Curse

Yasmine · Feb 25, 2010, 12:53 PM // 12:53

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Originally Posted by Smilin' Assassin

woah .. Iron (+ his Hammer~!) are suitably imposing ..
I like how the monstie at front is out of focus, brings more attention to Iron ..
~ but what totally steals the scene are your semidetailed warriors, mouthing warchants & advancing out of the darkness~!!

In all the pics in this series, the setting enhances the characters and this one especially so ~ I particularly love your night sky .. and your chop is a new touch :}

QFT lol

And the afflicted looks disgusting enough already imho

bebe · Feb 25, 2010, 03:32 PM // 15:32

Woo.. love the warrior Charliepai.

The afflicted looks.. ew... (in a good way).. never liked those things ingame. ><

Charlie Dayman · Feb 25, 2010, 03:47 PM // 15:47

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Originally Posted by Smilin' Assassin

woah .. Iron (+ his Hammer~!) are suitably imposing ..
I like how the monstie at front is out of focus, brings more attention to Iron ..
~ but what totally steals the scene are your semidetailed warriors, mouthing warchants & advancing out of the darkness~!!

Since you seem to have read Taiko, I'm sure you'll get the reference. I had just gotten to the incident at Honnoji, and the image of a disorganized night battle with torches, fire and ash popped into my head. Hot damn, the imagery and wording in that book is such an amazing source of scene inspiration.

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In all the pics in this series, the setting enhances the characters and this one especially so ~ I particularly love your night sky .. and your chop is a new touch :}

I'm really trying to give each character their own unique visual story based on their class, and background. Settings certainly make up a big part of that to me. And thanks about the chop remark, even though it doesn't say anything besides my name, lol.

@Raven: You've gotta practice your html kung fu a little bit and be a bit of a nerd for old arcade games.

@Yasmine: Glad you think the Afflicted are disgusting looking. Most certainly how I want the viewer to feel about them since their look definitely separates the goodies from baddies.

@Bebe: They just want to give your ele a hug. A nice big sickeningly explosive hug.

Invertation · Feb 25, 2010, 04:54 PM // 16:54

... and that was the particularly interesting trick there--creating a hideous fiend that is reupulsive, yet does not distract from the overall composition. How you manage to pull these things together so well is beyond me.

Have you been keeping track of how long a piece of that detail takes?

frostkisses · Feb 25, 2010, 08:11 PM // 20:11

*picks jaw up off the floor*...amazing charlie!
better and better each time

Charlie Dayman · Feb 25, 2010, 08:43 PM // 20:43

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Originally Posted by Invertation

... and that was the particularly interesting trick there--creating a hideous fiend that is reupulsive, yet does not distract from the overall composition. How you manage to pull these things together so well is beyond me.

Like Tommy mentioned earlier, the Afflicted look a bit unfinished - and for good reason. Yasmine also said how the background outshined Iron a bit. So to keep from overdoing it on detail, I drew the Afflicted in a very sketchy manner, but still keeping them easily identifiable - this being the reason why I'm so reluctant to go back and add more detail to them.

The blurry effect on them just lessens their detail but also pushes the viewer's perception that you're standing right behind them.

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Have you been keeping track of how long a piece of that detail takes?

Even though I worked sporadically, I'd say this took me almost a week. RL work and classes just get me sidetracked.

@Frost: Cheers. I may have an idea for your ice ele - assuming you're an ice caster from your avatar.

Chicken of the Seas · Feb 25, 2010, 09:09 PM // 21:09

Oh man. The way you do lighting is so smexy! I thought afflicted had a different eye color...but maybe I just never noticed.

...you planning on doing a mesmer sometime as well? =P

Unlucky Slayer · Feb 25, 2010, 09:11 PM // 21:11

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Originally Posted by Chicken of the Seas

...you planning on doing a mesmer sometime as well? =P

Mesmer eh? Why not a twin pair of mesmers =P

Charlie Dayman · Feb 25, 2010, 09:13 PM // 21:13

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Originally Posted by Chicken of the Seas

Oh man. The way you do lighting is so smexy! I thought afflicted had a different eye color...but maybe I just never noticed.

