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VegasMike — Mounted War Beast
Published: 2004-05-11 06:54:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 8746; Favourites: 121; Downloads: 895
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Here's a character or creature design...Probably took @ 3 hrs.Related content
Comments: 47
Totally awesome. Reminds me of the crush beasts from the game Diablo II, act 5. Where the little demon teleport to the top of big, armored beasts and shoot fireballs at you.
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Awesome creature, love how you colored it. Great armour and pose.
Looks like Samuria Jack on his back.
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freaking awesome i actually like how it is rough blurry. it adds to the picture. keep it up man maybe you'll make the sketches for blizzard or something .
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Wow....i like the shading....even though i know nothing bout it....i think it looks 1337!!! WHATS ITS NAME?
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Im not really good with names, got any suggestions?
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=-o! lemme think of some ill tell u when i gots em!
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Three hours! 
Excellent drawing, though, the scale and proportions are all very comicky without ever feeling silly or unrealistic. As has been said, it's a rather Warcraft feel. I'd have to agree that this one does feel slightly out of focus, almost, and it's sorta uncomfortable, but it was only quick, I guess, so nvm
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Thx for the comments. I love the art of Warcraft, Samwise in particular. I probably could have spent another hour tightening things up but I was more interested in quickness. I tried playing with focus and sharpness on this one. Thx again!
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wow, it's really cool, but is it me or is it kinda blurry in some parts?
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Yeah I was experimenting with focus and sharpness, trying to lead the eye and express depth.
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I love the rugged, sketchy look of this piece. Great job, as always Mike.
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awesome, kick ass character, and cool color palette 
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awesome creation yet again! the creature looks very unique.. great headforms with the horns.. and a great job on the fur..
what i really like in this one is the shady impression of the rider.. very mysterious!
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I love the rough/sketchy feel to it. Thats amazing detail makes it look very dirty and rough, which fits in with the character well. Great stuff mate
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loving all of the colors in this n_n and the style you use is phenominal.
dood i really need your help though. i have photoshop CS. i have a tablet. and i can use the tablet, sure. but i draw. i have no bluddy clue how you achieve this coloring technique.. i dunno. might be asking for a tutorial.. or just a note with your tips and suggestions. but damn if you dont inspire me. and i really want to paint on photoshop.
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These should help...I'm more of a draftsman or drawer myself so it's taken some time to working with colors and different aspects of a scene like focus or sharpness or even the interplay of warm and cool. I suggest going into PS, lay down some colors on top of a drawing, don't worry about messing up or anything, get jiggy with it! Think about the lightsource and it's reaction to the forms... those links will point you in the right direction. Good Luck!
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oh my christ ;-; well i hope i can get SOMETHING from that insanely awesome 12 step thing... =/ lightsources are no probs cos like i use them in my drawings.. its just the method of painting itself. like it looks like that guy didnt just blotch the paintbrush on there. he wouldve used smoothing or some shit. but he doesnt say >_> ah well maybe ill get something from it
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i like the blur, gives the impression of movement
the monster is huge compared to the human
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That's absolutely amazing. There's nothing else I can say about it. Absolutely amazing.
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Thats great man, I bet the chap on top falls off a lot! The drawing is brilliant, I'm espesially keen on the heavy shadowing.
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Thx! I tried to put the indication of a seatbelt type strap, cuz with out that he would be on the ground for sure! It probably got lost amongst the details.
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Heh, now that you point it out I can see it, I originally thought it was a strap for a sword or part of his clothing.
Fantastic.
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cool stuff. 3 hours 
well done concept.
i like it a lot
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the design on this is so rockin.. btw.. i saw ur stuff on conceptart.org 2.. u so belong there .. all great artitst like urself!
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Thanks man! Thats a great site too. It took me a while to get used to the layout and submitting work but I think I got the hang of it now. Appreciate the comment!
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It's cool! I like it, but you spoiled me with your great art, so this one is a bit to blury for my taste!
Still waaaaay better than any of my art!
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Thx man. Yeah I was playing with blurry vs sharp and stuff, just experimenting. Peace!
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nifty looks like something that could be in warcraft
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I used Photoshop 7 and a graphics tablet. Thx!
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