take-pre-orders for that online, get those printed locally myself and add a small amount extra for convention stock on top for selling from the table once there.
(Which worked wonders infact, with very encouraging feedback from buyers!)
The names for the two character actually followed the conclusion of the event by way of taking name-submissions from the attendees during the event with the promise of a tee and print-pack as a prize for supplying the winning names! 🦘💕
(even recall sitting at a crowded breakfast table with other con-goers and mulling over all the entries!)
..It was the most adorable surprise how tight-lipped the person sitting next to me on one side became as I closed down on the final two I was torn between, only to end up choosing his submission! ^_^
(Thanks again and forever for those!)
The two went on to become characters for interacting with the event in following years, and also across another convention tee-design in '09 also!
(Which worked wonders infact, with very encouraging feedback from buyers!)
The names for the two character actually followed the conclusion of the event by way of taking name-submissions from the attendees during the event with the promise of a tee and print-pack as a prize for supplying the winning names! 🦘💕
(even recall sitting at a crowded breakfast table with other con-goers and mulling over all the entries!)
..It was the most adorable surprise how tight-lipped the person sitting next to me on one side became as I closed down on the final two I was torn between, only to end up choosing his submission! ^_^
(Thanks again and forever for those!)
The two went on to become characters for interacting with the event in following years, and also across another convention tee-design in '09 also!
Next Up is Kip
(for short.)
*His full name is very hard to pronounce with given Earth-based vocalisation (& he does not like being call that anyways. All the better if others just don't know it)
Though Kip resembles some form of mammalian 'something'; he is, in fact, and Alien from quite a distance away.
He's has undergone some fairly significant (& painful) surgical modification (most in removing thicker, almost carapace-like, flat-plating from himself entirely, received head-hair implanting and a mild amount of marking grafting (to aid in hiding his plate-removal locations) just so that he indeed might fit in more discretely with society found on Earth (a Human and Anthropomorphic mix in his case)
His own race is typically a diligent and scientifically forward creed with 3 planets across 2 solar-systems + Star-Bases in each colonized.
Kip however, might very well be the sole and only exception to his races natural inclination; any would much rather be left alone to life as a recluse.
(for short.)
*His full name is very hard to pronounce with given Earth-based vocalisation (& he does not like being call that anyways. All the better if others just don't know it)
Though Kip resembles some form of mammalian 'something'; he is, in fact, and Alien from quite a distance away.
He's has undergone some fairly significant (& painful) surgical modification (most in removing thicker, almost carapace-like, flat-plating from himself entirely, received head-hair implanting and a mild amount of marking grafting (to aid in hiding his plate-removal locations) just so that he indeed might fit in more discretely with society found on Earth (a Human and Anthropomorphic mix in his case)
His own race is typically a diligent and scientifically forward creed with 3 planets across 2 solar-systems + Star-Bases in each colonized.
Kip however, might very well be the sole and only exception to his races natural inclination; any would much rather be left alone to life as a recluse.
He would much rather simply enjoy life out interacting with creative fiction (..something his race on the whole sees less value in favouring instead of more productive and species/Science furthering pursuits)
So it was to his delight and fascination, whilst idling through the education systems, to learn of a very distant planet of whom it's occupants were a lot less obsessed with improving itself entirely and only, but instead embraced frivolous creativity and .. And! ONE COULD EVEN live their entire life ordering all they might need to their door without ever have to interact with others at all!
His family were delighted in turn when his enthusiasm for Space-flight and exploration took root with a fervour they had never witnessed of him prior!
Little did they know that he had made a one-way choice in his heart to get as skilled as he would need in order to jettison himself un-traceably Earth-bound in order to live his hikikomori dream-life.
So it was to his delight and fascination, whilst idling through the education systems, to learn of a very distant planet of whom it's occupants were a lot less obsessed with improving itself entirely and only, but instead embraced frivolous creativity and .. And! ONE COULD EVEN live their entire life ordering all they might need to their door without ever have to interact with others at all!
His family were delighted in turn when his enthusiasm for Space-flight and exploration took root with a fervour they had never witnessed of him prior!
Little did they know that he had made a one-way choice in his heart to get as skilled as he would need in order to jettison himself un-traceably Earth-bound in order to live his hikikomori dream-life.
Initially, Kip was loosely designed as a main character, along with some others, into a Comic-Style battling Tournament (Steel Nation hosted by Dire-Musaera over on DeviantART in 2008)'s second running. Mostly to improve my own Mecha-drawing and comic-producing skills; but also to see how I might fair in such an event also.
Though it never sa a Second Season in the end.
It was still fun to create and mull over what I was roughly planning out in that for an over-arching plot and character development, but the character fell off being drawn all that often as a result.
Other Random traits;
-His race call themselves the Delkuni
-They have two navels and (as part of their species traits)
-And are very technologically minded (even to the point of suspected light machine and electronic empathy)
Kip personally also
Likes;
•Gaming (of all kinds. Consoles, PC, old & obscure, hard to get, everything)
•Spicy foods (An interesting sensation that his race does not encounter naturally)
•Chewing on cork & other crunchy edible things (His race also have fairly sharp, almost 'bolt cutter' types of teeth which require a light amount of gnawing to maintain)
Dislikes;
• Responsibility
• Sushi n seafood of all kinds
and HATES;
• His full first name (probably from being called that in frustration by family far too much in his youth)
Though it never sa a Second Season in the end.
It was still fun to create and mull over what I was roughly planning out in that for an over-arching plot and character development, but the character fell off being drawn all that often as a result.
Other Random traits;
-His race call themselves the Delkuni
-They have two navels and (as part of their species traits)
-And are very technologically minded (even to the point of suspected light machine and electronic empathy)
Kip personally also
Likes;
•Gaming (of all kinds. Consoles, PC, old & obscure, hard to get, everything)
•Spicy foods (An interesting sensation that his race does not encounter naturally)
•Chewing on cork & other crunchy edible things (His race also have fairly sharp, almost 'bolt cutter' types of teeth which require a light amount of gnawing to maintain)
Dislikes;
• Responsibility
• Sushi n seafood of all kinds
and HATES;
• His full first name (probably from being called that in frustration by family far too much in his youth)
Deviantart
Steel Nation by dire-musaera on DeviantArt
Another interesting turn around Kip (or rather, his origin-Species) a fan of his design requested to have a 'character of their own' drawn up from his kind, named Teaure
Such a flattering request of design commission was simply a pleasure to illustrate! ❤️
.. and they even supported buying up more art for their Delkuni more than I have probably drawn mine! haha!
Such a flattering request of design commission was simply a pleasure to illustrate! ❤️
.. and they even supported buying up more art for their Delkuni more than I have probably drawn mine! haha!
-Here's a bunch of the draft-work towards that for the Client also in fact!