Syk3

Heh, she just looks so innocent and sleepy. ^_^ Anyway, Lain is indeed an anime character who incidentaly looks similar to your drawing, but with much shorter hair. So basically, take your character, give her a haircut, and put her in Bear pajamas (with the hood and everything), and you got yourself Lain from Serial Experiments Lain!

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by VegetasGirl420 [/i] [B]i wasnt aiming too much for the dbz look, its my drawing style, every artist has their own. [/B][/QUOTE] I see, I was just noting from the fact that you said in the beginning that this was a new character that you would like to have seen added to DBZ. In that case, I had the impression you were going for a style that was similar to Dragonball Z.

[color=teal]*Posts deleted and edited to prevent spam[/color] I thought the same thing as Neph; is she naked? I suppose that she isn't, but that is quite a lot of fan service. Just keep in mind that there are younger members on the boards as well. ;) As for the pic itself, it's good. I don't know if it really goes along with the Dragonball look, but it's good nonetheless. Just to let you know, I think that this thread should just be about rating your drawing(s), rather than having other people post theirs. I don't think there are enough members who have drawn their own characters, and those who did could just make a new thread for it. My rating: [b]7/10[/b]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Matt [/i] [B][color=red][b]It IS a science fiction movie ya know. I don't really care if they look real or not, it's just a movie, and it looks kick *** anyway.[/b][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Yes, but for the look that they're going for, I think it would be better if it looked realistic. They probably could have made it look more realistic too, but still, I'm just going off of what I took in from the trailer. The movie could have me feel completely different.

Ai, I must not have played the game that long, but can someone fill me in on these "Planet Destroyer" attacks? If it's anything like what I'm thinking, then it should be pretty fun to do. ^_^

Well, I saw the movie on Friday. ^_^ It was a lot better than I thought it would be, mainly because movies from books don't turn out that good. In the movie, they kept a lot of good things from the book. It was believable, funny, and even had good acting. The only real problem that I had with this movie was that, in my opinion, they focused a lot more attention in the beginning and middle, and really didn't put that much emphasis on the ending to allow everything to sink in.

Yes, the episode was indeed cut from Cartoon Network because of all the butchering that they would have had to do. After editing the little bit of nudity, the loads of fan service, and the usual cussing that comes with almost all of the OLS episodes, there would be very little for you to see, so they decided to cut the whole thing. Sure, people will tell you that the stuff wasn't that bad and how they should have shown it, but the fact of the matter is that it really should [i]not[/i] be shown to children, and there was no way Cartoon Network would even be allowed to air such things. If you didn't see it, you didn't miss much. There was very little plot line involved at all, making it basically an episode where they go crazy with fan service. The people who are upset that CN didn't show it will argue that there is some major information about caster shells in that episode, and while there is some (concerning specific shell numbers, and how Gene should be carefull not to fire them all at once), one could still go on without seeing it, and the following episodes would still make sense for the most part.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Nephroxide [/i] [B]Since syk3 doesnt want clutter and so on, thought i'd better post my new wallpaper in here, I might aswell make this my wallpaper thread or something. Anyway, its called Energy. use it of you want, I dont care, C & C would be nice though. [/B][/QUOTE] Ai, yes thanks for bringing that up and doing that. ;) Woah...this wallpaper is so different from anything I've ever seen. You can just look at it for so long with all of these different colors and such. Sort of a small wallpaper..but the effects you used are amazing. I just can't describe the feeling that this wallpaper gives off. The name is very fitting, and I aboslutely love how you placed it. My rating: [b]Perfect[/b]

I suppose that my talent is drawing. I usually prefer drawing from something else, in particular. Anyone who has seen my old DBZ drawings know what I'm talking about. I also get a lot of compliments over other peices of work that I may have done in art class or something. My mom actually framed one of my paintings. -__- I really didn't like it that much though. I havn't been thrilled over some of the art I've done in art class lately, however. That's mostly due to the fact that it deals with painting, which smears and is sometimes hard to use. Drawing with a pencil and colored pencil is what I really like to do..

