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Published: 2015-04-24 18:01:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 1709; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 26
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A new portrait of Iivari, updated to work with Reality and LuxRender. I hope you are as happy to see him back as I am.
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Such a fine character! And I love the light!
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Thank you so much. I still have a way to go with creating exciting and good-looking portraits, but hopefully I am improving bit-by-bit.
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Really colour armor and its different textures! Is the left arm bionic?
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Why, yes it is! Thank you for asking.
He was 'killed' in a conflict against Orks and left for dead by the Mordian Iron Guard, then salvaged from the battlefield by a magos. This magos reassembled a few different guardsmen and women (replacing the broken bits with bionics) and now runs them as a semi-autonomous special ops unit.
That is the RPG I play him in.
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Ohh I see, interesting. Cool he managed to survive the Greenskins! Oh yes, you told me about the RPG, Dark Milennium, isn't it? Lately I only read RPG books for the illustrations!
Wait, aren't Mordian guard those ultra tough guys with that very fancy uniform? They remind me of the classic argentinian soldier uniform LOL, they are called "grenadiers" Β www.informesynoticiascordoba.cβ¦
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Yes! Mordian Iron Guard are absolutely Grenadiers in disguise. 
The RPG is Only War, in the same series as Dark Heresy (Inquisition), Rogue Trader (...about Rogue Traders) and Deathwatch (Spess Mareens). There is also one called Black Crusade in which you can fight for Chaos. Sadly I have not had the chance to play that yet as all my friends like playing 'good guys' too much. Even though there is no such thing as a 'good guy' in the 40k universe!!
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Ahaha, so great to have Grenadiers in 40k, the Lexicanum does state that their planet has very harsh conditions and strict regimes haha, that figures!
Yess, exactly, no one is good in 40k except the jolly orks of course Right, I got confused with the cancelled Dark Millenium. Deathwatch sounds like my cup of tea where I just want to rip and tear xD I played RPGs before, but they weren't memorable experiences, having a group of good friends that get into the mood is so important for it. On a 40k related subject, have you watched this? It has a bit of horror, a lot of fluff and also comedyΒ www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1cXYaβ¦
On a different subject, are you a fan of the Mad Max movies? I can't wait for the new one starring Tom Hardy! The trailer looks crazy!
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Thanks for the link.
Yeah, the new Mad Max film looks really sweet. A friend of mine classified it 'car crash porn'. Sounds pretty accurate to me!
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Ahahaha, in a way, yes! The original Mad Max 1 and 2 had 100% real car crashes, some of them even weren't scripted and were real accidents!! Β (luckily all the actors lived).
It's also interesting to notice that it was the inspiration for other franchises like Hokuto no Ken (which inspired JoJo) and Fallout, and even Gorka Morka!!
Speaking of 40k in that last bit, I think you'll enjoy this fanart, I have no idea who the artist isΒ fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.netβ¦
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Ah! It is nice to see them all together. I have seen the individual pics being posted up here, but darned if I can remember who posted them...!
I hope the new Mad Max film is fun. It certainly looks like it should be. You are a long-standing fan, then?
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Yees of course! Love Mad Max! Road Warrior is the best!!
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Yay! He looks totally cool! I like Your characters. All of them have something really special 
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Thank you so much!
JOIN THE GUARD AND GET COOL BIONICS!
The promotional text leaves out the part where he was shot and then run over by one of his own side's tanks and left for dead. But that is propaganda for you.
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Totally! It is awesome idea! I just saw it in my mind haha ^^
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Thank you, my sweetie! Good to know you like his new (only slightly different) look.
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Oh, I like him, and your lighting is just stunning
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I appreciate that. I am still getting to grips with lighting for Reality/Lux. The lighting rig for this is a bit of a pickle, but it seems to work OK.
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I tried it and gave up
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It is not for everyone. It depends what you want from your pics. You know I like me some realism (like Michael)!
