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Bella

So, I have a few semi-finished-ish picture to present!

Yay, TOPS 10-sama has been added! I may or may not add more of the DEC-tans as I design them, though.

Woot! The VMS-sama/eCOS-chan picture! I call it Fire and Ice, because, well, it just seems to fit. FYI I did finish eCOS-tan's other hand, but it ended up a moot point. Background was just kinda thrown in cause I couldn't think of a better one :P

Hey, it's an unfinished vector sketch of chibi CP/CMS and TSS/360-tan. And no, CP/CMS-tan IS NOT trying to off TSS/360-tan XD

Blue + gray/white color scheme of CP/CMS-tan is a nod to her IBM heritage. I figure her anthropomorphism would probably be a hawk, although I've considered a bear in the past. I also though archery would be a good skill for CP/CMS-tan.

To recap on her character:

Aurora Borealis

DEC Family photo: Cool! I like how you made it look like a photograph too!

And TOPS-san (TOPS 10, right?) is very pretty! And she's got medals, and a cape! Extra coolness!

VMS + eCOS pic: As mentioned earlier, great poses with both characters- really shows of both of their personalities and why any sensible person would not mess with them! And the background is just plain awesome! It's kinda psychedelic and goes perfectly with both characters and the sunburst in the upper left with its radiating rays amplifies the intensity of the whole picture!

CP/CMS + TSS/360 chibis: Sooooo cute! I know I shouldn't be saying that about any Mainframe-tans but in chibi form they are so cute! I also really like how you did the eyes!

C-Chan

Just doing a little warm-up swoonage before I get to the main event. ^___^

*stares at last three pics*

Bella

C-Chan

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C-Chan

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THAAAAAAAAAAANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!

*SUPER NOVA SWOON*

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(No but seriously, I'll be right back to comment properly on this one. Thank you so much for the beautiful present, Bella-hime! You say it's not finished, but it means the world to me! ^v^)

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Chocofreak13

tasty. ~

~ your art is making me a bit jealous. (that, and the fact that you actually have the time for digital coloring! O_O;)

C-Chan

Oh now, it's not really hard (or necessarily time-consuming) to do digital coloring, especially if one is using Inkscape. Give it a shot -- it's a free program. ^^

http://inkscape.org/

NejinOniwa

By the way, something seems to be the wrong with Bella's Photobucketeering. Check that up, would you? The images aren't showan.

C-Chan

Hmmm... I seem to have no trouble with them (viewing them from home). On the other hand, I have heard a lot of problems coming from Photobucket as of late.... might be related. 8(

NejinOniwa

Hum. I see them now. Wtf. Oh well, all's well that ends well I guess.

Bella

Oh gawd...what a horrific month this has been... I've lived though the start major recession and some terrible weather including a HURRICANE. I was still helping my family with the last few major photography jobs of the season--the bad part being not a huge workload, but the fact that frivolous purchases aren't so popular at a time like this. Not to mention the frustrating equipment malfunctions and a near-devastating business miscalculation on my boss' part. Add in my studying and...well, maybe you can see why time was a bit short for me.

If any good has come from this situation, it's that I'm getting to stay at home over the holidays, instead of going out to the Southwest on vacation; I really love being near my close relatives and friends at that time of the year.

Ironically, the time when I had the least on my plate were over the weekends while helping out my family-- but these were mostly spent in...crushingly dull...towns in rural New England, where I couldn't even fathom searching around to find a library or cafe that I could do a bit of web surfing from. This isolation may not have been entirely bad...for awhile I had actually lost a bit of inspiration; and rather than waiting around for it to find me, I decided to track it down and find it. I had the desire to draw something, after all, so I took initiative and jump-started it by making some chibis of characters I had wanted to draw for some time. This is a milestone for me in some ways, as these are some of the only vector sketches I've attempted free of a hand-drawn sketch first (aside from the PCLOS/SAM-chan and OS/8-tan drawings) and are likly the most efficient drawings I've done to date. I also found the time to work on chapter three of my comic; the dialogue is planned out, the panels planned, but I still have some inking to go on it.

