Nancy sat near motionless, her oily black feathers bristling in the chilly pre-dawn breeze. Her stoic stare hid well her wrenching heart.
We'll meet again, I know, She thought. Yes... again. For my blood flows in your veins now.
The End.
All that to say that I just got a Cintiq tablet and I am enjoying it. The drawing above was created totally digitally with the aide of of brush pre-sets that I got from Eddie Pittman. Yes, a new Cintiq, a shiny object to possibly distract me from my pressing projects I am involved in.
Actually, I will be using the tablet in much of my work. I am going to be working on storyboard revisions over the next couple of weeks for the Veggie Pirate movie. And I am working on some cartoon stuff of my own, too. My friend Jim Elston assisted me with some character design for a series I hope to be pitching soon to a publisher/distributor. I'll let you know how it turns out... if it goes well, that is.
I just downloaded the 30-day trial version of ToonBoom Studio. When the trial is up, I'll let you know what I thought of it.
Yes the Cintiq is a fun toy/tool. It doesn't help me draw any better (more's the pity), but it does help me integrate production work into a digital format much more quickly. And it's very intuitive and natural.
It doesn't replace taking a sketchbook along to the mall. But it will do for now!
And what will become of Simon, Mary & Nancy? Who knows? Mary probably won't press charges, but the museum might not be so forgiving. But even if they were, Simon has other outstanding charges that could be a problem with state authorities. And without Nancy, all his escape plans will probably fall to peices.
2 comments:
aaah the cintiq...tool of the gods...*dreaming on little dreamer*
wacom had a bunch at their booth at siggraph for everyone to play with...and buy, but i just played.
i would love one, but i'm happy with my new intuos 3 (6x8) its nice. *cuddles tablet*
lydia
"Mary probably won't press charges, but the museum might not be so forgiving. But even if they were, Simon has other outstanding charges that could be a problem with state authorities. And without Nancy, all his escape plans will probably fall to pieces."
Unless....
Unless...Simon could talk to Mary. The light in her office at the museum was still on, even this
late. Could he risk going there?
Mary shivered. This place is so creepy late at night, she thought to herself. She sighed with the weight of all her thoughts. She knew what was coming. They were going to find Simon, and it would all be over.
Unless...Mary could convince the museum owners that they needed Simon. With his "experience," he could easily help them track and capture the person that stole the painting of the founding fathers of their city, some thirty years ago. And it wouldn't be hard for the museum owners to convince state authorities that one more incarceration wasn't going to help their budget problems, or their state's reputation, or the rumored "accidents" at the prison. If they guaranteed Simon that a successful capture of this other thief would secure his freedom -- canceling out all his past "mistakes" -- then she knew he would agree to it. She would have to work quickly, and mold a careful plan in order to convince her bosses that this was the thing to do.
Besides, Mary loved Simon, and she was fairly sure he knew it. Even though this other "woman" was in his life, there were those ever so slight indications that he reciprocated Mary's feelings.
Mary pondered what drew him to this other woman, what made him spend so much time with her. They were sort of the same, but Mary knew they didn't think the same. She was cold, Simon was not. What is her name, Mary mused. ...Nancy?...
"Well," Mary stated out loud, "if she has her icy fingers buried in Simon's heart, she will soon find
she will have to deal with me!"
Enjoyed the story line, Tim. Couldn't pass up the opportunity to "run with it."
A. N. Mouse
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