KAY SO IN MY COMIC I JUST DREW THE CUTEST CHILD I'VE EVER DRAWN. SO I'M GOING TO SHOW IT TO LJ BECAUSE I'M SMITTEN AND I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO DRAW SUCH A CUTE CHILD AGAIN.

Not important, unless CUTE CHILDREN are important to you.

NO CUT MKAY HOPE YOU DON'T MIND

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[/caffeine-induced psychosis]

Alright, team! That means naoekun with quad_0, deadums and tatsuta_hime.

Jet and Vlad, Caelin, got your replies and .zips, thank you guys so so so much! You people are splendid and wonderful and amazing and I am beyond appreciative of all your sincere efforts and hard work!

Tatsie, you've warned me you were going to drop off the face of the earth for the final week, which you did, and now all I need is for you to tell me if you've been getting my emails, how you're doing etc. Ganbare!

---This post may seem like it's supposed to be important but it really isn't. Just the easiest/fastest way to shout out to my Orichalcum people, even though I'd have to reply to all of you by email later anyway 8D;

ensuing, do you want me to just forward the emails to you, or dya want me to "process" the info/.zips and pass them on to you?

While I've been dying from backed up projects in advertising and rotting in the photography darkroom, I have in fact been accumulating material for Orichalcum. I just didn't actually have any time till after the quarter's over to post all this stuff. DX

The setting in brief: Chinese steampunk in the Qing dynasty, late 1800s. I've altered the history so that the Chinese were the first to discover/innovate flight. Through dirigible technology. In short, SPEED BLIMPS!

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Okay, anybody have any experience with Chinese names? I need help naming my Pilot, Engineer and Engineer's Dad DX

I should've posted this as soon as ensuing and I decided on our theme, but I've been absentminded and frustrated with coming up with a story DX Excuses aside, here I introduce (verbatim from her LJ post) our project:

Orichalcum

What is it?
Orichalcum will be an collection of original comics which all contain the theme clockwork and/or steampunk.

ensuing and I are working together to create this anthology as part of our senior project. We will get this professionally printed and sell it at (at least) one convention (Fanime Con) during the 2008 convention season.

What does it have to do with me?
We are looking for artists! It's hard to create an anthology with just two contributors, and I know there are a lot of amazing artists on my f-list. This is a chance to get your work out there! David Roman, comic editor for Nickelodeon Magazine says that getting your work out there is very important for freelance and comic artists. Editors would much rather work with someone who has gotten their work published (even with small publications) than someone who has not because it shows that they can get their work done in a set schedule and can follow directions. You can read more about that here.

You don't have to be a professional artist to be in this book! I mean, I'm far, FAR from one, and I'm throwing my story in. Even if you think you're "not good enough," this is your chance to get printed. Please don't shy away from this opportunity because you do not appreciate your own art. =3

Well, what do I get out of it?
Financially? Probably nothing. When we sell the books, we will first collect the money to cover printing costs, then we will split the remainder (if any) equally between all the contributing artists. We will also send you one or two (depending on our print run) copies of the book. I'm hoping we'll be able to have a big enough run to send everyone two, so you can keep one in a portfolio and show one off to your friends, relatives, and neighbor's puppy.

What are the guidelines?
The book will be in black and white. Feel free to shade with markers, screentone, pencils, or whatever, but I'm not sure what method of printing will be used, so I cannot guarantee how well light greys will come out.

Page Size: 7"x5", feel free to use bleeds, as we will trim it down from a larger size
Minimum page count (per comic): 5 pages. There is no maximum page count.
Theme: Clockwork and Steampunk
Style: Whatever you want! Variety is loved. ♥
Rating: PG-13 or R-ish. No sex scenes or super graphic decapitation, but violence and a little bit of skin is probably okay.
Final Deadline: March 30th, 2008. There will be monthly checks to remind contributors and see how everyone is doing.

This is NOT a doujinshi, please only submit original works!

Orichalcum? Clockwork? Steampunk?
Orichalcum - Some say it's a mystical metal, some say it's "mountain copper," some say it's brass. The word is listed as being Latin for "brass," which is commonly used in steampunk inventions.

Clockwork - Time, gears, schedules, etc. Take it to mean what you like.

Steampunk - An era or world where steam power is very common. Often associated with cyberpunk and often carries a theme of rebellion. Think trains and zeppelins and uh, steam. Lots of steam.

You don't have to use both themes and you don't have make the themes a main part of the story, we just ask that at least one be present in your work so all the comics can have something to tie them all in together.

Interested? Any questions?
E-mail me at natthesplodey [at] gmail.com. Please title e-mails with "Orichalcum: Interested" or "Orichalcum: Question," or something that will make sense. =3

Thank-you for your time!