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Fischmeister4 — Jen Borin - Revan

Published: 2012-05-29 01:18:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 1662; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 0
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Description Wellllll... I'm not as happy with this as I'd hoped I'd be but I like it anyway I have no clue what I'm doing when it comes to contrast and shading dark things *cough* her pants and boots...

I went with a simpler style here than I usually do, hence the semi-solid outlines and simple face. The pose is mainly what I was shooting for, and I think I got it down pretty good (other than her left foot being turned slightly away because I suck at perspective/foreshortening).

Anyway, this is my Revan character from KotOR, Jenzi Borin. She's a Scoundrel class so she's cocky and abrasive but still has the skills to back it up. As a smuggler she's used to being completely independent (or she thinks she is... I guess all those "memories" are just part of the brainwashing ). But anyway, she feels sort of out-of-place when she gets thrown in with the crew of the Ebon Hawk and even MORE out of place when they want her to train to be a Jedi [link] But, she figures that if the Jedi see something in her that can be used to stop the Sith, she might as well make use of it because she hates them just as much as anyone. Along the journey, working with Carth and Mission and Bastila and the crew sort of makes her realize that the galaxy doesn't revolve around her and that sometimes you do need to rely on others to get you through life. She realizes how much she and Carth have in common and is rather torn about the way she feels about him [link] When she learns that she's Revan, she feels super bad because she realizes how much it has affected her new friends. However, rather than be all depressed and angry at herself, she decides she can use this newfound knowledge as a way to get to Malak and defeat him. In the end, despite the dark path she followed to get there, she ends up saving the Republic and she disappears into the Unknown Regions, never to be heard from again.

WIPs:
WIP 1 --> [link]
WIP 2 --> [link]

Revan belongs to BioWare and LucasArts.
The concept of Jenzi Borin belongs to me.
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Comments: 26

HighlandCows [2018-01-15 00:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Nice

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MudslingerArtist [2012-09-12 05:08:05 +0000 UTC]

I'm just wondering-
how do you get the shaidng and complex detail like the minor shaowing and lighting correct in your drawings?

All I can draw is unrealistic-looking cartoons

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Fischmeister4 In reply to MudslingerArtist [2012-09-12 16:45:55 +0000 UTC]

For this particular drawing, the details were small enough that I used a tortillion for the majority of the little shadows and wrinkles and such. For the highlights, such as the shiny parts of her boots, I have a kneaded eraser that I can form into whatever shape I want. So I just create a really small point and I go in and dab at it until I've gotten rid of some of the pencil. So really all those light parts you see are just places where I erased.

Also, using a Q-tip works really well for shading because once you get enough pencil dust on it, it works really well for soft/subtle shadows.

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MudslingerArtist In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-09-12 20:51:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh...right.

I might those techniques and see how it works for me

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invisiblexshadows [2012-07-06 17:41:41 +0000 UTC]

I love this! It's great!

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Fischmeister4 In reply to invisiblexshadows [2012-07-06 17:56:15 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you!

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invisiblexshadows In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-07-06 17:58:39 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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Fischmeister4 [2012-05-31 14:38:46 +0000 UTC]

^ Hey now, everybody's allowed an opinion. That's yours and this is mine

Nice going there, locking your comment so nobody can reply and argue with you...

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ArmBlades [2012-05-31 05:10:15 +0000 UTC]

This denial that Revan is female is just sad

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Mizae [2012-05-29 22:57:59 +0000 UTC]

awesome, it is interesting to see a full body drawing, I love the details

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Fischmeister4 In reply to Mizae [2012-05-30 00:16:35 +0000 UTC]

lol thanks! I'm hoping to get a couple more full-body drawings done in the near future -- it's nice to finally have paper big enough to do them on!