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You just got yourself some realism, very smooth and picturesque
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Thank you! Reality/Lux are a real learning curve, but I am starting to be happier with the results. I hope you have the time to do some more art soon. I miss your stuff. We need more Magic Glen. X
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Naaw, thanks, sweetie 
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I like the way you render your pics! The shiny black outfit in front of the black background looks great. The bionic arms with the artificial muscels is great too. Both thumbs up
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Thank you very much! I spent a long time messing about with the texture of his bionic arm and settled on a matte metal. Nice as shiny metal looks, it is not very practical for a sniper.
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Arms remind me of Bucky in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
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Thank you. Yes, there is that sort of look to them. I have played around with the textures a lot, but he is a sniper and so, much as I liked shiny metal, I thought a more muted, brushed finish would work better.
I see you like RPGs - have you ever tried any of the 40k line? This guy is a character in an Only War game.
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Sort of. I read more of the books (because when I had a hobby shop near me, 40K was less RPG than miniatures game. I really *got* into it with the Gaunt's Ghosts series by Dan Abnett. I also read the "Drachenfels" book by Jack Yeovil back in the days of Warhammer Fantasy). To me, WH40K is like⦠Battletech. It's possible to play it as an RPG, but it will always remain a miniature game at heart.
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Warhammer 40k is most certainly a miniatures game, but the lore is vast and there are now hundreds of books published by Black Library that all expand upon the Imperium and its history, and also the xenos races. It has created a very rich roleplay universe in which you can play a very diverse range of characters.
If you wanted to dip in again, I would recommend the Eisenhorn and Ravenor series by Dan Abnett. Those depict the sort of universe Dark Heresy - the first RPG in the series - is played in. The Inquisition lends itself much better to an RPG, in my opinion, than the Imperial Guard. Guard works pretty well if you are an elite unit with some autonomy, though.
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Actually, I did read both the Eisenhorn and Ravenor books, and the "Riders of the Dead" by Dan Abnett (set in the WH Universe). I love me all things Dan Abnett. I wasn't that into "Riders of the Dead", to be honest. It just didn't grab me like the Gaunt's Ghosts series or the Eisenhorn books (I found Ravenor to be less interesting a Character than Eisenhorn also). I also read the Gray Wolf books by William King, and I have a duology set in the WH40K Universe also sitting on my massive "To be Read" pile.
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If you ever fancy some (well-written) Space Marine action then Abnett's Brothers of the SnakeΒ is fantastic. Maybe you could add it to your substantial future reading pile.
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That, I haven't seen. I thought William King's Gray Wolf series was pretty well written. The other one I have is for the Crimson Angels. I do kind of look forward to reading that one.
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Ah, the adventures of Ragnar Blackmane! Who wrote Crimson Angels? I do not know that one. The Horus Heresy is worth a read too... Well, actually the first three books are well worth a read, and after that you have to pick and choose the good ones...Β Β
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Blood Angels, not Crimson Angels. Sorry. And the author is "James Swallow".
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Ah, yes. My personal perspective is that Marines should have more depth and better-rounded personalities than those James Swallow portrays, but it is not a bad series. I liked Brothers of the SnakeΒ much better for showing Marines as 'real' and believable characters.
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There was also a "Lone Wolves" graphic novel, by Dan Abnett which I read. Also good. That was from the Library I work at. And a VERY long time ago I read a book which took place in the Maelstrom, in Chaos Space, with a merchant desperate for money who goes there and meets a man who sells him these⦠liquors. And one of his companions gets carried off and made into one of the liquors. Maybe⦠"Into the Maelstrom"? I'm not sure. It was a very long time ago.
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There are some really good stories in the 40k catalogue. Inspiration from those is what makes the RPGs so much fun for me.
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Thank you! Much as he prefers wearing bright colours, I figured a sniper ought to wear darker, muted things. It is a nice side effect that it happens to look nice on him.
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You're very welcome. I guess he can still wear colorful things in his free time. But he should look cool off and on duty, right?
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In the Imperial Guard, you wear what you are told to, for as long as you are told to, and you like it.
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Especially the last part...
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Well, truthfully, the Brass do not care if you like it or not.
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