Planning for stories and stuff.
Word, dawg.
note: this intro hasn't been thoroughly updated in a couple years
This is a world I made mostly for my own use, but I made it a public world anyways. I'll be posting things about story outlines, my characters, my comics (including fan comics), WIPs, ect... It's pretty much a world where I can store information and/or plan things. xD
Below are short descriptions of my stories to help you know what's going on. xD It also shows which characters are in which story, along with their extended profile if I have one made. Some stories aren't mentioned because I don't work on/think about them often. Therefore, not all of my characters are mentioned.
STORIES
The link leads to the fan comic in my portfolio. If there isn't a link, there isn't a comic yet.
ORIGINAL STORIES
*Rock Band: Something Impossible: The story of a Rock Band and their adventures in music business.
Major Characters: Michka, Zack, Loyal, Dare, Rick
Important/Frequently Mentioned Supporting Characters: Damian, Tim, Dare's Aunt aka Auntie
*Of Fruits and Vegetables: 4-panel comics of the life of a 21-year-old model and his friends/workmates.
Major Characters: Tomato, Stefan, Tomato's Boyfriend aka "TB", Gabe, Janet aka Jo, Kasey, Dean
Important Supporting Characters: Danny, Leah, Mick
*Dreams: The story of a rich and pampered English boy who gets transported to the mysterious town of Dreams, and his adventures there.
Major Characters: Alcott, Luli, Ms. Marigold
Important Supporting Characters: Shinitsu, Annabelle, and others that are to be decided.
**Annabelle's and Ms. Marigold's profiles are in the same post.**
Story Dialogues: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1
*My Dear Princess: The story of an orphan child, a princess, and friends who's home country's peace is threataned by the evil prince of a country that was thought to be nonexistant. (CONFUSING. xD)
Major Characters: Isaac, Charlotte, Rinchu, Segran, Lucia, Nicholay, Faida, Hrafn, Falorin, Gaelnis
Important Supporting Characters: To be decided.
*Foreigner: An alien boy sent to Earth to destroy the human race finds himself in Los Angeles California, befriends a human girl, and gets involved in crazy advetures.
Major Characters: Kor, Gliding Eagle
Important Supporting Characters: Michelle, Dailen
*A Life Like This: A written story in the perspectives of Dare, Tim, and Rick.
Major Characters: Tim, Dare, Rick, Ms. Ackart
Important Supporting Characters: See characters for Rock Band: Something Impossible.
Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
*Teach Me Something Good: A story about a friendship between a student and a teacher. Somewhat of a spin-off of Of Fruits and Vegetables.
Major Characters: Noland, Chrystal
Important Supporting Characters: Prudence), Stefan (briefly)
*I Was a Boy, Too: A short 3-part story about Gabe when he was in high school. Optional backstory related to Of Fruits and Vegetables.
Major Characters: Gabe, William
Important Supporting Characters: DJ, Dave
Parts: One
*Nerdy and Jock: So there's this nerd, and this jock, and also they're boyfriends. That's it.
Major Characters: Jack, Ned
Important supporting characters: Matthew Brodney III, Dmitri, Charlotte, Jessica Marron, Lafayette, Brodney's girlfriend who doesn't have a name yet;;;
FAN STORIES
*The Adventures of Marth and Roy: Super Smash Brothers fan comic. Title is pretty self-explanitory.
Major Characters: Marth, Roy, Ike, Pit
I don't have a name for his story, but Jamal is a Kingdom Hearts fan character. I figured I'd mention him because I draw him often enough.
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Also, if you want to find posts that feature a specific character, type in the URL http://theotaku.com/worlds/variousinformation/tags/[character name]. For example, http://theotaku.com/worlds/variousinformation/tags/dare will bring you to posts about Dare. :)
Enjoy Your Stay at Various Planning!
Not a whole ton of stuff from last week, whoopsie. I WAS SO BUSY LAST WEEK, IDK WHAT HAPPENED;;; But uh, yeah.
Thought I'd doodle Stefan with a short hairstyle, for those top two drawings there. :^D I've just been into short hair these days. So many of my guy characters from around 2010 have hair that goes past their ears because I was never any good at drawing short hair... Maybe that's the reason I don't draw Rick and Tim anymore.
jk it's just 'cause i'm lame and can't think of any way to salvage them....;;; Apparently, it's been almost year since I've drawn Tim. :I IT ACTUALLY FEELS LONGER THAN THAT... I drew him last school year a fair amount more than I realized.
Uh... anyway, what was I talking about. Stefan with short hair? Stefan doesn't actually get his hair cut for good until some years later. I sometimes think that he'd be better with short hair because it suits his strict personality better, but I just... he's had long hair since high school, I imagine he's kind of sentimental about his long hair. HAHA, IDK STEFAN, YOU DO THAT...
