My other hand is a mouse.

[Captain Nic]

Wow, here we go again. Recently I've gone into some pretty hectic shit, and I've learned a lot of stuff along the way.

Since my previous thread went into the ground, I'm gonna answer Kitti's last question: Yes, there is vector art. But let's arrange this first:

Pencil:

Winged Globes of Anger!

What the hell is this. I designed it for something, but it didn't go through. Oh well.

Drones.

Yes, they can fly. Yes, they're completely automated. Yes, I intend to use them in Iwaku World.

Aiming games

"Hello, I'm Corporal Dude, and today, I'm gonna teach you how to use H.A.T.S.. Load your rifle, trooper!"

Fall in!

Do you want to have a commanding officer like her?

Digital:

This is me. Look at me.

Yeah, I basically mashed this together in Illustrator. Dude in the center is me. I drew meself.

Holy high hell!

I'll leave interpretation of this picture up to the viewer.

Video:

My voice is this bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVHcOgOhsk8
I want you guys to know if this is credible or not. In this video, I reviewed Homeworld: Cataclysm. If you think I should've done this better, tell me.

Well, that's all for now. Back to business.

 

[Fluffy]

I would totally want a commanding officer like her. o.o

Awesome looking art work. I giggled at the eyebeams.

 

[October Knight]

I'm liking those Probes and Drones. Pretty badass dude.

 

[Hydronine]

Is it sad that I want your art to come to life? I mean, that would be AWESOME.

 

[Captain Nic]

Oops, I accidentally my sketchpad. Got new ones.

Let's start with:

Take it easy! yu!

I need to take my meds in order to stop the Touhou from spreading to the rest of my brain. And yes, that's Youmu, who has a brother in Gundam SEED.

Cash me outta this mess!

Ring-a-ding, baby. I'd draw Vault Boy fucking other characters' shit up, but I'm lazy.

Shisutemu, sentou modo ikou shimasu.

This is what happens when I look at the art of Dodonpachi Dai Fukkatsu too much. Either that or watching Daitarn 3. Shit.

Three Armies, parte uno

Topmost row is Teknikans. Can you identify the ranks?

Anyway, I wanted to find ways to flesh out the universe the Teknikans came from, so I consulted Jinx with a veiled query over the Cbox. I asked him, "what if I put animu characters and TRUE AMERICAN HEROES in a setting with Space British Romans?" His answer basically amounted to the entire thing being an awesome setting. So I rode with it.

And no, my inspiration for the plumed fuck isn't from Caesar's Legion. I saw Lord Solar Macharius and I jizzed my pants.

Welcome to Clanis

With that in mind, I put into paper some sketches. This nation's standing army is 50% women; they practically had a girl invasion.

I didn't sign up for this!

Unfortunately for them, the Empire hates their guts. Here's a conscript praying for her plot armor.

The grimdark has infected me.

Notice how I model the Teknikans more and more after certain armies... as well as the way I depict them.

The Grey Guard

Considered lower than pond scum by most Imperial soldiers, the Gray Guard have the distinction of being the first ones to be sent headstrong into the enemy ranks, leading many to see them as meat shields of sorts. This has its basis, however: the Gray Guard are comprised mostly of volunteers, former convicts, dropouts in the Loyalist program, or simply overzealous Teknikan citizens; they form the bulk of the Teknikan Imperial Army. They are usually equipped with the cheapest armor and weaponry the Empire has to offer - in the current day and age, this is effectively sentencing soldiers to death. But in the years since their introduction, the Gray Guard have earned a reputation of being bloodthirsty individuals, often entering close quarters with enemy infantry and hacking them into pieces before heavy weapons can be brought to bear. This reputation earned them a niche in the Empire that needed to be filled with the right stuff - as frontal assault infantry, since this was a role previously assigned to the more specialized Imperial Loyalist troopers.

Teknikan Imperial Loyalists

Almost as commonplace as the Gray Guard and having a longer service history, Loyalists are the true soldiers of the Empire. Servicemen who enter the Loyalist program are not only trained with more specialized weapons and equipment, but are indoctrinated in the principles that encompass and are encompassed by each aspect of Teknikan life, to the point that the resulting soldier is, quite literally, a Loyalist. The Loyalist program demands a lot more from participants than regular militia and Gray Guard training that the dropout rate is usually high.

