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Radiance-Eternal — Prince of Azavon
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-----EDIT rescan: Wow! This scan came out much better than the previous ones. When I compared the new to the old, my jaw literally dropped.
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For a really long time now I've had a clothing design in mind for whenever Charlie, my OC prince and priest, visits the palaces of Azavon. I've had a difficult time pinpointing on paper exactly what I wanted, and then I watched an episode in the Legend of the Seeker titled "Unbroken", in which Richard Rahl wore clothes a lot like pictured here. When I saw it, I knew that I was wanting something very much like that! So here it is - some concept art. I wanted to put some Azavonian letters or words on there, along with Charlie's golden stephanos shown in the royal setting, but I liked it too much to possibly turn it into a disaster.
My original design before I saw the episode called for the color red, but since that's exactly what it was in the episode I think it should be purple, with the light parts of gold.
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Thanks!
Ooo, that'd be cool. 
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haha ok I will have to start hunting or digging in my archives lol
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Theyre all beautiful! don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise!
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Awww, thank you! ^_^ Thank you so much for all of your compliments! It means a lot!
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That's pretty sweet.
Purple and gold. A symbol of royalty and wealth. Quite elegant.
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Thanks! Yeah I really like that color combo. It carries a lot of meaning.
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Very nice; Simple and basic, yet defines a lot of the Charlie's pure state and personality
Oh I see and I agree; It's great to see/create a variety of costumes for OC's (something which I haven't really thought much about for mines yet). So would you consider this costume to be Charlie's default or is the armoured version the one you would most likely portray him in battles or official crossover series (Say like The Chronicles of 2100 or TeeJay Versus Absolute-Underground 
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Thanks! Imparting character to him in here was a challenge, particularly in detailing the face, but I'm also glad with how it turned out. I'll be sure to upload the rescan as soon as possible! I recently got a new scanner that does wonders when combined with Picasa.
Hmm, that's a tough question actually. Each design I've uploaded (and existing design in my head) is meant to portray certain aspects to him - finding a costume that describes his full character and attributes is a very difficult task (if not impossible). I think this one here is an optimal alternate costume, but to be perfectly honest, I don't believe I've uploaded a design fit for being his "default" costume yet. The armored design is a good one (particularly for high-impact battles), but I'm strongly leaning towards a more leanly robed, armor-less mage's attire for his default design. It's hard for me because I can SEE what I think would be a great default design in my head, but when it comes to drawing it, my mental image becomes veiled in a thick, obstinate mist.
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Aw, he's so cute! Sorry, I know he's supposed to look all serious and cool but I think he's adorable!
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Haha! Hey, cute is a good thing. XD That's improvement on my part, if characters can look the least-bit likable!
Thanks for the compliment! ^_^
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the shading looks better!! keep practicing and you'll really improve
you should fix the nose a little bit, it's too light
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Hey, thanks! I'll be sure to make use of your suggestions in the next one. ^_^
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you're welcome
btw, did you use a reference for this one or not?
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Yeah, for the design and the upper left arm (on the left): [link]
Sheesh, looking back on this reveals a lot of proportional errors.
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^^ practice makes (almost) perfect 
btw, his face looks good (and without a ref
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Haha, I know what you mean about summer. I've had the whole summer off but I've only done like three drawings.
And thanks! Faces have always been a weak spot for me, so I'm especially glad to hear it. ^_^
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I don't know if you saw my workplace deviation, but it shows why I get so lazy (ok, a part of it...)lol
you're welcome
my weakest spots are hands and perspective...oh, and shoes XD
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Oh gosh, hands...yes, those are hard too. Hands, faces, and feet. Those are my biggest troubles. Right now I'm trying to do a smiling face, and it's tearing me to pieces.
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Exactly, hands, feet and (realistic) faces...and proportions^^
Drawing ain't easy all
lol for the smiling face
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Haha, you said it. XD It'd be sooo much nicer if we could just download skills such as terrific drawing.
Oh yeah, here's that piece I was talking about: [link] I'll be updating it soon to correct some poorly scanned shading (in the legs especially), but this is the general thing.
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Download skills?!lol that would be awesome
Ok, I'll ckeck it out
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How do you shade like that? Its awesome 
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Aww, thanks a bunch!
This is actually a new style I picked up. I saw this absolutely stunning piece of Nick Jonas by MeikeZ [link] and took note of the technique she used (the way she drew made it pretty easy to see). Three things I noticed:
1. The trick for this style is realizing that "lines" don't really exist in the real world; only contrast of color (in this case, black and white 
2. It's important to use pencil strokes that go in the same direction as the material or object (for instance, you can see how the shading lines themselves take on the shape of the biceps - it helps trick the eye into seeing more shape).
3. Skin should always be darker than the white paper - everything should be "shaded" to some extent, since color is always in a state of flux.
You should give it a try sometime! Even if you wound up just putting it in your Scraps. ^_^
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Hahaha. Bah, now I'm dying of curiosity.
And don't worry about those pencils, I just use an ordinary mechanical pencil.
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I do too but I'm too brutal with my lines with mechanical pencils 
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Lol. The problem with me is I draw too lightly...I fear permanence of any kind.
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Lol nooo, I envy you
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Ah, I know what you mean. I struggled with drawing lines like that for a very long time. The trick is to find ways to hide it.
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Anither problem I have is I tend to draw sitting on my armchair, on a clipboard... lol not very stable...
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Ah, yeah, that doesn't help. I absolutely need a stable surface...
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Aww, thank you so much!
I always find it hard to make a character good-looking on paper, especially if they're plastered in clothing.
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awesomeness, nah i think the arms look pretty spot on...nice arms
great work!!
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Haha, thank you very much!
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Great job on the posture and shading of the character. This pic turned out very good with great attention to detail, awesome job.
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Thanks! I'm always trying to get better. ^_^
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saw improvement on your drawing, love the shades and the stance hehe..
and wish i could do shading like that, i'm weak at shades..
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Thank you very much!
Wow, you're the first person to envy my shading! That does sound like improvement on my part.
Normally I'm too afraid to shade, so I know exactly what you mean.
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sorry for late replying, heheh.. let's do our best in arts!! and practices heheh...
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No worries! I've been extremely late in replying to everyone the past month.
Sounds good!
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Thanks! I like it too - it's a bit more progressive. ^_^
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