How the heck do you draw heels.
Anyway, here's Noland trying on his mom's shoes when he's like in middle school, or something. I TRIED, drawing younger characters is always harder than I think it will be;;;
I guess this is the only canon time he wears feminine clothing, even though I draw him in skirts and stuff all the time. Idk what to really say about this without feeling like I'm getting weirdly dramatic, so uh... sorry. ;u;/ Maybe I'll draw this scene sometime to give better context...! I'd love to draw stuff about Noland's home life growing up, though I'm not sure if I could pull it off like I want to.
Not sure if any of you remember Jessica Marron, so here you go. She's one of the Nerdy and Jock kids.
Still not 100% sold on how I want to draw her... I'm getting this weird urge to draw her with EVEN BIGGER 80S HAIR and I'm not really sure if that's a sound idea;; I do like her, though, I kind of like where her personality is going. (YEAH I KNOW SHE KINDA JUST LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER CHARACTER OF MINE RIGHT NOW BUT;;;) Jessica's reminding me WEIRDLY OF GABE, THOUGH... idk if you can see it, but I can because look at that pose. That's a pose I always draw Gabe in...............
I also seriously have no idea how high schoolers dress. Even in high school I didn't know what was considered the fashionable standard;;; HEY HIGH SCHOOL PEEPS. MAYBE HELP ME OUT A BIT, WHAT DO THE "COOL AND POPULAR" KIDS DRESS LIKE...
Also that person on the bottom there is no one, I just felt like drawing something.
Since I drew Peco, here's Smile from Ping Pong: The Animation. Speaking of PPTA, the English dub trailer recently came out. I think the voices are pretty good, but just a problem I've been having with dubs lately is that all the dubs are same-sounding. I WANT... MORE VARIETY... It's not that I even dislike dubs, I just wish I wouldn't hear the same kinds of voices in every anime dub.
BUT WHATEVZ, JUST FELT LIKE BEING MILDLY WHINY FOR A SEC, AHA.
GAH UNDERWEAR! I was initially worried that this pose was too ~*~sexy~*~, and I get concerned drawing Noland in ~*~sexy~*~ poses because he's a teacher. IT'S LIKE... PROBABLY DON'T ROMANTICIZE (?) YOUR TEACHER LIKE THIS, IT'S PROBABLY NOT OKAY.
But at the same time Noland's like the same age as Stefan and only a little older than Gabe... and I don't have that same problem with making Gabe ~*~sexy~*~, so I wonder if I really should be so concerned about Noland. I guess it just depends on whether he's supposed to be taken as a teacher or just another character of mine.
/IDK WHERE THIS WAS GOING
Made some more progress with that Roy pic. The legs are still bothering me a bit, but they're looking better. Not sure how I want to color this yet, hrmmrmrm.
WELL, that's the end of that. Sorry for blabbing so much, guess I was just in the mood to talk. xD;
These titles are getting worse. Bleh.
Here's some stuff I've drawn over the past couple weeks. :v Also, sorry for the weird bored tone in this post, idk what's up, haha;;
I drew this because I wanted to see how exactly I draw Noland when I'm not doodling. ...yeah, idk what else to say. -u-b
I drew this because I wanted to doodle Noland. ...still not much to say;;;
Character ref of O. J. I made for KASA'S ROLE PLAY, WHICH YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT!!! 8D Yeh.
Idk why O. J. is just like PEACE SIGN all the time. orz POSES ARE HARD!!!
Some thing of Gabe that looks off to me, and idk why...!! Idk, his eye is too low or something.
All the drawings in this post so far aren't even ones I feel like I should be posting, but am because I have nothing else to post. orz
Here's a character ref I made for Charlotte! She feels so short to me. WHICH... I GUESS IS OKAY, SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE PRETTY SHORT.
Charlotte basically looks like this one girl I sat across from in art class in high school, except a little more daring (?) with her clothing. :V Though idk, I feel like Charlotte's clothes are pretty normal. Maybe I'm just used to drawing and looking at them.
blee blah.
Stef, my boy. Expressions are kind of hard to do on your long, pointy face...
I feel like I need to go and practice expressions some more, or just head angles in general. I STILL CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE LOOKING UP ANGLE, YET, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT PICTURES AND TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT SINCE LIKE SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL...
