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Published: 2013-10-19 20:50:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 11882; Favourites: 168; Downloads: 251
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Rendered in DAZ Studio 4.5 Postwork in GIMP 2.8
is throwing a Sith Contest where the challenge is to turn any Star Wars character into a Sith. I was going to use my animation of my Dark Side Ahsoka Tano, but so far half of the entries have been Sith Ahsokas. So, back to the drawing board, I decided to look at Barriss. Sure, she went a bit dark at the end of Season 5, but she came across as more of a frustrated Jedi student than a full blown Sith. With this in mind, I wondered how she would look if she was compeltely consumed in rage and hatred. I personally don't like the idea of Sith Barriss, but I was curious to see what my teenage barriss would look like in such a dark form. This is a bit shocking for me to look at so I know she at least looks surprisingly evil lol.
Barriss character morph, skin texture and lightsaber prop by me
Clothing items by and retextured by me
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Hair by StudioArtVartanian and retextured by me
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Nice work. Personally, I find that the work fits perfectly with the end of it in the last episode of season 5 of wars clones. Just like what you do, the work of eyes is always very well done. From the small padawan, Ahsoka friend and traitor, it becomes a sith full and makes your work very well.
The position is very interesting, as if ready to go on the attack, which is very characteristic of a sith. But the work of the face and almost insane look, if not evil, is very well done.
Keep up the good work, I love it. You reserve we always surprises!
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The eyes seem to be my strength. Yay! I'm glad that I am building that sort of reputation since I have a pet peeve about "dead eyes" in images lol. Thanks for the critique and the kind words. Much appreciated
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Great picture (There's that word again 'great'. I should improve my English). I love the rage in her expression. That is a clear sign of a Sith, who definitely has anger and hatred and probably a lot more. The expression shows real rage and you can feel it just by the details on her face. Just how her lips are shaped to her arched frown. Small details like veins on her face, though not overdoing it. Which is good because some do look too much to image of Ahsoka and how she looked like someone who was possessed by the Dark Side in the Mortis Trilogy.
I personally don't see the changes in her face, except for the eyes, Sith traits. But more a sign that she was not herself and that she was under the spell of the Son. Though as a small reveal we have something similar for when Ayanna goes to the Dark Side, but it's more complicated. Can't tell. This was created actually before even the Clone Wars series existed, but enough about her. Back to Barriss.
I really like what she wears. Come to think of it, it would suit Dark Side Ayanna. (hehe I'm such a thief. First Drogon, now I'm scavenging for this.) The texture of her leather really shows and I like that details, because often in some picture you can't tell what kind of fabric the clothes are made of, or it's not as apparent as here in this picture. So the pose (though often used) and the costume look really excellent.
I myself would have retained a little more of Barriss' beauty. The change should look subtle, though that would lack detail I think. So it's a bit of a dilemma, because I do really like the details you've put on her face. Last comments would be on her lightsaber, which lacks a bit of detail. And this is maybe something to work for in the future and that is the lightsaber blade itself and to try to make it look less cartoony.
Over all, once again a very good picture (I avoided to say 'great' there, though I wanted to). I like how you avoided clichΓ©s, because I think other people would try to make her look more beautiful to attract maybe more male viewers. But here you've really placed your stamp on and thought that if you really wanted to show how deep she had sunken to the Dark Side, you had to compromise her beauty. And I like that. It gives you artistic integrity. So that only improves you as an artist as a whole.
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Well maybe our opinions just differ on what a lightsaber blade should look like. Although I think the one I made of Starkiller could be more vibrant, I think it should be not asΒ vibrant as the ones you make. I often make sure there's a lot of transparency, not that much in the white center, but in the coloured edge of the blade. You can see that for example it effects the light more in the changes in the OT, turning Vader's blade more into purple and such because it's reacting more on the orange and blue lighting in the carbon freezing chamber. Ayanna especially experimented a lot with light and how shapes respond to it in some of the lightsabers she constructed. They may have been 2d images, but she always tried to make it look like the light would imitate a more 3d shape.
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So you suggest that I alter the hue a bit so that they aren't so close to primary colors and add a bit more transparency? I will certainly keep that in mind with me next few renders. We shall see what happens
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I've actually looked back at other renders and that it is mostly with red lightsabers, your recent work with Barriss on Geonosis for example shows a far more realistic blade. Yellow blades are also better, but still could be a little less vibrant. Sometimes with Ahsoka's green lightsaber it's a bit too virbant often, but maybe you're basing this on the colour she has in the show? If so, you're trying to make a more realistic version, not recreate the show. This should be the same with your lightsaber, not just the character. Well I don't want to sound like I'm lecturing you. Just wanted to add this.
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I also have looked back and have come to the same conclusion. The problem is with the blade's saturation. The render I just completed on Geonosis I used a slightly different technique. If it wasn't for your feedback, that blade could have easily looked very cartoony. Blue is a difficult color. Thanks for pointing this out. I will certainly have it in mind with all of my future lightsaber renders
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I wouldn't alter the hue that much, but it comes down to vibrance. Remember Sith for example have crimson lightsabers, yours are really vibrant red. I would make them a little duller in colour for a start. I wouldn't change the hue that much, because I wasn't too fond with Vader sometimes having a purple or even pink lightsaber depending on the environment. I think that was mainly a problem with them to improve the blades in the OT, especially when it came to red lightsabers. They chose the wrong direction a bit. They should just have gone for CGI blades rather than to alter them with lighting and other techniques they used to improve. This is not such a problem in the prequels where they were done with CGI and not altered. The colour would still mostly stay the same, but yeah the colour was duller and here's maybe something else is that the edges of the white centre and the blade itself are not very sharp. What I would make the red light transparent the more I went from the white centre to the outer edge. So I would erase a lot at the outside, while erasing less and less as I went to the inside of the lightsaber. But this I only did with the glow. The white centre I just made slightly transparent.