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Mizae In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-05-30 18:10:33 +0000 UTC]

haha indeed

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CaoimheFraney [2012-05-29 19:14:13 +0000 UTC]

XD You worked through the problems you had with texture and made it amazing!!! I love and I think you did a wonderful job!!! Your sense of anatomy is wonderful haha it makes me realize all the more that I need to focus on that. I also love her name: Jenzi, not a name I have ever seen before and it sounds fun to say outloud. XD

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Fischmeister4 In reply to CaoimheFraney [2012-05-30 00:19:18 +0000 UTC]

lol I had to blend like crazy to get rid of all the texture! lol I'm glad I didn't need to erase anything because it probably wouldn't have come off very well I just wish I could take an actual anatomy art class or something because I don't feel like my anatomy stills are very great (hence the reason I want references for everything )

lol Jenzi was once again based on my cat Jenny... I can't remember how I got started calling her Jenzi but then I was like "Hey I should use that name for something"

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CaoimheFraney In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-05-30 01:15:26 +0000 UTC]

My boss gave me one less on anatomy but I think it's clear that I needed more than one! I get it for chibi but for realism I think that is the world's greatest mystery! Same here, because without references...arm ends near belly button or knee cap! XD

My dog's names could not be used for names, my dog is already name after SW character, Allana and my other...XD Bosco is totally not name for a character. Haha yes it is a wonderful name!

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Fischmeister4 In reply to CaoimheFraney [2012-05-30 01:23:17 +0000 UTC]

Baha I have a character named Bosco in my story

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CaoimheFraney In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-05-30 01:26:50 +0000 UTC]

REALLY!!!!! Oh I must read that! I will have to laugh because my Bosco is little West Highland Terrier and I would imagine my dog running around in Han Solo outfit yelling 'Whose scruffy looking!?' XD

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Fischmeister4 In reply to CaoimheFraney [2012-05-30 03:03:42 +0000 UTC]

lol well he's in the one that I'm working on now so it's not posted on here or anything... To give you an idea, he's sort of fat (and rather scruffy-lookin' ) like so [link] and has pierced ears and tattoos and stuff... and both of his legs are robotic because he lost them in some vague accident that nobody wants to talk about lol

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CaoimheFraney In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-05-30 03:08:28 +0000 UTC]

I always call my dog fat (even though he isn't ) oh I am excited! I like it that you are making a believable character and that not all of them are beautiful Adonises. And the fact that no one speaks of the accident makes him sound more like a war survivor very interesting!

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CortosisKylee [2012-05-29 04:28:51 +0000 UTC]

Oooooo!!! I love this!! Her snarky smile, her armbands, and DEM BOOTS!!!
I want!!

SHE HAS TO COME BACK!!! It's so sad when stories end like that

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Fischmeister4 In reply to CortosisKylee [2012-05-29 04:36:58 +0000 UTC]

lol thanks! Boots/shiny leather are hard on this small of a scale!

But I don't know what I'd do if she came back! lol I dunno, maybe she does waaaaaaaay later or something... but she anonymously helps in the restoration efforts on Telos and Taris!

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CortosisKylee In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-05-31 05:32:46 +0000 UTC]

\o/ Go Jen!!! And marries Carth...?

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Fischmeister4 In reply to CortosisKylee [2012-05-31 14:33:13 +0000 UTC]

Ehhhhhhhhhhhh............. lol I don't know!!

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CortosisKylee In reply to Fischmeister4 [2012-06-14 15:02:13 +0000 UTC]

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evanescentAnima [2012-05-29 01:34:17 +0000 UTC]

This looks A-MAZIIIIIIIIING. I love how you did her face, its so small... but everything is there, and its just enough to give you that self-confident smile.

And the folds? I think I mentioned the folds before. SO WELL DONE.

Some random things I noticed are her elbow (the one facing us directly), that visible thumb, and the lightsabers <3 urrrgh, I'm so jealous of your skills.

and I wish the outfits really looked like that in game.

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Fischmeister4 In reply to evanescentAnima [2012-05-29 02:19:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! lol yeah the face is probably what I hate most, just because it is so small that I can't get as much detail into it, and since faces are what I draw most often, I'm used to being able to put more detail in them. But it serves its purpose, and when I do a painting of her it will be bigger so I can mess with it more

lol that elbow was tricky! Especially because the guy in the reference photo was so muscular... so I was kinda confused and just made it up lol but I think it turned out alright

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