Showing posts with label Anime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anime. Show all posts
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Winner
A while back I ran a little contest, with a caption as the prize. The winner was one Brandon Noble. Congratulations to you!
I wasn't able to work in your liking of mermaids, sorry. I just couldn't find any source material that inspired me. Still, I hope you enjoy your prize.
I wasn't able to work in your liking of mermaids, sorry. I just couldn't find any source material that inspired me. Still, I hope you enjoy your prize.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Shopping trip surprise
I made this one for cage71 on Rachel's Haven. I hope you all enjoy it.
A little bit of background on this one. The idea came from something of a twist on an old cliche. In many caps, you often find a character who is a militant feminist, transforming men for slights real and imagined. It occurred to me while thinking, though, that this doesn't seem to make much sense really. Yes, they are usually turning men into the kind of women they think men want (bimbo, slutty, etc), but they are still turning men into women as a punishment, which implies Being a woman is a form of punishment. There are ways to justify such a situation, but it still strikes me as a bit odd. Instead, I decided to take things in a different direction. Hence a militant Misogynist. One of those guys going on about what it is to be a "real man". I'm sure everyone has met someone like that at least once in their life. Real Men don't cry. Real Men play football and drink beer. Real Men treat women with no respect. Someone like that would certainly view being turned female as a punishment. And if he had the power to "punish" those who weren't living up to what a Real Man should be? Well, I think the result might just be something like this.
A little bit of background on this one. The idea came from something of a twist on an old cliche. In many caps, you often find a character who is a militant feminist, transforming men for slights real and imagined. It occurred to me while thinking, though, that this doesn't seem to make much sense really. Yes, they are usually turning men into the kind of women they think men want (bimbo, slutty, etc), but they are still turning men into women as a punishment, which implies Being a woman is a form of punishment. There are ways to justify such a situation, but it still strikes me as a bit odd. Instead, I decided to take things in a different direction. Hence a militant Misogynist. One of those guys going on about what it is to be a "real man". I'm sure everyone has met someone like that at least once in their life. Real Men don't cry. Real Men play football and drink beer. Real Men treat women with no respect. Someone like that would certainly view being turned female as a punishment. And if he had the power to "punish" those who weren't living up to what a Real Man should be? Well, I think the result might just be something like this.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Winners and Losers
I know I've used this image before, but this idea struck me while I was at work today. Since it has been a while since I've had any inspiration for a caption, I thought I'd go ahead and work it up. So, for any of you who actually still read this blog, here is my latest work for you to enjoy.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cosplay Burlesque
So, this whole week I've actually been having the desire to caption. I was actually feeling quite motivated. I had some lovely pictures that I really wanted to work with. So I sat down and started.
It wasn't so much a writer's block, as it was a writer's great wall of china. A writer's hoover dam. I literally could not write. I managed to get out exactly two words before being unable to continue. I had nothing.
Today, I finally managed to get an idea going. In the end, it actually started running so long that it would never fit into a single caption. Rather than trying to cut it down, I decided to do the opposite. I would expand it and turn it in to a story. But, rather than make you all wait until the story is complete I thought I would do this.
Below is posted the text as I originally wrote it, formatted as to be a caption. The image is included as well, though I did not add the text to the image itself, as is normal. Instead, think of this as a sort of teaser, a preview if you will, of the story to come. I intend to expand a bit on the back story of the characters at least a little, and certainly continue with what happens after the caption. I'll also try to flesh out some of the parts within the caption a bit more, add more details where needed. Since it won't be constrained by image size, I can be much more verbose.
In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy this quasi-caption. Feedback is always appreciated, and I'd certainly welcome suggestions as well. Got an idea for what you think might happen next? Let me hear it. I can't promise I'll use it, but who knows, maybe I will, or maybe it will inspire me in completely different ways.
It wasn't so much a writer's block, as it was a writer's great wall of china. A writer's hoover dam. I literally could not write. I managed to get out exactly two words before being unable to continue. I had nothing.
