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MondeArt!

Post by mondegreen » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:32 pm

Hey all! I thought enough time had passed that I begin a new thread... from MondeArt? to MondeArt!
I'm really excited to share my work with this community, and hope to be putting out more as time goes on.

Edit: I really love drawing character portraits so please send me requests if you’re interested!

I felt it was time to graduate from pencil lead and paper, and take on a new medium. So, this is my third attempt in Photoshop, I actually use Krita (which is a free service, that I highly recommend artists to check out) - and boy-oh-boy has it been an adventure trying to get used to this COLOR thing... depth is proving to be a little tricky for me.

So anyhow... Here's a portrait of what I imagine Aila Tylen Dan'ethe, the character I'm currently playing to look like... somewhat.
All critiques are very welcome, and appreciated - as I'm still learning how to work with this "new age" medium.

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Re: MondeArt!

Post by Irongron » Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:53 pm

Always great to see players producing art based on their experience here.

Looking forward to seeing more from you!

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Post by DM Eyeball » Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:02 pm

Lovely piece. Are you working with a tablet and pen?

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Re: MondeArt!

Post by R0GUE » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:05 pm

I love your colors.

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Post by Aelryn Bloodmoon » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:30 pm

I love the colors, especially the hair, and the detail to the eyes. The crooked smile seems appropriate, too. :D

The one bit of constructive criticism I'd try to offer is that the jaw seems a little wide for an elf - but the piece is leaps and bounds beyond anything I could assemble, so I'm not really in a place to be offering advice, either! :oops:
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Re: MondeArt!

Post by mondegreen » Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:16 am

Thanks everyone! :)

@Eyeball yeah, I am!

@Aelryn Bloodmoon lol, I stared at that chin line for like an hour thinking the same thing. I'll probably try a re-do for that very reason.

And finally, and long overdue. @TriadDraykin I had so many ideas on how to approach drawing Angela - it was really difficult. She's so complex, and has been around for as long as I've been playing. She's been a surrogate mother, a fierce advesary, a wise and patient mentor, and so much more! Thank you for always putting in quality content and being so inclusive. I hope I didn't butcher this.

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Post by triaddraykin » Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:19 am

Hooooly oh my gods damn it all to hellfire and back, that's bloody amazing. That is -very- -very- well done, I feel like that would have been something I should be paying a commission for... Thank you!
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Re: MondeArt!

Post by mondegreen » Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:19 am

Of course! It was really fun to do so~! :D

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Post by mondegreen » Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:21 am

EDIT: I've made some technique improvements in the last few days so I re-did Aila's character portrait with a more clear vision.

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Post by LichBait » Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:24 am

Good to see you at it again!

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Post by mondegreen » Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:44 pm

Another long overdue - probably wouldn't still be around without this PC.
I decided to try and draw him in the perspective of what I imagine the (at the time) Hoarran looked like when Nyx first mouthed him off in the Nomad.

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Post by mondegreen » Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:04 am

Astarial Dan'ethe
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Post by Aelryn Bloodmoon » Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:11 pm

And this is why I'm a fan of "Artist's Choice."

The expression, the little trails of magic in the air... Thank you! It's very humbling and enjoyable to see a character brought to life like this. :)
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Post by mondegreen » Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:50 pm

Hoping to start working on a piece that closer to the lines of what we discussed but I already had this in the works! :lol:

His pout is more pouty than I originally intended. The further I got in the more certain I became that he was probably trying to enchant that damn belt here.

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Re: MondeArt!

Post by mondegreen » Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:55 am

Neanana-Nyilan
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Re: MondeArt!

Post by susitsu » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:51 pm

And his pet Fluffy. :D

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Post by sarithia » Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:45 am

I love your use of light and tones, are you a painter?

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Re: MondeArt!

Post by mondegreen » Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:21 am

Thank you! Paint is definitely what I'm most comfortable with - water color and acrylic.

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