But, thank goodness, it looks like things have evened out for me. I wish I could have checked in more often, and I'm very sorry for not finding the time, but now I promise you won't be able to get rid of me. And I don't promise things unless I mean them.

First off, I want to just say that I'm about done with C-Chan's belated birthday gift. I should be able to post the finished product within a few days :3

For the time being, I'll post the chibis. Each character was drawn completly in Inkscape, using geometric shapes (the circle and square) for the basic forms. It took a few minutes to do the forms for each, then about 45 to an hour to do the vector sketch and shading. I do think I've found a very efficient way to do chibis...I might make a tutorial or at least post the SVG files so people can see how I drew them.

First off, BSD and AIX-tan:

BSD-tan's outfit and weapon are based off of the magical BSD-girl mascot, but made a bit more mature. AIX, for those who need a refresher, is considered by the Multicians to be "A Multics-like OS posing as a Unix"; it is an IBM Unix that does have some features present in Multics and TSS/360. So it's fitting that AIX-tan would have an unusual love for the finer things in life, and love to dress fancily.

I do suppose she'd be one of the few Unixen who would be overjoyed and at peace with finding out that Multics-sama is her grandmother.

Next up, Vi (/Vim?), (GNU) Emacs, and Red-kun:

Vi-kun is quiet and efficent; but some find him difficult to work with, being a bit tempermental and shy. However, many would like his intelligence and no-nonsense attitude, and his ability to work even with sparse resources available. Physically he's on the short side, and around 14 or 15 years old. Being a fervent follower of Unix Philosophy and sharing a few traits with her, I suppose one of his closest friends would be Unix-sama; BSD-san would be another, both knowing each other for decades and having the same "father".

Emacs-kun is the object of much rivalry with Vi-kun. Excepting intelligence, he would be the opposite of Vi-kun in almost every way: charismatic, mature, handsome and tall, a great speaker and the heartthrob of many a fangirl. He is a hint on the vain side, spending more time on his hair and clothing than most girls he knows. While he's mostly associated with Unix-tans, he would have friends in all circles; even the Mac-tans would admire his exceptional smarts and good-looks.

You wouldn't know it to look at him, but one of his best friends would be ITS-san. A believer in the GNU project, he was brought up in the hacker culture of MIT and witnessed its downfall; he would be most comforable when in the company of like-minded open-source types (and would probably be best friends with the Linuxes).

Red-kun is, of course, a follower of VMS-sama, going back to their military days when VMS-sama was his commanding officer. Somehow I see him as the opposite of VMS-sama; hotheaded, smart-mouthed, and willing to pick a fight with anyone, even though he's prone to getting his butt kicked. He would love reading, however; probably the only time he would be annoying people around him is when his head's in a book.

I do remember C-Chan mentioned thinking Emacs-kun was like a certain character from Battlestar Galatica (Dr. Baltar, or someone...?); while I've regrettably not seen that series, I now think I can draw a comparison between Red-kun and Sawyer, a sly Southern con man from my favorite cult hit, Lost (OMG a Lost reference?!). Both are temperamental, prone to rows, and boorish, yet very smart and inexplicable bookworms, so it seems to work. I wonder if he would have Sawyer's knack for giving nicknames to everyone and everything-- VMS-sama would undoubtedly be called "Sharky"; RSTS, eCOS, and VxWorks-tan would probably be known as "Bulldog, Hot Stuff, and Space Cowgirl" to him. And Vi and Emacs-kun would likely be "Short Stack and Golden Boy" as well ^^

Finally, a vector sketch of VOS-tan:

VOS is a fault-tollerent OS used on Stratus servers. Now, there is a bit of debate as to whether these computers are actually very high-end, high-uptime servers (not unlike VAX or Itanium servers), or miniature economy mainframes. There is also debate among some whether or not VOS is should be considered direct descendant of Multics (OMG moar Multics-likes?!), some even going as far to surmise the two are related in code! (I personally think there's not enough evidence for either case). So VOS-tan is a very skilled sorceress, who's defensive ability would be on par with VMS-sama or perhaps SAGE-sama. Dunno if she'd be aligned with the CIOST, a wanderer, or in the Mainframe Guild, but I almost think she's not powerful enough for the latter and too powerful for the middle one. :P

Physically, I think she'd be rather tall, playing on the fact she's sometimes considered a tiny mainframe OS. I wanted her to look a bit like Multics-sama (not a doppleganger), just enough so that there would be conspiracy theorists hellbent on proving she's the lost heir to Multics-sama and entitled to her riches (not that there's...really anything left). The look I was going for with her outfit is victorian, with a punk/modern twist; I imagine she'd have wing tattoos (another nod to her idol), like that info does a lot of good from this angle, though.

