Manga Art Exchange (MAX) is this site that opened in late December 2001 as a go-between for artists to draw each others' characters. As a charter member of MAX, here's a display of what I've given and gotten out of it. Rounds run every half month, and sign up is open to anyone. Visit their site for details. March 2004 B Outgoing To: Sabrea Sabrea's gallery Sabrea herself. Drawn from self portraits on Sabrea's site. Materials: fiber tip pen and marker Incoming From: Kyence Saga Novel Dumb Egg from Stupid Melon Dumb Egg Kyence: "This was an interesting piece for me. I liked the zaniness of the comic, and I think it led to my choosing bolder colors. Also, that's Melon taking the picture, but who is she actually taking a picture of?? And does Egg have a clue that Mr. Sun is giving her bunny ears?" March 2004 A Outgoing To: Sonia Earthbound The Starlight Temple from Earthbound, a supernatural science fiction story. Yet more architecture series! A magic portal linking planet Earth and planet Tokame, the Starlight Temple is a closely guarded and highly coveted monument rising above the ruins of Escablanche. Materials: fiber tip pen. Incoming From: Iggy Iggygirl Yueh and Hsiao Lin from Tomorrow's Tales Tomorrow's Tales was a comic that never got beyond the concept stage, but interesting as a result has some of the most complete character concepts. February 2004 B Outgoing To: Monica Elemental Dimension Kai Vhail Hertwin from Elemental Dimension, a fantasy magic story. Kai's skilled at both magic and swords. Swords make a more impressive permanent physical display. Materials: fibertip and marker Incoming From: Sabrea Sabrea's gallery Dumb Egg from Stupid Melon Dumb Egg Sabrea: "It's A. Twu's Dumg Egg. I couldn't get too much info on the character because A. Twu's website won't load on my comp. [due to a weeklong Keenspace system failure] I had to rely on one pic of the character from Maxine, which I then simply redrew in my own style." February 2004 A Outgoing To: Bunny H. One Hour Axis Manga Art Exchange Science Fiction Impro Page 25 Page 26 8th section of Science Fiction Impromanga. Other sections on Max Impro Page. Materials: Fiber Tip Pen, black marker. Incoming From: Darksortie DKWORKS Sunshine City from Stupid Melon Dumb Egg An interesting comic featuring not just the characters and locales of Stupid Melon Dumb Egg, but also a few things from Mega Mole as well as Chemical State Stories. January 2004 B Outgoing To: Anke Wehner AnkeWehner.de The lands of Eodea from Eodea, a fantasy setting. Materials: Fiber Tip Pen, black marker. Incoming From: Dot Warner Dot's Concept Space Manga Art Exchange Science Fiction Impro Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 7th section of Science Fiction Impromanga. Other sections on Max Impro Page. January 2004 A Outgoing To: D-Lemur Crappy Artists Anonymous Harex from Demon Gate. (name of comic describes itself) Another one in the Architecture Series. I took the quiz on the Demon Gate site and it identified me as being most like Harex, so I chose to draw him. The real star of the picture of course though is the Demon Gate itself, a portal guarded by stone dragons, linking the demon world with the human world. Materials: Pencil. Incoming From: Fenrir Black Cross Melon from Stupid Melon Dumb Egg It's Halloween, and instead of candy, eggs! Index |