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Anyone Up to date with Spawn? My last collection was #153, I mean plain 'Spawn' not Hell Spawn or 'Sam N' Twitch' (You gotta love those guys though) Todd McFarlane Rocks! Neil Gaiman too and Angel Medina. . . Killa combination!

Gamine:
Simplified as per whut?

like samurai jack?

Nah, ain't nuthin wrong with the style, I was pinting towards the sahding/color. You will have to restrict them to two tones only (light and dark). I made a quick sketch but was unable to load it. Perhaps i will try to load it next time.

Gamine:
thank you

arent there artists and graphics people on this land
i need comments and critiscm

Okie dokie, here goes. . .

I assume you have those characters designed for animated series. That naijapangirl will have to be simplified or the animator(s) is(are) gonna curse ya non stop, it's a heckuva work keeping that look consistent frame by frame. na die o.

@iice I liked it (Teen Titans) but was a bit enraged 'cause I was hoping they'd stick with X-Men Evolution/Justice League Unlimited formula but nooooo, they had to make them talk with their mouths as wide as the Atlantic ocean. I enjoyed it nevertheless.

iice:
Yeah, love the Xmen-Evolution too. Did you use to watch "The Batman"? I loved that show too.

Yup, I was hooked on The Batman as well as Batman Beyond.

iice:
Yey someone watches JL:Unlimited too. Awesome!

That stuff is off da hook. It brings back the sweet memories of Xmen Evolution, used to catch it every night.

It will be an abomination to name only one ,


Samurai Champloo
Street Fighter Alpha
Zoids
Inuyasha
Cowboy Beebop
Boondocks
Afro Samurai
Avatar
Justice league Unlimited
Ghost In The Shell: Standalone Complex
Trigun

Mojo Jojo

I just love his accent. Ok he ain't no super hero but hey. . .

I HAD a friend with a frightening prejudice towards any music that smells like hip hop and he listens to some heavy metal with the most demeaning lyrics. It was really hard to resist punching him in the face with such a sheer exhibition of hypocrisy. Every second he'd tell you "Oh I just listen to classical, yeah, classical. . . oh I am talking about real classical. . . we are talking about , real classical here" So I got so curious and asked him the 'classical' he was huffing about and he started to mention stuff from Elton John and Wes Life. . . sure I listen to those stuff but I seriously believed he was drinking Izal. 'Classical' is apparently the most misused term in music, MOST MISUSED . . . if we go by the books, all these music we lump into 'classical' are not even anywhere close.

Like some of ya have pointed out, people need to listen to whatever appeals to them without fear. . . be proud of ya music. I heard Bush was caught nodding his head and rapping "Go Shurty Iz ya Birthday" of course he said a big fat "TUFIAKWA!" when he was approached by the press. One day one day, we will catch him with his hand in the cookie jar. . . I mean, with a
Ja Rule bootleg CD.

[quote author=gbade. x link=topic=38832.msg864066#msg864066 date=1170588297]Lol, ma baby E driving that nigga sharetroll nuts.


@gbenga:

. . .and thus you've proved my point that apart from what Mainstream puts out, most of you don't know any better.
Bottomline is, there is more to Hiphop than what trash the mainstream spews out.[/quote]Even classical music has 'gangsta symphony' . . . A movement from Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' was termed 'extremely violent' and to be honest, I thought it was too fast paced/violent/disturbing even before I read the review. . . but hey, it never stopped me from listening. Seriously, I have come across some of those that are a bit disturbing, yeah it sounds weird but it is true. Them get 'gansta symphony'

sharetroll:
In what particular idea? People banging on garbage pails with sticks can be music, let alone rap.

sharetroll:
I think classical music is the greatest music out there. My personal fave. . . there's nobody on earth currently that can match up to Mozart or Beethoven or Chopin, etc. Music has indeed regressed since the romantic/baroque era, that is undeniable.

That classical music is the best is highly debatable. Don't get me wrong, few people can match my obsession with the music of Antonio Vivaldi, JS Bach and co but I believe they have their function and shouldn't be a yard stick for measuring music in general. There's one brand of music called minstrelsy (sp?) which basically employs indigenous folklore in the delivery of a story with accompaniment (usually African instruments). I love the music because I can identify with it and can spend hours listening to that, especially stuff by Mike Ejeagha. Some of the tracks are so informative and extremely hilarious if you understand the language. Somebody somewhere will classify that music as pure 'garbage' or music of the 'illiterates'.

This is the same case here. I know some of my friends who always got frustrated each time I played Vivaldi calling it a 'totally f***ed up music'. Honestly I don't make a fuss because I believe such music doesn't appeal to them and it is alright. Every genre of music has a function that is usually a sharp contrast to other genres, this really makes it almost impossible to draw a comparison chart between two genres. Such a thing can easily get glossed over by personal preference rather than objective reasoning.

