Enfant De Tonnerre
Ozoneocean on Jan. 28, 2006
Writer's challenge!
We’ve started up a weekly writer’s challenge in the forums. Each week writers try writing a short fanfic based on the characters of a DD comic we choose for that week. The first comic is Two Moons. See the details and entries here. It’s a fun way to practise your writing ^_^
News:
Latest page of Pinky TA updated on 27th January 2006. Here: Main site.
Page description:
They’re firing at that same cruiser again! They managed to damage it last time and now they’ve caught up to it to finish it off. There’s a bit of a squall at sea and it’s quite cold. The Enfant De Tonnerre sinks… The death of a warship is a sad thing :(
Pinky’s all ready to leave; the scout is all painted up for the desert. Cc and Rasovich are discussing Cc’s leaving as well.
Commentary:
Ah, I’m all batter after yesterday. I love this page, there’s something about the limited colour range… Pinky’s not wearing lipstick here, for good reason. The S.S.V.5 had a paintjob here, mainly because that’s a better colour for the desert, but also because reproducing a camouflage pattern properly from all different angles is a real PAIN, it was bad enough on that cruiser.
Pinky’s not entirely correct when she alludes to the cruiser’s name in relation to the storm. The name of course means “Thunder Child†(or ‘child of thunder’), that was in homage to the ironclad in H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds. I always thought it was a beautiful name. Plus, I think there was once a real French warship called the Tonnerre. Probably just a monitor. ^_^
A note:
Go to my main site for the latest work (27th January, 2006). I’m uploading one page a day with commentary and explanations here.
grothmag at 5:18PM, April 8, 2008
Like trevoramuueller I'm just going through this years late, but I needed to comment on the Enfant de Tonerre. The artwork's lovely, and the new (at the time) pacing is good. What struck me as soon as I saw the name, though, is the death of the ThunderChild - this is a great homage to a powerful moment in War of the Worlds. As you say, the death of a warship is a sad thing.
trevoramueller at 11:26AM, March 20, 2008
Love the water effects!
WayneEnterprise at 12:35PM, Jan. 30, 2006
Wow, nice explosions, I definately need to learn some stuff
coinilius at 4:45PM, Jan. 29, 2006
The grey waves and sky look great, especially with the brighter colours of the fire and Pinky set against them.
Coydog at 3:03PM, Jan. 29, 2006
Alas, poor ship, we hardly knew ye! The wave effects are fantastic, BTW. And the explosions and fire and death and all... that's war!
subcultured at 2:47PM, Jan. 29, 2006
i wish i could work in such high DPI..i can only go to 144 before my comp starts freezing
Ozoneocean at 2:14PM, Jan. 29, 2006
Sub, the originals are only 300dpi at 2320x2783. The first pages were 300dpi, but twice that size. This smaller size is much better. ^_^ Thanx Randal ^^. I try to improve Pinky TA as I go. I'm more conscious now that people actually want something to [i]happen[/i] in the story, so I'm sticking to the plot instead of being silly and meandering like I used to. Madscott, Yep, You can get a dealer discount on S.S.V.5's at your local store. The only trouble is that they're made in Bulgaria... May not work as well as advertised... Thanx Maz ^^ I've got a hat like that too. Unfortunately it's slightly too small and gives me a headache! Thanx Ham, that's a great compliment ^_^ More costumes coming up! carvajal most colour is done in Photoshop. Ha Zac! I took ages to update after this page last time. Thanx for reminding me ^^ Her word bubbles only turn Pink about halfway through the story I think... Maybe somewhere in the Party sequence. Thanx Spaz, Trantor, CCS, Zoe, Kam, Ruka, Bobo, and Rad ^-^
subcultured at 1:26PM, Jan. 29, 2006
WTF is randal and spaz the same person? with their banners so close like that...they kinda look the same. heheh
subcultured at 1:24PM, Jan. 29, 2006
that first panel screams realistic. how big is your dpi when you work? that is just so detailed.
Randal at 11:42AM, Jan. 29, 2006
today was the first day I'd seriously read your whole comic, oz. (I'd seen the first parts and wasn't thrilled with the design) The recent pages here on DD, starting with the guns firing got me checking out the rest on CG. While your story lags a little (two years of pages leading up to this first mission of hers, six if you take into account that some of them were made way before you joined drunk duck), the art has really evolved and headed in a direction that I like. Very pretty stuff coming down the pike as you get caught up again here.
spaz at 11:22AM, Jan. 29, 2006
That water looks wicked deadly and cold
madscott at 10:20AM, Jan. 29, 2006
I always do like the S.S.V.5 Can I get one at my local HUMMER dealer yet?
Mazoo at 8:50AM, Jan. 29, 2006
Pinky's coat is way cool! Haha, I have a friend who has that [i]exact[/i] same hat... I hereby name you the Water God... or something, because it's just amazing!!
Trantor at 8:08AM, Jan. 29, 2006
Beautiful as always dude. The red of the fire just kicks ass.
ccs1989 at 7:37AM, Jan. 29, 2006
Wow. That's some amazing water. And Pinky's outfit here is so detailed...
Hamorhage at 6:40AM, Jan. 29, 2006
Amazing. What I have really grown fond of is the clothing. It's really well researched which makes it very believable. And Pinky's always up for a different gear :) Well actually when I look at pictures of yourself, you look quite stylish! Very arty indeed! Oh ye, it's seriously cool to read the story form beginning to end with daily updates :)
Ruka E Pocky at 2:05AM, Jan. 29, 2006
Oh man, the white water looks fucking awesome here.
bobo_81 at 12:48AM, Jan. 29, 2006
VERY well done water, as always.
carvajal at 9:45PM, Jan. 28, 2006
Your work is awesome! What programs do you use for adding color?
Radmetalmonk at 9:15PM, Jan. 28, 2006
ass class
zactheninja at 9:04PM, Jan. 28, 2006
Your backgrounds are hypnotic I just noticed Pinky's word bubbles are pink... always. Wow, I'm a moron I remember this page, from the 100 times I checked for updates back on the old site. --;