/tg/Station 13

[center]QUEUE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR THE TIME BEING!
There's a ton of folks in there right now and she'd like to at least get a chance to get it at least below double digits before more folks get added. Folks can still talk and do whatever and whatnot, but please hold requests until we're open again![/center][/color]

(I posted this in it's own thing because I didn't want to clutter up the existing art thread with a bunch of stuff from one person, even if it's been mostly idle! If admins have issue with that, please, move by all means!)

So, my wife draws a fair bit, and sometimes, she looks for prompts based on stuff she wouldn't normally seek out on her own! She's also expressed interest in drawing simple sketches of folks from SS13, as she tried out /tg/ before and while it wasn't really her thing, she still thinks it's pretty darn interesting.

So here's how it goes! Folks can post requests of their characters, either here or to my Skype (Both at BangingDonk), and every once in a while, she'll scoop up three or four of 'em and draw em. Preference is given to folks who haven't had their character(s) drawn yet, but you can submit folks as you please. Please keep it to SS13 /tg/ servers, though. NOTE: I just found out that I can't actually copy and paste from Byond which basically makes it worthless for this. Please stick to the forums either in this thread or via PM or Skype!

For request stuff, there's some stuff that's helpful!

• Character name (and optionally Byond key).
• Most archetypical outfit for the character.
• Basic physical characteristics, like approximate height, weight, build, skin tone, eye color, that sort of thing.
• Common props that go along with the character, like stun batons, crowbars, honk-burgers.
• For lizards, if you've got an unusual snout shape, head crests, if you have ears at all, tail style, and whether or not you're plantigrade or digitigrade.
• A little about their personality, or a couple of keywords to work with when doing the image like "Stern" or "Turbonerd".
• Photo references are pretty helpful too, even if they're as simple as just a snapshot of their current sprite, just for color matching purposes.

Dunno how long this will go on for, but she's already done a couple so I figure that it's worth putting a semi-permanent repository out there for things!

Post 1: Balm-in-Hand and Takes-a-Coin, warmup sketch.

Post 2: Lisa Thompson.

Post 3: Stan Studnick.

Post 4: Kicks-the-Bucket.

David Whyvenyr, David273
Botanist
6'1 feet tall, 190 lbs, average, very pale skin, black eyes, blonde bedhead hair.
Beaker of mutagen and dropper over a tray of kudzu.
Annoyed, I guess.

Post 5: Lindsay Donk.

Post 6: Luck Surname (feat. special guest and mustache)

Post 7: Davis Whyvenyr.

These are simply great, there's really no other words to describe how awesome this is.

You know how to lizard. That is good.

Character name (and optionally Byond key). = BORIS PEPPER / BLUESPACE
Most archetypical outfit for the character. = ASSISTANT UNIFORM
Basic physical characteristics, like approximate height, weight, build, skin tone, eye color, that sort of thing. = AVERAGE HEIGHT, HAS FAIRLY STOCKY ARMS. IS NOT SLIM BUT NOT FAT, KINDA INBETWEEN. HAS DARK BROWN EYES.
Common props that go along with the character, like stun batons, crowbars, honk-burgers. = TOOLBOXERINO.
For lizards, if you've got an unusual snout shape, head crests, if you have ears at all, tail style, and whether or not you're plantigrade or digitigrade.
A little about their personality, or a couple of keywords to work with when doing the image like "Stern" or "Turbonerd". = GREYTIDER. USUALLY BEATING SOMEONE TO DEATH WITH A TOOLBOX. HATES EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE, BUT ENJOYS HATING THEM.
Photo references are pretty helpful too, even if they're as simple as just a snapshot of their current sprite, just for color matching purposes. = http://puu.sh/hquey/83a14de08e.png
http://puu.sh/hqueT/7b11d1e9b1.png

•Character name (and optionally Byond key). Jazmin Malcovich / Thunder12345
•Most archetypical outfit for the character. Sexy mime suit, kitty ears and jackboots, no mask
•Basic physical characteristics, like approximate height, weight, build, skin tone, eye color, that sort of thing. Dark red hair (Dyed), 5'6, 65kg, lean, moderately muscular, lightly tanned, orange eyes, flat chested.
•Common props that go along with the character, like stun batons, crowbars, honk-burgers. Glass of rum, •For lizards, if you've got an unusual snout shape, head crests, if you have ears at all, tail style, and whether or not you're plantigrade or digitigrade. Not a lizard
•A little about their personality, or a couple of keywords to work with when doing the image like "Stern" or "Turbonerd". Tough, loyal, impulsive
•Photo references are pretty helpful too, even if they're as simple as just a snapshot of their current sprite, just for color matching purposes. http://puu.sh/hqzry/df26034b84.png

