Awesome comes to mind. Gratz!
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Awesome comes to mind. Gratz!
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Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, Antarctica.
Environmental Concept Art by Amit Dutta for Comrade Hero.
And in case you're wondering, there really is a statue of Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility. 
I haven't posted for a while, mainly due to academic assignments and concentrating on my own creative project. But now I can share a couple of recent images...
Comrade Hero, Four Five Two, Operations and Anderson by the talented Myke Guisinga. To be inked and colored in due course. These have been worth waiting for.
Some of the major characters from my creative project, based on Māori mythology. Hine-nui-te-pō (Goddess of Death and the Night) and Tāwhirimātea (God of Weather, also including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds, rain, mist, fog and storms). Two of four images by Mark Williams.
One of the major characters from my creative project, based on Māori mythology. Third of four images by Mark Williams.
Tūmatauenga - The God of War and Progenitor of Humankind.
Although a physical impossibility the Musket-Rifle is made of Kahurangi Pounamu, a very rare type of nephrite jade or greenstone. In Aotearoa/New Zealand Pounamu was as valuable as diamonds to pre-Colonial Māori). It's a godly boomstick.
Is his heterochromia part of his mythos? Symbolic of our dual nature or some such?
Oh my (expletive) Devil poop! These are sooooo nice.... Who is jealous?
<------- this guy
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Originally Posted by Xenophage
Oh my (expletive) Devil poop! These are sooooo nice.... Who is jealous?
<------- this guy |
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Originally Posted by ChristopherRobin
Is his heterochromia part of his mythos? Symbolic of our dual nature or some such?
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You made me use a dictionary. I haven't had to do that for a while.
Heterochromia indeed.
Actually, I thought that a god of war should look the part as in the deity actually did a lot of fighting and had the scars to prove it.
I envisioned the gods - or Ngā Atua - having glowing eyes thematically colored. Hence Tāwhirimātea is blue/white while Tūmatauenga was glowing red. However, after seeing the glowing red pupil-less eye version of Tūmatauenga I reconsidered as he looked too much like a Terminator. Hence the red eye as it is now. The other eye is milky white due to being raked across the face. Although as a God Tūmatauenga see's perfectly well out that eye.
However there is a duality to Tūmatauenga:
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Tūmatauenga - The God of War and Progenitor of Humankind. In Māori mythology, Tūmatauenga unsuccessfully tried to convince his brothers Tāne Mahuta, Tangaroa, Rongomātāne and Haumia-tikitiki that they would only obtain their freedom by killing their parents - Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother). After deliberation, it was decided by the brothers to separate Ranginui and Papatūānuku. While this proved successful and the gods were freed from the embrace of their parents, Tūmatauenga sought to teach his brothers a lesson by defeating them one after the other. Tūmatauenga crafted snares to catch the children of Tāne Mahuta, wove nets to trap the children of Tangaroa, and fashioned tools to tear the children of Rongomātāne and Haumia-tikitiki from the ground. The natural world bent to the will of Tūmatauenga. Tūmatauenga was both creator and destroyer, and his knowledge and skills as hunter, gatherer, and warrior would be passed onto humankind. Tūmatauenga has a long-standing rivalry with his brother Tāwhirimātea - The God of Weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds, rain, mist, fog and storms. Tūmatauenga was the only one of his brothers that Tāwhirimātea could not overwhelm when he came to punish the gods for separating Ranginui and Papatūānuku, and Tūmatauenga did not back away from the wrath of Tāwhirimātea - he welcomed the conflict. However, neither brother was able to obtain an advantage over the other, being evenly matched. |
CH!! I love visiting your thread!! I am not here nearly as much as I used to be, so when I am able to visit, your thread is one that I MUST see!! And once again, you have not failed me, for I see some new AMAZING additions!! All of which I could stare at all day just looking at all of the details that the artists like Mark Williams, Yamandú Daniel Orce and Myke Guisinga, have rendered. And that is just to name a few!
I'll be checking back again to see more awesomesauce soon!
~*~VexXxa~*~
The City Scoop Art Correspondent/Writer "ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER"//"Don't hate because VexXxa is HOT and you're NOT." - JOHNNYKAT
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I'm not nearly as much in-game as I used to be, although with a bitter winter down here in New Zealand I've been getting reacquainted with my heroes and villains on Protector. A lot of the newer artwork is tied to my creative writing project that I've been actively working on since 2008. And with that in mind, here's some more artwork for you to peruse. |
Originally Posted by VexXxa
CH!! I love visiting your thread!! I am not here nearly as much as I used to be, so when I am able to visit, your thread is one that I MUST see!! And once again, you have not failed me, for I see some new AMAZING additions!! All of which I could stare at all day just looking at all of the details that the artists like Mark Williams, Yamandú Daniel Orce and Myke Guisinga, have rendered. And that is just to name a few!
