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Title: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 10:37:22 AM
I've recently taken up the hobby of drawing again, after years of doing none. I thought, if there was any interest, I might post some here. I've fallen in love with using gold and black ink (no particular reason, I just like how it looks), and doing cartoon-style characters.

Here's a character someone asked me to do a while ago, a lady wearing a "La Catrina" outfit for the Mexican Dia de los Muertos. The outfit is based on the one worn in the movie The Book of Life by the character "La Muerta".

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FRFCCbjl.jpg&hash=7a6617fc8ceda013268ee6f44c2675215c07bdeb) (http://imgur.com/RFCCbjl)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: derspiess on August 29, 2017, 10:43:22 AM
That's pretty awesome, Mal.  Didn't know you had that talent.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 29, 2017, 10:45:22 AM
Totally awesome. Unlike some folks I knew of your talent since you've posted some stuff of yours before.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: derspiess on August 29, 2017, 10:54:31 AM
:angry:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: fromtia on August 29, 2017, 11:07:48 AM
Really good. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 29, 2017, 11:56:35 AM
Ed's already whacked off to it.  And I should know.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Jacob on August 29, 2017, 11:57:18 AM
Nice work Malthus :cheers:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 01:08:47 PM
Thanks guys.  :)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on August 29, 2017, 01:53:11 PM
not enough jewish teeth.

Besides that it's good though.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: HVC on August 29, 2017, 01:53:11 PM
not enough jewish teeth.

Besides that it's good though.

Hey, how do you know the religion of all those skulls?  :P

(Yes, I know, Dia de los Muertos skulls are made of sugar ... )
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 04:03:23 PM
Another little project I'm in the middle of, is doing a deck of cards based on the cartoon show, Star vs. the Forces of Evil. My kid loves this show and got me into watching it. The cards come from the fact that various leading female characters have the French card deck symbols on their cheeks (it's a mark of royalty). I dunno if these will make any sense if you haven't seen the show, though.

So far, I've got pics of the Court Cards in Diamonds:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FRedWp7z.jpg&hash=ce595a1d01eea5a6af39cb2e13ec3ff80696dd2e) (http://imgur.com/RedWp7z)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FEaKB1SM.jpg&hash=1c88db5b0acc1e56fefccb4f3a4027eece17192b) (http://imgur.com/EaKB1SM)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FXI7seaq.jpg&hash=86f6e2f35c2441464f8aa98b1c27f565bcb374dc) (http://imgur.com/XI7seaq)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FbNTIS5M.jpg&hash=23a3318000f6eeee03caab5b8f584ade0b7b39c5) (http://imgur.com/bNTIS5M)

The really fun part is figuring out how to do the "switch" on the court cards (that is, the separation of the top figure from the bottom figure), where the colour palate is restricted to three colours - and to attempt to do it in an interesting way. Also, to try to keep the designs nice and flowing, not too detailed (I mess that up frequently).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Jacob on August 29, 2017, 04:16:47 PM
What size are they?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 04:35:13 PM
Quote from: Jacob on August 29, 2017, 04:16:47 PM
What size are they?

For the cards, I'm drawing on paper that is I think 11" by 14", but I shave a half-inch off each side to make them the same proportions as a playing card, so 10" by 14".

Obviously it would be better to work much larger (or for that matter, to do everything on a computer), but I'm lazy.  ;) Well, just doing this for fun.

The Dia de los Muertos picture is on larger paper. I think it is 14" by 17".
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 29, 2017, 04:35:33 PM
Cool. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Caliga on August 29, 2017, 04:46:40 PM
Can you do a drawing of Peter North.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 05:19:34 PM
Quote from: Caliga on August 29, 2017, 04:46:40 PM
Can you do a drawing of Peter North.

I probably can. But I will never know for sure.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on August 29, 2017, 11:41:16 PM
How about a pic of Cal armwrestling with (and losing to) a turtle?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: grumbler on August 30, 2017, 04:45:57 AM
Quote from: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 04:03:23 PM
The really fun part is figuring out how to do the "switch" on the court cards (that is, the separation of the top figure from the bottom figure), where the colour palate is restricted to three colours - and to attempt to do it in an interesting way. Also, to try to keep the designs nice and flowing, not too detailed (I mess that up frequently).

That's the feature of the cards that most impresses me; the way you transition between the characters and make them so similar yet so different (details like the two mustaches on the king and the facial expressions on the queens).  I think you hit the switch out of the park on these.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 30, 2017, 12:38:23 PM
Quote from: grumbler on August 30, 2017, 04:45:57 AM
Quote from: Malthus on August 29, 2017, 04:03:23 PM
The really fun part is figuring out how to do the "switch" on the court cards (that is, the separation of the top figure from the bottom figure), where the colour palate is restricted to three colours - and to attempt to do it in an interesting way. Also, to try to keep the designs nice and flowing, not too detailed (I mess that up frequently).

That's the feature of the cards that most impresses me; the way you transition between the characters and make them so similar yet so different (details like the two mustaches on the king and the facial expressions on the queens).  I think you hit the switch out of the park on these.

Thanks!

The transition is by far the most difficult, and fun, part. I try to mix transition techniques up, though I admit, there is no way I'll have a different one for each card.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 30, 2017, 05:01:46 PM
Here's the hearts face cards:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FZmegLBb.jpg&hash=a0db1cb0a67ea0724526fecdeaa366ad5dfd1587) (http://imgur.com/ZmegLBb)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FgTybZfL.jpg&hash=c8e9067e650b4aba4dc40950fed1828dce3ac662) (http://imgur.com/gTybZfL)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F2V4Nalc.jpg&hash=7df88ae288bd726dddc768a94d7c22d61a16fb3b) (http://imgur.com/2V4Nalc)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FRynUP7v.jpg&hash=3e55a33f98f1425d410c24ceb43a937d134fb445) (http://imgur.com/RynUP7v)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Berkut on August 30, 2017, 05:22:28 PM
Damn, those are really freaking cool. I would pay for a set of cards like that.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on August 30, 2017, 06:14:07 PM
Wow Malthus you are incredibly talented. All those years wasted being a lawyer :weep:

Those cards are pretty freaky when you have no idea WTF they are referring to  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 30, 2017, 08:56:04 PM
Quote from: Valmy on August 30, 2017, 06:14:07 PM
Wow Malthus you are incredibly talented. All those years wasted being a lawyer :weep:

Thanks! If I had to earn a living at it, it probably wouldn't be fun, though. Even assuming that was possible ...

Quote

Those cards are pretty freaky when you have no idea WTF they are referring to  :P

I can only imagine.  :lol:

I mean, the character designs are freaky in the actual show ... for example, the guy on the Ace of Diamonds has a crystal for a head and snakes for hands. He imprisons people in crystals he grows with his mind, keeping them perfectly preserved for centuries in some cases (here, he's trapped the main character - my Queen of Hearts - in one of his crystals: this happens in the show ...)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on August 31, 2017, 10:56:08 AM
The cards are really excellent, I say this having no knowledge of the show; i think that fans of the show would probably love a deck of cards like these  :cool:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: BuddhaRhubarb on September 04, 2017, 08:09:36 PM
These are great, malthus :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 05, 2017, 02:25:18 AM
Hi Bud! :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 05, 2017, 04:12:34 AM
You could probably sell these on Patreon or DeviantArt

Real good stuff
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 05, 2017, 04:26:03 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 05, 2017, 04:12:34 AM
You could probably sell these on Patreon or DeviantArt

Real good stuff

Not the first time Malthus has been called a deviant.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 09:42:17 AM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on September 04, 2017, 08:09:36 PM
These are great, malthus :)

Wow, thanks! Haven't seen you around for ages. How have you been?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2017, 09:46:55 AM
Here are the spades:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FSFHbwLK.jpg&hash=d25f6c1a30e66bb9d5117ec4087b7ff7d7fa3d06) (https://imgur.com/SFHbwLK)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FT06mqfP.jpg&hash=132ab8fb63800f0ae3ebb7c1adc0dc51f05623ff) (https://imgur.com/T06mqfP)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FanpguR4.jpg&hash=ad35094f17d988ff69ca2b309619c946e719c13a) (https://imgur.com/anpguR4)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FGAAZONX.jpg&hash=47fd479d4b2302a402bba719bfd42b3dd006f132) (https://imgur.com/GAAZONX)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 05, 2017, 10:27:06 AM
Sweet. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Maladict on September 05, 2017, 11:47:25 AM
Really cool  :cool:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 06, 2017, 01:06:46 PM
One more - the Queen of Clubs.

This one really won't make any sense if you haven't seen the show.  :lol:

Suffice it to say, the elderly lady is the owner of a Victorian-style 'boarding school of horrors' designed to terrorize female aristocratic children. In this place, they are brainwashed into obedience, in ways obviously parodying A Clockwork Orange. The disembodied head is a sociopathic character (a friend of the main character) who is sent there (for good reason); she's brainwashed.

The old lady has a magic mirror in which she can see the past misdeeds of her pupils. Like the other queens, she has cheek markings (in her case, clubs). 

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FH7KbVLv.jpg&hash=ee6264f212b753a3f3d7d11edcc0240ae333c3ac) (https://imgur.com/H7KbVLv)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Tonitrus on September 06, 2017, 01:12:32 PM
This cartoon sounds pretty twisted.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Tonitrus on September 06, 2017, 01:23:19 PM
Quote from: Berkut on August 30, 2017, 05:22:28 PM
Damn, those are really freaking cool. I would pay for a set of cards like that.

They are quite good.  It's a shame he couldn't sell these ones...as Disney's legal teams would be merciless.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 06, 2017, 01:26:17 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on September 06, 2017, 01:12:32 PM
This cartoon sounds pretty twisted.

Indeed. It is, very.

That's part of its charm. On the surface, it appears to be totally light and fluffy. When the plot kicks in ... not so much.

It sometimes appears like someone crossed the art styles of Dr. Suess with the plot from Game of Thrones.  :lol: With a bit of Alien thrown in for good measure.

The episode where they disclose the mating habits of the main character is a doozy (think 'parasitic wasps'). It is sometimes hard to believe that it's a Disney show for kids.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on September 06, 2017, 01:29:59 PM
My goddaughter introduced me to the show, which we watched together this summer. It's great.

great cartoon, idea, and execution, Malthus.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Tonitrus on September 06, 2017, 01:35:12 PM
Great...our next generation of children will be cleverly hidden psychopaths.  :(  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 06, 2017, 02:28:07 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on September 06, 2017, 01:29:59 PM
My goddaughter introduced me to the show, which we watched together this summer. It's great.

great cartoon, idea, and execution, Malthus.

Thanks!

My son got me into the show, we watched it together.

I can see it has a lot of themes that would appeal in your line of work - for one, 'history is written by the winners' is a major theme of the show; the plight of the 'monsters' seems to reflect  our own issues of colonialism and racism.

It will be interesting to see how they resolve the whole monster/Mewman thing.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 06, 2017, 02:45:33 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on September 06, 2017, 01:35:12 PM
Great...our next generation of children will be cleverly hidden psychopaths.  :(  :P

Well, at least they'll hide it, unlike Cartman and Stewie.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on September 06, 2017, 02:49:00 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 06, 2017, 02:28:07 PM
I can see it has a lot of themes that would appeal in your line of work - for one, 'history is written by the winners' is a major theme of the show; the plight of the 'monsters' seems to reflect  our own issues of colonialism and racism.

You forgot the whole "school is brainwashing into social conformism" thing...

As an aside (though I do not want to hijack your thread), it also struck me that it was a rare kid's show (?) which had a clear narrative arc deployed over many episodes.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 06, 2017, 03:11:05 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on September 06, 2017, 02:49:00 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 06, 2017, 02:28:07 PM
I can see it has a lot of themes that would appeal in your line of work - for one, 'history is written by the winners' is a major theme of the show; the plight of the 'monsters' seems to reflect  our own issues of colonialism and racism.

You forgot the whole "school is brainwashing into social conformism" thing...

As an aside (though I do not want to hijack your thread), it also struck me that it was a rare kid's show (?) which had a clear narrative arc deployed over many episodes.

Naw, hijack away, I don't mind.  :D

Actually, there is a definite mini-trend towards high-quality children's animation with lengthy narrative arcs. When I was my kid's age, children's animation was mostly pretty wretched - nothing but badly made half hour commercials for toys. They can be a lot more creative these days.

If you liked Star for that reason, I'd recommend another Disney show (now completed), Gravity Falls - if you haven't seen it already. It's great.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 08, 2017, 02:12:26 PM
Just for fun, here's a bit of a progression - I took pictures as I was drawing this (it's a poster I entered into a fan art competition - it came in third). The poster is for the TV movie "The Battle for Mewni" (really, four episodes stuck together with a common plot arc). The poster shows Queen Moon, the mother of the protagonist, as a young woman, casting 'her darkest spell' designed to kill an apparently immortal enemy threatening the monarchy (she doesn't in fact kill him, just mutilates him - because to kill him would involve paying the price for learning the spell).

The spell has a lot of undesirable effects, to put it mildly - not all of which are yet resolved in the show. She learns some of them at the moment she casts it, to her horror.

She really ought to have anticipated bad things happening to her, given the wording of the spell:

"I call the darkness unto me
From deepest depths of earth and sea
From ancient evils, unawoken
Break the one that can't be broken
To blackest night I pledge my soul
And crush my heart to burning coal
To summon forth a deathly power
So see my hated foe - devoured."

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FRlqJM4V.jpg&hash=9983e6f2b8344802ecde2df9237004757b96fe3c) (https://imgur.com/RlqJM4V)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDIt1zlp.jpg&hash=08375c7c77bb864863e01272c23eaf65839e1789) (https://imgur.com/DIt1zlp)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FzjdMZlf.jpg&hash=1e6a640c6f58f6f443550d0ed99c34c0599c4302) (https://imgur.com/zjdMZlf)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FuOFVCP0.jpg&hash=88ca4e7878933f2af473f8371f46d9f1318898e3) (https://imgur.com/uOFVCP0)

Most of the stuff in the poster is taken from elements in the show - the black goo that covers her wand, her hand and veins turn black, and the black butterflies (butterflies are the symbol of the dynasty - for good reason).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 11, 2017, 09:19:38 AM
One last card (then I have to draw some more!) - the Joker.

This will make a lot of sense to those who have watched the show ...

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F9Rpdczi.jpg&hash=6a64b1b0d3a2348113ac625076828fdda616d8d5) (https://imgur.com/9Rpdczi)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 11, 2017, 09:28:29 AM
Super cool.

It was nice to see the progression btw.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 11, 2017, 09:30:34 AM
Quote from: Malthus on September 11, 2017, 09:19:38 AM
This will make a lot of sense to those who have watched the show ...

Has anyone else here copped to that?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 11, 2017, 10:12:12 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on September 11, 2017, 09:30:34 AM
Quote from: Malthus on September 11, 2017, 09:19:38 AM
This will make a lot of sense to those who have watched the show ...

Has anyone else here copped to that?

Yup, Oex. He says he watched it with his goddaughter.

I admit, the characters, why each was chosen for a particular card, can't make much sense if you haven't seen the show.  ;)

In this case, the character depicted is basically the main character's magic mentor; but he's, essentially, a trickster. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 11, 2017, 10:16:07 AM
Quote from: The Brain on September 11, 2017, 09:28:29 AM
Super cool.

It was nice to see the progression btw.

Thanks!

Actually, the progression ought to start with the first sketches for the layout, drawn on the back of a napkin. But I threw that out before I got the idea of taking pictures at various stages.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: PRC on September 11, 2017, 12:01:35 PM
What kind of pens you using Malthus?  Brush & ink, or Micron Pigma's and the like?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 11, 2017, 12:21:20 PM
Quote from: PRC on September 11, 2017, 12:01:35 PM
What kind of pens you using Malthus?  Brush & ink, or Micron Pigma's and the like?

Here are some of them:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FxOpELYH.jpg&hash=e3940753bc49ff18dbd1806d87114967a2700a19) (https://imgur.com/xOpELYH)

Mostly, I use regular and brush markers (I really love brush markers! So decadently convenient!). For the gold, I use a gold paint pen, which gives very nice coverage.   
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 19, 2017, 07:35:09 AM
Here's the latest, King of Clubs.

The first image is of a Lizard-like assassin hired by the Queen of Clubs, who uses a chainsaw to hack between dimensions (and victims).

The second image is of the creepy assistant or companion to the Queen of Clubs, who is admiring a doll based on the male protagonist (in drag) before going to bed.   

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQGWMKZ8.jpg&hash=3cda355730e64366f5f51d9c574e7a264e4e36ea) (https://imgur.com/QGWMKZ8)

Reverse:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F1GThw0I.jpg&hash=de073db869619b78f4aeba3f8865b49d10a04636) (https://imgur.com/1GThw0I)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 19, 2017, 07:41:55 AM
A lizard man with a chainsaw. Genius.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 19, 2017, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on September 19, 2017, 07:41:55 AM
A lizard man with a chainsaw. Genius.

His function in the show is to appear horribly frightening, and yet to die almost instantly (though not totally - he's busy regenerating from an arm).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on September 19, 2017, 02:56:35 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 19, 2017, 01:16:40 PM
His function in the show is to appear horribly frightening, and yet to die almost instantly (though not totally - he's busy regenerating from an arm).

If I were ever attacked by a chainsaw wielding giant lizard, the arm would be the *first* thing I'd try to take out.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 26, 2017, 07:41:03 AM
Here is some gift art I did for a woman I know who got married a few days ago. Marriage art isn't really my thing, but I tried:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FwouQ5BH.jpg&hash=c282884f104c0417ae7689c5ac0586dd488a26ce) (https://imgur.com/wouQ5BH)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on September 26, 2017, 07:46:58 AM
The bride looks so apprehensive and scared :lol:  good drawing though.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 26, 2017, 08:09:15 AM
:)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 26, 2017, 08:45:19 AM
Quote from: HVC on September 26, 2017, 07:46:58 AM
The bride looks so apprehensive and scared :lol:  good drawing though.

Heh, I was going for the 'apprehensive but eager' look.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on September 26, 2017, 08:55:00 AM
hey, a 50% transmission of intent in art is above average. Go us!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on September 26, 2017, 11:21:18 AM
That looks weirdly creepy. But maybe that is just because I saw the other stuff first :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 27, 2017, 12:54:44 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 26, 2017, 11:21:18 AM
That looks weirdly creepy. But maybe that is just because I saw the other stuff first :P

Or that she seems to be missing shoulder bones.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 03, 2017, 07:52:47 AM
The Jack of Clubs:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmgZJN4F.jpg&hash=0a450fd7ccd6fe325c9dec343dc81420185ad3af) (https://imgur.com/mgZJN4F)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 03, 2017, 11:55:27 AM
I hear that.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 03, 2017, 01:17:31 PM
Well it depends on what sort of individual.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 03, 2017, 01:28:54 PM
The sign comes from the show - the male lead is at one point forced to dress in drag (as pictured) and is filmed making a hilariously insincere apology for "her" behavior while holding that sign.

It was an outfit he'd earlier worn in order to infiltrate the Queen of Club's boarding school of horrors for girls. The female lead dons the eyepatch and slightly fetish-y outfit (also pictured) to infiltrate that school with him. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 03, 2017, 01:30:29 PM
So...how often does he have to dress like a girl in this show? He has an impressive mane of hair for it at least.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 03, 2017, 02:09:24 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 03, 2017, 01:30:29 PM
So...how often does he have to dress like a girl in this show? He has an impressive mane of hair for it at least.

So far, twice. Though it will probably happen again in the future. His hair was basically created out of magic (normally, he has short hair).

The reason is that the Queen of Clubs character is convinced he is a girl.

