Brak's sketches etc...
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Stone Angel
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Great illustrations, as for the lumpiness I think it comes from his nose. Very excellent work even with the big nose.
Thanks, Stone Angel. I see what you mean about the nose. The left (his left) side of his face also looks weird to me, but I have a hard time looking at stuff I've finished until some time has passed.
Been a wicked (can you tell I'm from Maine?) busy and strange weekend. Looks to get even busier, if not stranger. Haven't had as much time to work on stuff, but hope to soon.
Let me reiterate that I would love to try and do some sketches based on suggestions from you folks. Let me know
Until then, here's a sketch of an Edienos - the lizard folk of the Living Land from Torg. They always looked a little goofy to me in the Torg books. Thought I'd try and butch 'em up a little.
Been a wicked (can you tell I'm from Maine?) busy and strange weekend. Looks to get even busier, if not stranger. Haven't had as much time to work on stuff, but hope to soon.
Let me reiterate that I would love to try and do some sketches based on suggestions from you folks. Let me know
Until then, here's a sketch of an Edienos - the lizard folk of the Living Land from Torg. They always looked a little goofy to me in the Torg books. Thought I'd try and butch 'em up a little.
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Lord Crusan
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This are some great pic Brak1...
Specially the first one..I love the girl coming out of the flower.
Great lines awesome job dude.
Specially the first one..I love the girl coming out of the flower.
Great lines awesome job dude.
Lord Crusan, Warduke - thanks you two. I've hovered around the fringes of comic books before. Maybe someday. Gotta follow Sim's advice: Get good. Then get fast. Then get good and fast. I'm still on the first part.
Busy week - quite a few projects, all needing to be done in a hurry. Trying to keep drawing though. Here's a sketch of a half-elf mercenary.
Busy week - quite a few projects, all needing to be done in a hurry. Trying to keep drawing though. Here's a sketch of a half-elf mercenary.
Warduke
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Well, if you want to practise more on getting fast, I have just the place for you, my fanzine 
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Does it pay? Extremely little, it's basically none for profit (your choice of $15 per issue or a free copy of the work (200 pages, B&W interiors, color cover, text in swedish).
I had to try at least, if not for the sake of easing my own burden.
But seriosly, if you can get up to speed I'd be suprised if you didn't make it. Speed is of course more an issue in comics than in rpgs.
Head on over to www.penciljack.com for comic style art discussions if you don't already know about it.
))Does it pay? Extremely little, it's basically none for profit (your choice of $15 per issue or a free copy of the work (200 pages, B&W interiors, color cover, text in swedish).
I had to try at least, if not for the sake of easing my own burden.
But seriosly, if you can get up to speed I'd be suprised if you didn't make it. Speed is of course more an issue in comics than in rpgs.
Head on over to www.penciljack.com for comic style art discussions if you don't already know about it.
Drawmack
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These sketches are great. So you want to do character sketches. Let me give you a complete rundown of my group and see what you can do with it.
140 year old elvin cleric of Athena, black hair blue eyes, carries a composite shortbow and a rapier, has a sash of honor presented to him by the elves that he always wears, along with chainmail and priests vestments. male
41 year old half-dwarf ranger who focuses on being a city ranger. male
41 year old half-elf investigator (Sherlock holmes meets DnD). Very attractive and intellegent. Follows philosophy instead of religion and is non-combantant. If the half-dwarf's, half-sister. female
70 year-old ferale (homebrew race, camoflage skin and braided hair with small pieces of memories weaved into the small tight braids) druid. male
20 year-old human rogue. Excon specializes in the garrote and wants to be a spymaster. male
17 year-old human monk. Female. Carries short sword on her back.
Male halfling rogue. Wants to multiclass as a cleric of Hermes. Red hair.
140 year old elvin cleric of Athena, black hair blue eyes, carries a composite shortbow and a rapier, has a sash of honor presented to him by the elves that he always wears, along with chainmail and priests vestments. male
41 year old half-dwarf ranger who focuses on being a city ranger. male
41 year old half-elf investigator (Sherlock holmes meets DnD). Very attractive and intellegent. Follows philosophy instead of religion and is non-combantant. If the half-dwarf's, half-sister. female
70 year-old ferale (homebrew race, camoflage skin and braided hair with small pieces of memories weaved into the small tight braids) druid. male
20 year-old human rogue. Excon specializes in the garrote and wants to be a spymaster. male
17 year-old human monk. Female. Carries short sword on her back.
Male halfling rogue. Wants to multiclass as a cleric of Hermes. Red hair.
Those are some GREAT drawings, brak1! I'm amazed at what you considered "just a quick sketch" on another thread 
The lizard guy defenitely looks like something not to trifle with. And the set of pictures from your gaming sessions show wonderful character.
Allright, you asked for it...
