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Last post by Transmute Jun 29 Apr 2011 07:01
Springie
Her Royal Fluffiness...Swan of Swans...
posted 11 Apr 2011 18:25
(edited 11 Apr 2011 18:26)
Just found this through Deviant Art...cute...but a little pricey for a tee shirt...the design is from a guy named Jerryma on Deviant Art...
Gatch T
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 11 Apr 2011 18:53
Nice find Springie. I like the idea of the shirt but find the line drawings too hard on the eyes, my vision becomes blurry. I would much prefer the images to be coloured in rather than just lines.
I agree CD. Although even colors it may not stand up well as a shirt. It looks neat flat, but how will it look on someone? It might work great if they got rid of the goons. Katse would look neat on his own, color or lines.
Is very cute design - soft of semi-chibi!
I'd love to see it coloured as a poster - though not sure how it would work as a t-shirt (on the back of the shirt perhaps?)
I agree with Amethyst - it would work better with Katse by himself launching at the team.
And I adore how the Swan is obviously giving Nambu a piece of her mind!
Hee, it is cute!
Took a stab at colouring some of it...
Oooo...I love it with the color added! I agree...it doesn't show up very well on the Tee shirt...they should've colored it and then put it onto the tee...
I dunno...I think the mini goons are pretty cute...
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 12 Apr 2011 05:37
Oooo, that is great LB. Now that I would enjoy. Although I would insist that the other two team members are coloured as well (at least Ryu but I will say Keyop as well for Garnet's sake.)
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 12 Apr 2011 06:17
I agree, it looks much better colored! There is too much going on for a simple line-drawing.
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 12 Apr 2011 09:00
I have to agree with what all of you are saying ... the colouring definitely makes it look much better ... great work, LB! I also agree with you, Springie ... the goons do look cute, but I also think they're adding to the much going on for a t-shirt!
I think the goons are rather cute too!
Okay, colour for everyone now...
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 12 Apr 2011 11:41
Great work LB. You have really mastered Photoshop.
LB - that would look freaking awesome on a T-shirt!
So........ when are you going into business selling them? Coz I would put in an order right now!
Um, Jerryma would probably sue me for stealing his design... 
That looks AWESOME colored! Thanks for taking the time to color it, LB! 
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 12 Apr 2011 16:32
Maybe wallpaper instead?
Thanks for coloring the whole thing LB. It's a really cute picture, but I missed so much of the detail until the color was added.
Cloud, thanks for looking out for my interests. You know that, no matter what anyone else thinks, I'd love to the swallow in living color, even if he's out cold in that picture.
I'm rather impressed at the esprit de corps that Katse's showing here, charging into the fray with his goons. This is usually the part where he's heading for his escape rocket!
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 12 Apr 2011 17:24
Originally posted by lborgia88 I'm rather impressed at the esprit de corps that Katse's showing here, charging into the fray with his goons. This is usually the part where he's heading for his escape rocket!Maybe his escape pod is behind the team which is why he is running towards them.
Originally posted by Garnet Cloud, thanks for looking out for my interests.You are welcome.
Us, lesser characters need to stick together it we want to stand up against the abundance of the Major characters.
Originally posted by Madilaynthough not sure how it would work as a t-shirt (on the back of the shirt perhaps?Maddy, I think you're right there. I don't think it would work on the front, but you have a definite point about the back. It could work well there, colored or not. LB, great job of coloring! It does look much better!
Originally posted by lborgia88 I'm rather impressed at the esprit de corps that Katse's showing here, charging into the fray with his goons. This is usually the part where he's heading for his escape rocket!Except... Jinpei appears to be out, and Ryu isn't happy. Jun appears confused? Maybe he thinks the odds are in his favor? Regardless, he's in the back...
Good point - he could be he's thinking "This is my chance, at last!"
Or, as CD suggests, the Ninjas are in between him and some thing or place he very much wants to reach.
