Curse

Brother ORin · Jun 27, 2013, 03:34 PM // 15:34

For the past few months, I've been focusing more on my character designs and my commissions on them, hoping to remove myself from the vicious temp job circle that I'm getting real tired of...
in between my commissions, I've been working on personal images of my own characters for a series I've had in mind for a while.
Original DA gallery: http://bakudonstorm.deviantart.com/

((Current work: Spellbound Series 1))

The character images I have here is an idea for a fighting game concept, where all fighters are wizards who specialize in one of either six studies(Mind, Body, Soul, Shadow, Wave and Arcaneer.)

The first arc of the series follows the newest edition of students of the Arcane Academy School Of Magic called Group 12.
The main protagonist, Miogei, is the youngest to enter the Academy and is also known as a Prodigy to the Mind Arcana. However, she also carries and powerful, but deadly, artifact known as the Grimoire Cauchemerduex that Crime Lord E'Ral Dagoth wants.
Meanwhile, the Kitewater Military are on the verge of owning the Arcane Academy for their own uses while Kitewater City is being haunted by an abomination that has been taking people away at night.

Right now, here is the images for the fighter's roster, twelve total.
This isn't a concrete plan to make a fighting game right now, but I have been studying and improving my work to one day make it a reality.

Fighters of Group 12.
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The Arcane Prodigy: Miogei.
Arcana: Mind.
Balance Type.
A Gypsy from the swampland, Shadowmare, Miogei joins to become a student of the Arcane Academy in hopes to lift the curse of the evil book she carries, The Grimoire Cauchemardeux.
A fan of sports, Miogei uses both her mental will and knowledge of popular sports of Outhere to mimic movements and objects to gain victory in arcane combat.

The Dynamic Rolla! Rygal Norton.
Arcana: Body.
Rushdown Monentum Type.
The self-proclaimed leader of the inputs, Rygal hails from the Midmist District, fights are almost common in his residence and word of mouth says he's taken down all rivals in the district. Rygal was enrolled to the Academy to learn control and discipline in his actions, but his impatience and short temper might be a snare in that path.
Hit fast in all directions at once, fast enough to be in three or more places at once, almost impossible to hit and the "Bad Guy" attitude just might be hiding that glass jaw he's born with too...

The Iron Comrade: Andro Kind.
Arcana: Body.
Heavy Powerhouse Type.
A resident from the arctic lands of Zerohs, Andro was accepted into the Arcane Academy after saving his town from an organized bandit raid. Although physically the strongest in the input group, Andro is a lover before a fighter and will kill with kindness(and Bear hugs) before leaving his opponents as a crater mark in the ground.
A combination of a striker and grappler, Andro's Arcana helps him create shock waves to open the ground under his opponents, slowing then down enough to catch up and give them a nice hug.

The Desert Eye: Rasheed Afsar.
Arcana: Soul.
Power Up Type.
A shape changer from the Red Wall Desert. Like many Soul Arcanas of the Red Wall Desert, Rasheed has made a pact with the ancestral Tortoise, Halakamir, blessing him with strong offensive or defensive powers with each prayer to the Tortoise spirit.
Rasheed has a balance of mid range offense and defense, however, He has the ability to increase either attack or defense powers for every prayer he finishes to Halakamir or even receiving enough charge for more powerful special attacks, as well as the ability to shift into his Sand Dragon form for a short time.

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Fighters of Criminal Organization: Obelisk.
The Master Crime Lord: E'Ral Dagoth.
Arcana: Soul.
Trapper Type.
With connections in major cities in Outhere, E'Ral is untouchable by the law. His plans for the Grimoire Cauchemardeux is vague, but "Big things will happen for this world" if the book is in his possession.
E'ral Spirit contract is with the ancient twins of thunder and lighting, giving him control of powerful spirit minions and ancestral storms.

The Gentleman Armor: Arthur Van Buren.
Arcana: Arcaneer.
Rushdown Mix-Up Type.
The final member of the Obelisk roster. Charm hides his deception, just as his armor hides his countless assassin grade weapons powered by magic and creativity.
Wearing the suit of arcana armor that carries a variety of weapons and firearms. Hammer Guns, Rocket Boots, Scatter Shots and even an AI is just a few of many ways to defeat an opponent.

