Curse

EmJey · Nov 16, 2008, 04:17 PM // 16:17

Hey everyone!

sorry i was away for so long, busy life what else can i say.Ill post Rydias meser on here really soon. Theres also some problems with my old website so you cant see other drawings anymore, ill have to fix that somehow heh.

Morag D · Nov 16, 2008, 05:16 PM // 17:16

Hi,
first of all - amazing artwork! I could go on and on about how I love the contrast of light and dark in the second one, and the amazing details, but let's just say I was stunned

So I'm going to try for this, and hope to inspire you

I'd like you to work with my Paragon, Eryn Shadowbane. She's my absolute favourite character, has been through every possible situation in GuildWars and is very special to me. I do not usually make up stories and pasts for my characters, but here's a short paragraph of something I wrote a while ago, which gives you a bit of an idea. Anti-heros have always appealed to me, and I felt that the strong angelic reference in paragons had to be balanced and contrasted with something sinister.

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Though barely past noon, the weak sun cast but a deceptive, fleeting light over the vast, bleak ridges of the Poisonous Outcrops. This far in the north, Abaddon’s dark clutch was almost physically tangible, defying the otherwise supreme reign of Elona’s sun. The continuous battle of day and night has plunged the region into perpetual twilight, occasionally broken only by vicious flashes of green where Abaddon’s poison prevailed over the seemingly impenetrable black rock. A haunt of the undead. A haunt of demons.

Eryn had long since given up wondering why time upon time she felt drawn to this forbidding place. Brought up by the Sunspears, Eryn had never known her parents. The order had educated her, trained her to fight darkness and injustice and had christened her with a surname they felt would plant fear into the hearts of their enemies. Yet somehow she had always known that there was more to her past. Something no one knew, or no one told her about. A dark stigma that clung to her, setting her apart from others, inspiring dark dreams and dark moods. A stigma that had scared her in the past but one she had long since come to accept. A stigma that time upon time pulled her to this place like an invisible force, making her wander the eerie paths, lost in dark thought.

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some more pictures:

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...rynaction3.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ndarkwing2.jpg (weapons)
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ts/ass6_12.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...Erynvaabi2.jpg (mainly used armour combo)

Hope you like it *fingers crossed*

cheers

(oh yeah, I'm on GMT.., Ing. Eryn Shadowbane)

MisterT69 · Nov 16, 2008, 05:40 PM // 17:40

May I say, wow as well, absolutely stunning artwork. I mean really, you can't teach that lol. I think I'll load up some pics of my mes see how that goes

But in all honesty, you got a real knack for this, that's probably some of the best artwork I've seen on Guru.

caballo_oscuro · Nov 16, 2008, 05:51 PM // 17:51

Fabulous work, the detail is outstanding. So much so you can see the definition in both right hands. (Probably not intentional but it appears that the hand on the left arm is a righty). Pardon the pun, but I'm blown away.

These two works are excellent. It shows your dedication to your art and I for one can't wait for your unveiling...

Nemesis Xero · Nov 16, 2008, 06:03 PM // 18:03

Omg that's just amazing, you got a lot of talent

that ranger looks stunning! I'd certainly be interested in a commision, gonna dig through my screenshot map right away

/edit:

Ok found some screenies to try my luck

Nemesis Xero, my very first and all-time favourite character. Being an adventurer she crossed all the continents together with her faithful companion, Echo the Lynx, but every once in a while she returns to Cantha, the place where she was born and raised. She adores places like the Southern Shiverpeaks and the wide plains of Vabbi for their beautiful nature and sights, but for her they can never beat the memory of the hills of Shing Jea, the skies of Nahpui or the woods of the Echovald Forest.
Some background information: she wears obsidian armor and wields a tormented recurve bow most of the time. Her lynx Echo is a lot with her on her trips.

And in case you don't wanna draw a ranger again, my second favourite character Callisto Xero

My current favourite armor is her obsidian, she uses her dragon staff in most cases (she's fascinated by dragons) and she has a hyena pet (Daemon).

Hope you like 'em

I'm also in GMT+1 btw, I forgot to mention that before.

Widowmaker · Nov 16, 2008, 06:04 PM // 18:04

I'd love to put my necro up for this, but in all honesty, seeing what people charge and are paid for commissions, I don't think I could afford to pay what I think your work is worth.

Lovely style, your backgrounds are magnificent. Any time you feel like doing a guide on those, you feel free.

EmJey · Nov 16, 2008, 07:56 PM // 19:56

Hey Widowmaker like i said im not doing this for the money really even thou im totaly broke in game hahahah but hey its just a game

, so go on and impress me

dont worry alright, working for the clients all the time you wouldnt believe what everything they want from me sometimes and everything just becomes kinda dull after time, so this will be fun for me to do, a change

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Bestian Trueflight · Nov 16, 2008, 08:23 PM // 20:23

Can I ask a question?

How does one get into being a freelance artist? It's sort of my dream career (that, or a concept artist). Obviously, my art is a LONG way away from yours, but I like to think that, with time, teaching and the right tools; I can go a long way. But I haven't the foggiest where to start in terms of getting commissions.

You're not obliged to answer this, of course - it's something of a tangent from the thread topic.

~Alex

Vulpes Rex · Nov 16, 2008, 08:28 PM // 20:28

Would you be up for an art trade at some time?

