Bonus Saturday #18

From all (one) of us here at Tanked!, I'd like to wish you all good luck starting off a new school year. Things will likely be slowing down for the website, as I will be turning my focus towards creating an amazing portfolio for my transfer application to CalArts. (wish me luck!) However, I'll do my best to have this include pre-production and storyboarding work for Tanked, with the possibility of some animation! Have a great new school year everyone!

Chess

Bested by a barrel.

We wrap up this week with a post credits game of chess with Orlando and the barrel. (Who is apparently very good at chess)

Toon in this Saturday for a very special bonus!

The Closer

One last case of mistaken identity.

The gang celebrate their victory over Sirus and return the crown to Oscar...Well, at least they try. This story may be wrapped up, but toon in Thursday to find out what happens next on Tanked!

Bonus Saturday #17

Reaction Images

Over the next few Bonus Saturday's I'll be sharing individual panels from past strips that can be used as reaction images or as image bases for memes. Link me to your posts if you used it, I'd love to see them in action!

Finally, we have the fourth panel from "Makeup", in which we see Lenny without makeup, as a hyper-realistic version of himself. Great for "FABULOUS" or "SO GAY!" reactions.

Ganging Up

Another mystery solved!

Jinkies! Zoinks! Becky spells the end for old Sirus, thanks to the mystery gang....I mean, the fish of Tanked. He's off to live a life of aggressive overfeeding and tea parties. But is it really all over? Toon in next week to find out!

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First Times

First time's the charm.

Oscar's called on the ace up his sleeve, Becky! He's turned the villainous Sirus into the cute kind of pet Becky wants to get her surprisingly strong 4 year old hands on. Is there any way out for Sirus? Toon in Thursday to find out!

Bonus Saturday #16

Reaction Images

Over the next few Bonus Saturday's I'll be sharing individual panels from past strips that can be used as reaction images or as image bases for memes. Link me to your posts if you used it, I'd love to see them in action!

Next up is the first panel in "Trouble with Trout: Part 3", in which Oscar whispers out of the side of his mouth, with comical hose lips. Great for shocked or disturbed reactions.

The Ackbar Equation

Topped with a bow.

What appeared to be a move of recklessness and cowardess from Oscar has proven itself to be a carefully arranged plan. The other fish of the tank had been waiting outside for the right moment to ambush. Teamwork prevails. Sirus may be tied up, but he's not down for the count yet. Does Oscar have yet another trick up his sleeve? Toon in next week to find out!

All Wrapped Up

Getting tied up.

Looks like it's curtains for you, Sirus!

I had to. I just wish amazing lines like this didn't come to me so often after its too late to write them in.

In an unexpected turn of events, Sirus has chased after Oscar out of the shipwreck and straight into a trap! But will it be enough to hold him? Toon in Thursday to find out!

Sunday Update

If you haven't notices, there have been a few changes.

When I resumed production on the webcomic this year, I had vastly changed as an artist. So, I quickly built up a buffer of comic strips, in which I experimented with more intense lighting and texture use. Then I turned my focus to a far more important visual aspect of the webcomic, character design. If you've liked us on Facebook , you may have noticed I've started posting Character cards as a much more visually appealing guide and description of the cast. (this also helped with overcoming some technical glitches on the website in which text was displaying in uneven sizes, or many extra line spaces would appear between the character image and the description) As I did these, I took the time to officially update the character designs to my current style. Our main character Oscar, especially, has gone through many changes since he was first conceptualized. So, along with the character cards I've updated the website banner! Below is a comparison of the original banner and the new one.

(Top: Old, Bottom: New)

Yup, I've completely updated the logo too!

I hope you like the updated look, and expect to see them implemented in the actual webcomic in the coming weeks, as we near the end of our epic story arc. Stay Tooned!

Bonus Saturday #15

Reaction Images

Over the next few Bonus Saturday's I'll be sharing individual panels from past strips that can be used as reaction images or as image bases for memes. Link me to your posts if you used it, I'd love to see them in action!