The episode with the boarding school of horrors in it is filled with jokes not intended for the kids watching the show - at one point, Star (who makes stuff out of magic, usually of an absurdly cute variety that is nevertheless highly destructive) makes a weapon to destroy part of the school she identifies as a "Rasberry Panzerfaust!".  :D

Another time, the Queen of Clubs is torturing the male-lead-in-drag, with etiquette films, to transform him into a "perfect little princess" - in a scene very obviously parodying A Clockwork Orange, which I assume most eleven-year-olds haven't seen. 

The whole thing is a parody on the "Disney princess" theme (ironic because of course it is a Disney show). The point of the boarding school of horrors is to make the girls, forcibly, into "perfect princesses". One scene shows them training a girl to sing with an adorable singing bird, Snow White style (the girl, who is a monster, just eats the bird).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 10, 2017, 07:42:38 AM
I decided to attempt a card back design (though I'm not finished doing all the cards).

This is based on motifs taken from the wand the heroine uses (which combines a star and butterfly wings) and the unicorn fetus that shows up at the climax of the last episode ... 

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FwCiCfkL.jpg&hash=5ab899682159c7f88121dddde43724e6d65c6f55) (https://imgur.com/wCiCfkL)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 10, 2017, 12:31:58 PM
:)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 10, 2017, 12:52:01 PM
Evil My Little Pony!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 10, 2017, 01:01:34 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 10, 2017, 12:52:01 PM
Evil My Little Pony!

Heh, or perhaps "my little fetus". :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 16, 2017, 10:37:29 AM
Final Face Card: Ace of Clubs.

Skull-faced fellow is the master of space-time in the show, presides over alternate realities. He sometimes shows up in a crystal-ball type thing.

Went with a more graphic-design look for this one.   

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FbSdZh4o.jpg&hash=7ab21e24b547f451721a54b7611072d82aa5459f) (https://imgur.com/bSdZh4o)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 17, 2017, 10:16:42 AM
"Call me a villainess"

(Quick ink sketch based on the SvtFoE promo)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F2kHh4EX.jpg&hash=3f2c73cabfcf5d6f7c32b41c5ee54fadb7dc58c3) (https://imgur.com/2kHh4EX)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 17, 2017, 12:28:54 PM
Ms. Hitler? :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 17, 2017, 12:54:23 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 17, 2017, 12:28:54 PM
Ms. Hitler? :)

Quite possibly  ;) - it's a character that is still ambiguous in the show. Looks likely to be the new big bad.

So far, all we know is that she's had an unconventional love life, that she's been frozen alive inside a crystal for 300 years, that she likes chocolate, and that she is the creator of a lot of dark magic.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 18, 2017, 10:40:46 AM
I don't know if anyone much is looking at these - but in case anyone is, here's a gilded version of the previous sketch.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F5851sDl.jpg&hash=c9f68bb79327f6d5ca5398efce8a4cb2b8e79f1e) (https://imgur.com/5851sDl)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: merithyn on October 18, 2017, 11:35:35 AM
I have been. :)

I think the last one is my favorite so far. :wub:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 18, 2017, 11:37:11 AM
It is good stuff man. You are very talented and really make some amazingly creepy images. I hope you take that as a the compliment I am trying to present it as :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on October 18, 2017, 03:15:53 PM
I also follow this thread with great interest. Would love to have a deck of these cards; I'd just use them on some unsuspecting players one evening and see what they thought  :cool:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on October 18, 2017, 06:27:04 PM
Impressive stuff Malthus  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on October 18, 2017, 07:11:45 PM
You might put your talent to better use than kid show fan art.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2017, 08:02:28 AM
Thanks, folks!  :)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2017, 08:03:41 AM
Quote from: merithyn on October 18, 2017, 11:35:35 AM
I have been. :)

I think the last one is my favorite so far. :wub:

She's one of my favorite characters. Though so far, we don't know if she's the next villain or not ...  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2017, 08:05:14 AM
Quote from: Valmy on October 18, 2017, 11:37:11 AM
It is good stuff man. You are very talented and really make some amazingly creepy images. I hope you take that as a the compliment I am trying to present it as :lol:

I thoroughly enjoy this particular type of cartoon-cute-creepy.  :D One of my favorite artists is Edward Gorey ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2017, 08:10:26 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 18, 2017, 07:11:45 PM
You might put your talent to better use than kid show fan art.  :P

Meh. It's a hobby. I do it because I find it fun.

I do lots of things that are objectively pointless for fun ... posting on Languish for example.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on October 19, 2017, 10:13:52 AM
the black and gold theme would probably look really cool for tarot cards too.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2017, 02:52:18 PM
Quote from: HVC on October 19, 2017, 10:13:52 AM
the black and gold theme would probably look really cool for tarot cards too.

I love the Tarot imagery, but know basically nothing about the cards. Might be fun to try one or two though!

I chose creating a regular French deck because I have always loved card art (though never dreamed of actually tackling one until now). The fact that the characters in this show are linked to the card suits was additional inspiration (female members of the royal family have suits imprinted on their cheeks - the lead character has hearts, her mother diamonds, etc.). 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 19, 2017, 04:26:42 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 19, 2017, 02:52:18 PM
Quote from: HVC on October 19, 2017, 10:13:52 AM
the black and gold theme would probably look really cool for tarot cards too.

I love the Tarot imagery, but know basically nothing about the cards. Might be fun to try one or two though!

I chose creating a regular French deck because I have always loved card art (though never dreamed of actually tackling one until now). The fact that the characters in this show are linked to the card suits was additional inspiration (female members of the royal family have suits imprinted on their cheeks - the lead character has hearts, her mother diamonds, etc.).

If I remember well, you are a fan of Calvino. You should check out, if you haven't, his Castle of Crossed Destiny, which revolves around Tarot cards (Calvino used the Tarot made for the Visconti and Sforza dukes of Milan).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 20, 2017, 09:41:03 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on October 19, 2017, 04:26:42 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 19, 2017, 02:52:18 PM
Quote from: HVC on October 19, 2017, 10:13:52 AM
the black and gold theme would probably look really cool for tarot cards too.

I love the Tarot imagery, but know basically nothing about the cards. Might be fun to try one or two though!

I chose creating a regular French deck because I have always loved card art (though never dreamed of actually tackling one until now). The fact that the characters in this show are linked to the card suits was additional inspiration (female members of the royal family have suits imprinted on their cheeks - the lead character has hearts, her mother diamonds, etc.).

If I remember well, you are a fan of Calvino. You should check out, if you haven't, his Castle of Crossed Destiny, which revolves around Tarot cards (Calvino used the Tarot made for the Visconti and Sforza dukes of Milan).

I read it many years ago, but thanks for the reminder! I really ought to re-read it.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 20, 2017, 10:20:20 AM
Just for some variety, here's an old sketch I did at a Mayan site in Mexico.

It's a cornice of a building, believed to be of the Maya rain god Chaac (Puuc Mayans covered their buildings with this mask).

Unfortunately I never had a long time to draw anything because I was usually with people who wanted to move on ... so all my sketches of such sites are very quick.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FVHHv1am.jpg&hash=7f41d744854a399470e7582b56d8ddbde941f514) (https://imgur.com/VHHv1am)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 23, 2017, 09:06:43 AM
"This time, I win"

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8W3Ohga.jpg&hash=8804d8cc3b85df6856b0ae15b5de3aab28745764) (https://imgur.com/8W3Ohga)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FdSMOMfg.jpg&hash=c79a05e2f0d6fac240fc2d8034e18778a0675de1) (https://imgur.com/dSMOMfg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 24, 2017, 08:18:33 AM
The Nine of Hearts.

The character is a bit of a man-child, who works as a karate "master" in a strip-mall Dojo, lives with his mother, and spends his off-time eating cereal and watching kid's TV shows ... a mild parody on the (adult) audience.  ;)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCzcwsfi.jpg&hash=1afe5ede2087248d7dc216b66dcbd51e3570abe2) (https://imgur.com/Czcwsfi)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on October 24, 2017, 12:11:38 PM
They got you dead to rights, Malthus.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 24, 2017, 12:16:26 PM
Wonderful. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 24, 2017, 01:51:21 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 24, 2017, 12:11:38 PM
They got you dead to rights, Malthus.

I'm not a karate master ...  :(

Seriously though, is the animation age ghetto still even really a thing? Many western animated shows these days are deliberately aimed at both children and adults - Gravity Falls (also a Disney 'kid's show'), Avatar the Last Airbender, Over the Garden Wall, Star vs. Evil, etc. Some of them poke fun at the fact that they have adult audiences - but they also deliberately cultivate them.

All of these shows are far more "adult" in themes than (say) superhero movies, which are also aimed at adult audiences (increasingly exclusively at adult audiences). 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 24, 2017, 02:11:48 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 24, 2017, 12:11:38 PM
They got you dead to rights, Malthus.

Um he only watches this show because he has a kid...you know the normal reason most adults watch kids shows.

QuoteAll of these shows are far more "adult" in themes than (say) superhero movies, which are also aimed at adult audiences (increasingly exclusively at adult audiences).

Do any of these shows feature Supervillian Erich Ludendorff? Huh?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 24, 2017, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 24, 2017, 02:11:48 PM
Um he only watches this show because he has a kid...you know the normal reason most adults watch kids shows.

It is true I only started watching this particular show because my kid wanted me to watch it with him ... but to be fair, I'd still watch it anyway.  ;)

QuoteDo any of these shows feature Supervillian Erich Ludendorff? Huh?

I can honestly say that they don't.

The new supervillian in Star is most notable so far for her scandalous love life and her affinity for chocolate.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 24, 2017, 02:46:06 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 24, 2017, 02:32:50 PM
I can honestly say that they don't.

Well I don't see the basis for claiming they are more "adult" then :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on October 24, 2017, 03:42:38 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 24, 2017, 02:11:48 PM
Um he only watches this show because he has a kid...you know the normal reason most adults watch kids shows.

Whoosh?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 24, 2017, 03:57:39 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 24, 2017, 03:42:38 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 24, 2017, 02:11:48 PM
Um he only watches this show because he has a kid...you know the normal reason most adults watch kids shows.

Whoosh?

It's complicated. But I got the result I wanted.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 25, 2017, 09:24:03 AM
Heh, any of you jokers have a critique of the artwork itself?  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on October 25, 2017, 04:25:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 25, 2017, 09:24:03 AM
Heh, any of you jokers have a critique of the artwork itself?  :P

I think it is all very well done.

But if you want a little critique, the mouth on the top face of "this time I win" seems a bit off.  The bottom lip seems out of place.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 25, 2017, 05:27:32 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 25, 2017, 04:25:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 25, 2017, 09:24:03 AM
Heh, any of you jokers have a critique of the artwork itself?  :P

I think it is all very well done.

But if you want a little critique, the mouth on the top face of "this time I win" seems a bit off.  The bottom lip seems out of place.

Thanks!

It's actually a bit of character design from the show itself - this particular character (Eclipsa) has a fulsome lower lip, but no visible upper lip. Plus permanently half-lidded eyes, which are pointy ovals and not round like most other characters. She usually wears long gloves, because her arms are covered with black scars.   
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 26, 2017, 02:01:31 PM
Here's something I did a long time ago - a sketch using pen cross-hatching. Never worked it up into a proper drawing (the darks have to go way, way darker). It's a sculpture of a Mayan warrior in terracotta from a tomb.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F1C5RZjr.jpg&hash=ce74a29e2ba2eaa6537bcd1f772ca4a2414ddde8) (https://imgur.com/1C5RZjr)

A detail from his outfit:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FNS0lH7W.jpg&hash=4ffa49f1e35c570a801f23012ee8cb6ca89ede46) (https://imgur.com/NS0lH7W)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on October 26, 2017, 03:21:29 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 25, 2017, 05:27:32 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 25, 2017, 04:25:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 25, 2017, 09:24:03 AM
Heh, any of you jokers have a critique of the artwork itself?  :P

I think it is all very well done.

But if you want a little critique, the mouth on the top face of "this time I win" seems a bit off.  The bottom lip seems out of place.

Thanks!

It's actually a bit of character design from the show itself - this particular character (Eclipsa) has a fulsome lower lip, but no visible upper lip. Plus permanently half-lidded eyes, which are pointy ovals and not round like most other characters. She usually wears long gloves, because her arms are covered with black scars.   

They put a cutter on a kids show? ... that's a bold move :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 26, 2017, 04:14:41 PM
Quote from: HVC on October 26, 2017, 03:21:29 PM
They put a cutter on a kids show? ... that's a bold move :lol:

More like a dark magic junkie.  :P In this universe, using dark magic causes visible necrosis to one's veins on the arms.

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 26, 2017, 06:16:59 PM
"Romantic problems with that Marco boy, Star? Here, why not try this spell of mine ..."

(An experiment in attempting foreshortening)

(https://i.imgur.com/xyTqODm.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 30, 2017, 08:01:55 AM
Here's another number card (their school teacher, before and after Star accidentally turned her into a troll):

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ3uL73a.jpg&hash=f74bd80db76d8c54089767b8a5f3e1af6641dfa4) (https://imgur.com/Q3uL73a)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FyPCr8Ir.jpg&hash=5f42926d4de3d593728ebf8fa1d8fa734d0cd0e6) (https://imgur.com/yPCr8Ir)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on October 30, 2017, 01:13:04 PM
I love how the troll looks more happy and excited about being a teacher.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 30, 2017, 01:40:49 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 30, 2017, 01:13:04 PM
I love how the troll looks more happy and excited about being a teacher.

That's pretty well what happens in the show.  :D She ends up preferring being a troll. Not that she is given a choice.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 30, 2017, 04:21:29 PM
Face within monster mouth motif, Platform of Venus, Chichen Itza.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDxfI4W0.jpg&hash=c8e2c06b0208821bfd21a30613d697aa2c905cf6) (https://imgur.com/DxfI4W0)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 31, 2017, 01:46:05 PM
This card is dedicated to CdM - the character is a nasty Asian high school girl.  :D

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQwjGdGN.jpg&hash=6a225cc33ac1f09e4d186b3e6bf35a82fa51e631) (https://imgur.com/QwjGdGN)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fdww4Md3.jpg&hash=5b5ec7104de2c286b5b8ca1daef93dad91b48fdf) (https://imgur.com/dww4Md3)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on October 31, 2017, 02:54:50 PM
CdM hasn't posted for a while, since Malthus made that post above mine :hmm:

edit: added the words after the comma to make the meaning a bit more obvious....
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on October 31, 2017, 03:25:11 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 31, 2017, 02:54:50 PM
CdM hasn't posted for a while :hmm:

He's posted today.  :huh:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: grumbler on October 31, 2017, 05:37:25 PM
I like the #7 card the best of the last three cards.  The emotions come across clearly and the eyes are more interesting than troll/teacher or heart girl.  Arms crossed girl is nigh-perfect.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 01, 2017, 02:13:48 PM
Quote from: grumbler on October 31, 2017, 05:37:25 PM
I like the #7 card the best of the last three cards.  The emotions come across clearly and the eyes are more interesting than troll/teacher or heart girl.  Arms crossed girl is nigh-perfect.

Thanks!

I had lots of trouble with Card 7 - I made a big mistake at first, coloring hands-on-hips' dress in gold (which gave a most unfortunate impression, because I already used gold for skin tone :D ).  I had to actually cut out a slip of paper to cover that up, or re-do the card.

Heart girl was mostly an experiment in foreshortening the outstretched hand. I've never used dramatic foreshortening before - I find it difficult. It looks natural if done convincingly, but doing it convincingly is really tough, and doing it badly - doesn't look at all natural. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 01, 2017, 02:16:20 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 31, 2017, 02:54:50 PM
CdM hasn't posted for a while, since Malthus made that post above mine :hmm:

edit: added the words after the comma to make the meaning a bit more obvious....

Hands on hips girl: listening to CdM's proposal.

Smiling girl: standing over CdM, having accepted the proposal ...

:P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on November 01, 2017, 03:55:36 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 01, 2017, 02:16:20 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 31, 2017, 02:54:50 PM
CdM hasn't posted for a while, since Malthus made that post above mine :hmm:

edit: added the words after the comma to make the meaning a bit more obvious....

Hands on hips girl: listening to CdM's proposal.

Smiling girl: standing over CdM, having accepted the proposal ...

:P

I thought it was the other way around
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 09:44:53 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 01, 2017, 02:16:20 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 31, 2017, 02:54:50 PM
CdM hasn't posted for a while, since Malthus made that post above mine :hmm:

edit: added the words after the comma to make the meaning a bit more obvious....

Hands on hips girl: listening to CdM's proposal.

Smiling girl: standing over CdM, having accepted the proposal ...

:P

She's not berating you enough for buying a Chevrolet when you could've gone into more debt with a Honda.  Also, she's not breaking your things because I don't know why you have to see your parents on Christmas when you saw them on Thanksgiving even though they're just 20 minutes away.  Or you have to write me out a years' worth of post-dated checks or I'll file rape charges.

So yeah...needs more work, Mal.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:14:05 PM
What, too heavy for you fuckers?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Barrister on November 01, 2017, 11:05:44 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:14:05 PM
What, too heavy for you fuckers?

Yup.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: derspiess on November 02, 2017, 07:20:58 AM
Nah, keep going Seedy :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 02, 2017, 10:14:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 09:44:53 PM
She's not berating you enough for buying a Chevrolet when you could've gone into more debt with a Honda.  Also, she's not breaking your things because I don't know why you have to see your parents on Christmas when you saw them on Thanksgiving even though they're just 20 minutes away.  Or you have to write me out a years' worth of post-dated checks or I'll file rape charges.

So yeah...needs more work, Mal.

Well, I'm not skilled enough to draw all of that - it would take a whole comic book!

The best I can do is a sort of visual summary ...

(https://i.imgur.com/VkX8if4.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 02, 2017, 10:28:34 AM
Quote from: derspiess on November 02, 2017, 07:20:58 AM
Nah, keep going Seedy :)

Eat shit, die.  Rinse, repeat.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on November 02, 2017, 11:30:38 AM
Did she kill a leprechaun and steal his hat?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 02, 2017, 12:16:12 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on November 02, 2017, 11:30:38 AM
Did she kill a leprechaun and steal his hat?

It's a "fascinator". Tiny top hats are, apparently, an actual thing.

https://www.amazon.ca/Ladies-Mini-Fascinator-Burlesque-Millinery/dp/B01DXZOR70/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_194_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=81HVW72162PDZQ0G00RF

Though killing a leprechaun for his hat would be in character ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 02, 2017, 02:29:22 PM
It's Dia de los Muertos today - in honour of that, I'll repost this pic of "Catrina", taken with a better camera. Viva Mexico!

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FX9GD6In.jpg&hash=45a72128aa2f4c0452850bcc24a99d880d690653) (https://imgur.com/X9GD6In)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 05, 2017, 05:41:38 PM
Star and the Cauldron of Death and Rebirth (from the episode "Toffee")

(https://i.imgur.com/qfgYXft.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 07, 2017, 10:04:16 AM
Another style experiment:

"A Longer Goodbye"

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLylaJlZ.jpg&hash=8e061352c6b4e2dd989dd3fa60f68bdb8c73721c) (https://imgur.com/LylaJlZ)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on November 07, 2017, 01:22:51 PM
I was watching new Duck Tales with my son and saw Star vs. the Forces of Evil advertised. I was surprised to see it was both a Disney and American production. Japanese cultural imperialism!!!111 or American cultural appropriation!!!111 Depending upon how you slice it :P

I had a similar experience when David was super into Slugterra...'wait this is a Canadian show?'
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 07, 2017, 02:48:05 PM
Quote from: Valmy on November 07, 2017, 01:22:51 PM
I was watching new Duck Tales with my son and saw Star vs. the Forces of Evil advertised. I was surprised to see it was both a Disney and American production. Japanese cultural imperialism!!!111 or American cultural appropriation!!!111 Depending upon how you slice it :P

I had a similar experience when David was super into Slugterra...'wait this is a Canadian show?'

Heh, it definitely owes a lot to anime. Though it is more an affectionate parody of anime themes than a straight adaptation.

