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Description still a few clicks from finished, and as yet unlettered, but here's a color sample from the up-n'-comin' anthology piece. i'm not 100% satisfied with it, really, but...meh. yeah here it is.
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greatshoyru [2008-01-14 19:29:30 +0000 UTC]

now, i know you're busy with Bunko, but you still haven't finished work on some of your FnF drawings

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chains-of-grey [2007-01-10 21:36:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Nice! I love the girl's outfit and the kickass axe. ^^

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VanHeist In reply to chains-of-grey [2007-01-11 06:33:35 +0000 UTC]

axes and outfits for all! thanks!

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Il-Tramonto [2006-12-30 09:44:22 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING!!!

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fedtowolves [2006-12-18 22:13:03 +0000 UTC]

I really like how this looks, I hope you finish it someday!

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Kopanitsak [2006-12-15 11:24:43 +0000 UTC]

Wuho!!!
Cool!

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Ladre [2006-12-12 08:14:35 +0000 UTC]

Makes me wanna try to draw a dragon. i like thier clothes a lot

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VanHeist In reply to Ladre [2006-12-12 16:26:02 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i'm much happier with the clothes than i am with the dragon, but i can fix that >.>

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theLIZARDMAN [2006-12-10 01:41:39 +0000 UTC]

i'd like to see darker outlines on areas of the foreground figures to reinforce depth perception (the raised staff intersecting the dude's hair, for instance, and the chick's hands), and the texture on the columns distracts a little for me.. but that's pretty minor stuff, and CHEE-RIST man! that's a hell of a page. cheers to it, and to their ensuing battle with... that's supposed to be Margaret Thatcher, right?

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VanHeist In reply to theLIZARDMAN [2006-12-12 16:37:17 +0000 UTC]

yeah i think i lightened some spots that needed to be darker, and vice versa....

i'm really not sure about that texture on the columns either, to be honest. it kinda works, and kinda doesn't. i think in the end i'll opt for something a little more crude and less contrasting.

this is the first splash page i've done in.....ever? heh....first color comic too. thanks man.

they were originally going to do battle with Janet Reno, but the similarity was too striking. so i decided to go with a fairly conservative interpretation of Margaret Thatcher.

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JadeGL [2006-12-06 05:32:22 +0000 UTC]

It looks balanced and very elegant man, I like your color palette too! congrats.

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VanHeist In reply to JadeGL [2006-12-06 15:24:51 +0000 UTC]

'elegant'? get out of here! thanks very much! i hope i can get all the pages to look nice-ish. there are 13 or so more

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JadeGL In reply to VanHeist [2006-12-06 18:22:42 +0000 UTC]

LOL!!
13? That's a big amount of professional work to do!!

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greatshoyru [2006-12-05 17:39:26 +0000 UTC]

do i detect a slight tint of cloud on his armor there?XD


hell it's brilliant O_O

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VanHeist In reply to greatshoyru [2006-12-05 18:14:56 +0000 UTC]

i often wonder why Cloud (or Sephiroth, for that matter) hasn't crept into more of my stuff.

i mean, my LIFE kinda stopped when FFVII came out....

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greatshoyru In reply to VanHeist [2006-12-05 18:43:56 +0000 UTC]

i seriously didn't like it that much XD.the characters didn't do it for me.they created one of the lushest environments in-game though O_O

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VanHeist In reply to greatshoyru [2006-12-05 19:34:00 +0000 UTC]

if someone were to ask me specifically what was so cool about FFVII, i'd be at a loss for words. it's a prime example of a cohesive whole being a triumph over its component parts, i guess. i loved the game but didn't love a single thing

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greatshoyru In reply to VanHeist [2006-12-07 20:41:47 +0000 UTC]

=\.we could have an endless discussion about this,but i'm sorry,i am not charging an FF fan that has 7 as priority

there's seriously a war raging between FF fans XD

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RightHandOfDoom [2006-12-05 14:30:15 +0000 UTC]

love it.... didn't even recognize it as yours when i frist looked (guess the trademark signs were facing the dragon )
great seeing your work progress
bad ass dragon

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VanHeist In reply to RightHandOfDoom [2006-12-05 15:56:21 +0000 UTC]

eyes and faces really define my stuff....so yeah, even for me looking at it, it seems foreign to me

thanks! the dragon needs a little work, it's so easy to make them look hokey....but bad-ass? yeah...heheh

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dustsplat [2006-12-03 21:41:08 +0000 UTC]

sweeeeet!! cant wait to see this finished!