I remember the Afflicted Warriors having small blue lights for eyes, so I threw that in there just for the sake of giving a bit more facial detail.

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...you planning on doing a mesmer sometime as well? =P

I don't see why not. I actually want to take a stab at ornate fabric designs somewhere down the line.

*hint hint, nudge nudge, wink wink*

EDIT: I suck at quoting people.

Ravenhawk · Feb 25, 2010, 09:18 PM // 21:18

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Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

@Raven: You've gotta practice your html kung fu a little bit and be a bit of a nerd for old arcade games.

I already got the nerd part going. HTML , yes since I am a web application developer..Arcade games - I used to be addicted to galaga and pacman.Kung-fu - I grew up watching old school Jackie Chan movies.

Does that make me qualified?

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Originally Posted by Unlucky Slayer

Mesmer eh? Why not a twin pair of mesmers =P

Make that three ^^"!

Charlie Dayman · Feb 25, 2010, 09:29 PM // 21:29

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Originally Posted by Ravenhawk

I already got the nerd part going. HTML , yes since I am a web application developer..Arcade games - I used to be addicted to galaga and pacman.Kung-fu - I grew up watching old school Jackie Chan movies.

Does that make me qualified?

Most certainly considering my html skills are remedial compared to yours since you're a web developer.

And to the people interested in having their characters included, feel free to PM me. Screenshots, background stories and any extra info like weapons and armor most certainly help.

The current list of characters I'll eventually be drawing, in no particular order, are:

-Smilin' Sin
-Unnamed Golemmancer
-My brother's Dervish
-Tzu
-Hailfall

These are characters with concepts I have written in stone. Toss-ups I have at the moment include Bebe, Frostkisses and a male Sin who I may or may not fill with my own toon.

Invertation · Feb 25, 2010, 09:37 PM // 21:37

Any ideas for a Ritualist in the somewhere down the line?

Charlie Dayman · Feb 25, 2010, 09:40 PM // 21:40

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Originally Posted by Invertation

Any ideas for a Ritualist in the somewhere down the line?

Probably. Ritualists seem like a class where cooking up an idea shouldn't be too difficult.

bebe · Feb 26, 2010, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Can't wait to see more works Charliepai~

And I hope that towards the end you do pick my little ele.. she would be delighted to model for you. xD

Tommy's · Feb 26, 2010, 08:32 AM // 08:32

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Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

The current list of characters I'll eventually be drawing, in no particular order, are:

-Smilin' Sin
-Unnamed Golemmancer
-My brother's Dervish
-Tzu
-Hailfall

These are characters with concepts I have written in stone. Toss-ups I have at the moment include Bebe, Frostkisses and a male Sin who I may or may not fill with my own toon.

Its.. its... just impossible.. It can't be.. Prepare for hundreds of pm's

No monk, don't got words for it

Hailfall · Feb 26, 2010, 08:44 AM // 08:44

(could have sworn id had replied before about the finished piece)

Wow the warrior turned out awesome

And *yay* i am in the list

Ravenhawk · Feb 26, 2010, 12:00 PM // 12:00

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Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

And to the people interested in having their characters included, feel free to PM me. Screenshots, background stories and any extra info like weapons and armor most certainly help.

Woot! Expect a PM from me today or tomorrow Charliepai. <3 Was going to work on it last night but I ended up drawing instead

bebe · Feb 26, 2010, 05:53 PM // 17:53

A little OT, regarding posts wayyyy above!

Oh hayhay.. I have a degree in web design (too). ^o^

But I don't do complicated shiz.. just simple&clean.

Del · Feb 26, 2010, 06:25 PM // 18:25

wouldn't happen to need a pirate mes would you Charliepai?

YunSooJin · Feb 26, 2010, 07:26 PM // 19:26

I hope everyone who is calling Charlie Charliepai is a girl irl :|