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Published: 2015-10-08 19:32:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 1710; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 10
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Description The first time Rover and Flyspur really met Rover was trying to prove that he could hold his breath as long as a Jssfloon.....about forty minutes.  

Here's the story it goes with: 
Call to the Stars--part 3    There was a soft bump as the skimmer attached itself to the dock.  Flyspur was the only one to get off on Nool and he watched for a moment as the hoovering vehicle turn and sped off, in a hurry to visit more lucrative ports.
    Loofah, Nool's largest and only true town was nothing like the bustling spacepoort on Filniss.  Flyspur strolled down the lazy avenue lined with domed shops, some specific in their wares like the clothing emporium and Frilsin's electronics store, while others were more encompassing, selling everything from tail brushes to ocean nets.  But the biggest difference was the people.  The spaceport was overflowing with busy creatures of every shape and size, while here only Jssfloon walked the streets or congregated in small groups, chatting mildly with each other.  In such a small community everybody knew everybody and the air was abuzz with the friendly greetings of anyone who crossed paths.  usual

Used this stock: Water Texture

(Rover and Flyspur belong to me)
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Comments: 50

MicromirOfTheNorth [2020-05-22 14:18:41 +0000 UTC]

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chill13 In reply to MicromirOfTheNorth [2020-05-22 17:09:01 +0000 UTC]

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ZackWriter23 [2016-11-17 09:12:16 +0000 UTC]

i don't know why...but this cracks me up. XD

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chill13 In reply to ZackWriter23 [2016-11-18 00:15:40 +0000 UTC]

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KatysCornerTx [2015-10-12 02:32:40 +0000 UTC]

I can see every stubborn bone in Rover's body, you've drawn it that well.  I can even tell they aren't too deep but still deep enough that Rover can't just stand up to get air.

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chill13 In reply to KatysCornerTx [2015-10-12 02:41:09 +0000 UTC]

Heh, and he has a lot of them.
I'm so glad you can tell it's fairly shallow. I wasn't sure if I could get it to look that way.
Thank you so much!!

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John-AM [2015-10-11 19:37:04 +0000 UTC]

Rover's underwater hair looks great! Just perfect. And Flyspur's tail too. Looks good the way you worked with the opacity. And the bubbles too! I've heard that underwater scenes are hard. And you pulled it off very well and realistically!!

Took me awhile to comment. Had the visit of our new C.O. this week.
It was kinda fun today, cuz he wanted everyone to draw picture notes of his last talk today.

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chill13 In reply to John-AM [2015-10-12 00:47:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I really wanted to get that light, kind of poofy look that hair gets underwater. I could have done better...it kind of feels like there's something missing. But I don't know what.

AWESOME! Just had our assembly!

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John-AM In reply to chill13 [2015-10-12 01:35:22 +0000 UTC]

It looks great to me. but if there's something missing... Idk, maybe it's the shading? Like maybe there could be more shading under each bundles of hair and in the crevasses toward the roots?
I also like how you did the bounce lighting, the sand reflecting on them from underneath.

Cool!

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chill13 In reply to John-AM [2015-10-13 14:44:33 +0000 UTC]

That is good advice! I might do some more work on it and update it later.

Thank you! I was kind of happy with how that turned out.

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ChrystalK [2015-10-10 18:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Both of them look surprisingly stubborn. Flyspur's definitely intent on saving Rover, and Rover's got his mind set on showing those Jssfloon. If I hadn't read the third chapter of Call to the Stars, I wouldn't be able to guess who finally accomplishes his goal.
I love the way that Rover's hair floats around his head, and the detail on the shadowing.

They look so adorable as kids!

And their contrasting colors certainly shows their differences well!

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chill13 In reply to ChrystalK [2015-10-11 15:16:31 +0000 UTC]

It's a pretty impressive stand-off. Heh, Rover has accomplished some pretty impossible things in his life, but he can only push his lungs so far. It's a good thing little Flyspur was there.

Thank you! I was really trying hard to make it look like they were underwater.

Heh. For Rovers colors I kind of wanted rugged and earthy (pardon the pun) while Flyspur's are a little more aquatic. Purples, yellows and blues kind f feel like reef colors to me.

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ChrystalK In reply to chill13 [2015-10-11 20:12:14 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. Who knows what would've happened to Rover...

It looks awesome!

I see... That's cool how you reflected their personalities and backstories through their colors.

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chill13 In reply to ChrystalK [2015-10-12 00:45:55 +0000 UTC]

He might have made it back up, but who can be sure? It takes more effort for him to swim because of his extra weight.

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ChrystalK In reply to chill13 [2015-10-15 00:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. I can see how his robotic arm and all those metal implants could weigh him down. My Android character has the same problem.

I think most people try not to think about what would've happened to Rover if Flyspur had just left him there...

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chill13 In reply to ChrystalK [2015-10-15 01:30:24 +0000 UTC]

Metal is strong stuff but it's weight is definately a disadvantage. That and magnets are always your nemisis.

Very true...

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ChrystalK In reply to chill13 [2015-10-18 20:51:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. Oh, my gosh. I just laughed at the idea of Rover walking by some sort of souvenir shop that sells magnets that say the name of whatever planet he's on and attracting them with his metal arm.

I imagine my character probably has a similar problem whenever he somehow manages to magnatize his screwdriver...

