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NathanRosario — Barbarian Queen
Published: 2005-12-17 04:51:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 16048; Favourites: 227; Downloads: 401
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Female characterPencil on Bristol Board
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Glad you like her! Thank you!
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Nicely done. Reminds me of Larry Elmore's stuff from the early 1980's.
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No school like old school.
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I have been a fan of your artwork for years, I absolutely love all of your art and it's just totally amazing, I'm still trying to find one of your older art pieces of this pirate girl you've done years ago.
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I know the piece you are asking about. I don't think I still have a digital file of it. It was quite some time ago when I drew that. Although you'll be amazed what you can find on the web sometimes.
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Utterly astounding detail and work. Almost Elmore, but with a more realistic touch (I always thought his characters looked like they really DID belong in Dragon magazine - they didn't fit anywhere ELSE). I can see this as a PERSON, not just an image of a character concept.
Do you take commissions (and if you do, please forgive me for not looking before asking)?
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Thank you!
I do take commissions whenever I have the time. If you are interested just send me an email and we can work something out.
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Nice work on the musculature! But I think I would have liked to see her barefoot like "Amazon Warrior."
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I didn't consider that at the timet that I drew it, but looking at it again you might have a point. Thanks!
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such intricate detail and complementing values in shading make this a plus fav & also I would like to add you to watch your progression.
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Thank you very much for the compliment, I'm glad you like it!
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Nathan,
there is an impressive amount of detail on this 11x14 (not to mention your excellent shading). Are you using extremely sharp points to tackle detail? It always seems to be too small a piece of paper to me
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Thanks!
Yeah, I always have my pencil sharpener next to me to get a nice point.
But just in case try this out: built up your image. If you are drawing a character, draw the figure first and the detail second. That will help.
Also if your paper is too small you can go bigger with the size.
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thanks for the info, i hope you don't mind me "picking your brain", I need all the help I can get!
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I don't mind at all! Anytime, just ask!
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only thing i can say is hot damn. awesome pic. great shading. did u use a reference pic?
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Thanks! You know I hardly ever just use one reference pic because I never want what I do to look like its copied from a picture. So there was a couple of references I used, don't remember how many this picture is older.
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A classic, beautiful pose,
Bristol board, i have to try that sometime, i see that term in many traditional deviations on dA.
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Thanks!
Yeah Bristol board is a good quality, thick paper. You can get it smooth or vellum finished. The only thing with it is that drawings come out a little lighter than with regular drawing paper.
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Cool, but it works like paper? Inking, painting, etc?
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It is paper, just thicker and smoother, kinda like poster board. I think that it's great for inking, good for pencil...don't know about painting. Never used it that way. Maybe light washes if say you were mixing ink and watercolor, maybe. The pad says on the front that it's good for practicing airbrush techniques...Bristol board is not as absorbant as drawing paper. I would say don't use very watery paint.
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Oh?, i see i see. So, id guess ink and poster colours or acrylic would be alright. Seriously, thanks for the info, i really do appreciate it,
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Wow, this is quite impressive. I draw with pencil on bristol too but, mine don't come out looking so clean and awesome. What size paper do you use? I've recently been told to up my size.
Your shading is excellent and I like the details a lot too. Great job.
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Thank you!
For that one it's 11x14 on bristol board. Personally I have a hard time drawing smaller, I hardly ever touch 8.5x11 paper. I just can't seem to make the work fit, I always run out of space and end up having to transfer the drawing to a larger sheet. Also (if it helps) drawing on bristol board helps me maintain the detail and cuts back on smudging.
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I used to draw very small ( I mean This small ) But I soon ran out of things to do with this size and I have been using 9x12 ever since but, I still often feel cramped. I think I use the same paper as you now, only smaller and you are right, it does hold lead better.
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Wow that is small! That's quite amazing actually. It's a skill to work that small.
Well it dosen't hurt to go bigger with the paper. If you feel cramped with what you are using now, go bigger. If when you do the picture you still have a lot of blank space left then crop the paper back. I knew this other fine artist and he would say that the paper is there to serve you, not you the paper. You do whatever you need to do to get your vision out, if the sheet is too small then put another next to it and keep going! He would say similar things about the tools artist use, like when you try to make your paints last, or maybe make some set of pencils go forever.
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Good advice. I see what you mean and I think I know where I'll go from there: I'll go slightly bigger and move on to 11X14 soon. Thanks for the help.
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amazing shading and anatomy! This is really cool, the details are great!
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First impression: wow!
Colours: doesn't have
Shapes: very good done! the hair is nice, detailed an real!...
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I can't believe you barely have any comments, this picture is absolutely beautiful. Most amazing drawing I've seen in a while!
Instant Fav
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Yeah not too many comments. Guess it's hard for some work to get noticed with so many people posting good working.
Thank you so much for the comments, glad you like it.
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She's beautiful 
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Thanks for the compliments!
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