Angel Army

I don't post very often ...

2007-05-15T08:36:16Z

- I really don't. Not here, anyway.
I also don't log in very often and only rarely read (or comment on) anything on my firends' page. This does not mean that I don't like my friends, but I like to communicate using other (more, to me, personal) means than posts and replies through LJ. I guess I'm very old-fashioned when it comes to all this blog-intarweb-thingymajick. I never meant this journal to be for personal stuff, really, just for update information about Tales Untold and the like.
So will I actually start using the journal and post drawings and updates and such? I'm not really sure at this point. This post, at least, serves to explain that I'm still around, just not using my LJ. :-)

LJ pimpage:

grae_life - G.R.A.E. A study in self-exploration? A neo-gothic vampire novel? A personal diary of a young writer? A crusade to make the world a better place? A roleplaying game? Maybe a little of each?
monochromeworld - Monochrome World. Information and drawings related to G.R.A.E. and the other journals by writers in that "world".

Christmas cards

2006-12-22T21:54:11Z

Happy holidays. :-)

My Asian balljointed dolls Luke, Robert and Nicole.

G.R.A.E. - last year Evelyn and Vincent taught him that wearing a red hat like that is essential to decorating a Christmas tree.

It's been a while ...

2006-12-20T11:21:07Z

It really has been a while. XD
A lot has happened - I have been busy with work, arranging the anime convention J-popcon and lots of things to deal with in my personal life. But here I am - having come out pretty much on top of things.

I've decided to make a few changes to this LJ. From now on, instead of only having to do with Tales Untold, it will include my other creative projects as well. So expect entries about G.R.A.E. and Monochrome World, Asian Balljointed Dolls, Cornelius, the Griffins, Scallywags, Photoshoots/manipulations and random artwork. I'm multi-creative. ;-)
For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about - well, you'll see if you stick around. :-)

Oh, and Merry Christmas (or whatever you may celebrate at this time of the year) & a Happy New Year to all of you!

Monochrome World

2006-10-15T07:51:42Z

I still haven't got any TUT updates for you, but in the meantime, I shall plug a little. XD

Some of you might know that I am involved in a story-project-thing here on LJ.
It started two years ago when G.R.A.E. (a very contemplative and not-quite-human guy) escaped a science laboratory where he had been kept, experimented upon and used. A year later, two people like him (Ghost and Mist) were sent to capture or kill him - but the plans were thwarted when Mist killed the agent looking after Ghost and both hunters started creating lives for themselves in the world Outside. Meanwhile, the boyish looking vampire Daniel, who wanted to be a doctor when he grew up (but never did), met G.R.A.E. and took an instant disliking to him.
- Each of those people have a LJ and a story of their own, and sometimes the stories overlap.

Now, to make it easier for everybody to follow the stories, Monochrome World has been created.

Even if you don't mean to read the stories, you might want to check it out to catch a glimpse of artwork and illustrations by yours truly and her fellow artists Leechy, Kinu and Ravenkeeper. :-)

Updates & Announcement

2006-10-02T18:02:15Z

We have comic updates. One day late, but updates nevertheless. This is the last page of chapter 11. And it's here! :-)

I don't have a whole lot to say about it. It's nice to finally be somewhere in the story when Lukas knows (a bit more about) what is going on around him. I like scenes with Lukas and Robert together, because they're ... amusing. XD

Now, there is going to be a slight delay before the next chapter commences. I want to draw a few pages ahead for various reasons, and I want to update the gallery and the fanworks section as well. So I hope you'll forgive me the delay. It means a bigger update next time (hopefully). :-)

Oops ... updates!

2006-09-19T07:46:57Z

I forgot to write it here, but erh ... yeah. I did update last weekend (Sunday).
Comic updates here! :-)

On another note ... Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Chapter 11, page 13 is up!

2006-09-10T16:27:36Z

Right. This chapter seems to be going on forever. I guess that's what happens when you stretch action scenes out in this fashion.
I wonder if I should find a fun way to generate more updates ... There's the Paypal thing on the main page, of course. - But maybe I should do something like the "Fanart 4 Pages" campaign I had last year. It was fun. :-) Anyone have any ideas for fun activities like that?

