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I did notice that the arms are not proportionally correct, and they do need to be folded a bit differently. Since this is basically a concept sketch I wasn't going for too much detail or accuracy on the characters - I basically just wanted to get the character's stances right and fill in everything that might be in the scene.
When I pencil in the finished version I plan to make sure that all of these flaws are removed, but at this point I am just trying to feel out what everyone thinks this scene should hold. I just don't want to spend too much time drawing something that I will redraw in the end.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention, it gives me a head start on thinking about the arrangement for the final piece.
I have to admit I am pretty awed by the amount of material you have developed for your world. Great job. Glad I am finally reading this story from beginning to end.
On a background note, you might consider adding some andirons and firewood, with perhaps a small rug under the table (although we'll lose some of the nice stonework then...).
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Threxu's clothing is trimmed in withering twigs to
reflect her nature. Her hair reflects this to a lesser
degree; it's messier towards the back, but it's fairly
subliminal.
Crosod is quite a distance back from the camera. I
wanted to draw him carrying Threxu at first, but the
scale was too disparate to do both of them justice.
Through obfuscation and lighting angle I imply that
he's quite a ways back from the light source
(somewhere around Threxu's heart). His membranes,
integral to a black dragon, are somewhat more ethereal
to reflect his templated nature, and his horns and
spines have been unified somewhat into a darker, more
sensible motif than the standard black.
Hopefully, you enjoy. I've tried to make this one as
cool as possible, as it includes two things I'm rather
keen on. That being dragons and... detail. Ahem.
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Last edited by Cheiromancer; 6th August 2003 at 02:28 AM..
The painting came out well! I particularly like the withered tree half-visible behind Crosod's wing.
What's next for our intrepid illustration-commisioning leader? If I had (a lot of) money, I would like to see a grand paiting of the battle at the necropolis of Khu - rather like those huge paitings you see of various American Colonial battles... but with more demons and summoned creatures.
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Here's the version I would consider "final"- it has sky. Nice, isn't it?
[edit1] shrunk down to the "small" version[/edit1]
[edit2]doesn't look like it helped much. [/edit2]
[edit3]I'm going to try to repost it.[/edit3]
Last edited by Cheiromancer; 6th August 2003 at 05:02 AM..
Cheiromancer- the painting is definately very large on my screen. I have seen that a few times at ENWorld though... seems normal...
As for the pianting, wow. I definately get the sense of distance between the two. Crosod feels huge in the background. And while the nymph isn't too evil looking, her expression definately is menacing.
Originally posted by Cheiromancer Holy cow! Why is it so big!?
Does it look big to everyone else, or is it my browser?
Internet Explorer has an option that is "on" by default that scales pictures down if they're bigger than your browser window - but only if you're looking at just the picture with the browser. A picture imbedded in html won't get re-sized. That's probably why you thought the picture was smaller than it really is.
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