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Published: 2007-12-03 00:36:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 74565; Favourites: 1673; Downloads: 831
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Description And the title in Japanese because it sounds cooler:
ゴブルン・ジャッカー

Anyhow, this world features a colossal tree that houses a city on the inside (which occasionally peeks out, as you can see). The Goblun (jumping fellow in the center) is an artificial soldier made of wood, cloth, and rabbit organs. It was crafted by Likli Jacker (lass on the crab-thing) as a fuel efficient alternative to their regular human soldiers and assigned as a personal guard to the princess. However, a faulty array index in the Goblun's firmware resulted in "Protect target" being replaced with "Crush target." Since no threat has yet come to the princess, this command hasn't had a chance to be executed. Likli tried to update the Goblun, but it hit her in self defense and ran away. Now it's a race between Likli and disaster to see who can catch the Goblun.

Originally I was going to cel-shade this piece, but once I got the gradient coloring in, I felt I couldn't bear to color it any other way. It took quite a while, but it was a fun experience and I'm liking the soft feel of it. Radial gradients are my friend.

The Goblun's design originally had tendrils/tentacles for arms. I have no idea why I did that. But eventually trying to find matching colors for it became such a problem that I scrapped them and gave him arms. As for his legs, they're based off of a meat tenderizer in my kitchen.

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Comments: 317

megaman1on1 In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 03:41:06 +0000 UTC]

thats just awesome!

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faye-the-firefox In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 03:36:14 +0000 UTC]

Aww, the Goblun looks too cute to be something that kill the princess XD Neat story idea, and love the picture! Looks like it could almost be a movie.

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Mojofooka [2007-12-03 03:35:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh dear... Talk about bad programming I feel sorry for the princess, whenever she will be threatened by impending disaster

Awww A city in a giant tree! I wanna live in it

MEAT TENDERIZER?! I don't have any of those; my mom just bashes the meat with the flat of her giant knife

Hee hee, the rainbow makes it uber happy And the sun is so bright and sun-shiney!

I like this method of colouring It does indeed look quite soft

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futabi [2007-12-03 03:33:04 +0000 UTC]

;w; This is beautiful!
I love the colouring, it' so sweet and pretty! <3

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pearlgirl710 [2007-12-03 03:31:59 +0000 UTC]

it's PRETTY. ^w^

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vladimir-the-hamster [2007-12-03 03:31:37 +0000 UTC]

Radial gradients are fun indeed. :3
Don't really know what's going on, but it's so happy!

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Muffincheeks [2007-12-03 03:19:28 +0000 UTC]

OMG!


that is totally awesome

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princezrae [2007-12-03 03:05:03 +0000 UTC]

nice colors u used here... great art! ^^

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CraizeeXanimeXgrl [2007-12-03 02:57:11 +0000 UTC]

lol i love the pose and face xDD

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IceCreamSprinkle [2007-12-03 02:56:17 +0000 UTC]

I never know what's better. The artwork or the artist's comments.

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project-KI [2007-12-03 02:56:16 +0000 UTC]

lol neet

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abstruseAMITY In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:51:03 +0000 UTC]

WAHHH soo cuute!

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fancycake In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:48:33 +0000 UTC]

I like the softness too.
I love pictures that come with a story.
:]

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forestpsych [2007-12-03 02:47:56 +0000 UTC]

i have no idea what that is, but it's adorable
(the legs/feet are awesome)

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XxKurusai-chanxX In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:43:42 +0000 UTC]

I like the rainbow!!! XD

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TakuniChan In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:43:13 +0000 UTC]

Run, little thingy, run!!

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FelixKilldeer In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:38:53 +0000 UTC]

Crushed with a meat tenderizer, huh.
...
Ouch.

How does he keep his balance in the tree? Or can he fly?

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JohnSu In reply to FelixKilldeer [2007-12-03 05:00:56 +0000 UTC]

He has rabbit organs to help him with that.

Tree rabbit organs, that is.

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FelixKilldeer In reply to JohnSu [2007-12-03 17:05:03 +0000 UTC]

Tree rabbits...
I pity the trees.

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madmodderx In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:32:34 +0000 UTC]

With every piece you make, that day become a bit more extra ordinary

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Sliper-hat [2007-12-03 02:26:41 +0000 UTC]

10 suares doessound cooler

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Andarelle In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:21:26 +0000 UTC]

I thought those legs looked familiar, LOL. Are you going to make weird creatures composed somewhat of animal organs a recurrent theme?

