Some of you might be familiar with the fan fic called My Life as a Teenage Von Neumann Device, written by Toonspew. I reviewed the said fic last summer and found it to be enjoyable to read (which is quite rare for a guy like me who doesn't care for fan fiction that much). Anyway, when I informed that I was taking commissions, Toonspew ordered multiple pics based on the his fan fic and its possible sequel. The very first one was to be a character sheet, depicting eight characters from both fics (but mainly from the upcoming sequel).
Of course, you might wonder why it took me over three months to pump out a single black-and-white inking. The short answer is: stuff happened. The longer answer would be a tediously boring story about various real life events that conflicted my working schedule, various health problems I've had (conflincting medicine = ouch) and so on. But that's a thing of past now.
Now about the whole "change of plans" thing. The reason why you are seeing a single character instead of the complete character sheet is because Toonspew wished that I first release every character separately and then release the complete character sheet after that. I guess this is a good thing because that way you don't have to wait until I've inked all the characters.
This pic depicts Jenny in her XJ-10 form, which appears very late in Toonspew's fic. I based the pic heavily on the unfinished XJ-10 blueprints briefly visible in the MLaaTR Christmas Special and this piece by odaleex, with some of my own ideas thrown in the mix. For more info, check out the fic itself.
It's good to be back.
5 comments:
Let's hear the details of your illness. We know it kept you away for most of the summer, but I think you are underplaying a very serious condition.
Nothing actually serious, but very annoying. Let's just say that from time to time I was not feeling comfortable and wanted to avoid forcing myself to work on my art when I knew I wouldn't be able to properly concentrate. I also went through a short period of jadedness, which certainly didn't help at all.
Good to see you back, DLT. Even if it is just to see one character, it was well worth the wait (of course, that may simply be because I hold a very biased opinion towards the series you're working on right now). I can't wait to see what you come up with next. :)
Toonspew has requested that I color some of your pics, and I've wasted no time in getting started; check out the last few posts in my blog. :)
OK, the coloring has been completed. Check it out if you want.
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