Brak's sketches etc...

DANG!

NO prob. TO be honest, i'd kinda forgot about it. :P The ONLY thing I MIGHT do is add a helm. Other than that, he's GREAT! Your "unfinished" work is 3x better than my "finished" so no complaints here.
<rant> Darnit! Now I gotta go make a character to go with your terrific pic! </rant>
 

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Well, your art has impressed me enough that I finally signed up just to make a few requests :P
(ive been a long time lurker)
I have a homebrew setting that I have been working on for 2.5 years now, Most of the races are custom to the world and have very unique looks to them
If you could do ANY of them I would be more appreciative than you can imagine...honestly if its too much to do, or some of the races dont inspire you, or whatever, then dont do them (duh)
I also have no time constraints and would simply love to see a visual of the thoughts that i have thunk
:)

anyway, this post may seem long cause im gonna post the physical descriptions of each race...read em if you want, dont if you dont....
thanks for anything you can do
and your artwork is fantastic, you have a new fan

The Axud’fia are an unusual race. They appear to be tall, slender, and beautiful humans with several elven characteristics. They often have small fangs almost like a vampire, but less conspicuous as well as very small claws on their fingers. They have beautiful feathered wings that seem almost too small to bear their weight. These wings can magically fold into the Axud’fia’s back and cause no nuisance at all. In fact, if the wings are folded back, it is impossible to detect that they even exist. The most defining thing about Axud’fia is that their hair color is split down the middle. One side is brilliant silver and the other side is the darkest of blacks. The same holds true for their wings, one is silver, and one is black. This color split affects the entire side of their body, hair and feather wise. For example, one Axud’fia may have a silver left side while another has a silver right side. Eye color is almost unlimited, including shades never seen on humans such as purple, silver, white and black, red, etc. The average male Axud’fia stands between 1.9 meters and 2.2 meters tall and weighs between 70 and 80 Kg. The average female stands 1.7 to 2.0 meters tall and weighs between 60 and 70 Kg. Axud’fia speak with eloquence at all times, although they are often overtaken by sporadic ideas and juxtapose their seeming grace with random thoughts spoken when the whim strikes them. Axud’fia males grow a certain amount of facial hair, but invariably this hair is soft, smooth and straight, most males prefer to keep either clean shaven or use neatly trimmed styles.


and for the next one

Duzk’enuh have large and muscular builds. They have sharp, bony protrusions about six inches long extending from their elbows and knees, and two 3 inch horns protruding through their upper forehead. They are slightly taller and broader on average than humans. On average a male weighs between 100 and 150 Kg, and is between 2 and 2.3 meters tall. Females are slightly less muscular and average in weight from 90 to 120 Kg, while varying between 1.8 and 2.1 meters. Their skin shade is basically human, but with grayish tones. The entire face is similar to a broad, strong human’s face but with no nose. Where the nose would be there is simply smooth, flat skin. Duzk’enuh breath and smell through small holes at the base of their horns. The rest of the face has a look of feral civilization to it, a sophisticated mouth with a large solid jaw, prominent lower canines (though not tucks by any means) and intelligent eyes with large, thick brows. In place of the nose there are often, but not always, complicated tattoos that show what tribe the Duzk’enuh is from. Their hair is often black and thick, and is customarily worn long and tied back so as not to conceal the small horns that are carved with symbols on meaningful occasions. Duzk’enuh eyes are often dark, but occasionally are golden or even more rarely blue. Duzk’enuh males grow facial hair, and although the common style is to keep clean shaven, they will occasionally grow elaborate facial hair. The Duzk’enuh language is filled with curt and abrupt words. Every word is kept to a minimum of difficulty and length, allowing complex messages to be said in a fairly short time.


and another, but this one I have had some trouble trying to think up what the faces would look like...perhaps mildly humanoid, but perhaps not...use whatever judgement you like

Juga’doiq stand around 3-3 1\2 feet tall and weigh around 50 pounds. Juga’doiq barely look humanoid. Their bodies are roughly spherical with a diameter of about one foot. They have six identical arms in place of normal arms and legs. All the arms are about a foot and a half long and have two ball-and-socket joints that can swivel in almost any direction. All four arms also have opposable digits with an unusual hand. This connects directly to the back of the hand in yet another ball-and-socket joint. The hands themselves have eight fingers and two thumbs each with three ball-and-socket joints. The eight fingers are aligned four on one side and four opposite them. The two thumbs are placed inbetween the rows of fingers. A Juga’doiq hand then has fully opposable fingers all the way around the hand, which can grip just about anything. The Juga’doiq head is at on end of the body and a two foot opposable tail is at the other end. Juga’doiq can use any four arms as their primary arms while standing or hanging from the other two. Occasionally a Juga’doiq will learn to use their tail effectively, allowing them to use any combination of five limbs at a time. A Juga’doiq standing on two arms, with clothes on, looks almost like a typical, but short fantasy humanoid with four arms.