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StormyZoonoc [2006-12-03 20:36:29 +0000 UTC]

That dragon looks totally wicked. Sweet job!

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REignofWAsabi [2006-12-03 18:23:39 +0000 UTC]

i dont know whose more fucked, them or the dragon. that dragon is pretty bad ass

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VanHeist In reply to REignofWAsabi [2006-12-03 18:26:16 +0000 UTC]

bad ass dragon, bad ass axe....i dunno. the guy's a dragon slayer, so odds are on him....but the dragon's friggin' huge....

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ShellYeah [2006-12-03 16:54:07 +0000 UTC]

I'm really impressed with the character design of the guy. He armor, the outfit, the colors, they are all awesome. He can see he has attitude just in that one pose.

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greedrulesthewolrd [2006-12-03 09:40:42 +0000 UTC]

this looks so good. plus points on the axe sheath(holster?) design and the dragon.

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VanHeist In reply to greedrulesthewolrd [2006-12-03 15:58:30 +0000 UTC]

when all else fails, when someone asks how in the world a weapon of that kind of heft manages to stay reasonably put on that baldric....the Force.

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Hyperpsychodork [2006-12-03 06:35:03 +0000 UTC]

Mad awsomeness. I love the compostion and the colors and every thing else. That looks like a very happy dragon...fierce and happy.

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usefulidiot284 [2006-12-02 19:59:19 +0000 UTC]

Well, this looks damn good, even if it isn't quite up to snuff. Can't wait to see more from it.

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Nanidanides [2006-12-02 18:47:45 +0000 UTC]

why does that guy on the right reminds me of cloud?

XD nice pic though.

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VanHeist In reply to Nanidanides [2006-12-02 19:09:23 +0000 UTC]

i think a LOT of my influences for body armor and stuff come from FF designs....an iron grip on my brain that's hard to shake be that as it may, the odds are good he's gonna look a lot different if he tangles with that thar dragon probably a little burnt and crispy.

thanks!

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Nanidanides In reply to VanHeist [2006-12-02 19:40:42 +0000 UTC]

well i wouldn't be surprised. FF artists are amazing. and it goes the same for many video games (I love Ragnarok).

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VanHeist In reply to Nanidanides [2006-12-02 20:19:51 +0000 UTC]

my time with ragnarok was short-lived, but MAN there was some insanely good character design there.

i really envy the kids of the future, you know? this is a very exciting time to be in love with video games, their design, and the sheer potential, but by the time i'm old and gray and weird i'm sure i'll be flush with jealousy to see what kind of art and technology games of the times will have in store....

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freefall39 [2006-12-02 14:46:24 +0000 UTC]

looks different you musta took some stuff off of it... like the back ground trees and junk.... but cool...

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Rither [2006-12-02 13:50:30 +0000 UTC]

You got a good color scheme going there. It'll be a sweet treat to watch this anthology in it's entirety when you finish it.

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RaXt0r [2006-12-02 13:37:14 +0000 UTC]

lookin good mate. curious bout the outcome

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SmokeStar [2006-12-02 13:05:58 +0000 UTC]

sweetness

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kayzdayz [2006-12-02 07:21:51 +0000 UTC]

ooo~ so pretty! Lovely amount of work and detail!

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VanHeist In reply to kayzdayz [2006-12-02 16:11:37 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i hope i can muster the patience to do this over the course of a whole story

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Shyguy9 [2006-12-02 06:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Lookin' sweet!

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MiraKHall [2006-12-02 06:28:57 +0000 UTC]

Love the texture work; I like to find that stock, that's for sure That's Gogo, right? Please say it's her -- she's too cool to be left out

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VanHeist In reply to MiraKHall [2006-12-02 18:26:07 +0000 UTC]

sadly, no Gogo for that story, although her essence seems to creep into a lot of my stuff lately i guess a creepy, androgynous dragon-kin child will have to do for now.

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MiraKHall In reply to VanHeist [2006-12-03 16:54:06 +0000 UTC]

*chuckles* can't wait

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PLCTheCd [2006-12-02 06:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Way too awesome for words!

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VanHeist In reply to PLCTheCd [2006-12-02 06:21:45 +0000 UTC]

wow, well then...that might be a good sign! thank you!

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LightningRyu [2006-12-02 05:57:54 +0000 UTC]

this is looking way too awesome to me. im excited

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VanHeist In reply to LightningRyu [2006-12-02 06:22:05 +0000 UTC]

sweet! thanks very much!

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