Comic updates here! :-)

Oh, and (this strictly isn't TUT related, but that's okay, right?) remember Scallywags - it's updated Mondays and occasional Thursdays with a new pirate joke/stip.

TUT Updates

2006-09-03T13:24:30Z

After an unexected break in updates last weekend, we're back! ^_^
Hmm. I think there are parts of this chapter I would rather have M-chan get over with quickly. Fighting Robert is not always that amusing if you're on the wrong end of his bokken. -_-;
Anyways, updates are here!

Lukas

TUT Updates! (<- very original title for a post XD)

2006-08-20T08:25:01Z

Right, update time. :-)
Did you fear that Scallywags made me forget about TUT? Don't worry, that doesn't happen. :-) Comic Update!

Scallywags!

2006-08-17T16:20:41Z

Do you like pirates? Do you like silly slapstick? Do you like scruffy rum-drinking captains and slightly pissy but overly cute cabin boys? Then come on aboard The Black Sheep! Even if you entirely sure that the answer to any or all of those questions is "aye", please give my newest webcomic, Scallywags, a chance. It's free, and I promise to make the pirates play nice and not take your gold ...

Updates!

2006-08-13T19:55:49Z

We're back to regular comic updates (I think). So there's one here. :-)

There and back ...

2006-08-07T21:28:38Z

Yes, I am back. :-) Hopefully TUT updates will resume next weekend. It does depend a bit on some work I have to do, but I'll try to get around to it.
I had a wonderful trip to England. It was so much fun being with mysapphirestar. We saw loads of things and talked about stories and did some drawing and were constructively silly (yes, there is such a thing). One of the constructively silly things just may turn into a comic project. But I'll get back to that when and if. :-)

A few sketches below the cut.

This is not completely authentic. ;-)

Lukas and Robert. I did a lot of drawing on the train.

Updates & Holidays

2006-07-16T16:56:29Z

Well, here's an update of the comic. There's also some new giftart worth looking at. :-)

Now, TUT and I are going to take a break for a while. No no, nothing as serious as "we're going on hiatus" or anything like that. It's just that I'm going to England in a few days to visit my friend, Sapphire. While I do expect to draw a bit while I'm there, I'm not going to update the comic. Updates should resume sometime in the beginning of August.
I will get online occasionally, so any PMs, e-mails at my hotmail address and comments here will be read.

Well, until then, I bid you all a good summer!

M-chan
(unreliable navigator and fearless foam-swordswoman of "The Black Witch"
... Yes, there's a pirate thing going on. I blame it on POTC2 and those of my friends who actually got that joke. XD)

Picture Post

2006-07-08T21:03:59Z

Well, I thought it was time for a picture post.

Stuff under the cut! :-)

Robert, just a quick sketch.

This ... is a girl. She appeared in my sketch book while I was teaching (the students had to spend a while drawing by themselves, and so it's pretty natural to be doing the same thing. I never get anything terrific done at those times, though, because I'm focussed on the students if they have any questions or need help).

Lukas in coloured pencils. It's been a while since I used pencils for colouring!

Cornelius, who doesn't belong to the TUT universe, but he's cool. And normally he wear more fantasy-style clothes. This was something I doodled right after an exam a few weeks ago.

The interesting thing about this picture of Lyon is that it's not bad. It was before I touched it up in Photoshop. For those of you who are interested, here is the original.

This sudden outburst of showcasing artwork is partly because of leechy_girl. "Upload something," she told me a few hours ago. XD Thanks, Lee! I did need that.

How lame is that ;-)

2006-07-03T20:12:17Z

Well, it IS lame. I updated last night after writing some freelance articles, but it was late and I never got around to sending out update notices. So here we go. Updates! :-)

Updates

2006-06-26T08:52:56Z

M-chan doesn't have much time these days, so she asked me to tell you that we have updates. She should be back on track with updates every weekend soon, or so she claims. ^_^;

- Lukas

PS: Did you notice the reference(s) in today's update? If you aren't familiar with M-chan's other comics, you won't have, but if you are, you might. XD

Updates!

2006-06-13T13:29:45Z

It's summer. Really. Cold and clammy Denmark is bright with sunshine and people exposing their bare limbs in shorts. That is part of the reason why this update is late, since I was outside much of Sunday.
- But anyway we have updates!
I actually have some fanart that needs to be uploaded, but I don't have the time right this moment, so it'll have to wait a bit.

