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Published: 2013-09-29 01:57:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 29216; Favourites: 168; Downloads: 532
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Commission for one of my happy returning clients, , who requested that a certain famous Tomb Raider™ get caught up in a trap that ended with her as an Egyptian-style carved (bas-relief) wall sculpture. And as a fan of both statue-transformation and Lara Croft getting the brunt of it, I was happy to oblige.

I've considered trying something like this a couple times, but usually the urge fades when I try to work out the details of how to make one really stand out from some of the other works I've seen done out there... I like to try to push the envelope, often with mixed results. So instead of the half-embedded in the wall "carbonite" style of relief I might usually try, I asked if he'd be willing for me try something a bit different from my usual fare. I mucked about with some material presets I never even really considered before, including some serious displacement mapping, to get the final picture, and moved the lighting to get the best effect. In the end, that last picture is barely retouched.

And since my last commission from him took as long as it did and I still feel really bad about it, I offered to throw in a little extra 'pre-final outcome backstory' with this commission. The story may not be the best work ever, but I like how it turned out... hopefully he will too!

Done up over the course of two weeks in Poser/Cinema 4D/Photoshop. Bam. Edited because I forgot my own f****g signature on it.

Lara Croft © Square Enix/Eidos Interactive

OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!

Commissions OPEN - Sale Till Oct 2!AND NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BIG ASS COMMISSION SALE!
So, to help me and my wife celebrate our wedding anniversary in October, and to put back a little spending cash for the occasion, I'm offering a price break to some of my 3D work... so for a limited time through October 2, I'm offering a discount on my 3D base prices, some of the add-ons and traditional art, as well!  
Here's a chance to get a character portrait done up in the Argo style at a discount from my usual prices, or that scene that's been rattling around in your head!


PRICES (SALE THROUGH OCTOBER 2!)
3D ART:
Single Character Full Body "Pose" Sheet (No Background, Limited Postwork): $20 $15 -
  
(With 'Limited Postwork' I mean that I'll make sure there are no mesh tears, poke-throughs and the like, and finish out and soften the picture, w argoforg.deviantart.com/journa…
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Comments: 25

CHEYENNE75 [2013-12-25 08:15:49 +0000 UTC]

cool page ! well done !

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ArgoForg In reply to CHEYENNE75 [2014-01-15 01:42:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  I appreciate it!

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JMD1961 [2013-11-30 20:12:51 +0000 UTC]

HELL YEAH!  It's been like forever since I've seen you do an actual comic page.  Brings back (FANTASTIC) memories of the old Catalyst vs. Gem Stone piece you did for Hub City.  Hopefully, you'll find time to do more at some point.

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ArgoForg In reply to JMD1961 [2013-12-02 22:10:09 +0000 UTC]

Well, I know for sure that I have at least ONE more in my near future.  As far as beyond that, both me and my lovely Trophy Wife™ have discussed doing some comic style things, even if they're just shorts.  Maybe sometime!

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Freyr58 [2013-10-07 15:07:04 +0000 UTC]

You pulled this off well! I like how it turned out, a great concept and well executed!

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ArgoForg In reply to Freyr58 [2013-10-09 23:58:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Freyr!  I was originally worried how it was going to turn out, so I'm ecstatic that the finished product turned out as nice as it did!  I'm glad you enjoyed it!  ^_^

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chainedknee [2013-09-30 13:34:19 +0000 UTC]

I second the crazy good! This is totally amaaaazinG!

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ArgoForg In reply to chainedknee [2013-10-06 03:34:38 +0000 UTC]

Wooo!  I'm really thrilled that you like it!  I was really happy to try something a little different than my usual 'embedded' work, and I'm really glad you enjoyed it!  Thanks very much for commissioning me!

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Curia-DD [2013-09-30 13:28:55 +0000 UTC]

This is crazy good!!! I absolutely LOVE the ending, and also how you got her there!!! fantastic!!

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ArgoForg In reply to Curia-DD [2013-10-06 03:31:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  I'm really glad you like it!  

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Curia-DD In reply to ArgoForg [2013-10-07 16:58:11 +0000 UTC]

I do, I am going to have to have you do a commission for me someday

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ArgoForg In reply to Curia-DD [2013-10-09 23:56:55 +0000 UTC]

I would be all about that!  Usually my queue is pretty short, and I'm sure that at some point I will be having another sale-- maybe around Christmastime, if not before!

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Curia-DD In reply to ArgoForg [2013-10-10 14:29:04 +0000 UTC]

I will have to come up with a good idea then! or perhaps one I have already written about

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BubbaJimJoeBob [2013-09-29 20:12:08 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful.  I'm always a huge fan of 2d transformations (I loved your stain glass work) and this really hits the spot.  Well done indeed!

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ArgoForg In reply to BubbaJimJoeBob [2013-10-06 03:31:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  I'm really thrilled that it's gotten as much love as it has, and I definitely appreciate that you like it... and sorry for the delay in responding to this!  ^_^

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lukena [2013-09-29 04:12:50 +0000 UTC]

Super impressed by this. I thought I had an idea of how great it would be when I was in the livestream but I wasn't expect something this awesome. And you're downplaying your story skills. Anyway, fantastic work!

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ArgoForg In reply to lukena [2013-09-29 20:03:23 +0000 UTC]

I actually lucked out quite a bit with the way the lighting made the finished product turn out... I was very pleasantly surprised by the realistic feel to it.  I appreciate the nod on the story, too... I had an idea, but I wasn't sure if it would get too talky with all the captions... Glad you enjoyed it!!!

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megequin [2013-09-29 03:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work, as usual.

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ArgoForg In reply to megequin [2013-09-29 20:00:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  I appreciate it!  

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megequin In reply to ArgoForg [2013-09-29 22:39:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh I've been a huge fan for what feels like forever. You've always been the best.

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ArgoForg In reply to megequin [2013-10-09 23:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  I'm totally blushing now.  

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megequin In reply to ArgoForg [2013-10-10 02:41:45 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome.

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Link-Hayashi [2013-09-29 02:01:34 +0000 UTC]

We've seen very few of these since Alex's first o: We need more of them. This looks great overall.

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ArgoForg In reply to Link-Hayashi [2013-09-29 19:59:57 +0000 UTC]

Agreed!  I'm considering doing one someday that involves characters being turned into painted hieroplyphs, too.  I think I know how to do it, but it will involve a little more tweaking than I think I'd like to force someone to wait for in a commission.

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Link-Hayashi In reply to ArgoForg [2013-09-29 20:10:02 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like a plan then

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