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Published: 2012-04-27 11:07:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 20787; Favourites: 316; Downloads: 0
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Rook Bartley on her VR-038 Cyclone armor. This candid shot taken on the road to Reflex Point not long after visiting her hometown.Be good enough to Fave or Comment if you download!
Origianal Art Sketched, inked and painted in Photoshop CS4
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Oh yeah,that episode when her town especially her ex b-friend kinda gave up to the neighboring motorbike gang terrorizing the town. Man,Rook really got herself hardened ever since that day.
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What a great tribute to Rook! Β What a great picture!
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Always nice to see fantastic fan art from the series that got me into anime and into drawing anime-styled work....Great work here!Β Will have to keep an eye on your gallery.
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If there isn't a Harley-Davidson Valkyrie somewhere in the Macross universe, the future has failed us.Β
Awesome.
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Rook was my #1 girl from that part of the series. She was smart, sassy, "obtainable" good looks, and she liked to pilot mechabikes. What more could a young red-blooded American guy want?
Your mecha detailing is excellent as always, although I am not so sure if Rook's red race would look quite so clean normally. Maybe it rained earlier? 
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Rook is great. Β Probably one of my favorite characters too. Β It DID rain earlier, though I probably could have done more to capture that. Β The puddles of water are a bit underdone to convey a fresh spring morning. Β A happier moment in an otherwise miserable existence under the rule of the Invid!
Thanks for the comments!
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very nice. it reminds me of watching the show in the 80's.
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Hey! Rook! She's one of my favorite characters!
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Mine too! Thanks for the support!
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WOW! really awesome work!
-and with the stickers and letters in the read bike, it make me remember somehow some images of "Akira". :3-
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Ahahahaha brings back memories of racing home after school just to catch this ahahahaha you got a drawing of the armored mode?
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No I haven't gone there yet. I intend to some day though!
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great pic of rook and the bike, awsome work..
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Oh, nice! I love Rook second only to Miriya (and Claudia). Great drawing of her and the Cyclone, too. I'm not quite in love with the shadows being cast by the trees, but that's about my only criticism. Rook and the Cyclone are fantastic.
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One of the lighter moments during the war. Loved Rook, so tough yet vulnerable.
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Indeed. I thought my gallery need a babe on a bike. I also always felt the original design of Rook bounced back and forth between seeming very childish and at other times more adult. I wanted to put a firm stake in the ground that she was more the latter. I like this version a little better
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very good picture , will be able to draw more pictures of the same type? the girl of picture is cute. i like you syle !!!
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Thanks Cronarca! Yes I will likely revisit this subject in the near future. I ahve recently had inspiration to do a full MOSPEADA/NG scene, but it will be a doosie, and take quite a while, Stay tuned!
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Rook is one of my favorite characters in Robotech. This is a very nice piece and is faithful to the original character. Great work!
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Thanks Mark. Good to see you on DA! As you may learn if you continue to follow my work, I am all about Fidelity...
Fidelity: the quality of being faithful or loyal; adherence to truth; accuracy in detail and regard for source material.
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Huh, well that is indeed some interesting tech... I get the feeling it should be more familiar to me than it is...
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not sure what you mean?
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Ahh, never mind I guess...
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Long time I've seen any nice-looking "Robotech New Generation" art, and this one's has neat outlines on Rook and her bike. The shines must be a lot of effort to give the metalic feel to the bike. Did you use a toy bike as a reference model to determine how the shines would appear on your drawing or did you just imagine how they'd appear?
Anyway, excellent work!
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Yeah, it is pretty rare to see anything new out there. Believe it or not the "Shines" as you call them (great word btw) were actually pretty easy. Using a fresh layer I grab a lighter shade of the based red and just liberally throw them around. Then I can erase to shape and voila! SHINES!
I've found that the shines are a hallmark of the 80's anime. They really add depth and character to things.
Thanks for the fave and the interest!
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One of my favorite "Next Gen" characters!!!
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She is a great Character! Thanks for the interest!
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awesome, rook was one of the only characters to show actual organic development throughout that show and this is a GREAT image of her
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hey you keep drawin' em' I'll keep complimentin' em'
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