Lets bloody well do something!

[Paradox]

I would do this, but I have no idea what steampunk is... I know, shocking isn't it.

Freaks me out quite a bit myself.

[serinoke]

Take look at the game BioShock. There is one idea for steampunk

[Squeek]

yea, that's a good example.

Also, The Japanese animes Steamboy and Metropolis are pretty good examples..

check out Abney Park and that site William the Bloody mentioned,
http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklapt ... laptop.htm

Also, like I mentioned, Porkshanks on Devart is a steampunk artist,
and she gives a good definition of what Steampunk means to people:
http://porkshanks.deviantart.com/journal/
(read the "Chewy Metroid asked some good questions.' journal entry.)

[alphatroll]

also suggested:
GirlGenius by "Profs." Phil & Kaja Foglio. a very light-hearted, romping "gaslamp fantasy with adventure, romance, and MAD SCIENCE!" It starts out in sepia-tone, but i'd definitely recommend starting at the beginning of the (eight-TPB-sized) series (i'm only up to vol. 6 so don't feel bad)

The SteamPunk Trilogy by Paul DiFilippo, old-fashioned text-on-paper stories, one of which includes a relative of "cousin Howard" P. Lovecraft

SteamPunk from Cliffhangers Comics, by Joe Kelly and Chris Bachalo. I found the story mostly unfollowable and tho the art is so complex as to be almost indecipherable as well, it's loaded with so many gorgeous details i bought all 12 issues & the #0 special just to look at.

The Difference Engine, a rather dense novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, involving the original real-world steampunks, Charles Babbage and Ada Loveless

and so on and so on.

[Squeek]

I really need to do this topic. Xd

[alphatroll]

before things get steamy, here's the latest work on my poneeeee, which i am liking to work on after all:

it's a roughish retrace with MJ and her arms repositioned for better proportions, and whattayaknow! squeek was right, it turns out those flames *do* resolve into words after all!

updates will appear if, when, and pending access.

[Teim]

Guys, I think we got Pr-empted on this one...

[williamthebloody]

Guys, I think we got Pr-empted on this one...

wowzers... where'd you dig up that little piece of awesome??

[Teim]

The Fanart section.

[alphatroll]

if some is good, more is better. everything to excess!

(i figger the pinkness is prolly getting a little excessive by now...)

[Teim]

also suggested:
GirlGenius by "Profs." Phil & Kaja Foglio. a very light-hearted, romping "gaslamp fantasy with adventure, romance, and MAD SCIENCE!" It starts out in sepia-tone, but i'd definitely recommend starting at the beginning of the (eight-TPB-sized) series (i'm only up to vol. 6 so don't feel bad)

The SteamPunk Trilogy by Paul DiFilippo, old-fashioned text-on-paper stories, one of which includes a relative of "cousin Howard" P. Lovecraft

SteamPunk from Cliffhangers Comics, by Joe Kelly and Chris Bachalo. I found the story mostly unfollowable and tho the art is so complex as to be almost indecipherable as well, it's loaded with so many gorgeous details i bought all 12 issues & the #0 special just to look at.

The Difference Engine, a rather dense novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, involving the original real-world steampunks, Charles Babbage and Ada Loveless

and so on and so on.

Don't forget The Wild Wild West, I don't care if it was a summer release/remake of a 1960's T.V show, it was the first bit of Steampunk I ever saw, (and I'm sure a heap of us saw it...).

Well... I think The Time Machine was, but all I can remember from that was footage of cliffs eroding and grass growing, which blew my mind.


Edit: Oh I have an idea for something too, I'll post a sketch in a bit.

[Teim]

Sketches Sketchy Sketch





Ideas! EUREKA!

[alphatroll]

d'oh! of course Tess is the obvious fertilizer for the steampunk seed....or something....

ideas will surely roll now.

[alphatroll]

ok, one more poneee here, further work on this and other non-topical images will be on soiled heart road under "troll scribbles"

[williamthebloody]

wow, alphatroll i love the little detailing like in the rope and such! O.O