I can't think of too many occasions when Katse has directly come to blows with any of them, but it does happen... There's ep 19 when he stabs Joe in the arm with a scalpel, and when Ken fights with him over that Mechanika cassette in ep 16, Katse scores some hits. There's got to be other cases of Katse punching or kicking them that I can't recall right now...
ETA: Just remembered, female Katse whacks Ken over the head with a gun in ep.31, but that's not quite a "fair fight" as Ken's caught by surprise.
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 13 Apr 2011 07:57
Also, Katse doesn't fight the Team unless he has to. Those instances you mention are where he was cornered, or being physically attacked himself.
Great colouring job, LB! It looks absolutely gorgeous in colour!
I guess, in a sense, there can't feasibly be too many actual fights between Katse and the Ninjas, because he's the main villain and has to survive to be in the next episode, and continuing to try to come up with ways for him to get into direct, physical fights with the Ninjas but always survive and escape would start to get tiresome and unbelievable.
So, I guess we can more or less conclude that Katse only chooses to fight of his own accord when the odds are heavily in his favor -ie. (s)he's hitting an unsuspecting Ken over the head from behind, or beating up an already sick-and-ailing Joe.
Not exactly the stuff of admirable courage, but really, very sensible of him/her! 
hey guys, jerry here. just wanted to comment on the colors done on the piece i drew.
the colors look good. i would just make one recommendation though. in photoshop, copy the layer with the line art, and then multiply that layer. so you can go over the black line without effecting it. this way you won't get that light white line between the colors and the lineart.
also, i like to do a 1 pixel gausian blur on the multiplied layer. it softens up the art and makes it look a little more organic to me.
but nice job of coloring it man.
-jerry
www.epicprops.com
Nice to meet you, jerryma! Glad you don't mind me taking a stab at colouring your art -such a cool image, though, I couldn't resist when I saw it here...
I did copy the layer with the line art and multiply it. I'm thinking the white lines (especially apparent on Joe's helmet) are because I used "paint bucket" to apply most of the colours, it being quicker than using a brush. I've noticed that that method, although quicker, doesn't always carry the colour completely to the lines, whereas using a brush will.
Thanks for the tip on "1 pixel gausian blur" -I'll have to try that one.
Wecome to gatchamania!
Ooooh, we have the artist himself in our midst? That's freaking awesome!!!
Welcome, Jerry!!
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 23 Apr 2011 00:18
Welcome Jerry, and my compliments for your wonderful art!
littlewolf
Forum God
posted 23 Apr 2011 04:25
What is the legality of doing Gatchaman / BOPT related T-shirts or products?
Do we need to put a disclaimer on them?
How do you find out about copy right laws etc?
Do you need writen permission to be able to sell Gatch / BOTP related products (like T-shirts)?
How does this work?
littlewolf
Forum God
posted 23 Apr 2011 04:28
ps jerryma love your work
pps also love coloured version,
I thought Jun looks like she is shrugging , like "whatever, let the boys have their fun" and Nambu is about to pull his hair out "this is not the order I gave them"
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 23 Apr 2011 09:22
Great to see you here, Jerry! And we would love to see more of your Gatch art!
LW, if you want a Gatch t-shirt, you can get them from Cafepress.
http://shop.cafepress.com/gatchaman
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 23 Apr 2011 11:56
Welcome Jerry. Nice to have another artist in our group. I would love to see more of your Gatch work if you have some.
hey guys!
wow, thanks for the warm welcome.
as for that white line near the line art. yeah, i don't like using the paint bucket to "fill" in the areas. i get to anal about it and end up using the lasso tool to cut out paths to fill. then i generally like to add a bunch of textures to the colored areas to try and make it more organic looking.
not necessarily the best way of course, but just how i do things.
i've done a bunch of gatchaman drawings for charity. i'll have to dig them up. if i can find them, i'll post them up in here.
you guys have to check out http://www.cliffchiang.com!
thats my friend. he's been doing a bunch of gatchaman drawings. i believe if you dig deep enough on his site, you'll be able to find some.
i really like those cafepress mugs of gatchaman. i may have to order one of those real soon.
as for jun shrugging her shoulders. i was going for more of a "boys will be boys" attitude for her in that one. maybe i didn't convey it very well though.
anyway, thanks again for the warm welcome guys. i really mean it.
i'll try to get some more gatchaman sketches for you guys to look at.
