Memorabilia
Added 2023-06-05 10:04:18 +0000 UTCHere we have the big versions of that candid Nyx portrait I put up on FA the other day, this being the alternative version I forgot I'd done, but the look didn't satisfy me, so I stuck with the "plain" one. One of these days I'm going to have to put some work into studying dried blood for shit like this. Shouldn't be too hard. I have several neighbors I'm sure wont be missed 9_9
I never thought of the full context of how this image came to be, but it's very much the slightly bemused "Put the camera down, hun. I'm working."-look that I was going for and I'm very happy with how it turned out.
While her style is by no means exclusively old-fashioned, I am referencing a lot of turn-of-the-(previous-)century clothes for her, which is probably what's giving her the Mordecai-esque look some have attributed to her - that, and the glasses XD
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Last image is just an escalated doodle I did last night after a good doodle session with Kalahari (which spawned the shotgun hamster, albeit that concept was thought up by someone else).
It's nothing majorly impressive and is very much meant to lean on 40k illustration materials (as per it's content too), but it's a good showcase of just how little detail you need to put into something to make it look good (if I may say so myself :b).
I've been re-playing GoldenEye 007 over the last week and I've finally arrived at their Moonraker homage in Aztec, that features the garishly colored jumpsuit troops, and I wanted to apply some of that aesthetic to something resembling an Imperial Navy ground crewman, since I felt that was an appropriate place for such a look.
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Sketches next ~
Comments
Well, that's just the Americans. They don't know any better ;) I get you though. Quite admirable that you want to get it right too.
Tygon Panthera
2023-06-21 02:23:42 +0000 UTCIf I didn't know where you work, I'd be a little worried about your offer to get me reference material on blood stains :b Probably because in GE64 aim-assist meant your actual visual profile had very little to do with whether or not you got hit XD I agree though, unless you happen to sit in a sulfur desert, yellow is probably not the color to wear in a combat environment.
iPoke
2023-06-20 23:21:19 +0000 UTCYeah, I don't think there's a whole lot of blood splatter experts in the fandom, but just in case there is one, I want to improve my artistic ability on accounts of most specialists in our circles being a little anal - just think of the flame wars that errupt every other time to you upload a gun in an image XD Thanks tho. I'm glad the rest of the work is appreciated :3 I look forward to whatever it is you're about to try.
iPoke
2023-06-20 23:19:29 +0000 UTCI'm sure a lot of it is the reflection in her eyes and the singular light source (plus bounce off the wall behind her), but Nyx looks quite haunting here. Nice work with the blood -- it's convincing enough to me, but if you need help obtaining more for future study, say the word x3 You know, yellow has to be the worst choice of color for any kind of combat-oriented uniform. I don't know why I played as the Moonraker elite so much in multiplayer...
Kalahari
2023-06-07 19:49:09 +0000 UTCI think the blood looks quite good. I mean, I'm no expert, but I am guessing most of your audience isn't, so I think you're fine :) Really cool picture. The whole battered photo effect came out great. Neat guardsman too. I might have to try something....
Tygon Panthera
2023-06-05 12:39:27 +0000 UTC
