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Post by mesper on Apr 12, 2014 23:24:16 GMT -9
Let me introduce Barbella (Barbarian Bella) She is... let me think... OK: young, tall and skinny still agile and quite strong, then she is also pretty and smart one. Yep! Really badass killer redhead babe! WHAT? Too many eggs in one basket? Well, as requested - you asked for some barbarian she-warrior, right? So she is most typical, kinda " standard" barbarian female. So here the story goes... Do you want to know what happened to her? If so - just click 3 x LIKE IT, LIKE IT, LIKE IT within one second Just joking!Oh, one more thing, please promise that you will at least try to protect me against our almighty Admin and afterwards you will miss me when I get banned... Not joking!
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Post by wyvern on Apr 13, 2014 2:54:03 GMT -9
The name is presumably meant to reflect the 1960s French comic book science-fiction heroine Barbarella, later (1968) made into a film starring Jane Fonda. If so, and despite the mildness of its eroticism, I can understand why you'd be concerned about being banned here, Mesper!
For a different view of genuine "barbarian" women, check out details on Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes, and Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, both from Roman Britain.
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Post by madarchitect on Apr 13, 2014 5:07:40 GMT -9
Yep, but these were as you wrote "genuine barbarian women", and I believe were talking here about a "classic fantasy barbarian woman" type. Like a female version of "Conan-in-the furry-pants" from the golden age of barbarian imagery (Frank Frazetta and friends era that is...
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Post by WackyAnne on Apr 13, 2014 5:18:10 GMT -9
The name is presumably meant to reflect the 1960s French comic book science-fiction heroine Barbarella, later (1968) made into a film starring Jane Fonda. If so, and despite the mildness of its eroticism, I can understand why you'd be concerned about being banned here, Mesper! For a different view of genuine "barbarian" women, check out details on Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes, and Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, both from Roman Britain. Well, to be fair, most of those images are filtered through the Roman lens, and are as such, rather unlikely to be true-to-life. Since no written accounts from the Britons themselves survive (nor imagery of said women either, to my understanding), then we can't know with any accuracy as to what they actually looked and dressed like.
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Post by gilius on Apr 13, 2014 5:21:04 GMT -9
Nice teaser, but despite what Wyvern said I cannot think of a reason why it would get you banned (I am talking only about what is seen at the teaser.)
Wyvern, thanks for the names related to Roman Britain, they turned into a couple hours of interesting reading (starting on the Wikipedia and then to other references.)
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Post by mesper on Apr 13, 2014 16:07:59 GMT -9
The name is presumably meant to reflect the 1960s French comic book science-fiction heroine Barbarella <...> Yep! It was first name which comes into my mind. I was then trying to figure out something more fancy and original but almost all mines "constructed" names can be found in Google - there is always someone with similar last name, same company names, caffe and bistros and even pet foods LOL... Then some more "generic" fantasy names already looks boring - you know, all these with obligatory V' , K' etc. prefixes or "th" "gh" "gz" sufixes (well at least there is doubled letter in her name vide "Menzoberanzzan"). It was late at night so I give and continue with "Barbella" - although was tempted for a while to change it for "Brabella" <...> I believe were talking here about a "classic fantasy barbarian woman" type. Like a female version of "Conan-in-the furry-pants" from the golden age of barbarian imagery (Frank Frazetta and friends era that is... This! Plus Kull the Conqueror and of course Red Sonja...
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Post by mesper on Apr 13, 2014 16:10:31 GMT -9
Barbella's adventures part two: Stay tuned for more...
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Post by WackyAnne on Apr 13, 2014 18:15:20 GMT -9
mesper - I love it! I'd say more if I wasn't typing with one thumb on my phone....
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Post by mesper on Apr 13, 2014 20:26:27 GMT -9
mesper - I love it! I'd say more if I wasn't typing with one thumb on my phone.... Thanks! So here is the last part (to be precise: last part of the "story", not minis;) Have Fun!
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Post by cowboyleland on Apr 13, 2014 20:41:01 GMT -9
I promise to miss you when you are gone
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Post by pavaro on Apr 13, 2014 23:59:21 GMT -9
Daring outfit! I wonder why she isn't standing the front to audience... And at serious, nicely drew figure as always.
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Post by hackbarth on Apr 14, 2014 4:52:25 GMT -9
I'm hoping the miniature is two-sided with front and back!
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Post by Parduz on Apr 14, 2014 6:34:30 GMT -9
I'm hoping the miniature is two-sided with front and back! What kind of new dungeon monster could be a creature made by two "back sides" like this?
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Post by mesper on Apr 14, 2014 17:32:30 GMT -9
pavaro, hackbarth, Parduz - regarding two sided figurine... hmm... firstly I'd have to add more clothes, I'm afraid... Parduz - BTW actually in most action, RPG and MMO computer games basic view is TPP (Third Player Perspective) - so from behind, exactly as Barbella! Well, here is preview of full colour better dressed (whatta waste;) versions plus some more/different weapons added Oh, and of course obligatory BLONDE version! (frankly speaking black hair version is my favourite in this case - but it's always problematic for paper minis due to black outline) PS. Perhaps I should change her name to Brabella now?
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Post by hackbarth on Apr 17, 2014 11:34:14 GMT -9
pavaro, hackbarth, Parduz - regarding two sided figurine... hmm... firstly I'd have to add more clothes, I'm afraid... That's cheating, you know?
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 17, 2014 12:49:17 GMT -9
We have all seen minis with mirrored backs. I think it would be hilarious if there was a version with two backs.
