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splinters · Post by **splinters** » 22 Jun 2009, 14:21

A completely new project within Buddy World. I now have some time on my hands to develop it and a WIP always gets me going.

Prodigy, any chance of a Buddy World category for all of these like the last forum?

Cheers

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 05 Jul 2009, 22:00

Caption says it all really...Limbo is a place where <SNIP>

Prodigy · Post by **Prodigy** » 05 Jul 2009, 22:31

HooooOOOOOoooo!!!!

Simple, I LOVE IT!!

Mad Mouse · Post by **Mad Mouse** » 05 Jul 2009, 22:49

Hey I like that, like that a lot I do

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 05 Jul 2009, 23:23

There's more.....

robert · Post by **robert** » 06 Jul 2009, 00:22

He he, that's awesome.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 09 Dec 2009, 18:34

Mmm, looks like this will be my next project as it is new (and therefore relatively exciting!). I know where the Limbo tubes go to (into real world photos)....just trying to work out exactly where they come from. Limbo is a world populated by 'lost' items such as small change, odd socks, spilt milk, belly button fluff etc.

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 09 Dec 2009, 21:04

You should encounter Froo's socks and keys there.

Mad Mouse · Post by **Mad Mouse** » 09 Dec 2009, 23:20

Mmm, looks like this will be my next project

Splendid! I've always been very intrigued by Limbo

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 10 Dec 2009, 11:05

Crikey, I thought you'd left us Madmouse..

Still, good to hear from you...

Mad Mouse · Post by **Mad Mouse** » 11 Dec 2009, 21:07

Crikey, I thought you'd left us Madmouse..

Nope, you don't get rid of the mouse that easy

Just down my mouse hole in deep lurk mode.

Breech Block · Post by **Breech Block** » 13 Dec 2009, 09:01

Great concept and the images are very well presented. Terrific lighting effects as usual.

BTW, saw your Chav image in 3D Artist magazine the other day, many congrats.

tahnoak · Post by **tahnoak** » 13 Dec 2009, 11:12

Great stuff. Love the feel of the work. It could clearly be something relatively frightening if you think about it (a big freaking object/creature/being) that comes out and steals your stuff

but it's presented in a lighthearted way.

Always enjoy your work.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 15 Dec 2009, 12:34

Cheers guys and, yes, it was nice to see some work printed in 3D Artist mag. Shame it is such an old pic though...

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 15 Dec 2009, 12:38

RE: limbo, just got back from a long weeken d in Dublin where I had time to ponder on this. I seem to have three options:

1. Base it on a person (young boy or girl) who gets sucked into Limbo and discovers what is there etc. etc.

2. Make Limbo a place inhabited by native characters and base the stories on what they get from the tubes (so to speak)

3. Base it around characters that have inhabited Limbo while keeping how they get there (just who is operating the tubes?) a mystery.

3. seems the most natural for me...if I choose 1 it would be a one off story and 2 gives up all sense of mystery.

Still undecided but I have modelled a few surreal characters just in case I go with 3...although I have to admit, this was always going to be my 'weird' project!

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 02 Jan 2010, 21:04

Just working on a new character for this range...will post pics later.

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 02 Jan 2010, 22:49

You could do both options 1 and 2 from the earlier post. The first Limbo story would have someone discover what is there as in option 1. What they would discover are the natives from option 2. Then you can continue with more stories using option 2.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 03 Jan 2010, 13:26

I like it Finnis...you may well have removed my writers block!

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 03 Jan 2010, 17:36

Happy to help!

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 04 Jan 2010, 23:38

Well here is a quick rough (they all start like this!) and a close up of Milkman.....don't ask.

marcel · Post by **marcel** » 05 Jan 2010, 08:24

great concept! 3d is just a tool to show good idea and you do that with talent. with this kind of characters you can do a lot of thing. i like KeyMan. i know it is not for anim but it would be fantastic to use this character for a funny movie. each character could have a particular power due to the objects used for their body.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 05 Jan 2010, 18:32

Thanks Marcel. All the characters are created from or based around lost objects; things that end up in Limbo. At least that is what we perceive. The tubes take them back to Limbo Land.

So far I have Milkman and the characters who carries him around. Each time he gets spilt his helper cries (think about it) and he gets that bit smaller...he used to be a full 4 pints!
KeyBob is made from those keys you just can't find.
Money bags...he steals the small change from your pockets and the back of the sofa...he's worth millions now!!

Pixelpete.....a pixellated character lost from the 8 bit days of computers.

Fluff magnet....name says it all but why is he always blue?

A few more to flesh out, no doubt names will change too....

v3rd3 · Post by **v3rd3** » 05 Jan 2010, 19:16

If you are really thinking of Limbo you will need a sock pining for its mate... possibly a sock puppet....

there was always the missing chess piece or checker when I was a kid but I don't know how relevant those things would be to today's youth audience... they play these games online ....

more ideas later....

great work Splinters.

