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Published: 2009-07-11 16:22:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 7052; Favourites: 123; Downloads: 147
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Description An illustration of my friend's halfling rogue character. He and his brothers were part of a failed revolution in their home country and fled to another land with the dark secrets they learnt about their old government. (Thanks for writing that Mike )

After receiving some thoughtful advice on my last deviation that I put more detail into the characters - rather than always being biased towards backgrounds - I tried a completely different style where I painted a black & white image in Painter (for all the texture and what I hope is considered character detail) and then coloured (using the 'colour' layer setting rather than repainting it) and refined it in Photoshop. I doubt I'd try such an awkward method again but at least it made sure I used stronger contrast in the lighting, which is something I always struggle to do.

Critiques appreciated as always!
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Comments: 18

Aang-The-Great [2010-02-11 14:07:51 +0000 UTC]

oh geez, sorry, I faved this a while ago when I first got an account and had no idea what I was doing.. I don't even remember how I came across it!
Hi. This is awesome.

I like it because it's beautiful, and I love it because it's a halfling rogue
CHEERS!

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Ralein In reply to Aang-The-Great [2010-03-14 13:45:56 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks! I'm playing a halfling rogue at the moment (not the one illustrated - mine's the daughter of a city judge lol) and it's a heap of fun. If I ever get around to finishing her portrait I'll post it here.

I hope you're enjoying DA (and your rogue, if you play one )

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Aang-The-Great In reply to Ralein [2010-03-16 09:13:55 +0000 UTC]

everyone on here is so nice-!

Haha, yeah I actually retired the hafling rogue I made, because I liked him so much I got too paranoid at the possibility of him dying.. They're just so fragile!!

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billabo [2009-08-03 15:18:28 +0000 UTC]

beautiful work!
I like his face and hair... and his clothes... and his rapier.

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ladyarah [2009-07-28 19:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job! I just wanted to let you know that I featured this in "Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 12 - Halflings", you can find it here: [link]

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Ralein In reply to ladyarah [2009-08-01 13:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks for that! Your mythical/fantastical documentaries are a great idea, I enjoyed reading them (I'm in amused disbelief about the unicorn patent).

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ladyarah In reply to Ralein [2009-08-02 03:43:06 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!
And I'm so glad you enjoy the articles. I haven't had time to do the little "facts" section on them lately, but I'm hoping I can eventually start adding those again.
And yeah, the unicorn patent freakin' blew my mind 0_0

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Falling-Rain-suffers [2009-07-20 01:18:34 +0000 UTC]

Woah I love the background and the characters especially look awesome and I love that sword..wow it just looks fantastic!

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Ralein In reply to Falling-Rain-suffers [2009-08-01 12:34:32 +0000 UTC]

Woohoo someone likes the characters! Thanks for the lovely feedback.

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Falling-Rain-suffers In reply to Ralein [2009-08-02 07:34:57 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome Not a problem, they looked fantastic!

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Eatmycandy [2009-07-12 03:44:49 +0000 UTC]

What a sensational picture. I bet this mike fellow is a total pimp though i suspect you left some of his description out.

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Ralein In reply to Eatmycandy [2009-07-12 15:33:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh totally. It's pretty much a photograph really. And what description would this be? (I thought I copy-pasted all of it! I mean... summarised in my own words your character's entire deep history after careful listening & reflection...)

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Eatmycandy In reply to Ralein [2009-07-13 02:43:23 +0000 UTC]

I may not know this guy personally but it feels like you may have forgotten some all important words like "or some rubbish like that"

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Dungeon-Diver [2009-07-11 21:46:49 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic work! Very cool man!

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SALVUKY [2009-07-11 21:36:03 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work, well done!

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variousname [2009-07-11 16:27:24 +0000 UTC]

Very well done. The gentle colors are fantastic. The background and sky are beautiful and the overall composition is great.

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Ralein In reply to variousname [2009-07-12 14:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it. Also I find it amusing that despite my best efforts to make them secondary, it's STILL my backgrounds that get all the attention haha.

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arien87 [2009-07-11 16:26:38 +0000 UTC]

i absolutely love it!

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