Stop Something Stupid 2015-06-26

[Dave]

*Reads third panel*
Teenage girls using logic? In a social situation amongst themselves? To AVOID drama?
Whaaaaat?

You feel that spray on your face? As if you were standing near a waterfall, or being splashed by a cannonballer in the pool?

Examine it closely.

See all those little particles floating in the liquid? Tiny, barely-visible specks of Motivation that won't dissolve?

That, my friend, is what chemists refer to as the Suspension of Disbelief. Swallowing some of it keeps us from jumping to precipitate conclusions about the situation, and allows the characters to solve the situation in their own proper way. Call Lloyd if you need more of it.

(Places a whole case of Pyrex glassware into the Pun Jar. Ouch... have you priced that stuff lately?)

[oldmanmickey]

UST?

Edit: Oh. Unresolved Sexual Tension.

I didnt know what UST was either. Must be one of those kid things that just went by unnoticed by these old eyes. Sorta like them things they used to advertise as so easy even a 9 year old can do it. You could never find a 9 year old handy though to help.

[oldmanmickey]

Finally figured it out, what Tunamom reminds me of. The Lifethread mom from Kill la Kill. faces and such are very similar. Come to think of it actions seem to be as well. Wonder if they might be friends?

[as363]

[quote="Dave"]"Scott to bridge! Captain, I'm getting a massive irruption of common sense and rationality down here, and the drama generators canna stand the strain... they're shutting down. The embarrassment drive can't get any traction at all. I tried injecting self-anger into the rumination chamber, but it dissipated in the honesty field. There's nothin' more I can do... I canna change the laws of discourse!"[quote
True - but I understand that either his bones or ashes were ejected into space from a rocket. Or is that just a fantasy if mine.]" Edited too many times - Stupid Fingers

[Dave]

True - but I understand that either his bones or ashes were ejected into space from a rocket. Or is that just a fantasy if mine.]" Edited too many times - Stupid Fingers

Yes, that did happen.

[illiad]

I wonder if Sali realizes that Nadette is actually nude? After all they usually only morph their clothes, cheaper that way. Also to ursa morphs there is no such thing as nudity as they always have fur. To them morphing coverings like a swim suit is just to look the same to other people who have that silly nudity convention.

'silly nudity convention' ?? I refer you to why...


Yeah... and did you realize, ALL animals are NAKED??? its only 'civilized' humans are stoopid about it... African tribesmen dont bother...

[Gyrrakavian]

Before everyone starts fanning themselves and waving their shipping flags just yet. I'm not sure how it is where you guys are, or Paul is, or even how it tends to be in our supernatural version of the Twin Cities. But a lot of the time I'll hear completely straight women refer to their other lady friends as girlfriends. I'm certain that isn't just a southern thing.

It's not.
It also seems to be a source of ire for the LGTB community, as I occasionally have a rant about (and other stuff) float across my tumblr dash.

[Gyrrakavian]

Akeche: as I said.. girls like confusing people...

only one rule- once you start getting a clue about their 'rules' they change them all..

Most of it is in how a person is socialized growing up. With about a 10 to 35% portion of it being they're personalities. Of course, outliers do exist.

[kingklash]

Having Nadette referred to as her "girlfriend" may have gone over Atsali's head. Let's see how long it takes before she notices.

[Dave]

Yeah... and did you realize, ALL animals are NAKED??? its only 'civilized' humans are stoopid about it...

I agree with the latter statement... but it means that the former is not always strictly true...

[AnotherFairportfan]

That cat is plotting a horrific vengeance.

[zachariah]

I wonder if Sali realizes that Nadette is actually nude? After all they usually only morph their clothes, cheaper that way. Also to ursa morphs there is no such thing as nudity as they always have fur. To them morphing coverings like a swim suit is just to look the same to other people who have that silly nudity convention.

'silly nudity convention' ?? I refer you to why...


Yeah... and did you realize, ALL animals are NAKED??? its only 'civilized' humans are stoopid about it... African tribesmen dont bother...

We have this convention due to social standards. While in some climates clothes are indeed needed to stay warm, they are not required everywhere. Very few of older societies really cared that much about. Greek, roman, Egyptian, and Polynesian did not. Others as well. Only in ones where nudity was considered wrong and sinful in some way.

[Typeminer]

That cat is plotting a horrific vengeance.

And planning to explain a few things to Tracy Butler in hell.

[shadowinthelight]

But if people like to wear animal prints shouldn't those animals be wearing people designs?

[scantrontb]

That cat is plotting a horrific vengeance.

even more so than normal... ye gawds! what possesses people to DO that to the animals?

and DON'T say Demons! we already know that they can only harm the HUMAN they're inside of...

[oldmanmickey]

That cat is plotting a horrific vengeance.

even more so than normal... ye gawds! what possesses people to DO that to the animals?

and DON'T say Demons! we already know that they can only harm the HUMAN they're inside of...

look at the face of that poor cat, you think its not going to result in harm for that human? demon still a viable answer. lol

[Akeche]

This is an unrelated thing, but I've always been a little curious what program Paul uses to do his work in. Photoshop? Illustrator? Does he sketch things in one and then ink them in another. Is the final comic layout put together in InDesign. Or does he just use a program that's more primarily focused on illustration?

Given that I work with those programs myself, just can't help but feel curious. I'd doubt anyone here could know from firsthand experience, I don't recall Paul ever doing livestreams.

[illiad]

Akeche: well you could always ASK...

oh and... :p

Having Nadette referred to as her "girlfriend" may have gone over Atsali's head. Let's see how long it takes before she notices.

That's as maybe, but she was told Nadette loves her, and managed to tell her that!

[Dave]

This is an unrelated thing, but I've always been a little curious what program Paul uses to do his work in. Photoshop? Illustrator? Does he sketch things in one and then ink them in another.

Paul does the first phases quite traditionally... Bristol stock, pencil (graphite or blue), and ink markers and pens. This is how the characters, borders, speech balloons, and some details (and occasionally speech and sound effects) are done... by hand. No "undo" button, no copy/paste/drag.

(If you buy a daily in one of his eBay auctions, this is what you win... real physical art, sketched and inked by his own hand. "Not Alone" was done entirely this way... as far as I can tell there was no electronic manipulation at all involved (I originally said "no digital manipulation" but that was obviously wrong ). Custom commissions are like this, but even moreso... see Joe Minotaur's "A Game of Chess", or "Time in the Time Forest"... I suspect Sarge's Castela-and-Minotaur commission next month will be likewise impressive.)

Paul then scans the art, and uses software (I don't know which) to add backgrounds and dialog text and effects. The blue-pencil sketch is usually eliminated here; in a few strips, he uses a graphite pencil and it's still visible as outline or shading in the final drawing (e.g. angry, bristling Nudge).

(If you buy a print of a daily from Paul's website, you get the final version, with digital backgrounds and text.)

[DinkyInky]

Yeah... and did you realize, ALL animals are NAKED??? its only 'civilized' humans are stoopid about it...

I agree with the latter statement... but it means that the former is not always strictly true...

*whistles*