ASJ - Halloween 2007 (minus one entry to come!)

[James]

I couldn't wait for Easily Amewsed any longer, given Halloween has past and so has the deadline. Hopefully we can add EA's later on!

CLICK HERE (http://drawingboard.cartoonsdammit.com/thumbnails.php?album=64)

Anyhow, thank you for all the entries as usual. EA (for the provisional tease and hopefully, a picture eventually) Bic, Itchy, Dan T, TF... and myself!

[Dan Turpin]

These are look great, (although James, you did credit my "Dyslexic Zombie" picture to Itchy, just FYI)

James - I certainly wouldn't want to get caught in a dark alley with that thing. The one glowing eye really adds some punch to this piece.

Temple - This is about the only thing scarier than James' picture. I just don't know what else to say.

Itchy - A duo of great images here. The first one has a lot going on, and that works for it. The second one has some great poses in it and the textures work well.

Bic - Never failing to disappoint with another great couple of pictures. The simple and smooth line art of the alien adds an extra layer of crispness to the overall feel of the picture while the second shows that even if he had enough time, Batman couldn't prepare for everything.

Great job everyone.

[Temple Fugate]

Temple - This is about the only thing scarier than James' picture. I just don't know what else to say.You can thank EA for that. He wanted Pudge from Guess What Movie, so I decided to dress him up like Go-Go Dodo from Tiny Toons. I didn't intend it to be scary, though. :ack: It was made to be part of the usual Halloween compilation picture, which is why there's no background. I just figured this jam was being treated the same way as usual, except with no randomized character assignment.

James - Scarier than Bat-Thing. I'm having trouble coming up with creative ways to say "great rendering" for your stuff.

Dan I - Hilarious. My favorite.

Itchy I - Nice job. It's good to know humans aren't the only ones that can pollute. Usually the space aliens have better, more eco-friendly technology and show us how stupid we are, but here...nope. Sucks to be those two.

Itchy II - Again, it's nice. I think that's a Bela Lugosi reference, but I don't get the other two tombstones.

Dan II - It's so hilarious because walruses. Just. Aren't. Scary. You draw them very cute and plainly. Not overly cute, which is good, but simple enough that they're just fun to look at. And nice DW reference.

Bic I - ...

Bic II - Great Scarecrow, and awesome punchline.

Dan III - LOL

(You'd think we'd have gotten zombies out of our system with that other jam.)

[Itchy]

Didja upload these pics in a rush James? I don't remember submitting three pics.

Anyhow...

EasilyAmewsed: Haven't we allready seen this one?

Temple Fugate: Simple, but very cute. Very cute indeed.

James: Bloody mutated evil Batman! No wait, it's the Devil. My mistake. Creepy design on this one.

Dan Turpin: That's some weird stuff. A bit odd, but it made me chuckle a bit.

Return of Dan Turpin: Y, know they made a movie a bit like that once, except it was with dolphins. I like how you designed the space helmet to make it's teeth fit in it. Nice touch.

Bic: Yikes! I knew it, Scooby Doo is an alien!

Bic 2: I love Batsy's expression in the last panel. Pure genius.

Itchy(Man, who would've thought there'd be to forum members with that name): Even though I think Andrew Kepple beat you to this one, still nice work. The silhouetted buildings in the background looks nice on this one.

[James]

Mine was just a random piece of tablet work to fill the gap in entries once more. I actually quite like it. Reminds me of Kevin O'Neill's early work, though not quite as good!

Itchy: Easily Amewsed's piece is just the image that prompted the ASJ, its not the submission.

Lovely to see multiple entries from one member (or in this case, three members). Seeing one artist playing with different ideas around a theme is just as interesting as a gallery of different artists. Well done on those guys - especially as so many of them play on the difficult task of humour.

TF: Yes, sorry this Jam has lacked real traditional finish. I've simply had no time - just keeping the ball rolling has been difficult enough. EA did say there would be an image coming, so I look forward to see how that relates.

Maybe we should hold off on a November Jam and plan a proper one for December - and use this month to get the idea, rules and final product preferences down properly. We could do a christmas one where entrants do swap ideas and the end product is thrown together as one picture - if we start planning now.

[Temple Fugate]

TF: Yes, sorry this Jam has lacked real traditional finish. I've simply had no time - just keeping the ball rolling has been difficult enough.I understand what that's like James. I was just trying to give an explanation since my work awkwardly stands out so much from the rest.


Maybe we should hold off on a November Jam and plan a proper one for December - and use this month to get the idea, rules and final product preferences down properly. We could do a christmas one where entrants do swap ideas and the end product is thrown together as one picture - if we start planning now.Not sure if I'm even able to participate in a Christmas jam. I'll be home and away from the good computer, though I'll still have access to pens, paper and a scanner. But art never seems to get done when I'm on vacation.

[James]

I understand what that's like James. I was just trying to give an explanation since my work awkwardly stands out so much from the rest.

It would have worked better if EA hadn't been unfortunately delayed. When EA's contribution comes in, maybe we'll update the file description so the relevance of your cohort nature to this Jam is clear. That's life I guess, sometimes it messes up the best of plans, and I'm sure EA will manage to get round whatever has delayed the picture!


Not sure if I'm even able to participate in a Christmas jam. I'll be home and away from the good computer, though I'll still have access to pens, paper and a scanner. But art never seems to get done when I'm on vacation.

Any work is welcome, and your regular contributions are much appreciated!

Just a final note, to prevent me messing up the names to files, if peeps can add their member name to the file name, I won't be an idiot when I upload and confuse the images (sorry again Dan!). Shouldn't have to do it, but I sometimes make mistakes like that and it prevents me from making them!