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Published: 2016-05-13 19:40:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 1197; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Description This is our dastardly dark wolf/whale!  I love drawing him so much.  ; w ;

This isn't even close to my normal shading.  I didn't want too many highlights on him because I wanted it to seem really dark.  There are also lots of red/pink hues in the coloring, in part because I wanted his nature to shine through, but also so that some pink would come in (as that is part of the MAP's color palette).

This is our villain wolf, after having transformed into a whale first time.  He is off to go kill his first orcas and gain their power.  His eyes are glowing pinkish red, he will always have glowing eyes when he transforms or when he calls on the energy he's harvested to give him extra strength. In a normal case of a wolf (or an orca) simply using the stone to transform, their eyes would glow pink.  Since this guy is actually killing to get extra power, his eyes glow red.  He also has very painful transformations, as a sort of punishment.
And the stone/how it works/how it differentiates between those who use it correctly and those who use it the way this jerk does will be explained.

I really like the effect I gave his eye.  I drew inspiration from how the Lich King in World of Warcraft has eyes whose glowing light kind of wisps around.  It's so cool.

I feel like I just captured his personality really well.  It's so dark, but you can feel the power behind it.  Also, the red hues.  I use red not only to symbolize his power, but in future artworks I will use the color red to visualize his narcissism.  I absolutely love this guy.
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Comments: 8

Auspicious-Cloud [2016-05-23 02:16:47 +0000 UTC]

Very nice, I love how sinister this villain looks. The red eye and the background really gives a dark atmosphere.

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Igloo9201 In reply to Auspicious-Cloud [2016-05-23 02:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  I was definitely going for a dark, sinister atmosphere, so I'm glad that's the vibe it gives you.

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AudeS [2016-05-18 11:13:19 +0000 UTC]

Quite an interesting thing is that red and black are usually seen a combination for chaos and evil. In your approach it also helps to point him as a negative personality. And I would say he does look quite powerful, as glowing eyes usually suggest that this is a being that can be quite dangerous (the Lich King is one example, but also Revenants, which are rather powerful undead, are known for that). Plus, if you see such a being smile, it does only give him this creepy edge that perfectly suitshim.

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Igloo9201 In reply to AudeS [2016-05-18 19:26:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  I was definitely going for power/some deviousness with that smile of his.  And agreed, glowing eyes are a good way to communicate power.

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Thagirion [2016-05-14 12:23:16 +0000 UTC]

Very dark. Nice. I like the eye. Nice to see this colored after seeing it in your stream. I think the story is interesting too.

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Igloo9201 In reply to Thagirion [2016-05-14 13:56:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that's definitely what I was going for.  Same here, though it was hard to do.  Glad you like it.

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SwirlwindSilverstar [2016-05-13 23:38:00 +0000 UTC]

I didn't know you could make a whale look so threatening.

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Igloo9201 In reply to SwirlwindSilverstar [2016-05-13 23:42:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  That was definitely the effect I was going for.

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