Also a parody on Disney themes - doubly ironic as it is, of course, itself a Disney property. I don't expect Star to figure among the lineup of "Disney Princesses", although in a sense, she is one.  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 08, 2017, 03:22:43 PM
Anger Issues!

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fx4e12Iv.jpg&hash=5702dc66682cf89c9a5c403fda2cf71aeec24368) (https://imgur.com/x4e12Iv)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on November 08, 2017, 03:35:22 PM
boss? :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 10, 2017, 04:09:00 PM
Another version of "Anger Issues", with black background - not sure which works better. Thoughts?

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FcomiYSA.jpg&hash=ed7899388b06f5f764239fcb3bdaec2f1734b0e4) (https://imgur.com/comiYSA)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Barrister on November 10, 2017, 04:21:52 PM
White background makes the image pop more.  IMHO.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 17, 2017, 09:24:09 AM
Midnight Tea with the Queen of Darkness

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fnaljt5D.jpg&hash=fee77e552507a089c541b4a757661ea37d2a515c) (https://imgur.com/naljt5D)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: merithyn on November 17, 2017, 07:03:18 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 10, 2017, 04:21:52 PM
White background makes the image pop more.  IMHO.

Agreed.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on November 20, 2017, 11:16:47 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 17, 2017, 09:24:09 AM
Midnight Tea with the Queen of Darkness

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fnaljt5D.jpg&hash=fee77e552507a089c541b4a757661ea37d2a515c) (https://imgur.com/naljt5D)

Didn't notice the steam from the tea at first - well done  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 20, 2017, 03:29:22 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 20, 2017, 11:16:47 AM
Didn't notice the steam from the tea at first - well done  :)

Thanks!

I hoped it would be slightly subtle ... it is hard to do anything too subtly in this style.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 20, 2017, 03:35:28 PM
Quote from: merithyn on November 17, 2017, 07:03:18 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 10, 2017, 04:21:52 PM
White background makes the image pop more.  IMHO.

Agreed.

Yup, I'm favoring the white background now.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 23, 2017, 10:46:54 AM
Into the Realm of Magic (Death and Life)

(https://i.imgur.com/grjqFcf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kH74ozA.jpg)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 29, 2017, 09:50:44 AM
"Well, aren't you adorable!"

(https://i.imgur.com/d138TBL.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on November 29, 2017, 12:17:47 PM
The irony is great, given the headlines this morning - the man is recoiling from a woman who is all hands.

Again, well done Malthus
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 29, 2017, 01:52:40 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 29, 2017, 12:17:47 PM
The irony is great, given the headlines this morning - the man is recoiling from a woman who is all hands.

Again, well done Malthus

:lol:

Never thought about that.

Though there is still a power imbalance here, as the woman is an ancient magical queen ... (albeit wearing bunny slippers)  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 11, 2017, 05:37:25 PM
"Now they will Pay".

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F2UGjtfu.jpg&hash=4e90e5b35e5be829f6a689579e18b86aa6bd314d) (https://imgur.com/2UGjtfu)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 14, 2017, 04:47:44 PM
"Why is everyone scared of me, Mother? ... Even you!"

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FeBwr72a.jpg&hash=b0cd37ffc98fb6cfec365e4e412203c9815be822) (https://imgur.com/eBwr72a)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 14, 2017, 04:54:05 PM
I'm beginning to worry about you Mal.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 14, 2017, 06:22:46 PM
Should I keep posting fan art stuff here?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 14, 2017, 06:50:18 PM
Draw some spiders or something. So we know it's Malthus and Lettow hasn't hacked your account.  :P

(Or not. You do you.)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: grumbler on January 14, 2018, 09:15:55 AM
Bumped for Buddha
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: BuddhaRhubarb on January 14, 2018, 12:28:13 PM
Quote from: grumbler on January 14, 2018, 09:15:55 AM
Bumped for Buddha

thanks, grumbler, these are great, Malthus!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 15, 2018, 09:28:54 AM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on January 14, 2018, 12:28:13 PM
Quote from: grumbler on January 14, 2018, 09:15:55 AM
Bumped for Buddha

thanks, grumbler, these are great, Malthus!

Thanks! It's been a while. Nice to see you check up on the old site.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on January 15, 2018, 12:06:58 PM
Holidays are over, time to produce some new art Malthus  :mad:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 17, 2018, 04:29:21 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 15, 2018, 12:06:58 PM
Holidays are over, time to produce some new art Malthus  :mad:

Here's one - Forging Dimensional Scissors (this character creates them to cut between dimensions):

(https://i.imgur.com/ai6zFtF.jpg)

Just for fun, I took pics at various stages:

(https://i.imgur.com/5JJkHnl.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on January 17, 2018, 05:06:04 PM
That is well done.

I particularly like the inchoate scissors
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 18, 2018, 10:52:19 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 17, 2018, 05:06:04 PM
That is well done.

I particularly like the inchoate scissors

Thanks!

The hard part was figuring out the composition of this pic.

I wanted the scissors to, in effect, split the border - because that's what dimensional scissors are supposed to do: cut between one place and another (in this case, inside and outside the frame).

I also wanted to give the character some depth, by overlapping her left horn over the border, while the scissors-border overlapped her right horn. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 18, 2018, 12:50:51 PM
Great! :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on January 18, 2018, 01:01:36 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 18, 2018, 10:52:19 AM
I also wanted to give the character some depth, by overlapping her left horn over the border, while the scissors-border overlapped her right horn.

You accomplished that.  I saw the border as a window frame she was leaning through :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 29, 2018, 10:21:33 AM
This one really won't make sense if you haven't seen the show.  :lol:

(https://i.imgur.com/uLetDca.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 01, 2018, 05:23:17 PM
Another marionette - Meteora. The idea here is to give the illusion of a paper puppet theatre. 

(https://i.imgur.com/3v1q6hL.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 09, 2018, 05:39:05 PM
Little Princess Meteora's "Song Day" puppet show, given by her mother Eclipsa in exile in the Monster Temple nursery:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3v1q6hL.jpg&hash=302318a97ff5c720ca4a8d7adfd8096d764e30dd) (https://imgur.com/3v1q6hL)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FEz1XwWG.jpg&hash=a2cb9fa37bd56c705eaca0d83e3b4e03a5858912) (https://imgur.com/Ez1XwWG)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FxDVfhEm.jpg&hash=38fa1ebcf205fea473313532b5f2c3ff69c188f8) (https://imgur.com/xDVfhEm)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on February 09, 2018, 07:43:29 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 24, 2017, 01:51:21 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 24, 2017, 12:11:38 PM
They got you dead to rights, Malthus.

I'm not a karate master ...  :(

Seriously though, is the animation age ghetto still even really a thing? Many western animated shows these days are deliberately aimed at both children and adults - Gravity Falls (also a Disney 'kid's show'), Avatar the Last Airbender, Over the Garden Wall, Star vs. Evil, etc. Some of them poke fun at the fact that they have adult audiences - but they also deliberately cultivate them.

All of these shows are far more "adult" in themes than (say) superhero movies, which are also aimed at adult audiences (increasingly exclusively at adult audiences).

You need to watch Rick and Morty.
Also, Adventure Time.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on February 10, 2018, 02:16:09 AM
Adventure Time seems to be geared toward people who are high more than anything else.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 11, 2018, 11:06:15 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on February 09, 2018, 07:43:29 PM
You need to watch Rick and Morty.
Also, Adventure Time.

I'm a big Rick and Morty fan!  :)

Not so much Adventure Time, though.

I do find it odd though that adults who willingly watch endless superhero and Star Wars movies would still look down on animation as 'kid's stuff'.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 13, 2018, 05:25:20 PM
I made this pic as a thanks for getting 1000 fanart followers on Tumblr:

(https://i.imgur.com/f9IYKIq.jpg)

Someone, on their own, ran the picture through a drawing program to make it a computer image, and sent it to me on Reddit:

(https://i.imgur.com/A6f7NH0.png)

I thought that was very neat! You lose the gold effect of course, but it could be fun to try this technique combined with printing in gold ink.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on February 14, 2018, 03:22:30 PM
Malthus, good stuff! Those drawings are good! Nice hobby you have there - I bet it's very relaxing too.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on February 14, 2018, 04:07:41 PM
Quote from: Malthus on February 11, 2018, 11:06:15 AM

I do find it odd though that adults who willingly watch endless superhero and Star Wars movies would still look down on animation as 'kid's stuff'.  :lol:

Stuff I liked when I was a kid: high art. Stuff that kids like today: garbage. Pretty simple really.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on February 14, 2018, 04:39:35 PM
I dunno, I'm too old for Harry Potter, but it's still clearly superior to most contemporary kid's fare.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 14, 2018, 04:49:54 PM
Quote from: KRonn on February 14, 2018, 03:22:30 PM
Malthus, good stuff! Those drawings are good! Nice hobby you have there - I bet it's very relaxing too.  :)

Thanks! It is indeed very relaxing, in an odd sort of way - drawing always takes me out of myself. I get so totally absorbed in it that hours can fly by and I hardly notice - it's really addictive.

I drew the last picture posted above in one session on Sunday. I had that rarity - a whole day off, and alone - and I spent basically all day on it; I emerged from the 'zone' and it was fairly late at night, my hand was cramped, and I was starving - I was at it all day without a break. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 14, 2018, 04:55:24 PM
Quote from: Valmy on February 14, 2018, 04:07:41 PM
Stuff I liked when I was a kid: high art. Stuff that kids like today: garbage. Pretty simple really.

I think there is more to it than that - the lingering notion (much weaker now than before, but still existing) that animation is inherently a childish medium.

In the specific case of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, I can't fault people for seeing it as childish - it very deliberately employs the tropes of children's animation (it is after all a show about a magical princess), to give the show impact when they are twisted.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on February 18, 2018, 07:10:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on February 13, 2018, 05:25:20 PM
I made this pic as a thanks for getting 1000 fanart followers on Tumblr:

Tumblr! For shame!  :mad:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 19, 2018, 12:02:56 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on February 18, 2018, 07:10:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on February 13, 2018, 05:25:20 PM
I made this pic as a thanks for getting 1000 fanart followers on Tumblr:

Tumblr! For shame!  :mad:

It's a good platform for posting art on.   :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on February 19, 2018, 01:53:44 PM
Like I said before, you do you. :cheers:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Jacob on February 19, 2018, 05:11:42 PM
Nice work Malthus :cheers:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 23, 2018, 12:36:04 PM
"After his memorable Song Day debut, Ruberiot was entrusted with a new royal duty ... "

(https://i.imgur.com/WbMhm8m.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 23, 2018, 03:30:42 PM
 :lol: Best yet.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on February 23, 2018, 08:47:43 PM
Holy moly! :o  :lmfao:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on February 23, 2018, 08:52:08 PM
Now that's what I expect from a Malthus.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 25, 2018, 11:45:54 AM
The pic is actually reasonably closely based on the actual show ...  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 25, 2018, 12:59:24 PM
Another one: Eclipsa - Moon.

(https://i.imgur.com/p9loNbh.jpg)

With warm lighting added:

(https://i.imgur.com/dGSxEX9.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 02, 2018, 11:04:53 AM
A 1920s-influenced sequence:

(https://i.imgur.com/jfshDjb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/b35yZqP.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/nOizJW2.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 04, 2018, 04:14:02 PM
Final to the 1920s Sequence:

"Like one, that on a lonely road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turn'd round, walks on
And turns no more his head:
Because he knows, frightful fiends
Doth close behind him tread."
-  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

(https://i.imgur.com/mYEygDX.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on March 06, 2018, 07:16:18 PM
Malthus, those are really good.  :)  Good idea with the historical dates or some kind of theme for sets of drawings.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 07, 2018, 09:46:44 AM
Quote from: KRonn on March 06, 2018, 07:16:18 PM
Malthus, those are really good.  :)  Good idea with the historical dates or some kind of theme for sets of drawings.

Thanks!

I wanted to have a little fun with the setting - have the pictures, in a way, tell a kind of story. Only not one spelled out in any detail. A sort of supernatural 1920s noir-ish thing, loosely based on the show, but using the characters, in some cases aged-up.   
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on March 07, 2018, 10:19:42 AM
Those are great.  I have looked at them a few times and each time I pick out a little detail I missed before. :thumbsup: 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on March 07, 2018, 01:27:21 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 07, 2018, 09:46:44 AM
Quote from: KRonn on March 06, 2018, 07:16:18 PM
Malthus, those are really good.  :)  Good idea with the historical dates or some kind of theme for sets of drawings.

Thanks!

I wanted to have a little fun with the setting - have the pictures, in a way, tell a kind of story. Only not one spelled out in any detail. A sort of supernatural 1920s noir-ish thing, loosely based on the show, but using the characters, in some cases aged-up.

May be time for you to go into a side line with your own illustration business, for fun and some profit.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 07, 2018, 06:06:32 PM
Thanks!

I'm not likely to try selling my stuff any time soon - but it is very flattering to think that I could.

I've had offers, but I'm not really interested in selling.   
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on March 07, 2018, 06:46:58 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 07, 2018, 06:06:32 PM
Thanks!

I'm not likely to try selling my stuff any time soon - but it is very flattering to think that I could.

I've had offers, but I'm not really interested in selling.

The real internet art money is in fetish art. I hear that you can make ridiculous amounts of cash if you have talent and no self respect are willing to take all requests.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on March 07, 2018, 06:57:39 PM
Doesn't seem like much of a stretch for a lawyer.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 08, 2018, 09:19:37 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 07, 2018, 06:46:58 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 07, 2018, 06:06:32 PM
Thanks!

I'm not likely to try selling my stuff any time soon - but it is very flattering to think that I could.

I've had offers, but I'm not really interested in selling.

The real internet art money is in fetish art. I hear that you can make ridiculous amounts of cash if you have talent and no self respect are willing to take all requests.

Heh, what I do is strictly an amateur hobby, I don't actually want to make money at it even assuming I could ... this is sort of like telling someone enjoying their first awkward date that they could make real money if they were willing to take bondage anal for cash.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on March 08, 2018, 11:13:45 AM
Well, that escalated quickly.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 08, 2018, 11:41:41 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 08, 2018, 11:13:45 AM
Well, that escalated quickly.

Funny part is I actually got a "Rule 34" request a couple of days ago - I politely declined.  :yuk:

I have, on rare occasions, done requests for people, but never any "Rule 34" type stuff.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on March 08, 2018, 11:45:33 AM
What a prude  :mad:

:P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on March 08, 2018, 11:49:36 AM
Quote from: Malthus on March 08, 2018, 11:41:41 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 08, 2018, 11:13:45 AM
Well, that escalated quickly.

Funny part is I actually got a "Rule 34" request a couple of days ago - I politely declined.  :yuk:

I have, on rare occasions, done requests for people, but never any "Rule 34" type stuff.

Considering your muse is a little girl, that's a wise decision.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 08, 2018, 11:56:38 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on March 08, 2018, 11:49:36 AM
Considering your muse is a little girl, that's a wise decision.

The request was for adult characters from the show (Queen Eclipsa and her Monster Lover), but still.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 08, 2018, 03:00:49 PM
Speaking of Eclipsa - here she is, playing a guitar solo in her PJs on a giant rat she's skeletonized. From last week's episode.

(https://i.imgur.com/WTd8NCD.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on March 08, 2018, 08:43:37 PM
Nice. I like the guitar, it looks like a bit like a spear.  :) 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 12, 2018, 09:57:52 AM
Here's  a poster, based on this week's episode (more details were given about Queen Eclipsa's adultery with her monster boyfriend ... and how it ripped the monarchy apart).

(https://i.imgur.com/vJdYQxA.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on March 12, 2018, 12:31:41 PM
I thought you had denied the request.  :huh:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 12, 2018, 01:07:34 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on March 12, 2018, 12:31:41 PM
I thought you had denied the request.  :huh:

This isn't R34.  :lol:

This is taken straight from the episode. Eclipsa does, in the show, run off with her Monster boyfriend.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on March 12, 2018, 07:40:38 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 12, 2018, 09:57:52 AM
Here's  a poster, based on this week's episode (more details were given about Queen Eclipsa's adultery with her monster boyfriend ... and how it ripped the monarchy apart).


:)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on March 12, 2018, 11:15:22 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 12, 2018, 01:07:34 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on March 12, 2018, 12:31:41 PM
I thought you had denied the request.  :huh:

This isn't R34.  :lol:

This is taken straight from the episode. Eclipsa does, in the show, run off with her Monster boyfriend.

So, she's married?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 13, 2018, 07:52:43 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 12, 2018, 11:15:22 PM


So, she's married?

Yup. She was married, but fled her husband to take up with a monster she falls in love with; she and her monster boyfriend had a child.

They were hunted down, she was imprisoned inside a crystal, and what happened next is still not revealed - but it appears that her husband first kept the child in the line of succession, but later exiled her after her physical monster characteristics came out.

She remained inside a crystal for three hundred years, and in their history, her reputation could not be worse - in addition to running off with a monster, she was the creator of a bunch of dark magic spells, earning the title "Queen of Darkness". She gets released from her crystal because a later queen needed to learn one of those spells in order to kill someone ordinarily immortal.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: BuddhaRhubarb on March 13, 2018, 11:15:46 AM
these continue to be the best thing on Languish these days. :cheers:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on March 13, 2018, 12:39:06 PM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on March 13, 2018, 11:15:46 AM
these continue to be the best thing on Languish these days. :cheers:

Is that a compliment to Malthus? :hmm:

:P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 14, 2018, 02:50:59 PM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on March 13, 2018, 11:15:46 AM
these continue to be the best thing on Languish these days. :cheers:

Wow, thanks! It is nice to hear from you, and especially, to get encouragement.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 26, 2018, 08:56:29 AM
Meteora: the Once and Future Queen?

(https://i.imgur.com/wyT8JL4.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on March 26, 2018, 10:03:38 AM
:)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 26, 2018, 05:29:51 PM
This is interesting - one of my pieces is going to be on TV, used for a promo for the show by Disney XD.

It's the 'Eclipsa having Tea' picture. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on March 26, 2018, 06:26:38 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 26, 2018, 05:29:51 PM
This is interesting - one of my pieces is going to be on TV, used for a promo for the show by Disney XD.

It's the 'Eclipsa having Tea' picture.
:o

Which page is that on?

Are you getting paid!?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on March 26, 2018, 07:53:43 PM
You can finally quit that tedious law practice!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on March 26, 2018, 07:57:21 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 26, 2018, 05:29:51 PM
This is interesting - one of my pieces is going to be on TV, used for a promo for the show by Disney XD.

It's the 'Eclipsa having Tea' picture.

Very cool! Interesting indeed!  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on March 26, 2018, 09:37:23 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 26, 2018, 05:29:51 PM
This is interesting - one of my pieces is going to be on TV, used for a promo for the show by Disney XD.

It's the 'Eclipsa having Tea' picture. 

That is amazing! Congrats pal! :hug:

I will keep an eye out for it.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 27, 2018, 07:46:39 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 26, 2018, 06:26:38 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 26, 2018, 05:29:51 PM
This is interesting - one of my pieces is going to be on TV, used for a promo for the show by Disney XD.

It's the 'Eclipsa having Tea' picture.
:o

Which page is that on?

Are you getting paid!?

Not getting paid.  :D

It appears on the Disney XD Tumblr site (and on the channel, of course).

http://disneyxd.tumblr.com/

Click on the entry for March 26.

You will see this pic (with a bunch of others) in the clip:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fnaljt5D.jpg&hash=fee77e552507a089c541b4a757661ea37d2a515c) (https://imgur.com/naljt5D)




Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 01, 2018, 12:20:29 PM
An Eclipse of the Soul

(https://i.imgur.com/YhLUyIv.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 12, 2018, 02:41:30 PM
The Fall of Butterfly Castle

(https://i.imgur.com/2Uf95Oi.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on April 12, 2018, 03:18:45 PM
Nice crafty work Malthus, it's appreciated. :cheers:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 13, 2018, 08:59:38 AM
Quote from: mongers on April 12, 2018, 03:18:45 PM
Nice crafty work Malthus, it's appreciated. :cheers:

Thanks!

