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Finally it is done took me some time and now I do not know what to write or what would go as a good title for the image ^^It was a huge pain the last 2 days fixing the sky since i kept redoing it over and over again and it always looked a little bit off. But in the end i found something that i liked. The problem was that in the early stages people who saw the work in progress images saw more of a Dawn/Sunset setting than what i intended to.
I intended to have an rather ominous, eerie light effect coming from the horizon distracting the guards giving the Skaven the ambush.
Initially i wanted to have everything look like a night image except for the light from the well and horizon, but it looked way to dark and the idea of the Skaven having to run threw passages of light gave the image some sort of tension for the viewer whether or not they are being spotted before they can take down the guards.
Anyway I'm done for now, but I got already ideas and sketches for more images, some related to this and some not
There's still an older image I haven't uploaded yet featuring the city Skavenblight and the surrounding area
Textures used (but heavily overpainted) came from:
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This Image is at 33.3% of it's original resolution
Edit: Just came online and was wondering about an exploding inbox, checking what the is happening, I'm DD.
I'm so thankful for every who supported me and this image and can't describe how overwhelmed I am right now especially after the set backs I had , Thank you all !
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Comments: 136
Sekande [2016-10-17 03:37:10 +0000 UTC]
For the Great Horned Rat and the Glory of the Skaven horde!
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Corporal-Yakob [2016-03-13 10:08:20 +0000 UTC]
I do like the apocalyptic rift in the background, and the errie lighting from the well: does a great job of portraying an abandoned frontier town, lost to the perfidious Skaven (who somehow are still not believed in in the Empire, despite living in everyone's basement).
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Celarx In reply to Corporal-Yakob [2016-04-06 12:12:01 +0000 UTC]
i wanted to make it look like somewhere over the horizon (in skavenblight) something happend that acts as a beacon for all skaven to strike. the guardmen in this village just witness this event unaware what is happening below their feet.
Glad you like it
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Corporal-Yakob In reply to Celarx [2016-06-11 13:25:37 +0000 UTC]
That does come across quite nicely, you can imagine it being some manner of Warpstone bomb set off to act as a signal flare (no doubt killing many Skaven as well!). Hopefully this scene will be recreated in Total Warhammer DLC in the not too distant future.
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sangenjin [2016-01-18 22:53:09 +0000 UTC]
you've caught the world of Warhammer fantasy beautifully. Very Impressive.
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Celarx In reply to sangenjin [2016-04-06 12:09:12 +0000 UTC]
thanks I hope to do more skaven artwork in the future. vermintide is incredible inspiring in that regard,
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Celarx In reply to Myuutsuu85 [2016-04-06 12:08:25 +0000 UTC]
thanks, was a lot of work but learned alot doing so.
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Celarx In reply to RedLoki [2014-06-24 15:08:49 +0000 UTC]
Thanks ! I appreciate everyone commenting, it makes all the time and effort put into these paintings even more rewarsing
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Celarx In reply to Keysle [2014-05-03 18:21:34 +0000 UTC]
only much more hostile torwards humans
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Caethro [2013-07-21 10:50:55 +0000 UTC]
Reminds me of the Skritt from Guild Wars 2 about to raid 'The Ultimate Shiny'.
Anyways, love it!
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FrozenSunrise [2013-05-24 04:16:59 +0000 UTC]
The rats remind me of the animated series of "Redwall".
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scarrtts10 [2012-11-01 00:24:05 +0000 UTC]
It looks good, I'm thinking there is a story line to this event? part of my writing is about pics like this one, a caption or explanation of the scene, good work!
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Celarx In reply to scarrtts10 [2012-11-01 05:12:11 +0000 UTC]
Yes I wanted to tell a story with this image and yes let enough room for interpretation.
Can't honestly say I achieved everything i wanted to try with this image but many things worked out well and in the end it's just one step to make even better images
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scarrtts10 In reply to Celarx [2012-11-02 17:53:50 +0000 UTC]
when i seen the print i wanted to tell another story, not sure what you had in mind but i could see a caption under it like; "Our backs to danger, because light is never our stranger" that was what i thought when i first seen it, are the men facing the light or the village? jw!
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TanukiTagawa [2012-10-31 06:48:28 +0000 UTC]
A awesome scene,with superb artwork and wonderful coloring!
Congratulations!
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TanukiTagawa In reply to Celarx [2012-11-01 06:01:33 +0000 UTC]
You deserve the praise!
Keep going with the great work!
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ultimatede [2012-10-31 01:56:58 +0000 UTC]
well this is super badass. definitely deserving of a dd. well done
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Celarx In reply to ultimatede [2012-11-01 04:48:28 +0000 UTC]
thank you for your kind comment
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Celarx In reply to IzanagiSinX [2012-11-01 04:49:01 +0000 UTC]
haha, nice, not my intention but i can see what you mean
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marveen86 [2012-10-30 23:45:43 +0000 UTC]
Stunning work..I really appreciate the use of light and the sky tones
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Celarx In reply to marveen86 [2012-11-01 04:50:44 +0000 UTC]
In the very first concepts stages I did not pan on adding light from the windows but that turned out way to darl, and it worked out pretty well to play arround with the lights
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LostGryphin [2012-10-30 22:17:07 +0000 UTC]
wow - love the details and the colors - and the perspective
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Celarx In reply to StephenFauster [2012-11-01 04:51:34 +0000 UTC]
I wish they would be more popular in the warhammer fantasy scene, hopefully this image helps in that regard
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StephenFauster In reply to Celarx [2012-11-01 04:58:27 +0000 UTC]
Skaven need a 40k army, in my opinion. That could help in that regard.
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Celarx In reply to StephenFauster [2012-11-20 17:10:19 +0000 UTC]
oh the ideas you just gave me XD
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Celarx In reply to StephenFauster [2012-11-20 22:15:33 +0000 UTC]
once i have some spare time I'll try to find a poverarmor that suits a skaven
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StephenFauster In reply to Celarx [2012-11-20 22:18:37 +0000 UTC]
Nah, just take some Skaven and mix them with Dark Eldar, it'll be awesome. I'd probably use traitor guard armor for skavens.
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Ladydragoncat [2012-10-30 19:51:59 +0000 UTC]
Trust me when I say that the effort you put into this was well worth it. It looks MARVELOUS!!!
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