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Published: 2017-10-22 20:07:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1494; Favourites: 166; Downloads: 0
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Description   Hello folks . Time for one of my hybrid/unusual species/race uploads. I have mentioned somewhere along the line that I really like hybrid races of Azeroth(and beyond ) and creatures that appear only rarely. One of the critters that have always held my interest were Tigons. I'm well aware that they are rare for a reason - mostly being a shapeshift form for those who worship feline Loa (Bethekk and Shirvallah for example? ).

  But let's speak hypothetically.. what if an offspring of such powerful Loa worshipper got the blessing of his/her parent's benefactor.. and could shapeshift into this form much like worgen? Well, in that case we would get Zhane. Zhane is a powerful shaman who bears many gifts.. apart from being a Tigon, he has an unusually strong link to the earth spirits and is able to call on earth and rocks to aid him in many ways. That can manifest itself in earthen armor, mighty rock shield or hail of sharp stones bearing down on Zhane's enemies. Zhane is quite protective of his friends and family, and often stands as an impenetrable wall of stone between them and any harm. 

  Working on Zhane was quite exciting.. he is an unusual character and the setting and lighting were quite unique for my standards. I wanted to avoid just blindly copying the simple character model of Tigons, so I tried to give him a bit of an angry feline personality. I hope you enjoy the final result

   Zhane might be unruly at times, but he has a heart of gold and his powers of Geomancy have left him with many riches. He has donated a large Azerothian Diamond, that will grant you 100 Gold Coins(DA Points) and 200 Reputation points when turned in, it requires a Golden Key to unlock. He has found many curious things on his travels. He has an Obsidian(OBSIDIAN KEY HAS BEEN CLAIMED) and Darkstone Keys for you(DARKSTONE KEY HAS BEEN CLAIMED), uncertain what they might unlock. No Silver or Copper keys though. 
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Comments: 26

rosiecrafts [2019-08-10 22:57:52 +0000 UTC]

Awesome I like his axe and looks like a stone or rock and glow effect!🙂

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Galder In reply to rosiecrafts [2019-08-12 11:20:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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rosiecrafts In reply to Galder [2019-08-12 23:39:44 +0000 UTC]

awesome work, very welcome friend! 

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rosiecrafts In reply to rosiecrafts [2019-08-10 22:58:21 +0000 UTC]

And it looks like ice!🙂

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Firefoxgirl96 [2019-07-28 21:44:19 +0000 UTC]

can i get the Obsidian Key? ÓWÒ

super cool drawing by the way i love the lighting and the theme 

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Galder In reply to Firefoxgirl96 [2019-07-29 13:14:13 +0000 UTC]

I'm afraid that the keys can be claimed only along a prize that requires that particular key type to be opened

So you may claim it, but first you need to find a compatible prize!

Thank you, I'm glad that you like the piece.

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Firefoxgirl96 In reply to Galder [2019-07-29 13:21:47 +0000 UTC]

aha i see <3 thank you for explaining 

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MightyGalacticFeline [2017-10-29 12:02:48 +0000 UTC]

Ohh, Tigons are so hard to come by . I think  you did great on him! He has such a snarly, 'don't mess with me' attitude . And the lighting is just spot on! Great job!

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Galder In reply to MightyGalacticFeline [2017-10-31 07:28:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm really glad you like Zhane

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MC-STEEL [2017-10-29 10:15:16 +0000 UTC]

I like your lighting but the face is kinda off to the wonk. Have you considered doing a sketch before doing the painting over it.
I found it really hard to accurately place features for the longest time without it.

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Galder In reply to MC-STEEL [2017-10-29 11:18:58 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks for the input. Of course I'm sketching before painting, the entire piece would probably look like a pizza someone sat on a few days back if I did not do that . It's quite possible that I might have distorted the sketch/shape of the face during the later phases when lighting/shading the piece, being more focused on the lighting (which was quite hard for me, an unusual light source I picked ). 

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OnHolyServiceBound [2017-10-26 06:54:33 +0000 UTC]

That's one awesome beastly lion(Tiger?)man, well done .

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Galder In reply to OnHolyServiceBound [2017-10-26 07:09:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm glade you like him.  Yes.. something in between .. the origins are slightly complicated

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ripartworks [2017-10-23 21:03:45 +0000 UTC]

As always I love the light in the piece, I always struggle with choosing the light source and then shading everything correctly , so definitely big kudos! 

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Galder In reply to ripartworks [2017-10-23 21:18:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you . I was quite stubborn about this one, I picked the mace as the main light source and then realized - you are done, fur, fuzz, rocks, dark surroundings.. how on Azeroth are you going to shade/light that? .. Luckily It seem to have worked in the end, but I was THIS close to redrawing the entire concept. 

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inteatles [2017-10-23 20:49:52 +0000 UTC]

Great work, awesome character! I love the blue lighting as well, fantastic piece.

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Galder In reply to inteatles [2017-10-23 21:15:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm really happy you like Zhane .. The lighting nearly defeated me on this one, but .. Never give up! Never surrender .

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LAN0RA [2017-10-23 17:21:46 +0000 UTC]

Cool character

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Galder In reply to LAN0RA [2017-10-23 19:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you , I'm glad you like him!

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Hidzia [2017-10-22 21:52:27 +0000 UTC]

Awersome work! <3

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Galder In reply to Hidzia [2017-10-23 05:50:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you <3

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candemarzat [2017-10-22 20:43:32 +0000 UTC]

I love how you managed to create such an intense piece, plus the lighting is amazing!!

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Galder In reply to candemarzat [2017-10-22 21:35:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.. believe it or not I got stuck on this piece in the very beginning.. and was about to scrap it, because I did not dare to start with the lighting. Then a good friend said 'calm down and just mix the colors'.. and so I did . Friends in arms/arts <3

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candemarzat In reply to Galder [2017-10-23 12:07:08 +0000 UTC]

that friend knew what they were talking about  

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kktwojingle [2017-10-22 20:09:51 +0000 UTC]

This looks so cool !    
I like the rocks in the background+ the glow effect, and that hammer looks awesome!~

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Galder In reply to kktwojingle [2017-10-22 20:13:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm really glad you like it

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