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AOGRAI — The End is Nigh

Published: 2014-03-06 07:35:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 10094; Favourites: 174; Downloads: 134
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Description Sheera could feel it in her entire being.  The end game was close.  None of his minions guarding the doorway stood a chance against her.  They were either frozen stiff or wriggling aflame.

Even an Angel of Death shall quake in his boots knowing that it is I he will be facing, mused Sheera. 

The main spearhead were led by a renewed Kormac the Templar and his bretheren of sorts, a mysterious Crusader and of course a northern behemoth of a Barbarian.  Lyndon the roguishly charming Scoundrel with his fine sharp shooting skills, decided that he was best utilised to help support the stealthy and speed attacks on each flanks by a relentless Monk and an extremely vengeful Demon Hunter.   The fatherly yet truly unnerving Witch Doctor together with his array of the undead helping him, protected the rearguard.

That left Sheera, the She-Wizard and destroyer of Diablo along with Eirena, the ancient yet beautiful Enchantress, free to attack from another direction... a feint.

She was sure that some of them would probably not see the dawn of a new era, without evil, but Tyreal and the Horadrim mages insisted that tonight was the right time to attack.  Tyreal, provided a secret passage to enter past the hordes of demonic fiends.  Out of guilt, she wondered where Eirena was.  So eager was Sheera that she had not even realised that the ever reliable enchantress was not with her.
Sheera turned back quickly to get a view of Eirena, while she scythed down more necro-soldiers and hedious beastmen, but she was nowhere to be seen.

There was no time... she had to end this nightmare.  Sheera knew that it was her destiny and not Eirena's nor anyoneelse's.  Then with a final blast or Fire and Ice... she walked towards the glowing doorway.

"Malthael!  You shall now face the might of a Nephalem!"  Sheera hissed under her breath as she walked through the doorway.

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FOR ALL THE GROUPS THAT NEED TO KNOW WHAT SOFTWARE WAS USED AND HOW I DID THIS...

SOFTWARE: DAZ STUDIO 4.6
POSTWORK: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP C5
BASE FIGURE MODEL: VICTORIA V6
MORPHS, POSE, LIGHTING AND TEXTURE MANIPULATION - AOGRAI
BRUSHES: AOGRAI AND RON'S
CONCEPT: AOGRAI
COMPETITION ENTRY FOR DIABLO 3

DIABLO 3 COMPETITION
WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY… I AM BUSY TRYING TO GET IT TOGETHER FOR THIS COMPETITION.  I DO NOT CARE, IF PEOPLE CONSIDER US     ILLEGITIMATE CONTENDERS FOR BEING 3D USERS OF DAZ OR POSER.  I STILL WANT TO ENTER TO REMIND THEM THAT WE TOO CAN DO SOME GOOD ART-PIECES EVEN IS OUR MEDIUM USES A GOOD MANY PRODUCTS CREATED BY OTHERS.  
WE USE THEM TO OUR PERCEPTION AND IDEAS TO SUIT THE SCENE.  IT IS ALWAYS EASY TO SAY WE ARE CHEATS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HOLD A PEN OR BRUSH, BE IT TRADITIONAL OR DIGITAL.  IN THE END IT IS OUR IMAGINATION THAT WE PORTRAY AND IF WE DO A GOOD JOB, WE SHOULD BE COMMENDED.  
I LOVE DOING COMPETITION PIECES SOLELY FOR THE JOY OF PROGRESSING IN MY CHOSEN ART FORM.  WHY? BEC WE HAVE  A DEADLINE AND WE HAVE TO COMPETE, i.e. DO THE DAMNEDEST WE CAN TO ENTER OUR PIECE.  
THAT IS WHY WE PUSH OURSELVES JUST THAT LITTLE MORE AND ARE OFTEN PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AS TO HOW FAR WE HAVE TR 

Also see
Wizard - 

Barbarian - 

Daemon Stamp - 

The Monk -  

Enchantress - 


These were rendered in Daz and using V6 as Base Figure.  Post work in PS CS5.
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Comments: 79

AOGRAI In reply to ??? [2021-01-25 15:26:20 +0000 UTC]

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Capt-Flashback [2016-05-20 03:24:04 +0000 UTC]

Still more awesome!