The Unborn Glacier: Coldstone.
Arcana: Mind.
Grappler Type.
Suspected to be a former Military soldier who dies decades ago from a Necromancer attack at the Arcane Academy. Now working under the hands of E'Ral, no one is sure of the construct's motives of his destructive use of power.
Using the mind arcana, he is able to expand the ice from his body to generate defensive and offensive walls and weapons of ice, as well as creating blizzards at will. Be warned when trying to grapple with him, you might end up finding yourself encased in ice instead.

The Mad Tangle: Alice.
Arcana: Shadow.
Stance Type.
A strange child born from a disgraced tribe of Gypsies. Her clownish personality and hours of talking about nothing may not win her any awards anytime soon, but her skills as an illusionist has already earned her top spot in the Obelisk organization.
Very speedy and hard to hit, Alice enjoys showing off her illusion and contortion tricks to throw off the opponent by creating off fighting stances, such as the tangled mess that is the "Tornado Scarecrow", the airborne styles of the "Skeleton Butterfly" and the ever vicious "See Saw."

The Wandering Vengeance: Gemini.
Arcana: Body.
Momentum Beatdown Type.
Born and raised in the Blood Pits Arena, This member of the criminal group, Obelisk, lives to prove her strength, only to one day find the demon father that created her and kill him for leaving her to die in the pits.
Gemini is no-nonsense when it comes to arcane combat, She's never been the one to hold her punches. "Pussyfooting's for those who needs a fist through their skull."

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Third Party Fighters.
The Grand Leader: General Vorago.
Arcana: Arcaneer.
Semi-Grapler Type.
A firm believer of peace through control, Vorago seeks to gain control of the Arcane Academy to convert all mages to work only as trained soldiers and not as they were trained for many years. With the nearing disasters ahead, Vorago's control may just come to past.
Vorago's fighting style is a no-nonsense, disciplined combat style. Mixed with the addition of high end Arcaneer weaponry, Vorago will be a challenge for even the skilled mage.

The Leaf Tailed Bandit: Tenten.
Arcana: Shadow.
Sniper Type(Joke Character.)
The sharpest tool in this Imp's disposal will always be her silver tongue, and if words are out of the question, flailing around, throwing anything she can grab and hiding behind her opponent's back while stealing their stuff is always the next best thing.
Being small and sleek, Tenten will have to rely on attacking fast and often, stealing or applying conditions under her opponent's noses and using whatever she pulls out of her Infinity Satchel. Although her arcana helps her greatly, it has the tendency to loose control is she's not careful...

The Imperfect Homunculus: Gaggyllak.
Arcana: Mind.
Transformer Type.
Once the Arch Mages find out where this thing hides and when it attacks, Kitewater City's curfew is not only mandatory, but a matter of life or death.
Gaggyllak method of fighting is to use whatever trash that was collected against it's opponents, shaping it's body to create weapons and even going as far as taking a form of another mage.

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Thanks, Gaggyllak was a challenge to design, since it's pretty much a formless Symbiote like creature.
I might try for some short comic series later on, but it's the story concepts I have a hard time one, I was designing some comic covers here and there, I might complete those.

Here are the images for the NPCs of the series.

Group 15(Student Seniors.)
From left to right.
The Beryl Boys(Cid and Ren): Two best friends who are experts in the Shadow Arcana. Zahar relies on their espionage expertise to get information she wants.

Brock Ulfr(below): A professional arcaneer smith, Zahar likes having him around so he can give her the latest information on technology before anyone else knows, plus Chupacabras make for comfortable foot rests.

Mango Tanner(above): A Mer-Folk and expert of the Mind Arcana. A usual space cadet, Mango is always eager to be Zahar's "you go first" decoy. But just add water, and he can be an unstoppable force.

Alejandra Domingo: A Mind Arcana expert and Zahar's go to librarian, any historic information Zahar wants, Alejandra is the go to for any and all info from the library or off the top of her head.

Zahar Renepa VII: The leader of Group 15 and Little Miss Popular. Having enough charm towards the teachers, she's almost free to do whatever she wants in the Academy, plus having an over-indulging grandfather who's also the teacher of the Soul Arcana doesn't hurt either. But don't let her valley girl lifestyle fool you, A member of the Renepa House doesn't get where she is by batting her eyelashes.

