So as I'm sure everyone knows, fall break is next Monday and Tuesday. I would really like to take advantage of this time and try and get together to decide on a story line so that everyone can start making work.
Anytime on Tuesday works for Shelly and I, so if anyone has a specific time in mind that is best for them, please post in the comments so we can decide what time to meet.
Also, I'm open to meeting just about anywhere. If anyone has any good places in mind, post that as well. I actually think a library would be good, as they'll have big tables and lots of chairs and it will be quiet and not crowded. Maybe the downtown library or the Ablah?
Let me know what you think!
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Member Introduction
Hello Everyone!
Sorry for the late intro. I will make this short and simple. So let's see here...
I am not that great of a writer or a drawer although I have tried and failed most of the time.
Aside from large doses of school projects, friends, video games, and suffering from acute insomnia I do like making music every now and then as a hobby to remind myself that I am somewhat creative.
Most of the tracks that I have made were just me messing with music programs. Overall things turned out pretty decent.
Anyways a few examples of my work can be listened to by clicking the link below. The tracks have a space-arcade theme for the most part. Let me know what you think if you have time to check it out.
I will try my best to contribute my thoughts on ideas, just throwing out what I have to offer. Thanks for reading!
Link to music tracks
https://soundcloud.com/regen_t
Sorry for the late intro. I will make this short and simple. So let's see here...
I am not that great of a writer or a drawer although I have tried and failed most of the time.
Aside from large doses of school projects, friends, video games, and suffering from acute insomnia I do like making music every now and then as a hobby to remind myself that I am somewhat creative.
Most of the tracks that I have made were just me messing with music programs. Overall things turned out pretty decent.
Anyways a few examples of my work can be listened to by clicking the link below. The tracks have a space-arcade theme for the most part. Let me know what you think if you have time to check it out.
I will try my best to contribute my thoughts on ideas, just throwing out what I have to offer. Thanks for reading!
Link to music tracks
https://soundcloud.com/regen_t
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
New Members!
Hey guys! We have four new members, and we've encouraged them to post their own introductory bio and examples of their work, so make sure to take a look.
New members! Please look at everyone's work and our discussions so far. And please Pleas PLEASE join in on the discussions! We want to hear from you as well!
Let's keep moving forward!
CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE!
New members! Please look at everyone's work and our discussions so far. And please Pleas PLEASE join in on the discussions! We want to hear from you as well!
Let's keep moving forward!
CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE!
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Concept Doodles
I know it's a little dangerous to start posting concept art when we haven't picked a theme yet, but I was really inspired by the Voodoo theme we tossed around. Don't think that since there's concept art that we've chosen that Voodoo theme, I just want to show some quick sketches that I was inspired to draw.
I did a quick and kind of crappily done concept for a female protagonist.
Zane researched that... "In West-African Voodooism women are hold priesthood. Sometimes the priestess passes her position to a blood daughter. In the first meeting Madison said she would prefer a non-stereotypical protagonist and a priest's daughter might be interesting."
So I took it and ran with it.
So...what do you guys think? These were done super fast and quick, and should be viewed as doodles.
Once again, this isn't us deciding on the voodoo theme for sure. Just me doodling.
I did a quick and kind of crappily done concept for a female protagonist.
Zane researched that... "In West-African Voodooism women are hold priesthood. Sometimes the priestess passes her position to a blood daughter. In the first meeting Madison said she would prefer a non-stereotypical protagonist and a priest's daughter might be interesting."
So I took it and ran with it.
Those are beads of different colors hanging down her front.
I swear it's not puke.
The hair I was inspired by an episode of America's Next Top Model from a few years back, where the models had to do a big-hair bird-themed photoshoot. I researched current (more like editorial magazine looks) and traditional West African fashion and dress.
I was planning to do a couple more versions playing with different styles of looks. This one is a little on the traditional dress side, so I think it'd be interesting to try and find a futuristic look that incorporated traditional aspects into it.
I was planning to do a couple more versions playing with different styles of looks. This one is a little on the traditional dress side, so I think it'd be interesting to try and find a futuristic look that incorporated traditional aspects into it.
I also drew a monster! First one ever. It looks like Arbok and Ghastly are hanging out, but I decided to post it anyways. I have a little blurb on the picture from Wikipedia. I played with a Snake/Astral-Soul look.
Once again, this isn't us deciding on the voodoo theme for sure. Just me doodling.
Fiction Reading
Hey gang,
hope your week is wrapping up well. I just wanted to mention that tomorrow (Friday) Alice McDermott is doing a reading on the WSU campus. I plan on attending. The reception starts at 6 in the Ulrich Museum and the reading will be at 7 in the CAC Theater. She is a good writer and I recommend the writers especially go to hear her. But everyone would enjoy it I think.
If anyone wants to meet up before the event my cell is (620) 968 8060.
Also, I know the general consensus was to interact online from here on out, but I think it would be beneficial for the writers to meet up (and anyone else in the group that wants to) soon with some ideas so we can get the ball rolling. I would suggest meeting at the Donut Whole or something and everyone bringing some character sketches and setting sketches just to get some ideas out there.