And yet another, and although it says a large nose, I am thinking more along the lines of looking beak-like as opposed to being grotesque

Nokwmaa stand from 8 feet to 10 feet tall, and weigh anywhere from 250 to 500 pounds. They are lean and lanky, and usually walk with a pronounced slouch that makes them seem much shorter. Their skin ranges in colour from dark gray to light gray and is often covered with red markings, a racial tradition sort of like tattoos but with a different procedure for putting them on. Their eyes are pale yellow, and glow slightly in the dark. They are completely hairless creatures. They have large beak like noses, and extremely long arms. Nokwmaa have a tendency to pick up various knickknacks from places they’ve visited, and often display these on their clothing, or on a thread around their neck. Females are slightly shorter, and have two horns that curl from the back of their heads, over their shoulders.

and I only have a few more, this one is a plant-based lifeform

The Nup’tsuu look a bit like a large inverted tapering cone with a cup near their bottom. They stand between four and five feet tall and weigh around one hundred and thirty pounds. Around the rim of this “cup” there are numerous four-inch tentacles. They have three “arms” equidistantly placed around their body with three eyes equidistantly placed above these. At the top is a small tentacle with a “mouth” that resembles a large venus flytrap. The arms are tentacles about three feet long each. About five inches from the end of the tentacle, it splits into three smaller tentacles capable of fine manipulations. The cup can hold a smooth ball about two and half feet in diameter. They use this ball to wheel around and can attain incredible speed, their balance in impeccable. They may only use the ball on very smooth surfaces however. When on rough surfaces they must drop their ball and use their tentacles to move. Without the wheel, the Nup’tsuu move very slowly, but also very steadily. Their mouth can nip creatures lightly and the digestive fluid that they secrete is highly corrosive.

and the last one, a race of seafarers...again, I am not sure exactly how the head would work since they have no neck, the entire head would be sunk somewhat into the chest...i dont know if they would have a chin sticking out, or whether their face would be flush with the rest of their body...


Zuufu’nien stand between 4 and 4 1\2 feet tall and are thickly muscled. They typically have a shoulder width of almost three feet, making them nearly as wide as they are tall. The Zuufu’nien head does not have any neck, instead the head is a large semi-circular lump sticking directly out from the shoulders. Zuufu’nien are not able to turn their head, instead their backs have evolved to be able to turn one hundred and eighty degree. For a Zuufu’nien to look behind himself he must turn his entire upper body. Zuufu’nien arms are also exceptionally long, reaching nearly three feet in length. They have dense bones and muscle so that their weight is about the same as a bulky human. A Zuufu’nien’s leg muscles are strong enough to propel their bodies in unusually far jumps. Zuufu’nien skin is typically tanned a dark brown or almost black from the sun. Zuufu’niens usually prefer to grow their hair long, failing this they shave completely bald. Zuufu’nien on Ej’aeka do not often grow beards, and if they do the beard is almost always kept closely trimmed in a neat fashion. A Zuufu’nien’s body, while small and dense, is surprisingly buoyant and they have a very hard time drowning in all but the strongest gales.


and again to reiterate...i have no expectations at all...and I am not requesting you to draw ALL of these unless you want to...anything you can do would be amazing...hopefully these descriptions gave you some ideas as well :)

thanks again
 

Wow. What can I say? Those are simply breath taking pieces of art. Each piece is simply stunning, you are quite a talented individual.

I would really love it if you could draw my character, but I notice that you are already swamped with other requests. Are you still taking requests? If you think you've got too much to get through already, by all means say so, but if not, I'll try and get my description to you asap ;)
 


Hey all,

I'm sorry I haven't been in much lately! Lot's of things going on - some good some bad. My wife is disabled (bad) but getting better (good), she's been accepted into a program that helps disabled folks get back into the work force (good), so we've been doing a bunch of stuff related to that.