The Academy Teachers.
Nova Lenmana Of Body: A Minotaur born from the mountain tribe of Storm Summit. Along with her Arcana mastery, Nova is known to be one of the best in wrestling style discipline. She takes her work seriously, even after she happily downs a whole keg of Dizzy Water.

Akira St.Rose Of Mind: Residing in the capital city of Kitewater, Akira is rather an odd one, no one knows the reason for her sickly appearance, just don't say anything bad about her, she just might be standing behind you without warning.

Sirius Le Mort Of Shadow: A narcissistic gentleman from K'zaa city, Sirius specializes more of the corruption arts of the shadow Arcana. Highly suspicious, he seems to have a fascination with younger females, a strange one at that.

Kaizer Badname Of Wave(above): Formally a janitor of the Academy, Kaizer was relocated to be a substitute teacher after the last teacher went AWOL. Kaizer is the only expert of the dying Wave Arcana, mages who specialize in generating sound magic with vocals or musical instruments. Kaizer is the most laid back of the six and the least to be taken seriously.

Zii Yaffa Of Arcaneer(below): Born in the Kitewater District, Her father being a Chupacabra might explain her obsession with Arcaneer creations. Zii knows that even if Arcaneers have the lowest connection to magic, they can be just as superior, and she'll remind you of it every time.

Zahar Renepa V Of Soul: The "King Of Passion," Zahar is all about the Soul Arcana and the superiority of House Renepa, but nothing makes him happier than to see the youth of all Arcana, Although he has the tendency to spoil his granddaughter greatly, whether it's spoiling her with gift and personal magic training. Don't let him catch you in any wrong doings either, He'll have you run laps around the campus on your hands.

The Arch Mages.
Asuka Law: Born an immigrant from the Farwaters, Asuka suffered from severe Catacomb Blindness, leaving her vision completely in the dark, But with her natural traits and her mastery of the Wave Arcana, Asuka's vision is known to be better than any bat's. Asuka's weapon of choice is custom paddle called The Siren's Nail, swung like a sword, it can generate beautiful sounds that can be her opponent's demise.

Amaranth Zelchova(above): Also the elder guardian of the Astral Forest and the most powerful Soul Mage, Amaranth's power is provided by the billions of souls, bugs and woodland critters alike, that has been given refuge by her throughout her 200+ year lifespan. She's titled herself to be the goodwill ambassador to the academy.

Nicole Delphine: The Security Enforcer of the Academy. Proving time and again to be the strongest Mind Mage currently, Nicole prefers to use trickery tactics, while magic comes to her naturally, she gets a kick out of controlling the minds of the weak, whether it is provided by magic or her natural charm, one would never know.

Iron Takoda: The leader of the Arch Mages, His mastery of the Body Arcana is said to border that of a legendary Arch Mage Supreme. Iron is a no nonsense individual who is said to be cruel and merciless to the students who would defy their teachers and otherwise try and cause a bad name to the academy.

I will post more personal characters later, I am also open for commissions too.

Brother ORin · Jun 28, 2013, 05:54 PM // 17:54

Dumping some of my newer art.

The Iron Mammoth: Designed, created and piloted by steam tech master, Amelia Skyharte, has everything for her urban combat and demon hunting needs.

BODY: Re-enforced iron plating can withstand close range blasts from grenades to mortar blasts. For intense combat, the S.S(Snail Shell located in the back) will fold forward to protect any head injuries, at the same time, gives Amelia 360 digital imagery of any attackers from front and back.

SHOULDERS: The Beehives are properly named, if Amelia has her hands full, Emergency Stinger Turrets will automatically disable any surprise attacks, or immobilize them long enough for Amelia to finish what's already on her plate. Manual controls are also great for long range offense.

LEFT ARM: The Trident is a retractable weapon, very deadly up close, because nothing says "Don't f*** with me!" like having three, diamond cutting chainsaws boring through a Monster's chest cavity.

THE STAMPEDE(Weapon shown): A jet propelled cleaver that can swing with enough force to chop through any metal or giant bones.