If you think it is a good idea, great, if not, I'm still on board.
check out this link for a character sheet, this would be great for developing characters and sharing with the group!
http://rpmadesimple.com/rp_files/backstory_worksheet.pdf
hope your week is wrapping up well. I just wanted to mention that tomorrow (Friday) Alice McDermott is doing a reading on the WSU campus. I plan on attending. The reception starts at 6 in the Ulrich Museum and the reading will be at 7 in the CAC Theater. She is a good writer and I recommend the writers especially go to hear her. But everyone would enjoy it I think.
If anyone wants to meet up before the event my cell is (620) 968 8060.
Also, I know the general consensus was to interact online from here on out, but I think it would be beneficial for the writers to meet up (and anyone else in the group that wants to) soon with some ideas so we can get the ball rolling. I would suggest meeting at the Donut Whole or something and everyone bringing some character sketches and setting sketches just to get some ideas out there.
If you think it is a good idea, great, if not, I'm still on board.
check out this link for a character sheet, this would be great for developing characters and sharing with the group!
http://rpmadesimple.com/rp_files/backstory_worksheet.pdf
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
The Brainstormer
The Brainstormer
Hey, in case anyone is having any issues thinking of ideas, this is an interesting way to start doing something creative. This is made by a guy named Andrew Bosley, who has worked on quite a few really cool video games!
Also, at the top of the page there is a link to his work. Really fantastic, inspiring work. I hope someday to be awesome like this!
Hey, in case anyone is having any issues thinking of ideas, this is an interesting way to start doing something creative. This is made by a guy named Andrew Bosley, who has worked on quite a few really cool video games!
Also, at the top of the page there is a link to his work. Really fantastic, inspiring work. I hope someday to be awesome like this!
UPDATE: Post 2
Thanks for the feedback guys and gals, looks like I have a notion of what you guys want, so I will expand on the ones interested and throw in other ideas below for more awesome fun times.
Suburban war idea: Neighborhood Walk (working title)
Early settings: Perfect suburbs. Green grass, as perfect and neat as carpet. Houses of the same nature: cookie cut perfection, in style, form, and upkeep. Garbage men look like models, with a plastered smile, fit and clean. Dad's walk out in suits (moms too if you want to keep modern, but I was thinking show like old ideas of domesticity, so for when aftermath occurs we can pervert and subvert gender roles). From the neighborhoods we enter cities. City is also clean and industrious. Keeping things straight lines all the way, from buildings to rows, even plotted trees are sheared in perfect circles. Sun bright, fluffy happy clouds. From city to school which looks old, but in a regal idea. High walls, stone, pleasant and warm colors.
Basic storyline intro expanded: We have young little whats-her-face (you can think up the name if you want, makes no difference to me). We have her walking halls, being a little angel, like god's daughter. She is pure, simple, unsoiled. Long flowing brown hair cascades down her back in a simple neat form. She wears a school uniform. Her sister also attends to school, much younger, showing much more naivety, still in pigtails. In class the protagonist sits near an open window, clear and large towards the sunny sky, but as she gazes absently out the window, herds of shadows can be seen rustling through the nearby wooded area. As she gazes curiously, a distant light twinkles in the sky. It approaches like lightning, a missile, which destroys one of the towering buildings in the distant city.
If this story continues to interest, I will broadly apply more until we decide.
Monster Mash
Early settings: Village. We are talkin' bout some Frankenstein village stuff here. I'm talkin' hay stacks, wood sheds (if we are thinking cute, more rounded, cartoony, if we are thinkin' sardonic, take a look at trailer for the game "Papers, Please", more rough, but with sense of humor). Little villagers with tight hoods borderlining their faces. Lots of woods. For monster environments, we can go cliche (if we are going full parody) Swamp things in swamps, frankensteins in evil labs, full on with fetus test tubes and operation tables. For fun I kinda want the Vampires in a nightclub. For giggles. Anyways this is just concept, and totally not final notes.
Basic Storyline Expanded: Oh no! A sheep is missing! Must be those pesky monsters roaming around. What assholes. (Really wanna play off the unjustified hatred stuff here). Ugly frankenmonsters, damn vamps, hairy uncouth them werewolves are, etc. We must poke them to death with out pitchforks! And then off we go, level by level. The monsters we make super sympathetic, like before invasion levels start, we have the monsters doing wholesome activities (gardening, feeding wildlife rabbits, playing shuffleboard, what have you).
Cultastic Fantastic:
Down on your luck? Need friends? Need cash? Look no further! Have we got a job for you! Do you know the top grossing industries in the nation are cults??? You didn't? Well you're stupid. What do you think those gold chalices are made of? Cheese? Well anyways, I (your fearless friend who already started a cult) will give you the fine tips you need to get started!
Settings: We get us some down home basement environments, completely filled with characters that "look" like they would join a cult. Scruffy bearded outcasts. Easily swayable yokels. Naive housewives (not to be sexist with housewives, they are very important pillars in the community, for the sake of using parody of stereotypes). Anyways, we get us some fliers, some meetings, some figures for cult leaders, etc. Other stuff. (Probably, as concept, a lot harder for me to think up cool stuff for you artists to draw). Maybe some cultastic rituals? Ehhh?
