Art Thread

dryideabat · Post by **dryideabat** » Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:52 pm

Unlike Homer, Arezzo is far too benign to retaliate. Plus, he never learned magic that would have allowed him to turn the anvil into something else.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:11 pm

Things rarely end well when the ending involves something that oozes......

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:48 pm

Reminds me of the part in his comic where Other Daryl got entombed in a jello Pokeball. XD

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:23 pm

I'm curious as to how Arezzo came to be, since Homer doesn't know he's the father. Does Arezzo know?

Well, tried to get this done for Easter, but work was completely draining leading up to it. Let's go with the Eastern Orthodox church and say it's this upcoming Sunday.

Digging up the comic references was tough, even harder was making them work (didn't work as well as I hoped).

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:19 pm

She really is rocking the pink fur there! Came out wonderful! Though what happened to her horn? Is it able to be removed?

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:28 pm

Her horn is just as retractable as her spikes. Does it make sense? No, but I haven't come across anyone question this about Baraka from Mortal Kombat, either. Seriously, that really gets me wondering, especially since the newest game shows that they're breakable and quickly regrow!

Though recently I wondered, if they were all RPG monsters, what would they drop? Among the ideas was Mirage's horn. My mind can be oddly random at times. shrug

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:53 pm

If her horn was dropped, what would it do? Up attack by 10+? XD

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:55 pm

I was thinking more like it'd only be used like a synthesis/forge item. In Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, just about every enemy can drop an item somehow related to them, such as hearts and horns, which can be used for item and weapon synthesis.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:20 am

nah just boil it down and mix it with some yellow carots and a few ~~beetles~~ Frogs for a stamina potion.

There is no typo. i did not mix up recipies. you didn't see that.

Post by **D-Rock** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:45 pm

From a demi-goddess, that'd be one potent potion.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:59 pm

that's the plan.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:39 pm

The problem would be trying to defeat her in order to get one of her horns. LOL

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:21 pm

Tired, bored, but still had a creative spark somehow. For longer than I've had that Easter image, had the idea of Mirage having different horn styles. Also went with thinking of them like equips, sort of like Tails of Babylon.
Got her regular, Curled, Ethereal, Spinal, Curved, Marble, and Bloom.

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I was surprised by how simple Curled was. Just a few line manipulations. Ethereal, that was super easy, just trace a new outline but without the inner lines and fill in, with the "background" of the base being on a different layer. Spinal and Curved were headaches to figure out. Marble, I just had fun with the different effects available to me. Bloom took a bit to figure out. Initially wanted it to look like coral, but quickly decided not to torture myself. Eventually decided on this, then went with the idea of it "blooming" from Mirage's original horn. Even made it match her eye color.

Don't think any of them will be permanent, though.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:04 pm

They looks very nice indeed!

Though can we say the marbled one is a horn since it technically doesn't look hornish.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:15 pm

Let's call it a weapon class, then. Like how knives and forks are classified as "Daggers" in Skyrim.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:16 pm

LOL yeah that could work then.

dryideabat · Post by **dryideabat** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am

Hehe, cool comic D-Rock.

Looks like Eostre is taking the term "spring fever" to new heights.

And boy, those pups grew fast!

I can imagine Mirage has those horns in a case in her room, each labelled for a day of the week like underwear.

As for Arezzo, the story I had in mind was just as needlessly convoluted as Homer's. Long ago, a scientist in Heaven did an experiment to see if a demigod could be artificially created. With Cerberus's permission, he took a sample of her hair and mixed it in a vat of cosmic magic(k) potions. The experiment failed and the vat was archived in storage.

Centuries later, the goat, snake, and lion that would become Homer were taking a break from their heavenly duties and stumbled across the vat. They thought it was just a bathtub (it wasn't labelled for reasons) and swam in it. The trio then “tested” some abandoned explosives. Unbeknownst to anyone, an infantile form emerged from the vat, but was blasted away to earth.

A lone old doe came across the baby and named him Arezzo. She raised him in solitude for 2 years before she died of old age, teaching him to be a kind loving individual capable of fending for himself. Ever since then, he lived alone, keeping his distance from hunters and making only a few friends (those not freaked-out by his incredible strength).

Much like Homer, Arezzo cannot be easily tracked by celestial beings. Demigods can only detect him with the 5 senses (within the limits of mortals) and cannot read his future/past. He is not aware of this or of his true origin. However, fate will see fit that he and Homer meet face-to-face…

Amazee Dayzee wrote:I'd imagine that its took late.

Dang now I wanna see him trapped in the jello anvil.

Sure, why not?

