Post by .Whitey. on May 3, 2008 4:44:18 GMT -5
I'm very very sorry this is so late! I'm having trouble getting in touch with some of the members on the news team.
Warriors United Leader Boards:
ThunderClan:
Leader: Desertstar
Deputy: Midnightfang
Medicine Cat: Cinderheart
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Willowpaw
RiverClan:
Leader: Fawnstar
Deputy: Mistshine
Medicine Cat: Cloudedsoul
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Dreampaw
WindClan:
Leader: Rosestar
Deputy: Kashclaw
Medicine Cat: Bluespring
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Streamsoul
ShadowClan:
Leader: Dewstar
Deputy: Oakstorm
Medicine Cat: SorrelStream
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Stringpaw
New ShadowClan:
Leader: Smokestar
Deputy: ShoreWind
Medicine Cat: Risingmoon
RogueClan:
Leader: Darkheart
Touslepelts Army:
Leader: Touslepelt
Deputy: Darkheart
Warrior United News:
The looming threat of the New ShadowClan and Rogues almost imitates the force of the four Clans. Numerous Seasons have passed where Clans have lived in harmony. What will become of the Clans? And Touslepelt remains hidden, after his victorious battle over ShadowClan territory, has he gone amidst his Clan members? Or is he planning another attack?
Deeper into the Forest ShadowClan have taken refuge with the courageous ThunderClan. Every warrior feels within their pelt, deeper than their minds, that a storm is brewing. What is to come will be set in stone, for numerous seasons of Clans… or Rogues to recall. Names will be forgotten, for those who are pawns and those who lead. Only fate can tell what will come next…
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In lighter news, New Leaf has come and plentiful cats are being brought into this world! Prey is strong, even for those who are not able to catch it. The Clans don’t know it, for some reason (no surprises why) they can’t count in English… but recently, there are:
ThunderClan & ShadowClan: 44
RiverClan: 25 Cats
WindClan: 22 Cats
That’s a whopping 91 cats! I’m sure someone will be happy this season! And still counting…
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After the recent return of Dessie, whom, we welcome back. The only serious problem is we have an impostor… if you know who this person is who seems to be using Dessie’s name for their own use or perhaps just to upset Warriors United we don’t know. It’s cruel and irresponsible! If you know who this is please do not hesitate to contact any of the admins if you know who it is.
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Administrators:
Dessie
Cindy
Kash
Goldy
Middy
Fawn
Streamy
Global Moderators:
Sky
We have an extra special interview from Kash just below! Have a read!
Silver: Hey, Kash, is it okay if I interview you for the paper?
Kash: Of course! Who are you interviewing? Myself? Or a chara?
Silver: You, I guess- though interviewing a charrie would be interesting... Oh well, I'll do it next time. So- You're top poster on the entire site, so were you one of the first Warriors, or something?
Kash: No. this site was up a while before I found it. it was actually Cindy who told me to come here, but I don’t know what Warrior # I am though sorry..
Silver: That's alright. So if you're not an "original" Warrior, how do you think you got so many posts?
Kash: I had a character in like every clan and made other people's business my own. Lol
I liked looking for drama or creating it. When you're having fun with roleplaying, it’s easy to rack up the posts
Silver: Lol. Alright, next question- you make Retribution comics, most in full color. How do you do it? What are the steps you take to make it look so... Clean? (Whenever I scan a pencil drawing, it looks horrible with smudges everywhere).
Kash: I had the same problem when I first started daring and scanning; the colors were skewed, white was off white, and the outlines weren't crisp or anything, but my cousin gave me some really good tips for that. First of all, the gap-y line art occurs after you erase the sketch, and then color 'over it'. To avoid this, simply color as you would, but then go over the line art again with a good ink pen. This will make the lines dark and crisp again when you scan it. For making the colors seem brighter and stronger, the first thing you must to is obviously when you color, make sure that you fill in all the little spaces. Paper has texture, and if you just lightly color over it, there are gaps, and don’t be afraid to press down on the paper either.
I guess the real magic comes after you scan it. For me, after I scan a new picture, it appears in my 'HP photo and imaging gallery' there are several options for what you can do to the pic at this point, but besides cropping and such, but right now, you want to find the menu that lets you adjust the image. For other programs I'm not sure where you would find this, but you'd be looking for the 'adjust contrast' option and the 'sharpen/blur' option. (You don’t need a lot of change for each, just like a tick or so). Adjust contrast makes the colors brighter, blacks darker, and whites whiter. It is possible to wash out light colors when doing this unfortunately so just be aware of that. Then you go to the sharpen/blur option. I will blur the pic just a little hair. Doing this will make all the colors smoother on the pic, but it shouldn’t change the line art a whole lot .
Silver: Those are some good tips- I'll have to try them. So, do you have any plans for another series, or even illustrating things that happen on WU?