I love all music , the only issue I have with rap now is the excessive use of expletive and the 'almost dressed' women flapping their 'bag pipes' like the world is about to end. . . but hey, if you are a big fan of heavy metal like yours truly, you will get your fair share of 'f'ked up' lyrics, and I mean really extremely offensive screwed up lyrics.

Bottom line: No music genre is the best, that can't be possible.

Eurphoria:
is it just Beethoven and shubert you knw of? anyone with A level music can tell you about hem, give us some more to go on please

lol @Euphoria, oh I am a big hard core fan of of them classical, baroque, rococo, romantic etc etc music. Oya make I give you the 'dead boys' I listen to. . . there's crazy violinist Niccolo Paganini, FJ Haydn, R. Schumann, Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi (My favourite composer of all time) Franz Listz (still find it hard pronouncing that name) Frederick Chopin, Jean Sibelius, Johann Pachelbel, there are thousands of these guys but I have to go with the known ones 'cause many probably haven'r heard of most of them, for instance Grzegorz Fitelberg. I love to pop in a little Vivaldi when I want to elevate my spirit and feel/retain/maintain the connection with the light.

I still won't say such music is better than rap because they all have their functions.

One man's music is another man's poison and try to get a credible definition of 'classical' music. Are you talking about the music of Beethoven, Bach and Schubert or some pop music?

I Listen to your music and let others listen to whatever they deem pleasant. I listen to music by instinct and that simply means I have no favourite genre be it rap, Reggae, rock, heavy metal, pop, afro beat, juju, funk, jazz, symphony, concerto, Sonata, whateva. If it moves me in ways beyond description, I am definitely going to embrace it, despite the language used. Funny some people who listen to heavy metal think rap is 'crap'. . . apparently they are not paying any attention to some of the demeaning lyrics of heavy metal. . . yeah, I listen to heavy metal so I know what I am talking about.

Live and let live. If you think rap is garbage, simply ignore it and move on. Don't try to fight rap because you WILL NOT win. On the other hand, if you think rock or heavy metal is 'satanic'. . . simply ignore it and move on, don't try to fight heavy metal because you CANNOT WIN. If you think the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven is for old bones, you ca keep that erroneous concept to yourself and move on.

I don tok my own o.

My niece, Gamine. I luv your style especially that Naijapan girl abi na wetincall? Looks like Manga has a big influence on ya, that's cool.

Used to be Batman, now it is Spawn all the way. Kinda hard to say who's my favourite though, I luv the entire Justice League but my favourite super villains gotta be Angelica Blaze (Adventures of Superman: Soul Search) and Violator (Spawn)

That's cool but why Kaduna of all Places? Anyway, I wish 'em luck and I hope they put up an online store. I guess they'll be getting brand new issues 'cause back in the days, we had to wait for months or even years to get the current issues. It was really hard to follow up. I think a south African company made a deal with Image and DC comics with Spawn and Lobo. Those were the only two comics I collected without having to wait for months for the next issue.

DivineOke:
Hi folks,

Please, am interested in animation. What software would be easy for me to use to start learning; I saw one software online, anim8or. been hearing of 3d max, maye and all. which do u advise i use to start learning?

Thanks.

Divine, this is a very tricky question and honestly, barely anyone can give you a honest answer. There's the issue of people recommending their favourite application without bearing in mind the priorities of the person asking the questions. Nearly every 3D application has a fully functional trial version but 'test driving' all of them will only confuse you.

Since you've heard of Maya and Max, I suggest you start from there but you must stay away from the fundamental mistake made by 'newbies' (trying to learn 'eleventeen' applications at once and mastering none). Maya has a personal learning edition you can download and use (free of charge). I will provide you the links other software (I assume you're already familiar with Max and Maya). Check out everything and pick only ONE (ie between Lightwave, Softimage XSI, Cinema 4D, Maya nad Max). When you've mastered one application, transition to a different app won't be a pain since they follow the same principles.

http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/
http://www.softimage.com/products/xsi/
http://www.maxon.net/pages/products/cinema4d/cinema4d_e.html

Take your time and read/research on all the five (Lightwave, Softimage XSI, Cinema4D, Maya and Max) and choose only one to begin with. Whatever you pick at the end of the day, make sure you arm yourself with training videos, these will get you up and running in no distant future and PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE! There's no end to it. You have to be dedicated to get things done otherwise you're bound to crap out after a couple of months.

