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Published: 2016-04-20 08:13:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1240; Favourites: 98; Downloads: 4
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Thoughts: Yet more practice of W.D. Gaster, of Undertale.
Considering the previous sketches, which feature him in a more strenuous situation, here is the lighter side of his habits. The pipe there is meant to have a fossil of Deiracephalus aster, a trilobite, embedded in it, along with a gold band along it's stem; a reference to the pipe of Albert Einstein, and to Davy Jones of the Pirates series.
The books there are dated, some of the few (surviving) works from the Royal Library. Though not clear, spectral/magical sets of his hands hold one book and a writing.
tablet for notes.
Lacking time, this work was more of a dual salvage and exploration of my (also lacking) digital skill.
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I absolutely love this and the rest of your art!
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Thank you.
It is an evolving process; in fact, this whole project associated with the conceptual material of Gaster and Undertale is also meant as a vehicle to bridge my efforts into digital media. Typically I have been a heavy traditionalist, and I don't wish to tread into the world of digital-only media whilst leaving behind the rough, expressive elements of digital, impressionist, or even abstract elements of art.
To the matter of Gaster also, whether as a character, or from within his crucible of worldview, philosophy, body of peers, and other surrounding circumstances, I can see great grounds for diversity. Prolific as various fan-translations of him are, my fascination with him treads along a parallel look into plenty of kinds of literature I would otherwise not have otherwise accessed. It's my intent to build a reflection of him which is duly respectable (in and of certain parameters).
However, I will have plenty of learning to do. I will also need plenty of time.
Such as things go. Thank you for leaving your thoughts!
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Thank you.
I'm glad you'd taken a moment to offer your regards. I'm still taking a few steps into digital artwork, and otherwise finding that I don't want to leave behind the roughness of traditional media.
Time will tell how that goes. Take care!
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You're welcome and you too!
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"Deiracephalus aster"
"aster"
I see what you did there. Also nice reference to Einstein.Β
Wouldn't say that your digital skills are that bad, the lineart is quite good for a practice sketch with sketchy lines. The books do look worn, and the spectral hands are visible, though it is obvious that they are semi-transparent.Β
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Greetings.
I was considering that book workmanship and style may vary considerably, either by date, binding convention, it's origin in monster society, or simply the skill and habits of the Monster who made it. A certain early notebook of Gaster's plays an important role in the beginning of my ideas.
Unlike the stronger magical projections of most monsters, there's a few planned reasons why Gaster's individual magical effects are pale and spectral. Making those visible with digital layers is something I will have to practice, especially where surroundings might affect their noticeability.
I've still yet to find a good bridge between traditional sketching, and more digital inclusion. It's going to be a bumpy ride, until my sense of style or extent of practice smooths somewhat. Either way, I am away from my home (and sketchbook) for two weeks at a glance, so digital sketching is becoming a necessity - so far, I haven't really created anything I'd consider passable for submitting here.
Thank you for leaving your thoughts.
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As for the pipe, yeah, can't expect people to notice the fossil type on their own unless they've got some advanced knowledge on biology (I know a couple of people who would probably be able to recognize it), but I guess that a possible workaround would be to an engraving with the name of the fossil somewhere on the pipe, like at the base of the bowl. Would be a nice reward for people who enjoy looking at the finer details of the image. Just an idea though.Β
As for the look of the books, makes sense, and one additional variation may be the books' history. Books that are popular, passed from hands to hands may look a little bit more greasy, or the book may have some scorch marks after surviving a fire, damage from water etc. Come to think about it, it's quite interesting how much you can express through a books' cover, be it what it's been through or the information about the person who did the binding and/or printing.Β
As for the spectral hands, well, one way of making an object look transparent is to put it on a separate layer located above other layers and then lower the opacity of the said layer, though to be honest this method is suspiciously simple and I'm pretty sure there are other ways to augment a part of an image to make it look more spectral, I just don't know about these methods, ha ha.Β
What you've said about your Gaster canon seems quite interesting, hope to see more. Do you have any general time frame when it comes to releasing it, or is it still an idea in the brewing, so to speak?Β
As for digital practice - wish you best of luck.Β Besides, judging from your gallery you're quite skilled, so I can imagine that developing your digital skills will yield really good results in time.Β Β ^.^ Knowledge from traditional mediums helps a lot since the basics don't change - anatomy and perspective are the same no matter the medium, after all.Β
And apologies for the delayed reply, been spending a lot of time at work for the past 3 days.Β
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Greetings.