Kash: I have actually thought about it, but at this point I don’t think it would be something I could ever finish. perhaps a few memorable scenes; sometimes when I'm roleplaying, I come across something that I just HAVE to draw, like that pic of Kashclaw and Prettypelt cuddling in my signature pic. -shrug-
Silver: How long does it usually take you, and do you use any other medians beside pencil and pen to sharpen the lines?
Kash: If you're implying non-traditional art, as in on the computer, then I don’t really have to worry about the line issue....that’s what you were asking right?
Silver: Well, I kinda meant like- pastels or paints or special markers. Anyway- last question: do you have any tips or tricks for aspiring artists or posters, or any shout-outs to WU?
Kash: Oh! Well there are some things that are not going to turn out well if you try scanning. Pastels ...maybe...but for paintings, I would just take a picture of it.
Tips...umm lets see...study anatomy whenever you can. if you are at a wrestling match for instance, see how the body can and cant bend, watch your cat/dog walk and observe their proportions. another great model to study is yourself!
Tips for posting etc. on WU is to basically force your way into the story. Perhaps right now you are a minor character, but the more you immerse yourself in the roleplay world the funnier things become (also, a pet peeve of mine is to PLEASE be realistic. I know its hard to see your characters get injured or you'd like them to be indestructible, the truth is that cats are NOT, they are prone to getting hurt or bloody so please have fun with battles and stuff, if makes things more interesting.)
And for shoutouts...I could give one to everyone, I love you all so much, but I’d like to make a shoutout to all of the returning old Warriors! We’ve missed you and we're happy to have you back!
Silver: Well, thank you for taking time to answer my questions!
This week’s competition:
We all know of course that our members here and Warriors united are all very good role players, it would be very interesting to see who could fight it out and interview (this doesn’t go on your profile as a cat you’ve made) any cat. It can be as long as you want but the Newspaper team are looking for good punctuation and good spelling with interesting sentences. Please ask a member if you can interview their cat otherwise someone will be very upset. You can get into the life of any warrior; ask them questions about themselves or even a medicine cat. Who knows it could even be a leader you interview! The award will be decided next issue! Here’s our groovy little check list to make sure you include everything!
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Good use of adjectives
• ASK a member if you can interview their cat.
• GOOD LUCK!
Please send your entries to Cedearheart until we sort out who is actually doing the competitions, which I hope won’t be long!
Have fun reading!
Please feel free to send in any pictures of interest to you and we might display them in next months newspaper!!
Special thanks to Silver for providing the interview!
ThunderClan:
Leader: Desertstar
Deputy: Midnightfang
Medicine Cat: Cinderheart
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Willowpaw
RiverClan:
Leader: Fawnstar
Deputy: Mistshine
Medicine Cat: Cloudedsoul
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Dreampaw
WindClan:
Leader: Rosestar
Deputy: Kashclaw
Medicine Cat: Bluespring
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Streamsoul
ShadowClan:
Leader: Dewstar
Deputy: Oakstorm
Medicine Cat: SorrelStream
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Stringpaw
New ShadowClan:
Leader: Smokestar
Deputy: ShoreWind
Medicine Cat: Risingmoon
RogueClan:
Leader: Darkheart
Touslepelts Army:
Leader: Touslepelt
Deputy: Darkheart
Warrior United News:
The looming threat of the New ShadowClan and Rogues almost imitates the force of the four Clans. Numerous Seasons have passed where Clans have lived in harmony. What will become of the Clans? And Touslepelt remains hidden, after his victorious battle over ShadowClan territory, has he gone amidst his Clan members? Or is he planning another attack?
Deeper into the Forest ShadowClan have taken refuge with the courageous ThunderClan. Every warrior feels within their pelt, deeper than their minds, that a storm is brewing. What is to come will be set in stone, for numerous seasons of Clans… or Rogues to recall. Names will be forgotten, for those who are pawns and those who lead. Only fate can tell what will come next…
-------------------------------~*~-----------------------------------
In lighter news, New Leaf has come and plentiful cats are being brought into this world! Prey is strong, even for those who are not able to catch it. The Clans don’t know it, for some reason (no surprises why) they can’t count in English… but recently, there are:
ThunderClan & ShadowClan: 44
RiverClan: 25 Cats
WindClan: 22 Cats
That’s a whopping 91 cats! I’m sure someone will be happy this season! And still counting…
------------------------------------------------*------------------------------------------------------
After the recent return of Dessie, whom, we welcome back. The only serious problem is we have an impostor… if you know who this person is who seems to be using Dessie’s name for their own use or perhaps just to upset Warriors United we don’t know. It’s cruel and irresponsible! If you know who this is please do not hesitate to contact any of the admins if you know who it is.
-------------------------------------------------*-----------------------------------------------------
Administrators:
Dessie
Cindy
Kash
Goldy
Middy
Fawn
Streamy
Global Moderators:
Sky
We have an extra special interview from Kash just below! Have a read!
