Good morrow, all members of the crew clockwise.
My name is Pillz... happy to meet you! I'm currently an untalented person with random insights of topics.... so be advised when talking to me, lest I confound your senses with my interjections of subliminal messaging and topic disclosures.
I don't have flash, but I do have a graphics tablet... I'm currently working on my drawing skills so that I can possibly make comics. I'm not sure if anybody would be interested in reading them or not...
As for such, I'm wondering if an 'audio comic' is a good idea... perhaps using speakonia for a soundfile to play along with the characters or something... that idea is still in the primordial stew phase so I'll take any reflections on that.
I also do a fair amount of creative writing... I love to make Fanfictions or write my own science fiction stories. If you would like to browse one of my fanfic works, here is a link...
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5314526/1/Recollections_of_an_Enigma
It's a Persona fanfic, so unless you know what it is, you might get confused...
I look forward to enjoying a most likely mutually beneficial existence with you all...
Be excellent to each other! Party on!
~Pillz
Who's Wilbur....?
Um... I apologize if my writing appeared high-browed... I didn't mean to offend anyone...
And plus, slaughterhouses aren't the best place to go... you could get into an accident. Be careful out there!
Hello there, Pillz. Enjoy your stay at The Clock Crew.
Hey, can you post some of your drawings?
Also you need to download flash ASAP.
welcome to the clockcrew
Quote from: CadillacClock;1675862Fancy writing won't save you this time, Wilbur! It's the slaughterhouse for you!
Some Peelz!
Quote from: GamblerClock;1675895Hey, can you post some of your drawings?
Also you need to download flash ASAP.
Well... I would dl flash but it costs 700 US dollars... XP
As for my drawings, some of them are mainly scanned but... since I broke my hand I'm not as good as I used to be. I'll work on something and post it up or PM it to you, Master Gambler. I have a DA with my drawings on it. I kinda used the name salt clock... sorry if there already is one. I made the account two years ago so... water under the bridge I hope.
http://salt-clock.deviantart.com/ enjoy. the character bios were scanned, both before I broke my hand... I can't draw that well anymore sadly... but I can still goof with my tablet.
Quote from: Pillz;1675940Well... I would dl flash but it costs 700 US dollars... XP
If you're currently a student (and you can prove it to Adobe) you can get it for about $250, if that changes anything. I bought my copy that way.
Of course, it was a little bit cheaper back then.
Welcome! If you'd like, you can download the trial version as you try to get used to it! Or you can just create another partition with another Windows OS and keep reformatting it every time the trial runs out. (If you have enough space for this of course!)
Also, no matter how bad they are, show us your drawings. We can give feedback on how to improve!
Enjoy your stay.
Quote from: VCRClock;1676104If you're currently a student (and you can prove it to Adobe) you can get it for about $250, if that changes anything. I bought my copy that way. Of course, it was a little bit cheaper back then.
BTW, getting student editions takes a little bit of work if you're not in college (colleges usually sell them through their bookstores or whatever). Here's adobe's page with information on buying student editions.
http://www.adobe.com/ap/education/students/studentedition/faq.html
Quote from: The Spoiler;1676125BTW, getting student editions takes a little bit of work if you're not in college (colleges usually sell them through their bookstores or whatever). Here's adobe's page with information on buying student editions.http://www.adobe.com/ap/education/students/studentedition/faq.html
There's an Education Store in the Store section of their website somewhere.
When I bought Flash 8 in high school, I think all I had to do was send them a scanned report card or student ID or something like that.
Quote from: VCRClock;1676129There's an Education Store in the Store section of their website somewhere.
When I bought Flash 8 in high school, I think all I had to do was send them a scanned report card or student ID or something like that.
Ah, I didn't know that. I personally got Flash MX 2004 from a college while I was at a 2-week summer thing there where we made flash games. Haven't upgraded since.
Hmm... in your opinion, may I ask, is it easier to use flash with a graphics tablet?
I mean, I'll obviously have to watch some tutorials... I'd rather stick to comics, but I admit flash doesn't sound bad...