Today, I finally managed to get an idea going. In the end, it actually started running so long that it would never fit into a single caption. Rather than trying to cut it down, I decided to do the opposite. I would expand it and turn it in to a story. But, rather than make you all wait until the story is complete I thought I would do this.
Below is posted the text as I originally wrote it, formatted as to be a caption. The image is included as well, though I did not add the text to the image itself, as is normal. Instead, think of this as a sort of teaser, a preview if you will, of the story to come. I intend to expand a bit on the back story of the characters at least a little, and certainly continue with what happens after the caption. I'll also try to flesh out some of the parts within the caption a bit more, add more details where needed. Since it won't be constrained by image size, I can be much more verbose.
In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy this quasi-caption. Feedback is always appreciated, and I'd certainly welcome suggestions as well. Got an idea for what you think might happen next? Let me hear it. I can't promise I'll use it, but who knows, maybe I will, or maybe it will inspire me in completely different ways.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Correct Potion
So I've been trying to plan out my next big cosplay, which of course means that I have been in a very anime mood. I also found that I am specifically in a Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail mood. I've got quite a few images that have inspired thoughts. I decided to start with this one since it was the most complete.
It's actually set in a world I had created as part of an old RPG system I'd been working on. I had actually originally started working on it as a game to play on Rachel's Haven, but after certain events I've been much less active there and the project fell in to disuse.
The basic premise was that it was set in a world of magic, where those who were capable of using magic attended a school, like a college, in order to learn how to harness their abilities. I know, it sounds very Harry Potter-ish, but I assure you that it is only a passing resemblance. In my system, there were seven basic types of magic. Students would choose a major, which would determine the type of magic they could wield. They also had the option of choosing a minor, which would open up new options for their magic, or they could take a double major, meaning they could use two types of magic (but at the cost of having to split their advances between both studies, so they were less proficient in either one than those who only had a single major). All of the magic types had some possibility for transformational effects, though some were more obvious (or direct) than others. I'd have to go back and see if I could find, or remember, the full list and all the details, but that was the basic idea behind the system. The trouble with such a system, though, was that it was hard to put numbers to it and still let players be creative with the effects of their spells. It would need to be an Amber system, which is to say that there are no dice rolls or stats, simply the basic outline and the GM makes the decisions on what is or is not possible. It's more flexible, but it also leaves out the possibility for random chance and luck that you get with the dice based systems. Since random chance has saved my characters' lives many many times (I'm quite famous in my gaming groups, as my ability to get us INTO crazy situations was exceeded only by my ability to get us OUT of the same situations, usually through some bizarre and insane plan that never should have worked yet somehow did), I find the idea of giving such total control to the GM, even when I am the GM, is rather a turn off. I never did find a way to reconcile it.
Anyway, enough rambling. I'm sure none of you really care about any of that. So here is what you have been waiting for, a new caption by me. If you skipped the block of text above, don't worry about it. This one can be read just fine without knowing the background behind it.
I hope you all enjoy it, and remember to please leave your feedback.
It's actually set in a world I had created as part of an old RPG system I'd been working on. I had actually originally started working on it as a game to play on Rachel's Haven, but after certain events I've been much less active there and the project fell in to disuse.