But uh, yeah. I like drawing Stefan's expressions, though. He's always so annoyed, aha;;;
Oh, not really a new thing I drew or anything, but I went and printed this. It's a lot darker than how it looked on my computer, but I think the colors still look pretty good! :V
Now I finally have some SteGabe for my wall, hoo hah hah. -u-
Oh hey, I drew this this morning! I'm experimenting with using a smaller pen size and a sketchier line art, to see what the outcome is like. :V It's pretty fun to work with, and a lot less stressful than how I normally do line art with SAI's pen tool, but I'm still not sure what it's going to look like in the end. Hopefully it'll look good...!
But yeah, Roy. I was in the mood to draw him. The legs and his tunic are tripping me up, though;;; Hope it turns out okay.
...YAH, that's all I've got for you today. BE COOL, MY FOOL. B)
I made a little timeline of how I used to draw Gabe, Stefan, and Noland a couple nights ago, because I was avoiding doing homework. -u-b HAVE A GANDER, IF YOU LIKE...
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I've been on a Stefan and Gabe kick, these past couple days. (I mean, when am I NOT, BUT.....) This mainly happened because I figured out some stuff that helps me draw Gabe's hair a bit more easily. And when I draw Gabe, I end up drawing Stefan, too;;;
BUT YEAH, HERE YOU GO.
GABE, I'VE MISSED BEING ABLE TO DRAW YOU...
It turns out these drawings helped me understand how to draw Gabe's hair more than I intended. :^D I've been doodling Gabe in class and figured out a good place to start and the general flow I want to go in when doing his hair. SO THAT'S GOOD... Idk if you can tell, but it's a little less pointy than it used to be, and kind of goes back instead of sticking straight up. But whatever, it works for me. It's like 1020930813 times easier for me to draw Gabe with some semblance of consistency, now, than it was before.
I also decided to mess around with Gabe's piercings, a little. :V I kind of like these studded eyebrow piercings more than the eyebrow rings (?) that I normally draw him, so you'll probably be seeing me draw these studs more often. And I like the lip ring, too, but idk I'll probably be switching back and forth between that and his usual lip piercing.
I just really wanted to draw Gabe with a cat.
SO IN MY MIND (which I guess is canon), Gabe really likes animals. He more or less tries to keep it a secret (or act indifferent about animals), but Kasey knows his "secret" and always sends him cute animal videos and photos and he freaks every time 'cause DANGIT KASEY THESE ANIMALS ARE TOO CUTE STOP IT.
/I have no idea where that sentence was going.
Sometimes he goes with Stefan to the animal shelter (?) to look at the cats/etc to pet them and stuff, but he never actually gets a pet for himself. He doesn't think of himself as responsible enough to take care of a living thing all on his own. And even when Stefan and Gabe end up living together, they don't end up getting a pet because Stefan's not particularly partial to animals. :V
Stefan pointing at absolutely nothing. I actually drew this because I wanted an updated body ref for Stefan. Often times, I can't decide if Stefan looks skinny or if he looks fit. He's supposed to look fairly healthy, I guess, but not particularly muscular like Gabe;;;
One day, I'll learn how to properly draw hands on hips.
NEXT PICTURE'S KIND OF FANSERVICE-Y... but I liked how it came out, so SORRY. If it's a problem for anyone, I'll take it down, haha.
You know, I don't really know how this picture is more fanservice-y to me than the body reference of Stefan that I linked to above, besides the pose... I feel like I post dudes in their underwear all the time. IDK HOW THAT HAPPENED...!
Anyway, yeah. Thought I'd test my GABE SKILLS, and somehow this came out pretty decent. ???? The arm on the right came out kind of wonky because idk what I was doing, but everything else looks better than what I'm used to, haha;;;
I used a ref to some degree, maybe that's why this came out better than I expected.
Another WIP for this pic. I finished coloring Stefan and Gabe, yaaay!! *U*b Initially I was worried that I wouldn't like how this looked soft shaded, but I'm actually pretty happy with it. Now all that's left is the background................
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I'm gonna need to do some practice sketches with the background before I dive into coloring it. WISH ME... LOTS OF LUCK....
Gabe likes making Stefan embarrassed.
Actually, Stefan likes being flirty with Gabe, too, but he doesn't do it nearly as often.
/pointless
Wanted to practice drawing some kissing. The most frustrating thing about drawing kissing is the LIPS! Of course. The difficult things about drawing kisses is that I want to draw kissing a little more intimately than cartoon (? or drawn?) kisses usually looks, but
1) Real lips are soft and pillow-y (?), and it's SO HARD TO PUT THAT INTO A DRAWING. It's a lot easier to portray kissing like this (which is the sort of thing I usually opt for when I have to draw kissing), but it takes away from the part of the kiss where lips get all smooshed. THE SMOOSH FACTOR... SEEMS IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW. (?? I've never actually kissed someone, so I wonder if I'm even qualified to talk about kissing like this. HAHA;;;)
2) Lips get really small when people kiss. ???? Like, look how small and higher up the lips get in this pic. Well, the girl's lips, at least. IT THROWS ME OFF THAT LIPS CAN CHANGE SIZE LIKE THAT....;;; And then I can't tell if I'm drawing the lips right or not. AGSLKFB! Yeah.
