The Fridge no longer stands alone!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Dec 22, 2000 9:46 am

Shannon's ray-traced Fridge looked lonely, so I took the liberty of asking Jackie to keep Duh-'Fridge company. 
Jackie realized this would be an excellent opportunity to plug JF, and by her request, the URL and catch-phrase were added. 
The advertisement is currently on display at <a href="http://www.reactor-core.org/~tgweeks/ja ... 
Note to B.J.: Jackie's eyes are green, right? ^_-

John T · Post by **John T** » Fri Dec 22, 2000 10:15 am

Holy anime, Batman! Looks good.------------------
John Troutman
The SporkMan Chronicles
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BJ · Post by BJ » Sat Dec 23, 2000 3:45 am

Tom, that's amazing cool! You ROCK!Two bits of info: I do make a conscious effort not to put my characters into "stock" kawaii poses. It would be fun, but it doesn't usually fit with the strip. So it's pretty cool to see Jackie in one of the poses.And Jackie's eyes are brown. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">I'm gonna hafta tell Shannon to add this to the fan art gallery! Thanks!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Dec 23, 2000 12:14 pm

Thanks! ^_^ I realised I had never seen Jackie in the stereotypical anime girl poses (wink w/little heart, V for victory, salute, index-finger-o-chutzpah, etc.), and since it was only a matter of time before somebody drew it, I thought I'd get one in before it was too late. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sun Dec 24, 2000 3:12 am

Tom, that's amazing cool! You ROCK! 
*blush blush* *^^* ah-arigato! m(_)m 
Two bits of info: I do make a conscious effort not to put my characters into "stock" kawaii poses. It would be fun, but it doesn't usually fit with the strip. 
You once said: 'When I draw my characters, I try to picture them in motion, then mentally freeze a pose somewhere in the middle of an action. I try to figure out how their body weight shifts, how limbs and gestures follow through and how the body bends and twists. I've managed to fool myself into believing that it gives the figures more of an "animated" flow and keeps them dynamic and fun to look at.' 
You are not fooling yourself--it really works! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"> My favorite examples are the juggling strips (from whence that quote comes). And Jackie's eyes are brown. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif"> 
D'oh! I hope I got her hair right...

In the interests of future (color) fanarts from whoever may be interested (and also in the interest of testing you--HAS BJ considered eye colors in his comic, even though it's in B&W? ^^): What are the other characters' eye colors? I'm gonna hafta tell Shannon to add this to the fan art gallery! Thanks! 
You are welcome! It is an honor to contribute. m(_)m Your comic has given me so much and asked for so little, it seemed like the right thing to do.

BJ · Post by BJ » Sun Dec 24, 2000 9:28 am

I said that? But it actually makes sense! Hmmmm.... I don't remember ever making sense...I try not to ask for anything (that's why Shannon's such a great promoter/webmaster--he knows how to do it), and I never expect anything--that way it's all a pleasant surprise!And finally:Jackie - brown
Ada - brown
Melissa - pale pale blue
Brandy - hazel
Shannon - brown
Gin - not sure yet; maybe the green you used for Jackie
Lou - hazel
Bippy (not JoBeth; she's her own character) - blue
Teagan - cold blueNow let's see if I can stay consistent! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Mon Dec 25, 2000 11:47 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by BJ:
Now let's see if I can stay consistent! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gi ... UOTE>So far, so good. Teagan's eyes used to be green, according to preliminary sketch #2, but "cold blue" sounds more appropriate from what I've heard. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif"> 
Hey, we get to see Lou on Wednesday! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/cool.gif">

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Dec 26, 2000 3:45 am

<random>Be there, or be Squaresoft.</random> Thanks for clearing that up, Webmastuh (not that it makes a difference-- I'll still read 'em all

).

BJ · Post by BJ » Tue Dec 26, 2000 10:20 am

"The impending storylines?" Shannon, you make my strip sound like a natural disaster!

Jackiesfridge · Post by **Jackiesfridge** » Tue Dec 26, 2000 11:33 am

Ack'chally, Lou and Bippy are gonna show up on Friday, now - when I'd made the announcement earlier in the month, we hadn't planned on running a Christmas strip. But then BJ came up with one we just HAD to run, and so we bumped the impending storylines back an update. So, Wednesday's strip will be the 'Speaking Japanese' strip (FINALLY!), and then Friday will start the Bitchin' Kitchen string. BE THERE! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">-Shannon

BJ · Post by BJ » Thu Dec 28, 2000 1:38 am

That's the shade I was going for as well. I'm jealous, Tom.Scary how a bunch of lines can convey a shade, once people know what the colour is...

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Thu Dec 28, 2000 2:17 am

Hrm. With everybody else turning in their fan art, I'm just going to have to draw up that JF strip i've been having boiling in my head for the past few days. 12 hour road trips do wonders for your creative juices, as those white lines on the road blur together... and I had two of them in the past week! I'll let you know when i have it done, BJ and Shannon, so you can look at it, and decide if you want to include it as a guest strip, or on the gallery page, or if I should make sure to not quit my day job. (most likely the latter)-Zodo
aka BUNNY!
Consummate Troublemaker

BJ · Post by BJ » Thu Dec 28, 2000 9:56 am

Dude! I can't wait to see it!

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Thu Dec 28, 2000 10:30 am

Now that's the kind of Bright Red hair I expected on Jackie. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">And Bippy is coming on Friday! Yay! (Lucky Bippy! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">)-Zodo
aka Bunny!
Consummate Troublemaker

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Thu Dec 28, 2000 11:20 am

Now you've done it... You made me draw the bloody thing... I should have it inked and scanned over my lunch hour tomorrow. Want me to email it to you, or just post it here?-Zodo
aka BUNNY!
Consummate Troublemaker

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Dec 29, 2000 1:45 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by BJ:
Scary how a bunch of lines can convey a shade, once people know what the colour is...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Makes one wonder what would have happened if BJ had declared Jackie's hair blonde, brown, or anime GREEN.

Zodo- POST IT! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">

BJ · Post by BJ » Fri Dec 29, 2000 9:34 am

Gin's the only character in JF with anime-coloured hair. And now that I know it disturbs John, I'm keeping it lavendar!Zodo: POST IT.