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Description Firstly, my apologies for the HUGE size of this, but it's the best I could get it while still being able to read what's on it.

This is the reference sheet I'd been doing for my friend ~Mace22 of his character Mace Zanders. I've actually been doing quite a few sketches for him, most of which can be found on his page.

In general, Mace provided me with all sorts of new challenges and experiences. First off, although I've drawn lizard characters before (G.K.), none of them have been draconic in appearance, and none of them 10'2"
I'd also not done camo before, so made my own repeating texture - the process of doing so drove me mad with frustration at one point as I couldn't find an option to help me with it. I found a way though.
The length and thickness of the tail, the wings, the harness and combat gear... pretty much everything with him was something new.
And his armour, but that's not on here.

This was fun to work on, though the file for it is huge and frequently sapped all the available RAM, and lagged anyway. Still, I'm happy with the end result, and so's Cody, so it's all good

Oh, and for the record: I did this for a friend, but don't ask me to do something like it unless you're offering money. This is way too time consuming to do for free, but I offered this one.

Enjoy

Mace Zanders & Zel'Ki race ©
Reference sheet & artwork ©
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Comments: 52

BlackHeartBeloved [2008-05-28 17:08:43 +0000 UTC]

I think I'm in love! <3

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Mace22 In reply to BlackHeartBeloved [2008-06-03 02:20:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh? Do tell!

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BlackHeartBeloved In reply to Mace22 [2008-06-03 22:52:46 +0000 UTC]

SUCH a lovely design! just.... amazing...!!!
and he's sexy!

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NieroDraegon [2008-03-06 00:53:52 +0000 UTC]

HOLY F**KING SHIT!!!!!.... THIS IS THE PERFECT IMAGE FOR WHAT I WANTED FOR ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN MY BOOK..... HOLY FUCK.... PERFECT HEAD... HAIR... WINGS... CLOTHS...ARMOR.... OMFG.........here was the one that i did but it was done a while back but it was never truly what i wanted... [link]

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funkyalien In reply to NieroDraegon [2008-03-09 21:06:19 +0000 UTC]

Um... okay then

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NieroDraegon In reply to funkyalien [2008-03-09 21:45:36 +0000 UTC]

sorry... its jsut that when i look at this picture its just the perfect image that i wanted for one of the characters in my book

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funkyalien In reply to NieroDraegon [2008-03-09 21:56:19 +0000 UTC]

Aye, fair enough

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NieroDraegon In reply to funkyalien [2008-03-09 22:13:50 +0000 UTC]

is there any possablity of ... using this guys looks for the character in my book... of couase itd be a referance from you

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funkyalien In reply to NieroDraegon [2008-03-09 22:28:00 +0000 UTC]

Afraid not man. This was specifically designed for and with ~Mace22 , so this is his character from his concept of him. Everything here was tailored to his specs for the character.
Something similar may not be so bad (since it happens) but this particular design is off-limits.

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NieroDraegon In reply to funkyalien [2008-03-09 22:38:35 +0000 UTC]

aughhh nooo.... crud..... i guess then ill have to design a better one that i can use

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Alanza [2008-03-05 09:53:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work! This is great!

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funkyalien In reply to Alanza [2008-03-09 21:06:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Alanza In reply to funkyalien [2008-03-12 05:27:16 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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IamZ [2008-03-04 05:20:18 +0000 UTC]

That sword is freaking awesome. Go you and !

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Big--Cee [2008-03-04 04:31:14 +0000 UTC]

Thats one bad@$$ lookin' dragon dude.

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waterisHARDCORE [2008-03-03 23:26:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow great job I love everything about it I love the weapon the armor the dreads the look all of it I cant wait to see him in his Battle armor

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demonmustdie [2008-03-03 22:14:59 +0000 UTC]

Cool design I like the sword u made a cool effect on how it glows just like a light saber in star wars nice work.

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Bro-Harl [2008-03-03 20:44:34 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely Done - And from his description,he reminds of the Commanding General of my Unit in Germany....So tough & hard ass most folks thought his wife was either a combat monster to handle him or cowering in the corner - afraid he'd violate her in the night...!