I tried out a couple of new techniques for this one - confined the gold to the central figure and used black with white highlights for the floating soulless corpses. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 19, 2018, 08:38:51 AM
Conquer: The Cost of Defeat

(https://i.imgur.com/lZwVRCC.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on April 20, 2018, 01:20:31 AM
Is that a chained soul?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 20, 2018, 07:45:11 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 20, 2018, 01:20:31 AM
Is that a chained soul?

I'm not sure what a "chained soul" is ...

In this scene, Star is confronted with the soul-less corpse of her best friend/boyfriend #1, held by her boyfriend #2, while her town burns around her (in this show, having your soul eaten causes your corpse to float like a balloon).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on April 20, 2018, 06:55:44 PM
Those again are so good. You have a real fun talent, a great hobby to relax by.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on April 20, 2018, 07:38:37 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 20, 2018, 07:45:11 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 20, 2018, 01:20:31 AM
Is that a chained soul?
I'm not sure what a "chained soul" is ...

In this scene, Star is confronted with the soul-less corpse of her best friend/boyfriend #1, held by her boyfriend #2, while her town burns around her (in this show, having your soul eaten causes your corpse to float like a balloon).
I thought the floating body was a soul that had been ripped out of their body and imprisoned by the guy holding the rope.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 22, 2018, 10:17:37 AM
Quote from: KRonn on April 20, 2018, 06:55:44 PM
Those again are so good. You have a real fun talent, a great hobby to relax by.  :)

Thanks! I'm having fun with it. Replaces playing computer games for me.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 22, 2018, 10:21:37 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 20, 2018, 07:38:37 PM

I thought the floating body was a soul that had been ripped out of their body and imprisoned by the guy holding the rope.

Partly right - the floating body has had his soul ripped out and eaten, but not by the guy holding the rope. He's the only survivor of the team that tried to trap (or at least delay) the soul-eater; he's carrying the corpse of their leader, to show Star ... the soul eater is busy burning the town around them to ashes and eating the souls of the survivors.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on April 23, 2018, 02:35:22 AM
Quote from: Malthus on April 20, 2018, 07:45:11 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 20, 2018, 01:20:31 AM
Is that a chained soul?

I'm not sure what a "chained soul" is ...

In this scene, Star is confronted with the soul-less corpse of her best friend/boyfriend #1, held by her boyfriend #2, while her town burns around her (in this show, having your soul eaten causes your corpse to float like a balloon).
Is there some gender bending going on here? Corpse definitely does not look male.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 23, 2018, 08:00:13 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 23, 2018, 02:35:22 AM
Quote from: Malthus on April 20, 2018, 07:45:11 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 20, 2018, 01:20:31 AM
Is that a chained soul?

I'm not sure what a "chained soul" is ...

In this scene, Star is confronted with the soul-less corpse of her best friend/boyfriend #1, held by her boyfriend #2, while her town burns around her (in this show, having your soul eaten causes your corpse to float like a balloon).

Is there some gender bending going on here? Corpse definitely does not look male.

Yup. Sort of.

The Corpse is of a boy dressed in drag, wearing a long wig.

The plot reason is that the soul-eater hates this particular persona in that outfit, and he was using himself as bait.



Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 26, 2018, 02:21:24 PM
The Final Butterfly Battle (from the episode "Conquer")

(https://i.imgur.com/cGNPCRR.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 03, 2018, 07:51:35 AM
Queen Moon in the Realm of Magic (from the episode "Divide")

(https://i.imgur.com/frRn4r3.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 10, 2018, 02:19:38 PM
Eclipsa Unleashed:

(https://i.imgur.com/9uE87Mi.jpg)

Progress pictures (in case anyone is interested):

(https://i.imgur.com/fjlUDZk.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/SBxy4ES.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: grumbler on May 10, 2018, 07:39:20 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 03, 2018, 07:51:35 AM
Queen Moon in the Realm of Magic (from the episode "Divide")

I like these distorted reflection ones best.  This one my be my favorite of the lot (though there have been a lot of them that have been "my favorite" the first time I saw them).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 11, 2018, 09:03:42 AM
Quote from: grumbler on May 10, 2018, 07:39:20 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 03, 2018, 07:51:35 AM
Queen Moon in the Realm of Magic (from the episode "Divide")

I like these distorted reflection ones best.  This one my be my favorite of the lot (though there have been a lot of them that have been "my favorite" the first time I saw them).

That was the picture I took the biggest chance with so far - I had literally no idea whether it was even possible to make the pool look like water (with a slick of dark magic washing off the central figure) using only three colors, plus having a reflection. I did some preliminary sketches, which seemed to work okay, them went for it. 

Concentric highlights actually seem to work to give the illusion of three dimensions. I was pretty happy that it turned out - halfway through I was sure it would be a mess.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 22, 2018, 03:36:52 PM
By the way, the picture of Moon in the Realm of Magic won a fan art competition on Reddit ... I won a prize worth a grand total of ... $30.   :lol: Oh well, still it was neat to win.

I've accepted a challenge from some people on the site to illustrate the climactic scene from the finale. I'm working with a size of paper I've never used before - 24" by 18", larger than any I've previously used. This will take some time.

Any interest in seeing the work in progress?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: grumbler on May 22, 2018, 08:05:37 PM
I'm always interested in seeing works in progress.  I have no artistic skill, so enjoy watching the work of those that do.  It's like magic to me, suddenly seeing the work for what it is going to be.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 23, 2018, 08:36:18 AM
Okay, here's the first part - planning out the picture.

I usually do a very rough sketch to begin with, simply to see in my head all the parts of the scene and their approximate relation to each other, the overall darks and lights, and what overlaps what.

This scene is supposed to be the climax of the finale. The girl in the foreground in the heroine, Star. She's just lost a fight against a gigantic monster, who slapped her out of the air and was about to kill her, when the monster's mother, Eclipsa, appeared and tried to reason with her. The attempt fails and Eclipsa decides to kill her daughter, the monster, with magic. The scene shows Eclipsa (floating in the air) casting the killing spell on her daughter, while Star picks herself up off the ground. She's about to turn around.

So there are several elements to juggle - Star, Eclipsa casting the spell, the monster affected by the spell, the setting (a partly ruined castle, open to the sky).

The first decision is how to convey the impression of a gigantic monster, while still having some detail on the human-sized characters. To do that, I'll try to force the perspective - have Star in the immediate foreground, actually placing her outside of the internal frame of the picture; then, using Eclipsa to give human scale to the monster, and accentuate that with some details of the castle in the middle ground.

The next problem is, given that I'm only using three colours, how can I differentiate the shadows of the castle from the sky in a way that looks good? I'll try to use stars to give the sky a different appearance.

The 'back of a napkin' sketch works out the basic details, and a gesture drawing of the characters.

(https://i.imgur.com/Drxv9Wo.jpg)

This drawing is actually pretty small. I then transfer those elements into a rough sketch of the drawing on the 24" by 18" paper. I adjust the relative size and placement of the figures - Star doesn't need to be so large.

(https://i.imgur.com/60QYTGu.jpg)

Next time -what I'm working on now: finalizing the drawing and inking it in at the same time.

This is a relatively ambitious scene for me, I have no idea whether it will work visually or not!

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: BuddhaRhubarb on May 23, 2018, 12:02:51 PM
like these in process images. groovy series.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 23, 2018, 03:22:18 PM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on May 23, 2018, 12:02:51 PM
like these in process images. groovy series.

Thanks!

The next one should be up tomorrow.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 24, 2018, 07:38:31 AM
Here's the inked image, with the picture now detailed. Only the paint left to do:

(https://i.imgur.com/8qxiGzp.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 25, 2018, 07:53:34 AM
The final version:

(https://i.imgur.com/fyQkeWB.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on May 25, 2018, 10:12:07 AM
Awesome!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 27, 2018, 10:45:00 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 25, 2018, 10:12:07 AM
Awesome!

Thanks!

Any feedback on the art style?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 08, 2018, 01:32:57 PM
Playing with matches, six-year old Lyra Butterfly meets a new "friend" ...

(https://i.imgur.com/M4Dq7JU.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on June 08, 2018, 02:06:46 PM
I think that is my favourite.  I love the the emotion on her face; and the way you have set the fire creature in the picture while she is outside (when it should be her in the "real" world and the creature entering from someplace else)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 22, 2018, 05:54:34 PM
Star in the Underworld (Blood Moon Ball)

(https://i.imgur.com/MggBuwK.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on June 23, 2018, 02:05:44 AM
She looks adorable. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on June 23, 2018, 02:41:54 AM
The daughter Mal never had.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 23, 2018, 08:41:12 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 23, 2018, 02:05:44 AM
She looks adorable. :)

Thanks!

I had fun with her dress and the monsters in the background.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 23, 2018, 08:44:20 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on June 23, 2018, 02:41:54 AM
The daughter Mal never had.

I wouldn't exactly want Star Butterfly as a kid - in the show, her parents kick her out of the house, and indeed off their planet, for being recklessly destructive. 😉
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 28, 2018, 11:40:49 AM
Elizabeth Butterfly: "Step away from my father!"

(https://i.imgur.com/UjEzSLD.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 04, 2018, 03:07:29 PM
Butterfly Trap, Triggered ("What did you do with my daughter?!")

(https://i.imgur.com/BGIVApy.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on July 04, 2018, 07:37:52 PM
The variety of drawings and the facial expressions are amazing!  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on July 05, 2018, 01:35:21 AM
Awesome stuff
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 05, 2018, 10:25:29 AM
Thanks guys!

I'm having a lot of fun slowly learning the process of cartoon expression.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 09, 2018, 07:37:19 AM
Royal Family Portrait:

(https://i.imgur.com/DYPvoZc.jpg)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 11, 2018, 04:35:46 PM
The Wanderer

(An illustration I'm doing for a story my son is writing, a fantasy setting on another world - so a slightly less cartoony style this time. This is a young woman from a human tribe known as the "Wanderers". They live by hunting and gathering in out of the way wilderness areas, and avoid the other groups, who are engaged in a perpetual war for supremacy against each other.)

(https://i.imgur.com/SptknfJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on July 11, 2018, 04:42:51 PM
Wouldn't want to meet her on a dark jungle path.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 16, 2018, 07:50:20 AM
A second illustration - this is a Reaper for the Cult, one of the warring factions in this world. They have gathered all religions into one; their warriors wear armored theatre masks and cloaks, to show they have transcended merely human emotions and in imitation of the grim figure of personified death. The scythe is the weapon of choice, representing the final judgment that awaits nonbelievers.

(https://i.imgur.com/Gv8ulPp.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on July 16, 2018, 07:15:30 PM
Your son sounds cool.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on July 16, 2018, 11:05:52 PM
 :lol:

At first I thought that was another from the cartoon.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 17, 2018, 08:07:43 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 16, 2018, 07:15:30 PM
Your son sounds cool.

He's got a great imagination, and he's very good at writing stories.  Heavily influenced by fantasy tropes, of course; just like his dad.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 17, 2018, 08:09:14 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on July 16, 2018, 11:05:52 PM
:lol:

At first I thought that was another from the cartoon.

My son's stuff has no admixture of the cute in his fantasy.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 18, 2018, 07:56:52 AM
Approaching Midnight: The Queen of Hours

(https://i.imgur.com/xXp3dhe.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 20, 2018, 08:30:00 AM
Some practice at cartoon foreshortening.

Star attacks ...

(https://i.imgur.com/4AYr0aV.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on July 20, 2018, 11:06:47 AM
Does she pick up the 7-10 split?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 20, 2018, 11:17:42 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on July 20, 2018, 11:06:47 AM
Does she pick up the 7-10 split?

I ... totally don't get it.  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on July 20, 2018, 11:25:11 AM
The things on her hands look like translucent bowling balls.  :sleep:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 20, 2018, 11:27:14 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on July 20, 2018, 11:25:11 AM
The things on her hands look like translucent bowling balls.  :sleep:

Ah. Not a sport I'm familiar with.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on July 20, 2018, 11:32:23 AM
Really? You are unfamiliar with bowling? Damn Malthus you are less of a suburban slob than I thought....yes I know you don't technically live in suburbs.

Anyway I am loving your art and it is so cool it is something you get to share with your son.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 20, 2018, 01:32:33 PM
Quote from: Valmy on July 20, 2018, 11:32:23 AM
Really? You are unfamiliar with bowling? Damn Malthus you are less of a suburban slob than I thought....yes I know you don't technically live in suburbs.

I'm only a slob in certain ways.  :D

QuoteAnyway I am loving your art and it is so cool it is something you get to share with your son.

Thanks!

I'm enjoying drawing, both on my own and working on my son's stuff, more than I've enjoyed any hobby in years.

I'm glad at least some folks here like it ...

In the case of the picture above, I'm experimenting a bit with forcing perspective (on her hands) to make a more dramatic pose. This is hard to get right - if you do it wrong, the results look very distorted; if you do it right, the pose looks dramatic without being too obviously a manipulation. 

I think it works here pretty well.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 27, 2018, 08:23:07 AM
Queen of Darkness poster:

(https://i.imgur.com/A482ukY.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 27, 2018, 04:45:19 PM
I framed one for a gift.

(https://i.imgur.com/N4gneh7.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 16, 2018, 09:06:41 AM
In the fantasy world my son is writing, this is the apex predator: the Behemoth.

At 5 meters high to the shoulder, a Behemoth is very dangerous to all but the most wary and best-armed parties of wanderers in the wilderness.

It hunts on the forests and plains, and is both an ambush predator (using its shaggy fur as camouflage, it can squeeze its bulk into surprisingly narrow spaces) and a very effective endurance hunter, chasing prey down; its six legs give it an advantage over rough terrain. The creature uses its front legs alternately to run and to grab at prey. 

Experienced Wanderers may be able to detect the presence of a Behemoth before it is too late by the cries of the scavenging birds that always follow this predator around, hoping for scraps.

(https://i.imgur.com/gyRgbpn.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on August 16, 2018, 09:08:32 PM
He looks a bit too cute to be a terrifying predator.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Tonitrus on August 16, 2018, 10:20:14 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 16, 2018, 09:08:32 PM
He looks a bit too cute to be a terrifying predator.  :lol:

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/b/b3/The_Rabbit_of_Caerbannog.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130703144027)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: PDH on August 16, 2018, 11:27:12 PM
Cute like a fox!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 17, 2018, 10:10:49 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 16, 2018, 09:08:32 PM
He looks a bit too cute to be a terrifying predator.  :lol:

That's just what it wants you to think!

... sadly, I'm not yet capable of drawing in any style that is not cartoony.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 23, 2018, 10:32:36 AM
Star the Underestimated:

(https://i.imgur.com/9rN097j.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on August 24, 2018, 09:26:54 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on August 16, 2018, 10:20:14 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 16, 2018, 09:08:32 PM
He looks a bit too cute to be a terrifying predator.  :lol:

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/b/b3/The_Rabbit_of_Caerbannog.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130703144027)

:lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on August 26, 2018, 12:16:33 AM
Your son's behemoth reminds me of the sort of creature that inhabits the world of Tekumel, the old but wonderful RPG setting: http://www.tekumel.com/
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 27, 2018, 08:23:33 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 26, 2018, 12:16:33 AM
Your son's behemoth reminds me of the sort of creature that inhabits the world of Tekumel, the old but wonderful RPG setting: http://www.tekumel.com/

This is exactly the sort of thing he'd love!  :)

Passing the link on ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on August 27, 2018, 02:51:06 PM
I think so. For example, here's a depiction of one of the creatures from the game (which follows its description...)

(https://img00.deviantart.net/27f2/i/2015/110/a/9/hyahyu_u_by_jeffdee-d6lp8bc.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 05, 2018, 01:35:21 PM
Moon Butterfly, casting her Darkest Spell:

(https://i.imgur.com/9lTqMIf.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 24, 2018, 08:45:52 AM
I'm restarting my playing card project. I didn't like the pattern I made for the number cards, so I'm trying something different.

Here's the ten of hearts, new pattern:

(https://i.imgur.com/2I3zP9a.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on September 26, 2018, 03:47:52 PM
Nine of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/fZnZS4V.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 28, 2018, 01:23:32 AM
Real good
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on September 28, 2018, 06:58:47 PM
:) Very nice, I really like those.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 01, 2018, 08:08:40 AM
Thanks!

Here's another - the Eight of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/susQ4WP.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 02, 2018, 09:25:26 AM
Seven of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/00AmZ7P.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on October 04, 2018, 01:53:33 PM
Those cards are your design? They look great. There must also be decks of cards with those type figures and drawings, so maybe you can market your designs as a deck of cards. You could use different sets of cards with differing pics.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 04, 2018, 02:55:43 PM
Quote from: KRonn on October 04, 2018, 01:53:33 PM
Those cards are your design? They look great. There must also be decks of cards with those type figures and drawings, so maybe you can market your designs as a deck of cards. You could use different sets of cards with differing pics.  :)

Thanks!

The cards are indeed wholly my design, but the characters on them are not original.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 04, 2018, 02:56:08 PM
And here's the Six of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/uFMljV6.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Barrister on October 04, 2018, 03:13:51 PM
I like how you incorporate the right number of hearts into each image.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on October 04, 2018, 03:43:27 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 04, 2018, 02:55:43 PM
Quote from: KRonn on October 04, 2018, 01:53:33 PM
Those cards are your design? They look great. There must also be decks of cards with those type figures and drawings, so maybe you can market your designs as a deck of cards. You could use different sets of cards with differing pics.  :)

Thanks!

The cards are indeed wholly my design, but the characters on them are not original.

Yeah Malthus would need to get the Disney Corporation's permission to market a deck. A company known for its open heart and generosity :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on October 04, 2018, 08:09:13 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 04, 2018, 03:43:27 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 04, 2018, 02:55:43 PM
Quote from: KRonn on October 04, 2018, 01:53:33 PM
Those cards are your design? They look great. There must also be decks of cards with those type figures and drawings, so maybe you can market your designs as a deck of cards. You could use different sets of cards with differing pics.  :)

Thanks!

The cards are indeed wholly my design, but the characters on them are not original.

Yeah Malthus would need to get the Disney Corporation's permission to market a deck. A company known for its open heart and generosity :P


Hmm, quite right.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 05, 2018, 07:45:05 AM
Quote from: Barrister on October 04, 2018, 03:13:51 PM
I like how you incorporate the right number of hearts into each image.

Thanks!

This is part of the fun in making the number cards - they aren't as interesting or challenging as the court cards, which require switching over from one side to the other; but finding a way to put the card symbols in adds some interest.

I originally had all the symbols in the middle, but this was a problem for a couple of reasons - not least, it's boring to just draw the symbols over and over again.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 09, 2018, 08:40:42 AM
Five of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/McGtVLS.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: frunk on October 09, 2018, 09:04:15 AM
Wrong number of hearts (counting the eyes).  Still very cool.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 09, 2018, 09:12:48 AM
Quote from: frunk on October 09, 2018, 09:04:15 AM
Wrong number of hearts (counting the eyes).  Still very cool.

Can't count the hearts on her face (eyes, cheeks, eyelashes, antennae ... ) because there is no twelve of hearts.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 10, 2018, 10:13:43 AM
The Four of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/FZHFNQi.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 10, 2018, 10:51:21 AM
You may be interested in the work of Boulet, a French comic book artist:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXU-brGYxYU
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 10, 2018, 12:25:04 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on October 10, 2018, 10:51:21 AM
You may be interested in the work of Boulet, a French comic book artist:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXU-brGYxYU

Great stuff! I love that he's got a blog. I could spend a lot of time looking through that ...  :lol:

http://english.bouletcorp.com/2018/04/19/im-not-a-number/
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 11, 2018, 03:55:12 PM
The blog is really great, from humor to musings on the role of imagination, tropes of fiction to scientific discoveries.

