Steelblood

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Steelblood

Postby inkhana » Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:34 pm

*deep breath*

All right; this isn't easy for me...but I'm finished with my manga site (I think...:stressed: ) and I've put up the first chapter for viewing. At this point, I'm not too sure how much constructive criticism I want...LOL ^^ Although I will ask to you to bear in mind that these pages were my first; the newer pencils are much better...^^ And these are just a hair cluttered. The newer pages are much better about that...heh, like I said, this is my first real manga and I didn't have loads of reference material like I do now...;)

One more thing. I didn't get my commission section done (thus the dead link), so if anyone wants one, please PM me.

http://www.krazyboodle.com/ink/

Uh...did I mention that showing people my stuff makes me nervous, even after prayer?


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Postby Saint » Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:45 pm

Wonderful. :P
A new favorite to add to my list. Visually it rivals any other online manga I have seen. Its great. :) Ready for more.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:49 pm

Yay Ink! Your manga is good. People will like it! And if they don't...well...then they just don't know what's good ;]
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Postby Saint » Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:17 pm

So what are your plans for the manga Ink??? Once it is established are you gonna make merchandise? (and can your host handle a lot of traffic? ;) )
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Postby shooraijin » Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:18 pm

The style is excellent.
Anxiously awaiting chapter two. :)
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Postby inkhana » Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:04 pm

[quote="Saint"]So what are your plans for the manga Ink??? Once it is established are you gonna make merchandise? (and can your host handle a lot of traffic? ]
LOL! Yes, my host is ready and waiting for the traffic...;) :P I don't plan to sell the manga or anything; I want everyone to be able to read this one in particular for free. (Though I may sell other manga series on down the line) Merchandise!...hmm...LOL That would be cool...I haven't given it much thought. I guess it's whatever you guys want...^^

BTW, if everyone likes the way this one runs, there are plans for a sequel...:P I just haven't decided what all happens yet.

Thanks for the comments, guys! ;) They really mean a lot to me. (read: inspires me to write sequels...;))


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People who write below their abilities in order to crank out tons of books and make a buck. Especially Christian authors who do that. Outsiders judge us for it, and make fun of us for it, and it makes Jesus look bad. We of all artists on earth should be the most concerned with doing our best possible work at all times. We of all people should write with all our hearts, as if writing for the Lord and not for men.
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Postby Technomancer » Wed Aug 20, 2003 4:31 am

Quite good. I'll certainly read more as it becomes available. :thumb:
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Postby TheMelodyMaker » Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:22 am

Looks great! ^_^

Maybe, if you want to sell other manga that you do sometime down the road, you should look into getting it published in Anime Angels' Mangazine. Just a suggestion. ^_^
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Postby Aibou » Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:51 am

Cool, I like it a lot so far..!
But did you know that "Rivalen" is a Dutch word for "rivals"? :P
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Postby inkhana » Wed Aug 20, 2003 11:11 am

Aibou wrote:Cool, I like it a lot so far..!
But did you know that "Rivalen" is a Dutch word for "rivals"? :P


[color=darkgreen]Kinda halfway appropriate, isn't it? ]


BOOSTER: Hey, No.1! Where's my cake?!
SNIFIT 1: Booster, Sir! There's a 70% chance the object you're standing on is a cake.
BOOSTER: What? THIS thing's a cake?

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- Frank Capra

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People who write below their abilities in order to crank out tons of books and make a buck. Especially Christian authors who do that. Outsiders judge us for it, and make fun of us for it, and it makes Jesus look bad. We of all artists on earth should be the most concerned with doing our best possible work at all times. We of all people should write with all our hearts, as if writing for the Lord and not for men.
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Postby Shinja » Wed Aug 20, 2003 1:04 pm

cool, cant wiat till the next chapter comes out :dance: :dance:
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Postby Gypsy » Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:03 pm

I loved the art, the story, and the fact that you left us all hanging. ... no, wait ...
Seriously, hours upon hours of work obviously went into the manga and the web design. Steelblood is definitely a visual example for the word "quality." And she made it nice and fast for ever slow internet connections! I hope you get the fanbase you deserve, and through that God is going to get the glory! Awesome job, Ink!
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Postby MasterDias » Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:35 pm

I liked it as well. I especially liked the art style and website design.
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Postby *Hope* » Thu Aug 21, 2003 9:26 am

That was really awesome! You definitely have talent! I cant wait to read more!
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Postby Rashiir » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:19 am

I haven't finished it yet, but it's awesome so far!
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Postby Spiritsword » Thu Aug 21, 2003 3:47 pm

Wonderful as always, ink! :jump: I like some of your page layouts, and the way you used different coloration in different panels. Plus your art, as always, is fantastic. I will continue reading Steelblood!

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Postby Ashley » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:25 pm

IRIEL WILL RULE YOU ALL!

