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Description Grandfather was the hero of our village. Over the years, he'd defend us from the enemies that attacked us...never once did he ever complain. As he bleeded from the wounds and scars from these battles, he said that the wounds were sacred and that these were our medals of honor to our village.

Bearing the golden armor of Aegis and his blade, which was oddly named, "Scourge", the iron men clad in white fell one by one. With their horses slain and their banners burned to ash, Grandfather stood victorious on the battlefield. As the years passed, some local wenches would call Grandfather a mast-morterer, whatever that means, and would often give him strange looks...however, the cowards never dared give that look when Grandfather looked back. Such ungrateful cowards, to dare insult Grandfather in such a way after all that he's done for them. I oftentimes told Grandfather about these misfits and he'd just laugh and say that there'd be nothing to worry about. Strangely enough, those same wenches never dared to call out to Grandfather again. I guess he must've sat down with them and explained to them all of his great deeds so they must've changed their mind. That's only right, I believe...because Grandfather is a hero. He is my hero.

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This is a character from a story that I've sorta been writing lately. Anyways, this picture was sorta a character sketch for the narrator's grandfather, who was a Duke of a certain town. The grandson idolizes his grandfather but, as you can see, he's evil...anyways, the story kinda revolves around that idea.

As for the picture, it was originally done in pencil on paper. Then scanned and I used Photoshop to manipulate it to be sorta like an old photograph on a wooden table. Anyways, I hope you guys like!
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Comments: 35

tennyo-ceres [2006-06-24 02:09:51 +0000 UTC]

I really like the tone and details on this piece. It definitely grabbed my attention the most. The proportion of the man looks great..the foreshortening of the hand is very well doen as well. The expression on the face is very powerful, and so is the pose. The color contributes very well to the mood. The only thing that bothers me is perhaps the table. It doesnt relate to the drawing at all...I guess the simplicity of the table contrasts with the detailed drawing of the man so that they dont clash, but at the same time, that becomes a weakness beacause the table seems out of place. It appears to belong to another painting. Especially the solid brown cracks, it appears that you perhaps got lazy in the end. Remember, the background is just as important as the foreground! If you don't care about the background, no one else will. Other than that, keep drawing these beautiful art works.

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TranscendenceEngine [2006-06-17 13:52:16 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work, the detail in the face and the highlights on the armor are perfect. The CG background kinda takes away from the image, though.

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dbartesll [2006-06-17 02:36:49 +0000 UTC]

That's a great pice, well done. great cuality in your work

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runwhileyoucan [2006-06-14 12:59:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow, stunning level of detail, and great use of colour, I really like how you made the picture part of the bigger picture [if you get what I mean]
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DaosX In reply to runwhileyoucan [2006-06-14 19:23:23 +0000 UTC]

Yup, thanks!

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jollyfish [2006-05-28 18:39:25 +0000 UTC]

That's amazing! You're very skilled at shading & giving a 3d flare to your drawings. o.o

The only thing I would change is the wooden table. The wavy wood looks a bit too symmetrical.

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1ArmedScissors [2006-05-28 05:10:19 +0000 UTC]

I really like the concept here with the drawing as a picture laying on the table. It's something out of the norm of drawings I usually see, which is a nice change. Keep up the good work, you seem really talented.

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DaosX In reply to 1ArmedScissors [2006-05-28 05:11:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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HeliusFlame [2006-05-28 04:59:54 +0000 UTC]

WoW, cool work... i loved the idia of pic in pic

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katronmaster [2006-05-25 18:49:00 +0000 UTC]

Now this is an utter stunner, well done!

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DaosX In reply to katronmaster [2006-05-25 18:49:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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PhoenixsAshes [2006-05-23 23:56:06 +0000 UTC]

Is that his sig on the pic or yours?

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DaosX In reply to PhoenixsAshes [2006-05-24 02:36:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh, that's actually my sig...from the original sketch.

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PhoenixsAshes In reply to DaosX [2006-05-24 23:34:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I just thought it was, that's be cool on a pic, like he signed it.

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DaosX In reply to PhoenixsAshes [2006-05-25 02:43:45 +0000 UTC]

Hmm...that's an interesting idea. It actually never crossed my mind. Thanks! (*runs off to steal the idea*)

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PhoenixsAshes In reply to DaosX [2006-05-25 11:21:40 +0000 UTC]

I'd just be glad to see it used.