Do some reading on general principles of animation, it will help you as you translate that knowledge to the 3d world. Finally, pay no heed to people telling you software "x" is the only way forward, they are 3D zealots and unrepentant 'fan boys'. Make you shine eyes well well. Once you've mastered one software, transition to others will be a breeze. I started with lightwave back in 2003, it took me just about a week to start modeling in Luxology Modo and roughly two months to rig, animate, texture and render in Max. When I moved all my character animation projects to Softimage XSI, I was up and running in less than a month, all because I focused on Lightwave and pushed it to the limit.

Nuff said.

eniola1310:
playing games to me is not a childish endeavour but i'll say it's very addictive and it makes people very violent especially when they are always losing.

LOL, I feel you. But there are unofficial gaming rules,

1. While whupping somebody's ass, never look them in the face and say 'how're u doing?' since that could translate to physical a@@ whupping, depending on the person involved.

2. If they want a 'rematch' NEVER say 'No I am tired', that could earn you another as@ whuppin'. Give them a rematch and continue whupping their behind.

3. When their eyes become blood shot as a result of constant butt whupp. . . let them win for once, damn it! Once you let em win, it's time to bail out. . . at least their ego will be intact and your jaw will be intact.

et cetera et cetera

I never had that stereotype problem. All my friends back home are hard core gamers and most of them are cartoon freaks so I was pretty much playing my games anytime I wanted without any ignorant remark. Heck, my dad was very nonchalant about games, he never stopped us from playing but he just wasn't feeling it until we persuaded him to sit down and have a go at WWF. . . hahaha! That got his attention a bit 'cause whenever he had the time, we'd chill with him and play smack down and EA FIFA series. He's a wrestling fan and and ex referee/coach so we figured WWF and FIFA Series would be good baits and they worked My mum and sister joined us occasionally but we'd just give them some space 'cause they'd just play only boring games. . . well I wouldn't say boring but any game that involves fighting or violence, they ain't touching it. . . alway Teris and some volleyball. . . mild and soft games like that. When it comes to cartoons, EVERYONE in my family loves em till date, big small, cousins, aunts, nephews, nieces, etc etc . . . I miss those days now cause it sucks when my bros are not around for the 'gaming sessions'. Playing FIFA 2006 alone isn't my cup of tea, I need to whupp as* and see the look on the 'victim's' face

Same way 'Nigerians' are a bunch of scammers and Nigeria is the 'scam capital' of the world, . abi?

Grafikdon - Lightwave, Modo, XSI, Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush, Houdini, Realflow, Endorphin. . .

No you can't! You're 100000000000000 yards far away from the fact.

Couple of sketches I did this morning while waiting for da good ol Egusi soup, Egusi in the morning you said? Nah. . .I like 'hardcore' breakfast once in a while

This is just hilarious. . . satellite points and shoots and wham! We have an undisputed impeccable population census. Ha freaking ha! And we spend time arguing about this? Wondiaful!

Don't waste your time Superman, even if there is a 'perfect' film from Naija, many will give it thumbs down without even taking a peek. I don't know about blacks in other parts of Africa but this trend is disturbing in Naija. Forget about Nollywood or whateva the heck you call it, everything else suffers the same persecution. In their mind they have built a great fortress that resist everything made by Nigerians. Don't forget there are Nigerians who will laugh at Nigerian made shoe calling it all manner of derogatory names but when an Aba man grabs the same 'crappy' shoe and slaps 'Made In Italy', the same people will grab the shoe faster than the speed of light. I am not at all surprised that some people think ''All'' Nigerian films are crap and the same, predictable, horrendous. Their judgmental sentiment apparently reeks of ignorance.

To those who think Nigerian movies suck so much that they have to pirate them. Clap for yourselves! You have done well. I hope you ain't saying jack about our 'corrupt' politicians and 'lootocratians' because na the same boat carry all of una. If you can't see it that way, sorry I can't help ya. If it sucks so much that they give ya pile, do the simple thing. . . fashie them movies , na by force?

Wonder what happened to the first Nigerian made car?

Anyway sha, naija movies are not perfect, heck I don't expect ANYTHING from ANY movie put together in two weeks . I have seen my fair share of good Naija movies as well as the bad ones There's always room for improvement. There are those who see the art of filmaking the same way they see buying and selling, that is a big problem right there. The most unfortunate thing about the Naija movie industry is the gate crashers run the show and the real pros are running around whining and fussing with their tail between their legs with nothing to show but big grammar and perhaps some obscure film nobody's ever seen/heard of. Fortunately there are those who are in it to make a difference and by the time they get together, the gatecrashers will be shoved off the cliff. . .

Clips from the animated short; Enemy of the Rising Sun. The clips require Windows Media Player.

http://www.mayhemproductions.org/EnemyPreview.htm

@ Zpixel, my yahoo ID is grafikdon