The year I was living in L.A., I visited the Museum of Jurassic Technology. At the museum store, there was this guy - another visitor - who felt oddly familiar. He was tall, a redhead, spoke with a thick French accent, but I couldn't quite place him among by French acquaintances. It's only when I got out of the museum that I had a doubt: could it really be Boulet? I checked on his twitter, and sure enough, there was a tweet on the Museum of Jurassic Technology.

It was the first (and last) time I identified an author based on the mix of his own self-representation, and the tone of his writing. :lol:

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on October 11, 2018, 05:21:05 PM
You had never seen his picture?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 11, 2018, 05:39:08 PM
No. He doesn't post pictures of himself on the blog, nor is there one on his books.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 12, 2018, 09:26:19 AM
Three of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/5jKQ0J8.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on October 15, 2018, 01:56:47 PM
3 of Hearts, I love it. Very animated especially with the one in the back with the tail spear pointing at the front guy, both with the angry expressions.  This is good stuff.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 15, 2018, 02:04:32 PM
In case you'd wish to vary the iconography, you can also use the German suits of acorns, bells, leaves and heart.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on October 15, 2018, 02:06:32 PM
Or the Tarot ones of cups, staves, swords, and coins.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 16, 2018, 03:20:37 PM
I wouldn't mind trying different sorts of decks; I've thought of doing Tarot, and the German suits would be interesting.

The current deck has to go with the usual French deck, with its spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds, because the main female characters in the show itself have these symbols on their cheeks: Star Butterfly has hearts, Moon Butterfly has Diamonds, Ms Heinous/Meteora has clubs, and Eclipsa has spades. That fact lead to the notion of doing a card deck in the first place.

However, if I keep up with the hobby once this deck is done, I may go with another set. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 17, 2018, 02:29:00 PM
Two of Hearts - Laser Puppies. Finally finished off a suit!

(https://i.imgur.com/3Dgs27F.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on October 17, 2018, 02:48:09 PM
Interesting placement of the hearts :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 17, 2018, 05:39:22 PM
Quote from: Syt on October 17, 2018, 02:48:09 PM
Interesting placement of the hearts :D

It's actually from the show itself ...   ;)

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/star-and-the-forces-of-evil/images/8/88/S1e1_playing_with_puppy.png/revision/latest?cb=20150201213530
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2018, 08:47:47 AM
Finally, to start on the Diamonds!

Here's the Ace of Diamonds ...

(https://i.imgur.com/pVbyYz8.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2018, 10:18:02 AM
This is interesting - someone is making a definitely adult cartoon, which is remarkably similar to Star vs. the Forces of Evil - the teaser for it is neat (if incredibly hyper). Hazbin Hotel, which is set in a dayglow version of Hell (the plot is - princess of Hell creates a hotel to allow rehabilitation of demons ... she's a dead ringer for a slightly older Star Butterfly, in both looks and personality)

"Inside of every demon is a rainbow": definitely watch with subtitles on ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWrM-eDxTas

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 19, 2018, 10:51:44 AM
Pretty cool.

Also reminded me of this gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_5GIIMOLMo
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 19, 2018, 11:42:53 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on October 19, 2018, 10:51:44 AM
Pretty cool.

Also reminded me of this gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_5GIIMOLMo

I'd love it if he played this live at an actual concert.  :D

The great thing about Hazbin Hotel is that it looks like a full network production, but it isn't one - its the creation of this artist on her own (with help from her friends), funded through Patron.

https://www.patreon.com/VivienneMedrano/overview

It just amazes me that an artist can do this quality of animation without studio backing - I was so impressed, I pledged some cash myself.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 22, 2018, 08:39:07 AM
Refurbished and rephotographed King of Diamonds:

(https://i.imgur.com/lehBxyc.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on October 23, 2018, 02:43:19 PM
 :)  An awesome looking King!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 23, 2018, 04:41:43 PM
Quote from: KRonn on October 23, 2018, 02:43:19 PM
:)  An awesome looking King!

Thanks!

I'm trying to show his dual nature here - regal on the one side, raging barbarian on the other.  ;)

His staff symbolizes his family - wife (Moon Butterfly) and daughter (Star Butterfly).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on October 23, 2018, 05:19:09 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 23, 2018, 04:41:43 PM
Quote from: KRonn on October 23, 2018, 02:43:19 PM
:)  An awesome looking King!

Thanks!

I'm trying to show his dual nature here - regal on the one side, raging barbarian on the other.  ;)

His staff symbolizes his family - wife (Moon Butterfly) and daughter (Star Butterfly).

Interesting, that explains the dual pics. Nicely done. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 24, 2018, 09:25:29 AM
A brief break from the cards: could not resist doing some fanart for another upcoming show, Hazbin Hotel - from the "Inside of every demon is a rainbow!" song and dance number.  :D

(https://i.imgur.com/OqI3mVG.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on October 24, 2018, 09:34:51 AM
 :cool:

Excellent Malthus, a rather cool project.

Keep up the good work.

Especially if it keeps you away from this non-productive place.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 24, 2018, 12:56:47 PM
Back to Cards - Here's the Queen of Diamonds:

(https://i.imgur.com/1mZFCmT.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 25, 2018, 02:22:50 PM
One more card - Jack of Diamonds

(https://i.imgur.com/sENGP2p.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 26, 2018, 02:38:03 PM
Finally, Ten of Diamonds ...

(https://i.imgur.com/8zCXWzB.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 30, 2018, 02:05:42 PM
Nine of Diamonds.

(https://i.imgur.com/OlCn0KW.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on October 30, 2018, 02:28:51 PM
That's got 10 if you count his goatee.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on October 31, 2018, 07:30:29 AM
Cool pics, nice looking diamonds! A fiery Jack and a ten with attitude.  :)

Do you have any Halloween type art?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on October 31, 2018, 07:46:47 AM
Quote from: KRonn on October 31, 2018, 07:30:29 AM
Cool pics, nice looking diamonds! A fiery Jack and a ten with attitude.  :)

Do you have any Halloween type art?

Thanks!

I don't have any specifically created for Halloween, but some pictures may go well with this holiday ...

(https://i.imgur.com/Gv8ulPp.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/M4Dq7JU.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on October 31, 2018, 08:20:05 AM
Oh yeah, those will fit in quite nicely!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 02, 2018, 10:36:00 AM
Eight of Diamonds - Sir Lavabo and his knightly banner of laundry

(https://i.imgur.com/gSMgoAi.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 05, 2018, 09:09:16 AM
Seven of Diamonds

(https://i.imgur.com/qEdj02o.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 11, 2018, 10:28:38 AM
Six of Diamonds.

This one took forever to finish!

(https://i.imgur.com/G8FcnH3.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on November 11, 2018, 01:28:34 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 11, 2018, 10:28:38 AM
Six of Diamonds.

This one took forever to finish!


:cool:

I can see why, rather crafty.


Malthus are you considering getting them printed?

As iirc there are specialist card printers on the web who do any amount 1+ print runs for around $10 a pack. And that's on proper card stock and your choice of finishes.

Though it was a few years back that I check the companies out.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 12, 2018, 10:22:27 AM
Quote from: mongers on November 11, 2018, 01:28:34 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 11, 2018, 10:28:38 AM
Six of Diamonds.

This one took forever to finish!


:cool:

I can see why, rather crafty.


Malthus are you considering getting them printed?

As iirc there are specialist card printers on the web who do any amount 1+ print runs for around $10 a pack. And that's on proper card stock and your choice of finishes.

Though it was a few years back that I check the companies out.

I'm considering printing some. As long as the Disney IP types don't hunt me down.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on November 12, 2018, 07:18:08 PM
Yep, the 6 of diamonds looks like a quite time consuming piece of work. Finished product looks great though.

I agree that these all would make a fine set of cards!  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 13, 2018, 08:45:40 AM
Quote from: KRonn on November 12, 2018, 07:18:08 PM
Yep, the 6 of diamonds looks like a quite time consuming piece of work. Finished product looks great though.

I agree that these all would make a fine set of cards!  :)

Thanks! It's a bit darker in tone than most of the others ...

I'm having some trouble with the five - scrapped a couple of scribbled designs already. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 15, 2018, 06:30:00 PM
Finally, a Five of Diamonds ... less dark in content this time!  :D

(https://i.imgur.com/2oubzrM.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 21, 2018, 09:28:40 AM
Four of Diamonds:

(https://i.imgur.com/IcpXqHu.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on November 21, 2018, 04:22:10 PM
Yep, those are less dark, more upbeat. Four of diamonds is cute, perky.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on November 21, 2018, 05:19:38 PM
Quote from: KRonn on November 21, 2018, 04:22:10 PM
Yep, those are less dark, more upbeat. Four of diamonds is cute, perky.  :)

Did you miss the giant bug with all the teeth?   :huh:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on November 21, 2018, 05:23:16 PM
I'm wondering if you have ever considered early retirement Malthus?

If you could quit at 55 you could have a shot at being a full-time artist in some degree of comfort  :cool:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on November 21, 2018, 07:59:27 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on November 21, 2018, 05:19:38 PM
Quote from: KRonn on November 21, 2018, 04:22:10 PM
Yep, those are less dark, more upbeat. Four of diamonds is cute, perky.  :)

Did you miss the giant bug with all the teeth?   :huh:
Nope, but the central character seemed unimpressed by it as she went sauntering along.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 22, 2018, 09:26:44 AM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on November 21, 2018, 05:23:16 PM
I'm wondering if you have ever considered early retirement Malthus?

If you could quit at 55 you could have a shot at being a full-time artist in some degree of comfort  :cool:

I think my early experiences of trying to make a living selling art put me off doing it for cash, even assuming anyone would buy ... and I lack the means to live on what I have/will have by 55.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 27, 2018, 11:55:42 AM
"You know you've done it right when you hear the neck snap ..."

(https://i.imgur.com/ccPtPzd.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on November 28, 2018, 06:29:33 PM
Hehe, 3 of diamonds is macabre! But done nicely.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on November 29, 2018, 01:49:52 AM
I'm not sure how the doll's head is supposed to fit.  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 29, 2018, 08:37:42 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on November 29, 2018, 01:49:52 AM
I'm not sure how the doll's head is supposed to fit.  :hmm:

Same as the arms - connected by a string.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 29, 2018, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: KRonn on November 28, 2018, 06:29:33 PM
Hehe, 3 of diamonds is macabre! But done nicely.

The funny part is that it is almost a direct screenshot from the show.  ;)

Star is happily reminiscing about her childhood at one point - and the flashback is of the royal guard teaching her how to kill by breaking the necks of her toys in front of her. Toddler Star is delighted by this.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 03, 2018, 09:04:13 AM
Two of Diamonds - Diamonds are done!

(https://i.imgur.com/R8l9JSo.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 07, 2018, 09:19:12 AM
https://youtu.be/Wxjajj3GTG4 (https://youtu.be/Wxjajj3GTG4)

Just ran across this, for people who want to know how Malthus spends his free time.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 07, 2018, 09:53:30 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on December 07, 2018, 09:19:12 AM
https://youtu.be/Wxjajj3GTG4 (https://youtu.be/Wxjajj3GTG4)

Just ran across this, for people who want to know how Malthus spends his free time.

Ha! That's a pretty good parody/review, though more focused on season 1. The show got a lot darker in the following seasons ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 09, 2018, 11:37:22 AM
On to Spades - a (refurbished) photo of the Ace of Spades:

(https://i.imgur.com/HocqQwt.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 10, 2018, 09:00:13 AM
Another (refurbished): King of Spades

(https://i.imgur.com/Luk7NUA.jpg)

Just for fun, compare with original:


(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FT06mqfP.jpg&hash=132ab8fb63800f0ae3ebb7c1adc0dc51f05623ff) (https://imgur.com/T06mqfP)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on December 10, 2018, 09:40:48 AM
 :cool:

Most excellent Malthus, keep up the good work.


You're inspiring me to do some craft work or something a little bit artistic, though not to your level.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 10, 2018, 10:38:40 AM
Quote from: mongers on December 10, 2018, 09:40:48 AM
:cool:

Most excellent Malthus, keep up the good work.


You're inspiring me to do some craft work or something a little bit artistic, though not to your level.

Thanks! If you do, post a picture.

I'm glad someone is looking at these.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on December 10, 2018, 10:47:14 AM
Well I am looking at them but there is only so many versions of "wow that is great and you are very talented, yet I find it disturbing and creepy on several levels." I can post :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 10, 2018, 10:54:49 AM
Quote from: Malthus on December 10, 2018, 09:00:13 AM
Another (refurbished): King of Spades

Just for fun, compare with original:

Did you get a new camera?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 10, 2018, 11:03:16 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on December 10, 2018, 10:54:49 AM
Quote from: Malthus on December 10, 2018, 09:00:13 AM
Another (refurbished): King of Spades

Just for fun, compare with original:

Did you get a new camera?

I did. Part of the reason I'm reposting the pics, is that they are taken with a better camera.

I also redid the inked parts, which were badly streaky and blotchy in the original.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 10, 2018, 11:10:12 AM
Quote from: Valmy on December 10, 2018, 10:47:14 AM
Well I am looking at them but there is only so many versions of "wow that is great and you are very talented, yet I find it disturbing and creepy on several levels." I can post :P

One of the things that attracted me to the show, is how deeply weird it gets. Particularly for a Disney kid's show.   ;)


Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 11, 2018, 09:53:04 AM
Another refurbished card: Queen of Spades (Eclipsa, Queen of Darkness)

(https://i.imgur.com/uMtJ9XC.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 12, 2018, 11:46:00 AM
Last refurbished card for a while: Jack of Spades (Buff Frog!)

(https://i.imgur.com/MXHIdh8.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 13, 2018, 10:29:23 AM
Ten of Spades - a new card: Monster Love!

(https://i.imgur.com/dFteIs1.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 17, 2018, 10:48:00 AM
Last one for a couple of weeks at least, as I am going away on vacation.

Not a new card, but just a series of process pictures for the last card - I love looking at other fan artists' process pictures, so maybe this may be of some interest.

Back of napkin-type sketch:

(https://i.imgur.com/Wf05PFx.jpg)

Pencil Drawing:

(https://i.imgur.com/mhrxj2K.jpg)

Blacks in pen:

(https://i.imgur.com/hSoh9CH.jpg)

Final:

(https://i.imgur.com/dFteIs1.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on December 17, 2018, 12:57:02 PM
If you are looking for ways to spend your vast lawyerly wealth, my artist friends swear by (and/or long for) this: https://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-displays
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 17, 2018, 02:53:15 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on December 17, 2018, 12:57:02 PM
If you are looking for ways to spend your vast lawyerly wealth, my artist friends swear by (and/or long for) this: https://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-displays

Heh, someday I suppose I'll have to move on to computer art. Everyone else has.

I don't know the first thing about doing it though ...  ;) What I would want, is to have some time to take a couple of classes.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 14, 2019, 09:40:45 AM
First new card for a while (based on the episode 'Ludo in the Wild', which was particularly dark, even for this show):

(https://i.imgur.com/PpWswdy.jpg)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 15, 2019, 07:42:08 PM
So many card, so much you have to choose from. Where do you get all the ideas?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 16, 2019, 09:00:52 AM
Quote from: KRonn on January 15, 2019, 07:42:08 PM
So many card, so much you have to choose from. Where do you get all the ideas?

Well, way I decide on the cards is as follows.

In the show, the four main royal characters have cheek marks that represent the four suits of the french card deck. In my mind, each of the four is associated with one group of characters from the cast, as follows:

Star = hearts on cheeks = Humans. Reason: she goes to live among Humans.

Moon = diamonds = Mewmen. Reason: she is the current Queen of the Mewmen.

Eclipsa = spades = Monsters. Reason: She fell in love with a Monster, had a child by him, and went off to live among them (see the Ten of Spades card). 

Meteora = clubs = St. Olga's, and everyone else who doesn't fit in the other three categories. Reason: she was headmistress of St. Olga's. 

These royals are the "queens" of each suit (Mewni is a matriarchical monarchy).  The four symbols are traditionally divided into two, red and black (though mine of course are not). This fits, as Star is Moon's daughter (both red) while Meteora is Eclipsa's daughter (both black).

For the Aces, there are the four members of the Magic High Commission.

For the rest - I fill in the other Royal cards with the characters closest to the queens. Then, for the number cards - I try to think of characters from the appropriate group, in situations where it is possible to include the relevant number of card symbols in an entertaining manner. I try to make the higher numbers = the more important characters, but I'm not strict with this. Obviously, some characters (such as Star) show up in multiple cards. For the twos in each suit, I'm trying to choose sweet and innocuous characters. 

For example: the card above is the nine of spades. As spades, the motif is "Monsters". The card shows Ludo about to fight with Spider (both "Monsters"). This is based on an actual scene from the show. I chose it because I like the scene, but also because Spider's web gives me an opportunity to show nine spades, on nine anthropomorphic flies caught in Spider's web (in the actual scene there was only one - Spider ate him, while Ludo slurped the juice that dribbled from Spider's fangs). Ludo is a very significant character, so he'll show up a few times.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 17, 2019, 07:13:21 PM
Nice, I see a good amount of thought and knowing the content go into the pics. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 21, 2019, 09:11:54 AM
Eight of Spades: Toffee!

(https://i.imgur.com/MHat8I3.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 21, 2019, 09:48:50 AM
The Eight of Sea Monster!  Cool pic though.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 21, 2019, 09:55:53 AM
Quote from: KRonn on January 21, 2019, 09:48:50 AM
The Eight of Sea Monster!  Cool pic though.

Thanks!

In the show, that's not water, but some sort of corrupt goop ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 21, 2019, 02:45:58 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 21, 2019, 09:55:53 AM
Quote from: KRonn on January 21, 2019, 09:48:50 AM
The Eight of Sea Monster!  Cool pic though.

Thanks!

In the show, that's not water, but some sort of corrupt goop ...

:) 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 21, 2019, 05:09:08 PM
Quote from: KRonn on January 21, 2019, 02:45:58 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 21, 2019, 09:55:53 AM
Quote from: KRonn on January 21, 2019, 09:48:50 AM
The Eight of Sea Monster!  Cool pic though.

Thanks!

In the show, that's not water, but some sort of corrupt goop ...

:)

The monster you see is basically made out of the goop (or rather, vice versa!  :D).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 22, 2019, 09:39:51 AM
Odd thing: on Instagram, the last card somehow got really popular.

Cards usually get a few hundred upvotes (the previous card got less than 400). This one got nearly 3,700 and they are still coming in, making it the most popular to date of the stuff I posted there.

Edit: now over 4000! This is weird.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on January 22, 2019, 01:36:58 PM
On the internet, everyone will be famous for 15 seconds.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 22, 2019, 01:45:59 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on January 22, 2019, 01:36:58 PM
On the internet, everyone will be famous for 15 seconds.  :P

I wouldn't mind that, if I only knew why some pictures get more than ten times the attention of others. It just seems totally random.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on January 24, 2019, 03:02:02 AM
Quote from: Malthus on January 22, 2019, 01:45:59 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on January 22, 2019, 01:36:58 PM
On the internet, everyone will be famous for 15 seconds.  :P

I wouldn't mind that, if I only knew why some pictures get more than ten times the attention of others. It just seems totally random.

It might be going viral  :cool:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 24, 2019, 03:11:02 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on January 24, 2019, 03:02:02 AM
Quote from: Malthus on January 22, 2019, 01:45:59 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on January 22, 2019, 01:36:58 PM
On the internet, everyone will be famous for 15 seconds.  :P

I wouldn't mind that, if I only knew why some pictures get more than ten times the attention of others. It just seems totally random.

It might be going viral  :cool:

Semi-viral. It seems to have more or less tapered off at around 4,300.

