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Description Media Used:

0.5 Lead
Zebra Orbitz Gel Pens
Zebra Ball Point Pens
Black Sharpie Marker
Accent Opaque Paper
PhotoShop 7.0

Brushes:



Tutorials:

"Cyber Scythe Tutorial" by
"CityScape Tutorial" by (though I completely did it all in PhotoShop)
"Advanced Water Tutorial"

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Stock:


SXC.HU

Okay, *screamin-jazzy was kind of 'demanding' for me to post this, so months later after much blood, sweat, and tears via PhotoShop, here it is. I referenced several pictures by =Candra for the pose as well as overall mood of the piece. I also drew the linework for the background (save for the city scape which was rendered in PS) by hand, which in turn gave me a handcramp. This is also the piece which my current DA avatar hails from.

This is Noctem (or 'Mr. Double-Wang' as Jazz calls him for reasons that will be explained in a moment), who is the leader of a race of 'Shadow People' I'm trying to develop for roleplay as well as a possible story (which probably won't be finished until I manage to finish 'Until Dawn' which I currently have writer's block on). He's supposed to look a little like a burn victim, but I kind of didn't capture that very well. He was also supposed to be in full armour while perched upon his (delapitated) throne, but I liked the way his muscles (or lack thereof) came out so much that I decided to display him...topless.

And before anyone points it out, he is supposed to have six fingers on each hand. He also has two wenises, but that really cannot be seen.

All in all, I'm uber-happy with the way this picture turned out despite some flaws that (hopefuly) only I see.

Noctem Copyright © Jennifer Hopkins (Me!)
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Comments: 93

HotaruThodt In reply to ??? [2012-03-18 22:17:43 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks. I should probably redraw this one though since the did colour him with a mouse at the time and his proportions are way odd though. I still love his face.

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Slurch In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-03-19 03:20:02 +0000 UTC]

He has such a very unique face, which is one of the reasons as to why he's my favorite! <3 I'd love to see an updated version of him. ^^

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HotaruThodt In reply to Slurch [2012-03-19 12:09:57 +0000 UTC]

Well, that makes me happy. A lot of people see Noctem and say "Ewww, he's ugly!" which in turn proves the point I was trying to make with the character, which is of course "Don't judge a book by its cover" and "Beauty is only skin deep". ^.^;

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Slurch In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-03-20 05:20:39 +0000 UTC]

No, no, my dear, beauty is all the way to the core.

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HotaruThodt In reply to Slurch [2012-03-20 16:28:11 +0000 UTC]

I feel the same way. I need to draw Noctem's son Cameron (born in my Sims 2 game, but he's in the running as a possible NeverRealms character). He looks a lot like daddy, but he has his mother's eyes, a larger version of her mouth, her nose length.

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Slurch In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-03-21 03:55:44 +0000 UTC]

Aw...

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HotaruThodt In reply to Slurch [2012-03-21 12:08:29 +0000 UTC]

And he's a gamer nerd too.

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Kidedan [2009-11-24 19:31:35 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I can't even tell where you used the gel pens and ball point pens and such. It's really good for handrawn and put to photoshop. ^.^ I wish I could draw that well!

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-11-25 13:52:58 +0000 UTC]

Well,t eh ballpoints and gel pens were used for the lines. Thank you. I kind of wanna retouch this digitally...if I can remember where I put the PSD. >.>;

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-11-25 23:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Digital Art programs seem too complicated for me, so I just play with PS. ^.^

Try the search function. It works once in a blue moon.

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-11-25 23:05:15 +0000 UTC]

lol. PhotoShop's what I use for my colouring, and occasionally Painter 7.

Well, actually, what I mean is my .PSD is on a CD-R somwhere...and I have A LOT of CR-Rs. ^.^;

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-11-25 23:12:46 +0000 UTC]

Owch! That's gonna be a terribly long search then. I'd suggest labeling them I don't use CD-Rs.

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-11-25 23:36:13 +0000 UTC]

I normally do, but I've never been 'exact' with them as I should be.

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-11-25 23:37:59 +0000 UTC]

Lol. That's why I'm happy with my lil flash drive. ^.^ Holds lots so I don't have to label. Plus it's the only one I have.

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-11-25 23:52:50 +0000 UTC]

lolz. I need a flash drive, but I need something large enough to hold all my files. >.>;

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-11-26 00:04:59 +0000 UTC]

Mines a 4 GB. I got it for only $20. How much space do you need?

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-11-26 12:21:11 +0000 UTC]

ABout 10bg? And that's just for my music. ^.^;

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-11-26 19:37:58 +0000 UTC]

Lol, you mean 10GB? I don't keep my music on mine cus there's way to much music on my computer. ^.^

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-11-26 23:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeeeeeah. I typo'd. I have well over 3.5k in mp3s on my computer. >.>;

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-11-30 23:05:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow. That's a bit too much for me.

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-12-01 02:09:24 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha. I'm a music whore. What else can I say.

