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"...And then she charges me, still barefoot.""Really? Was she trying CQC or something? What happened next?"
"Well I shot her of course. Only a fool would think to try hand to hand in a gunfight."
"Yea...still, it reminds me of that time when I was shot by some damn marshmallow 'bullets'. Are people even taking gun fights seriously anymore?"
"Hah! You two got it lucky. Some psycho bitch took my arm off with a fucking knife-whip. Seriously who uses whips these days? Is it the dark wars again? Do I need to look out for Demons and Ozcuras now?"
The intercom hums to life.
"3 minutes out. Prepare for landing."
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AΒ Shik is the Nebulosa of OtsΒ name given to Kasparov Corporation produced Artificial Humans or clones. Among the artificial humans, there are different models, one being the Jako, what sometimes is described as a "worker class". While mass produced, and of somewhat substandard training, there will always be aberrations, who fall outside the normal standards. The Shik veterans of corporate warfare can sometimes be a force to reckon with, if adequately equipped, as these Jakos here are.
This dropship is carrying troops and equipment to counter attack 's "Sand Afras" (otherwise known, correctly, as NATO) on 23 Librae b.
Shiks and the Nebulosa of Ots setting is a creation of the wonderfully mustached
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Lovely dark skin ladies with multiple colored hair.
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Thanks. Not enough diversely colored women in art, I say. So I decided to do something about it.
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Thank you.Β Again, they are very lovely.Β Need to see more, please.
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Be sure to +watch me then, I do more art from time to time.
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Wonderful job I never knew it Shiks came in that form of human variant.
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What do you mean variant? Black?
Shiks are just artificial humans, grown in cloning facilities. Shabazik has drawn quite a few variations of Shiks, but you've got to do a bit of hunting to find them. His gallery is pretty extensive.
Thanks!
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I'll do that but still I liked the finding that out.Β
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6 competent for every 500 or so? That makes it dozen in a batch, works for me.
If any of you girls go MIA or will be forced to retire, I have a job offer, just sayin'. Leaving my card on the table.
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Hey builds an army real quick if you're just mass producing anyways yu can send the rest as meat machines. You know let the enemy run out of ammo and then send in the best.
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Beautimus, I love me some competent Shiks 
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Ya, I like drawing Shiks in 'different' situations. Less derp, more competency... usually. The hair is something I look forward to rendering, sort of like the icing on the cake, so I save it for last.
Thanks for the comments, I appreciate them.
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Derpy Shiks are cute, but competent Shiks are the reason they exist after all. I hate rendering hair, 3D or 2D or traditional... I wish I liked it, but I guess I'll leave it to you.
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I appreciate your artwork and I hope to see more of themΒ
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I like your clean lines, and the tints and shades. Great setting. This feels like a strong composition with the liveliness of the characters. Great work : D
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Crowded scenes are still a weak point of my art I feel. I am trying to remedy this with some of my latest images. Of course, more characters leads to a bigger time investment, so everything is a bit slowed down.
The backgrounds tho, are still the easiest things to draw. I like designing intricate background scenes, they're a lot of fun. :]
Thanks for the comment Xchovenei.
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Crowds are my problem too, but backgrounds is where I need to improve. I like to blur and use watercolour techniques for backgrounds instead of intricacy. But where you need intricate designs is fitting for the period and the setting. It doesn't even take away from the focal point of your composition!
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Excellent! Great poses and excellent colours!
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Wow. This looks really, really cool. I look forward to what happens next. This got vibe.
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wow, this picture combines everything i love..so cool
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Maybe your best piece ever. Beautifully inked/ no sketchiness to it, great composition and posing, very interesting girls and even though they all have the same skintone, their body types and attitudes really give them completely unique vibes. Excellent work, Dae!
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Ya, I wanted to show that even clones can be different. The identical skin tones was a tough thing to keep with, actually.Β I guess its the call out to shab's work and his Shik pictures... normally I'd have a whole rainbow of skin tones.
Thanks.
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Decently busy scene but it flows nicely (BIG ART WORDS HNNNNNNGH) Also got a kick out of the lore bit you did for it.
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Art hurts my head meats! Urh. Thanks for pretty words RemorseC0de.
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Hot Drop.
Is it just me or the gun seems so... old? That's a XM23 isn't it?
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It's a slightly altered XM23, yes. They have Desert Eagles as side arms, and the foreground shik is using a modified G36/SL8.
The aircraft's interior itself is based loosely on that of a MC-130.
I like throwing semi-modern tech into this setting. I'm creating this as a sort of collaborative bridge between Shabazik and Khal941 , and both of their tech tends to have ties in with the near-modern era. Khal's work in particular heavily uses retro tech due to technological stagnation. Their galleries are really nice collections of diverse creations, you should check them out when you get the chance.
Also, I have a slightly selfish reason to give these ladies 'old' weapons. It provides a clear difference from my own setting, set thousands of years into the future with insanity inducing technology.
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Great image, the backstory is really cool too. Β There are so many technical details in you drawing, it must have taken forever! Β (I'm doing a picture now with Nato troops, so I can appreciate it!) 
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This image actually wouldn't take that much time all together, if I wasn't so easily distracted. I think I spent 3 days on it, about 5 or so hours each day of solid work would be fair to say.
Ya, NATO uniforms are nice little outfits, I really don't have anything to change with those to improve them from Khal's own sketches/design work. I can say with some small degree of pride that I helped design the newest Soviet uniform tho, so that one is sort of a personal favorite.
I look forward to your finished image of that epic battle (*the walls have eyes), it's going to be awesome.
You and I should talk in detail about potential art trades sometime. I got a couple ideas.
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Countering the counter that was prepared to counter the counteroffensive from next March! Trying to piece the larger picture together is so much fun... and sexy. Can't forget sexy.
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If I could draw something that approaches the awesomness of Khal941 's NATO Strikes Back. I can die a happy man. This war is an endless counter, cross counter, guard break combo.
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He works on many many levels of awesome, Mik sets the bar rather high. It's such a dangerously whimsical piece.
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In my blind fumbling between the vodka and wacom pen, I might get close. It's just a careful balance between art, and setting everything on fire.
Eventually...i'll be there.
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I've heard vodak and wacom pens make a potent cocktail. Ya know... I had a suspicion that pyrotechnics were involved in the arting process.
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Ladies that are not scatily dressed?!Β Great!Β Thank you for sharing your wonderful work.
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Typically when I draw up women in combat garb... they're going to actually look like they stand a remote chance at surviving combat. Thanks!
I never could stand 'bikini-armor', the principle of sexiness being overstated versus actual protective capabilities...just doesn't seem right to me.
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Loved the references, equipment and attitude.
Mister: THANK YOU!
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I hope this inspires some new Jako/Dreslandes Shik art from you. :>
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Six little soldiers, standing in their plane,
One forgot her parachute - and then there were five.
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Five little soldiers, walking on the plains,
One stepped in front of a railgun, and then there were four...
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2 little soldiers walking with a cane. One tripped and fell, then there was 1....
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