I'll go back and crawl under my rock now
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Post by mesper on Apr 17, 2014 17:22:48 GMT -9
We have all seen minis with mirrored backs. I think it would be hilarious if there was a version with two backs. I'll go back and crawl under my rock now Really? Well...
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 17, 2014 17:38:21 GMT -9
too funny
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Post by pavaro on Apr 18, 2014 0:23:12 GMT -9
pavaro, hackbarth, Parduz - regarding two sided figurine... hmm... firstly I'd have to add more clothes, I'm afraid... That's cheating, you know? Agree. It is unfair.
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Post by mesper on Apr 18, 2014 14:15:50 GMT -9
Agree. It is unfair.
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Post by migibb on Apr 18, 2014 14:36:54 GMT -9
I love that there are three different options to add a fur bikini!!! Now let's see someone figure out how you determine facing....
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 18, 2014 15:27:22 GMT -9
I've still never figured out how to scale these jpg's. Printing straight she is a giantess
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Post by Parduz on Apr 18, 2014 15:28:50 GMT -9
I've still never figured out how to scale these jpg's. Printing straight she is a giantess What program you use to print JPGs (or "just images")?
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 18, 2014 18:31:21 GMT -9
Paint, Gimp, Windows Live Photo Gallery. I can guess at scale, but there ought to be a way to not have to guess
I know there is, but I have yet to be enlightened
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Post by Parduz on Apr 18, 2014 23:46:01 GMT -9
Paint, Gimp, Windows Live Photo Gallery. I can guess at scale, but there ought to be a way to not have to guess I know there is, but I have yet to be enlightened Then, i'd recommend IrfanView. It's a free image browser, with some (batch) image editing function ("whole image" fnctions, like color balance, palette editing, crop, resize, blur, sharpen etc. You can't draw with it). The relevant features in this case are the image info editing and the print capability. With the first you can just edit the DPI of an image (and it tells you on the fly the image resulting dimension in inches and mm). You can do it using the "Info" panel (hotkey I). This is very useful 'cause often image have this info missing (or altered). Anyway, it's the best way to scale an image without altering it. The image can be saved with the new setting. The print panel offers some control on the print like scaling, centering etc. To install it just donwload it and install also the "all plugins" exe. Keep an eye on the setup window 'cause it have a "free bing bar" setup or something similar you may want to uncheck, but other than this it is a clean program which i use from about 10 years. While browing a folder it can "open" (show) other files, like PDFs, or movies, music etc.... you may find it annoying (i just want to broswe images, it's a matter of tastes) so during the setup take care of what files you want to asociate to Irfanview and what not (you can keep everything as it is and just let it add a right-click menu "browse with irfanview... i like to have Irfanview as my default image viewer). HTH
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Post by wyvern on Apr 19, 2014 4:18:28 GMT -9
I've still never figured out how to scale these jpg's. You should be able to import a JPEG into most DTP/word-processors and then re-scale it as precisely as you wish. My preferred option is simply to create an empty frame with a border of the exact height the figure (or whatever) is going to be, and then keep manually adjusting the JPEG, PNG, etc., until the two match. I like to see what I'm doing, and not guess at percentages, and so forth, but that's just me! I usually do my rescaling using MS Publisher, because it's very flexible for things like this, plus I've also been using it for years, so it's second nature now, but I've been doing similar things in different DTP packages for decades.
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Post by cowboyleland on Apr 19, 2014 13:58:30 GMT -9
I scale stuff in GIMP. What I most often screw up is making sure it is in 300dpi to start with. Usually when I outline how to do something. people who actually know how chime in with a better way. Let's see what happens this time Usually I: 1. Import the image to GIMP 2. Copy image (Image tab, or rectangle select if there is a lot of "negative space" 3. Create a new file at 300dpi 4. Paste the copy into the new file. 5. Measure ground (or bottom of feet) to eyeline in mm (caliper tool) 6. Divide measurement by 30mm and multiply result by 100 7. Input answer from #6 above into the "Scale image" box. Sometimes this creates a horrible looking blob. In that case I search google images for something similar that might work better. C'mon gang, suggestions that save me some steps or improve the quality will be warmly welcomed. Maybe it will even deserve a transfer to the tutorials section.
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Apr 19, 2014 14:22:36 GMT -9
When you import the image, import it at the right dpi. You might not need it at 300dpi for good results anyway, but if it's already a 300dpi image, import it as such and skip steps 2-4 So, if you import it at 300dpi and it's crazy small, import it again at 200 or 150 dpi. I'd rather be close to the original size than try to upscale something tiny. In GIMP, you can type expressions. Imagine it already had a value of... 234 in a box. If you want to divide by 30 and multiply by 100, just enter in 234 * 100 / 30, and it will do the math for you. I often forget about the measure tool. I use the rectangle tool to measure things. I will stretch it from eye to base, and that tells me it's height. Then, I'd stretch the rectangle around the whole thing, and do the scale. Make sure it's maintaining aspect ratio, and just do the magic math stuff.
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Post by aaron on Apr 20, 2014 6:03:06 GMT -9
so where can I log on to read the online comic?
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Post by dungeonmistress on Apr 21, 2014 17:28:33 GMT -9
:-/MEN! You guy's are all such MEN! mesper, she is beautiful. I am waiting for the complete mini, you know the one with both a back and a front! And her sister's, too. And don't forget the red-head. Red-heads are the really fun ones, just ask my husband! Lol! These ladies have just given me an idea to add a little spice the game! Muhahahahah!
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