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DCLeadboot — The Seat of Power

Published: 2011-04-18 23:10:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1255; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 0
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Description Finally, some fan-service for Retsubnad and Wally.
Also, I rather wanted to draw Thoronraw again.

Let's take this as a basic scenario.
You've just been admitted to Retsubnad's castle by his lacky, Wally Babbleton, who ascertains that you actually have an appointment and tells you to wait in the hall for a few minutes.
After a while, he returns and tells you that his master will now see you.
On entering the main... throne room (there really is no other name for it)... you find Retsubnad Leadboot imperiously awaiting you from his seat of power - his personal banners hanging from the walls and the curtains drawn in such a way as to direct most of the light in the room onto himself.
At his left hand you see his loyal pet (and perhaps his best friend) Thoronraw the gryphon, who sits calmly with his front-claws in his master's lap, leaning over the arm of the throne as he watches you with a rather friendly smile.
Wally himself takes his place at Retsy's right hand, rubbing his paws in Uriah Heep fashion and trying not to hog the wizard-hare's spotlight.

Drawn by hand.
Vector-traced and coloured in Flash.
Shading, special effects and background stonework added in Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Retsubnad, Wally and Thoronraw are Copyright © me!

Edit: Recent change to my style - after some consideration, I have decided that Danbuster and the other characters will have their eyes drawn differently from before. Inside of a pupil on a coloured eye, they will now have proper coloured-irises. Hopefully, this should make them much more expressive-looking in the future.
Having altered my recent Dan Clan Huddle artwork to reflect this change, I decided to edit the group pic of Retsubnad and his own team.
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Comments: 116

DCLeadboot In reply to ??? [2017-02-09 20:26:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

Retsubnad: Still, again... my artist has improved since this was drawn, of course... and by the way, I am a hare!

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ShadowSlyIX [2015-12-17 02:16:21 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done, I see you love medieval as much as I do from what I can tell in this picture. I see Dan's older brother Retsubnad is awaiting to confront and have a battle or perhaps a chat with him. I don't have much to say but understanding the color wheel will improve your use of color anyhow.

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DCLeadboot In reply to ShadowSlyIX [2015-12-17 20:13:50 +0000 UTC]

Danbuster: Older? Wait, I'm the older brother here. If only by a few minutes, I was born first.
Still, I'm not going to claim any superiority over him. I like to think of us as well matched.

(Also, in terms of medieval, my characters are actually set in a contemporary period - just with some old-fashioned tastes. For example, Retsubnad has a classical candlestick-telephone and his Seeing Stone also has Internet access)

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ShadowSlyIX In reply to DCLeadboot [2015-12-17 20:17:10 +0000 UTC]

Shadow Sly: Sometimes Danny I like to help, but I understand your meaning. After all I don't mind helping out.

( I see, I like to thin of it that way. I played UO when I was a kid. )

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DCLeadboot In reply to ShadowSlyIX [2015-12-18 00:22:17 +0000 UTC]

(I don't even know what UO means...)

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ShadowSlyIX In reply to DCLeadboot [2015-12-18 00:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Ultima Online. I played it when I was a kid and my grandfather still deoes today.

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ZeyphrTiger480 [2015-07-07 15:43:37 +0000 UTC]

I know how to draw robes... Maybe I could make the robes on your character look better.  

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DCLeadboot In reply to ZeyphrTiger480 [2015-07-07 17:56:35 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, that could look interesting...

Retsubnad: If you could do a decent job on that, I should pass on your ideas to my tailors so you can collaborate.

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ZeyphrTiger480 In reply to DCLeadboot [2015-07-07 19:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Alright.

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KosmoKOYOTE [2014-01-14 04:02:51 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad.Quite the formidable fellow is he not?
Wally Babbelton.Do do his masters' bidding.And
Thoronraw.What a wonderful picture! 

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DCLeadboot In reply to KosmoKOYOTE [2014-01-14 09:49:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!
Indeed, Retsy creates quite the illusion of mastery... and Thoronraw certainly helps that image.
Wally can be a bit rather a sycophant, though...

