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Published: 2012-03-13 22:03:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 19553; Favourites: 488; Downloads: 220
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Character design for my portfolio.Once Atticus was a great wizard, recognized throughout the world as the best at magical shields and defensive spells. But during the greatest battle of his life, he started to run out of magic while defending a capital city. Desperately, he sought the only solution he could find, to keep the enemy from entering the city walls: black magic. It was forbidden, he knew that, and he had never tested it before. Yet he saw no other choice...
The result was disastrous. Thousands of good soldiers and innocent people killed in the flaming inferno that replaced his magical shields around the city walls.
Atticus was devastated, and did not care when he was exiled from the kingdom. He left all the people he once was admired by, and settled down in an unpleasant, dangerous swamp. There he continued to study his magic for centuries, far away from the rest of world, and well aware of the fact that his glorious days were now only memories.
Medium: Photoshop CS5.
Date completed: March 13, 2012.
Edit: Fixed the brightness of the image, seeing as it was too dark.
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The details in his hair are amazing *_*
I hope you don't mind when I use it as an illustration on my blog? (phanwelten.com/ ) Of course i will credit you and link to this site!
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Thank you! And no problem, I don't mind people sharing my work at all, as long as I'm credited
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Thank you, I'm glad you do!
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I love it, this could be a portrait of my soul!
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Hehe, thank you, I'm very glad you like it!
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20 - 11 - 2013 This piece was been showcased on my profile page as today's *Daily feature*. Thank you for making such beautiful art!
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Thank you so much, it is very much appreciated!
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Very beautifull piece...it was love at first sightΒ Β
I love his deep melancholic espression...that and the solar dust behind him make him look...older like something that has been forgotten..
thanks for sharing!
ciaoΒ
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Thank you very much! It was very helpful to develop a solid story behind the character before drawing him, it made it easier to give more of a sense of story around him. I'm glad you like it!
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really great work here and the story is just perfect. i really hope to see more.
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Thank you! 
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Your Wizard is very impressive
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fantastic. i even love his story(its sad but i always liked a story with sadness as well as heroism )
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Thank you, I'm very glad you enjoy both the painting and the story that goes with it
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your welcome.i always love a good story.
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Reminds me of the Wise Man in "Labyrinth" with the annoying talking hat. That said, it is absolutely amazing, and I really like the back story you gave him.
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Haha, he does actually look kinda similar ^^ Thank you very much, I'm so glad you like it
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Wonderful artwork, and the story made it that much more enjoyable. I wish there was a graphic novel or movie to absorb this character more. GREAT WORK!
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Thank you so much! It's good to know the story I made is appreciated as well 
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wow no wonder why the guys (Jonas, Mik, Henning etc) talked a lot about you..you are very talented! this is amazing, love his expression..I love everything about it actually
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Thank you, Gabriel! I remember barely getting to say hello to you before you left Viborg. I hope to see you again soon!
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yeaah! i know we met when I was about to leave haha..yes maybe we'll meet again
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Henning told me about this piece
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Hehe, thank you! I got lots of advice on this one, so that helped a lot
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Awww, such wonderful innocent look! 
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Hehe, well, he isn't really that innocent, you know, and he is very aware of it himself ^^ But he probably appreciates a hug in all his misery
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I see..
But still, his intentions were good, and that forgives half of it! Come here, you poor sad wizard, I am so giving you the biggest warmest hug in the world!
And you bet you deserves one, despite everything! Come!
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Awwwww 
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Awwwwwwwww! And here's extra hug, just because you are so kind!
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Now that is cute! 
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it
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Awwwww.... *jumps into picture and hugs sad wizard* I love the lighting in this one, and the feeling. Very nice.
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Thank you very much for that! With the wizard being in such a misery, I'm sure he'd appreciate a hug
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You're welcome!
Awww... Yeah, I know I'd appreciate a hug if I was that down!
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That's about how I look after a long day of painting in front of the computer, or how I feel at least.
This is a really nice portrait, would you like my critique of it?
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Hehe, thank you very much!
I love all kinds of feedback that will help me to improve, so I will gladly listen to anything you have to say
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Well I think its very strong as is, but you could try using a larger variety of brush textures to help spice things up. Particularly with the strands of hair, the brush you used is currently very noticeable and a bit repetitive. Here is an example from Jamie Jones [link] which has a lot of brush variety. It just helps to energize an image when there is more diversity in the strokes.
Secondly, the wizards face gets a little lost in the background. If you could just lighten one or the other so they contrast more that may be an improvement. But, perhaps it gives a more mysterious mood as is.
Keep'em coming!
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Thanks a lot for excellent feedback, I truly appreciate it
I definitely have to get better at using more variation in my brushes, and not shy away from the highly textured and exciting ones. I tend to stick to maybe 2-3 brushes throughout the whole painting process, and I agree that it tends to look a bit too repetitive that way.
And the wizard's face does seem to get a bit lost there yeah. I wanted to have it in shadow, so that it was kinda dark and depressing, but some more illumination to bring out the face would probably be for the better. Thank you for giving me your opinion, it helps a lot
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