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AOGRAI In reply to Capt-Flashback [2016-05-20 03:33:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man... I mean Cap!

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Capt-Flashback In reply to AOGRAI [2016-05-20 03:38:03 +0000 UTC]

anytime.

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AOGRAI In reply to Capt-Flashback [2016-05-20 05:37:17 +0000 UTC]

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wolfenschfung [2015-09-03 07:11:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work. It inspires me to do this:     wolfenschfung.deviantart.com/a…

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AOGRAI In reply to wolfenschfung [2015-09-03 10:50:47 +0000 UTC]

Lol! Interesting. Hope u got permission from the other artist. Don't know if he will be offended. But I like how your mind works.

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wolfenschfung In reply to AOGRAI [2015-09-03 11:05:40 +0000 UTC]

I don't know the other artist, it is a promotional artwork for diablo3, I found it on a wallpaper website...

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AOGRAI In reply to wolfenschfung [2015-09-03 11:13:21 +0000 UTC]

Ok. It was well done by the way, sorta like a peekaboo effect.

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Nevaeh2076 [2015-05-23 11:28:58 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Awesome scene.     

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AOGRAI In reply to Nevaeh2076 [2015-05-23 14:16:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. This was a competition piece. I went all out.

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Nevaeh2076 In reply to AOGRAI [2015-05-23 17:21:55 +0000 UTC]

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SpyroRue [2015-05-22 15:10:00 +0000 UTC]

WoW!! This is so well done! I really love this one, very epic!

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AOGRAI In reply to SpyroRue [2015-05-22 16:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks... that was one of my best works as it was for a competition which I did not win of course... 3D artist seldom does.

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profutur1971 [2014-07-14 02:14:22 +0000 UTC]

Belle image ! Bon travail ! Félicitations !

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AOGRAI In reply to profutur1971 [2014-07-14 11:48:14 +0000 UTC]

Merci my friend. Glad you liked it. Unfortunately, was not good enough for the game makers.

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ThierryCravatte [2014-05-14 08:31:08 +0000 UTC]

Great, great action scene ! Very dynamic and excellent lighting !

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AOGRAI In reply to ThierryCravatte [2014-05-14 11:34:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. I shall try to continue to do better. Look out for ROBOT CITY!

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mestophales [2014-03-25 16:02:32 +0000 UTC]

Wicked Cool

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AOGRAI In reply to mestophales [2014-03-25 16:12:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah thanks… I know a lot of comments said the same thing, it almost made me hope that this one would at least get us 3D artist/hobbyist a chance.
O well!  I know that I worked very hard for this piece… but alas it was not to be! O well! I am sure another kool competition will rise up soon!

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JALpix [2014-03-25 11:14:31 +0000 UTC]

My fave of your entries and possibly the best I've seen you do, love it mate!!

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AOGRAI In reply to JALpix [2014-03-25 15:47:53 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks… I did not even get in the 25group, they picked all digital artists only, and I am sure yours would have been great if you entered the contest.
It was fun though!

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grandifalcao [2014-03-19 23:10:39 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I'm sad you are not one of the 25... I think they don't like 3D works -.-"
DAZ studio is great... I'm currently using Blender 

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AOGRAI In reply to grandifalcao [2014-03-20 01:01:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I sorta knew I would not be picked, but continued anyway... DA has a sorta bias against 3D guys like us... Also a known fact. It is not easy to do 3D art I bet if I had converted it to a painting version they might have considered! LOL! I guess this means I gotta purchase the expansion I guess.

this one I never got to submit.

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grandifalcao In reply to AOGRAI [2014-03-20 03:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! Great job! At least you should know you got talent and amazing skills! Keep going with this jobs!

