The EN World FREE Character Portrait Request Thread!

Knightfall1972 said:

p.s. It was suggested to Acquana, in his thread, that he might want to create a coloring book for kids based on his great sketches. I think an even better idea would be a coloring book that uses many of the black and white sketches from the various threads here on EN World.

It could be put out by E.N. Publishing and the profits could go to charity, What does everyone think? Of course, we'd have to get the artist and requester's permission, but many of us are still here after all this time.

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Don't know about colouring book neccessarily, but an art book of this would rock. Any characters I request that end up getting done are yours, no question asked! If you want the requester's real name, then say the word, and I'll e-mail it off to the relevant person.

Chain lightning, another great sketch. Keep up the great work.

Bastion

I just wanted to say that I think it is great that you guys are giving us all such great sketches, especially when doing so takes time from your personal lives. Thanks again and while I know it may sound corny, I wish I could give you guys something in return besides thanks...

Beautiful artwork Chain!

Hunter

Hello Dead Radish!

Here is a rough sketch of V'kan'ri. Let me know what changes you would like to make for him and I then I will go to final grey tones.
I was going to have him leaping upon some were-tigers but I didn't know if they were in your game so I didn't add them.

Hunter

online Portfolio: http://www.pen-paper.net/gallery.php?artist=HunterMcFalls

e-mail: hunterm@mindspring.com

Oh wow, AOS, thanks I actually didn't notice the picture cause I have the previous page bookmarked and I never noticed that there was another page to the thread.

I know you say that its hard to draw a featurless face but guess what...its evern more featureless The mask doesn't have any nose or mouth holes, there is a vertical slit on each side for ventilation, and the robes are supposed to be a bit more ornate...but all in all its a good drawing, I appreciate it. Thank you.

Ok, so here goes...I got three requests, maybe one of them will inspire someone.

And these are all for Arcana Evolved, too.

First is Arcas the Slayer...

Aside from being a bit tall and thin, from a distance, it would be hard to distinguish Arcas from a human. It wears its hood up most of the time, because it has learned its form can be unsettling to others. Its cloak is simple, made of brown tanned leather, with a thin gilt edging. Beneath its cloak it wears comfortable breeches, but prefers to walk barefoot. It wears a blue tunic that has a complex series of runes embroidered into the front. Writhing between the runes are embroidered dragons. On its arms are a pair of bracers made from the skin of a dragon, red with some white scales. It carries a staff, the mark of a magister. The staff is made of the tail bones of a dragon, and the top is ringed with teeth from a dragon. It keeps gloves on its too long fingers.

When it takes its hood down, the face is nothing short of reptilian. Due to its evolution, Arcas' face is longer and more narrow than a typical mojh, with a crest rising up from the tip of its nose and back over behind its head. A matching set of crests meets the main one between its brows and curves around the side of the head to meet again in the back. Its scales are a drab olive green, but if you were to see its arms or legs, you would see stripes of a reddish brown.

Next is Padaras the Hunter:

Padaras is tall for a Sibbecai, and her fur is a darker shade than normal. One ear is missing its tip from an earlier battle. She moves with the easy grace of one who spent a lifetime in battle. Her arms and face bear a tangled mass of scares. She doesnt look unnattractive because of them, but they are marks of a very rough life.

She carries a sword much different from others of her kind, a greatsword taken from the body of a champion she defeated years ago. Her helm and mail are also scavenged from other conquests.

Her primary weapon, however is Bloodharp, a longbow made of alternating layers of red wood and black wood, with ivory tips and grip. Various runes are etched in the ivory in gold leaf.

Her eyes are always in motion, quick to find the best place to use her sword, and she carries herself as a truly civilized person would, not with her tongue hanging out like a mangy dog.

And Finally, Calmenn of the Free Cities:

Calmen, though of average build, carries himself as if he were taller. His clothes are loose-fitting, allowing great freedom of movement. His shirt seems to shift in color, sometimes showing hints of yellows, then greens and even blues. None of the colors are bright, but when a breeze catches him, it almost looks as if water were rippling across his body. He wears pants made of a tougher material, dyed a deep blue. He carries no weapon, only a bag on each hip, one larger than the other. He wears a cloak as wel, and it too seems to float and shimmer in a current that only seems to affect him.
He has no marks on his face, but crawling over his shoulder and partway up his neck (one can only see the top of it normally) is a tattoo. It seems to be some sort of runic design, but if you could see it in total, and spend time looking it over, you might notice that it looks like it was once another design and has been changed.
His hair is long, kept in a thick braid that is normally looped over his shoulder and hangs halfway down his chest. It has a variety of beads woven into it, mostly of shell, though there are a few scales here and there from one or more creatures of the deep.

Arcas is my current character, and Padaras recently died in battle. Thanx in advance for anyone who makes the attempt at any one of these three.

(Another possibility would be a portrait with all three in it. I kinda like that idea too...)

Thankyou Hunter and Bastion for the compliments. Can't wait to see more from you guys too! Hunter, you rough sketch of V'kan'ri looks pretty sweet. I know you say its just a rough, but man, looks pretty awesome as is. I like the pose, the composition, the design. Can't wait to see the finished greys.