I know what it is to lack time, as well as proper mindfulness and wakefulness to produce artwork. I work long, physically-taxing hours.
Likely, for any obscure details (there's bound to be a plethora of them), I will simply note them in the commentary. Further, while some real-world details will have a place here and there, such overlap as Latinate naming taxonomy will likely be glossed over to various degrees. I'd have to go on about the more obscure angles of the Undertale-universe I've been building; to be frank, that'd be time that I don't have. It'd also possibly give away some angles of things that I haven't settled, or I don't want to give away, yet.
As for the books, yes, some things, their age and their history, will certainly have a place in my ideas. As always, little details are ongoing. But a few books of Gaster's making are bound to be important. What one reads and sees from items of his manufacture have an impact on how he is perceived, and this also plays a strong role in the intended plot.
Unfortunately I cannot say what sort of timeframe I might have. I'll share what works appear to be worthwhile to share, but for the time being, I have no set date. Even if I were to start the opening first few comics, I wouldn't let myself show them due to knowing how style and composition rapidly evolve. I'd have to complete at least a handful of test works before settling on a process. I'm currently bludgeoning myself against a digital wall, hoping artwork somehow happens.
Mostly everything boils down to time limitations. Even this work was largely 'abandoned' after a time, as a means of finalizing it. The original sketch is actually full-body, of Gaster seated and reading - Evidently I truncated the image due to having no time to work further.
Thank you for your interest. My only hope, aside from my own learning via this work as a whole, is that other fans might in some way appreciate the version of Gaster I've been piecing together.
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With regards to details like taxonomy terminology - you can always just say that in the language used in the universe you're writing about they sound different and are just "translated" for the reader's convenience, most sci-fi and fantasy settings use this kind workaround. If one tried to include even obscure details like these in creating the universe, the whole project would become so big it would be impossible to handle. The more details you put, the bigger the chance that something, somewhere will be contradictory, plus the fact that even an entire team of people working on it wouldn't have the time to get everything covered. I mean, even Tolkien glossed over a lot of details in his universe. That's why most universes in sci-fi and fantasy usually focus primarily on details that are somehow relevant to the story, characters, or can be directly shown.Β
Also, I have to say that the general notion of how books would be important for the plot sounds quite interesting. ^.^Β
As for the release date - well, obviously take your time, I'm pretty sure I'll read them once you start releasing them as the ideas you have seem quite interesting. I do fully understand what you mean when you speak about evolving style and composition - this is the exact reason I don't do really big projects that can take a month or even more. I know that by the time I would finish such a project I would have moved on from the methods I had used in the beginning. So the end result would either be inconsistent or I would just not be satisfied with it.
And the sketch of Gaster you did still looks good, despite it being "trimmed" a bit.Β
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Greetings. It's good to share a lively discussion.
The matter of language and communication is actually central to plenty of Gaster's character, in my concept of him, including over many consequences and interactions. I'm hesitating at the moment of how much to rattle on about at the time. But the matter of human language and certain remarks and names does also play a part, in lesser and greater instances. This is also critically important in later conjunctions. 
There is, however, plenty of areas that are left glossed over, simply for convenience.
As I'd mentioned, it's good to share a lively discussion. I'll have to do a developmental dance over a wide swath of Gaster, and plenty over other characters as well. Invariably, some small details and other matter will find itself in the notes of said works. I can only hope that others might enjoy the perspective I take on Gaster, and some of the plot and differences or angles of the Undertale universe as I've woven it here for this project... Dealing with a strange genius, and also finding founding factors for his perspectives, is a worthwhile challenge.
Beyond that, this project is what it is - so far as I am concerned. It's a tool, but useful, good, and compelling.I'm eager, and in that artist-ly way, also not, to see how my style changes. Whether I will go over any old works is debatable, and probably as much a function of available time as anything else.
Now, I only need the time to see to the more concrete parts of artwork, but my time for that isn't great in volume. At the least, I hope to produce a few more Gaster practice works of decent quality (so far as my skill goes); with long, heavy work hours, that's the height of my ambition at the time.
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"I'll leave it at that." I see, you don't want to spoil too much of the story, plus it may change in the future, as you've mentioned it's still a work in progress.Β
Wish you best of luck with the development work, what you've told me so far seems really interesting and looks like something you've put a lot of thought into, so I'll gladly see more Gaster stuff from you. ^.^Β
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