Still, that was very surprising!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 24, 2019, 03:24:57 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 22, 2019, 09:39:51 AM
Odd thing: on Instagram, the last card somehow got really popular.

Cards usually get a few hundred upvotes (the previous card got less than 400). This one got nearly 3,700 and they are still coming in, making it the most popular to date of the stuff I posted there.

Edit: now over 4000! This is weird.  :lol:

Cool!  :cool:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 24, 2019, 03:51:27 PM
I also got a couple of dozen people messaging me, basically asking me when I'm printing these ...  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on January 24, 2019, 03:56:16 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 24, 2019, 03:51:27 PM
I also got a couple of dozen people messaging me, basically asking me when I'm printing these ...  :hmm:

You should figure out what you can and cannot do regarding these things with regards to Disney's copyright if you are going to become popular.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 24, 2019, 04:00:25 PM
Quote from: Valmy on January 24, 2019, 03:56:16 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 24, 2019, 03:51:27 PM
I also got a couple of dozen people messaging me, basically asking me when I'm printing these ...  :hmm:

You should figure out what you can and cannot do regarding these things with regards to Disney's copyright if you are going to become popular.

The question is what I can get away with.  :lol:

Lots of people do sell merch for the TV show. I know other fan artists who are selling books, t-shirts and the like.

My guess is that a certain amount of copyright violating sales basically fly under the radar, because the franchise is a minor one, and there is a lack of actual licensed stuff for it. The volume of sales is so minor that Disney doesn't much care. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on January 24, 2019, 05:39:11 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 24, 2019, 03:11:02 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on January 24, 2019, 03:02:02 AM
Quote from: Malthus on January 22, 2019, 01:45:59 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on January 22, 2019, 01:36:58 PM
On the internet, everyone will be famous for 15 seconds.  :P

I wouldn't mind that, if I only knew why some pictures get more than ten times the attention of others. It just seems totally random.

It might be going viral  :cool:

Semi-viral. It seems to have more or less tapered off at around 4,300.

Still, that was very surprising!

Pfft, I once got over 10k upvotes on reddit for a prequel meme. :P

Seriously, congrats. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 28, 2019, 08:09:40 PM
First of two Jokers:

(https://i.imgur.com/LYdxqnu.jpg)

This will make no damn sense if you haven't seen the show, though.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 04, 2019, 08:27:31 AM
Back to the spades - here's the seven:

(https://i.imgur.com/waJpSEz.jpg)

Edit: the idea here is to make Star stand out, give her a bit of a 3-D effect. And to try to convey her reaction to the Monster Army using cartoon body language alone, as her back it to the viewer. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 05, 2019, 10:37:48 AM
I'm doing a lot of gesture drawing these days - they look like scribbles, but they really help me loosen up. My drawings have always been a bit on the stiff side.

What I'm finding, is that it is often better to concentrate on a few key lines to convey emotion and movement. Once you have those key lines right, the rest just follows naturally. Get them wrong, and nothing you do later works to give the drawing life. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: derspiess on February 05, 2019, 10:42:32 AM
Each one of these is amazing, Mal. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 05, 2019, 01:38:49 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 05, 2019, 10:42:32 AM
Each one of these is amazing, Mal.

Thanks!

Drawing these is a fun, albeit incredibly time-consuming, hobby. I guess it has more or less replaced playing computer games and watching TV for me.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 09, 2019, 06:03:44 PM
The Six of Spades:

(https://i.imgur.com/12e5OWn.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 12, 2019, 03:22:50 PM
Just for fun, here's some process pictures for the last card. I usually take these to educate myself about what works and what doesn't. Dunno if any of you may fond them interesting, but here goes.

The original 'back of napkin' concept:

(https://i.imgur.com/JzD4nyY.jpg)

Gesture drawing for the bottom figure:

(https://i.imgur.com/r4OAtSn.jpg)

Pencil sketch:

(https://i.imgur.com/a9ui9hx.jpg)

Linework (Ludo figure done):

(https://i.imgur.com/l0pPefK.jpg)

Darks fully drawn in:

(https://i.imgur.com/L3S9AxB.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: fromtia on February 12, 2019, 03:25:45 PM
These are wonderful. I follow all of my favorite artists on instagram and I love process videos and posts. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 12, 2019, 03:38:00 PM
Quote from: fromtia on February 12, 2019, 03:25:45 PM
These are wonderful. I follow all of my favorite artists on instagram and I love process videos and posts. :)

Thanks!

I love process pictures. I always take them, more for my own use really. 

I post my stuff on Instagram - same user name (Malthus @ mathusarts). 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: fromtia on February 12, 2019, 03:44:17 PM
Quote from: Malthus on February 12, 2019, 03:38:00 PM
Thanks!

I love process pictures. I always take them, more for my own use really. 

I post my stuff on Instagram - same user name (Malthus @ mathusarts).

followed.  :bowler:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 12, 2019, 03:47:08 PM
Thanks!

As a bonus, some work in progress process pics (for the next card). This one with a more dynamic scene:

(https://i.imgur.com/JtYDNq0.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/oxfOWGe.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 14, 2019, 05:46:31 PM
More process pics. The big question is: will adding the gold help to make the picture more coherent? It's supposed to ...

(https://i.imgur.com/UeCxg1z.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/931hmYx.jpg)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 15, 2019, 04:45:50 PM
Five of Spades is done:

(https://i.imgur.com/zlh3EOg.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on February 15, 2019, 04:47:14 PM
One day I will be able to play a very creepy, but very aesthetically pleasing, game of poker.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 15, 2019, 05:35:49 PM
Quote from: Valmy on February 15, 2019, 04:47:14 PM
One day I will be able to play a very creepy, but very aesthetically pleasing, game of poker.

My ambition is to make that happen!  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 09:37:02 AM
Midnight Tea with the Queen of Darkness:

(https://i.imgur.com/VQ0DVkR.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on February 20, 2019, 09:51:43 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 09:37:02 AM
Midnight Tea with the Queen of Darkness:
...

:cool:

I like this one a lot.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 10:12:00 AM
Quote from: mongers on February 20, 2019, 09:51:43 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 09:37:02 AM
Midnight Tea with the Queen of Darkness:
...

:cool:

I like this one a lot.

Because it features a sort of High Tea?  :D

Edit: the voice actress who plays this character does, in fact, have an English accent ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on February 20, 2019, 10:44:20 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 10:12:00 AM
Quote from: mongers on February 20, 2019, 09:51:43 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 09:37:02 AM
Midnight Tea with the Queen of Darkness:
...

:cool:

I like this one a lot.

Because it features a sort of High Tea?  :D

Edit: the voice actress who plays this character does, in fact, have an English accent ...

Tiffin naturally.  :bowler:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 04:09:38 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 20, 2019, 10:44:20 AM


Tiffin naturally.  :bowler:

Not sure what tiffin is ...  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on February 20, 2019, 04:53:35 PM
Quote from: Malthus on February 20, 2019, 04:09:38 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 20, 2019, 10:44:20 AM


Tiffin naturally.  :bowler:

Not sure what tiffin is ...  :hmm:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffin)

Quote
Etymology

In the British Raj, tiffin was used to define the British custom of afternoon tea that had been supplanted by the Indian practice of having a light meal at that hour.[4] It is derived from "tiffing", an English colloquial or slang term meaning to take a little drink. By 1867 it had become naturalised among Anglo-Indians in northern British India to mean luncheon.[5]


:bowler:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 26, 2019, 01:53:43 PM
Concept scribble:

(https://i.imgur.com/vGtqZHe.jpg)

Pencil sketch for layout:

(https://i.imgur.com/swc1vDp.jpg)

Final Card:

(https://i.imgur.com/5V1lr7h.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 04, 2019, 10:17:21 AM
"I thought the babies were sending us fan art"

(https://i.imgur.com/AFQr8Do.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 17, 2019, 04:43:49 PM
Moving on to clubs: Baby Meteora.

(https://i.imgur.com/y9kcWA5.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 19, 2019, 10:33:05 AM
Skull Scorpion

(https://i.imgur.com/b53kF8W.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 20, 2019, 10:22:40 AM
Added a Metallica-styled title.  :D

(https://i.imgur.com/J3Oy1wY.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 26, 2019, 04:29:43 PM
"I am ending this!" - Three of Clubs.

(https://i.imgur.com/ORoANxM.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 08, 2019, 07:55:29 AM
Not sure if anyone here is still looking at these, but I might as well post them anyway ...

(https://i.imgur.com/tpidjIa.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2019, 08:18:54 AM
They are incredible as always!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on April 08, 2019, 09:01:59 AM
I'm definitely not looking at them.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 08, 2019, 02:05:26 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2019, 08:18:54 AM
They are incredible as always!

Thanks!

I'm getting close to finishing the deck. Only a few more clubs to go, and one joker.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on April 08, 2019, 03:57:33 PM
the skull scorpion is cool.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on April 08, 2019, 08:01:53 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 08, 2019, 02:05:26 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2019, 08:18:54 AM
They are incredible as always!

Thanks!

I'm getting close to finishing the deck. Only a few more clubs to go, and one joker.

They're all pretty cool looking cards, but I assume the joker will be even more outlandish.    :pirate
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 09, 2019, 07:54:49 AM
Quote from: KRonn on April 08, 2019, 08:01:53 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 08, 2019, 02:05:26 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2019, 08:18:54 AM
They are incredible as always!

Thanks!

I'm getting close to finishing the deck. Only a few more clubs to go, and one joker.

They're all pretty cool looking cards, but I assume the joker will be even more outlandish.    :pirate

I've done the first Joker already, and I know roughly what is needed for the second.

First Joker:

(https://i.imgur.com/B5hvHPg.jpg)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 16, 2019, 04:07:40 PM
Five of Clubs (The Curse of the Blood Moon)

(https://i.imgur.com/qc7ta33.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on April 16, 2019, 08:44:59 PM
Cool joker, pulling the puppet strings. Seems appropriate for a joker, the wild card.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on April 18, 2019, 02:26:50 AM
She even has a huge smile.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 23, 2019, 02:23:26 PM
Six of Clubs:

(https://i.imgur.com/uQrHv3T.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on April 29, 2019, 04:06:21 PM
New King of Spades card (developments in the show made replacing the previous King of Spades necessary; it will be, if possible, demoted to the Jack!)

(https://i.imgur.com/JrsVnqC.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 02, 2019, 02:59:33 PM
Interestingly (at least to me), the last two cards are the most popular I've ever done, judging by Instagram upvotes - both have over 6K.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on May 02, 2019, 08:24:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 02, 2019, 02:59:33 PM
Interestingly (at least to me), the last two cards are the most popular I've ever done, judging by Instagram upvotes - both have over 6K.
It could be that you're just becoming more well known.

What's your instagram id? PM me if you don't feel comfortable posting it in the open.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 03, 2019, 08:23:57 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 02, 2019, 08:24:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 02, 2019, 02:59:33 PM
Interestingly (at least to me), the last two cards are the most popular I've ever done, judging by Instagram upvotes - both have over 6K.
It could be that you're just becoming more well known.

What's your instagram id? PM me if you don't feel comfortable posting it in the open.

malthusarts

https://www.instagram.com/malthusarts/?hl=en
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on May 05, 2019, 09:46:28 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 03, 2019, 08:23:57 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 02, 2019, 08:24:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 02, 2019, 02:59:33 PM
Interestingly (at least to me), the last two cards are the most popular I've ever done, judging by Instagram upvotes - both have over 6K.
It could be that you're just becoming more well known.

What's your instagram id? PM me if you don't feel comfortable posting it in the open.

malthusarts

https://www.instagram.com/malthusarts/?hl=en
Follower #2489
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on May 05, 2019, 10:22:03 PM
Whoa, Malthus is an internet celebrity.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 06, 2019, 09:06:56 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 05, 2019, 10:22:03 PM
Whoa, Malthus is an internet celebrity.

Not exactly - there are fanartists with ten times as many followers! Like Moringmark - he's like a fan art drawing machine, with 20K followers. Plus this fandom is pretty small to begin with.

Still, it's a lot more than I ever expected. Latest pic is over 8K likes now.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 06, 2019, 11:09:38 AM
New card - will post this one widely tomorrow.

The trickster god of magic as the second Joker:

(https://i.imgur.com/2bXpwTW.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 13, 2019, 03:53:26 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 05, 2019, 09:46:28 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 03, 2019, 08:23:57 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 02, 2019, 08:24:46 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 02, 2019, 02:59:33 PM
Interestingly (at least to me), the last two cards are the most popular I've ever done, judging by Instagram upvotes - both have over 6K.
It could be that you're just becoming more well known.

What's your instagram id? PM me if you don't feel comfortable posting it in the open.

malthusarts

https://www.instagram.com/malthusarts/?hl=en
Follower #2489

The King of Spades just went over 10K! 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 13, 2019, 06:44:06 PM
Sisters!

(https://i.imgur.com/TpJCe0v.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 21, 2019, 09:10:44 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/FYVE7sW.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 09:25:26 AM
Eight of Clubs:

(https://i.imgur.com/GW3jGvP.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 01:47:45 PM
Heh I do wonder what people who haven't seen the show could make of the cards.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Barrister on May 27, 2019, 02:02:04 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 01:47:45 PM
Heh I do wonder what people who haven't seen the show could make of the cards.  :D

I am impressed with the artwork and your talent.

But, I have to say, I am kind of baffled why you would take so much time and effort on such a project.  Not that this is a criticism - you be you! - I just don't get it.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on May 27, 2019, 02:03:25 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 01:47:45 PM
Heh I do wonder what people who haven't seen the show could make of the cards.  :D

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug."
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 02:45:15 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 27, 2019, 02:02:04 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 01:47:45 PM
Heh I do wonder what people who haven't seen the show could make of the cards.  :D

I am impressed with the artwork and your talent.

But, I have to say, I am kind of baffled why you would take so much time and effort on such a project.  Not that this is a criticism - you be you! - I just don't get it.

Well, mainly I want to finish a whole deck of cards. I've always loved card art. Most typical card art is beyond my abilities or interests (it's done by professionals who do intricate engraving styles). So cartoony style card art suits me better.

Drawing is fun - I find it so anyway - but I've always had trouble thinking of what exactly to draw (the dreaded 'art block'- wanting to draw but not being inspired to draw). With a deck of cards, you know what you have to do - draw all the cards in the deck.

Using this fan art theme I have already established characters and settings to mine; the show lends itself to this because the four "queens" each represent a faction and have caste-marks on their cheeks representing one of the suits (hearts, spades, clubs, diamonds).

These particular character designs really appeal to me - they are relatively simple to draw, allowing for lots of variation in style. I find the character designs really visually appealing. The creativity then comes in designing the composition and layout, which are the things I most enjoy.

I've always enjoyed drawing fantasy characters, but what I like best is artists like Charles Addams or Edward Gorey - cartoony styles with a mixture of creepy and cute. This show fits that aesthetic to a T. I sometimes do more typical fantasy themes but I'm not as into that. 

Another thing I find is that restrictions on style and content make the process more interesting; hence only using black and gold rather than full colours, and the card format. 

Doing fan art provides a ready-made audience who are enthusiastic and supportive, so the drawings get lots of attention when posted online (one of the cards topped 10,000 likes on Instagram, which did surprised me).  If I did fan art for a larger fandom I could probably get an even larger audience, though - but none so far have appealed to me. 

Edit: I'm already worried about what project to take up after this one is finished!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on May 27, 2019, 08:21:52 PM
They look wonderful
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 28, 2019, 01:02:53 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 27, 2019, 02:03:25 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 01:47:45 PM
Heh I do wonder what people who haven't seen the show could make of the cards.  :D

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug."

Not the first drug I would have thought of.  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 28, 2019, 01:03:06 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 27, 2019, 08:21:52 PM
They look wonderful

Thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on May 28, 2019, 01:37:53 PM
You could extend the project with cards depicting the major arcana from a Tarot deck.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 29, 2019, 02:52:13 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on May 28, 2019, 01:37:53 PM
You could extend the project with cards depicting the major arcana from a Tarot deck.

That would be interesting! Though I'm not as familiar with the Tarot deck, it could be a fun adaptation.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on May 29, 2019, 03:43:45 PM
Some of these could be straightforward, but perhaps more fun to subvert expectations. Many of them can also be used to evoke some key moments of the show. The Tarot of Marseilles is perhaps the most well-known classical representation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseilles, but the Visconti-Sforza Tarot is the one used to illustrate Italo Calvino's Castle of Crossed Destinies (https://www.tarot.com/tarot/decks/visconti)

The Fool / The Juggler (truth / impulsivity)
I - The Magician (gifts / talents)
II - The Priestess (awareness)
III - The Empress (motherhood)
IV - The Emperor (authority)
V - The Hierophant (guidance)
VI - Love / Lovers
VII - The Chariot (drive)
VIII - Strength
IX - The Hermit (solitude / self-reliance)
X - Wheel of Fortune (the buying of vowels)
XI - Justice
XII - The Hanged Man (sacrifice / choice)
XIII - Death (transformation)
XIV - Temperance
XV - The Devil
XVI - The Tower (destruction)
XVII - The Star (hope)
XVIII - The Moon (doubt, lethargy)
XIX - The Sun (vitality, energy)
XX - Judgment
XXI - The World (fulfillment)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 29, 2019, 05:06:53 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on May 29, 2019, 03:43:45 PM
X - Wheel of Fortune (the buying of vowels)

:lol:

I can see some will be reasonably easy choices ... others will require creativity

The Fool / The Juggler (truth / impulsivity) - Ruberiot in "Song Day", with marionette of Star
I - The Magician (gifts / talents) - Eclipsa?
II - The Priestess (awareness)
III - The Empress (motherhood) -  Eclipsa with Meteora.
IV - The Emperor (authority) - Queen Moon.
V - The Hierophant (guidance) -  Glossaryk.
VI - Love / Lovers -  Has to be Star & Marco.
VII - The Chariot (drive)
VIII - Strength
IX - The Hermit (solitude / self-reliance)
X - Wheel of Fortune (the buying of vowels) - Father Time's wheel
XI - Justice - the Cube of Truth/Eclipsa's Trial
XII - The Hanged Man (sacrifice / choice) - Star allowing the Wand to be destroyed
XIII - Death (transformation) - Mewberty
XIV - Temperance
XV - The Devil - Toffee
XVI - The Tower (destruction) - the wreck of Mewni Castle?
XVII - The Star (hope) - Star Butterfly!
XVIII - The Moon (doubt, lethargy) Moon, after her betrayal.
XIX - The Sun (vitality, energy) - Marco?
XX - Judgment
XXI - The World (fulfillment) - The melding of the two worlds in the last episode
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on May 29, 2019, 07:44:00 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 02:45:15 PM

Doing fan art provides a ready-made audience who are enthusiastic and supportive, so the drawings get lots of attention when posted online (one of the cards topped 10,000 likes on Instagram, which did surprised me).  If I did fan art for a larger fandom I could probably get an even larger audience, though - but none so far have appealed to me. 
.............

Edit: I'm already worried about what project to take up after this one is finished!

Congrats, and well deserved as these cards you make are so good, so cool. Great pics. As for a next project, would you be looking to draw/create on something different form cards, or a non-drawing project? Or perhaps not yet decided.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on May 30, 2019, 07:49:13 AM
Quote from: KRonn on May 29, 2019, 07:44:00 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 27, 2019, 02:45:15 PM

Doing fan art provides a ready-made audience who are enthusiastic and supportive, so the drawings get lots of attention when posted online (one of the cards topped 10,000 likes on Instagram, which did surprised me).  If I did fan art for a larger fandom I could probably get an even larger audience, though - but none so far have appealed to me. 
.............

Edit: I'm already worried about what project to take up after this one is finished!

Congrats, and well deserved as these cards you make are so good, so cool. Great pics. As for a next project, would you be looking to draw/create on something different form cards, or a non-drawing project? Or perhaps not yet decided.

Thanks!

Not decided - I still owe some friends in the fan art community some art, which I said I'd do when the cards are done.