Character name (and optionally Byond key) Sigun Redbeard -- Venticuiliar
Most archetypical outfit for the character. Scientist's labcoat
Basic physical characteristics, like approximate height, weight, build, skin tone, eye color, that sort of thing. Shorter than Average height, kind of potbellied/fat, stocky, Dark/Mediterranean, Cherry Red Dwarf Beard and bald
Common props that go along with the character, like stun batons, crowbars, honk-burgers. Scientist's goggles, Strange Objects
For lizards, if you've got an unusual snout shape, head crests, if you have ears at all, tail style, and whether or not you're plantigrade or digitigrade.
A little about their personality, or a couple of keywords to work with when doing the image like "Stern" or "Turbonerd". Mad Scientist
Photo references are pretty helpful too, even if they're as simple as just a snapshot of their current sprite, just for color matching purposes. Sorry, don't really take screenshots

Character name: Rube Sommer -- Cheimon
Typical outfit: Security Uniform with breath mask on chest.
Basic characteristics: 5 foot 11, average weight, blue eyes, pale white, red hair of medium length, clean shaven.
Common props: taser, flashbang.
Personality: clumsy, often out of breath, pedantic about chasing up infringers of The Law.

Character name (and optionally Byond key). = INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS-And-Ebony/Dr. Aura
Most archetypical outfit for the character. = Warden Outfit (Warden Beret, Formal Uniform, Armored Jacket)
Basic physical characteristics, like approximate height, weight, build, skin tone, eye color, that sort of thing. = 6'3", 230lbs, fairly built muscularly but not DYEL SWOLEFEG WHERE IS MY WHEY, color scheme to follow in image ref
Common props that go along with the character, like stun batons, crowbars, honk-burgers. = Bottle of Wine/Book of Space Law. You can even go Sartre, Neichze or Miller if you wanted to, take your pick to which title!
For lizards, if you've got an unusual snout shape, head crests, if you have ears at all, tail style, and whether or not you're plantigrade or digitigrade = No ears, nothing unusual around the body. If anything, tail has a darkened gradient down it's length which will be shown in the image reference, feet don't matter because jackboots, but assume plantigrade.
A little about their personality, or a couple of keywords to work with when doing the image like "Stern" or "Turbonerd" = Calm in stance, maybe a shit eating grin or genuine, small smile. SEChud is at your discretion, but he sometimes goes without it.
Photo references are pretty helpful too, even if they're as simple as just a snapshot of their current sprite, just for color matching purposes. = http://i.imgur.com/1nIWcmb.png

My euphoria knows no bounds. I'm going to go make those lines solid and maybe finish coloring it for you. Thanks a million, friend!

Have fun! If you ever want the original clipstudio file, OR photoshop format, I can provide it for you.

Wow, once this round closes up, I'm going to have to just seriously standardize where requests get sent and so on, hunting around like five different places and trying to organize them by time is basically NIGHTMARE MODE

Character name (and optionally Byond key). = Van Skorvold/Skorvold

Most archetypical outfit for the character. = Grey Jumpsuit

Basic physical characteristics, like approximate height, weight, build, skin tone, eye color, that sort of thing. = 6'0. Green Eyes, 200lbs, Stocky.

Common props that go along with the character, like stun batons, crowbars, honk-burgers. = Hand-Teleporter

A little about their personality, or a couple of keywords to work with when doing the image like "Stern" or "Turbonerd". = Thrill-Seeker, always looking to cause trouble or dick around, hates silicons.

Photo references are pretty helpful too, even if they're as simple as just a snapshot of their current sprite, just for color matching purposes. = http://puu.sh/hq4bL/46c3eccc68.png

For some reason the image embedding is being a bitch so have a link instead. http://imgur.com/8z8Dno2

I'll start coloring it tomorrow or something as I'm rather exhausted from doing this.

The kudzu was Hitler to draw, by the way.

ShadowDimentio wrote:For some reason the image embedding is being a bitch so have a link instead. http://imgur.com/8z8Dno2

I'll start coloring it tomorrow or something as I'm rather exhausted from doing this.

The kudzu was Hitler to draw, by the way.

It's looking good! And she agrees, the kudzu was about fifty hitlers.

http://imgur.com/953e1yl

It's done, and I'm quite satisfied with the results.

She looks like a teenager from a high school mechanics class with a thing for heavy metal.

I love it already!
Also

BangingDonk wrote:

Spoiler:

GOTTA GOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE[/

Batch of five today!

Post 8: Richter Harrison


Post 9: Boris Pepper


Post 10: Miku Frost


Post 11: Jazmin Malcovich


Post 12: Sigun Redbeard

Oh wow, thanks. That is too adorable.

Holy shit this are amazing! I really like her style too. Does she do anything illustrator related for a living or is this just an awesome talent she has?

Does she have a website or anything where I could see more of her work? I'd be interested to see some.
I'll definitely be applying for the list when it gets opened again!