If you feel like drawing him, here's my (so far) oldest 3E character:
Conaill U'Ciaran, Male human Fighter
Sex: Male
Race: Human (proto-celtic)
Class: Ftr5
Body: well-muscled without being too bulky, rugged
Age: 18
Height: 6'
Hair: reddish-brown hair, reddish beard
Eyes: grey
Alignment: NG (used to be CG, but pushed into becoming party leader [Wink] )
Equipment: full plate armor, longsword, lg shield, greatsword
"As he joins the party in the dungeons underneath Hirkon, he is barely 18---going on 40---although if asked he will probably pass himself off as 22 or so. His thick reddish beard and the scar across his left eye hide what would otherwise be a youthful and somewhat handsome face. He has his race's reddish-brown hair and gray-green eyes, and a skin that flushes too easily in anger or embarrassment---another good reason to hide behind that beard. In the heat of battle, his face will turn blood red and the scar swells to an angry purple. Combined with his 6 foot stature, the greatsword in his hands and his propensity for charging into battle shouting at the top of his lungs, he forms a very intimidating opponent."
He's originally from a proto-celtic culture. Currently wearing parts of an orcish blackguard's suit of black plate armor (lacquered black, looks Roman in design), combined with a breastplate and helmet he crafted himself, with a lot of help from dwarven armorsmiths. Both may feature some very minimalistic celtic designs. The breastplate is fashioned out of "Cold Steel", a slightly reddish metal with minor anti-magic properties. The helmet is designed to frighten opponents in battle, and is banded with Cold Steel and tipped with two small Cold Steel horns. His MW greatsword is also of dwarvish design and made out of the same Cold Steel.
He has recently acquired a warhorse and lance, as well as a magical large shield (spell resistance) and longsword (Holy), both of dwarvish manufacture.
I'll leave it up to you whether you want to draw him with his greatsword (most common configuration up til recently), or wielding his new longsword and shield, with the greatsword strapped over his shoulder.
Here's a picture I doctored up, based on a pro wrestling publicity photo (I think this is Triple H?). I swapped his sledge hammer with a greatsword, added a beard and a facial scar. I love the expression and the pose, but this guy is just a little too bulky for my taste...
If you're looking for suggestions for poses, here's a couple ideas from the campaign:
- Assisting a dwarven smith pound a breastplate or greatsword into shape on the anvil.
- Cleaving through a goblin and the worg he was riding on. He hadn't acquired the black full plate yet at this point, just a (hastily donned) breastplate and greatsword.
- Riding a chariot, leading a band of celtic looking barbarians, some riding chariots as well.
- In the underdark, edging across a ledge next to a pool of Grey Ooze. Everburning torch hanging around his neck. (The *only* light source our party had up at that time. Of course, it got dissolved by the ooze not too long afterwards. Trying to fight a Grey Ooze in pitch black darkness is no fun...)
The lizard guy defenitely looks like something not to trifle with. And the set of pictures from your gaming sessions show wonderful character.brak1 said:
Allright, you asked for it...
If you feel like drawing him, here's my (so far) oldest 3E character:Conaill U'Ciaran, Male human Fighter
Sex: Male
Race: Human (proto-celtic)
Class: Ftr5
Body: well-muscled without being too bulky, rugged
Age: 18
Height: 6'
Hair: reddish-brown hair, reddish beard
Eyes: grey
Alignment: NG (used to be CG, but pushed into becoming party leader [Wink] )
Equipment: full plate armor, longsword, lg shield, greatsword
"As he joins the party in the dungeons underneath Hirkon, he is barely 18---going on 40---although if asked he will probably pass himself off as 22 or so. His thick reddish beard and the scar across his left eye hide what would otherwise be a youthful and somewhat handsome face. He has his race's reddish-brown hair and gray-green eyes, and a skin that flushes too easily in anger or embarrassment---another good reason to hide behind that beard. In the heat of battle, his face will turn blood red and the scar swells to an angry purple. Combined with his 6 foot stature, the greatsword in his hands and his propensity for charging into battle shouting at the top of his lungs, he forms a very intimidating opponent."
He's originally from a proto-celtic culture. Currently wearing parts of an orcish blackguard's suit of black plate armor (lacquered black, looks Roman in design), combined with a breastplate and helmet he crafted himself, with a lot of help from dwarven armorsmiths. Both may feature some very minimalistic celtic designs. The breastplate is fashioned out of "Cold Steel", a slightly reddish metal with minor anti-magic properties. The helmet is designed to frighten opponents in battle, and is banded with Cold Steel and tipped with two small Cold Steel horns. His MW greatsword is also of dwarvish design and made out of the same Cold Steel.
He has recently acquired a warhorse and lance, as well as a magical large shield (spell resistance) and longsword (Holy), both of dwarvish manufacture.
I'll leave it up to you whether you want to draw him with his greatsword (most common configuration up til recently), or wielding his new longsword and shield, with the greatsword strapped over his shoulder.
Here's a picture I doctored up, based on a pro wrestling publicity photo (I think this is Triple H?). I swapped his sledge hammer with a greatsword, added a beard and a facial scar. I love the expression and the pose, but this guy is just a little too bulky for my taste...
If you're looking for suggestions for poses, here's a couple ideas from the campaign:
- Assisting a dwarven smith pound a breastplate or greatsword into shape on the anvil.
- Cleaving through a goblin and the worg he was riding on. He hadn't acquired the black full plate yet at this point, just a (hastily donned) breastplate and greatsword.
- Riding a chariot, leading a band of celtic looking barbarians, some riding chariots as well.
- In the underdark, edging across a ledge next to a pool of Grey Ooze. Everburning torch hanging around his neck. (The *only* light source our party had up at that time. Of course, it got dissolved by the ooze not too long afterwards. Trying to fight a Grey Ooze in pitch black darkness is no fun...)
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