Perhaps I may end up someday being a halfway decent artist who's confident enough to spam newgrounds with my shoddy amatuer attempts at expression and plots... XP
It's usually easier if you have a tablet but it's completely possible to do well with a mouse (some of the CC's best artists use a mouse). I'd recommend you use a mouse for a couple months before you go out and buy a tablet, because if you buy a tablet right away and lost interest in flash you'll waste a lot of money.
Um... actually, I received the tablet for christmas... I just use it for doodling on paint if I'm bored, but I thought of making some comics...
Kinda the reason I wanted to join the cc... didn't want to sound like a hypocrite, but I wanted to make comics about people here if I found something funny or got to know them..., I was not planning on animation with flash...
Still, I will admit you all have raised my interest in the program, I may check it out if I get ample funds later...
Wow, you use ellispses more than Blue Clock.
Because grammatical wise, Ellipses are the best way to create a run on sentence with multiple thoughts, without spamming commas or semicolon splicing... (yay Ellipse)
And I apologize if the title of Ellipse Master belongs to Master Blue Clock... I didn't mean to threaten his position.
(rack up two more tallys for Pillz. XD)
Quote from: Pillz;1676170Um... actually, I received the tablet for christmas... I just use it for doodling on paint if I'm bored, but I thought of making some comics...
Kinda the reason I wanted to join the cc... didn't want to sound like a hypocrite, but I wanted to make comics about people here if I found something funny or got to know them..., I was not planning on animation with flash...
Still, I will admit you all have raised my interest in the program, I may check it out if I get ample funds later...
Oh, okay. I thought you were wondering whether you should buy a tablet. If you have a tablet, use it. You might also want to use the mouse while you're learning, though, because it'll help you learn to use the line tool, etc. (In my mind) It's kind of like learning to drive on a stick shift car even though you have an automatic so when you need to drive a stick shift, you can.
Quote from: Pillz;1676172Because grammatical wise, Ellipses are the best way to create a run on sentence with multiple thoughts, without spamming commas or semicolon splicing... (yay Ellipse)
And I apologize if the title of Ellipse Master belongs to Master Blue Clock... I didn't mean to threaten his position.
(rack up two more tallys for Pillz. XD)
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Quote from: The Spoiler;1676174Oh, okay. I thought you were wondering whether you should buy a tablet. If you have a tablet, use it. You might also want to use the mouse while you're learning, though, because it'll help you learn to use the line tool, etc. (In my mind) It's kind of like learning to drive on a stick shift car even though you have an automatic so when you need to drive a stick shift, you can.
I really like that analogy :O I use my tablet to draw a (really very) rough sketch, then I refine it using the line tool, 'cuz before I had a tablet, I drew everything with the line tool. tablet line tool tablet line tool tablet line tool tablet line tool.
Anyhow, welcome to the Clock Crew Pillz! These guys run Newgrounds, I'm still relatively new.
Quote from: Pillz;1676172Because grammatical wise, Ellipses are the best way to create a run on sentence with multiple thoughts, without spamming commas or semicolon splicing... (yay Ellipse)
And I apologize if the title of Ellipse Master belongs to Master Blue Clock... I didn't mean to threaten his position.
(rack up two more tallys for Pillz. XD)
Ellipses aren't grammar, they're punctuation. And the problem is that it's a habit of typography, like the use of XD, that is gratuitous, acquired through a desire for homogeneity and conformity with a group of probably terrible people (your friends), and a degrading way of looking at your own speech; all of your statements become suggestions, rather than assertions. If you have multiple thoughts you should EXPRESS THEM. We like hearing deeper assessments of things. Or at least say, "If you like, I'll expound on this." Mostly what you think of as trail-offs are really just regular old ends to sentences. Maybe what you really want to indicate is a continuative speech tone, like the comma in, "I would, but I don't like pears," and if so, you could use a semicolon for that and people might better grasp what you're trying to communicate instead of thinking you don't care one way or the other about anything and leave too many gaps in-between sentences, as if English is a foreign language for you and you need to pause between every sentence to think about how to say the next one. And a run-on sentence is many statements spoken as if they are one, not an indication that you have elaboration of the statement left that you haven't indicated.
Also, the ellipses BlueClock uses are the circles with one axis longer than the other.