Crossroads and Crossovers

2006-06-06T10:34:27Z

While I enjoy drawing and making character designs and working on my comic, I also write a lot. And so I decided to make a webpage, Crossroads, to showcase some of my stories.

Does this have any relevance to TUT? Well ... Sort of. You see, I've discovered that most of the stories I do are connected in one way or another. This doesn't mean that in order to understand one, you have to know the other - no, they are all very contained in themselves. But there are connections and quite a few crossovers.
grae_life and TUT are connected because they take place in the same world and pretty much at the same time (the timeline isn't that simple, but let's just say it is to avoid confusion). G.R.A.E.'s story has a few "guest apperances" by TUT characters. Some are brief and have no real impact on the story, while others at this point are more part of his tale than of TUT. (And you can actually learn something about a few of them). There are at least 3 people who are in both storylines. But it's not very explicit, and I've been told that some people don't actually notice the crossovers at all.
Another story which takes place in the TUT universe is To Die To Live Forever, one of the only short stories I've ever written. It is set in a much earlier period, and the "crossover factor", though existant, is very low.

Well ... I believe I have babbled enough for now. XD

Updateness

2006-06-04T10:18:58Z

Let's see what we have this week ... A comic page and some fanart! :-)

Weekly updates are here! :-)

(Direct link to newest fanart here.)

It's been a while since I've uploaded any finished TUT-related art to the site. This is partly because I haven't drawn very much lately (too immersed in writing and RL things), and partly because I have drawn other things and pictures I just can't show you. It's actually pretty annoying to find myself drawing spoilers for the story and thus not wanting to upload them when I actually rather like how they came out. Oh well. I'd better just draw something I WILL want to upload, then, eh? :-)

angel_army @ 2006-05-27T20:59:00

2006-05-27T18:59:47Z

Sorry about not updating last week. There was a lot going on, so I never got around to it. XD

Well, this week there's not only a comic page but 4 great new pieces of fanart. They're definitely worth checking out. :-)

Weekly updates uploaded here! :-D

Random art (not bothering with a cut because there's only one.) ...

Updates!

2006-05-14T18:20:19Z

Weekly updates uploaded here! Hope you enjoy them! :-D

Chapter 10 concluded & Chapter 11 started!

2006-05-07T08:59:19Z

This week's update has the end of chapter 10 - and it even has the two first pages of chapter 11, too. Let me shamelessly take the opportunity to tell you that those extra pages came about because of kind donations by readers. Thank you so much, guys! I hope you enjoy the extra pages. :-)

Now, about Chapter 10. There's much less beating around the bush now that Lukas knows about Robert, Nicole, Erika and Jeremy. There are still secrets - all kinds of secrets - but at least now it has been revealed what their individual roles are.
And Lukas got his "claws" in this chapter. Finally! I've been drawing him with those weapons for years on artwork. ^_^;
If you are wondering aboutthe scene with Kit, that's a birthday cake in the background. I was debating with myself how to include Lukas' birthday in the story (since it's that time of the year) or if I should just not mention it. I quite liked the solution of showing that it happened and that time is not standing still in the story while the narrative was played out.
Chapter 11 will bring some new characters and information to the story. That much I can promise. And someone is likely to get their @$$ kicked ... XD

Updates here and here. :-)

Spring Cleaning!

2006-05-05T14:40:34Z

I just had a spring cleaning in my art folder. There were lots of unfinished oldish drawings and sketches, so ... another post loaded with sketches.

Lukas, an inked drawing that I never grew quite satisfied with.

Design sketch of Robert's clothes.

And one of Lukas. :-)

Jeremy! <3

I have soooo many random sketchs of Lukas. XD

See? *Heeh*

Sketch post

2006-05-04T18:18:07Z

Doodle below the cut. :-)

Actually it's the sketch of the front page for a chapter which is still a few chapters away. But since you won't see it anywhere else for a while (and most likely never as a sketch), I figured it'd be ok to post.

Updateness!

2006-04-30T10:03:33Z

M-chan's been really busy this past week. (And not even with drawing TUT!) So she asked me to tell you there's a new page ready here.

- Lukas