I actually ended up vector sketching two outfits; if you download the SVG file, you can take a peek and the first one, some different eye color ideas, AND see the form that I use for making chibis. I give you permission to play dress-up with her.

*beta* FreeVMS and OZONE-chan:

FreeVMS-chan is based off of my original concept, plus C-Chan's drawing of her in the ZS Xmas comic. OZONE-chan I couldn't really work out an outfit for--so I coped out and hid her behind FreeVMS-chan. OZONE-chan hails from New England, and is very strange (more so than FreeVMS-chan). While very humble and unassuming, her idol in life would be VMS-sama; Unix-sama would take a second place, and she would also admire NT-tan. Granted, she wouldn't know what it is about NT-tan she likes...

I thought about making her hair blonde and eyes purple; but I thought the dark hair and light eyes would tie her in more to her idols (and give her a slightly intimidating look). Her hair is meant to be something of an...oh lawd...mullett...but in a cute way.

Now for some sketches. A revised-for-the-third-and-hopefully-last-time DTSS and WAITS-tan!

What can I say, DTSS-sama and servant DTSS really were too prim and proper and plain looking to be real NHites. I thought about what this state means to me and what I associate it with-- the outdoors instantly came to mind. Hiking, biking, hunting, powersports and snowsports, they're all things NH is famous for. We've always been a very eclectic, open-minded, yet no-nonsense people, with a deep reverence for the natural world. So I only found it fitting that the DTSSes should reflect some of this.

Mistress DTSS' hair and eye color might be changed, and her outfit may feature some mix of subtle natural tones, with a hint of brightness. I'm still not sure about Servant DTSS' color scheme, but it'll probably reflect her mistress'.

WAITS-tan I wanted to look very old-fashioned bohemian, thus the high boots and long skirt. And the hat and belt. I found some pictures of the WAITS machine, SAIL, and its color scheme seems to have a lot of blue, off-white and some orange, so while WAITS-tan's hair will likly remain blonde, her eyes might become blue. And her color scheme will feature more blue and creme colors.

Now, there's one last piece I should have had to offer, a vector sketch of Siya's GMOS-tan. BUT, Inkscape conveniently ATE my SVG file of this vector sketch, leaving me nothing but a JPEG file. Now, this has happened in the past, notably with a Multics-sama picture I had started on. I imported Siya's color map into Inkscape, did the complete frickin' vector sketch (which took a few hours), I saved it and closed Inkscape, and when I went to look for it again, all I found was a JPEG file unreadable with any program. When this happened the first time months ago, C-Chan assured me this wasn't possible (to save SVG data as JPEG), and that there must be some SVG file buried in the system. But searches have uncovered nothing of the such, and furthermore Inkscape has no record of this SVG in its "Recently opened documents" list. It's time to start considering that this is rare, but very possible. >____<

I'm so sorry, Siya...I do suppose I'll get to work on this picture again, but I can't right now...

C-Chan

WOW!!! Bella-hime is back!! I've missed you! ^___^

Don't mind us,... in fact, it's been pretty hectic here and in RL as well. I'll tell you all about it later,... currently dealing with a lot of very panicky people who... let's just say made some very bad decisions. -.-

I'll stop by later to glomp all over this... can't do it now anyway since I'm not able to see Photobucket images from this location anymore. ;__;

And I want to test out Mandriva 2009 tonight, so what better way to do it than viewing Bella-hime's masterpieces! ^.^

Bella

Panicky people? Oh yeah, I am a VERY panicky person right now. What with the Econopocalypse happening at this very moment and all...

Not that I have a single dime invested in the stock market...