Originally posted by jerryma as for that white line near the line art. yeah, i don't like using the paint bucket to "fill" in the areas. i get to anal about it and end up using the lasso tool to cut out paths to fill. then i generally like to add a bunch of textures to the colored areas to try and make it more organic looking.I usually go around the edges with a brush, after I've used paint bucket, which can be be time-consuming, though I've found that spending time, before any colour-application, just getting my lines as clean as possible, with no fuzzy edges, helps the colour go on better too (though it's also time consuming...) It's not easy being "anal"!
Originally posted by jerryma you guys have to check out http://www.cliffchiang.com! thats my friend. he's been doing a bunch of gatchaman drawings. i believe if you dig deep enough on his site, you'll be able to find some.I've figured why "Cliff Chiang" sounds so familiar! Awhile back, we had a thread here with a link to an article about some Gatch art by Cliff Chiang that was being auctioned for charity on ebay. I bid on his "Ken" picture, but I didn't win it... I'll definitely check out his site!
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 23 Apr 2011 21:42
I might be mistaken, but was Cliff Chiang at Comic Con last year? Is he the artists who drew the bombshell Jun? I remember meeting him, and he was very gracious and glad to see some Gatchaman fans around.
Is this the image? It's on his site.
I don't remember meeting him -I guess I missed out!
littlewolf
Forum God
posted 24 Apr 2011 06:26
love cafepress,
looks like I'm saving up to do some shopping
pity not enough G2 / G5 stuff
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 24 Apr 2011 08:10
Yes, that's the Bombshell Jun, LB!
Cliff had some awesome G2 business cards. Let me see if I can find the one he gave me...
Damn, I really did miss out!
Sigh, that's what I get for spending so much time in the anime theaters down at the Marriott...
Looks like things were hoppin' around here while I've been gone! (I went to Memphis for a week for Spring Break- I am SOOOO happy to be back!)
First, Jerryma...welcome and we are so glad to see your great Gatchaman art! Those little chibis are adorable! I hope to see more Gatchaman stuff from you soon!
And TJ...I remember getting one of those cards, too...they are awesome! Why didn't I remember that they were by Cliff Chiang? Love his work- and the bombshell Jun is really cute! I've been wanting to try to draw a "nosecone art" style Jun...just haven't had the time. I'll get to it soon.
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 24 Apr 2011 10:03
Originally posted by lborgia88 Damn, I really did miss out! Sigh, that's what I get for spending so much in the anime theaters down at the Marriott...
I might have an extra one somewhere....
FWIW, IIRC, we got these on Sunday, after you had gone.
Originally posted by Springie Looks like things were hoppin' around here while I've been gone! (I went to Memphis for a week for Spring Break- I am SOOOO happy to be back!)Glad you survived, and glad you're back too!
Originally posted by Transmute JunAww, you're too nice! Janet Waldo, Cliff Chiang... I wonder who I'm going to miss this year by leaving on Sunday?Originally posted by lborgia88 Damn, I really did miss out! Sigh, that's what I get for spending so much time in the anime theaters down at the Marriott...
Originally posted by lborgia88Well, I was there on Sunday, but some how I missed out on Cliff Chiang as well. I suspect TJ and Springie discovered him in the booths after the Janet Waldo panel and while we had all split up for the morning. I am hoping he will be around this year so I can get a card or something from him.Originally posted by Transmute JunAww, you're too nice! Janet Waldo, Cliff Chiang... I wonder who I'm going to miss this year by leaving on Sunday?Originally posted by lborgia88 Damn, I really did miss out! Sigh, that's what I get for spending so much time in the anime theaters down at the Marriott...