We're also trying to buy a house. (both good AND bad), with all that entails.

I've also gotten some paid illustration work (good) which has occupied much of my small amount of drawing time (bad). I'm pretty excited about it, and I have this board and the support of you folks to thank in no small amount.

Unfortunately, I've decided I have to stop taking requests for now (very bad). But I will continue to try and finish the requests I've already received (good). That includes Dark Harlequin and Mezirio's (and Riveneye's - you did ask nicely, after all :) ).

Once I catch up on these I'll probably open up for requests again.

Hopefully I'll have some requests done this weekend (I started one of Sammael99's, but after drawing much of it I realized it featured a vampire in an outdoor market in the middle of the day. I never said I was all that bright.;) ).

Thanks again everybody! Talk atcha again soon.

-bob
 

Well congrats, brak1! Uhm... about the work anyways. Sorry to hear about the rest...

Can you give us some hint who this paid illustration work is for? An rpg publisher, or just some random commisions?
 

sweet! im on the list :P
but really, congrats on the paid work and house...
no hurry at all with whatever you want to do on mine, im just excited that someone is willing to draw my races :)
um, if it helps at all i really like the style of scetch you used for the reddish picture of the dwarf....great style for showcasing creatures...
and please, dont be afraid to make em as strangely alien as you like...im trying to stay sorta far from the "typical fantasy world"
:)
 

Wow, thank you so much for agreeing to draw my character, especially with all that is going on in your life right now. I really appreciate it.

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Name: Silastriaqui Gender: Female Race: Half-elf Alignment: Neutral Age: 20 Height: 5'9" Weight: 116lb

Silastriaqui is tall and slender, and almost has the figure of a nymph (Stereotypical for a female character, you say? Maybe, but her beauty has been linked to the game many times, so I think it's important to include). She's the type of person that moves 'like the water'. When she moves, it is always with speed, skill and grace. Her skin is light and clear. Her hair is a shade of very dark red, and is a bit wavy... but not too wavy (see attached image silhair.jpg for an example of what Sil's hair looks like). The length of hair is about the same as in the photo, about halfway down her back. Her eyes are a deep purple-blue mix. She has 2 tattoo, both being tribal like. One is on her belly, around her navel. It looks like a flame. Sorta circular at the bottom, with the flame coming to its tip above her navel. Her other tattoo is on her face, or, to be more precise, on her left temple. It is of a crescent moon with a few stars. All the clothes she wears (except her hooded cape, which should be drawn with the hood down) are made of (tight) leather. Her boots come up to knee level. Her pants are long enough to go inside her boots, and start at her hips. No higher, no lower. Her shirt-like clothing is one of the things that makes this character unique. Imagine a really tiny shirt, one that only covers the breasts, and leaves the midriff showing. Instead of buttons to do up the front the two sides are held together with some string (and the 2 sides don't fully touch together either, so some cleaveage is showing, hehe). Now, imagine that this shirt has the right arm sleeve end at about the middle of the upper arm, but the left extends all the way down her arm, and ends in a glove. It's like a glove that extends all the way up to the soulder and connects to the clothing. It's not a seperate piece of clothing, it's the same garments. She also wears a dark green hooded cape, with the hood down. This cape has gold runic lettering around the edge. Since she is a archer (if it helps, she is a Ranger 5/Sorcerer 2/Arcane Archer 9/Deepwood Sniper 2), her bow is really going to be what stands out on her. She holds her bow in her left hand (she's not goofy :P). Her bow is really a work of art in itself, though I think I lack the words to describe it. It's a dark wooden composite longbow with elven lettering on it (in gold). I lack the imagination to make it fancier, but maybe you can. What I'm trying to say here is that this bow is really fancy. It's something that would turn heads wherever she went. If she has an arrow drawn, it should have some sort of magical aura around it.
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Well... I think that's it. I can't think of anything else at the moment, but I'm sure I'll kick myself later for not including something. If you're unclear on anything I wrote, please ask, and once again, thanks for drawing this for me ;)
 

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Arrgggh... best of intentions, right? Barely got one sketch ready this weekend. Looked at a farm house with over an acre of land that was a combination of homey warmth and horror movie set. I've never felt the urge to smile and shake with fear at the same time before.

Here's Sammael99's Baron of Llambeth - a very quick sketch, I'm afraid:
 

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