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=#808080]*nods* Yep. Thardus is that large rocky bastard. I think it took me three tries to kill him. Which, in retrospect, isn't much (considering the heightened difficulty). However, at the time the battles were all quite long. He physically takes a while to kill, even if you can avoid dying. My recommendation for dealing with Thardus is to have [i]plenty[/i] of missiles. Get as MANY missile upgrades as you can, because you'll need them. Later in the game, you consume missiles at a much more rapid rate (you'll see why) and Thardus really only responds to missiles (you can hurt him with regular beam weaponry, but it takes [i]ages[/i]).[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Yes, that rock guy deffinitly was the first time that it really became hard for me. I couldn't believe it when I didn't beat him the first time. o_O I mean, on each boss it seems to be difficult, but I always managed through on the first time before this. I'm pretty sure that at the time I faced him, I had plenty of missiles. However, I'm always afraid to use them up, since I'll have to go search for one of those missile reload stations. In otherwords...yes, I used the regular yellow beam. -.- It took me the first time I played him to figure out what i needed to do, and kind of improve on firing. The second time..woah, you should have seen how fast I was firing that blaster (I still have that skill, too ;)). I ended up beating him on the second time; just barely. Another hard boss was the Omega Space Pirate. I don't know how many times it took me...three or four...but it was just [i]so[/i] hard. [spoiler]The way you had to keep changing your weopons when those mini-bosses came to attack you was very difficult. It was a lot easier for me when I realized I had to do a super missle on the guy when he was invisible over the purple lava stuff. I had been using regular missles before that.[/spoiler] The difficulty is just perfect in this game though. It makes you really try, but the battles arn't quite impossible.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Hittokiri Zero [/i] [B]Hmmm... image is allright once again it's a little to small and I'm not quite digging the border, or the typo for a matter of fact. The texture it self looks somewhat "cel-shaded" and reminds me of the textures in the Wind Waker. [/B][/QUOTE] Like Zero, here, I agree that the texture reminds me of Wind Waker in the sense that it looks cel-shaded. Unlike him/her, however, I am really liking the over-all image and the border. The only thing that you could possibly change is the text...but I'm not sure how you would go about making it look better. Other than that, great job! ^_^ My rating: [b]9/10[/b]

The box art is very creative. ^_^ I like it a lot, and admire artists who can come up with box art for their own game. I was about to tell you about one of those white faded blocks..but then I noticed that you put that in a lot of places on purpose, and it really adds to the originality. Good job. :) My rating: [b]9.5/10[/b]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by OutlawDragon [/i] [B]Ava update. I have a new avatar. Not anything special, just better than one I have now. Here is it. Critiqe if you will, but I'm looking for suggestions as what to add to it. Thanks. [/B][/QUOTE] It's...okay. The edges blend too much with the white around it, in my opinion, and it could use an outline of some sort.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Juuthena [/i] [B][color=ff00cc] [size=1]Whoo! Toad! ^ .^ I'd love to use Toad in SSB. Though, I'm not too sure what his attacks would be. I've only used him in Mario Kart, sooo... :bluesweat Here's my list: [list][*] Sonic/Tales/Knuckles. [*] The two peoples from Animal Crossing. x.x; [*] Pikmin! ^ .^ [*] More Pokemon. [*] Wario[/list] I think Pikmin would be cute. I especially want Sonic, Tales, Knuckles, more Pokemon, and Wario. I'm not too sure about what kinds of attacks the others would have. x.x;[/color] [/size] [/B][/QUOTE] Ai, some good ideas, but I think they've filled up on Pokemon. There are 4 or 5 in Melee! Pikman is a good idea, whereas there would be a handfull and they would all work together, like the Ice-Climbers but with about 5 of them or something. Other than including that and perhaps Link from Wind Waker (;)) I don't think there is much for them to do. Melee is an amazing game, but how could they do better? Ah, well...they did last time from the original Super Smash Bros.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Forest_Pixie [/i] [B]But have you seen Inu Yasha?? They killed it! Same with Outlaw Star! Cn edited the poor things to be barely recognizable.. well that is only 2 examples. I just really hate it when studios do that to perfectly good anime. and Yea .hack//Sign is a pretty decent dub [/B][/QUOTE] Those are probably some pretty bad examples, as they were done a while ago. I have to say, though, Cyke conveyed what I was thinking perfectly. Lately, I havn't really seen any bad dubbing, as more companies have been joining the dubbing process [i]because[/i] anime is going mainstream. That would contradict many of your statements, and others who still believe that not mainstreaming is the way to go. I think it was really DBZ that started this whole thing about how dubbing is bad...just look at Trigun and Cowboy Bebop. I don't see why your worried about culture. If it's a Japan culture, then you might not even get the joke or situation. Another great reason to dub an anime is to able to alter the dialogue slightly so that you can relate it to your own culture.

