Curse

Drelias Melaku · Nov 04, 2009, 05:49 PM // 17:49

Art-hunting again. This was copied and pasted from my old thread. My offer is still 100k+24e.

Characters

Illharess D Vhid: [x] [x]

Haitou Gakido: [x] [x] [x] [x]

Fourth picture for Haitou is just to show details of the mask and boots.
Illharess' boots have since been changed to Elite Sunspear, dyed grey.

The Story

Illharess is slowly descending into madness as she allows the dark magic to consume her soul. Haitou, is in a similar position due to his own magic, and is slightly mad as well, but is the voice of reason between the two of them. An embrace, a brush of the hand, any contact between them, brings them back to reality, or as close to that as is possible for a Necromancer and a Ritualist.

The Scene

Haitou and Illharess are sitting on the ground together in DoA, both in a pose similar to the female monk's /sit. Haitou's mask is off, and their faces are close, as if leaning in for a kiss. Instead, Illharess is looking down at Haitou's hand, which holds a Forgotten Trinket Box. Illharess is holding the top of the box in one hand, and lifting a Luxon Pendant out of the box with her other hand. Haitou has a soft smile on his face, looking at Illharess' face expectantly. Her expression is one of pleasant surprise.
We liked the scenery here and here, and the ghosts here and here. We would prefer it to be a bit brighter, though, so the details of the characters aren't lost in the darkness. Maybe the lighting could be more along the lines of the Ascalon shot here, where the sky is red but the lighting on the characters is still relatively normal.

The idea behind it is, the world is crumbling around them but they can find a moment of quiet peace with each other pretty much anywhere.

The Details

If this is something you can do, please, by all means, post with your samples and what you can do for this price. If you would like to discuss something in-game, PM Illharess D Vhid (or any of my other characters).

EDIT: Sorry, thought I added that... Looking for semi-realism, maybe a bit of a dark style.

EDIT2: Starr is willing to start this in December, and after drooling over her DA for a little while, I'm more than happy to wait for that. <3 Thanks, Starr!
And thanks, Araiia, for the chibi version! <3

Duranin · Nov 04, 2009, 05:59 PM // 17:59

You should add what kind of art style you're looking for since there's quite a huge variety of styles that people draw on Nolani.

Drelias Melaku · Nov 06, 2009, 02:51 PM // 14:51

Bump before it gets to page two.. Added the type of art I was looking for..

Drelias Melaku · Nov 08, 2009, 05:04 PM // 17:04

Almost on page two again, so here's a bump..

EDIT: Heh, aye, I guess they're not inspired by what I want and/or don't have time.

GeminiJuSa · Nov 09, 2009, 11:31 AM // 11:31

Seems like you have a hard time getting someone to draw for you... Since you have to bump it a lot..?

Drelias Melaku · Nov 11, 2009, 01:08 AM // 01:08

@Gemini: Reply is in the post just before yours.

Anyway - to any artists who might be interested in doing this, the background doesn't have to be terribly detailed. I would really love to see this done in semi-realism, though. The main thing is the relationship between Haitou and Illharess, so if the background is incredibly simple in comparison with the characters, that's 100% okay. <3

Duranin · Nov 11, 2009, 03:25 AM // 03:25

I would offer but my style is still more anime than it is semi-realism... and drawing male characters is still a major weak point of mine. D:

Good luck though... if I feel better later I could probably draw a few small chibis for free.
(Thanks for the help on the SS request btw!)

Drelias Melaku · Nov 11, 2009, 06:00 PM // 18:00

I do like anime style; most of the art I've collected for my OC is anime style. I just think that the feel that I want would be best conveyed through semi-realism. ^^

As for the ss request, no problem at all. ^^ It was nice to finally see a SS request with which I could help. :P -is usually the one requesting-

Ooo, chibis <3 Your chibis are adorable. I'd be honored to receive any. ^^ Thank you very much <3

I hope you feel better soon - haven't been feeling well myself lately, and it's not fun. =P Best wishes!