EDIT: Might as well stick my app here:

Character name (and optionally Byond key): Nomi Dealen (peoplearestrange)
Most archetypical outfit for the character: Head Of Security
Basic physical characteristics, like approximate height, weight, build, skin tone, eye color, that sort of thing. Fairly slim and wirey, tallish. seems to be tough despite her lanky apperence (think tank girl)
Common props that go along with the character, like stun batons, crowbars, honk-burgers.:laser rifle or e-gun. Red sec beret. Sec-Hud Glasses.
A little about their personality, or a couple of keywords to work with when doing the image like "Stern" or "Turbonerd". A punky kid who's fairly relaxed but won't take no shit. Enjoys bringing in the greytiders with pleasure and enjoys people giving her a reason for a bit of shit-sec bruality.
Photo references are pretty helpful too, even if they're as simple as just a snapshot of their current sprite, just for color matching purposes. http://imgur.com/5M950OY

Or is it not a talent, but a skill you practice for the simple sake of being able to do neat stuff?

(Also, you are hereby compelled to do all of the lizards ever. GODDAMMIT YOUR LIZARDS.)

DemonFiren wrote: (Also, you are hereby compelled to do all of the lizards ever. GODDAMMIT YOUR LIZARDS.)

Yeah her Lizard style is amazing! Really full of character!

I like the art style of these pictures, good work!

You have brought Boris pepper to life.
It is beautiful.
I am crying with joy.

Wow! Amazing! It's exactly like I thought it was going to be. I will frame this and keep it forever.

This is almost a t a level of craftsmanship of the dwarves. They are proud.

This is great amazing GODLY, it really "fits" SS13. I'll probably sign up when the queue re-opens.

Oh wow thats just awesome, you made her perfectly. I might try to color a little bit, not sure though, if that's ok.

Desucake wrote:Oh wow thats just awesome, you made her perfectly. I might try to color a little bit, not sure though, if that's ok.

Go for it!

Amazing artwork, really fits the theme of ss13.

A lot of folks have asked about some of her influences and whatnot. I know that when I describe a lot of SS13 stuff, I tend to put it through the lens of Paranoia, especially the XP edition, just in the sense of this Orwellian slapstick routine. It's not the sole influence, but it definitely colors things to some degree.

The tools of the trade so far have been a sketchbook and mechanical pencil, followed up by a tiny bit of postprocessing of the scan itself in PS4 to get rid of any grainy crap that got picked up by the scanner, and the color work and any line retouching in Clip Studio Paint.

Folks are free to do whatever they like with the sketches, short of shitty things like saying they drew it and/or trying to make money off of it somehow or something. C'mon, don't be a shit.

While she doesn't do it professionally, she's been drawing for most of her life, and does a darn fine job of it in my opinion. She takes commissions, too.

For example: a smaller version of one of her more finished pieces from a few years back.

Wow, yeah. This is all really good, solid stuff!

BangingDonk wrote: this Orwellian slapstick routine.

This is a fucking perfect description.

Literally space station 13.

Created a forum account just now just so I could comment in this thread.

B-Donk, I know I've told you before, but your wife is an amazing artist and captures these characters wonderfully! I literally lost the ability to breathe for a while after I got my first glimpse of Lisa. I crushed on her hard. All of these characters are awesome!

...*ahem* The other one of Lisa is amazing, too...

Also...
I DARE YOUR WIFE TO DRAW SERA EATING LEMONS.
I DARE YOU.
DO IT.

Svarta, post the other one or it didn't happen. Just because we're on the subject of dares.

WOWIE ZOWIE, ANOTHER BATCH!

Post 13: Sera'Apham-Kluiso


Post 14: Mekhi Anderson


Post 15: Rube Sommer


Post 16: INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS-And-Ebony


Post 17: CJ AJ


Post 18: Van Skorvold

holy shit that is spot on
10/10 fucking hell man that's great your wife is the coolest

How come that the two lizards this time are waifu- and husbando-aspirant for two of my characters...am I really that horrible?

BangingDonk wrote: Post 13: Sera'Apham-Kluiso

Spoiler:

Something tells me touching the prod part of a stun baton will end poorly for you.

Nonetheless I actually quite like the way Lizard's are made. I've read several times before from people that Human's offer less creative freedom in drawing than non-humans/aliens do.

Steelpoint wrote:Something tells me touching the prod part of a stun baton will end poorly for you.

But that's a nightstick, not a stun baton.
You know, like the ones on the derelict?

Fayrik wrote:

Steelpoint wrote:Something tells me touching the prod part of a stun baton will end poorly for you.

But that's a nightstick, not a stun baton.
You know, like the ones on the derelict?

You would be correct except its clear this 'nightstick' is glowing on the tip.

Steelpoint wrote:except its clear this 'nightstick' is glowing on the tip.

Except clear is the one thing it's not. My monitor contrast isn't great and the fact that it's the lightest part of the picture meant it was the only detail I flat out did not see.

...Also, I hope you're taking notes for new sprites. Hint hint.

Mekhi looks... Rather paranoid