There's an upcoming show called Hazbin Hotel that's being produced independently (funded by online contributions!) that looks very interesting. Only some clips available so far, but it's built up a big following. I may do some fan art for that, as I like the character designs - hits the "creepy/cute" spot hard.

A clip (lots of freezeframe bonus):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWrM-eDxTas
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on May 30, 2019, 01:29:19 PM
Nice, sounds good Malthus.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 03, 2019, 09:20:08 AM
The Traitor (Nine of Clubs)

(https://i.imgur.com/woi1hCa.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 03, 2019, 08:01:32 PM
Why not nine arms then?  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on June 03, 2019, 08:10:46 PM
Probably because the creators weren't designing a deck of cards.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on June 03, 2019, 09:37:17 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on June 03, 2019, 08:10:46 PM
Probably because the creators weren't designing a deck of cards.

Could have fooled me with all the clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades they put on all their characters :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 04, 2019, 07:35:53 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 03, 2019, 08:01:32 PM
Why not nine arms then?  :hmm:

I'm limited by the original character design, basically.  ;)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 04, 2019, 07:36:44 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 03, 2019, 09:37:17 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on June 03, 2019, 08:10:46 PM
Probably because the creators weren't designing a deck of cards.

Could have fooled me with all the clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades they put on all their characters :hmm:

The exact reason I thought a deck of cards made sense.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 12, 2019, 08:27:43 AM
Ace of Clubs:

(https://i.imgur.com/8DfiIwb.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on June 12, 2019, 06:39:32 PM
Very cool, love the skull like pics. Ace of Skulls too maybe?  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 18, 2019, 05:08:56 PM
Queen of Clubs ...

(https://i.imgur.com/mksSEIe.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on June 19, 2019, 07:59:12 PM
Quite the sinister looking lady.  :ph34r:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on June 20, 2019, 02:23:54 AM
Poor unicorn. :(
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on June 20, 2019, 10:39:42 AM
Yeah that unicorn has had it rough in multiple cards in this deck.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 20, 2019, 12:40:55 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 20, 2019, 10:39:42 AM
Yeah that unicorn has had it rough in multiple cards in this deck.

This is a different character - the earlier unicorns have bodies.

There are three different types of unicorns in the show: ones that are basically just horses with horns, that the other characters ride around; unicorns that represent the spirits of magic (shown a few times in previous cards); and floating unicorn heads, which are more major characters. This one is Star's best friend, an annoying semi-sociopath named "Princess Ponyhead"; the scene on this card comes directly from an episode.

Basically, the devilish-looking woman discovers that the lifetime of abuse she has suffered growing up was all in pursuit of a lie (she was actually the heir to the throne who had been deposed and sent to an orphanage as a baby, where she was deliberately taught to hate herself; she had no idea who she was, growing up). This discovery breaks her mind, causing her to go on a destructive rampage and regress into a sort of sadistic mental infancy, while growing in power. Ponyhead tries to stop her and gets mutilated for her pains, with her horn ripped off.  The devilish-looking woman (Meteora) then goes on to eat the souls of everyone she comes across. 

Meteora ripping off Ponyhead's horn was a kind of turning point, where Meteora becomes a major menace.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 28, 2019, 08:00:57 AM
Ten of Clubs: "We Belong Together"

(https://i.imgur.com/EDZUtwz.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on June 28, 2019, 08:51:36 AM
Quote from: Malthus on June 28, 2019, 08:00:57 AM
.....


:cool:

Malthus, that's real nice.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on June 28, 2019, 09:37:29 AM
Quote from: mongers on June 28, 2019, 08:51:36 AM
Quote from: Malthus on June 28, 2019, 08:00:57 AM
.....


:cool:

Malthus, that's real nice.

Thanks!

The colour separation for this card was particularly challenging for me - working with only three colours makes that always an issue, but this card took a lot of fiddling.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on July 17, 2019, 08:18:40 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/AG5TZ66.jpg)

King of Clubs
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on July 17, 2019, 08:48:56 PM
They look great!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 19, 2019, 08:54:33 AM
"Take My Hand!"

(https://i.imgur.com/zUtw8e2.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on August 19, 2019, 08:41:47 PM
Awesome. I love the King card!  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on August 20, 2019, 10:48:42 AM
Quote from: KRonn on August 19, 2019, 08:41:47 PM
Awesome. I love the King card!  :)

Thanks!

The card box cover in the last part, then I'm done ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on August 21, 2019, 08:03:01 PM
Have you tried doing anything commercial with the drawings yet? I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread as a possibility.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 04, 2019, 09:19:30 AM
A sudden urge to do a cartoon portrait of King Charles XII of Sweden in Hazbin Hotel format:

(https://i.imgur.com/4HDhN4I.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 11, 2019, 08:29:39 AM
Lilith, Queen of Hell (Hazbin Hotel)

(https://i.imgur.com/QbugDFu.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on November 11, 2019, 10:33:18 AM
 :cool:

Malthus, really liking these art pieces; they would make an impressive seasonal gift.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 11, 2019, 10:49:19 AM
Quote from: mongers on November 11, 2019, 10:33:18 AM
:cool:

Malthus, really liking these art pieces; they would make an impressive seasonal gift.

Thanks!

I probably shouldn't give the last one to my very religious mother in law, though.  :D

I did a year or so ago frame one up and gave it to my friend - she quite liked it.

(https://i.imgur.com/N4gneh7.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on November 11, 2019, 10:51:25 AM
Is that your super hot friend?

Anyway I am still waiting to buy my Malthus Star vs the Forces of Evil deck of cards off your etsy :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 11, 2019, 10:58:55 AM
Quote from: Valmy on November 11, 2019, 10:51:25 AM
Is that your super hot friend?

Anyway I am still waiting to buy my Malthus Star vs the Forces of Evil deck of cards off your etsy :P

I still find her attractive, but we are all now getting older ... I may never actually print the cards. The notion of all the trouble I'd have to go through, plus copyright issues, is a deterrent. The real pay off would be simply to have a pack for myself, I have no time to distribute stuff.  :(
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on November 11, 2019, 11:01:14 AM
Yeah I get it.

Fortunately both Charles XII and Lilith are Public Domain -_-
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 11, 2019, 11:34:49 AM
Quote from: Valmy on November 11, 2019, 11:01:14 AM
Yeah I get it.

Fortunately both Charles XII and Lilith are Public Domain -_-

Hazbin Hotel isn't though - on the other hand, the creators of that are less likely to come after me than the dreaded Disney Mouse Lawyers.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 12, 2019, 09:18:35 AM
Won't mean much to anyone here, but for a fan artist, it's kinda a big deal: the creator of Hazbin Hotel reblogged my last drawing on Tumblr.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 18, 2019, 09:42:38 AM
Had to try another card:

(https://i.imgur.com/178dayw.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on November 18, 2019, 09:28:07 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 12, 2019, 09:18:35 AM
Won't mean much to anyone here, but for a fan artist, it's kinda a big deal: the creator of Hazbin Hotel reblogged my last drawing on Tumblr.

I don't know who/what that is but it looks like you're starting to get some recognition. These pics you've done are really good stuff, so well deserved.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 25, 2019, 09:36:18 AM
Ace of Spades:

(https://i.imgur.com/Il4DGzd.jpg)

Lost of interest in this one. Many requests on Reddit to buy the deck; one person wanted to buy a print; and one allegedly wanted to get it tattooed on them!  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on November 25, 2019, 09:40:19 AM
Creepy ram's skull Malthus :cheers: Love it
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 25, 2019, 09:49:11 AM
Quote from: Valmy on November 25, 2019, 09:40:19 AM
Creepy ram's skull Malthus :cheers: Love it

Thanks!

The hard decision with this one was to move the central spade down from the middle. I wanted to retain it in its traditional position, but it just wasn't working for me - not with two overlapped figures behind it. That meant their heads had to be stacked one on top of the other, and with the spade in the centre there wasn't room without making the figures too small.

The picture depicts Satan and his daughter - hence all the satanic imagery (ram's skulls, apples for the Fall of Man, pentagram, fire). The daughter is sadly in the shadow of her father. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on November 26, 2019, 07:40:10 PM
Looks really good Malthus
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 27, 2019, 11:22:53 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 26, 2019, 07:40:10 PM
Looks really good Malthus

Thanks!

The problem with this fandom is that it may be literally a year before we see another episode ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 29, 2019, 06:08:44 PM
Some work in progress - from rough sketch to first draft:

(https://i.imgur.com/rOkvdHF.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/pOiCazi.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 02, 2019, 10:20:14 AM
... and the final version.

(https://i.imgur.com/Q4CyixU.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on December 04, 2019, 09:07:53 PM
That was good to see the progression from draft/drawings to finish. Looks like a lot of work to complete the process?  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 05, 2019, 09:19:07 AM
Quote from: KRonn on December 04, 2019, 09:07:53 PM
That was good to see the progression from draft/drawings to finish. Looks like a lot of work to complete the process?  :)

The funny thing is that the hardest part is actually the scribble at the beginning. It doesn't look like anything much, but without getting the ideas and proportions right, the rest of it doesn't work. So often I scribble again and again, trying to get something that looks good to me.

Working the scribble up into an actual drawing is easier, but still hard, and then completing the inking and painting the easiest of all - it's the relaxing part.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 08, 2019, 03:28:12 PM
Some gift art:

(https://i.imgur.com/OlPZLWU.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on December 08, 2019, 03:29:22 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 05, 2019, 09:19:07 AM
Quote from: KRonn on December 04, 2019, 09:07:53 PM
That was good to see the progression from draft/drawings to finish. Looks like a lot of work to complete the process?  :)

The funny thing is that the hardest part is actually the scribble at the beginning. It doesn't look like anything much, but without getting the ideas and proportions right, the rest of it doesn't work. So often I scribble again and again, trying to get something that looks good to me.

Working the scribble up into an actual drawing is easier, but still hard, and then completing the inking and painting the easiest of all - it's the relaxing part.
Yep, I believe it. You have to get the drawing right, the foundation for the piece, in order for the "easy" part to be filled in and colored correctly to what you want it to be.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 09, 2019, 09:30:49 AM
Quote from: KRonn on December 08, 2019, 03:29:22 PM

Yep, I believe it. You have to get the drawing right, the foundation for the piece, in order for the "easy" part to be filled in and colored correctly to what you want it to be.  :)

Even then, I never know how it will actually turn out. Half the fun is finding out.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on December 09, 2019, 09:15:37 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 09, 2019, 09:30:49 AM
Quote from: KRonn on December 08, 2019, 03:29:22 PM

Yep, I believe it. You have to get the drawing right, the foundation for the piece, in order for the "easy" part to be filled in and colored correctly to what you want it to be.  :)

Even then, I never know how it will actually turn out. Half the fun is finding out.  :lol:

:)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 10, 2019, 01:42:01 AM
"Wait... how did those tentacles get there?"  :hmm:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 10, 2019, 07:38:20 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on December 10, 2019, 01:42:01 AM
"Wait... how did those tentacles get there?"  :hmm:

Well, not exactly that.  :lol:

More how the picture actually looks, the sum of all of its parts as it were.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 16, 2019, 09:28:58 AM
King of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/7zOUKlw.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on December 16, 2019, 08:20:50 PM
Nice Tommy gun
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 17, 2019, 08:40:27 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 16, 2019, 08:20:50 PM
Nice Tommy gun

I had fun drawing the guns - these are my attempts to make cartoon versions of the tommy gun and the M1911 automatic. The idea was to equip this character with guns that would have been available in the 1940s, when his mortal body overdosed (and he went to Hell). Same with the syringes - they are supposed to be 1940s style.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 20, 2019, 05:05:43 PM
I framed a couple of pictures to give away as presents.

First one:

(https://i.imgur.com/PxDOEnt.jpg)

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 20, 2019, 05:05:56 PM
Second one:

(https://i.imgur.com/yTgo840.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 20, 2019, 05:51:27 PM
Kitties :wub:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on December 29, 2019, 03:40:01 PM
Ace of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/0W5gFCS.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 07, 2020, 02:32:26 PM
First number card in this set - Ten of Hearts

(https://i.imgur.com/fOyoXj6.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 07, 2020, 02:48:46 PM
Really great. :)

Do you now buy gold and black pen in bulk?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 07, 2020, 03:13:37 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 07, 2020, 02:48:46 PM
Really great. :)

Do you now buy gold and black pen in bulk?

Thanks! And yes - I just ordered another twelve of each pen.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 08, 2020, 08:39:36 PM
Those make some beautiful presents. Very nice, some lucky folks who received those.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 09, 2020, 01:39:58 PM
Quote from: KRonn on January 08, 2020, 08:39:36 PM
Those make some beautiful presents. Very nice, some lucky folks who received those.

Thanks! The recipients seemed to like them. Though if they didn't, they would probably lie about it and say they did anyway.  :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 10, 2020, 11:55:04 AM
Something happened that is both flattering and oddly disturbing.

A person I have never met contacted me through social media, said he or she wanted to know if I had any objections if they used one of my pictures for a tattoo on themselves.

The kicker? That they got the idea by seeing someone else who had a tattoo of one of my pictures on them!

(I didn't object)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 10, 2020, 02:02:59 PM
Your stuff is indeed quite « inkable Â», a right mixture of card imagery, whimsy and gothic. Also, mostly monochrome. Favorite tattoo themes.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 16, 2020, 08:40:39 AM
Two of Hearts:

(https://i.imgur.com/rnjfpyV.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on January 16, 2020, 09:39:14 AM
You aren't a Vandy fan by any chance?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 16, 2020, 09:53:23 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on January 16, 2020, 09:39:14 AM
You aren't a Vandy fan by any chance?

I don't know what Vandy is.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on January 16, 2020, 09:54:36 AM
Vandy: Vanderbilt, an American University whose athletic program's teams have black and gold as their colors.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 16, 2020, 10:37:16 AM
Quote from: Valmy on January 16, 2020, 09:54:36 AM
Vandy: Vanderbilt, an American University whose athletic program's teams have black and gold as their colors.

Ah.

Evidently a university of good taste in colour combinations.  :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 17, 2020, 04:58:51 PM
Some non-cartoon art:

(https://i.imgur.com/BzmbgRM.jpg)

Watercolour of a Mayan clay effigy figurine (with pine bark).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 20, 2020, 09:35:39 AM
Jack of Clubs - Niffty:

(https://i.imgur.com/iCMGpiV.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 24, 2020, 05:20:30 PM
A very old picture of mine -

(https://i.imgur.com/Q3yfk7q.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 27, 2020, 02:03:09 PM
Husk plays his card:

(https://i.imgur.com/SZ43EWf.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on January 27, 2020, 04:34:33 PM
Aww, you wimped out on the 5th card.  :(
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 27, 2020, 05:29:50 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on January 27, 2020, 04:34:33 PM
Aww, you wimped out on the 5th card.  :(

I had to - I needed only six club symbols and no more.  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on January 27, 2020, 05:32:47 PM
You have eight.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 27, 2020, 05:40:10 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on January 27, 2020, 05:32:47 PM
You have eight.  :P

You don't count the card's own symbols.  :P

...

Anyway, truth be told these are hand painted and another round down would have defeated my ability to paint them.  :(
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 27, 2020, 05:47:02 PM
Someone used computer wizardry on it:

https://i.imgur.com/lbANRwL.jpg
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Barrister on January 27, 2020, 05:59:58 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 27, 2020, 05:47:02 PM
Someone used computer wizardry on it:

https://i.imgur.com/lbANRwL.jpg

You have fans! :o

I have to admit I checked out whether Disney+ had Star vs the Forces of Evil, but alas it does not.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 27, 2020, 06:42:07 PM
Quote from: Barrister on January 27, 2020, 05:59:58 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 27, 2020, 05:47:02 PM
Someone used computer wizardry on it:

https://i.imgur.com/lbANRwL.jpg

You have fans! :o

I have to admit I checked out whether Disney+ had Star vs the Forces of Evil, but alas it does not.

I do.

In fact, some rather extreme fans.  ;)

This one really surprised me:

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/547259258069057547/670322413397082120/unknown.png

Compare with:

(https://i.imgur.com/frRn4r3.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 03, 2020, 09:10:11 AM
First Joker: "Voodoo Strings"

(https://i.imgur.com/BOrSVGm.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 17, 2020, 12:44:18 PM
The second Joker" "Voodoo Strings Revealed"

(https://i.imgur.com/pimILqh.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 27, 2020, 09:02:29 AM
Four of Clubs:

(https://i.imgur.com/hzra3vW.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on February 29, 2020, 07:32:33 PM
Could it also be a one-eyed Jack?  ;)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on February 29, 2020, 08:13:36 PM
Looks more like a Jill.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: KRonn on February 29, 2020, 08:25:29 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on February 29, 2020, 08:13:36 PM
Looks more like a Jill.
:) Right. One-eyed Jill....  Cool pic though.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 02, 2020, 11:36:47 AM
Quote from: KRonn on February 29, 2020, 07:32:33 PM
Could it also be a one-eyed Jack?  ;)

That would fit this one better.  ;) (It's based on the same character)

(https://i.imgur.com/iCMGpiV.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 04, 2020, 01:29:50 PM
New card: King of Clubs

(https://i.imgur.com/ChvBBd7.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 16, 2020, 08:47:39 AM
Queen of Mean:

(https://i.imgur.com/v8lDKBc.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on March 16, 2020, 10:47:20 AM
 :cool:

Good work there Malthus, keep it up, for all we know the way things are going, in a few months this might be one of the best paying Languish professions, selling paintings on the streets.  :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: fromtia on March 16, 2020, 11:18:24 AM
Lovely work as usual. You pop up in my insta feed regularly, alongside the titans of Japanese and European comicking. You have something you can do while you are on lockdown.  :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on March 16, 2020, 11:27:51 AM
Quote from: fromtia on March 16, 2020, 11:18:24 AM
Lovely work as usual. You pop up in my insta feed regularly, alongside the titans of Japanese and European comicking. You have something you can do while you are on lockdown.  :)

Yes that's something maybe I and others of us should think about, long cherished projects we've not gotten around to due to the 'normal' pace of life?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 16, 2020, 01:32:34 PM
Thanks all! Yes, I do plan to do some drawing ... though they are going to make me work from home.  :(
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 16, 2020, 01:46:37 PM
It's a great thing about drawing.

Unfortunately, I suck at drawing. And the pottery studio where I go is closing today. :(
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 16, 2020, 01:51:17 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 16, 2020, 01:46:37 PM
It's a great thing about drawing.

Unfortunately, I suck at drawing. And the pottery studio where I go is closing today. :(

You do pottery? I never knew that. Many years ago, I did pottery sculpture (a family business).

What sorts of pottery do you do?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 16, 2020, 01:56:39 PM
It's just a hobby. I throw pots and mugs and plates on the wheel. It's been a very soothing, non-academic occupation.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Eddie Teach on March 16, 2020, 02:00:24 PM
Quote from: mongers on March 16, 2020, 10:47:20 AM
:cool:

Good work there Malthus, keep it up, for all we know the way things are going, in a few months this might be one of the best paying Languish professions, selling paintings on the streets.  :P

Maybe online.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on March 16, 2020, 02:33:14 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 16, 2020, 01:56:39 PM
It's just a hobby. I throw pots and mugs and plates on the wheel. It's been a very soothing, non-academic occupation.

Hobbies are what make our daily occupations bearable.  :)

I've always found the arts to be an excellent source of something like meditation - at least, if you get 'in the groove', for once you aren't thinking about anything else. If something beautiful or useful comes of that, it's an added bonus.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 03, 2020, 11:23:36 AM
Haven't posted much here for a while - I haven't been drawing as much lately.

My old cat passed away this summer, which put me into mourning. I had her for 18 years, since she was a kitten, and she was my constant companion - I miss her terribly.