The basic premise was that it was set in a world of magic, where those who were capable of using magic attended a school, like a college, in order to learn how to harness their abilities. I know, it sounds very Harry Potter-ish, but I assure you that it is only a passing resemblance. In my system, there were seven basic types of magic. Students would choose a major, which would determine the type of magic they could wield. They also had the option of choosing a minor, which would open up new options for their magic, or they could take a double major, meaning they could use two types of magic (but at the cost of having to split their advances between both studies, so they were less proficient in either one than those who only had a single major). All of the magic types had some possibility for transformational effects, though some were more obvious (or direct) than others. I'd have to go back and see if I could find, or remember, the full list and all the details, but that was the basic idea behind the system. The trouble with such a system, though, was that it was hard to put numbers to it and still let players be creative with the effects of their spells. It would need to be an Amber system, which is to say that there are no dice rolls or stats, simply the basic outline and the GM makes the decisions on what is or is not possible. It's more flexible, but it also leaves out the possibility for random chance and luck that you get with the dice based systems. Since random chance has saved my characters' lives many many times (I'm quite famous in my gaming groups, as my ability to get us INTO crazy situations was exceeded only by my ability to get us OUT of the same situations, usually through some bizarre and insane plan that never should have worked yet somehow did), I find the idea of giving such total control to the GM, even when I am the GM, is rather a turn off. I never did find a way to reconcile it.
Anyway, enough rambling. I'm sure none of you really care about any of that. So here is what you have been waiting for, a new caption by me. If you skipped the block of text above, don't worry about it. This one can be read just fine without knowing the background behind it.
I hope you all enjoy it, and remember to please leave your feedback.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Caitlyn's Vacation
One of my captioning friends, Caitlyn of Caitlyn's Masks, has been having some difficulties lately with making captions. It seems that Calvin has been having some difficulties sharing his mind with Caitlyn lately. As such, he has asked her to leave for a while, so that he can take a bit of time away and get himself back together.
But now that she is no longer living in Calvin's body, just what is Caitlyn up to? You're intrepid guardian Angel has taken it upon herself to find out the answer to that question. With a trusty video camera in hand, Angel has exclusive footage of what Caitlyn of Caitlyn's Masks has been doing while away. Click below if you want to see what she uncovered...
But now that she is no longer living in Calvin's body, just what is Caitlyn up to? You're intrepid guardian Angel has taken it upon herself to find out the answer to that question. With a trusty video camera in hand, Angel has exclusive footage of what Caitlyn of Caitlyn's Masks has been doing while away. Click below if you want to see what she uncovered...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
New Story Snippet
So this is a story idea that has been kicking around in my head for some time. I thought about trying to develop it more, but never really knew where to go with it. I decided to write up what I did have and make it in to one of my snippets. As always, people are welcome to expand upon or take in new directions what I have here, just so long as you give proper credit and make sure you tell me where it is so I can enjoy it for myself as well.
This one also contains images to go along with the story. You can click on them to enlarge them.
*edit* ok, so this one kind of ended up a lot longer than I had originally planned when I started writing. It still doesn't have a beginning or a true ending, so it can't be called a complete story. But it is quite long for one scene. I actually left out some parts I was thinking about putting in, both to cut down and because it didn't flow as well. Hopefully you will all enjoy, and please take the time to leave me some feedback. Comments always help me to improve, and letting Any artist know their work is appreciated can help to keep them from getting discouraged.
This one also contains images to go along with the story. You can click on them to enlarge them.
*edit* ok, so this one kind of ended up a lot longer than I had originally planned when I started writing. It still doesn't have a beginning or a true ending, so it can't be called a complete story. But it is quite long for one scene. I actually left out some parts I was thinking about putting in, both to cut down and because it didn't flow as well. Hopefully you will all enjoy, and please take the time to leave me some feedback. Comments always help me to improve, and letting Any artist know their work is appreciated can help to keep them from getting discouraged.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Bound Together, for the time being
Ok, so this is another one that I've been kicking around for a while, trying to get it to come together. I've needed the distraction, so I sat down and forced myself to focus on it. Hopefully it turned out ok.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Moving Pictures? What Sorcery is this?!
So this is a little project that I've been working on for quite some time now. I had the original idea a while back, inspired by others who have done similar projects.
This one is a bit rough and simple, as such things go, but it is my first time trying my hand at this. I had to find and teach myself how to use several new programs, which was not a simple process. In the end, though, I like how it turned out, considering it is a beginners effort. Please, let me know what you think of this. Constructive criticism is welcome, and if people enjoyed it I may try to do more in the future, now that I have a better idea of what I am doing.
