PhantomFox
08-03-2011, 03:27 PM
I am somewhat of a creative bent of mind, and I've been wanting for some time to tell a story for some time. However, the appeal of the visual medium is something I can't resist. Unfortunately, my artistic skills are amateurish at best. Good enough to do doodles, but nothing that could stand up as a professional product. Efforts to find an artist to partner with have so far been frustrating, as the my previous partner has disappeared without a trace. I'm not looking for an art monkey, but someone to PARTNER with. I'd like to help out on the artistic end as much as I can with concept art or panel layout, or whatever. And the artist can help me out on my end as well, perhaps letting me bounce ideas off of them and telling me if I'm off my rocker or not.
As you probably have guessed, this will be a webcomic. However, it will be a GOOD one, and not some poorly thought out and subsequently abandoned trash like those that litters DrunkDuck and the rest of the internet. I am serious about this, and you can find what work my previous partner and I did here (http://www.deepforestcomic.com) before she went AWOL.
It is set in a medieval/fantasy setting and is titled Deep Forest. The main crux of the story is a small group of half-animal 'monsters' that live secluded in the titular forest. They're not quite sure where they came from, but have had some unpleasant encounters with the village in the past. A somewhat impulsive act of kindness leads to the rediscovery of the community by the nearby village. These two world come into conflict, which drives the main story.
Deep Forest will be primarily story based, but with a good dose of humor added in. The drama will not be so thick that it would feel like a soap opera, but it will be the main draw for the comic. The characters I hope will be strong, but I have done a considerable amount of work on them. The primary POV character from the forest dwellers (or 'Sylvans' as they decided to name themselves) will be Andrew, a somewhat idealistic and impulsive, but friendly Sylvan who kick-starts the plot. Other main characters from that side include his hot tempered friend Jessica, and carefree goofball Sven. Antagonists include a ruthless xenophobic trapper William, and a masterfully manipulative exiled Sylvan named Jade. William considers the Sylvans animals and monsters and has a few oddly sized pelts in his back room, and Jade is extremely bitter about being exiled and is constantly thinking up plots to force her way back into the comfort of the Sylvan community.
A more detailed synopsis can be given if you want, but that should do for now. The the last false-start, I had drawn up twenty or so scripts, if one would like to see them. As for the art I'm looking for, I'm somewhat flexible. I'd prefer it to be realistic enough so that the plot gets taken seriously, but not so much that the humor is out of place. The style doesn't have to match what is shown in the link above, but it definitely worked.
If anyone's interested, drop me a line and we'll see what we can work out!
As you probably have guessed, this will be a webcomic. However, it will be a GOOD one, and not some poorly thought out and subsequently abandoned trash like those that litters DrunkDuck and the rest of the internet. I am serious about this, and you can find what work my previous partner and I did here (http://www.deepforestcomic.com) before she went AWOL.
It is set in a medieval/fantasy setting and is titled Deep Forest. The main crux of the story is a small group of half-animal 'monsters' that live secluded in the titular forest. They're not quite sure where they came from, but have had some unpleasant encounters with the village in the past. A somewhat impulsive act of kindness leads to the rediscovery of the community by the nearby village. These two world come into conflict, which drives the main story.
Deep Forest will be primarily story based, but with a good dose of humor added in. The drama will not be so thick that it would feel like a soap opera, but it will be the main draw for the comic. The characters I hope will be strong, but I have done a considerable amount of work on them. The primary POV character from the forest dwellers (or 'Sylvans' as they decided to name themselves) will be Andrew, a somewhat idealistic and impulsive, but friendly Sylvan who kick-starts the plot. Other main characters from that side include his hot tempered friend Jessica, and carefree goofball Sven. Antagonists include a ruthless xenophobic trapper William, and a masterfully manipulative exiled Sylvan named Jade. William considers the Sylvans animals and monsters and has a few oddly sized pelts in his back room, and Jade is extremely bitter about being exiled and is constantly thinking up plots to force her way back into the comfort of the Sylvan community.
A more detailed synopsis can be given if you want, but that should do for now. The the last false-start, I had drawn up twenty or so scripts, if one would like to see them. As for the art I'm looking for, I'm somewhat flexible. I'd prefer it to be realistic enough so that the plot gets taken seriously, but not so much that the humor is out of place. The style doesn't have to match what is shown in the link above, but it definitely worked.
If anyone's interested, drop me a line and we'll see what we can work out!