THE BUSTER TUSK(Not Shown): Great for urban combat, the Buster Tusk comes equip with a great sword cleaver and a built in mortar cannon with four rounds of 120mm mortar bombs, with added napalm liquid in each bombs, the Buster Tusk is Amelia's best friend when it comes to crowd control.

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Have a little bit of Duo Madness.

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Amelia needs to get out of that armor more often.

Because mutant hunting and urban pacification doesn't exactly pay the bills, but vehicles are always in need of repairs and disarming.

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Here's my latest example of a badge work.

Back from the dead, Cleric Kage O'Donnell returns to the corrupt city of Dhrenn to restore hope for the people, even if it means fighting the law itself.

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Well, it's 8:00 somewhere, time for Ponies, and why not add some Anarchy Reigns to it too?

his idea was stuck in my head for a while, the dynamic pairing of the Vinyl Scratch and Mellow Trades(My Pony Representative,) ready to take on any Mutants and Cybrids in Marevallin to earn that paper.

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Starting off some summertime pics for the season, hoping to get as much done as I can during the time.

First off, here's pop star hopeful/accidental bounty hunter, Gen-Gen Silva enjoying herself on a beach shore.

She follows the three Fs for summer: Friends, Fun and Food! Emphasis on the last one.

I couldn't decide on her hair to be original color(above,) or color her hair to match the setting, so why not both?

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Second of my Summer Collection, this one featuring JJ Belle enjoying the summer break, that is until...

Poor gal just can't get a break. Part two coming soon.

Brother ORin · Jun 30, 2013, 06:23 AM // 06:23

Here comes part two.

If you thought something else was gonna happen, then you look at too much internet and should go outside for a while.
Maybe hit the beach and get some JJ's Fried Calamari balls too, comes with a serving of beer and Pepper Tail dipping sauce, the hottest dang sauce you've ever had.

Brother ORin · Jul 02, 2013, 01:41 AM // 01:41

Here comes Miogei.

The Arcane Academy is out for the next three weeks for summer break, so the students and staff alike is visiting the island for some R&R.
But if there's vacant sports gear, Miogei is anything but for relaxing. Try your hand against her at some Volleyball, She doesn't mind if it's 1 on 2 either, because 1 on 5 wasn't enough either...

Brother ORin · Jul 08, 2013, 06:58 AM // 06:58

Professor Flaoers joins the party.

When you have the infamous mad scientist on your island, 89% satisfaction is not enough.
Usually, this hermit would have never left her lab for a summer outing, but we here at Trade's Island had her at Banana Rum.

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Taking a hot springs dip before going to the night party, Amelia wasn't the only one who had the idea to have some privacy while everyone else is at the party.
Nova was more than happy to share her, despite her warning that even Minotaurs can get inebriated after two bottles.
Perhaps they might have their own pre-party of their own.

Aeronwen · Jul 19, 2013, 05:27 PM // 17:27

Some nice work work here. Many of the poses in the first group are great. Maybe it is my monitor but the pics with darker area seem too dark for any detail.

The later pics are ok but I have been bored for a whole by oversize boobs and skimpy tops.

Brother ORin · Aug 14, 2013, 05:18 PM // 17:18

Next is up, some Guild Wars Action.

The friends of Tyria out enjoying some fresh air after being stuck in Orr for weeks.

The Charr Engineer, Nail, who prefers chef duties and making helpful household turrets over war and domination like other Charrs, is finally catching up on his subscription to Turrets Weekly, maybe they published his article he sent about his design for the turret that dispenses hand held pies.

And the Asura Guardian, Geopaw, an odd Asura who perfers life outside the lab, is just happy that the latest volume of her favorite book series, The Lusty Asurian Maid, is finally out, so don't bother trying to talk to her until She's read it cover to cover.

I do have some pics slowly in the process, one is a belated picture for my brother, a commission and an old character of mine.

Per request of others elsewhere, I'm going to go ahead and drop off my portfolio here, has petty much what I have here, just a little more professional to submit.

http://orineves.crevado.com/

Aeronwen · Aug 19, 2013, 07:36 AM // 07:36

Love the colours. There is a certain not, sunny day seaside haze feel to that pic which is spot on.

Brother ORin · Sep 07, 2013, 07:00 PM // 19:00

Thank you.

Wanted to do something for my brother who's stuck in base for the summer, so let's have his character, Maximus, become the test subject for Mellow Trades' new body spray.