*Edit* upon watching the uploaded video, I realize that the subtitles came out rather small. You'll need to watch it in full screen mode to see them. I'll try to go back and fix them when I can, if I can.
*Edit 2* Tried re-encoding the subtitles, then re-uploading the video. Hopefully that will help make them more readable.
This one is a bit rough and simple, as such things go, but it is my first time trying my hand at this. I had to find and teach myself how to use several new programs, which was not a simple process. In the end, though, I like how it turned out, considering it is a beginners effort. Please, let me know what you think of this. Constructive criticism is welcome, and if people enjoyed it I may try to do more in the future, now that I have a better idea of what I am doing.
*Edit* upon watching the uploaded video, I realize that the subtitles came out rather small. You'll need to watch it in full screen mode to see them. I'll try to go back and fix them when I can, if I can.
*Edit 2* Tried re-encoding the subtitles, then re-uploading the video. Hopefully that will help make them more readable.
Original footage comes from the anime Fairy Tail.
Charging Up
Originally, this was supposed to be a caption. However, the text started getting rather long, and I didn't have any other images that I could use to split it up. I've noticed that, for some reason, when I post a longer caption on blogger, it does not post the full resolution, and the text comes out blurry. So I decided that I would do this one as a story snippet with an image instead.
This one is loosely based on a combination of two things. One is the anime/manga Fairy Tail (which is where the artwork originated). The other is a story I idea I had had previously. I took the main element of that idea and rewrote it to suit the mechanics of the new setting I was using here. I won't say more about it right now, so as not to spoil the caption, and I may still go back and develop the original story some time in the future.
Story follows the jump.
This one is loosely based on a combination of two things. One is the anime/manga Fairy Tail (which is where the artwork originated). The other is a story I idea I had had previously. I took the main element of that idea and rewrote it to suit the mechanics of the new setting I was using here. I won't say more about it right now, so as not to spoil the caption, and I may still go back and develop the original story some time in the future.
Story follows the jump.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Feelings of Defeat
An anime cap this time, I've been in the mood for some anime lately. Another one that I've had for a while and only just managed to work out the details on.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
EnterBrain Industries
Inspiration strikes when and where it will. A longer caption this time, lots of text, but I still hope people will take the time to read it and enjoy it.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Bound Together for the Future
Just a little something I thought up to tide you all over till I get back.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Guardians' Test
Someone really liked my previous captions using Reiq's FFX girls, so I thought I'd do another one. So, I hope you enjoy it.
This one also has the potential to become one of my short stories. What do you think, is it something you'd like to see?
This one also has the potential to become one of my short stories. What do you think, is it something you'd like to see?
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Made my Decision
This picture just really called to me, it was just so erotic I had to caption it. It may be the start of a new 'theme' for me...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Short Story
So recently I made a caption for someone on one of the other sites I visit. Now, I generally enjoy the captions I make, but for some reason this one just really grabbed me. There was something about it that just really got me going. I found myself writing far more than could fit in a single panel. I toyed around with the idea of expanding it into a story. I ended up having a bit of free time, so I decided to just go ahead and do it.
You can find the story after the jump. But, be aware that it is set in a world of anthropomorphic animals. If that doesn't appeal to you, feel free to skip this one. But if you do read it, please leave me a comment. Did you like it, not like it, suggestions, constructive critisms. Heck, write me a chapter? Did it inspire you, do you have some new escapade for the characters to be involved with? Share it with me. Anything to let me know if this is something I should try to do again in the future.
You can find the story after the jump. But, be aware that it is set in a world of anthropomorphic animals. If that doesn't appeal to you, feel free to skip this one. But if you do read it, please leave me a comment. Did you like it, not like it, suggestions, constructive critisms. Heck, write me a chapter? Did it inspire you, do you have some new escapade for the characters to be involved with? Share it with me. Anything to let me know if this is something I should try to do again in the future.
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