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[Supermikhail]

You've seen enough of such threads here to know what it's all about. People come and post their requests for me to carry out. Yet, I hope it's something new, as I haven't seen any such threads about writing.

I have little to present as my portfolio. I've got this thread on the forum. I think I've improved a lot during the course of it, so consider latter entries as my current quality standard. Besides writing it contains some drawings by me (mostly on the last couple of pages). So, you can request a drawing, too. Actually, for drawing samples feel free to look through my photobucket.

What I expect:

Writing requests:

An idea for a short story no more than 10 pages (US letter, font size 12) long. <=1 protagonist (no multiple points-of-view). More or less our reality based. Or revolving around the Dwarf Fortress. Edit: Or original sci-fi./edit It'll be hard for me to produce something quality in a setting I know nothing about. So, no fanfiction. But. If by chance you need an intro for your RP or RTD or other forum (or non-forum) game, I'll be happy to do it (as long as it's not fanfiction). I'll take many genres, but expect me to consult you heavily if I'm not familiar with some aspect of your request (like gun names and properties, or military terms).

Drawing requests:

Take into account the limitations of the medium I intend to work in - pencil on paper. I probably won't be able to depict lush greens, although I've got color pencils here. Moreover, I'm probably not qualified to draw anything else than humanoids and animal life. However, I trust my imagination on bizarre things. So, if you suddenly feel like Lovecraft, I'll be happy to fulfill your desires. Be careful with numbers in your requests. Ideally, I'd like a picture to include no more than four persons (or entities). My battle drawings tend to turn out ugly. Edit: A certain burningpet had offered his colouring services, so some colourful requests are in.

Edit: drawings are much easier than writing. I don't expect a drawing to take more than a couple of evenings, if the request follows the guidelines.
Writing, on the other hand, (as I've found out, in the course of my first request, actually) can take ten times the time, because for the need for characters to have personalities (whereas a single drawing can deal without), the setting to have consistency... and the story... well, a short story format is very strict, you need to have the setup and the resolution almost on the same page. It needs to be tight, and, should there be any more requests, expect your request to take the more time the looser your idea is.
So, originally there was a timeframe. Now I can only say that I want to alternate between writing and drawing. We'll see if my desires and restrictions meet.

[Acanthus117]

write a short story about a woman sniper mourning the death of her city, her friends and the man she loved as it was bombed. Sorta WWII level of tech, but no mentioning of place names. If you can do a simple illustration with it, then awesome.

[Supermikhail]

To specify. Do her friends and loved one die in the course of the story or is it her recollection? Is she on a mission as a sniper or more of a guerrilla kind? Actually, is she in the city, or out of it?
Feel free to grant me complete freedom with these choices however.

[Heron TSG]

Ooh! Can you draw Julius Caesar in a disco-dance-off with Charlemagne? It'll show who's the real (H).R.E.!

[Acanthus117]

To specify. Do her friends and loved one die in the course of the story or is it her recollection? Is she on a mission as a sniper or more of a guerrilla kind? Actually, is she in the city, or out of it?
Feel free to grant me complete freedom with these choices however.

Hmm... her loved ones are all dead prior to the story, she's trying to get out of the bombed-out husk of the city, killing soldiers along the way and a note: she's supposed to be quite the looker (a former singer in a high-end hotel), but she doesn't have much time to moisturize and get her proper beauty sleep. I was thinking up this story in my head, and was hoping someone could do it justice better than I could.

As for names, descriptions and whatever, that's all up to you.

[Supermikhail]

Uh-oh, Acanthus. Is her appearance supposed to be relevant at some plot point? Or is it just general atmosphere?

Barbarossa, do you have some specific kind of disco-dance in mind?

[Acanthus117]

Its more for the atmosphere thing, but her appearance is supposed to mirror the city's state. Beaten and bruised from rough times yet still retaining beauty.

[piecewise]

write a short story about a woman sniper mourning the death of her city, her friends and the man she loved as it was bombed. Sorta WWII level of tech, but no mentioning of place names. If you can do a simple illustration with it, then awesome.

You basically just described a major scene in my book. Except no lover and steampunk.

[Char13magne]

Ooh! Can you draw Julius Caesar in a disco-dance-off with Charlemagne? It'll show who's the real (H).R.E.!

It's Charlemagne and dont you forget it!!!

[Heron TSG]

Barbarossa, do you have some specific kind of disco-dance in mind?

The Running Man, the Pogo Hop, Disco Fever, or any others you think are spiffy.

[Supermikhail]

I don't know how spiffy they are, but that's what I'm calling a good enough.



A couple of thoughts about this experience:

a good part of yesterday I spent researching their relative heights
another part - researching disco moves. In the end, the Emperors have this youtube guy to thank for their grace.
Also they have to thank my sister for her suggestions about dynamism in postures. Karolus still seems stiff, though.

Ah, originally I tried to draw them with their regalia, but in the end ruled it out as ridiculous, seeing how heavy Karolus' crown seems. But this way they're hardly recognizable out of context of this thread. Oh, well. If you want to reuse them somewhere, Barbarossa, you probably can paste inscriptions, denoting them, maybe near their heads. Or you can ask me to do it. By the way, I've got another variant of this drawing, before the shading and the background, if you want.

Next up the story. Still gotta figure out the plot points.

[Mortesphere]

Draw a Timberwolf mech.

Image:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[eerr]

The guy, and mike tyson.

[Supermikhail]

Mortesphere, is it a challenge? You do realize that with my skills I'm not going to do better than that spoiler? I could probably print it out and just do shading over it. But I guess that's not what you want. Clarify, please.

eerr, so, I guess, you, too, realize that they're going to be pencil black and white figures, Mike Tyson being drawn from an internet reference? Also, shading or no shading?

Also also. Drawing requests put away for a week. Writing time!

[Acanthus117]

AWESOME.