There's nothing but blue skies..

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 1:22 pm

Eww, that blue sky on the 3/16 piece looks horrid on my work computer. Incidentally, how do the colors on KnT look to everyone? too dark, too light, more nudity, etc?

Allan_ecker · Post by **Allan_ecker** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:14 pm

It's about the right intensity level, though I'd ask for a little less bright color, and I can't think of anywhere where more nudity would be appropriate or make sense.

However, more bad oneliners from Tina's boyfriend would be deeply appreciated, especially if he ends up using them for the express purpose of perturbing Killroy, who will eventually realize that he is on equal footing with Tina, who might not look like a warrior, but who I suspect could ultimately kick his metal-plated rear end six ways south of saturday in a fair fight, which the Fulcrum has deemed it always will be.
Plus, they seem to have that whole Corsican Brothers thing going on.

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:31 pm

I remember when they adapted the Corsican Brothers into a Cheech and Chong film. You know a film's probably not going to be cinematic dazzler when a shot of airbrushed cleavage gets more real estate on the video cover than the film's stars do.

At any rate, I'm currently in the process of toning down my colors, starting with darker base colors and lighlighting from there, rather than starting with light colors and adding shadows. Hopefully good things will come of that.
It's kind of finding a happy medium, since when I started the comic, the colors were too toned down way too much. Then again, the backgrounds were all black, which is about as toned-down as you can get.

Psiogen · Post by **Psiogen** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 9:51 pm

Aw, I like super-intense colors! It's a super-hero comic! Terrifyingly saturated primary colors are a tradition!

Allan_ecker · Post by **Allan_ecker** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 10:35 pm

Good Point!

I hadn't thought of that, really. It IS a tradition. Have to let that one go.

But I definitely do want to see more personal interactions with Tina's boyfriend, and more of that wonderful "The one who calls himself 'Starbuck' will pay dearly indeed" stuff.

Corsican brothers as a Cheech and Chong movie?

I have this very vague memory of that, accompanied by only one line of dialog:

"I heard he's trisexual"
"TRIsexual?"
"He'll try anything, rabbits, goats, chicken..."

Did that really happen, or is it all the product of my diseased brain?

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 5:59 am

Heehee. You'll see more of both, Allan. In about a month or so, Killroy and Brandon will team up for a little bit. I don't want to give too much away, but I'm really looking forward to doing those.

[edit] oh yeah, and re: colors, it was more related to shading. I'm not giving Killroy a grey vest or anything, but a brilliant red compresses really ugly if you don't add some shading to it.

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Psiogen · Post by **Psiogen** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 10:28 pm

Yeah, i've never quite understood why bright reds look so bad in JPGs... damn ass-sucking compression algorithms...

Allan_ecker · Post by **Allan_ecker** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 11:13 pm

Hey! Have you seen their implementation of Huffman coding? It's pure genius! And fourier-domain regression? Absoloute gold!

sorry. nerd-mode cancel. finals week. you understand. I.. i.. sorry.

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 9:45 am

Who are "they"? And when are they going to fix my reds?

Incidentally, anybody know of a good JPG compression tool for free? Corel Paint works allright (Better than Potatoshop or PSP) but it takes like three years to load.

Komodo · Post by **Komodo** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 12:46 pm

On 2002-03-19 05:59, justinpie wrote:
Heehee. You'll see more of both, Allan. In about a month or so, Killroy and Brandon will team up for a little bit. I don't want to give too much away, but I'm really looking forward to doing those.

I was having visions of Killroy being forced to disguise himself as a human and finding a job. Perhaps even with Starbuck?
And the way poor Kilroy's luck has been going, Tina's mom probably owns that particular franchise. (As a plot device, natch)

Killroy's first day:
Customer: I'd like a double-shot espresso latte with non-fat milk, whipped cream and choclate sprinkles. I'm on a diet." *Grin*

::Much Violence::

Starbuck: What was that for?!

Killroy: No one calls me an Espresso Latte and lives.