So that's how I feel about drawing nice kisses. I think these came out pretty good for me, though. Also, I used a ref for the top drawing. :^M
YEP.
Also, sorry I haven't gotten around to judging my challenge yet. I have a lot of work to do this week, but spring break is NEXT WEEK!!! So I'll definitely let y'all know by then. >:V Have a great life!
HALLO, FRIENDS! Katsucon was this past weekend! It was a lot of fun, but it's good to be back and stuff. :^D I'll talk about it and post pictures in my normal blog-y world some time this week, but for now, have some drawings and WIPs and stuff.
Felt like giving another shot at one of those fake screenshot things, so here's the flats. I always draw Tomato in blue and white stripes, but I just... really like those colors on him... orz ALSO HE LOOKS SO YOUNG, SORRY FOR THE WEIRD SMALL SHOULDERS...! I didn't feel like fixing the proportions, haha;;;
Had another little crisis about Gabe's hair. Though I've definitely gotten more comfortable drawing his hair, I still think he looks kind of goofy compared to the shorter hairstyle... BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IDK, I think his stupid hair is stupidly cute...!! And it just look so Gabe, idk.
I was talking to a friend about it the other day, and she was saying his hair isn't bad, it just doesn't seem like the kind of hairstyle a 28-year-old should have. I'm thinking I might try to incorporate a haircut into Gabe's timeline... because his difficulty accepting his age is some sort of theme, or something. I mean, he still acts like and kind of likes to believe he's still in his teens or early 20's. So maybe getting his hair cut to be something (sort of a little barely) more mature can come at a point when he's more comfortable accepting his age or WHATEVER..........????? Something like that. It sounds kinda silly typed out like that, but I can see someone actually doing something along those lines... maybe............
Yeh.
This next thing has swearing in it and I'm a little too lazy to go and censor it, so read at your own... risk? Risk is not the right word. Reading comics is not risky.
Idk what the punchline is, just look at Jack's funny face and laugh. *u*b
I made this comic because I don't think that either Ned or Jack personally identify with any sexual orientation title, they kinda just have an "I like who I end up liking" mentality (especially Ned, who doesn't stress over his preferences like Jack does). I mean, the two of them do sort of have an underlying set of preferences that I decided on and could mention, but the two of them themselves aren't fully aware of their preferences and don't really try to define them either. So I don't think it's really that important to mention. :M
Not that there's anything wrong with definitively deciding on a sexual orientation, or anything; Charlotte identifies as pan, Brodney identifies as straight, and other characters have their own thing. Ned and Jack don't really identify as anything specific, though. :V
/some talk about something
I'll try to make the rest of the Nerdy and Jock comics that I do less orientation-related, and just about teenagers being silly. *u*b
Dmitri wears shorts forever.
Also, I still have no idea what's up with this guys hair. xD;;;
I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE BACKGROUND, so I added like some test colors and overlay colors to see what it'll look like. The colors actually look pretty decent, so that's good. I'm just really worried about actually doing the background... orz
ROY!!!!
WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?? I haven't drawn him in so long. If you're a long-time subscriber of mine, you may remember I drew him all the time, back in the day. The reason for his sudden reappearance is that someone was selling these really cute SSB charms at Katsucon... I was about to buy the Little Mac one, when my friend was like,
"LOOK. THEY HAVE ROY."
And I died a little because it was such a cute charm. I bought it. B) BUT REALLY, ROY MERCH IN THIS DAY AND AGE... it makes me so happy. ;u;/ So yeah, I drew this because my love for Roy was rekindled a little. *u*b
Yeah, I think Little Mac is pretty cool... I just like muscle boys, okay.
There was this one Little Mac cosplayer we saw when we were pulling into the Katsucon hotel, who was RIPPED. ...Or just had somewhat more muscle than average. I was impressed (?), because most of the other Little Mac cosplayers were just regular dudes. WHICH IS FINE, THEY JUST DON'T LOOK AS LITTLE MAC-Y. There was also this hipster Little Mac with these hipster glasses... except he was actually pretty fit, too. :B
/pointless stories from Katsu
I actually wore these big hipster glasses while cosplaying, too, idk what I'm talking about. I'M A LITTLE BLIND... orz
UH YEAH, that's all I've got for you. :^D I'M GONNA GO GET SOME FOOD NOW, BYE! *u*b