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JohnSu In reply to Andarelle [2007-12-03 05:01:37 +0000 UTC]

I might. I think it's kinda cool when it's not a reality.

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Kari426 In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:20:29 +0000 UTC]

Really kewl. The coloring looks so soft, its like I can touch it.

(well...the computer screen that is ><

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CrazedPotato [2007-12-03 02:19:31 +0000 UTC]

I notice how many different and neat plots you've concocted for individual pictures and I have to ask, do you ever plan on expanding on any of the plots? These could make some astounding stories.

Anyway if you won't expand on any of your plots, I might.

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JohnSu In reply to CrazedPotato [2007-12-03 05:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks; I typically don't ever touch it again after I've made it, so it's pretty much free for anyone to use. But I demand royalties if it ever gets big!

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CrazedPotato In reply to JohnSu [2007-12-03 05:14:31 +0000 UTC]

I'm secretly plotting to leech off of your stories and you have no idea I'm going to do it but I'll pay royalties for the lulz.
...
Oh geez, I've been found out. D:

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AldenEcho In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:13:17 +0000 UTC]

reminds me of ponokyo

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Cerbius25 In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:09:46 +0000 UTC]

Away he goes!

He should be a kick boxer, what with those tenderizer legs

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madcrasher In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:04:00 +0000 UTC]

Sheesh, you've seriously got to watch out for those array indexes. I messed up a sudoku solver because of that once...

Anyway, nice picture.

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Chitsu23 In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 02:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Its adorable~!
(I hope it was made adorable, sinces there's a rainbow in the back -_-"'

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Calicard In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:58:52 +0000 UTC]

made in Flash!?! looks like Photoshop. Amazing, regardless.

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Blindsight67 In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:56:56 +0000 UTC]

Awww snuggly.

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xKillingPerfection In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:56:38 +0000 UTC]

I like the crab-thing.
And I'm so happy that you started putting arts and such up again. :]
Welcome baaaack.

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Zak-no-ku [2007-12-03 01:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Favved because of the meat tenderizer...

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Kanghead [2007-12-03 01:54:50 +0000 UTC]

I don't really like this one as much as your other work, but i love the coloring.

;:

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13ofSpades In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:53:53 +0000 UTC]

More-or-less, I think I like the background story more so than the picture itself. It just sounds cute. Although I must say that Likli is funny in that "I take things too seriously" kind of way.

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Jiisuri In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:52:07 +0000 UTC]

XD Rabbit organs.

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LurkerPatrol In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Fucking awesome bro.

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MoonlightEyesKitty In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:40:51 +0000 UTC]

wow, totally awesome and amazingly original!
of course... everything you design is so oginal, so I shouldn't be THAT surprised...

anyway, yeah, it's great! ^_^

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Garagos In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:40:28 +0000 UTC]

*_______* I really like the gradients too; cel-shading would have served its purpose, but for the mood and environment of the picture, the softer style is perfect! Your character design, as usual, amazes me, especially the meat-tenderizer legs xD I feel sorry for the rabbits, though...

Imma favin this SO FAYST

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Samara-make-a-scene In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:40:22 +0000 UTC]

I love these Colors!<3

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Sh4d0wW4lk3r In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:35:17 +0000 UTC]

i thought his legs were clothespins at first xD

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A-Crater-To-Cough-In [2007-12-03 01:33:44 +0000 UTC]

That's such an inventive idea!

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jealousyenvy [2007-12-03 01:32:24 +0000 UTC]

What a pretty "He" ;D

Rabbit organs? D: How does that work?

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JohnSu In reply to jealousyenvy [2007-12-03 06:05:23 +0000 UTC]

Knife goes in, guts come out.

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ANBUluuver In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:29:56 +0000 UTC]

gawd i love that face. |D

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Zinnestheyl In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:27:28 +0000 UTC]

Ew...rabbit entrails. I was wondering were I've seen his legs from... where on earth did you get the idea to use a meat tenderizer?!!? it's so...out of the ordinary...

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Darial [2007-12-03 01:27:11 +0000 UTC]

Thats awesome o.o

I love how all of your pictures have stories! 8D

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remotejex In reply to ??? [2007-12-03 01:21:21 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha ha! My mom was all "His feet look so familiar!" I love this! It's so...happy looking and the guy's expression is so Okay, I was going for holy but, you know, whatever. I'm looking forward to your next deviation!

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