Nice job.
Suddenly I have the urge to paint a sign saying "Will help transfer influence for art" and stand around under the globe in Atlas Park LOL!
Yet more proof that the Rays are taking over the world. Now they have a champion on land. It's only a matter of time.
I, for one, welcome our new Sting Ray overlords.
your = Belonging to you.
you're = Contraction meaning "You are."
Ur = The name of an ancient Mesopotamian city.
ur = This is not a word.
Great sketch LadyJ I really like it. If I may put in one comment, the scabard should be on the outside of her leg (unless she draws her katana in a very unusual way), but (not that I care, just mentionning) both are in the right hand.
Looking forward to seeing this piece finished.
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Thank you thank you!! She looks great!
/em kuji-in-rin-salute
Yeah I thought I recognized the name, and the bio clinched it.
(And I agree that the female version of the armor is not feminine enough...)
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
Here's an update... Head detail
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Here's an update... Head detail
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Nice man!
Pretty detailed piece huh?
That's an understatement, TA. And LJ's work is REALLY nice. *makes a note to pay particular attenton to HIS deviations when they get flagged by DeviantArt*
But I gotta give kudos to Sexy Jay, because the Samurai Armor has got a LOT of detail in it that you don't notice on the first pass. It definitely deserves to be a Vet Reward.
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
Agreed!
Oh and LJ is a guy man! 
Didn't know if you knew that or not 
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
Actually I didn't. Not that it makes much diff really. Talent is talent.
But I apologize for any *ahem* gender mis-assignments LJ.
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
LJ is a guy man... that almost sounds like "girly man".
It's okay my old SG didn't know for months... a) nobody asked, and b) I never flirted with anyone.
But back to the art...
I'm really enjoying the detail in this piece, to which I have my wife to thank. She's been teaching me Adobe Illustrator for the longest, and let me in on this one shortcut that makes inking this a dream... I also did this piece today warming up for yours Professor Blues.
warm up Supes
Sorry the version is so light, I had uploaded a 150 dpi, and it was huge...
S'alright, most know I'm a guy too. *grin*
As for Supes.... wow. That's REALLY good.
Mind passing the shortcut along? Cos' I'd really like to try inking some sketches in GIMP (the poor man's Photoshop) and perhaps trying to get the basics of coloring down as well.
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
I've never tried GIMP, my problem had been in Illustrator that every line I drew would redraw itself if I hadn't applied this shortcut. Which was to make it so the line I had just drawn didn't stay selected. This way I can draw line upon line, and Illustrator being a vector program, it allows me to draw fairly straight, or straighter...
I'll have to try this in Photoshop and see if it applies to the freehand pen tool.
Here's an update... Fire Stingray linework
I took Thornster's advice and moved the scabbard behind the legs, and did a closer look at some of my screenshots to correct the shoulder guard. This is gonna be a ------ to color...
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Here's an update... Fire Stingray linework
I took Thornster's advice and moved the scabbard behind the legs, and did a closer look at some of my screenshots to correct the shoulder guard. This is gonna be a ------ to color...
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It's coming along nicely !
Oh this is looking really nice...
Wait... color?
*faints*
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
Commented on DA but it's worth it to say twice. Awesome piece there! I love the pose and the detail is fantastic!
Thank you so much for your praise Larissa... I enjoyed your DA gallery also, in fact I may have to add something to it soon.
*gasp*
your wish is my command... or my doodling... check out the other thread I made...
LJ
Nice to meet a fan. I just signed on to play my main, something I do once in a while so that I don't get rusty. Fire Stingray introduced "herself" in Atlas and asked if I was LJ the artist.
So I asked her to do me a solid and help me transfer some influence to a new alt in return for some art. I've never drawn the new samurai armor but I have drawn samurai before, so this was going to be fun.
Here's my rough sketch, Fire Stingray sketch, my first one was too static and had no female edge, which is a shame the game can't make more "feminine armor. Anyway this is the second version, and I added the scabbard to give it more authenticity.
The final will have a glaring flame "katana", hello it is a samurai!
LJ