I got the game a while ago for Christmas. While it's no Virtua Fighter 4, I think it's a pretty good game on its own and will keep you playing right up until you get the final secret character. In my opinion, it's probably one of the best DBZ fighting games out there; I already own Dragonball Z: Legends for PSX. I like the way that the whole fighting is put together with the normal fighting sequence at first glance, the way it has multiple health meters, and how the energy meters that can be raised for stronger attacks by powering up. I didn't necessarily like the combos, though, mainly because it took me a while to get them to work, heh. As for the story mode, I originally thought that it could have been done a bit better. At first, I really didn't like the clips, but as the game went on, and it started introducing alternate endings and such, I really began to gain more respect for them. Searching for the dragonballs was kind of rediculous. I think that I got maybe one or two of them. At the time, I was concentrating more on getting the secret chatacers and opening up all the modes, which I did successfully, I might add. ;) Getting that last secret character, The Great Saiyaman, was actually pretty tough, since you had to beat the tournament on hard, and people kept hitting me out of the ring! Overall, I liked the game. I thought it was one of the best Dragonball Z games, but deffinitly not the best fighting game. That honor I would have to give to my Virtua Fighting 4. :)

Well, I really love the text. Your going to have to show me how to do that background text fade. ^_^ Even the text itself is great. I don't know about the picture and background, though. The picture is a little grainy, and I think you can make a more original background color than black. My rating: [b]7/10[/b]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by OutlawDragon [/i] [B]I add those lines to the image as you suggested Syk3. However I love the font as is so instead of changing it I will add text in my sig, that will say The Dragon King. Thanks for you suggestions. Keep a look out for more of my work, as I will be messing around Photoshop and Illustartor more than usual. Thanks [color=teal]EDIT:[/color] Sorry for the double post but I put in the wrong attachment. This one should work. Oh and Mitch the hair color I didn't do, a friend of mine did it. Although I will keep that in mind, so I can tell her next I talk to her. Again sorry for double post. [/B][/QUOTE] There, you've got it now. Just fade the lines a *little* more. I'll give it an [b]8/10[/b] once those changes are done. I still think you should change that font...or at least the color to a color in the picture, heh.

Not bad. I like the overall image and border to it. Probably the only thing that I would do to the image is add some horizontal black lines going across like your old orange banner, but fade them a lot. Also, the text could really be improved. I can't read it that well, so you may want to consider changing the font. My rating: [b]7.5/10[/b]

I think it looks okay. I'm going to tell you right now that I like your old banner a lot more. ^_^ I just don't think I like the background that much, personally. The text isn't so bad in the way of the font, but it could stand out a bit more. An border around the banner would work well too. My rating: [b]6.5/10[/b]

Hmm, I honestly like the 'Old Breed / New Era' banner over the 'Wes' one. The way you split it is very original, and breaks away from doing the same thing over and over. The quote sounds cool and is put in just the right place for it to come together, and the black and white aspect is nice as well. The border is great, and I like where you split it. All in all, it's one of the best works I've seen you do. My rating: [b]8.5/10[/b] The new Wes one is okay, I suppose, and perhaps I just don't understand it, but the pictures are a bit strange. ^_^;; I also think that you made the banner focus too much on the text, which is kind of large, and the font itself is...different. o_O

I really like this drawing; you have a lot of talent. :) The head is absolutely fantastic. Her expression and eyes mirror that of when you see her in the anime. Soft, yet...cold. I like the way you drew the hair as well, especially that shine in her hair. Like everyone else said, though, the only problem is that she is kind of skinny. It's almost as if you took a lot of time drawing from her head down to her waist, and then either quickly finished it or guessed the rest. That being said, the drawing is very well done, and I'd like to see more of your work in the future. ^_^

Ai..I should make my own wallpaper one of these days, but I'm too lazy. Lately I've just been using FFX wallpapers, since that series does have some amazing original ones. Here ya go:

Well, I finally beat it. I hadn't played the game in a couple weeks, so I really wanted to finish it up for good, so I can get back to my Metroid Prime. [spoiler]The last doungen wasn't all that fun for me. I felt like I've already done it all before, which I obviously have since it repeats the bosses, and I wanted something new and original. When I finally reached Ganondawrf, however, I knew that the whole thing was worth it. But man, I kept thinking Ganon would be behind every door. I absolutely loved the final boss fight. Good, old fashioned sword fighting without having to switch between different items to use. Ganon was amazing with those swords, though! He was all blocking my hits later in the fight. And then you had to work with Zelda -- perfect. I just started a hard file, and changed 'Link' to 'Syk3', but I won't be playing it for a while. I'm taking a break of Zelda...a long, well-deserved break...[/spoiler]

Awsome. I absolutely love the colors that you used and the way you put it together; it just looks so...professional. I really admire abstract works such as this, and the hand makes it perfect. Possibly the only thing you could do is add a text in that shade of blue that you use with the hand. I'm not sure how it would look together, but it wouldn't hurt to try. My rating: [b]9.5/10[/b]