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jamescorck — Fanart - MLP. The Burden of Knowledge
Published: 2013-05-02 09:25:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 5246; Favourites: 153; Downloads: 84
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Commission piece forThis is the cover for her fanfic "The Burden of Knowledge" that you can find in the following [link]
As I was sketching it I was starting to toy with the idea of giving this cover a more Game of Thrones feel to it. I think it was the way it was set up that made me think of that fantastic TV series. I might try something if I have time, though I have no idea how to tackle it. Fun fact: I checked online tutorials to learn how to make lightning look cool. I am still practicing, but it's not looking too bad, right?
You all know who those evil eyes belong to, and you know Princess Luna, Princess Cadance and Princess Celestia, but for those who don't know the OCs, from left to right, we have Skye, Timmy, Gem, Rusty, Blade and Ana.
Art by James Corck.
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Hey dude! My name is xxDinoFlamerxx I wanted to hire you to make some art of the backgrounds for a fan movie I'm working on called MLP FiM The Movie! Could you do that for me?
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How much money are you willing to spend on these backgrounds?
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Just a few million dollars. It's ok if it's just a 200$ movie.
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I already have too much to work on right now. Contact me when I am less busy.
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And you have done it my friend. ;D
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I did try to conceal them more, but they didn't look very well. So I went a more blatant route with them.
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If you'll accept a bit of constructive criticism, I think you got everything right here except Luna's pose. At first glance, I thought she was posed like Celestia, but mirrored (which seems like it would make a lot of sense, compositionally). Then I notice how awkwardly bent her leg would be, and notice that the little white crescent is her cutie mark (at first glance, it could have been her neck-piece). Now that I see how her body is oriented, her neck looks far too long, and her wings look like they're attached to her neck. (It also looks a bit like she's on riding on top of Cadance)
Umm, sorry if that sounds harsh. Overall, I love the composition here, which is why I felt I ought to point out this one thing that doesn't seem to fit.
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Yeah, I agree that her neck is too long, but if you notice it the wings are behind the neck, and supposedly attached to her back. In the original sketch I had them attached to her group. As for the leg, she's passing it over Cadance's shoulders. It's a very human pose for a non-human character, something that's common to see in Friendship is Magic, where characters stretch their limbs like they are made out of chew gum.
It doesn't sound harsh, I welcome criticism, but I will also try to explain why I made these apparent mistakes.
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Yeah, I get the leg thing. Looking at her body, I can see that it's her right front leg over Cadance's shoulder, but when I look at her head, my brain still wants to interpret it as her left front leg. It's like I see her posed one way if I focus on her head, and see her posed another way if I focus on the leg and what's shown of her body (I guess the neck is probably the cause of that).
Anyway,
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Well, that lightning is certainly novel. Makes you think about it in a whole new way.
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And I am idiot ^_^;
I fixed it, sorry!!!
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Last time I post comments right after work, sorry.
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Once again James, you never fail to disappoint. ^^
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Wait, did I say that right?
Goddammit... I meant you Don't disappoint. Sorry.
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Wow, rude *flips everything*
I quit. No more artwork from me. Aaaaaah *freak out*
Just kidding, it's cool man
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I really am sorry. Brain don't work so good after I get out of work. XD
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My brain doesn't work at all XD It's an anomaly when it works well.
Don't sweat it, we all make mistakes ;D
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