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 8:04 pm

Crap! Now I have to find a new idea!
(heheh did you guys see KingofSnake's Starbucks Redux?)
-Justin
P.S. - why is the smallest size "tall"?

KingofSnake · Post by **KingofSnake** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 8:29 pm

Theres a coffee shop here and they have small, large, and extra large. Are they really fooling anyone? I go in and ask for a medium and they're all like "do you mean large?" and I'm like "CRACK" because I just hit them with a bat. Stupid coffee shop.

Komodo · Post by **Komodo** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 10:27 pm

On 2002-03-20 20:04, justinpie wrote:
Crap! Now I have to find a new idea!
(heheh did you guys see KingofSnake's Starbucks Redux?)
-Justin
P.S. - why is the smallest size "tall"?

Dude! You mean I guessed something? All right! ::Head bangs Wayne's World's Style::

Psiogen · Post by **Psiogen** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:30 am

There are literally 5 Starbucks franchises within sight of our school, including one that's actually built into the engineering building... (oh, and there's a sixth coffee shop that merely has a "we proudly serve Starbucks coffee" sign)
How is this even possible??

Komodo · Post by **Komodo** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:54 am

On 2002-03-21 00:30, Psiogen wrote:
There are literally 5 Starbucks franchises within sight of our school, including one that's actually built into the engineering building... (oh, and there's a sixth coffee shop that merely has a "we proudly serve Starbucks coffee" sign)
How is this even possible??

As I have often said; "The first people on Mars will, not, as many people envision, a international team of our race's best and brightest astronauts and scientists, but instead, will be Starbuck's Employees."

This is, of course, assuming Starbucks is not some sort of subtle Extraterrestial Invasion Plot.

Quick! Get the special glasses! (weenie points to the ones who get this reference.)

At my school, there are two coffee bars on campus and a Starbucks clone across the street. But no green and white sign to be found at any of 'em.

Curiously, there are no less then two Starbucks within walking distance of my place, a third one inside the local Barnes and Noble, (also within walking distance) which serves coffee and is staffed by B&N employees. The Hot Chocolate (my coffee house drink of choice) there is awful. Yet, oddly enough, the one inside the B&N where I change buses going to and from school serves great H.C. Wether or not B&N staffs that one as well, I can't say.

Allan_ecker · Post by **Allan_ecker** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 8:27 am

Ah! A fellow hot chocolate drinker!

Me: I'd like a hot chocolate and a blueberry muffin.
Killroy: Surely, you jest.
Me: No, that's my order.
Killroy: Whelp, I have learned but a few things about this foul Earth during my time upon it's plant-encrusted surface, but I have learned the purpose of this establishment.
Me: And that would be?
Killroy: Caffine. This is not some beverage establishment built for refreshment. It is a den of addicts, not unlike the Fleem dens of Protoss Seven, or your own Earth "Video Arcades".
Me: Can I request a different barrista?
Killroy: I don't know. Do they have caffinie in them?
Me: Usually.

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 10:20 am

Quick! Get the special glasses! (weenie points to the ones who get this reference.)

I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And I'm all out of bubblegum.

-Justin
P.S. - isn't the term "chewing gum" redundant?

P.P.S. - hehehehehe "fleem"

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Komodo · Post by **Komodo** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 1:26 pm

On 2002-03-21 10:20, justinpie wrote:
I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And I'm all out of bubblegum.
-Justin
P.S. - isn't the term "chewing gum" redundant?
P.P.S. - hehehehehe "fleem"

And if you can't get Roddy Piper, there's always this guy.

'I have come to chew bubblegum
and kick butt... and I'm all out of butt.'
-Don Microwavem, Duke's wimpy cousin

Justinpie · Post by **Justinpie** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 9:40 am

Remember the old OLD Duke Nukem from like Epic Megagames or something? Back when the Internet was young, and computer games were in the kinder, gentler "shareware" phase?

I still play Jazz Jackrabbit, sometimes, you know.

-Justin

KathleenJ · Post by **KathleenJ** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 11:23 pm

Jazz Jackrabbit made me motion sick as a kid and I almost threw up!
Good old Commander Keen for me.