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One of many, many illustrations drawn over the past six months for the upcoming tabletop RPG Fantasy Craft . Check out more of the book and keep an eye on the release over at Crafty Games .This is one of about twenty or so "class" illustrations, the "Soldier". It's also a sneak peek at the "ogre" race, which you might recall from the cover illustration. This character is particularly brutal, as you can see from his sense of shield decorations.
Digitally drawn in Manga Studio EX with an Intuos 9x12. Β©2008 Crafty Games, all rights reserved.
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for some reason i love the puddle most of all. very noir. great job on the shield, though!
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Thanks! The puddle was one of those "eureka" moments for me in terms of negative space drawing. I didn't quite get the ripples right, though... next time for sure.
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heh, what matters is you hit that eureka moment. it's all easy peesy from there
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Ahhhhh... if only that were so.
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hehe, i'm going to keep that happy fantasy going. makes life seem prettier to think that there IS an easy road somewhere.
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Everybody loves the shield. I wish I could take the credit, but it was, I think, part of the description sent by the AD.
At least it seems that I executed it well.
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THIS is what I'm talkin' about, my friend. Bravo.
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amazing details as always... that shield is wicked...
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oh man! I love this. I know its been said, but the shield is sick! great concept. I can imagine the painstaking process of skinning a human would be terrible. This soldier really strikes fear into his enemies.
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good job. The odds look grim for any fool to face that character
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Haha.. for some reason the skin on the shield makes me laugh, cause its got chest hair.
But still very awesome, the overall composition of the picture is breathtaking, from the inverted shadows to the birds above.
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Thanks! I've been trying to be more conscious of composition as a whole lately, like placing his face at the center of an X drawn through the corners, and letting little tangetial shapes and such run towards that center. Also I was all tickled with the way I can manipulate negative space with digital inking, so I'm more inclined to do stuff with shape as well as line.
I'm all learnin' n' stuff!!
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The learnin' never ends~!
That sounds nifty, and the composition's really helping with the overall picture
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coooolest shield i've ever seen! this is amazing
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Thanks! I'm trying new things, and I guess it's showing. I can't believe how long I went without using solid black more often.
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Gruesome. For some reason I always jump to your comments on a piece before giving it a full 'inspection'. And in this, perhaps because I haven't come to expect such things from you, I noticed the horns on the shield immediately but not what was stretched between them. But once I did, it hit me hard and changed the whole image. Very well done.
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Oh god, the skin on that thing is just....ugh. Yikes. Awesome
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did it get permission to use that mans skin >= |
... I hope he returns it when he's done - n-
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Almost definitely not. Practically certainly not. Probably.
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i'd pee pee my jammies if i saw this coming at me. the shield definently was the cherry on top
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Brutal. The shield "pelt" is a nice touch. Very awesome.
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Wow, great job deciding what to fill in with black and what to leave white! I love the simplicity of the ground and puddle; it helps to keep the eye on the figure. 
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Thanks! I'm learning all sorts of new tricks with positive/negative space lately, trying to get better at it.
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I think you're doing an excellent job at the moment, but good luck!
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Nope, only the Soldier. I did a lot of illustrations for the book, but I think they're keeping most of 'em under wraps until the release (or at least closer to).
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Thanks! I can't remember how much of that was in the description, but since I'm not normally so gruesome I think it must have originated with the art director.
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I take it the digital inking is holding up well for you? I have been thinking of buying the Cintiq 21UX because of being able to draw directly on the screen. Looks good man.
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I'm very fond of the Cintiqs I work with at Fates, but I still don't own one at home. I think all the work done for this book came from my 9x12 lap-tablet, and I really can't say which is best... there's advantages to both, and I do know a couple of painters who swear by their tablets because they prefer their hands to be "invisible". I find it more effortless to use a Cintiq, which just feels more like drawing the way I've always done it, yet I can't say it's necessarily "better". But if you can make the investment, it's probably worth it.
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My main reason's for wanting Cintiqs is the control. The simple act of being able to rotate the canvas is biggest. I also have issues with line control when I can not put hand to paper that of course would just be being able to rotate again. There is that and the cost of paper and other supplies these days. The Cintiqs is expensive but it would eventfully pay for it's self and in all honesty, I do not think it would take that long. Now if your PC is sporting a newer ATI Video card...all the better. ATI has a higher quality image than Nvidia Video cards. I would highly suggest ATI for Illustrators.
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