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AOGRAI In reply to grandifalcao [2014-03-20 05:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man… u take care!

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Ikke46 [2014-03-11 06:33:05 +0000 UTC]

What  a awesome scene, i love the pose, and all the special effects you did! Great render!

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AOGRAI In reply to Ikke46 [2014-03-11 09:10:04 +0000 UTC]

Dear Ms Rian,

You are very kind... and thank you.
I am pleased that you found it awesome!

Coz now I feel AWESOME!  

Gotta Dance!   

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Ikke46 In reply to AOGRAI [2014-03-11 13:18:41 +0000 UTC]

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NeilV [2014-03-10 23:58:54 +0000 UTC]

Great image

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AOGRAI In reply to NeilV [2014-03-11 00:56:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks bro, great to have your support.

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azmuth666 [2014-03-10 16:13:03 +0000 UTC]

It is a pity that some works like yours are put way behind in pages while those that are incompatible to the competition nor imaginative are put in front. But then again I do not know how they cater for platings... Don't really know if there is a system. But well done on ur piece.

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AOGRAI In reply to azmuth666 [2014-03-10 16:58:09 +0000 UTC]

I am not too sure, but everyone is entitled to their opinion I guess. Thanks for the fav.

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azmuth666 In reply to AOGRAI [2014-03-14 03:16:04 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm perhaps.

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NIKOMEDIA [2014-03-08 20:07:23 +0000 UTC]

Realy great work!

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AOGRAI In reply to NIKOMEDIA [2014-03-09 04:49:24 +0000 UTC]

My gratitude and thanks kind Sir!

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scifilicious [2014-03-08 17:46:19 +0000 UTC]

great job, one of your best

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AOGRAI In reply to scifilicious [2014-03-09 04:50:57 +0000 UTC]

Well, I hope not... as I'm trying to do one better than this... Well hopefully! LOL! Thank you my friend.

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scifilicious In reply to AOGRAI [2014-03-09 11:08:51 +0000 UTC]

And after all doing better then the last is the goal of every artist cheerzzz

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AOGRAI In reply to scifilicious [2014-03-10 07:56:21 +0000 UTC]

The next piece I will be submitting soon... will be a Female Monk for the Diablo 3 competition.
Hope you will like it too.

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scifilicious In reply to AOGRAI [2014-03-10 15:03:39 +0000 UTC]

prob not, such a waste 2become a monk when you are a beautiful woman

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AOGRAI In reply to scifilicious [2014-03-10 15:59:29 +0000 UTC]

LOL! I think I am going to have to play the game to get some inspiration!

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scifilicious In reply to AOGRAI [2014-03-11 02:06:19 +0000 UTC]

indeed that ussualy helps 2get in the mood/style, some cool competitions going on atm....
just qurious as im no ''Dazzer'' are the light & fire in her hands also 3D?  or 2D/PNG/shopped later over render?

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AOGRAI In reply to scifilicious [2014-03-11 05:21:28 +0000 UTC]

Well, I did the glow in 3D, and 3D fire just did not cut it.  So I photo-shopped it in 2D.
Then used brushes and nudges to get the look I required

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scifilicious In reply to AOGRAI [2014-03-11 12:59:49 +0000 UTC]

yeah i already thought that realistic fire would be hard to do in 3D, nice job anyway Cheerzzz

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AOGRAI In reply to scifilicious [2014-03-12 01:04:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks...

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Mickytroisd [2014-03-08 11:49:56 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely stunning. Great pose, very nice effects and I like the red eyes on the backgrounds. 

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AOGRAI In reply to Mickytroisd [2014-03-08 15:03:32 +0000 UTC]

I did that to give the picture a connection to the game.  Because the game is about fighting demons and unholy stuff, it is set kinda dark with monsters skulking in the dark.

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Odilicious [2014-03-07 07:30:56 +0000 UTC]

Interesting effects!

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AOGRAI In reply to Odilicious [2014-03-07 08:42:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you mademoiselle, hope you like it though.  

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