Speaking of greys. I was at first just going to do pen sketches. Quick, blue line, then go over and sketch with ink right on top of it. Its fast and loose. But as I saw the other artists here use these shaded pencils and other greys, and doing it so beautifully too! I knew I had to go back to that. This is gonna sound weird, but something about doing it in pencils or whatever black&white medium makes it 'feel' more D&D. I think its because, when I grew up playing, my friends and I were always sketching characters and monsters at the table. Pencils being the standard utensil at the table, everything was done in pencil. Pencil here, pencil there, on notebook paper, pencil smudges, pizza stains, drink stain, etc. Plus the old books had black & white interiors.

Keeping the drawings in the medium of pencil reminds me of those days. Something about it makes it cooler for the D&D atmosphere. Heh heh....I'm being nostalgic I think. Maybe, with my next drawing I'll do it on lined notebook paper and try to get a few random pizza stains on it to make it 'feel' more ghetto old-school.

Anyways, this is me being nostalgic. For those who've done the extra hard work and actually did colored theirs....kudos to you too. My black & white trip down memory lane doesn't by any means say I don't hold color in high regard. Photoshop is wonderful . . .

Kathaer said:

and also Keel. if anyone would draw him... Chain? would you?

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I'll see if I can Kathaer. I was just trying to get around to doing stuff for guys and gals who might've not had any of their characters done yet on the older pages. Maybe I'll try to take a stab at it sometime next week. Sounds like a fun character to try.

Anyways. Wanted to say a big thanks again to Knightfall1972 for putting together the big PDF file of all the requests! As I sat and thumbed through it all, I could've sworn no one had done a character of yours! I can't let this continue! You started the thread, you worked hard on compiling the requests.....you've been extremely polite and enjoying the art of others without doing the "ahem...uh....anyone wanna do mine? *cough, cough*"

Anyways dude, here ya go:

Knightfall1972 said:

MESIK TINDERTWIG, ROGUE
This character's description can now be found here (post #6): http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=54080

KF72

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I assume when you say "hairfoot halfling" its like the Tolkien halflings where they don't wear shoes and have big hairy feet? Wasn't sure. But, since you said that he's always trying to blend in with human cultures, I figure he wears footwear like everyone else in town. Hope that works out.

I'm working on your Minotaur too.

Chain Lightning said:

Anyways. Wanted to say a big thanks again to Knightfall1972 for putting together the big PDF file of all the requests! As I sat and thumbed through it all, I could've sworn no one had done a character of yours! I can't let this continue! You started the thread, you worked hard on compiling the requests.....you've been extremely polite and enjoying the art of others without doing the "ahem...uh....anyone wanna do mine? *cough, cough*"

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Thanks for the kind words, Chain. (Note, however, that it's a Word document, not a PDF. Yes, I nitpicking, but I couldn't help myself.)

I'm quite proud of this thread as it has become something all its own, here on EN World, which, I think, is one of the threads that has inspired both art fans and artists to be a part of the "Art Gallery, Cartography & Miniatures Painting" forum.

And I'd like to take a moment to thank all the great artists who have visited this forum over the years and contributed inspiring artwork for all to admire, regardless of whether or not they helped with requests, posted original artwork, or were posting a link to their own personal websites.

It makes me proud, as an EN Worlder, to know that many EN World artists have gained increased exposure through being members of the best D&D/d20 Messageboard on the Internet. It also makes me proud to be part of this community when someone like Kai Lord donates his time and money towards creating character drawing contests so that a fellow EN Worlder can win a character sketch from a renown artists such as Todd Lockwood and WAR.

Anyways dude, here ya go:

I assume when you say "hairfoot halfling" its like the Tolkien halflings where they don't wear shoes and have big hairy feet? Wasn't sure. But, since you said that he's always trying to blend in with human cultures, I figure he wears footwear like everyone else in town. Hope that works out.

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I love it! It's not exactly how I envisioned him, but the only way you could know that exact vision is if you could read my mind.

It's a fantastic rendition, regardless, and I thank you very much for taking the time to draw him. Mesik is one of my favorite NPCs from my World of Kulan campaign setting, and is featured as one of the main characters in my World of Kulan Story Hour. The short hair and overall look fits him well and I like what how you shaped his weapon. Very nice. And yes, he often wears boots, especially when it gets really cold and when he doesn't want to stand out.

I'm working on your Minotaur too.

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Wow, thanks. It should be interesting to see how you blend both fantasy and steampunk. Feel free to "experiment" with that character, as I don't have a "set in steel" visual vision of Uthmar. (Sorcery and Steam from Fantasy Flight Games is the key sourcebooks I'm using for my Time of Ages campaign setting.)

Anyway, thank you again for the sketch of Mesik.

Cheers!

Knightfall1972

thebeeve said:

Oh wow, AOS, thanks I actually didn't notice the picture cause I have the previous page bookmarked and I never noticed that there was another page to the thread.

I know you say that its hard to draw a featurless face but guess what...its evern more featureless The mask doesn't have any nose or mouth holes, there is a vertical slit on each side for ventilation, and the robes are supposed to be a bit more ornate...but all in all its a good drawing, I appreciate it. Thank you.

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That's ok, works been unbelieveablely hectic my end due to going on holiday and nobody doing anything here (plus the boss can't find his backside with both hands and a map). I'll give it another go once this week has ended. promise