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Published: 2007-08-15 15:14:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 1552; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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Description Lately I've had no confidence in my drawing ability... just one of those days, we all get them...

I was rummaging through my old Warhammer 40k models and found my favorite piece, a Dreadnought.

I've always wanted to test myself with a dark flame-ridden digital piece with my tablet but hadn't done any decent linearts lately that I haven't colored with pencils.

For some reason I had the word Glorfindel in my head... I googled it and found out it was the name of a Lord of the Rings character from thousands of years before the movies.
god-knows where I had heard it but nonetheless the name stuck...

So here he is, Glorfindel, the Dreadnought-Inquisitor setting something alight to his left... possibly a heretic or some such, who knows...
but here's something to keep you entertained:
(Just a quick biography of the character)
Glorfindel was one of the many millions to stand on the day of the God-Emperor's victory over his traitorous son Horus, as one of the many of the Blood Angels to fall on that day he was deemed worthy of continued service within the armored Sarcophagus of the honored Dreadnought, the living embodiment of the machine-god.

For thousands of years he vanquished unspeakable millions in his name, his fury and piety earning him ranks as a venerable member of the Adeptus Astartes until the day came when he was called for a higher purpose...

An Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus sought an ally for his retinue of the strongest spirit, seeing no match for the undying devotion of this living machine he was summoned to become a member of the Order in the never-ending struggle against the Demon Without.

due to his immortal form, Glorfindel outlived the Inquisitor and eventually bore his mark in the name of the God-Emperor. This at first did not sit well with the overseers of the order and resolved to have him returned to his beloved Blood Angels, though fate would have it that during the second Chaos Crusade his services were unquestionably neccessary he was officially announced an Inquisitor Lord and as a benchmark of what is required for those in the service against the God-Emperor's many foes.
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Comments: 21

Temiree [2008-02-02 22:17:41 +0000 UTC]

Nice lighting! And the drawing itself is good too. Are you used to drawing technical stuff like this?

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Aliies In reply to Temiree [2008-02-03 05:04:46 +0000 UTC]

more or less... I just took this one too far =3

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aeues [2007-10-10 08:23:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah that's the way! Blast em!

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Aliies In reply to aeues [2008-02-03 05:18:56 +0000 UTC]

that's just his flamer... I wish I'd shown him ripping it up with his Assault Cannon there XD

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Devilosa [2007-08-21 01:40:36 +0000 UTC]

I machines....For the advanced Critique : It looks so sketchy... but i like ur style 4 sketches

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Aliies In reply to Devilosa [2008-02-03 05:06:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I originally intended for it to be cleaned up... but I decided not to

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1Rich1 [2007-08-18 01:07:08 +0000 UTC]

cool dude im not sure about the flame, but its got that blowtorch look though spot on

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Aliies In reply to 1Rich1 [2007-08-18 17:14:42 +0000 UTC]

whats wrong with the flame?

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1Rich1 In reply to Aliies [2007-08-19 02:59:09 +0000 UTC]

nothing i was wondering what type you were going 4?

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Aliies In reply to 1Rich1 [2007-08-19 18:08:44 +0000 UTC]

supposed to be liquid fire, not burning liquid like most flamethrowers... the flame isn't bright enough but it's supposed to be plasma-based...

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1Rich1 In reply to Aliies [2007-08-22 03:54:53 +0000 UTC]

ahh i get it now

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CorsairsEdge [2007-08-16 06:59:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's pretty freakin' sweet. I applaud your mechanical drawing skills.

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Aliies In reply to CorsairsEdge [2007-08-16 07:36:38 +0000 UTC]

hehe, only because I had the full-detailed model in my hand XD

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CorsairsEdge In reply to Aliies [2007-08-16 07:58:23 +0000 UTC]

That'll explain a bit.

Still good.

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Aliies In reply to CorsairsEdge [2007-08-16 08:34:55 +0000 UTC]

so you keep telling me XD

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esonic64 [2007-08-15 21:09:35 +0000 UTC]

Thats great! i like the colouring thats on it

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Aliies In reply to esonic64 [2007-08-16 12:12:03 +0000 UTC]

I never actually planned this as a finished piece... I was just messing around with the different colors XD

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Devlin-PL [2007-08-15 20:58:43 +0000 UTC]

nice shadeing

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lemmonade [2007-08-15 20:24:36 +0000 UTC]

cool

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wildwarhog [2007-08-15 19:05:27 +0000 UTC]

Hehe... Nice. I like the dirty line art.
Good bio on him too.

Toast is ready! Now who drank my coffee...

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firemage7342 [2007-08-15 15:49:36 +0000 UTC]

O.O

=total pwnage

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