Comments for The Challenges of Zona

Comment on Pg353Teaser by Lora

Lora — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:48:40 +0000

“Thank you, Tula.” That’s what I see in the teaser. That Mentl and Tual is happily content and have found some deaper understanding.

I really like these close up teasers with no text in them.

Comment on Pg353Teaser by Jean

Jean — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:02:44 +0000

To be honest, Mentl’s ears kinda look like they suffer from “cauliflower ear” which boxers would get. If he was ever knocked around as a kid…that might be the result. A bully on the school grounds, and his only refuge was the music room during recess maybe? Or hiding out in the band room after school for an hour, so he could walk home without being tailed by the high school bullies?

~Lotm

Comment on Pg353Teaser by John

John — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:12:07 +0000

AdamZero - Well, That’s the story as I wrote it, with all the last-moment rescue included. And you will, naturally see the rest of the dialogue on Friday.

ttd - Thanks very much, I was generally pleased with it myself.

hans- That’s just reflection of moonlight in his eyes. Used a different reflective texture on them with that result. I don’t think it looks as bad as all that. And those ears are the same ones he’s had since the beginning in 2005. As I’ve said repeatedly, I’m not a modeler, so there’s not a lot I can do about that. And, as I have put in the FAQ, Mentl is Michael 2, an earlier generation of DAZ’s human models, and so there is naturally more detail in Victoria 3, which I use for Tula and Zona. Michael and Victoria 4 have been out for some time, but I just haven’t been happy when I try to port the faces to them. It really is like casting a different actor. So, I am left dancing with the mesh I brought to the party, and with all its limitations, I’m pretty happy with it. It serves to tell the story.

Comment on Pg353Teaser by hans

hans — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:52:24 +0000

Nice goofy grin on him, but please do something about his eyes and the ear.

The eyes look almost blind, need somehow to be clearer. His ear needs more definition too. Tula´s looks much more natural.
Though I guess you could get away with it, if it´s just a small part of a couple of bigger panels.

Comment on Pg353Teaser by ttd

ttd — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:17:31 +0000

The detail is just amazing.
Mentl’s head is so good.
Awesome work.

Comment on Pg353Teaser by AdamZero

AdamZero — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:02:41 +0000

You and your teasers!

RAAAAAAGH!

Mentl looks like he’s getting a mighty pat on the back from Tula here… If someone where to start reading now, and then go back, they might suspect, at first, that Mentl and good old Red here would hook up.

Honestly, I wonder how differently things would have turned out if Zona HAD waited for Tula…

Well Mentl would be dead, cause Zona wasn’t there to save his arse…. or maybe she would be, since she’d be traveling on horseback, and wouldn’t have to hunt or forage, as much. (Presuming Tula suggests bringing supplies.)

… Wow. Zona’s haste may have saved Mentl from becoming Urtt waste.

Comment on Page 195 by Sarge

Sarge — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:45:18 +0000

OK, another JED sublety: I noticed where Zona’s copper chain went. That thread around her waist isn’t the chain, she has the chain dangling from it next to her loincloth.
Maybe she figures that in that costume everybody is going to be looking at her crotch and will be sure to spot the chain…;)

Comment on Page 178 by Sarge

Sarge — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:56:07 +0000

Just noticed the expression on the guard/soldier’s face. He thinks about as much of Maldik as Yanora does — like something he’d scrape off his boot after a visit to the kennels.
I love this. I’m on maybe my 10th re-read of the Archives and I pick up something subtle JED has squirreled away every time.

Comment on Page 167 by Sarge

Sarge — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:15:15 +0000

Now we know where all the stuff we can’t find goes….

Comment on Page 158 by Sarge

Sarge — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:02:43 +0000

Smooth belly… No Scale Burn during mating.
DEFINITELY nothing oral, though.