Someone didn't read the fine print, pray for him.

Luv-A-Dub Body Spray, In Stores Now!

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Working on colored line designs.
I wanted to make another pic with Gemini, because everyone seems to take a liking to her.

Gemini: "Get use to looking up this high, because next time, you'll be looking up THROUGH the ground!"

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Thanks again for the comments once again.

Found an old character in my archives that I wanted to redesign, this might end up as becoming a series of characters based off of martial art disciplines.

An undefeated streak, a perfect athlete's body and a science genius, if you need a description about Dice Carloman, Flawless is the only word you need to know about her.

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Karate is up next.

A bodyguard to the business industrialist, Lexington Draco, Chang Lightning has been sent to the tournament to promote the Ryuken Dojo, a relentless Karate training camp were mercy is abandoned.

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Capoeira joins the party.

Pop star singer and dancer, the bubbly Gen Gen Silva enters the fray, bringing her mastery of Capoeira passed down from the Silva family, along with her high powered dance skills to mix it up a bit.

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I'll try to fit in the rest of the summer pics.

Here's Archmage Nicole Delphine.

It's never hard for Nicole to get sunblock on her back, especially when she knows there are plenty volunteers to do her dirty work.

struckbylightning · Sep 17, 2013, 03:41 PM // 15:41

I really like your characters - and the colored line design suits them!

Brother ORin · Sep 21, 2013, 07:50 PM // 19:50

Thank you.

Next up: Fu-Jow-Pai(Tiger Claw System)

A former soldier of the Chinese Special Ops, Tao Huang wishes to spend the peaceful days as a medicine specialist to help the financially poor in the big city.
However, with his daughter suffering from a disease that a highly expensive medical operation can cure, Tao knows that the tournament prize money will be enough to save his daughter.

I need to balance out the disciplines, I got a lot of strikers made, I need grapplers now.

Isjee594 · Sep 22, 2013, 01:07 AM // 01:07

That's so cool! You should totally keep going!

Brother ORin · Sep 24, 2013, 06:15 PM // 18:15

Thank you greatly.

My newest character fresh out of my mind.

Aikido

Being a principal for ten years, Principal Hopkins knows what it takes to keep people in line.
While she can only do so much to motivate the students, performing the martial arts tournament armed with only her intellect might be just the inspiration to keep more of her students in class.

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Another grappler style.

Pro Wrestling

The most decorated and hated wrestler in the ring, King Hammer was hired by Lexington Draco to enter the Martial Arts tournament to make sure that all of the contestants are worth the time, even if it means shamelessly putting everyone he fights in the hospital.

Brother ORin · Sep 29, 2013, 05:19 PM // 17:19

Every roster needs the showoff.

Taekwondo

Not just the only pretty face in the tournament, The Korean Voice, Nitro Benoit, was invited to the circuit to bring his martial art mastery and to add a little "color" and "charm"to an otherwise "drab" and "plain faced" tournament.

Aeronwen · Sep 30, 2013, 01:22 PM // 13:22

really enjoying these Orin. I would suggest a slightly smaller image and spoilers around them would make the thread more viewable though.

Brother ORin · Oct 28, 2013, 10:47 PM // 22:47

Guild Wars Halloween special.

While the heroes search the Mad King's Labyrinth for their target, Geopaw and Nail can't help but feel that someone is looking down on them somewhere...

Aeronwen · Oct 29, 2013, 10:02 AM // 10:02

I love the expressions.

Brother ORin · Nov 20, 2013, 08:00 PM // 20:00

Thank you again.

Just a quick pic, been a while with the job hunting and 3D learning, just wanted to draw something to make sure I still got it, so here's a profile pic of Geopaw, the smarter half of Team VS.

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And for those who know the pain of dying in front of a dropped loot in WvW, as we all know, the result will always end up being one of the two...

Still open for commissions, if you or anyone you know is ever interested, I'm always available, the cash will help more than you know.

Aeronwen · Nov 21, 2013, 08:57 AM // 08:57

ahaha loved the loot pic. have you thought of making a comic?

Enchanted Krystal · Dec 01, 2013, 12:38 PM // 12:38

There is some really tallented stuff in here! Well done.