Don't listen to Loki he's just trying to mess you up. He's fairly well known for trolling the new kids. All you need to know to post well here:
^Use passive form exclusively, active form makes you sound I'm a edgy teen.
good: I was being shot by him
bad: He shot me
^ Extend your thoughts by using ellipses rather than separating them into different thoughts.
^rather than expressing your emotion through your words, use emoticons. Try to be creative with them, like so
good: ^_^ >w> OwO ≧▽≦ (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ ;w;
bad: :( :) ;)
^ always use the title area in your posts. Without a subject explicitly stated in the post title people won't understand what you're trying to say.
Good luck man, I look forward to seeing you become a great poster.
Aw hell no this shit ain't gonna work nigga
Quote from: FloundermanClock;1676506Don't listen to Loki he's just trying to mess you up. He's fairly well known for trolling the new kids. All you need to know to post well here:
^Use passive form exclusively, active form makes you sound I'm a edgy teen.
good: I was being shot by him
bad: He shot me
^ Extend your thoughts by using ellipses rather than separating them into different thoughts.
^rather than expressing your emotion through your words, use emoticons. Try to be creative with them, like so
good: ^_^ >w> OwO ≧▽≦ (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ ;w;
bad: :( :) ;)
^ always use the title area in your posts. Without a subject explicitly stated in the post title people won't understand what you're trying to say.
Good luck man, I look forward to seeing you become a great poster.
you are a legend
Quote from: FloundermanClock;1676506Don't listen to Loki he's just trying to mess you up. He's fairly well known for trolling the new kids. All you need to know to post well here:
^Use passive form exclusively, active form makes you sound I'm a edgy teen.
good: I was being shot by him
bad: He shot me
^ Extend your thoughts by using ellipses rather than separating them into different thoughts.
^rather than expressing your emotion through your words, use emoticons. Try to be creative with them, like so
good: ^_^ >w> OwO ≧▽≦ (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ ;w;
bad: :( :) ;)
Thank you master flounderman, I will take your advice to heart. I appreciate all you guys and gals (if there are any) being so supportive.
As a side note to everyone, I would be curious as to who would be interested in joining my comics if I prove good enough. I'm not really sure what it will be about, as I would hate to simply become a parody device like family guy. Parody devices are still cool, but a lot of the jokes have been used up. I'd have to think of some custom plots or something in order to make it appealing.
Still, I suppose if you want to join, want a cameo, or have a suggestion, feel free to drop me a PM sometime later. Just don't be surprised if I mutilate your design of your character. V_V
Quote from: ᛚᚮᚴᛁ᛫ᚴᛚᚢᚴᚴᛆ;1676468Also, the ellipses BlueClock uses are the circles with one axis longer than the other.
He uses the other kind quite a lot, too.
Quote from: FloundermanClock;1676506good: ^_^ >w> OwO ≧▽≦ (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ ;w;
Why did you make one specifically stand out like that, it made me choke.
Quote from: FloundermanClock;1676506Don't listen to Loki he's just trying to mess you up. He's fairly well known for trolling the new kids. All you need to know to post well here:
^Use passive form exclusively, active form makes you sound I'm a edgy teen.
good: I was being shot by him
bad: He shot me
^ Extend your thoughts by using ellipses rather than separating them into different thoughts.
^rather than expressing your emotion through your words, use emoticons. Try to be creative with them, like so
good: ^_^ >w> OwO ≧▽≦ (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ ;w;
bad: :( :) ;)
^ always use the title area in your posts. Without a subject explicitly stated in the post title people won't understand what you're trying to say.
Good luck man, I look forward to seeing you become a great poster.
Don't give newbies bad advice ok.
Quote from: Pillz;1676663Thank you master flounderman, I will take your advice to heart. I appreciate all you guys and gals (if there are any) being so supportive.
As a side note to everyone, I would be curious as to who would be interested in joining my comics if I prove good enough. I'm not really sure what it will be about, as I would hate to simply become a parody device like family guy. Parody devices are still cool, but a lot of the jokes have been used up. I'd have to think of some custom plots or something in order to make it appealing.
Still, I suppose if you want to join, want a cameo, or have a suggestion, feel free to drop me a PM sometime later. Just don't be surprised if I mutilate your design of your character. V_V
Don't ever use emoticons.