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 05 Jan 2010, 19:37

TV remote control, this kill me sometimes

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 05 Jan 2010, 21:43

Good ideas guys, the sock was already in development but I like the remote control too!
Just what do we keep losing? Has to be tangible (i.e not losing a job or a bet) and relatively small. I want the world to be constructed from small elements such as a castle made from half chewed sweets and smarties!

LeonRegis · Post by **LeonRegis** » 05 Jan 2010, 23:56

CDs, but I think isn't a good idea since they are kids...
Post again when got a good idea!

marcel · Post by **marcel** » 06 Jan 2010, 12:43

Look at the painter Arcimboldo. Maybe that give you idea.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 04 Aug 2013, 11:25

Finally got around to messing with this. I originally wanted to mess with photos of the real world but the plan now is to do everything in trueSpace but then to apply lots of filters to give it a painted ethereal look. This is my first attempt at a page from the book. I am being very clear on this that I want minimal detail as it is told by a boy as if it were a dream he had...but he cant be sure. That should also mean less modelling and rendering and therefore something that wont take years to finish...

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 04 Aug 2013, 12:30

And another....just experimenting for now.

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 04 Aug 2013, 16:13

Looks a little like my flower vase vi ... ?f=5&t=353

I think the colors/lighting create a look similar to Nightmare Before Christmas/Tim Burton.

Will you make the "awake" world look different than the Limbo world?

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 04 Aug 2013, 19:38

Finis wrote:Looks a little like my flower vase vi ... ?f=5&t=353

I think the colors/lighting create a look similar to Nightmare Before Christmas/Tim Burton.

Will you make the "awake" world look different than the Limbo world?

Funny you should say that...first page is colourful and as we go into his dreams it goes into the purple/black/blue stuff.

Not too colourful mind...I want to keep it quite dark but there will certainly be more 'warm' colours...will post a pic tonight.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 04 Aug 2013, 22:05

So this would be the first page....

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 04 Aug 2013, 22:26

Leading into this...

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 04 Aug 2013, 22:58

Now this one is strictly WIP including the text which is more like a sketch idea...

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 08 Aug 2013, 17:30

Think I may well go with this for the cover...

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 08 Aug 2013, 17:31

Another 'page' added...as always, may tweak the final product.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 08 Aug 2013, 19:03

Another two pics...one nearly finished, the other a WIP. On a roll again with this one...really enjoying it

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 08 Aug 2013, 23:38

Still messing with ideas...

Draise · Post by **Draise** » 08 Aug 2013, 23:59

Wow, this is a great little book! Albeit a bit creepy!

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 09 Aug 2013, 00:04

Thanks...I like creepy.

pugman 1 · Post by **pugman 1** » 09 Aug 2013, 04:30

This is realy cool stuff ilove whatching your work grow .
Keep it coming cheers Ralph

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 09 Aug 2013, 16:17

Cheers, will do but I do need to make a few characters, even if they are dimly lit in the shadows. Always takes time to get that right but I will tweak the story while I am doing it.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 12 Aug 2013, 20:49

Two more. As always, text is just rough.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 12 Aug 2013, 20:51

Didn't like the tooth fairy's house so I redid that and tried a double page spread.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 15 Aug 2013, 22:05

Two more...quite happy with these.

jamesmc · Post by **jamesmc** » 16 Aug 2013, 00:02

Well made friend, well made!

I like the prose that you have with the art as well.

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 16 Aug 2013, 01:31

They all look great. I like money bags. Something about it has that "old masters" painting look.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 16 Aug 2013, 07:36

Thanks for that...i didnt want them to look like 3d renders too much and I have hit on a combination of styles in Photoshop which I think works well.
Rainy day here in the UK, perfect for getting some more work done without being tempted to go out in the sun.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 16 Aug 2013, 07:38

I only plan on putting two more characters into the book. Any more I conure up will be used on the website or in other projects.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 17 Aug 2013, 12:13

It's the Milkman!!

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 17 Aug 2013, 16:28

And another....might finish this by Halloween.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 18 Aug 2013, 20:31

Last one for a few days...

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 22 Aug 2013, 09:08

...and it's done. I checked it over a few times but, considering I have been working on it (on and off) for years now, I didn't do my usual soak test (leave it for a few weeks then read it again). So, I prepared the ebook and uploaded it to the Nook and Ibook stores.

That's it then...like Chonkyponk I may revise it in the future but for now, back to Doris and Bob n Blob.

Thanks for all the input and please visit the page on Facebook to see a few more images. It would be great if you could like the page too. I am going to offer a few free week passes for the end of summer for those who like the facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Limbo/449884168452482"

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 27 Aug 2013, 19:42

Found a few errors and corrected them in a second revision...should be in the iTunes/books store any day so this project is over for now guys!

Draise · Post by **Draise** » 27 Aug 2013, 20:58

splinters wrote:And another....might finish this by Halloween.

Love this guy - the sock man! I have a number of them plaguing my house.

splinters · Post by **splinters** » 22 Feb 2014, 23:10

Wow, long time since I posted...anyway, Limbo is done and for sale in the itunes store.

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