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Was supposed to be something of a quick project that just sort of exploded into something larger than I anticipated. Painted this originally in black and white rather than color, then painted the color over it later. This is as close to my color thumbs as I could seriously get it. Over all I'm happy though (for a change
).
Random elf druid. Not that I have anything against the prettier variety of elves, but I always thought there would be some more rugged or feral looking ones that looked more... manish? I guess.

Random elf druid. Not that I have anything against the prettier variety of elves, but I always thought there would be some more rugged or feral looking ones that looked more... manish? I guess.

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Only if you have a hard time getting your values down, which I am HORRIBLE with when I go straight to color. The only thing that I find is difficult is once you get to the point you want to apply color to the piece, sometimes the colors you want to use don't work well due to the fact you have to overlay the color over the the B&W image. It's probably because I haven't found the right technique yet, but that's something to be aware of.

I don't think they had the green hair though did they? I remember doing another character once when I was on a big Baldur's Gate 2 kick, one with my ranger cleric toon, and someone criticized her hair color being wrong for a certain kind of elf. But that was over at Elfwood, so who knows?
There really should be some more warmer colors in his skin. I kept trying to put more reds or oranges in but then it was changing his skin to almost peach which I really didn't like. Poor guy looks pretty pale though without that tough of warmer hues. >.<

There really should be some more warmer colors in his skin. I kept trying to put more reds or oranges in but then it was changing his skin to almost peach which I really didn't like. Poor guy looks pretty pale though without that tough of warmer hues. >.<

I think you like this one. I think it evolved into something more because you liked it. I like it! It's different, yet still true to your style. I really like the style, and I think it's good to see something different. I'm so sick of the elves peraly whites in the likes of Lord of the Rings, and World of Warcraft. This is different, lovely.
In other words, and I hope this pleases you... It should, coming from me, but this is unlike anything I've ever seen before.
In other words, and I hope this pleases you... It should, coming from me, but this is unlike anything I've ever seen before.


Tattoos are a bitch really. It's so much easier to draw simple one color tribals, then you can get them bend and curve the surface of the skin easier. But I've tried doing more complicated stuff, only get half way through it and realizing how printed onto the skin and fake it looked.
It looks a bit different probably because I did this in B&W first. Usually I don't do that I just hit straight color and run, but when I was setting up the lighting on this via the color, I was losing a lot of my values because I was too focused on color. The evolution of this image was a giant one really.
It looks a bit different probably because I did this in B&W first. Usually I don't do that I just hit straight color and run, but when I was setting up the lighting on this via the color, I was losing a lot of my values because I was too focused on color. The evolution of this image was a giant one really.

Wow. You did put a lot into this. How did you transition from b&w to color? Did you just desaturate, look at the problems and put it back into color?
I never realized the folks at Epilogue were so helpful. I guess they're a lot like CA in that respect. But I have the feeling it's a smaller community there.
I never realized the folks at Epilogue were so helpful. I guess they're a lot like CA in that respect. But I have the feeling it's a smaller community there.

Hey meli, was just thinking of you the other day work burying you ?
About the conceptart trip and New Zealand, does it look like you'll make it ? S'awesome if it looks like you will be able to because then we'll see on another there : D
About the druid: Digging the dreads, his expression
and textures, all manually done? And, are you playing wow again or still or is he really 'random' ?
About the conceptart trip and New Zealand, does it look like you'll make it ? S'awesome if it looks like you will be able to because then we'll see on another there : D
About the druid: Digging the dreads, his expression
and textures, all manually done? And, are you playing wow again or still or is he really 'random' ?

Work is crazy. I've had a lot to do both out of the office and in really. To be honest, I don't know how feasible it will be for me to make the New Zealand workshop. Right now I've got too many things to do, and too many bills piling up which are sucking money down. Maybe I might be able to scrape something together, but even then, time won't really be on my side either as later in the year work is still going to be very busy. This year sucks.
Some of the textures aren't manually done, I got a bark texture for the main trunk of the tree and I used some texture effects in Painter to get other textures (like the leather pits on the armor). It was the add grain brush, then you apply a paper texture and it puts in the grain as a texture. It's a neat way to get some effects! I'm not playing WoW anymore. Quit that game laster year as it got a little too tedious and dull.

Some of the textures aren't manually done, I got a bark texture for the main trunk of the tree and I used some texture effects in Painter to get other textures (like the leather pits on the armor). It was the add grain brush, then you apply a paper texture and it puts in the grain as a texture. It's a neat way to get some effects! I'm not playing WoW anymore. Quit that game laster year as it got a little too tedious and dull.

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