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I spent the most time on her face by far and I am glad that it paid off. I didn't make a new texture, but added to my existing face texture altered it a bit here and there. The expression was tricky and I wasn't very sure how well it would be received. I'm glad you like how it turned out.
Scavenging materials used in previous renders is incredibly good! Don't feel bad about it at all! When a 3d artist gets a request, it usually involves a lot of resource hunting first. If the content needed has already been used the artist can get right to work 
You've hinted at the poor quality of my lightsaber blades in the past. You say it looks cartoony. I'm not quite sure what you are suggesting that I fix. The blade is a 3d model, but the glow is done in postwork. If you could provide a little more on how it is off or wrong I would really appreciate it.
It makes me happy to know that my goals came through loud and clear here. I didn't want pretty and I didn't want cliche. I wanted to take one of the most innocent of the Jedi (Just forget Season 5 for a sec) and show how she would look as a true Sith. There is no theatrical attire with blades or big black cloaks or contorted/diseased body parts. There is just Barriss and all of the evil is coming from her.
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Hi, just wanted to take into account how amazing this render is!
P.S This was your first ever render I viewed. You've come far, man!
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Has been quite a while and I've certainly learned a lot. This render has come to the point where I see nothing but what I can do better and what all is wrong with this. I leave it up in case someone might still enjoy it. Thank you.
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Sorry if I bored you with my OC. And I agree with you, Barriss should not become a Sith for three reasons: TheΒ Rule of Two does not encourage it, She said the Jedi were "fighting for the Dark Side" and probably wouldn't join a known Dark Side cult, and becoming a Sith or Separatist Dark Jedi would be too similar to Ventress's story.
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Hopefully we will see her, Ahsoka, and Ventress again.
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In one form or another I really hope to see Ahsoka, Ventress and Barriss again. I think the most likely to return is Ahsoka because she has a life still open-ended. I could definitely see an Asajj Ventress - Bounty Hunter video game too.
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I had a theory that was quite crazy at the time of the Temple Bombing story arc, that Barriss Offee was responsible. I came up with this theory after I saw the part with Ahsoka and Barriss talking on the holo. I did not want it to be true, but it was.
I also thought that Ventress would return to the order after getting a full pardon. After all, Obi-Wan thought she could be redeemed.
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this is a magnificent rendition of an evil Barriss, but truth be told, that snarl kind of un-nerves me somewhat. I would have been satisfied with an evil smile instead
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Thank you lol. Yeah the snarl is over the top, but I was going for impact there. It's a love/hate thing
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Thank you for joining our SITH-Contest starwars4ever.deviantart.com/j⦠!
My heart freezes!!! Looking at her expression and especially her mouth pulled into a snarl. Dunno, I always thought that Barriss had a very cute mouth, made for smiling nicely, and now this!! Scary!!! And the eyes, simply wow!
We see a partly darkside Barriss at the end of SWTCW, but not like that! This is ten times more awesome! Outfit and all. Somehow I have the feeling that if Barriss really wanted to break with the Jedi order and become Sith this would definitely be the outfit she would wear. Throwing away that nun-padawan outfit and all and going completely rebel and sexy. Like a teenager rebelling against their parents.^^
Also, the textures, pose, lighting and stuff make the work look wonderfully realistic.
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I must admit that it was tough to make her look fierce lol. Barriss naturally has a very studious persona like the "shy bookworm" sort of girl. I put a lot of thought and effort into this and I am very glad that you like it.
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One can see that you really invested lots of patience and skill into this work. It definitely looks awesome.
Again, thank you so much for enriching our contest with your wonderful artwork.
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I like this picture, but I can't see her becoming a Sith. I think that Ahsoka will free her and they will leave the war behind just like Ventress' original fate. Of course, my Jedi KnightΒ OC, Deron Sedoru, is on their tail. He looks like Xanatos but has brown eyes. During the Clone Wars, he was ordered by Chancellor Palpatine to perform an orbital bombardment on Skalador, a Wild Space world occupied by the Separatists. He did so, but was left bitter and regretful, even briefly joining the CIS cause. Somehow, he avoided being court-martialed(Palpatine made sure of that), but he is still stigmatized by the citizens of the Republic and many Jedi as the "Butcher of Skalador". He wants to find and kill Barriss , thinking that killing aΒ traitor will restore his reputation. To him, it's personal.
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I made up his story before the end of Season 5, and his actions only make Barriss' story seem more credible. But Ahsoka thinks Barriss is not beyond redemption, and neither is Deron.
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Deron survives Order 66 and eventually joins Luke Skywaker's New Jedi Order
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I would love to show this on my page. I will credit u and site. Awesome pic
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So long as you credit and send me a link, that would be fine. Thanks!
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Ahh it's great to see some of my costume parts being used this creatively. I barely even recognized them . It's a wicekd scene also. I love how well the figure and the background mesh together and create an intresting dynamic.
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Thanks! I'm glad you like it. If I took the time to credit every single person for every render I would never get anything done, but I knew that credit was due here since every single item was created by you.
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Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it
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I'm totally surprised by the look of Darth Offee. Her eyes and the hatred and fury she have on her face. Her clothes are fitting as well, dark but full of freedom.
This is awesome! You did an excellent job!
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Thanks! The overall look surprised me in the end too. It just felt right.
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Incredible piece!Β Well done, very vicious!!Β And those eyes!!Β You've captured a brutal fall into darkness
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Thank you very much! I'm learning a lot about lighting and how eyes react to light.
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It makes her all the more terrifying and ruthless
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