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-12-01 18:48:31 +0000 UTC]

Lol, there's definently nothing wrong with that.

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HotaruThodt In reply to Kidedan [2009-12-02 11:55:16 +0000 UTC]

YAY!

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Kidedan In reply to HotaruThodt [2009-12-02 22:10:31 +0000 UTC]

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girlsofcinders [2009-10-25 12:28:31 +0000 UTC]

I really like this peace. he just looks like he can kick ass without batting an eyelid. I love it!

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HotaruThodt In reply to girlsofcinders [2009-10-25 12:30:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, and as a creature could can become one with the shadows, he can very well kick some kick with very little effort.

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Feliane [2009-10-12 18:32:52 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, so your icon comes from this picture Great to see the entire pic !

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HotaruThodt In reply to Feliane [2009-10-13 02:47:43 +0000 UTC]

Of course. I really wanna go back and touch this old thing up though.

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crazyj2099 [2008-05-21 16:52:08 +0000 UTC]

Great concept! Really well done

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HotaruThodt In reply to crazyj2099 [2008-05-22 01:18:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. ^_^

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xBeautifulDreamerx [2008-05-10 05:01:37 +0000 UTC]

This is simply stunning!
You have such amazing talent!

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HotaruThodt In reply to xBeautifulDreamerx [2008-05-10 10:24:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much.

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girl-withagun [2008-03-20 05:09:57 +0000 UTC]

wow... I'm really liking the new style you've got going on here lately... especially love how he reminds me of golem. creeeeepy!

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HotaruThodt In reply to girl-withagun [2008-03-20 05:12:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, sis. And I wasn't even thinking og Golem when I designed him. I was actually inspired by Blix from Ridley Scott's Legend.

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girl-withagun In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-20 05:13:47 +0000 UTC]

hehe. you're always welcome sis. he's also very Nosferatu. I can see that as well. Definitely drawing on the creepy monster archetype!

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HotaruThodt In reply to girl-withagun [2008-03-20 05:17:56 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I can see the Nosferatu now that you mention it. I don't really think of Noctem here as creepy though...he's huggable..

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HotaruThodt In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-28 09:03:34 +0000 UTC]

heehee...I might draw Noctem cosplaying at Nosferatu just for shits and giggles.

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girl-withagun In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-28 08:00:44 +0000 UTC]

lol. well - I don't know the guy.

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cocce [2008-02-17 11:54:56 +0000 UTC]

He really is a dark king And you are also featured by this deviation. You can find it in both my journal and in news article [link]

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HotaruThodt In reply to cocce [2008-02-18 02:14:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. And Ah, news feature. That explains why I got a couple of s on this today. Thanks.

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cocce In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-02-18 16:05:27 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome ^^

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RedExodus [2008-02-11 21:02:27 +0000 UTC]

This is really, really good. I love how you use lines. If i hadn't looked what category it was under, i would have guessed this was a traditional ink and line drawing. The texture you use on the shadows of the rocks make it look like pen strokes. Great job!

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HotaruThodt In reply to RedExodus [2008-02-11 23:16:44 +0000 UTC]

Ah, you have a good eye there. It really is traditional inks and lines. I use ballpoints and gel pens over 0.5 lead pencils for all of my linework. I just colour all of my work in Photoshop. Thanks!

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xenoblader [2008-01-24 03:13:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh god, what use would even one wenice be with a face like THAT??? lol. Very nice drawing though. I suppose being able to draw ugly creatures is all part of being able to draw exceptionally well. I guess we can't all be pretty. Oh and I don't mea any offence at all by this. I'm not saying that the way that you drew him is ugly, just his face.

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HotaruThodt In reply to xenoblader [2008-01-24 03:47:57 +0000 UTC]

But...but...just because someone happens to be considered ugly doesn't mean he isn't a nice guy (nor does it mean that he can't be good in the sack), plus...he might think YOU are ugly. And when it doubt, use a paperbag.

Thanks for the input though.

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xenoblader In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-01-24 04:16:45 +0000 UTC]

Lmao, I don't really think that that dude is very nice.... lmao. Anyway, yeah, I guess that paperbag thing would work, but you still KNOW what's under the bag... *shivers* lol, and anytime. I thought that it looked great. lol

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HotaruThodt In reply to xenoblader [2008-01-24 04:42:18 +0000 UTC]

Well, he is nice. I can say so because I'm his creator afterall. And I've seen far uglier than Noctem. *shudders* Thanks.

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xenoblader In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-01-24 05:00:53 +0000 UTC]

lmao, well, he likes to live in evil stuff, but he's nice? Oh well, each his own.

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HotaruThodt In reply to xenoblader [2008-01-24 05:52:34 +0000 UTC]

Well, he lives the way he does as part of his backstory. The whole city is in ruins, but I won't go any further than that as to not give away anything.

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xenoblader In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-01-24 14:22:29 +0000 UTC]

lol, I guess I'll just have to find out as the plot unfolds.

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