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Aeronwen · Jan 10, 2012, 09:41 AM // 09:41

The atmosphere of the blue piece is very serene, a little lonely though.

The archer is simply gorgeous  (I hope she is not shooting doves ^^) I very much like the armour, which is more practical than most.

I am pleased we get to see your old pieces but need to have them bigger.

Charlie Dayman · Jan 11, 2012, 04:50 AM // 04:50

Really nice color studies on the clothes there. The character designs are a lot of fun too - the Ranger is looking especially nice. Reminds me a lot of Horia Dociu's "Thief Queen" painting.

Keep up the good work!

BlackXI · Jan 15, 2012, 09:49 PM // 21:49

@Aeronwen: I will see if I can post the larger versions. And yes it does look quite lonely.

@Charlie: I see what you did there.

Thankyou for the motivation! Your comments, along with everyone else means a lot to me.

Aeronwen · Jan 16, 2012, 09:25 AM // 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

the Ranger is looking especially nice. Reminds me a lot of Horia Dociu's "Thief Queen" painting.

I had to go look up that one...found it here

I prefer Black's ^^ not least because she is more sensibly dressed.

BlackXI · Jan 16, 2012, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Lol Aeronwen

Here are some figure studies and some other random goodies.
Please these next studies are nude ones.

NSFW
Replication of Michelangelo's David

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The Female Body

I also decided, after talking to an awesome GW guru member, that I would occasionally create small little tutorials. These tutorials are to aid anyone out there that might need help. I am not a professional artist, however I have learn a few things so I'll be happy to try to help.

Ninja Tip 1

Tommy's · Jan 16, 2012, 07:43 PM // 19:43

That study of David is so incredibly awesome! I love that statue and I love your painting on it. It's so hard to give a body very little muscle, which I so envy of that statue. The colors you gave it are really nice too, the reds really fit in there. Great job!

BlackXI · Jan 18, 2012, 10:59 PM // 22:59

Thank you Tommy I might do more anatomy studies. David's muscle structure was quite subtle. It was quite a task not to 'beef him up', I'm trying to focus more on naturalistic proportions. Moreover, I'll try to practice more environments and value studies. So these might my last people drawings for a while on the computer

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Morag D · Jan 19, 2012, 09:05 AM // 09:05

some fantastic improvement going on here, I really like your studies. I was going to point out that David's head looks a bit too large, but then I had a peep at reference pics and actually it looks too large for the statue too

lovely tones though, I really like you use of colour, I'd say you have a natural knack for it!

Sura · Jan 23, 2012, 10:49 PM // 22:49

wow thats awesome

! ah i need to do some studies as well... anatomy is hard

BlackXI · Feb 13, 2012, 08:30 PM // 20:30

When I saw the picture of David I thought his head was quite large, I still do

. And thanks I love experimenting with color!

Thanks Sura, I actually loathe anatomy, however I think it is a real big help when drawing humanoid forms without it, at least for me, my work would look much different then it does now.

*Yawns, goes back to daydreaming*

Morag D · Feb 13, 2012, 08:36 PM // 20:36

not daydreaming! making pretty arts for us to look at :3

Aeronwen · Feb 18, 2012, 05:26 PM // 17:26

Yes c'mon Black we have been waiting for ages.

BlackXI · Feb 21, 2012, 03:04 PM // 15:04

Sorry, I've been quite busy and have an art block. Hmm maybe if I open com...nah... I'll think of something once I have time. Anti-peer pressure FTW!

Aeronwen · Feb 26, 2012, 08:44 PM // 20:44

*helps out Black*

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...7&postcount=16

InfestedHydralisk · Feb 26, 2012, 09:09 PM // 21:09

Maybe you would like to draw a ninja.. *whistles*

DJ_HyDRA · Feb 26, 2012, 11:06 PM // 23:06

Maybe I can provide some inspiration

BlackXI · Feb 28, 2012, 04:37 PM // 16:37

Lol @ Aeronwen,IH, and DJ_Hydra

Ideas I have been working on.

Who knows I may take some of your offers

Aeronwen · Feb 29, 2012, 09:03 AM // 09:03

I don't know why it is called corrupted armour when it has a lovely jewelled look to it.

Everything is still a little dark, it's a bit frustrating not to be able to see it more clearly.

BlackXI · Feb 29, 2012, 06:09 PM // 18:09

The idea behind the corrupted armor came from a personal project I was working on. The project was based on numerous PC games and movies. I felt that, like in life, most things that look beautiful are often very dangerous/bad.

I wanted the armor to look appealing to eye, however at the same time I did not want it to look overly glamourous. I really like iridescent objects and wanted the armor to have that appearance.

I don't know why it appears dark, on my monitor, it looks normal. Maybe the size of it makes it look darker...

I wonder if anyone else sees it as dark.

Neith · Mar 02, 2012, 12:29 AM // 00:29

I have loved looking at your work, this is the first time I post in this section. I've been looking for someone to draw one or two of my characters and was wondering what you charge, if you're willing (not too busy), and what would be drawn for the cost charged.

thanks.