PF Episode 6 (Page 49)

[Sunblink]

Yes.  Now, does anyone have suggestions for revamping the look of the archives/additional art pages?
Should stuff that I've commissioned (which has often been used as a basis for developing the characters looks) be included as guest art or put in a category of its own?

Seriously now; as a suggestion I do think the commissioned artwork should be put in its own category.

[Jairus]

I agree with Keaton: commissioned material in one section (I don't know what you'd call it though), and Fan/Guest art in another.

[Ren Gaulen]

I agree with Keaton: commissioned material in one section (I don't know what you'd call it though), and Fan/Guest art in another.

Why not just call it Commissioned Art?

[Tapewolf]

I agree with Keaton: commissioned material in one section (I don't know what you'd call it though), and Fan/Guest art in another.

Indeed.  That would be my preference - but I can't think of a title for it.

**EDIT**

Why not just call it Commissioned Art?

Might be misinterpreted as 'stuff we commissioned for others'.  Actually, most of the commissions are prototypes, so it would probably be better to collect all the test art together, regardless of who drew it.

[Ren Gaulen]

I agree with Keaton: commissioned material in one section (I don't know what you'd call it though), and Fan/Guest art in another.

Indeed.  That would be my preference - but I can't think of a title for it.

Look above.

[Tapewolf]

Look above.

Look above yourself 

[Amber Williams]

Dear Amber,

Some of my fans are threatening to draw porn of my characters.  What should I do?

Yours,
Tape

If they draw better than you, go for eeeeet!

I mean frig. I have been drawing DMFA for years and it seems if I am ever gonna get some high quality pronnings, I am gonna have to either hire out or draw it myself.  And I find my own art as erotic as a rutabega.

[Mao]

Sweet, sweet rutabaga.   Awwww yeah.

[Pagan]

I don't think you want to mention porn of your characters to Amber, Tape...

She gets enough people asking for the stuff she drew years ago - I think fuelling the fire might not be a good plan.


PS. If anyone does draw porn, I can guarantee it will not be added to the hypothetical fan-art section.  Not only because I want to keep things fairly clean on prudish moral grounds, but it would probably violate the TOS on Xephernet anyway...

Could put it up on Ren's FA account...

[AmigaDragon]

True.  I wouldn't have any idea of what llearch and D-moon have in mind so that could be a problem, however I could still possibly crank something out for Tape.  Might not be the most sophisticated of things as I work on legacy code these days, but who knows.

Your site is all php based right?

Edit:  Nvm, answered my own question by going to your php info page.

And here I thought "legacy code" meant plain old HTML and perhaps CSS like I'm up to. I've never even looked at php, java, cgi or whatever for that matter, let alone trying to learn it. Right now I'm back (after a year hiatus) to trying to wrap my mind around LSL (Linden Scripting Language in SecondLife, modelled after C++) after knowing only the old line-numbered BASICs for the past couple decades since high school.

I agree with Keaton: commissioned material in one section (I don't know what you'd call it though), and Fan/Guest art in another.

Indeed.  That would be my preference - but I can't think of a title for it.

**EDIT**

Why not just call it Commissioned Art?

Might be misinterpreted as 'stuff we commissioned for others'.  Actually, most of the commissions are prototypes, so it would probably be better to collect all the test art together, regardless of who drew it.

Uncommissioned? Decommissioned? Unsolicited? Incomprehensible? Inigo Montoya?

[Ren Gaulen]

Inigo Montoya?

Hello.

[Amber Williams]

Oh god. Here comes the big rant!

Porn and my opinion of it is one of those things that tends to flex depending on my personal mood.  And it also seems to be one of those things that a lot of people seem to think I have a set in stone stance on.  I guess its the issue of that since I don't really make a deal of drawing it, people seem to think I absolutely hate it.

The reality is a lot more simple. And that is...I simply don't get any kicks out of drawing mature artwork at this time. I don't have anything against it...I just simply cannot find any reason to want to take the time and effort into a pic that I can likely have just as much fun drawing completely clean.  Porn for me...is sometimes interesting to look at, but I have never gotten my giddies from it. And when it comes to my own art...I really don't find it all that appealing so me drawing porn for myself is pointless to me.  Perhaps this will change, but considering how infrequent I ever dabble in mature stuff...there is just no point in trying to put it up anywhere because its nothing amazing to write home about.

Don't get me wrong. It's HILARIOUS to see various Chans when they reference DMFA go into discussing about how I apparently hate all porn and then they bring out that early Abel prototype from back before he was a character to claim that I am a huge liar and a hyprocrite or something.  And then talk about its a shame because I have characters that should totally have porn of them.  I guess if I had any beef with drawing porn...its just that I am not a serious person and most mature stuff I have done recently has been incredibly silly and joke-related...but everyone else on the internets seem to make porn out to be such serious business.  And I just don't want to deal with a bunch of random strangers on the internet making even more judgements about my morality and whatevers over my choice or non choice to draw peenors.