The current role of the Loyalists is to serve as the main guns of the Imperial Army, using the widest array of Teknikan equipment in battle, from multi-purpose combat rifles to heavy assault vehicles. When given assignments along with Gray Guard units, Loyalists will often use the element of surprise, staying out of blade's reach.

Imperial Blackvests

Easily recognized by their black armor and uniform, the Blackvests are an extension of the Loyalists' lineage, formerly being a separate Imperial regiment. Blackvests are notorious for their cruelty towards the enemy in battle - a result of being raised on worlds where fighting is a fact of everyday life. When recruits from such deadly worlds are lacking, sometimes, a Loyalist can be ferocious and valorous enough to attain the honor of becoming a Blackvest. They are feared by enemies of the Empire everywhere, not because of their battle prowess, but their cruelty even after battle - they will often take prisoners or kill survivors on a whim, and just as often get into fights with the Gray Guard over their share of the booty. Blackvests are distinguishable from their lesser counterparts in that they are the first to receive the Empire's cutting-edge weaponry and equipment. When Blackvests aren't sent into the front lines, they serve as elite military police or are assigned special tasks that require a certain amount of precision.

Pay me in brownies. No, gummi bears!

Le sigh. If any of you have suggestions, that would be definitely cool. I don't take requests, though.

 

[Fel of the Eternal Forest]

Something something teknikans and giant robots something something.

 

[Captain Nic]

moeshit

Long overdue. I promised this to our friends in the Cbox over a month ago.

Dark Reign

This will be the picture I will use in Iwaku: Dark Reign.

I hate drawing on oslo paper.

This woman is still an idea, which I intend to present in a short story. She's the supreme commander of her nation's armed forces - a nation at war with Teknika. A supposed Reality Bender like Nic, she's a really old woman, yet takes on a strange form: imagine a Space-Marine sized loli who would cut you apart with the speed and finesse of a ninja. She'd be the antithesis to Captain Nic - a contrast to what he is and isn't.

derp

In before "That's Marisa!"

Prepare for combat.

Man with fully automatic hand cannon emerges. What do?

 

[Captain Nic]

More stuff.

Photography

An experiment on lightshows. If anyone of you want to do the same: use a flashlight, and shoot at low shutter speeds so that unnecessary shit doesn't get in the way.

The more flashlights, the better. In before imperial guardsmen.

We are watching your deviancy!

Degenerates like you belong on a cross! [/caesarslegion]

Primary target in range! Open fire!

And dat's what you git for touchin' dat!

Blood for the Blood God?

Nope. But the urge is still there.

Think about the poor youkai!

Did I get your attention? Good. Because In celebration of the release of Black Crusade (a Warhammer 40,000 role playing system, for the uninitiated), I drew the worst thing I could ever draw, and you should feel bad. Please remind me to take my meds and keep the thieving magpie off my library.

God, I feel lyke utter shitte ryght noue.

 

[Fel of the Eternal Forest]

Nice.

 

[Captain Nic]

Today, my other hand really drew with a mouse. If this continues, I might really just follow in Paorou's footsteps.

What happened, you ask?

This happened. This is a parallel development to a shmup I'm planning to make.

I really should write some backstory about this.

So...

What's next? If I could have a tablet, I might just keep doing this!

Or develop mouse drawan skills, like Paorou.

 

[Captain Nic]

Recently got my hands on SAI and tried to draw with it. Hell.

Pencil:

Isabellas want this dress.

Pan requested me to draw this, and now I'm trying to color it. It's based off of a Russian doll.

You just went full grimdark.

Needs more realism and Warhammer-style.

KYAAAAAA~!

Tell me what they're looking at.

Got an idea? Good. Now smack yourself around the face. You're welcome.

It just got real.

why_hard.jpg

Like an army of children!

It's like I thought of the most heart-wrenching things that could happen to anyone when I drew this. If you think shit can get even more real, give me some suggestions.

Still got an eye to save? You're a whelp.

Another experiment on having two art styles in one picture.

Ink:

How do I fudge English?

So TNT told me to use the word 'empirial.' Gonna have to work on that.

Digital:

Derive from a scan next time.

This was drawn in SAI. Be the judge. Diss my taste in colors! Make fun of my anime style! Go ahead, say it!

 

[Kitti]

Amazing as usual, Nic. I like very much!
You draw the armor and stuff so well... I'm jealous!