish to share more of your drawings. Keep up the great work!

If I ever put in more than a 1/2 hour to a drawing sure thing. You REALLY dont want to have me clutter the pages even more with all the 15-30min sketches I do lol.

Not true! I think that thread would be good for that kind of stuff. People are looking at artists' finished work and sketches and doodles and concepts all the time all over the net. Since we have an art thread, no harm in using it for whatever visual art you guys want to share, whatever stage of completion it is. I'm not any good at it, but by all means, any of the rest of you who use art in that fashion, share away if you want.

Oh, and to offer an answer on the other question, back when I used to hop around various RPGs and stick up apps (waiting for the first character approval is literally the worst. After that you can always divert attention to approved characters while waiting for any new ones) I'd do as much back reading as I could on threads that were already present in the game. It always gave me a feel for what type of gaming environment I was getting into and how people were portraying their characters. And it would give me ideas on where the stories could go from there...both for my characters and the game at large.

Insidious wrote:Oh, and to offer an answer on the other question, back when I used to hop around various RPGs and stick up apps (waiting for the first character approval is literally the worst. After that you can always divert attention to approved characters while waiting for any new ones) I'd do as much back reading as I could on threads that were already present in the game. It always gave me a feel for what type of gaming environment I was getting into and how people were portraying their characters. And it would give me ideas on where the stories could go from there...both for my characters and the game at large.

Appreciate it. Right now it's me just trying to find out if the characters I am posting are even useful to the story you all are trying to tell. I hope so. But yeah, as you can see I need to keep myself distracted. I dont have many days off, and when I have my mind focused on something, it's kinda hard to change gears. Right now most of my energy is focused on rewrites and detailing out character psychology.

You know that guy who is all about building a full psychological profile for his characters and will generally spend 12-48 hours on it? That's typically me. Then again, that also comes from the RPG background I have.

Insidious wrote:Not true! I think that thread would be good for that kind of stuff. People are looking at artists' finished work and sketches and doodles and concepts all the time all over the net. Since we have an art thread, no harm in using it for whatever visual art you guys want to share, whatever stage of completion it is. I'm not any good at it, but by all means, any of the rest of you who use art in that fashion, share away if you want.

Lol also if it makes you feel any better Derek, I have been waiting for some people to contribute their own art to that thread for almost a year now. You are an answered prayer!

SillySpringer wrote:

Insidious wrote:Not true! I think that thread would be good for that kind of stuff. People are looking at artists' finished work and sketches and doodles and concepts all the time all over the net. Since we have an art thread, no harm in using it for whatever visual art you guys want to share, whatever stage of completion it is. I'm not any good at it, but by all means, any of the rest of you who use art in that fashion, share away if you want.

Lol also if it makes you feel any better Derek, I have been waiting for some people to contribute their own art to that thread for almost a year now. You are an answered prayer!

Well maybe I could do a few more. It's mostly I've always been an armature artist wanting to go higher but never made it work. Kinda need excuses to keep going these days. Still never done any Transformers art before so it could be a breath of fresh air.

MacabreDerek wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Insidious wrote:Not true! I think that thread would be good for that kind of stuff. People are looking at artists' finished work and sketches and doodles and concepts all the time all over the net. Since we have an art thread, no harm in using it for whatever visual art you guys want to share, whatever stage of completion it is. I'm not any good at it, but by all means, any of the rest of you who use art in that fashion, share away if you want.

Lol also if it makes you feel any better Derek, I have been waiting for some people to contribute their own art to that thread for almost a year now. You are an answered prayer!

Well maybe I could do a few more. It's mostly I've always been an armature artist wanting to go higher but never made it work. Kinda need excuses to keep going these days. Still never done any Transformers art before so it could be a breath of fresh air.

Here's an assignment: Go to the RPG Art thread, go to the first page, and then look at the first drawing I posted there. (Hint, it's not very good, but look how far I've come over the past year with practice! ) I am an amateur artist just like you. I've just had a lot of trial and error. Like most artists say, just keep practicing, and it will get better. I am excited to see you do more Transformers art!

SillySpringer wrote:Here's an assignment: Go to the RPG Art thread, go to the first page, and then look at the first drawing I posted there. (Hint, it's not very good, but look how far I've come over the past year with practice! ) I am an amateur artist just like you. I've just had a lot of trial and error. Like most artists say, just keep practicing, and it will get better. I am excited to see you do more Transformers art!

Appreciate it. I'll be doing some sketches for Sidetrack today, see where I end up in his evolution.

MacabreDerek wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Here's an assignment: Go to the RPG Art thread, go to the first page, and then look at the first drawing I posted there. (Hint, it's not very good, but look how far I've come over the past year with practice! ) I am an amateur artist just like you. I've just had a lot of trial and error. Like most artists say, just keep practicing, and it will get better. I am excited to see you do more Transformers art!

Appreciate it. I'll be doing some sketches for Sidetrack today, see where I end up in his evolution.

That's something I always like to do. I like to keep drawing the same characters, and over time they become easier and more comfortable to draw, and they of course look better and better.

I am giving everyone a heads up: I will probably be applying for another character in the very near future (maybe even tonight), however I still want Hook to remain open to me. The only reason my app for Hook didn't get approved was because we just started combining into Devastator right after getting my app in. After Devastator splits back up, I want to try and reapply for Hook. Thanks.

I has returned. Again.

Phobos is ready to strike fear into the hearts of all Autobots.

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:I has returned. Again.

Phobos is ready to strike fear into the hearts of all Autobots.

Remember to update the roster list. I own Misfire now.

SillySpringer wrote:Remember to update the roster list. I own Misfire now.

Done.

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:I has returned. Again.

Phobos is ready to strike fear into the hearts of all Autobots.

We haven't really moved... I think Snarler fell asleep.

I am thinking of snagging a Monstercon. Possibly Birdbrain. But what's it with me and Decepticons with bad aim?!

You're going to have a monopoly on bad aim.

ctrlFrequency wrote:

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:I has returned. Again.

Phobos is ready to strike fear into the hearts of all Autobots.

We haven't really moved... I think Snarler fell asleep.

I see.

Phobos shall have to abandon you if his bloodlust is not quenched soon.

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:

ctrlFrequency wrote:

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:I has returned. Again.

Phobos is ready to strike fear into the hearts of all Autobots.

We haven't really moved... I think Snarler fell asleep.

I see.

Phobos shall have to abandon you if his bloodlust is not quenched soon.

Not my fault, dear

Mainly, one, I stopped getting notifications, randomly, it's weird. So I had a peek into the Converge yesterday and found we've been stunned by an emp blast.

This notification thing is getting to be a problemail for me. I'm starting to wonder if Gmail isn't randomly sending them to junk mail.

The notification thing is actually this website. If you don't check your notifications or post in a thread for a month, it cuts the notification. Personally I try to post once or twice a week for several reasons with this being one of them.