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KosmoKOYOTE In reply to DCLeadboot [2014-01-16 03:48:52 +0000 UTC]

You're very well come! 

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WileyTheKoyote [2013-12-15 03:54:59 +0000 UTC]

Lovely work, good sir!

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DCLeadboot In reply to WileyTheKoyote [2013-12-16 01:31:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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legendary-SaebaSan [2013-12-11 16:54:48 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm deja vu! XD

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DCLeadboot In reply to legendary-SaebaSan [2013-12-11 18:23:07 +0000 UTC]

But with differently-drawn eyes...

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Stagasus [2013-12-11 11:04:03 +0000 UTC]

Nice job with that!

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DCLeadboot In reply to Stagasus [2013-12-11 11:47:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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Rhonda---Young [2013-12-11 01:39:47 +0000 UTC]

Love it!! Looks so cool and animation worthy!!

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DCLeadboot In reply to Rhonda---Young [2013-12-11 09:39:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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Rhonda---Young In reply to DCLeadboot [2013-12-12 02:06:38 +0000 UTC]

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The-WaxBadger [2013-12-10 16:25:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh boy, your art is really improving!  I love the textures!

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DCLeadboot In reply to The-WaxBadger [2013-12-10 19:10:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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TheCaringStallion [2013-12-10 16:21:28 +0000 UTC]

Excellent, the poses are great!

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DCLeadboot In reply to TheCaringStallion [2013-12-10 19:10:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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TheCaringStallion In reply to DCLeadboot [2013-12-10 20:04:18 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome, buddy.

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Gneiss-chert [2013-12-10 15:20:50 +0000 UTC]

OO nice I like it!

He sure looks evil! Love his pet!

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DCLeadboot In reply to Gneiss-chert [2013-12-10 15:56:56 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad: Thank you very much!

Indeed, Thoronraw is probably one of the few creatures Retsy shows affection toward...

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Gneiss-chert In reply to DCLeadboot [2013-12-10 16:18:51 +0000 UTC]

I could see that!

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Jublenarris [2011-10-03 15:25:43 +0000 UTC]

I really love the poses, expressions, and the chair is just...SO creative

And I love the stone details!
Well done as always, Dan!

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DCLeadboot In reply to Jublenarris [2011-10-04 08:08:27 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad: Mweheheh... you need a little bit of style when you're somebody great, like me!

Thanks, Jube!

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ashbasher22 [2011-07-06 20:02:09 +0000 UTC]

Love it!!! Love the detailing and the Expressions!!! This is phenomenal!!!!!

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DCLeadboot In reply to ashbasher22 [2011-07-06 23:20:40 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad: Thanks very much! It feels sooooo good to be appreciated!

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ashbasher22 In reply to DCLeadboot [2011-07-07 14:46:11 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome, mate!!!

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articunotamer [2011-06-21 22:46:31 +0000 UTC]

A great pinup of these guys. The shading is very smooth. It appears to be darker around the edges. I love the wall too; great job on that. ^_^

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DCLeadboot In reply to articunotamer [2011-06-22 08:28:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!
Yup, rather liked the lighting there - turned out rather effective, though I say so myself!
Naturally enough, Retsy wants the eyes of all to be drawn straight to him as they enter his "throne-room" - and with a sidekick on each arm, he can at least try to appear benevolent, even though he had to go to villainous lengths to take over the world!

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Luke-the-F0x [2011-05-01 19:48:10 +0000 UTC]

Yep, i can totally imagine the throneroom with banners, statues of creatures and Retsy sitting on his throne like an overlord. I like the family portrait look of them there. I also wonder what his dungeons are like.

Good job mate.

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DCLeadboot In reply to Luke-the-F0x [2011-05-02 11:39:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much, mate! Glad I got a pretty accurate depiction down, here!