Ok, sorry...I had to do a shameless plug for myself (ask Ink later). I just now had time to sit and read...man am I glad I did. Good stuff, mon Inky, good stuff. :thumb: Oh, this is a retarded question, but do you want me to delete the ftp place I had for you on my server now?
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Postby inkhana » Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:49 pm

Yeah, you can clear up that space if you want to. I just really needed to have instant access to the files, and there was no point in pestering you all the time when I had perfectly good webspace (and brains enough to know how much bandwidth I had per month...*rolls eyes at herself*).

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BOOSTER: What? THIS thing's a cake?

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(in response to an interview question "Do you have a pet peeve having to do with this biz?")
People who write below their abilities in order to crank out tons of books and make a buck. Especially Christian authors who do that. Outsiders judge us for it, and make fun of us for it, and it makes Jesus look bad. We of all artists on earth should be the most concerned with doing our best possible work at all times. We of all people should write with all our hearts, as if writing for the Lord and not for men.
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Postby Benu » Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:58 pm

Man Ink! Your manga is great! Soon with the help of God! I'll get my manga out. Because my drawing skills are really Bad! :(
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Postby inkhana » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:17 pm

Aw, I'm sure it's not that bad, Benu. It's the fact that you're trying that's most important.

Hey, does anybody want to do some link exchanges to help me get the word out about my site?


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People who write below their abilities in order to crank out tons of books and make a buck. Especially Christian authors who do that. Outsiders judge us for it, and make fun of us for it, and it makes Jesus look bad. We of all artists on earth should be the most concerned with doing our best possible work at all times. We of all people should write with all our hearts, as if writing for the Lord and not for men.
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Postby shooraijin » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:30 pm

If you've got a small button-type icon, sure, I'll swap links.
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Postby inkhana » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:50 pm

There are several different types of linkie things here:

http://www.krazyboodle.com/ink/linktome.html (I took it out of the frame, LOL)

Anybody who sees this and wants to link to me, just let me know here, or in a pm, or however's convenient for you, so I know what URL to put on my page. ;)

Oh, and if anyone wants to use my sig banner, that's ok too. Just any ol graphic I have lying around is fine...;) Or you could even make your own, doesn't make that much difference to me...:)


BOOSTER: Hey, No.1! Where's my cake?!
SNIFIT 1: Booster, Sir! There's a 70% chance the object you're standing on is a cake.
BOOSTER: What? THIS thing's a cake?

You have the power to say anything you want, so why not say something positive?
- Frank Capra

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People who write below their abilities in order to crank out tons of books and make a buck. Especially Christian authors who do that. Outsiders judge us for it, and make fun of us for it, and it makes Jesus look bad. We of all artists on earth should be the most concerned with doing our best possible work at all times. We of all people should write with all our hearts, as if writing for the Lord and not for men.
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Postby Ashley » Fri Aug 22, 2003 5:33 am

How about you all dl that wonderful walking Iriel sprite and use IT as a link! Mwahaha....
The funny thing is, I'm cast as this character, and I'm not even sure I'm pronouncing my name correctly....ugh,then again, let's not even mention the Reh-va-lyn vs. Rye-va-lyn.....*groans*
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Postby shooraijin » Fri Aug 22, 2003 7:06 am

Okay, linked (look at the URL below).
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Postby inkhana » Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:30 am

Sweet! Thanks! I'm heading out in about an hour, so I'll take care of all links when I get back.

And best to my knowledge, the proper pronunciation is Ry-va-lin. :P And Iriel is like Ariel with an I. Hope that clears things up!


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SNIFIT 1: Booster, Sir! There's a 70% chance the object you're standing on is a cake.
BOOSTER: What? THIS thing's a cake?

You have the power to say anything you want, so why not say something positive?
- Frank Capra

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People who write below their abilities in order to crank out tons of books and make a buck. Especially Christian authors who do that. Outsiders judge us for it, and make fun of us for it, and it makes Jesus look bad. We of all artists on earth should be the most concerned with doing our best possible work at all times. We of all people should write with all our hearts, as if writing for the Lord and not for men.
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Postby Mithrandir » Fri Aug 22, 2003 10:11 am

WOW!

I can't think of anything else to say. I'm at a loss for words. (And THAT's saying something!)
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Postby firestorm » Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:54 am

as always inky, good job. looking forward to more. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Postby Ashley » Fri Aug 22, 2003 10:52 pm

nota bena:
if you were wondering why I'm used so often in connexion with Iriel, it's because I was cast as her in the radio production. Inkhana is the voice of Kyla, hence her avatar. And Rose is the voice of Sydonia....I don't know what ever happend to this project, but I DO know I spent a good 4-5 hours saying lines that all had a mispronounced name *groan*
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Postby shooraijin » Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:32 am

The *radio* production?? Broadcast (or intended to be broadcast) where?
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Postby majanthehun » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:15 pm

i read what you have up there, and i was impressed, ink!!
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