Long story short:

Porn is hilarious. One day I may draw mature art. But right now, I just don't feel like it cause it doesn't seem worth it to me.  I do what I wants, and I wants to draw non-porn.

[Mao]

True.  I wouldn't have any idea of what llearch and D-moon have in mind so that could be a problem, however I could still possibly crank something out for Tape.  Might not be the most sophisticated of things as I work on legacy code these days, but who knows.

Your site is all php based right?

Edit:  Nvm, answered my own question by going to your php info page.

And here I thought "legacy code" meant plain old HTML and perhaps CSS like I'm up to. I've never even looked at php, java, cgi or whatever for that matter, let alone trying to learn it. Right now I'm back (after a year hiatus) to trying to wrap my mind around LSL (Linden Scripting Language in SecondLife, modelled after C++) after knowing only the old line-numbered BASICs for the past couple decades since high school.

I'm not calling php legacy stuff.  I work on pl/sql generated webpages that are more than 10 years old at this point.  That's the legacy stuff I'm working on.  I used to do work on .jsp pages with JavaScript/CSS tossed in for dynamic stuff using Spring MVC/Java to get data from the database to the pages.  I also work on some old C applications.  I've got experience in basic, cobol, lisp, ada and the like.

I've only just started dabbling in php etc. as I've felt I was behind the times.

Edit:
*looks at wall o' text above*
Pron r srs bsns. *nods*

[Amber Williams]

It just never fails to astound me how the main pre-req generally for porn is you are supposed to be over 18...yet that never seems to count mental maturity.

[Mao]

Oh man, if we start taking mental maturity into account I'm going to get sent back to kindergarden.  This sets a bad precedence me thinks.

[Ren Gaulen]

Eh. Porn is overrated anyway. But it can be hilarious sometimes, I agree with that.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

If you can't laugh at it, you're looking at the wrong thing.

Taking yourself too seriously is asking for you to find some problems once you get intimate with someone. After all, what are you gonna do when you fart midway? And then both of you get the giggles?

Stop, because you're supposed to be serious?

Edit:
I should point out, I think Amber has it right. Porn is just artwork. If you're not interested, you're not interested.

[Amber Williams]

And on that note....

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

*snickersnort*

[Amber Williams]

I AM A WITTY BEAST.

[Mao]

Ok.  Yeah.  I shouldn't have opened that at work.. but unless they were reading over my shoulder I'm fine.  I suppose it didn't help when I lol'd.

[Ren Gaulen]

Lulz. I have acquired them. Lots of them.

[Tapewolf]

Cool.  I remember Gabriel did almost the same joke, but it's still cool...

Caption-wise there's two things I'd change - I'd have said "manhood", and Daryil has an 'I' in it.  I can probably fix both of those with my super editing powers, though.

Is there any chance of a high-res version? 

**EDIT**
I might add that someone once asked why Joshua was so equipped... Daryil knows.

[Brunhidden]

its a hidden weapon cleverly disguised as anatomy (also so that people who see him nekked don't instantly think hes a freak), think it would be more practical as a automatic rifle, laser, or missile launcher?

[Mao]

its a hidden weapon cleverly disguised as anatomy (also so that people who see him nekked don't instantly think hes a freak), think it would be more practical as a automatic rifle, laser, or missile launcher?

*snerk*  Suuure.. if that's what you want to call it/think of it as.*snerk*  Ok.. Ok.. I'll say no more.

[Amber Williams]

Bah. Manhood just doesn't have the giggle-power behind it. But I guess that is up to personal interpretation.

I'll get penis into your comic one way or another. Just you wait.

Edit note: I realize that since I havent actually read the story the comic is based on itself...my knowledge of the characters is probably a lot more limited.  And truthfully, 90% of this whole setup is I just like drawing goofy faces from time to time and the premise seemed really open to a bunch of them.  I realize that Jakob may never actually have an expression like in the last panel...but dangit. It made me giggle when drawing it.

One day I will try to do something more in-line. Maybe. Possibly. Sorta.

[Tapewolf]

Bah. Manhood just doesn't have the giggle-power behind it. But I guess that is up to personal interpretation.

I'm too repressed 

[Amber Williams]

I blame the fact you are British.

Why knock 200 years of tradition after all.

[AmigaDragon]

its a hidden weapon cleverly disguised as anatomy (also so that people who see him nekked don't instantly think hes a freak), think it would be more practical as a automatic rifle, laser, or missile launcher?

You mean he's not shooting blanks?

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[Jairus]

And on that note....

*collapses laughing*

Good gods, Amber! How do you do it?