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My-Shadows-Limit [2006-05-23 22:05:33 +0000 UTC]

i like the tones in this and its also a very powerful picture it seems. great detail. nice coloring job; its very smooth. good work

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rokclimber17 [2006-05-23 18:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome detail and armor work. I also like the presentation of it on fake paper. The only thing that throws me off is the table or the fact that there's no shadow cast by the pad of paper. Another thing is that I might like to see more than one color on the soldier, but this was executed nicely as is. Good job and keep it up!

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ToySkunk [2006-05-23 15:26:19 +0000 UTC]

The drawing itself is absolutely fantastic, very detailed indeed! However, I would maybe add a little more detail to the wood and sky in the photograph - either that, or just have the figure as an image on his own, he would look fine by himself in my opinion

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KahlaDelahay [2006-05-23 15:19:52 +0000 UTC]

stunning! beautifully executed!!!

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battlefield1010 [2006-05-20 13:53:43 +0000 UTC]

I really like it, it looks so cool and then the borders, it's something different than all those other borders ...Great work

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fuXorZ [2006-05-17 06:38:32 +0000 UTC]

holy freakin crap this rules! An interesting sounding story and hell of a badass character, kinda reminds me of Warcraft or Warhammer. Although I'm a little confused, what time period does this take place in? It sounds like a fantasy medieval setting, but this is a photograph...hmmm...anyway its a fantastic pic none the less

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Majoh [2006-05-16 17:24:56 +0000 UTC]

I agree with what LilAngelWings014 above says... the wood background is definitely flat and fake looking and detracts from the overall piece. The anatomical structure of his left leg is also odd - it seems as if it's bent towards the camera at an odd angle. The detail, however, is quite nice, though, without a drawn-in background, the "photograph" effect is lost.

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LilAngelWings014 [2006-05-16 13:03:25 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work and neat concept here. Although the figure is drawn incredibly well, the rest of the picture is lacking. For the "photograph" I would suggest doing different layers of ochre and umber to imply rocks or trees just to give the photograph more depth. nothing detailed like the figure. As for the table or floorboards...they look entirely too flat. The wood texture is done nicely, but the solid brown bars between each board need to be worked on. There needs to be some texture and a gradiant from light to dark to help add more of a 3D look.

Keep up the good work!

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clrkrex [2006-05-16 03:17:44 +0000 UTC]

I really like it, the character is great and original, and the perspective is nicely done. I do have one complaint. I really like how you can see some of the sketchy lines still on the pic, but I think the difference between your sketch and what you did on the computer is to obvious. I think the wood looks good but should be more rough and the cracks should gradually go deeper color towards the center to show more depth, it looks to flat in the background to me. I also think that to make the picture older you should add creases to the corners and discolorations around the edges. I have loads of ancient photos and some tin types and the photos always are different colors around the edges. I like it overall though, he's a really cool looking character. Sounds like and awesome story and you seem to have the skills to draw it.

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blckfire539 [2006-05-15 20:00:13 +0000 UTC]

damn! though the backround thingy takes away from it in my own oppinion

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Windygo [2006-05-15 19:59:56 +0000 UTC]

That's a crazy and creative way to display a piece, and an excellent one at that.

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ObsidianBlk [2006-05-15 19:37:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Very nice! Definitly looks evil to me... it's in the face... hehe. I also like the little story that goes with it. Excellent work!

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Maquaii [2006-05-15 19:27:01 +0000 UTC]

now thats wickedly cool! nice shadowing, and coloring the armour

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mickyoko [2006-05-15 10:05:50 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of Warcraft a lot (maybe I'm playing it too much ) Keep up the good work it is well rendered.

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Mau506SK [2006-05-15 04:27:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice shading

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Godfater [2006-05-14 18:01:01 +0000 UTC]

what write there... just exeleent and nothing more

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EgilSterkr [2006-05-14 07:38:44 +0000 UTC]

exellent work!
great colors and pose!

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Lyser-san [2006-05-14 02:47:39 +0000 UTC]

holy crap! dang im impressed...this has to be one of your best yet!

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i-like-toads [2006-05-13 23:35:53 +0000 UTC]

This looks damn nifty. The armor is awesome! I also like how you made the drawing into this whole composition!

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