Like before, if still interested, will provide more info.
Other ideas:
1. Ghetto Pokemon -
Now of course we can't say pokemon, but same concept (so parody). Anyways, pokemon is so gold hearted. Nice kid loves his creatures, fights evil, love, respect, mom, dad, etc. We take a similar world, we make the kid from the 'hood. Yep. So he got that backwards flatbill cap, baggy shorts, all them stuff, but instead of guns, this kids got some pokemon. He want to go to each city, take down the gang leaders in each, and rule over all! Muhahahaah! More dirty environments, smog, fog, dark night life here. We have fighting rings to the death, we have track races for big cash, we have black markets, poke-drugs. (FYI, lots of good music that can be attributed to this. Examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zk2sHKE84Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF6PPz8LunY
And others)
2.... nevermind. I had others, but I'm tired. Will post when my head is clear.
Suburban war idea: Neighborhood Walk (working title)
Early settings: Perfect suburbs. Green grass, as perfect and neat as carpet. Houses of the same nature: cookie cut perfection, in style, form, and upkeep. Garbage men look like models, with a plastered smile, fit and clean. Dad's walk out in suits (moms too if you want to keep modern, but I was thinking show like old ideas of domesticity, so for when aftermath occurs we can pervert and subvert gender roles). From the neighborhoods we enter cities. City is also clean and industrious. Keeping things straight lines all the way, from buildings to rows, even plotted trees are sheared in perfect circles. Sun bright, fluffy happy clouds. From city to school which looks old, but in a regal idea. High walls, stone, pleasant and warm colors.
Basic storyline intro expanded: We have young little whats-her-face (you can think up the name if you want, makes no difference to me). We have her walking halls, being a little angel, like god's daughter. She is pure, simple, unsoiled. Long flowing brown hair cascades down her back in a simple neat form. She wears a school uniform. Her sister also attends to school, much younger, showing much more naivety, still in pigtails. In class the protagonist sits near an open window, clear and large towards the sunny sky, but as she gazes absently out the window, herds of shadows can be seen rustling through the nearby wooded area. As she gazes curiously, a distant light twinkles in the sky. It approaches like lightning, a missile, which destroys one of the towering buildings in the distant city.
If this story continues to interest, I will broadly apply more until we decide.
Monster Mash
Early settings: Village. We are talkin' bout some Frankenstein village stuff here. I'm talkin' hay stacks, wood sheds (if we are thinking cute, more rounded, cartoony, if we are thinkin' sardonic, take a look at trailer for the game "Papers, Please", more rough, but with sense of humor). Little villagers with tight hoods borderlining their faces. Lots of woods. For monster environments, we can go cliche (if we are going full parody) Swamp things in swamps, frankensteins in evil labs, full on with fetus test tubes and operation tables. For fun I kinda want the Vampires in a nightclub. For giggles. Anyways this is just concept, and totally not final notes.
Basic Storyline Expanded: Oh no! A sheep is missing! Must be those pesky monsters roaming around. What assholes. (Really wanna play off the unjustified hatred stuff here). Ugly frankenmonsters, damn vamps, hairy uncouth them werewolves are, etc. We must poke them to death with out pitchforks! And then off we go, level by level. The monsters we make super sympathetic, like before invasion levels start, we have the monsters doing wholesome activities (gardening, feeding wildlife rabbits, playing shuffleboard, what have you).
Cultastic Fantastic:
Down on your luck? Need friends? Need cash? Look no further! Have we got a job for you! Do you know the top grossing industries in the nation are cults??? You didn't? Well you're stupid. What do you think those gold chalices are made of? Cheese? Well anyways, I (your fearless friend who already started a cult) will give you the fine tips you need to get started!
Settings: We get us some down home basement environments, completely filled with characters that "look" like they would join a cult. Scruffy bearded outcasts. Easily swayable yokels. Naive housewives (not to be sexist with housewives, they are very important pillars in the community, for the sake of using parody of stereotypes). Anyways, we get us some fliers, some meetings, some figures for cult leaders, etc. Other stuff. (Probably, as concept, a lot harder for me to think up cool stuff for you artists to draw). Maybe some cultastic rituals? Ehhh?
Like before, if still interested, will provide more info.
Other ideas:
1. Ghetto Pokemon -
Now of course we can't say pokemon, but same concept (so parody). Anyways, pokemon is so gold hearted. Nice kid loves his creatures, fights evil, love, respect, mom, dad, etc. We take a similar world, we make the kid from the 'hood. Yep. So he got that backwards flatbill cap, baggy shorts, all them stuff, but instead of guns, this kids got some pokemon. He want to go to each city, take down the gang leaders in each, and rule over all! Muhahahaah! More dirty environments, smog, fog, dark night life here. We have fighting rings to the death, we have track races for big cash, we have black markets, poke-drugs. (FYI, lots of good music that can be attributed to this. Examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zk2sHKE84Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF6PPz8LunY
And others)
2.... nevermind. I had others, but I'm tired. Will post when my head is clear.
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