[Fan Comic] Sketches

[oldmanwinters]

I figured it was about time I uploaded a new piece of TMNT art since I finished my fan comic in October.

This is the first piece of my collaboration series with BentonGrey who has been hard at work creating a great TMNT Mod for Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich. He's pretty much reinterpreting the whole first season of the classic Ninja Turtles series and adding some new twists to boot! [Download link]

So I figured I'd try to draw up some corresponding illustrations of some of the high points of the action.


http://oldmanwinters.deviantart.com/#/d4kiwta

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

This rocks. Based on the 1987 cartoon, which has so much lack of Internet fanfiction.

[Samhain]

Wow! That kicks ass.

[oldmanwinters]

Thanks for the appreciate, Samhain!

Originally Posted by Swedenfan 1982

This rocks. Based on the 1987 cartoon, which has so much lack of Internet fanfiction.

I don't know about fanfiction, that's not really my cup of tea. But I do wish there were more fan comics or story illustrations based on the OT. Seems like most fan artists lean more toward the 4Kids universe or else try to radically reinterpret the OT characters.

[oldmanwinters]

I'm continuing my series of "Turtle Tracks" inspired pictures. Here are my pencils for the scene where April reports on the mysterious series of thefts on the city's scientific equipment companies:

[oldmanwinters]

Updated, colored, and cleaned up version of the previously posted sketch:



I'm been thinking about superimposing some text and graphics over it to try and simulate a newscast. That sort of thing isn't my forte and I'm not satisfied by my attempts thus far:

Spoiler:

I welcome suggestions for improvement.

[Zany Orange Dude]

Wow! Awesome work! I love the frog peeking out from behind the equipment and your designs of the scientists!

[Ulisses31]

Oldman, send me a high res if you wish, I can turn it into a news flash if you want. Also send me the text you want to see on the footer. Willing to work with you.

[TurtleTitan97]

This looks rad, dude. Keep it up.

[oldmanwinters]

Thanks for the kind words, folks!

And my special thanks to Ulisses for the volunteering! I just send you the file.

[Jester]

Wait...Winters, are those Far Side scientists back there?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Jester

Wait...Winters, are those Far Side scientists back there?

Yep. Dr. Gary and Dr. Larson.

[Ulisses31]

Here it is, hope you like, send me a PM with your e-mail so I ca send you the high res.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ulisses31

Here it is, hope you like, send me a PM with your e-mail so I ca send you the high res.

Spoiler:

Holy cow, I'm impressed!

That news ticker at the top is a very nice touch. I debated between doing a snazzy modernized HD broadcast or a simplified "1980s" style broadcast to reflect the era of the cartoon series.

However, your work has definitely sold me on the modernized look. I think wide-screen dimensions of the picture also lend itself to such a look.

One thing I think I'd correct however is the "Whit April O'Neil" line. I'm guessing it should be "With," right? If no, then fire the Channel Six News editor!

And if I could make one more suggestion (yeah, I know I'm greedy!) could you possibly try to find a #6 that is more blocky to reflect the logo used in the actual cartoon show? I tried to use a more show-accurate #6 on April's mircrophone.

Seriously though, I can't tell you how happy you've made me, Ulisses!

EDIT:
For a news broadcast, my thought would be that the text on the headlines might be written in All Caps. It's fine as it is, but I'd at least be curious to see "SCIENCE TECH THEFTS CONTINUE" for the sake of comparison. Maybe even capitalize the "Ninja Crime Wave?" too if you think it looks good.

[Ulisses31]

doing the changes, specking with the editor and waiting he PM LOL, tomorrow I will post the corrected version you ask for. did you red all the weather news?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ulisses31

doing the changes, specking with the editor and waiting he PM LOL, tomorrow I will post the corrected version you ask for. did you red all the weather news?

Yeah, looks like you pulled the tornado in Tsukuba right out of today's headlines!

And how cold and wet was April anyway?

The "partly sunny" graphic got me thinking, however. In the cartoon, April was shown doing her Technology Theft reports at night time. Maybe you could also replace the sun and clouds with a moon?

Thanks, again.

[Ulisses31]

Moon will be!!! 645 PM is ok? April was very cold and wet in Portugal how was it in "Between yesterday and tomorrow!"?

The tornado is a real news from today has you depicted, I wished to do it an homage and because it is related to the Japan.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ulisses31

Moon will be!!! 645 PM is ok? April was very cold and wet in Portugal how was it in "Between yesterday and tomorrow!"?

Oops, wait, I just thought of something else (because I am a super nerd, I guess)!

In the "Hot Roddin' Teenagers" episode, April mentions that the events of the episode are taking place in the month of June. Thus, my thought was that the events of Season 1 take place either entirely in the month of June or somewhat in late May. Thus, it might seem a little odd for the station to do a retrospective study on unusual weather in the month of April. Nevertheless, I do kinda like the implicit play on O'Neil's name. So it's no big deal either way.

I don't know what time would be best, but 6:45pm is a nice time because it makes good use of the number 6 and it is an "hourly" newscast ("Happy Hour News") in the cartoon. My only complaint might be that the moon probably wouldn't be out before 7pm in New York City in the months of May or June. So perhaps, you could make it a little later. Perhaps between 7:45 and 9:45 in the evening might work well for "realism."
EDIT: On second thought, I think 6:45pm works fine as it is.

[Ulisses31]

All solved, but I can´t find a 6 like you asked, do you have a font with a 6 like that?

[Luzmagica]

Awesome!!!!!!! So nice and cool!!!!!!!