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Topic: What is this? The Spanish Exposition? (You see, it all began some time in the 13th century...)

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[gkscotty]

So I wanted to draw some of the old Empirical characters, and now I've decided to do them all. Here is Lisa and Maggie's set.

http://steve.simpworks.com/empiricallisagang.jpg

If you didn't take part in or know of the original Empirical RPG, don't even hope you'll understand this one

[Archonix]

Like I said in chat it looks like you've researched the armour. It works really well. And the little comments are beautiful.

[gkscotty]

Yet more centaurs.

I need to write something to explain these pics.

[Archonix]

Yes, you do.






So what are you waiting for?

[gkscotty]

A plot, mainly.

[A Spy in Mancunia]

Continuing my review of your art:

"no good" (the one with the four girls): I don't agree with your assessment.  The eye design bothered me a bit when I first saw this, but it isn't so scary on second or third view, and the expressions and poses are very nice and varied. I think Jessica's breasts look a bit big though (too high, perhaps).

Halp: I like Bart-chan on this: it feels like Bart, despite the body. Her hair is nice. Mara is creepy. Probably intentional, but still. Her hair looks more Groening style than manga, to me. (Not that I object, and since I haven't looked at that much manga and animé, I'm probably wrong.)

Lisa and Allison: nice work on their bodies here. Allison reminds me a bit of Miss Deep from Read Or Die. I'm getting more comfortable with the eyes, too. Generally good work.

Swimsuit Allison: not much to say about this one. Glad you're not making her too curvy. 

Paladin: you can probably recall me being impressed by this. Nice pose, loads of detail on the armour (always great!), and the colouring is very good.

Brawler: I love it when people draw catgirls who actually look beastlike, rather than like Lolitas with fake ears. Realistic tail, and I love her fang and nice sturdy cat legs. The necklace of fangs is a pretty touch. Also nice to see a picture of a bare-chested woman that can be G-rated due to fur. Generally, one of the nicest catgirl pictures I've seen.

Archer: unusual pose, and to my untutored eyes, it works. She looks nicely un-fae, as Beb would say. I can't think of anything I don't like about this picture. Nice hair (you can tell it's Jessica), truly impressive wings, and her clothes look very good.

Stopping for now.

[A Spy in Mancunia]

And on:

Bad Bart: I see what you mean, Bart's face looks a bit off and his head is too small. The rest of his body proportions seem good, though. (Yes, I'd use the big covering robe all the time if I were to draw anything.) Allison generally looks good, and her blush is cute. Her legs are a bit long, of course. Very nice detail on her outfit, and her hands look good to me. (I also like her dreamcatcher-like staff.)

Dad and Me: I like this one! I can see you're making headway on Homer: his body seems a bit odd, and the head might be too small, but his face is great. Catboy!Bart is adorable. (We need more catboys!) I particularly like his tail and his excellently realistic-looking back paws. Good expression, too. Lisa is adorable as well. That fanged mouth just screams "cute", IMO. Good job on her dress and paws.

Mom and Dad: probably my favourite of your pictures. Your design of Devil!Jessica is nothing short of great. (Her left hand looks very basic, though.) Tail, bat wings, fangs: all awesome. Great expression, very funny dialogue. Tim and Helen are well designed as well, you can recognise them.

Centaur and Devil: funny expressions! I have nothing to argue with here. More Devil!Jessica is always great, and you draw a very realistic centaur. (For a given value of realistic...)

Simpmoon scene: I like Lisa's expression here, angry and no-nonsense. The background looks fairly enchanting, and realistic-looking flowy ribbons. 

More to come, of course.

[A Spy in Mancunia]

Quick comment between reviews: regarding a plot for a fanfic, you could always use the fantasy-critter versions of the characters in that fantasy virtual reality fic you talked to us about at the last meet-up (that sounded awesome, BTW). That's the best I could think of.

[Archonix]

Centaur Allison! Centaur allison!

[gkscotty]

Thanks for all your reviews Chris, really appreciated.

ATM I'm kinda shying away from putting the kids in a fantasy setting. Too much like Cornwood for comfort.

Centaur Allison! Centaur allison!

I had no idea this was so... popular?

[Archonix]

Nah, not really, just that it'd mean you were drawing something.

And forget cornwood, just because someone else did something that's a bit similar doesn't mean you have to stop doing your thing.

[A Spy in Mancunia]

Aww come on, Steve, it's not like the "fantasy virtual reality" trope had never been done before Cornwood. Besides, I don't think your idea was similar enough to get called a ripoff even by the nitpickiest fanboys. But if you want to give it a rest until all the Cornwood hullabaloo has died down, sure.

Oh, and for the record, I like Centaur Allison. It's a cool character design.