Yes, you're right, CD. IIRC, we ran into Jason, and he had one of Cliff's cards, and he told us where to find Cliff on the floor.
FWIW, LB, normally nothing much goes on Sundays at Comic Con... last year the panel with Janet Waldo was a fluke. And I gather Cliff Chiang had been there before that and we just hadn't run into him.
Springie, I'm glad to see you made it back here in one piece!
hey guys, yeah. thats the cliff chiang i was talking about.
he's got a bunch more gatchaman art if you dig deep enough on his site. obviously, we're both die hard gatchaman fans. whenever i go to tokyo i do a mad search for anything cool. i have some really cool usb stuff. i'll try an take some pics to post for you guys here.
but cliff is a good friend of mine. he's a great guy.
we're actually splitting booth space at sandiego this year, along with bernard chang. bernard is the artist of wonderwoman and supergirl.
unfortunately for you guys, i only do work on the book secret identities. and i self publish my own book.
ha
but i'll try to get cliff in here and post some of his stuff up.
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 25 Apr 2011 06:55
Originally posted by jerryma but i'll try to get cliff in here and post some of his stuff up.Oh, yes! Please do!!
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 25 Apr 2011 07:35
Jerry, that's great that you and Cliff will be at San Diego this year! Let us know which booth and we will stop by! You will know us, because we'll be the people in Birdstyle. (And yeah, I'm being serious... )
)
Originally posted by jerryma we're actually splitting booth space at sandiego this year, along with bernard chang. bernard is the artist of wonderwoman and supergirl.I will be sure to look for your booth when I am at the Con then. Let us know which booth so I know where to look. And I am just thinking ... you should probably know about our lunch time get togethers under the sails. Look for the Gatch flag. Or the group of people in Gatch costumes and T-Shirts. Please join us if you can free up time. And please do what you can do to get Cliff here and posting his work. I would love to see more of it.
hey guys, i'm pretty sure we're at booth numbers 1223 and 1221.
which will be directly under the 1200 flag hanging from the roof.
definitely swing by if you can. it'd be great to see any gatchaman type of costumes!
did any of you catch all those little kids dressed up as gatchaman last year? they were sooooo cute.
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 25 Apr 2011 14:08
Originally posted by jerryma did any of you catch all those little kids dressed up as gatchaman last year? they were sooooo cute.Hmmm, I don't recall seeing them. What day were they there? I was not around long on Sunday, which I believe is "family day."
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 25 Apr 2011 14:41
We'll definitely see you there, Jerry!
I didn't see any little kids last year, but then we left about 1 pm or so on Sunday...
Having you and Cliff around here sharing art would be fabulous! And we'll definitely look for you at Comic con!
how do i add an attachment to a reply in here?
i have a pic of those little kids in the gatchaman costumes...
they're so damn cute.
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 26 Apr 2011 09:12
Jerryma, I don't think attachments works at the moment.
What you can do though is link to another website, like Photobucket. That is what a lot of people do.
ahhh...ok.
well, if you guys scroll down this link to my blog. near the bottom of it is a pic i took of these kids.
you have no idea how cute they were.
when i asked their parents if i could take a pic of them, they literally took about 7 steps backwards so that i could take a pic of them running towards me.
http://epicprops.com/blog/?p=1437
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 26 Apr 2011 13:00
Wow! No, I never saw those kids! But I can see why you were excited! That's a great picture, and I can tell it was an action shot!
Thanks for sharing that with us, Jerry. 
found this online today.
thought you guys might like it.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/70777704/battle-of-the-planets-art-print
Aww, those kids are cute! So is "Wonder Girl" -maybe she was standing in for Jun the Swan that day?