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chill13 In reply to ChrystalK [2015-10-19 00:28:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yes.  I'm sure that's happened to him before.
"I'm sorry, sir.  You are going to have to pay for those."

Then, of course there are those large industrial magnets that can suck him across a room.  People really need to put warning signs around those things.

Heh.  Getting attacked by your own screwdriver....

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ChrystalK In reply to chill13 [2015-10-20 00:50:29 +0000 UTC]

Poor Rover.

Haha! A "Beware of Extra Strength Magnet" sign!


I'm sure he gets teased for that big time...

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Fantasy-Fashionista [2015-10-10 02:41:20 +0000 UTC]

Nice! You painted this so well! I especially like how you did Flyspur's webbed fingers! Their expressions are so cute, little Rover has such big ears xD

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chill13 In reply to Fantasy-Fashionista [2015-10-10 03:17:10 +0000 UTC]

Heh. Yeah. Rover's ears are pretty big even as an adult, but as a kid they are huge!

Yay! So glad you like! We haven't seen Flyspur's finger webs too often as we haven't really seen him underwater much. So I'm glad I got to do that.

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Fantasy-Fashionista In reply to chill13 [2015-10-12 19:19:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's what I find so funny about it.

And so, Flyspur's fingers only become webbed when in the water?

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chill13 In reply to Fantasy-Fashionista [2015-10-12 19:44:44 +0000 UTC]



They are retractable so he can pull them out at will. But there is no real need to have them out when he is not underwater. And since they are just a layer of skin they could be torn if he were to walk with them out.

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Fantasy-Fashionista In reply to chill13 [2015-10-13 02:55:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh, cool then!

And ouch, that would kinda suck for him and other Jssfloon if that got torn off.

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chill13 In reply to Fantasy-Fashionista [2015-10-13 04:19:53 +0000 UTC]

Heh, yeah. Certainly not a desired result. Best keep them in until they are needed.

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Fantasy-Fashionista In reply to chill13 [2015-10-13 04:42:54 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, safety first... xD

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Tigerach [2015-10-09 23:06:44 +0000 UTC]

This is just the cutest

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chill13 In reply to Tigerach [2015-10-10 01:46:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much!
Their relationship is pretty much pegged right here with Rover in the midst of some crazy plan and Flyspur trying to talk him out of it.

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Tigerach In reply to chill13 [2015-10-11 20:09:59 +0000 UTC]

Haha, that it is.

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archer-artillery [2015-10-09 18:30:36 +0000 UTC]

This is adorable!!!!

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chill13 In reply to archer-artillery [2015-10-10 01:45:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so Mich! They are kinda cute at this age.

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Rebel-Rider [2015-10-09 03:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Good job.

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chill13 In reply to Rebel-Rider [2015-10-09 14:31:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much!  

I there's probably only a couple more chapters left in this story.

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Rebel-Rider In reply to chill13 [2015-10-09 14:38:44 +0000 UTC]

I'll be looking for them.

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chill13 In reply to Rebel-Rider [2015-10-10 01:44:06 +0000 UTC]

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Axolotl-mafia [2015-10-09 03:19:59 +0000 UTC]

I need more of these characters in my life. If you published to paperback, I would totally buy a copy .

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chill13 In reply to Axolotl-mafia [2015-10-09 14:31:09 +0000 UTC]

LOL!  Me too.    I'm so glad you like them!

I'm not sure how I'm going to publish yet.  I'm hoping...once I have an entire story to do a graphic novel.
Aw!  Wow!  Thaink you so much.

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Miss-dreamerkat [2015-10-08 20:46:06 +0000 UTC]

This looks amazing! And there expressions are hilarious! 

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chill13 In reply to Miss-dreamerkat [2015-10-09 00:32:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  

Yeah...Flyspur is trying to figure out why Rover is still down there and Rover's like:  "Nope, not movin'"

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Miss-dreamerkat In reply to chill13 [2015-10-09 00:34:26 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

I know and it's funny as all heck! 

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chill13 In reply to Miss-dreamerkat [2015-10-09 00:39:25 +0000 UTC]

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Miss-dreamerkat In reply to chill13 [2015-10-09 01:06:53 +0000 UTC]

X3

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WorldBuildersInc [2015-10-08 20:33:36 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps one of your best works! I love the lighting!

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chill13 In reply to WorldBuildersInc [2015-10-09 00:31:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wow!  Thank you so much!  

Really tried to make it look underwater.  

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WorldBuildersInc In reply to chill13 [2015-10-09 00:36:46 +0000 UTC]

Just tellin it like it is!

You succeeded!

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chill13 In reply to WorldBuildersInc [2015-10-09 00:39:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!  

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AlexVanArsdale [2015-10-08 19:39:08 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Look at Rover! He's do defiant!

I love the lighting and the color in this one. It really looks like they are underwater.

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chill13 In reply to AlexVanArsdale [2015-10-08 19:48:44 +0000 UTC]

Yep!  He's not going to give up over some silly thing like air.

Thank you!  I'm not completely happy with it.  But I'm not entirely sure what would make it better.

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AlexVanArsdale In reply to chill13 [2015-10-09 04:47:34 +0000 UTC]

Maybe rover could be a little more blueish in tint to give it a more underwater feel. I don't know. I think it looks just fine the way it is.

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chill13 In reply to AlexVanArsdale [2015-10-09 14:32:42 +0000 UTC]

That might do it.  

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