After a couple of months mourning period, I decided to get a couple of rescue kittens - two brothers from the same litter. They are super adorable, friendly and energetic. To celebrate their arrival, I did a Cartoon style portrait of them in my usual style:

https://imgur.com/a/qXxRqx0

A photo of the two resting together:

https://imgur.com/a/devb6Mr



Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: fromtia on November 03, 2020, 12:42:57 PM
Are you using pens for these Malthus, if so which brand? Also, how are you laying down this gold color?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: fromtia on November 03, 2020, 12:44:51 PM
Sorry about your cat. My cats 18 and never leaves my side. I love that cat. I've been preparing myself for her demise and cherishing every cuddle.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 03, 2020, 01:30:32 PM
Quote from: fromtia on November 03, 2020, 12:42:57 PM
Are you using pens for these Malthus, if so which brand? Also, how are you laying down this gold color?

I use the Krylon 24kt Gold Leafing paint pen For the gold - there are lots of metallic gold paint pens out there, but I really like this particular colour.

I use regular old black brush markers for the black.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 03, 2020, 01:32:55 PM
Quote from: fromtia on November 03, 2020, 12:44:51 PM
Sorry about your cat. My cats 18 and never leaves my side. I love that cat. I've been preparing myself for her demise and cherishing every cuddle.

It's a difficult time. I knew it was coming but nothing can really prepare you for the loss. I'm just grateful for our time together.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:10:53 AM
On a happier note - I did this picture as a gift for a friend of mine. He's a sucker for Christian symbolism, so I added plenty. What do you all think?

https://imgur.com/a/b31Kzaq
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Barrister on November 04, 2020, 11:13:49 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:10:53 AM
On a happier note - I did this picture as a gift for a friend of mine. He's a sucker for Christian symbolism, so I added plenty. What do you all think?

https://imgur.com/a/b31Kzaq

I see the chi-rho, but what other symbolism am I missing?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on November 04, 2020, 11:14:04 AM
Looks quite cool, though I guess you're now headed for some sort of Jewish hell, I presume? :unsure:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:19:28 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 04, 2020, 11:13:49 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:10:53 AM
On a happier note - I did this picture as a gift for a friend of mine. He's a sucker for Christian symbolism, so I added plenty. What do you all think?

https://imgur.com/a/b31Kzaq

I see the chi-rho, but what other symbolism am I missing?

Note the rank of the card ... the "A" isn't an "Ace", but an "alpha" ... matched by an "omega" on the other side.

Also, under each rank letter is a flower - for the angelic side, blooming; for the devilish side, wilting. Not specifically Christian, though. Same with the heart and spade, representing life and (spiritual) death.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:27:16 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 04, 2020, 11:14:04 AM
Looks quite cool, though I guess you're now headed for some sort of Jewish hell, I presume? :unsure:

Most Jews don't believe in a Hell ... fortunately for me. 😄
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Barrister on November 04, 2020, 11:31:47 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:19:28 AM
Note the rank of the card ... the "A" isn't an "Ace", but an "alpha" ... matched by an "omega" on the other side.

Also, under each rank letter is a flower - for the angelic side, blooming; for the devilish side, wilting. Not specifically Christian, though. Same with the heart and spade, representing life and (spiritual) death.

Ah.  I completely missed the Alpha-Omega!  I generally saw the light/dark, angellic/demonic dichotomy but had figured you meant something more explicit (which you did).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:59:54 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 04, 2020, 11:31:47 AM
Quote from: Malthus on November 04, 2020, 11:19:28 AM
Note the rank of the card ... the "A" isn't an "Ace", but an "alpha" ... matched by an "omega" on the other side.

Also, under each rank letter is a flower - for the angelic side, blooming; for the devilish side, wilting. Not specifically Christian, though. Same with the heart and spade, representing life and (spiritual) death.

Ah.  I completely missed the Alpha-Omega!  I generally saw the light/dark, angellic/demonic dichotomy but had figured you meant something more explicit (which you did).

To be fair, it is kinda hidden in plain sight - when you see an A, you reasonably expect that the "A" is standing for "Ace".
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 07, 2021, 10:59:40 AM
I may have already said it but your stuff is completely awesome. :)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 07, 2021, 11:12:16 AM
I haven't added to this thread for a while - I've been doing some new cards, though.

Joker: "I hate that f*cking clown"

https://i.imgur.com/LCkF3yL.jpg

Ace of Diamonds: "Everything will be okay"

https://i.imgur.com/biG9XK3.jpg

Two of Diamonds: "My world is Burning Down around me"

https://i.imgur.com/mQKMXSI.jpg

Four of diamonds: "Trapped on the Lust Circle of Hell"

https://i.imgur.com/QnRu7w2.jpg

One non-card pic: a portrait of my kittens

https://i.imgur.com/GIWFUWM.jpg



Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Jacob on January 07, 2021, 12:45:08 PM
Nice work Malthus. Are they getting made into a regular deck of playing cards (or did this happen already)?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 08, 2021, 06:12:21 PM
Quote from: Jacob on January 07, 2021, 12:45:08 PM
Nice work Malthus. Are they getting made into a regular deck of playing cards (or did this happen already)?

I would like to print actual decks (there are companies that specialize in this), but because they are fan art, I would want to secure the permission of the creators of the show before I did so.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: ulmont on January 08, 2021, 07:09:39 PM
Do you have a collection anywhere I could point people at?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 08, 2021, 08:59:44 PM
Quote from: ulmont on January 08, 2021, 07:09:39 PM
Do you have a collection anywhere I could point people at?

Yup - I post all my art stuff on Instagram, under "Malthusarts".
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: ulmont on January 09, 2021, 12:17:53 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 08, 2021, 08:59:44 PM
Quote from: ulmont on January 08, 2021, 07:09:39 PM
Do you have a collection anywhere I could point people at?

Yup - I post all my art stuff on Instagram, under "Malthusarts".

Thanks!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 09, 2021, 06:11:40 PM
Quote from: ulmont on January 09, 2021, 12:17:53 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 08, 2021, 08:59:44 PM
Quote from: ulmont on January 08, 2021, 07:09:39 PM
Do you have a collection anywhere I could point people at?

Yup - I post all my art stuff on Instagram, under "Malthusarts".

Thanks!

No problem. I'm happy to get new followers there, even if it is rather meaningless - my aim to to get up to 6K over the next day or so. 😉 Though I'm only in the planning stages for a new card, so it may take longer than that.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Jacob on January 11, 2021, 01:05:23 AM
Quote from: Malthus on January 09, 2021, 06:11:40 PM
No problem. I'm happy to get new followers there, even if it is rather meaningless - my aim to to get up to 6K over the next day or so. 😉 Though I'm only in the planning stages for a new card, so it may take longer than that.

Whoa! 6K? You're a bona fide influencer!:cheers:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 02:29:53 PM
Quote from: Jacob on January 11, 2021, 01:05:23 AM
Quote from: Malthus on January 09, 2021, 06:11:40 PM
No problem. I'm happy to get new followers there, even if it is rather meaningless - my aim to to get up to 6K over the next day or so. 😉 Though I'm only in the planning stages for a new card, so it may take longer than that.

Whoa! 6K? You're a bona fide influencer!:cheers:

Went over 6K followers today - let cash and fame rain down upon me!

:crickets:

😉

But seriously - it is fun to see so many positive comments, upvotes and followers. One thing I did not anticipate was that people would download my fan art and use it for other things - with my permission or not. Some factory in China was selling merch with my stuff printed on it for awhile, and at least four people have asked permission to get my pics tattooed on themselves. Seeing one of those in the street would be beyond weird. 😄
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on January 11, 2021, 03:48:34 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 08, 2021, 08:59:44 PM
Quote from: ulmont on January 08, 2021, 07:09:39 PM
Do you have a collection anywhere I could point people at?

Yup - I post all my art stuff on Instagram, under "Malthusarts".

added. Number 6030 :D
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on January 11, 2021, 03:52:03 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 02:29:53 PM

Went over 6K followers today - let cash and fame rain down upon me!
Art supply sponsorships :P
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 03:59:17 PM
Quote from: HVC on January 11, 2021, 03:52:03 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 02:29:53 PM

Went over 6K followers today - let cash and fame rain down upon me!
Art supply sponsorships :P

A friend of mine quite seriously suggested I approach the makers of the paint pen I use. 😄

I compromised by mentioning them and adding them to the tags. I simply don't have the gall to commit e-beggary for sponsorships.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on January 11, 2021, 04:02:17 PM
depending on the size of the company, they have a budget for this stuff. simple calculation. I mean your day gig pays you well enough so you don't need it, but no harm asking. You're be a paid artist, younger you would be proud hah.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on January 11, 2021, 04:08:07 PM
I never thought I would ever personally know somebody who had their IP stolen by China. You and your Aunt now probably have something in common Malthus!
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 04:09:57 PM
Quote from: HVC on January 11, 2021, 04:02:17 PM
depending on the size of the company, they have a budget for this stuff. simple calculation. I mean your day gig pays you well enough so you don't need it, but no harm asking. You're be a paid artist, younger you would be proud hah.

The problem with being a paid artist is not getting paid to do art, it is the truly pitiful amounts that you get paid to do art. 😄

Every day I get asked whether I do commissions; every day I say that I am flattered, but that I cannot do commissions ... the reason is that the market rate is set by legions of fan artists who do art using computer drawing programs, very quickly, and who are young and desperate for some cash ... you can get a drawing done for less than $15. I'm too slow to make it worth my time, as I could never charge even a minimum wage hourly rate - it takes me days to do each drawing.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:11:12 PM
charge what you want and let them say no

or yes
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on January 11, 2021, 04:12:13 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:11:12 PM
charge what you want and let them say no

or yes

Agree there.

Oh by the way I made an Instagram account just to follow you Malthus.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: HVC on January 11, 2021, 04:12:52 PM
i follow another artist (coworker, so 13% of the people i follow are artists, wooo i'm cultured hah). However, she does stuff on canvas, so different medium and i would imagine different rates and norms.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 04:19:55 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:11:12 PM
charge what you want and let them say no

or yes

Even if they say yes, that would mean doing commission work, meaning drawing what the client wants. It would take a lot of money to make that an attractive proposition! Given how many very talented artists are doing inexpensive commission work, the money is unlikely to be available.

I'm pretty content keeping this a non-paying hobby done purely for fun, though I've done special pictures as gifts for friends and family.

Though if I get permission to print them from the IP holders, I'd be willing to do that, mainly because I'd love to have an actual physical card deck. That would be awesome. There is plenty of interest in buying prints, and the pictures are already made.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:23:11 PM
Quote from: HVC on January 11, 2021, 04:12:52 PM
i follow another artist (coworker, so 13% of the people i follow are artists, wooo i'm cultured hah). However, she does stuff on canvas, so different medium and i would imagine different rates and norms.

A couple of years back I asked a young artist to do a canvass for my office.  She was very reluctant.  It would be her first commission (she sold completed small pieces on her website) and first large canvass.  She was also very nervous about asking for an amount of money that would make it worth her time.  What made her most nervous is that she had no idea how long it would take never having done it before.  I set her mind at ease by telling her I wanted to be able to say I was the first person to commission her painting and that she could tell me what a fair price was after she was finished.  To start I gave her 500 to buy her supplies and pay some expenses.  In the end it took several months and the painting was amazing (her interpretation of one of my favourite places - looking across the inlet toward the mountains in Deep Cove). She quoted a price that I thought was too low so I added a little extra. 
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 04:23:43 PM
Quote from: Valmy on January 11, 2021, 04:12:13 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:11:12 PM
charge what you want and let them say no

or yes

Agree there.

Oh by the way I made an Instagram account just to follow you Malthus.

One more step towards influencer stardom! 😀

Now I have to think of a new card idea ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 04:25:33 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:23:11 PM
Quote from: HVC on January 11, 2021, 04:12:52 PM
i follow another artist (coworker, so 13% of the people i follow are artists, wooo i'm cultured hah). However, she does stuff on canvas, so different medium and i would imagine different rates and norms.

A couple of years back I asked a young artist to do a canvass for my office.  She was very reluctant.  It would be her first commission (she sold completed small pieces on her website) and first large canvass.  She was also very nervous about asking for an amount of money that would make it worth her time.  What made her most nervous is that she had no idea how long it would take never having done it before.  I set her mind at ease by telling her I wanted to be able to say I was the first person to commission her painting and that she could tell me what a fair price was after she was finished.  To start I gave her 500 to buy her supplies and pay some expenses.  In the end it took several months and the painting was amazing (her interpretation of one of my favourite places - looking across the inlet toward the mountains in Deep Cove). She quoted a price that I thought was too low so I added a little extra.

You are the dream client!

If you ever have a chance, post a photo. That would be awesome.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:50:31 PM
Will do, the next time I get to my office....
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 11, 2021, 05:11:23 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 11, 2021, 04:50:31 PM
Will do, the next time I get to my office....

A sobering thought ... how long that may be.  :(
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 06:41:08 PM
Hey Mal, this music video popped up in my Youtube recommendations today and it really reminded me of your style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WsZ2fUXbZg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WsZ2fUXbZg)

It's an animated short of a girl visiting a vampire lair with some dark cabaret song as leitmotiv (there's a whole series of them continuing the story, if you want to follow it), and checking the animator's channel I saw that she also did some Hazbin fan animations.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 06:53:47 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 06:41:08 PM
Hey Mal, this music video popped up in my Youtube recommendations today and it really reminded me of your style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WsZ2fUXbZg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WsZ2fUXbZg)

It's an animated short of a girl visiting a vampire lair with some dark cabaret song as leitmotiv (there's a whole series of them continuing the story, if you want to follow it), and checking the animator's channel I saw that she also did some Hazbin fan animations.

The Night is another one of my favourites! 😀

What I really love about it is this: this video is actually a young Israeli animation student's school project! She was a fan of the song, wanted to use it for her project, and wrote to the singer for permission - he said yes, then basically forgot about it - she made the animation and it went viral. So much so, that the singer started to get significant publicity because of the animation. He gives an interview in which he described just how odd the whole experience was.

The animator went on to do a bunch of stuff, including working on Hazbin Hotel (another fan-based animation project). She did some of the most intense bits!

Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 06:55:13 PM
Oh wow, so she actually worked in Hazbin Hotel? No wonder I found the style so similar! :lol:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 06:55:13 PM
Oh wow, so she actually worked in Hazbin Hotel? No wonder I found the style so similar! :lol:

She did indeed!

Apparently, fan made animation is a small world ...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 14, 2021, 07:25:16 PM
I can't remember if it came up, but have you given some thought to buying a cintiq?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 07:38:40 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 06:55:13 PM
Oh wow, so she actually worked in Hazbin Hotel? No wonder I found the style so similar! :lol:

She did indeed!

Apparently, fan made animation is a small world ...

Btw, this is the music video that led me to that one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwT3bhRz8M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwT3bhRz8M)

It's a similar cute-dark style, but more Tex Avery-ish. It's actually an official music video for a British electro-swing band.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 08:53:16 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 14, 2021, 07:25:16 PM
I can't remember if it came up, but have you given some thought to buying a cintiq?

I have - seeing everyone else is working with tablets, I kinda feel like that person who insists on writing with a pen when everyone else is using word processors. 😄

One day, I will give it a try.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 08:54:36 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 07:38:40 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 06:55:13 PM
Oh wow, so she actually worked in Hazbin Hotel? No wonder I found the style so similar! :lol:

She did indeed!

Apparently, fan made animation is a small world ...

Btw, this is the music video that led me to that one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwT3bhRz8M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwT3bhRz8M)

It's a similar cute-dark style, but more Tex Avery-ish. It's actually an official music video for a British electro-swing band.

I like it! I've never seen this one.

Reminds me a lot of the old Fliesher Studios animation - the woman is a nod to Betty Boop.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 09:02:15 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 08:54:36 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 07:38:40 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 14, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 14, 2021, 06:55:13 PM
Oh wow, so she actually worked in Hazbin Hotel? No wonder I found the style so similar! :lol:

She did indeed!

Apparently, fan made animation is a small world ...

Btw, this is the music video that led me to that one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwT3bhRz8M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwT3bhRz8M)

It's a similar cute-dark style, but more Tex Avery-ish. It's actually an official music video for a British electro-swing band.

I like it! I've never seen this one.

Reminds me a lot of the old Fliesher Studios animation - the woman is a nod to Betty Boop.

Yeah, it has this 1930s feel, at times it also reminds me of early Disney, don't know if it's the design of the wolf, the animal musicians or what...
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 03, 2021, 02:04:58 PM
New card - a rude demonic gesture for the five of diamonds:

https://i.imgur.com/f4OXJ1W.jpg
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 06, 2021, 07:51:54 PM
For some reason, the latest card is doing well on Instagram - already up to 8K.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 03, 2022, 06:07:48 PM
Woah, neatly a year since an art posting. I kinda fell into an art block for a while - just didn't feel up to drawing.

Had an idea the other day - see if anyone can guess what this is fan art from:

https://i.imgur.com/61MpKYK.jpg

(https://i.imgur.com/61MpKYK.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: mongers on January 03, 2022, 08:27:53 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 03, 2022, 06:07:48 PM
Woah, neatly a year since an art posting. I kinda fell into an art block for a while - just didn't feel up to drawing.

Had an idea the other day - see if anyone can guess what this is fan art from:


:cool:

Very nice.

No idea of the inspiration, other than maybe I've seen it in the national portrait museum?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Valmy on January 03, 2022, 09:22:51 PM
Star vs the forces of evil?
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 03, 2022, 10:02:16 PM
Quote from: mongers on January 03, 2022, 08:27:53 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 03, 2022, 06:07:48 PM
Woah, neatly a year since an art posting. I kinda fell into an art block for a while - just didn't feel up to drawing.

Had an idea the other day - see if anyone can guess what this is fan art from:


:cool:

Very nice.

No idea of the inspiration, other than maybe I've seen it in the national portrait museum?

It's actually a kind of double fan art ... a character in an animated series I watch had a portrait of herself over her bed, as herself as Ophelia. That was as it were fan art for a famous 19th century  portrait of Ophelia:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia_(painting)

The show is Bojack Horseman (and the character's portrayal of herself as Ophelia is pretty hefty foreshadowing of her fate).
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on January 03, 2022, 10:03:28 PM
Quote from: Valmy on January 03, 2022, 09:22:51 PM
Star vs the forces of evil?

Good guess - but it was Bojack Horseman. An animated series for adults I highly recommend.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 20, 2022, 02:00:48 PM
No-one can resist the floof:

https://imgur.com/a/XjKuepx

(https://imgur.com/a/XjKuepx)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on February 20, 2022, 02:03:42 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 03, 2022, 06:07:48 PM
Woah, neatly a year since an art posting. I kinda fell into an art block for a while - just didn't feel up to drawing.

Had an idea the other day - see if anyone can guess what this is fan art from:

https://i.imgur.com/61MpKYK.jpg

(https://i.imgur.com/61MpKYK.jpg)

I saw the image when you posted it, and I recognized the homage to the famous Ophelia painting by Millais. Having now watched BoJack Horseman, I fully get it. :cry:
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on February 20, 2022, 02:04:42 PM
Also, there's a Vampirella comic Humble Bundle, and this cover reminded me of your art. :)

(https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529613017l/40605489._SY475_.jpg)
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Malthus on February 20, 2022, 02:09:29 PM
Neat! Card art is always something I look forward to seeing.

I realize now I missed an opportunity with the Sarah Lynn drawing - I should have drawn stars in the reflected in the water. Darkness with stars in water was a motif in the show - brings in the planetarium aspect.
Title: Re: Malthus Cartoon Art Thread
Post by: Syt on February 21, 2022, 02:05:57 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 20, 2022, 02:09:29 PM
I realize now I missed an opportunity with the Sarah Lynn drawing - I should have drawn stars in the reflected in the water. Darkness with stars in water was a motif in the show - brings in the planetarium aspect.

Well, clearly it's ruined and you should start over. :P ;)