(Deviantart - Website - Commission Thread)

Lawliet Kira · Nov 16, 2008, 08:53 PM // 20:53

Here are pics...i was wondering if you have him holding an emerald blade in his right hand, and fire floating above his left hand, and any background you see fit for him

EmJey · Nov 16, 2008, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Bestian - well being a freelance artist its alright at some sort you are your own master you dont have a boss standing behind ur back watching or telling you what to do all the time, but its not that easy as it seems, its quite hard to get seme decent payed jobs out there unless if your a child of wonders, best of the best, you have to work hard to get somewhere and aventually people come to you for hire. I worked at many different companies before i opened my own studio, for the past 10 years or so, then few years back i got lucky working on mitsubishi pajero commercial, then things just sorta start oppening up for me, i still dont do what i always dreamt of being an illustrator for games or film perhaps, that is yet my dream that im working on.I mostly do tv commercial art , storyboards, matte paintings , and concept art.Thats where the money is. As it comes to games or film, those companies hire best people in the market, the competition is high and even if you get in , you get a contract for 6 up to 12 months tops then your work is usually done there and you can go home.Its very unstable industry to be in or to make somesort of a safe career.But yeah as long as you love to draw you just keep on working on your skills, once you get to some level, make sure you get yourself a website showing ur portfolio and all, and be active as much as you can on different cg forums online such as Deviantart or cgsociety. Its good you start working at the companies first to gain some experience and see how things works before you go freelance.

Vulpes Rex - christ i hope i spelled that right

heh sure im up for it , btw nice website nice drawings too.

regards

mark

Mr. Fish · Nov 17, 2008, 12:50 AM // 00:50

EmJey - Your art is absolutely stunning. I know I have posted my complements about the picture of your ranger in your other thread, but I must say that I am just as impressed by the bottom picture. The shading, the proportions, the mood...EVERYTHING is absolutely perfect. You are an absolutely inspirational artist and I CAN NOT wait to see more of your artwork.

- ><>

Kerwyn Nasilan · Nov 17, 2008, 03:42 AM // 03:42

I will have to take some awesome screen shots for this, incredible work

powercozmic · Nov 17, 2008, 03:45 AM // 03:45

This is really professional work, words cannot describe how awesome ur work is

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Might as well try my luck, cos getting a comission done by you would be a dream come true

! Here are my 2 mesmers,

Erotic Nightmare,

Dream Haunt,

And hoping to see more from you ! Do u have a webpage or site with more artwork we could look at ? ...and once again awesome work !

EmJey · Nov 17, 2008, 09:25 AM // 09:25

i must say you all got beautiful characters, they all got some personality alright

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Kerwyn Nasilan · Nov 18, 2008, 01:10 AM // 01:10

Well Here's some of my warrior: Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn gazed over the battle-scarred field at the effigy in the distance, cursing under his breath at the foul mangy animals that had destroyed his home. He gave a silent order to his men to move up on the unwary group of Charr. He and his men had marched for a day on a hint of a Charr leader in the area, that tip was good. The Charr leader, almost twice as tall as his fellow Charr was chanting in a guttural, unintellectual language. Raising his arms to his false gods as other charr fed the flames. He fastened the buckles on his shield and checked his armor. He had been to hell and back on his journey to kill the Vizier of Orr and the Charrs "gods". Now all he wanted in life was to wipe out every useless one of them. He looked around seeing his men in position, with a thunderous yell they charged the warband and began to slaughter them.

Would be great if you did him, but only if you want to/ he inspired you

The Sword is Runic and the Shield is Crude if you could not see

Edit: Figured I should add more to better my chances

Kerwyn was born in the grand kingdom of Ascalon. Raised as a simple merchant's son. He spent many days killing the worms in the farmers garden only to be chased off by the wolves that lived there. As the encroaching charr army began to infest the Northlands he was enlisted into the academy. He was trained as a warrior and was always one of the worst in his companies. As the preparations for war where made he was called to serve in the spearhead ranks. They began their charge on the charr armies and tore through their ranks. All was going well as the captains shouted of the upcoming victory when the sky turned blood red. The following event was only to be known as the searing. The skies rained fire killing men and charr alike the chaos of battle left young Kerwyn in a pile of bodies unconscious. When he awoke it was silent. He was about to get up when he noticed a charr leader with several Blademasters walking down the battle-field. They came up to his pile and two baldemasters began devouring the corpses. He clsed his eyes tight praying to the gods for them not to take him, he did not want to die. When the blademaster closest to him was about to tear into him the leader shouted something and they left. Just as they began to move Kerwyn heard a groan. Another soldier was awaking only to be torn apart by the leader and eaten alive. His screams of terror made something break in Kerwyn as he grabbed a sword and killed the leader and blademasters in a violent fury. Stabbing and slashing them far past thier points of death. He wandered till he was picked up by a scouting party and returned to his home. He quickly raised through the ranks and eventually went through the flameseekers prophecies and returning to eliminate every bestial abomination from his homeland.

Chicken of the Seas · Nov 18, 2008, 06:07 AM // 06:07

Glad to see you'll be doing commissions from time to time, I'll have to edit this post to put on pics and a bio later on (am a bit busy atm)

furanshisuko · Nov 18, 2008, 09:32 PM // 21:32

your art is amasing. i will soon edit this whit some screenies i want for you to draw. you deserve good comissions. srsly

EmJey · Nov 20, 2008, 09:26 PM // 21:26

heres the first rough sketch for Morag D`s commission will post more along the progress.

cheers

Widowmaker · Nov 20, 2008, 10:05 PM // 22:05

I suspect Morag is going to be a very happy camper.

*Tries to not look jealous.*