I'll be checking back again to see more awesomesauce soon! |
Final Pencils by Yamandú Orce .
Sample Pages #01 to #06. July 2012
I must say, I'm a fan of all your pieces. I especially love the action shots as they give me a good sense of what they're about. I've read the whole thread and it seems each following piece adds more personality to each character. I hope to build a similar collection with all my pride-and-joys. definitely can't wait to see more!
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Originally Posted by Comrade Hero
...........................You made me use a dictionary. I haven't had to do that for a while.
Heterochromia indeed. ........................................However there is a duality to Tūmatauenga: |
Sometimes I slip up and use scientific terminology.
Cool good to know.
Reminds me a bit of that show Deadliest Warrior.
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Thanks for the comments and feedback. It's always a tricky balance juggling different elements and you can never be entirely sure you've got it right. So it's always encouraging to hear when I'm on the right track (and useful to know if I'm not).|
Originally Posted by Drayonix
I must say, I'm a fan of all your pieces. I especially love the action shots as they give me a good sense of what they're about. I've read the whole thread and it seems each following piece adds more personality to each character. I hope to build a similar collection with all my pride-and-joys.
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Yeah sorry bout that.
Sometimes I slip up and use scientific terminology. Cool good to know. Reminds me a bit of that show Deadliest Warrior. |
Big fan of Deadliest Warrior although some of the match-ups have me scratching my head a little.
And a little piece of environmental concept art from Amit Dutta.
A Reactor Control Room with a Man in the Machine.
At the moment I've been compiling sample pages, promotional images, and character and environmental concept art into PDF files for downloading (150dpi) and printing (600dpi) to supplement my application to Creative New Zealand in the next contestable arts funding round.
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................... Big fan of Deadliest Warrior although some of the match-ups have me scratching my head a little...........
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That was quite funny actually! An interesting selection of weapons on both sides, but odd choices.|
Originally Posted by ChristopherRobin
Like the one where the Maori lost to Shaolin Monks?
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I would have liked to see Shaolin Monk vs. Japanese Ninja (what idiot put a Ninja up against a Spartan? What Ninja is going to go for frontal combat against an armored opponent?) or Maori vs. Aztec. European Knight vs. Samurai would be great to see, but alas a Knight vs. a Pirate? Argghhh!
I got bored of that show. I was always mentally complaining that they didn't take certain things into consideration. Like history. A ninja was a samurai that ignoring the code of ethics to get something done. There really isn't a reason for him to be attacking anyone in full armor.
Roxy On DA...Finally!
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Or attacking anyone upfront when ambushing an unaware opponent tended to be the more preferred route.|
Originally Posted by the_fox_Rox
I got bored of that show. I was always mentally complaining that they didn't take certain things into consideration. Like history. A ninja was a samurai that ignoring the code of ethics to get something done. There really isn't a reason for him to be attacking anyone in full armor.
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Then again, having a Ninja strike a sleeping Spartan without warning during the night, surreptitiously slip poison into a food or water source, or patiently wait to strike from the inside of a latrine, sewer or other unexpected place wouldn't have been 'dramatic' enough for Deadliest Warrior.
Recently moved house. So between packing, unpacking, and sorting I haven't had a lot of online time, although the project keeps grinding along ever so slowly.
Tamanuiterā by Mark Williams.
Final piece in Character Set Two.
In Māori mythology, Tamanuiterā or Te Rā is the physical personification of the Sun, part of the celestial bodies referred to as Te Whānau Mārama (the Family of Light).
Final Pencils by Yamandú Orce .
Sample Pages #011 to #12.
August, 2012.
This will be it from Yamandú for a little while as he prepares his portfolio and submissions. Of course, I will be getting these sample pages inked and colored while I carry on writing.
Tūmatauenga Model Sheet by Erwin Ropa.
In Māori mythology, Tūmatauenga is the God of War and Progenitor of Humankind.
Tamanuiterā Model Sheet by Erwin Ropa.
In Māori mythology, Tamanuiterā or Te Rā is the physical personification of the Sun, part of the celestial bodies referred to as Te Whānau Mārama (the Family of Light).
And so here I am again! Checking out my favorite thread and am once again aw struck with what I see!! CH!! I just love your thread!! 
~*~VexXxa~*~
The City Scoop Art Correspondent/Writer "ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER"//"Don't hate because VexXxa is HOT and you're NOT." - JOHNNYKAT
PS: I am so freakin' JEALOUS!!! (but keep sharing