Aurora's new drawing thread

Started by Aurora Borealis, June 22, 2010, 10:53:08 AM

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Krizonar


stewartsage

Wow.  That's a lot of Macs.  Good work Aurora!

*sets about hopeless task of spotting background references*

Bella

I see... a bug.... and some sort of dog-like creature....

Aurora Borealis

@stew: Thanks! Good luck with the challenge!

@Bella: You got one of them.

-Bugs: Darwin OS-tan likes to eat bugs, but accidentally dropped one of them, and Mac System 3-tan has a huge fear of bugs!

-Dog-like creature: Not a dog, but one of the OSX-kuns in kitten form! ^^;

Krizonar

Like the old "Welcome to Macintosh" symbol between System 3 and 2. http://rogueamoeba.com/utm/content/images/20061106delicious/welcome.png

Part of a major old Apple logo above System 1.
http://sandboxworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/old-apple-logo.jpg

The blues/greens/purples/oranges above OS 7, 8 and 9 strongly remind me of the boxart on those OS tan's distributions.
http://www.mith.umd.edu/larsen/archive/files/system75manual_2d8664004c.jpg

Also like the evolution of the menu bar over the course of the picture.

System 6 has a paper, because it's one of vintage collector's favorite OS's for writing. (and omg her outfit is awesome, she's so pretty /thwacks SE with customer service screw driver/ I NEED HER)

System 9 and default OSX have apple cider, which is a reference inside a reference.

Aurora Borealis

"Welcome to Macintosh" symbol: Yup, there's that, and that Systems 1-7 are the Mac OSes that run on Compact Macs!

Old Apple logo: Wow! Good find! I didn't entirely intend for the throwback to the first Apple logo, but drew an Apple tree in the Picasso-esque art style used in early Mac advertisements and packaging, with the roots of the Mac Family tree, biologically or culturally going back to System 1. If I get to drawing a chibi portraiture with the other Apple-tans (to keep this one a fairly manageable size), I'll include a similar throwback to the original logo behind Apple 1-tan.

Colored circles: No, I didn't consider that, since I had forgotten what the box arts looked like for the pre-8 Mac OSes, but good guess!

Menu bar evolution: Spot-on! :D

System 6: Right-o!

My condolences for your SE's hard drive dying. :(

Apple cider: Almost, but that's Rhapsody/OSX Server with apple cider! ^^;

Krizonar

#36
Because Rhapsody is a server... and 'serves' cider.. /ba dum pssssh
and oh, I thought it was in Default OSX's hand, that's just me making a mistake Xd
Just in the Mac Manga, Mac OS 9 and default OSX get drunk on apple cider together (at least that's how I interpreted it, I can't read it, it's in japanese).

Old Apple logo; I knew it looked familiar to that too, but went with an 'either or'.

Colored Circles; hm, if that wasn't it then I'm probably just having a brain jam... I KNOW i've seen it somewhere. I'll have to think about it more, it's late and I've been kinda bothered by my SE lately, I loved it so much.

I'll get my SE working, she's too young to die and much to stubborn! Hour 13(?) or work, begins in 10 minutes!


for lulz; Mac OS 7 is holding a paper too because it's the first Mac OS that can, without modification, do complex, modern spreadsheets.

Aurora Borealis

*hint hint*: The Mac OS 8+ 9 eras were very colorful!

I hope you can get your SE working again! :(

Didn't know that System 7 was the first Mac OS that can do modern spreadsheets, but I guess that works too! (incidentally, many of her predecessors are scatterbrained!) :)

Krizonar

Aha!
The iMacs with colors shipped with OS 8 and 9!

I believe I have :)

Aurora Borealis


CanaryTan

#40
I drew my own version of vista-tan at school today.

http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af185/Lucasjay00/SDC10251.jpg

the writing says: Armor is a reference to how vista can be slow at times.


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some new arts!

http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af185/Lucasjay00/linuxmintsrsbsns.png

http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af185/Lucasjay00/Ubuntutan-2.png
I'm not kidding. I have all teh animal crossing games and play them everyday.
My profile pic is from deviant art. It's not mine.

Chocofreak13

it needs to be cracked armour. she's slow and glitchy. >__<;
click to make it bigger

CanaryTan

I'm not kidding. I have all teh animal crossing games and play them everyday.
My profile pic is from deviant art. It's not mine.

Krizonar


CanaryTan

#44
Quote from: Krizonar on February 11, 2011, 11:36:02 PM
Oh wow, that's really good.

omg, you serious? xD I just create the lineart on the computer and print it and color it and scan it.

thanks :3

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Crap i just realized i didn't color a sleeve.
I'm not kidding. I have all teh animal crossing games and play them everyday.
My profile pic is from deviant art. It's not mine.