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3/18/13-4/7/13Here's the Rex portrait I did on request by . It took a very long time and I am very grateful was so patient.
It also took a very long time because I haven't really every drawn Rex before in this great of detail, nor do I draw him very often. I actually had to find some pictures of his helmet online just to get all the details right (Cody's helmet is like second nature to me 
). And his hair took FOREVER!!! Out of like the 6-7 some odd hours I spent on this (like 4 of that today, tee hee! 
) his hair took like 2. 
I really wanted to make it seem like we see his hair in the show: with a bit of skin showing through because hair is translucent. 
Not that I don't like a good challenge, but this was actually a really tough picture, and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. 
I also am pleased with the way his skin is shaded as I was trying a whole ton of different techniques and approaches here (use black to shade? use white to shade? use a lighter flesh color on 100% opacity? use a lighter flesh color on 'pressure opacity'?....), and finally think I found the one I like the best! This scene isn't from any of my books or anything that I've seen on the show. It just kinda popped out of my head when I thought of a portrait of him. Comments, questions, and thoughts are much appreciated as always.
(c) Captain Rex was created by George Lucas.
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
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You're welcome 
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I agree! It really does!
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Wow he looks great here!! awesome job on his hair!
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Thanks so much! 
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It looks like it was worth the effort!! It looks brilliant!
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he is beautiful!!! :3 you did a perfect job capturing his gorgeousness
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Thank you so much!
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(I have nothing to say, but that is what my face looks like, more or less.)
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I'm gonna do a tutorial on this! [link]
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Rex's hair is very well done!
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Thanks you so much!!
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You're very welcome!
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Awww!! :iconclonglompplz:
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You did a fabulous job on his hair! The texture is just right.
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Thanks so much! 
Yeah....Disney 
I used the 'pressure opacity' + hardness 050 (aka the round airbrushy looking thing 
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You're very welcome. And somehow I think Rex might have worn an expression like this after Umbara. It seems like a "deep-thought-questioning-life" kind of gaze, but that could just be me fabricating things.
Skin is, by far, one of the most difficult things to shade. Hair being the absolute hardest for me (I feel like you understand what I mean at this point, too.). It's tedious work trying to blend everything and achieve an even coloration. I lost track of how many colors I used on the portrait I did of Malarkey. I used the color picker tool like mad as well.
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That is a good observation. I guess I didn't really plan on any sort of timeline placement for this picture so that could very well be why he looks the way he does here.
Yes!! Skin and hair make me balk at the very thought of shading them sometimes. 
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Eyes are definitely one of my fave things to shade, especially with all the perty effects you can give the iris. ^_^ The hardest hair to shade for me is definitely Nike's, although I haven't done Luna's in a while. I think I finally established a good palette for red hair through my latest piece. The only thing I'd tweak for Nike's hair compared to Malarkey's is making it darker. Anyhow, sometimes I find it's just better to put a helmet on all of them. XD At least I have definite references for a clone trooper bucket.
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Yes! I love the weird 'liquidy' shading that goes on with them! I can imagine! Long hair is difficult, in reality or in drawing! 
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If it makes you feel better, I've only completed two designs... And my goal is to design an entire company... So if we do the math out... That's 142 left to go?
Summer project... Definitely a summer project.
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Yay! :iconclonewaving: Wow! That will definitely take some time! But a template might make it go a bit faster.
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Most definitely! I have to edit my template a bit. I want to make the face a tad bit different and also, I noticed that there was something really off with the neck.
I guess you could say the reason my troops have their armored all painted up before Ep. III is because they had nothing else better to do while being the rejects. *sighs* My poor babies! What have I done to them? (It'll get better though.
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Haha, that is a good reason.
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Indeed. They're such talented artists. It makes me wonder if Jango did other things besides hunt people for a living. And yes, I understand you're trying to be as accurate to the canon as possible on those details. Probably the most unique decal I've seen in the 212th in TCW was the little Numa decals Waxer and Boil sported.
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Yes, I did wonder too what Jango was up to in his off time. I couldn't really see him doing art, maybe some sketches, but in my books I have him writing from time to time. Just like J.T!! 
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Yeah, writing seems more like something Jango would do. I can't see him doing any intense paintings or in depth drawings. Sketches and writing definitely seem more suitable.
I'm glad you're adding more to Waxer's character in your books. He's such a great guy, and he most certainly deserved more screen time. And I find that your reasoning for tally marks makes more sense. I feel like if they were solely based off of kills, you'd start running out of room. I suppose that explains why Rex is covered in them, though.
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It's interesting to think about, that's for sure. Epecially to see in the clones what type of personalities and gifts Jango could have possessed. Ryan does sketching, J.T does writing, Gree is an anthropologist, Oddball a composer....It's insane, but I like how it shows how flexible the human being is. That only a few select experiences can change a person or affect their interests.
I also think that, especially coming from a group of clones led by a P.O.W, a man who lost all his limbs in a minefield, a man who nearly burned to death protecting his Jedi General, ect., these guys are going to be more happy about surviving and who they didn't kill, than how many droids they shot out. Just a different perspective I suppose. By that time too, everyone was well aware of Cody's involvement on Jabiim and what happened afterwards. Not to mention the legion's officers and members beginning to get hit with PTSD.
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Yeah, I would definitely like to think about how many times I've survived as opposed to how many lives/things I've ended/dismantled.
From what I know about your books, I feel like I'd need a solid supply of Puffs Plus tissues to get through them all. The amount of clone feels I'm getting just from this conversation is so overwhelming. T_T
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Haha, you might. Though three of them B.U, B.o.R, and B.o.M are probably the cheeriest. A.O is kinda depressing (the first of the whole crazy thing), B.o.J is depressing but super happy/epic at the end, and the last three make me cry when I write them. Like super nonstalgia cry though.
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Cheery, you say? Hmm... I suppose I'd then cry tears of joy. Yep, it's official. Clone trooper fan-girls and the common cold are keeping tissue companies in business for a long time.
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