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StewieTheGiant [2008-03-03 20:21:22 +0000 UTC]

Neat! he looks cool ^_^

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AN1ME [2008-03-03 20:14:51 +0000 UTC]





This is just too awesome for words

i love the colour palette of the character

brilliant work

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Dagger-13 [2008-03-03 18:52:15 +0000 UTC]

Looks cool, but unfortunately I can't look at the full view because my dial up is freezing enough already 9_9 bummer. But, like I said, still cool

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iblisX3 [2008-03-03 17:12:29 +0000 UTC]

nice

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Czathero [2008-03-03 16:37:53 +0000 UTC]

I just love your character sheets. They give in so much detail. XD

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Morfi-chan [2008-03-03 15:07:02 +0000 UTC]

dude it's crazyyy! @ w @

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hwoarang1986 [2008-03-03 13:54:19 +0000 UTC]

very awesome design!

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silversister [2008-03-03 08:17:52 +0000 UTC]

First of all, very sexy hairstyle and character desing in general.

Secondly; a damn fine reference sheet you made!

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EUAN-THE-ECHIDHOG [2008-03-03 07:14:41 +0000 UTC]

Hi there

ooooh! Looks really fab! ^^ Great job FA

Euan

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DrgnMec01 [2008-03-03 07:13:15 +0000 UTC]

2 words FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

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hyperfreakin [2008-03-03 04:33:40 +0000 UTC]

that's freakin sweet man

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MajorBlazkowicz [2008-03-03 03:26:35 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty cool, like the dragon design, since i'm big on dragons, and the winter camo looks sweet.

Can't what to see what the actual story gonna be like, but I bet it's gonna be sweet!

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KRSatterwhite [2008-03-03 02:46:55 +0000 UTC]

haha oh man this is sick! i love those quills that look of dreads. That termal wrap is pretty bad ass too ^^ very nice take on this character

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pink-ninja [2008-03-03 02:24:34 +0000 UTC]

cool! I like the plasma edge sword!

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Amana07 [2008-03-03 02:18:19 +0000 UTC]

Very impressive that is a great professional drawing of a character. Usually see those in game information manuals. Well Done

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funkyalien In reply to Amana07 [2008-03-03 02:30:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! Quite a bit of time went into getting everything looking just about right

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XandatzuWhip [2008-03-03 02:17:26 +0000 UTC]

I want that sword. Gonna make me chop suey with it.


This rules btw. I think the dark coloring goes willwith the character's personality

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funkyalien In reply to XandatzuWhip [2008-03-03 02:29:13 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, good luck lifting the sword. It's as big as he is!

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XandatzuWhip In reply to funkyalien [2008-03-03 02:32:46 +0000 UTC]

Im gonna get a bunch of guys to tie it to the front of a Ford Ram and run motherfungers over

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funkyalien In reply to XandatzuWhip [2008-03-03 02:39:56 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Now that sounds like a plan

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chinobugbomb [2008-03-03 02:15:01 +0000 UTC]

wow i like its design of it ^^ and the sword is awesome too

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funkyalien In reply to chinobugbomb [2008-03-03 02:28:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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chinobugbomb In reply to funkyalien [2008-03-03 02:46:15 +0000 UTC]

no problem just keep giveing me something to look forward too ( i kinda look up to you )

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Wolfox-of-life [2008-03-03 02:10:48 +0000 UTC]

holy crap that rules

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CheskaMouse [2008-03-03 02:10:09 +0000 UTC]

Charming fellow.

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yumifan [2008-03-03 02:05:01 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work, Funky-kun^^

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SHARK-008 [2008-03-03 02:03:18 +0000 UTC]

fav+ for the design of ermm uniform.

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Kenzie-Rose72 [2008-03-03 02:02:54 +0000 UTC]

Excellent design- I love the anatomy and coloring! He almost reminds me of the Predator from the Alien vs. Predator series...

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funkyalien In reply to Kenzie-Rose72 [2008-03-03 02:26:08 +0000 UTC]

The dreadlocks, right?

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Kenzie-Rose72 In reply to funkyalien [2008-03-03 12:32:52 +0000 UTC]

Yeah- that's it! XD

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krissthebliss [2008-03-03 01:59:26 +0000 UTC]

love the design but the coloring is too dark

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funkyalien In reply to krissthebliss [2008-03-03 02:25:50 +0000 UTC]

I've had to lighten the shades a few times, but his general colour palette is quite dark so it doesn't really help. I was hoping that it would be enough by now but with shades this dark it's hard to tell what it'll be like on other screens.

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