100 Picture Thing

Yes, I have finally finished it. This reasonably epic (though not that epic) project is finally done.

I started this project way back in December, 2006 with Death. It's taken me so long I can't remember anything about the beginning. I probably had a whole speech thought out for when I finished it, but I have no idea what is was. I doubt there's many people who've been here from the beginning. I bet most people just thought I was randomly choosing numbers and topics and then making a picture out of it every so often.

Was it Fun/Interesting?
It was all right. If I was going to do it again, I'd probably would do it. Or if I did, I'd choose a meme with more interesting topics to do. But it was kind of interesting to start with a word and make a picture from it.

Was it Worth It?
Yes, but probably not for the reasons they intended. I didn't really plumb the depths of my creativity to create the pictures and I didn't push myself to try new subject matters. But I did pick up a trick or two for drawing and I was able to develop Alpha/Alair as a character.

What About Alpha/Alair?
Ah, Alpha. At the time I started, Alpha was a pretty poorly defined character with a bland design. Now, Alair may not be a good character, but he is definitely more streamlined, more interesting to look at and generally less of a Gary Stu. And now I've become attached to him again, so it's likely I'll keep on trying to improve him.

Have I Improved?
I would like to think so. The example I used before, namely comparing Evil and Clumsy. They both have a similar topic, two people sitting and talking, but there is a difference between the skill level between the two. The background is better, the characters are more defined and the angles are more realistic.

But besides those two, I still think there's an improvement. I rely on less copy and pasting, the characters are less stiff, the designs are more complex and I rely less on cheating with PhotoDeluxe. Now, I'm not a good artist by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a better one than I used to be.

How About Some Statistics?
Sure, myself!

Styles
Alpha, Large-Style: 15
Alpha, Chibi-Style: 20
Alair, Any Style: 65
You may have been led to believe that I had always use Alair...

Most Common Reoccurring Characters
Unnamed Illithid Professor: 6
Thrandûl: 4
Crab Lich: 2
So despite have created some interesting characters, I very rarely reused them.

Cameos and Fan-Art
Muppets: 2
Torchwood: 1
Predator: 1
Homestarrunner: 1
Pirates of the Carribean: 2
Dungeons and Dragons: 9
Starcraft: 1
Excel Saga: 1 (Sort-of)
xxxHolic: 1 (Sort-of)
Trigun: 2 (Sort-of)
X-Men: 1
Star Wars: 1
Pokemon: 2
The Red Green Show: 1
Sweeney Todd: 1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: 1
Red Dwarf: 1
Futurama: 1 (Sort-of)
Wondermark: 1
Cthulhu Mythos: 3
Fantasia: 1 (Of course)
Now, this I find interesting. It doesn't seem to correlate to things that I like. I mean, I never used Doctor Who, for example.

What were Your Favourites and Least Favourites?
Thanks for asking, myself!

Favourite Pictures
Voodoo: It is pretty awesome...
Fly Me to the Moon...: The skill here is not originality, but accuracy. I nailed that Homestarrunner style!
Ice: Despite being one of the oldest and the Windigo not fitting my current conception, it's still pretty well done.
Internet: Man, the Internet spider turned out awesome...
Fire: I dunno, it just looks nice.

Least Favourite Pictures
Convention; Just meh...
O RLY???: Man, what a boring picture...
Soap Opera: Be fair, it'd be tricky to make that into an interesting picture.
Mecha: It's an interesting concept, but it just did not turn out right.
Video Game: You can barely even tell they're Zerglings...
(And also Failed Dance, which I just didn't finish)

So, Now What?
Dunno. I have a few more things related to the 100 picture Meme which I may or may not do. I'm probably going to scrap and re-do Alair again. But beyond that, who knows?