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:47 am

so basically he's your Hercules, only nobody knows that.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 12:49 pm

We'll see how Herculean he is as he tries to get out of a gooey mass of what I can only assume is grape jello. XD

Post by **D-Rock** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:08 pm

Interesting backstory. Though hopefully he won't go on a random rampage and have to do 12 labors because of it.

dryideabat · Post by **dryideabat** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:57 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote:We'll see how Herculean he is as he tries to get out of a gooey mass of what I can only assume is grape jello. XD

Taking a page out of Sickle's book, it's black licorice flavored.

D-Rock wrote:Interesting backstory. Though hopefully he won't go on a random rampage and have to do 12 labors because of it.

That would be something. Homer sees Arezzo's potential and has him run 12 pranks. Steal Gale's shirt (underwear is not a thing), mess-up Rufus's stables, fetch Cerberus, etc.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:35 pm

If your new career ever gets boring to you, then you should totally get back to writing.

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed May 01, 2019 12:38 am

dryideabat wrote:
Amazee Dayzee wrote:We'll see how Herculean he is as he tries to get out of a gooey mass of what I can only assume is grape jello. XD
Taking a page out of Sickle's book, it's black licorice flavored.

The fiend! Mirage would likely offer to get back at them.

dryideabat wrote:
D-Rock wrote:Interesting backstory. Though hopefully he won't go on a random rampage and have to do 12 labors because of it.
That would be something. Homer sees Arezzo's potential and has him run 12 pranks. Steal Gale's shirt (underwear is not a thing), mess-up Rufus's stables, fetch Cerberus, etc.

Hah, that'd be pretty funny.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed May 01, 2019 3:24 pm

Especially if Arezzo face planted in the stables.

Post by **D-Rock** » Mon May 06, 2019 10:26 pm

Hey look, finally made a new bio sheet.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue May 07, 2019 4:20 pm

I wonder how Macabre's parents feel about him being closer to someone else? Ia doubt they would care since they are deadbeats.

Post by **D-Rock** » Tue May 07, 2019 6:40 pm

Gretchen: couldn't care less.
Halphas: was upset about Macabre leaving, but decided to move on.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue May 07, 2019 9:44 pm

The sad part about it is, the two of them wouldn't even be classified as the WORST parents at all because there is always someone slightly more horrid.

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed May 08, 2019 10:12 pm

Indeed.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu May 09, 2019 3:34 pm

I have to say, I thought that with that red mask around his eyes he looked almost like a turkey.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Thu May 09, 2019 3:47 pm

A violin? That's an interesting choice from an Infernal (although the devil is supposed in some cultures to be a very talented musician).

Post by **D-Rock** » Thu May 09, 2019 10:49 pm

Indeed. In fact, one of the songs that inspired Macabre was a violin piece. Devil's Trill Sonata. Cover image used featured the Devil playing a violin. The other was Danse Macabre, a song about the dancing dead.

Interesting, really. Despite the former, Macabre was initially a Celestial being. Just had a dark theme to him, like some interpretations of the Angel of Death. Over time, thought I'd get a more interesting character if I made him an Infernal instead. Added a neat dynamic to his relationship with Mirage, I thought.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Fri May 10, 2019 12:13 am

D-Rock wrote:The other was Danse Macabre, a song about the dancing dead.

which also happens to have the same name as the minor boss tune from Megaman ZX.

Post by **SeanWolf** » Fri May 10, 2019 6:41 am

Buster wrote:
D-Rock wrote:The other was Danse Macabre, a song about the dancing dead.
which also happens to have the same name as the minor boss tune from Megaman ZX.

And a song by the band Ghost.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri May 10, 2019 7:36 am

Conjure up Disney's old cartoon of the dancing skeletons sometime - it's still a hoot!

aBritishfox · Post by **aBritishfox** » Sat May 18, 2019 9:16 pm

Wow it's been a while since I last posted an image here!
Anyway, here's my boyfriend riding a balloon!

I...can't actually remember what the last picture I posted here was of either!

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat May 18, 2019 9:38 pm

Cute. Careful with that balloon.

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Sun May 19, 2019 3:00 pm

Very nice draw of your raccoon, aBritishFox!

Good work as usual there, D-Rock and Nicholas.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Sun May 19, 2019 4:04 pm

Cesco wrote:Very nice draw of your raccoon, aBritishFox! Good work as usual there, D-Rock and Nicholas.

Agreed. Like the colors, seriously vivid and fun.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun May 19, 2019 5:39 pm

Last image that he posted posted here almost a year ago was this one:

Also, Peanut for some reason reminds me of Banjo the Honey bear in this drawing.