Next up is the third panel from "Trouble with Trout: Part 1", in which Oscar looks to his left in shock. Great for derpy shocked, surprised, or disbelieving reactions.

Escape

A tight squeeze.

Oscar's making a break for it through a porthole in the ship! Sirus tries to squeeze through after him, but its a tight fit. He makes it out, but something's stopped him in his tracks. What has he seen? Toon in next week to find out!

Running Squared

Witty banter is the cornerstone to any villain.

Oscar has escaped! but Sirus and his goons won't be far behind. Is Oscar in the clear, or has the fight only begun? Toon in Thursday to find out!

Bonus Saturday #14

Reaction Images

Those of you who frequent tumblr or various online forums and message boards, should be familiar with vast libraries of reaction images and gifs, taken from TV shows and other media, used for humorous effect in response to other posts online.

Sorry, the lame explanation was necessary. Basically, over the next few Bonus Saturday's I'll be sharing individual panels from past strips that can be used as reaction images or as image bases for memes. Link me to your posts if you used it, I'd love to see them in action!

First off is the fourth panel from "Trouble with Trout: Part 2", in which Little Becky looks yearningly through the glass into the fish tank. Great for, "I WANT IT" or "I NEED IT" reactions.

Showdown

If you can't take the heat...

All is quiet at high noon as Oscar and Sirus face off.....sort of. It seems Oscar has fled the scene. Are all his efforts to reclaim the tank for not? Toon in next week to find out!

Barrely Suitable

Gulp.

The shocking truth is made clear when our hero Oscar comes face to face with the last king of Aquaria, a... slightly damaged barrel. It seems the once confident goldfish has had the kegs kicked out from under him. Will he be able to recover and defeat Sirus? Toon in Thursday to find out!

Bonus Saturday #13

Each Saturday (while we still have new characters), I'll be posting character description profiles to help you get to know the kooky cast of Tanked, including unique character pics!


Sirus:

The scourge of the fishtank, Sirus considers himself a great mobster boss. He spends his time in the pirate shipwreck on the other end of the tank, while sending out his lackies for food. He prides himself on looking menacing, and over the years has developed a thick coat of soot over his once shiny golden scales.

Sirus Trouble

And the penny drops.

Our frightening new enemy has revealed a most shocking revelation.Oscar is not the first king of this fishtank. But what happened to the others? Toon in Tuesday!

Caught

Two fish are better than one.

It seems Lok and Khee have found our little intruder, and taken him hostage. But what of their mysterious boss, Sirus? Toon in Thursday!

Bonus Saturday #12

Our villainous fish in their pirate shipwreck, in all it's evil glory.

I actually finished this piece back in January of 2011, and it's sort of been my motivation to make it to the end. I didn't format it for any particular desktop size, so you may have some extra edges. I hope I can design some more major set pieces in the future.

Quiet Approach

Mission: Unknown

Despite Finn's warning, it seems Oscar isn't just going to sit around while the fish food is being horded. But what or who has snuck up behind him as he nears the shipwreck? Toon in Tuesday!

Flashback

I figured TLDR was too obscure to post as an acronym.

We ease you back into the main story arc with a flashback to our “hero's” first encounter with the bullies of the fish tank.

I actually set my regular strips to grayscale from time to time to check the contrast and composition. I think I actually prefer them that way, but all my work coloring would go to waste. See the colored version exclusively here.

Two Fish in a Tank

A new twist on an old joke.

We mark the return of Tanked! with one last self contained strip. We'll be returning to the main story next week, to see what Oscar plans to do about the pesky bullies Lok and Khee. Stay tooned!

Bonus Thursday!

Here are some fish character sketches that never made it into the final cast. I read a lot of fish books and sketched countless species, but these were the runners up.

Bonus Tuesday!

I've started work again on the webcomic, and strips will be returning soon! To gear up for the rerelease, and to make up for the year hiatus, I'll be sharing some original pre-production sketches from when I was still working out the concept for the comic.

This is the very first sketch of what would become our main character, Oscar! As you can see, it lacked most of his signature characteristics (the eyebrows and torn fin). Just a clueless fish in a bowl.