Retsubnad: Ah yes, the dungeons... well, they're well-kept, I'll give you that. There is light down there, at least. Actually, if you ever saw that Ronnie Barker sit-com, Porridge, they're like that - you know, the dungeons are kind of like what prisons used to be before those politically-correct bleeding-heart do-gooder prison-reformers started pampering the criminals!
Wally: Mr Luke? If you'd like to see some really nasty parts of Master's residence, I might give you a tour of the corridors leading up from Tradesman's Entrance round the back.
Thoronraw: Yes, that's the part of the castle where specifically unwanted guests are admitted, but we only activate the traps for their benefit...

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RJ-Pilot [2011-04-21 22:41:53 +0000 UTC]

Heh, so are they baddies then? XD

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DCLeadboot In reply to RJ-Pilot [2011-04-21 22:59:26 +0000 UTC]

Well, I tend to look on Retsy as an antihero who wants to take over the world so that he gets the respect he feels he deserves... and possibly make the world a better place...
Wally is his faithful sycophantic sidekick, unquestioningly loyal.
Thoronraw is a quiet, calm-thinking gryphon who just serves under Retsy out of gratitude, but is a good creature at heart.

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CharlieTheHedgehog [2011-04-21 20:34:11 +0000 UTC]

Do you wanna roleplay? I have an awesome idea! (Or so I think.)

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DCLeadboot In reply to CharlieTheHedgehog [2011-04-21 22:56:44 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad: Hmm? What have you in mind...?

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CharlieTheHedgehog In reply to DCLeadboot [2011-04-24 03:22:57 +0000 UTC]

Christian: Trust me, pal: You'll most likely LOVE the guest that's gonna cone to ya Well, I must go and eat pizza! Ta-taa! ^^ *Disappears in a poof*

.......

?????: *knocks on door* How do you open this stupid contraption???

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DCLeadboot In reply to CharlieTheHedgehog [2011-04-24 08:31:19 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad: Hmmm... go and see who it is, Wally.
Wally: Yes, Master! *goes*

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CharlieTheHedgehog In reply to DCLeadboot [2011-04-24 13:28:47 +0000 UTC]

But just as Wally got close to the doors, the doors opened wide at a very fast speed, squashing Wally into a wall (Cartoon style, of course )

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DCLeadboot In reply to CharlieTheHedgehog [2011-04-24 13:43:35 +0000 UTC]

Wally: Bleargh! S-state yer business... *trying to peel himself off the wall*

*meanwhile, waiting in the throne room*
Retsubnad: Hmm, that sounded painful.
Thoronraw: Should I take up rampant position...? *rears up on his hindlegs, brandishing his eagle-like talons, ready to protect his master*

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CharlieTheHedgehog In reply to DCLeadboot [2011-04-24 14:08:41 +0000 UTC]

A small (about 5 rotten apples tall) blue Moglin [link] walks into the room.

Zorbak: ....Meh heh heh. Hello, fellow Soon-to-be undead minions! I am Zorbak The Ebil (Yes: Ebil, not Evil) Necromancer, here to temporarily be your *shivers* 'ally'. I -sensed- that you needed some help taking over the world. So I decided "Why not help a fellow ebil necromancer take over the world?" And well....here I am.

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DCLeadboot In reply to CharlieTheHedgehog [2011-04-24 18:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Thoronraw: Undead minions...? I don't much like the sound of that... *holds his protective posture*
Retsubnad: *suspicious* Taking over the world sounds nice, but... this alliance sounds very dubious...
Wally: You know all, Master!

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CharlieTheHedgehog In reply to DCLeadboot [2011-04-25 11:35:18 +0000 UTC]

Zorbak: ...Well I bet we're all after one thing: The Shifting Stone. I say that if we team up together, we'll be unstoppable, and we can GET the stone, easy peasy. And, being the generous yet ebil Moglin I am, I'll let you have the stone.

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DCLeadboot In reply to CharlieTheHedgehog [2011-04-25 11:43:14 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad: The Shifting Stone? 'Fraid you're a little late there... even though the actual Flash has never been completed, Danbuster thwarted that plan years ago!

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