Silver: Hey, Kash, is it okay if I interview you for the paper?
Kash: Of course! Who are you interviewing? Myself? Or a chara?
Silver: You, I guess- though interviewing a charrie would be interesting... Oh well, I'll do it next time. So- You're top poster on the entire site, so were you one of the first Warriors, or something?
Kash: No. this site was up a while before I found it. it was actually Cindy who told me to come here, but I don’t know what Warrior # I am though sorry..
Silver: That's alright. So if you're not an "original" Warrior, how do you think you got so many posts?
Kash: I had a character in like every clan and made other people's business my own. Lol
I liked looking for drama or creating it. When you're having fun with roleplaying, it’s easy to rack up the posts
Silver: Lol. Alright, next question- you make Retribution comics, most in full color. How do you do it? What are the steps you take to make it look so... Clean? (Whenever I scan a pencil drawing, it looks horrible with smudges everywhere).
Kash: I had the same problem when I first started daring and scanning; the colors were skewed, white was off white, and the outlines weren't crisp or anything, but my cousin gave me some really good tips for that. First of all, the gap-y line art occurs after you erase the sketch, and then color 'over it'. To avoid this, simply color as you would, but then go over the line art again with a good ink pen. This will make the lines dark and crisp again when you scan it. For making the colors seem brighter and stronger, the first thing you must to is obviously when you color, make sure that you fill in all the little spaces. Paper has texture, and if you just lightly color over it, there are gaps, and don’t be afraid to press down on the paper either.
I guess the real magic comes after you scan it. For me, after I scan a new picture, it appears in my 'HP photo and imaging gallery' there are several options for what you can do to the pic at this point, but besides cropping and such, but right now, you want to find the menu that lets you adjust the image. For other programs I'm not sure where you would find this, but you'd be looking for the 'adjust contrast' option and the 'sharpen/blur' option. (You don’t need a lot of change for each, just like a tick or so). Adjust contrast makes the colors brighter, blacks darker, and whites whiter. It is possible to wash out light colors when doing this unfortunately so just be aware of that. Then you go to the sharpen/blur option. I will blur the pic just a little hair. Doing this will make all the colors smoother on the pic, but it shouldn’t change the line art a whole lot .
Silver: Those are some good tips- I'll have to try them. So, do you have any plans for another series, or even illustrating things that happen on WU?
Kash: I have actually thought about it, but at this point I don’t think it would be something I could ever finish. perhaps a few memorable scenes; sometimes when I'm roleplaying, I come across something that I just HAVE to draw, like that pic of Kashclaw and Prettypelt cuddling in my signature pic. -shrug-
Silver: How long does it usually take you, and do you use any other medians beside pencil and pen to sharpen the lines?
Kash: If you're implying non-traditional art, as in on the computer, then I don’t really have to worry about the line issue....that’s what you were asking right?
Silver: Well, I kinda meant like- pastels or paints or special markers. Anyway- last question: do you have any tips or tricks for aspiring artists or posters, or any shout-outs to WU?
Kash: Oh! Well there are some things that are not going to turn out well if you try scanning. Pastels ...maybe...but for paintings, I would just take a picture of it.
Tips...umm lets see...study anatomy whenever you can. if you are at a wrestling match for instance, see how the body can and cant bend, watch your cat/dog walk and observe their proportions. another great model to study is yourself!
Tips for posting etc. on WU is to basically force your way into the story. Perhaps right now you are a minor character, but the more you immerse yourself in the roleplay world the funnier things become (also, a pet peeve of mine is to PLEASE be realistic. I know its hard to see your characters get injured or you'd like them to be indestructible, the truth is that cats are NOT, they are prone to getting hurt or bloody so please have fun with battles and stuff, if makes things more interesting.)
And for shoutouts...I could give one to everyone, I love you all so much, but I’d like to make a shoutout to all of the returning old Warriors! We’ve missed you and we're happy to have you back!
Silver: Well, thank you for taking time to answer my questions!
This week’s competition:
We all know of course that our members here and Warriors united are all very good role players, it would be very interesting to see who could fight it out and interview (this doesn’t go on your profile as a cat you’ve made) any cat. It can be as long as you want but the Newspaper team are looking for good punctuation and good spelling with interesting sentences. Please ask a member if you can interview their cat otherwise someone will be very upset. You can get into the life of any warrior; ask them questions about themselves or even a medicine cat. Who knows it could even be a leader you interview! The award will be decided next issue! Here’s our groovy little check list to make sure you include everything!
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Good use of adjectives
• ASK a member if you can interview their cat.
• GOOD LUCK!
Please send your entries to Cedearheart until we sort out who is actually doing the competitions, which I hope won’t be long!
Have fun reading!
Please feel free to send in any pictures of interest to you and we might display them in next months newspaper!!
Special thanks to Silver for providing the interview!
