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AstralMelodia — The Training Grounds
Published: 2012-01-06 06:02:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1636; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 18
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This one was a request by who actually wanted me to do my own interpretation of her character, Alton Silversun. Alton here is a demon hunter, so I had to think for a moment on this one before I started. One of the things I had to think on was the clothing. I went really demon themed and one of my favorite armor sets to portray that was the gladiator version of the hunter tier 4. The pve version is a nasty brown unlike the pvp version. I wanted to make sure to feature the face (im uncomfortable not showing it for requests). I can remove that easily at the requester's consent.
Basically what I had in mind was Alton was called to the service of Illidan Stormrage to help break in the rookies. Alton has no direct affiliation with joining Illidan's cause to dominate Outland. He's only going to the Black Temple for the pay. The demonically twisted wildlife of Shadowmoon were attracted to his "scent", feeling the powerful demonic energy coursing through him. Alton fought his way until his he could see the Temple of Karabor just up ahead.
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I'm really liking this style you're using with the main image and then a shot in the corner of the characters face. It adds a really nice touch.
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This was a test of lighting all on its own. I really darkened the overall look of Shadowmoon Valley so there is hardly any natural lighting. It was fun tinkering with the armor to produce its own lighting and to display it with colors that compliment not only the demonic theme, but the overall picture itself. I'm glad you like the idea of showing the face. The more I look at it the more it sets the mood of the entire picture.
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You put a lot of great thought into it! Do you have any interest in being a graphic designer or something?
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I have an interest in that, but then again I have an interest in many things. Sometimes it's hard to narrow down what you really want to do when you like to do so many things.
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Haha, totally know what you mean! There's just so many options. You could always try shadowing someone at a company or studio. That'd probably give you a good idea of the day-to-day, and then it's a bit easier to see if that's something you'd enjoy doing every day.
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Thanks for the advice. I'll take into consideration. Hopefully when I finish the video of Fall of the Ashbringer, you'll see how good my video skills are too
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WoW this is really cool. I must know how did you get those Warglaves for the character. I can't find them anywhere in WoW
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If you have the program WoW Model Viewer, you can add have characters wield weapons that are not capable of acquiring in-game. There is a section with each weapon category that displays monster/creature weapons. That is how I managed to have him holding those glaives
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why wasn't I told that such a genius software was REAL! My life has been a lie to think I spent all this time looking all over wowwiki to find those glaves. Hours spent was for nothing.
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Well the good news is that now you know! You can either google WoW Model Viewer or go to their website at www.wowmodelviewer.org
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It bothers me that you still can't get those glaives ingame. The ones from Illidan are a bit...erm...bright and big.
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They always give monsters the cool weapons! Low level npc's will have level 80 epic swords or something. It's really ridiculous.
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What I'd like to see are more "normal" looking sets. No over-the-top glowing shoulderpads and whatnot...in a few expensions we'll be all be wearing defeated Old Gods on our shoulders.
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Sadly that's what the game has become with armor. I like that they added more normal looking ones for lower levels in Cata, but armor can look just as awesome without all the crazy, unrealistic features.
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Same with weapons, seems they were inspired by the Final Fantasy series, what I'd like to see are more "race-specifc" armors and weapons.
Like steampunk armor for Gnomes/Goblins, shiny armor for humans and more tribal stuff for Orcs/Trolls. Or weapons and armors only one race can use? That way maybe not everyone will pick a Female Blood Elf.
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What a coincidence! I do too!
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Weee
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Most excellent!
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It was really awesome to see this come all together. I kept having more and more ideas the further I got into it until I got this
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