Disappearing Pricks

Sorry about the lack of new captions, my inspirations tend to stop and go pretty erratically.  Its a problem.  But I've managed to eek another one out.  Unfortunately its another 'wall'o text' story cap. I hate reading captions with massive stories attached, but I can't seem but help but write them. UGG.

Lucky Dude

Curse of the Bottle

While I have not been making new caption images lately, I have still been working on various other projects. Including the following TF/TG related comic. Its called, Curse of the Bottle, and its illustrated by a talented DeviantArtist Mr-DNA. He has drawn several similarly themed comics in the past (written and commissioned by others), and I've been itching to commission my own. I like writing, and I especially like comic script writing. So it was a good opportunity for me to see how an artist can take a written script and turn it into final artwork.

 

I know in this Blog's introduction I say I am not a fan of 'Magical Transformations'. And that's true. But when you only have 3 pages to work with you have to keep it simple (I suppose that's why Magical TG is so popular in the first place). Also I was trying to write something in the artist's typical style. 

I'm very happy how this came out, and I hope to commission another in the near future.

Poking Around

Just Started Laughing

The Appeal

Starving Artist

Hat Control

No More Trouble

In The Army Now - Recolored

I posted this caption earlier in one of my earlier recap dumps, but I was inspired to go back and take a stab at recoloring it a bit, trying out some new things I've learned since I colored it the first time. Gradient shading, zip tones, those sorts of things. I love Stan Goldberg's line art.

Parting Gift

Maria & Luigina

Sorry about the lack of updates recently, it never fails to astonish me at how hard writing TG recaps actually is, you think you have a good idea seed, but when you start putting text down you discover you've got more idea then will fit in the box, and then you're stuck editing and reediting again and again. Rest assured I have new stuff coming, including a new caption series.
So in lieu of posting new captions, I'll introduce another passion of mine. Art. I sometimes draw, not very well, but I do. As practice I sometimes draw TG related images that I will share here from time to time as well.
This particular image is a sketch I did for a mini-comic idea I'd like to expand on. Staring those lovable Nintendo mascots, Mario and Luigi. Ol' King Bowser's got some plans for our plucky plumbers of the TG variety.

This is actually a pencil sketch that I scanned in and darkened, I put color to it just for practice. Digital coloring, along with most other artistic aspects, is something I work on a lot.
This started out as just me trying to design the female personas of Mario/Luigi for my comic idea. Luigina came out pretty much exactly what I going for the first time. Maria on the other hand took like three times as long to figure out her figure and facial features.

Took Everything

Returned Home

Cold War

Old Caption Dump - Single Caps from 2009

and these are the captiones I did in the first half of 2009. With luck more will follow soon (my goal is at least one new single caption a week)

Old Caption Dump - Cartoon Captions

I did a few recaps with drawn art instead of photos, I do these from time to time. They can be fun change of pace.

The Bully's New Heels

Yet another Caption series.

 

The Actress Impersonator

I also sometimes do caption series. Not often, but sometimes. I have to credit the old Girl-a-Matic Corporation site to the format that I use. Still some of my favorite caption stories of all time over there.