Aurora's got an OS-tan art thread! Wait... what?!

Bella · March 24, 2007, 01:02:35 AM

You are simply incredible at designing OS-tans...and pegging their personalities! I just love the old Mac designs of yours! You have put a lot of thought and research into each one.
Keep up the great work!

C-Chan · March 24, 2007, 07:48:01 PM

New character alert! May need more exposure, but could be the next Mac OS9.2-tan (obscure yet adoptable). ^__^

(found it at Kazumi, btw)

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Aurora Borealis · March 24, 2007, 08:26:46 PM

Excellent find, C-Chan! A System 7.5-tan!!! I like her! She reminds me of 9.2-tan but hardcore and 7.5 was the first OS I've ever used!

And thank you, Bella! I'm glad you like my work! Of course I couldn't have done it all without the help of others! (Quite frankly, I needed a lot of help thinking of designs and personalities for the System 2,3,4 and 5-tans -_-)

And I got 2 more wiki avis done!

Darwin OS-tan! She's part monkey, is quite eccentric and likes to eat bugs (but tries to help NeXTSTEP-tan with bug collecting). In the picture, she's eating a chocolate cockroach on a stick!

Her appearance is a cross between NeXTSTEP-tan's and OSX-tan's because Darwin OS is sorta the 'missing link' between the two! She's also inspired by Pudding from "Tokyo Mew Mew"!

And here's Windows 3.2-tan!

Kami-Tux · March 24, 2007, 09:32:05 PM

Do you happen to be able to link me to a full-boy-view of Darwin-tan? She inspired me!

Aurora Borealis · March 24, 2007, 10:00:30 PM

Hmm... The closest thing to a full-body picture of Darwin-tan would be this chibi I first drew:

Kami-Tux · March 24, 2007, 10:13:28 PM

She wears gloves?

Aurora Borealis · March 24, 2007, 10:17:25 PM

Yeah. Uh oh. I just realized I goofed up! I forgot that in that original chibi, her armband and legbands didn't have lacy edges >__< (or maybe I forgot to add them then but either way I goofed up! Oh well. Variation is good in the OS-tan world! ^^)

C-Chan · March 24, 2007, 10:38:24 PM

QuoteExcellent find, C-Chan! A System 7.5-tan!!! I like her! She reminds me of 9.2-tan but hardcore and 7.5 was the first OS I've ever used! Ah yes, the first computer I've ever used was a Quadra 630 running System 7.5!

Sugoi! What an inadvertent nostalgia trip, then! ^___^
So whadya say,...? Maybe OS7's right hand woman? ^^
Probably wouldn't see much of her, since unlike her "Oyabun" she hasn't emo'd and certainly insists on staying a wandering gangster/vigilante. Not a particular effective one, but at least she tries. ^___^'

No surprise here, but your latest pics are superb. The AVIs are an instant go for the Avatar Gallery. ^___^
By now, though, it's probably quite crystal-clear to everyone that you've chosen a new and dynamic approach to your eyes. I love it, of course, but how do you feel about the new style elements you're using? ^^

The larger DarwinOS pic, btw, provides more detail to the scene in your Valentines pic -- now we can definitely see it's a chocolate-covered roach. ^.^
I still recall our old pic idea, of NeXTSTEP-tan collecting bugs in jars, unaware that her little sister Darwin is sneaking behind her, eating the bugs off the jars as they're being plopped. ^____^

QuoteYeah. Uh oh. I just realized I goofed up! I forgot that in that original chibi, her armband and legbands didn't have lacy edges >__< (or maybe I forgot to add them then but either way I goofed up! Oh well. Variation is good in the OS-tan world! ^^)

Well it'd be easy to add the gloves on (easier still if the shading were done in Inkscape), but yeah, a little design variation never hurt anyone (look at the 100,000,000 takes on 2K-tan).. ^__^

Aurora Borealis · March 24, 2007, 11:02:06 PM

Yeah! She could be System 7-tan's right hand woman who helps her with stuff (but System 7-tan was the one who actually did fight against 95)

Luckily I still remembered that picture idea of NeXTSTEP-tan and Darwin-tan and I actually sketched it 1 or 2 days ago and is in progress!

I ended up changing my art style a bit when I switched to Inkscape because of how the program works when it comes to drawing lines and such. Change in eye style is most obvious because the shape of the eye is actually a shape and not just a brush stroke like when I drew in Photoshop. But that's okay because working in Inkscape is easier for me and I don't have to worry about shaky outlines!

And you're right! Out of all the canon OS-tans, 2K-tan by far has the most variations to her design!

Aurora Borealis · March 25, 2007, 08:19:13 PM

Got a new picture done!

Got the inspiration for this picture when I saw the RedFlag-tan that Kami-Tux drew! So I decided to draw her, combining Kami-Tux's rendition with elements from Jereaeth's description and C-Chan's suggestions! And just because, I decided to add in RedHat-tan too! (After all, they are counterparts of each other so why not? Also worth mentioning is that the RedHat-tan is my rendition (based off of the +Nijiura+ one) but this time partly combined with Juzo-kun's rendition too!)

Tsubashi · March 25, 2007, 08:21:55 PM

Woah! Absolute nifty-ness!!! That's awesome Aurora-sama! Your pictures just keep getting better!
I especially like RedHat-tan's eyes for some reason. Very well done!

C-Chan · March 25, 2007, 08:35:16 PM

Aurora-san, it's a crime to keep that a text link!!! ^V^

Aurora Borealis · March 25, 2007, 08:40:27 PM

You're not going to throw me in the slammer, will you? ;___;

I end up doing that sometimes because I'm a little uncertain on the image rules but then again since my images are on Photobucket and are 800 x 600 max., it's not like I'll be posting anything really huge that will absolutely be required to be in link form, right? ^^

Tsubashi · March 25, 2007, 08:43:01 PM

Well, the rules are 640x480, except in picture threads (Which we've already established that this is one). In Picture Threads, there is absolutely no size limit, whatsoever! So feel free to skip text links!

C-Chan · March 25, 2007, 08:57:51 PM

Damn, I'm definitely at a loss for words! ^__^
They're cool and yet so damn cute!! ^V^
CUTE, I SAY!!!! CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^V^

RedFlag's face is definitely a looker, and love the inclusion of some embroidery on her dress! ^v^

The new RedHat hybrid leaves me floored -- the impact is downright magical, and her hair perfectly accentuates the outline of her face.
(By the way, what's that on her head?)

Your drawing style continues to reach new and remarkable heights, while still retaining the distinctivily "Auroramatic" feel to it -- I'm very happy that you're becoming more and more comfortable with this new format. As you've probably encountered, there's plenty of room for flexibility. ^v^

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You're not going to throw me in the slammer, will you? ;___;

I end up doing that sometimes because I'm a little uncertain on the image rules but then again since my images are on Photobucket and are 800 x 600 max., it's not like I'll be posting anything really huge that will absolutely be required to be in link form, right? ^^

Repeat after me, Aurora-san... ^___^

PICTURE THREAD, PICTURE THREAD, PICTURE THREAD, PICTURE THREAD, PICTURE THREAD,..... ^V^

QuoteWell, the rules are 640x480, except in picture threads (Which we've already established that this is one). In Picture Threads, there is absolutely no size limit, whatsoever! So feel free to skip text links!

Methinks the only exception applies to absolutely outrageous images, like 3600x500 resolution pics that ruin the rest of the page. But definitely, a measly 800x600 is safe. ^v^