Whoever those kids' parents are, they're raising them well.
Thanks for the link, Jerry!
Originally posted by jerryma found this online today. thought you guys might like it. http://www.etsy.com/listing/70777704/battle-of-the-planets-art-printCool image. He's made some changes to her birdstyle, but she looks good. I see he's got another pic for sale too. I don't know much about "Betty Draper" (don't watch the show) but my first thought, seeing this, was "a girlfriend for Joe the Condor."
Springie
Her Royal Fluffiness...Swan of Swans...
posted 26 Apr 2011 13:47
(edited 26 Apr 2011 13:48)
Jerry, you're right! Those kids were too cute!
I had to giggle about the picture where you were eating the Italian food...it reminded me of the show "Man vs. Food"! 
The Princess print (from your link) was really nice! I also liked the little Gatch buttons someone made 
And yes LB...that picture you posted is the perfect girl for Joe! Let's hope she doesn't die after dating him, though! LOL
The Princess print (from your link) was really nice! I also liked the little Gatch buttons someone made
And yes LB...that picture you posted is the perfect girl for Joe! Let's hope she doesn't die after dating him, though! LOL
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 26 Apr 2011 14:41
I will agree with everyone else those kids were cute.
The Princess print is neat and it looks like her uniform has been updated or modified a little. Goes back to look again, I know!! Are her wings not meant to be pink or red inside?
UnpublishedWriter
Gatchamaniac
posted 26 Apr 2011 14:55
I'll have to look again, but I believe G3 has red lining her wings.
Just looked. She does have red-lined wings.
The artist also made her cape a lot longer, like the guys' capes, but I think it looks good that way, albeit less "canon."
Her gloves are also shorter, like the guys' gloves.
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 26 Apr 2011 16:39
Good eye LB, I had not noticed the gloves but I had spotted that the cape was longer.
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 27 Apr 2011 00:51
Jerry ... I have to echo the others' exclamations that those kids cannot be cuter! Thanks sooo much for sharing those pics with us!
Jerryma - Sorry to be behind in welcoming you to this wonderful site. It's a great place to hang out.
Wonderful drawings by your friend and great pics of the little ones. They are so adorable. Looks like you have a lot of fun at the comic conventions. Would love to go some day but will probably have to wait till the kiddo's are grown.
My girls are the artists in this family. My 10 yr old drew my icon of Nambu just from watching the videos with me.
Looking forward to more of you wonderful artwork.
Again Welcome! 
Wonderful drawings by your friend and great pics of the little ones. They are so adorable. Looks like you have a lot of fun at the comic conventions. Would love to go some day but will probably have to wait till the kiddo's are grown.
My girls are the artists in this family. My 10 yr old drew my icon of Nambu just from watching the videos with me.
Looking forward to more of you wonderful artwork.
Again Welcome!
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 28 Apr 2011 06:23
Puffles, kids are generally free to attend these Cons (or half price if they're 12-17) and there's definitely a lot for them to see. The bigger the Con, the more likely they'll be entertained. You really shouldn't let the kids stop you from going!
I could probably get by with taking my eldest I know she'd have a ball. Unfortunately I'd never get to enjoy anything if my son came along. His Asperger's and ADHD make it hard for him to sit still or be quiet long enough to look. I'd be chasing him everywhere and end up interfering with other people's fun. 
Maybe when he gets older he'll grow out of that phase. I do have hope others with older kids say it does get better.
Besides the biggest factor right now is money. If I end up retiring I'll have to save every penny until I can hook up with a good job. I'll find out in June what's going to happen.
Maybe when he gets older he'll grow out of that phase. I do have hope others with older kids say it does get better.
Besides the biggest factor right now is money. If I end up retiring I'll have to save every penny until I can hook up with a good job. I'll find out in June what's going to happen.
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 29 Apr 2011 07:01
Puffles! I hope everything works out for you.
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