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MarcelisKhaldern — Colour Practice2 - Sabertooths

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Description My second colouring of 's Dinosaucers redesign series, featuring Captain Sabertooth and...Smilin' Don...You know, going back to your childhood is not always great, as I discovered watching this series again. I loved it as a kid but now....well, at any rate, these designs bring me joy and possible hope that maybe, someday, it'll be redone.

So, as you'll obviously see, I actually went out of my way to try and make their colour palettes as accurate to their original designs as possible, which wasn't so bad because they actually had decent colours, as opposed to the main heroes and villains that conform to horrible 'unifying' colour scheme. Anyway, I'm very proud with how they turned out, but the swords still bug me. If you guys have suggestions for alternatives, please share!

Kudos to go to for suggesting I do this one next.

Who from the collection should I do next? Lemme know!

Story: Leaders of the Steel Fang Pirate Organisation, these two have lead the raiding of many towns and even whole cities on Reptilon and other worlds, making the pair the most feared individuals in known space. One Leonidas Sabertooth is the Captain, labelling himself the King of Pirates, but his position of Captain once belonged to his subordinate, Donath Ferros, but more infamously known as Smilin' Don.

Don once ruled his crew his a iron fist, showing them little empathy or compassion. First Mate Sabertooth at the time lead a mutiny against him, having unparalleled support from the crew. Once robbing Don of his title as Captain, Sabertooth kept Don around, as the pair made a deal... Sabertooth holds the postion, but Don holds the power, a mutually beneficial relationship where Sabertooth keeps the morale and loyalty of the crew, while Don makes the real decisions.

Both are highly skilled in battle, espescially as a team, but lately, Sabertooth has started to horde more treasure and is pushing Don out of the decision making...a combination that will more likely than not be Sabertooth's undoing.
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Comments: 68

MarcelisKhaldern In reply to ??? [2011-03-27 07:48:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, but really the credit goes to Matt Frank, thank who drew these awesome line arts. I'm just an old fan who chose these to test his colouring skills and have some fun writing up something I'd like to see if the show ever got remade.

I actually have started on Allo, I need to get back to that and see if I can do even better than I did here

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sirdaveysockrocker In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2011-03-28 10:22:18 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah I know his stuff. His lines of them have been floating around and your colored genghis rex has been an amazing taste of whats possible. The line art is fantastic and creative, and your colors that are giving dinosaucers fans something to be excited about again. Its like they are getting new life. Color them all and show the rest of the world how awesome they were and can be again. And let me be so bold as to speak for the dinosaucers fans and say, A thousand thank yous

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to sirdaveysockrocker [2011-03-28 16:54:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I...I dont know what to say, really. I'm truly touched by your words and I have renewed drive to resume on Allo sometime soon, but due to current projects thats a little bit off for now.

What do you think of my little story premise?

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sirdaveysockrocker In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2011-03-29 21:53:47 +0000 UTC]

i like it, it adds alot of backstory to them and makes more interesting and it opens up a lot of story ideas too. well im sure im one of many looking forward to seeing allo when you get a chance to finish it.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to sirdaveysockrocker [2011-03-30 22:25:31 +0000 UTC]

I'll post the WIP of Allo soon

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alexiszocco [2011-03-11 06:41:15 +0000 UTC]

i do like this alot

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to alexiszocco [2011-03-11 14:19:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Much appreciated!

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D4rkR41n [2010-10-19 20:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Holy ...awesomeness! That looks great man. You've definitely been improving on all your art O_O
Well I haven't been around for some time haha. but hey. Good to see this great piece in my message box

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to D4rkR41n [2010-10-19 21:17:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much dude, but remember, this isn't my line art, just my colourings.

Its good to hear from ya again dude

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D4rkR41n In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-19 21:22:50 +0000 UTC]

Colouring is great. It's hard to colour stuff especially someone elses lineart. I know, I've done colouring aswell.

Still counts as a great improvement

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to D4rkR41n [2010-10-19 21:37:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man

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Armameteus [2010-10-18 23:11:14 +0000 UTC]

Dude! You two should team up and remake the entire series for television!

Seriously, I can't get past how bad-ass these guys are. There isn't one thing--not one measly iota--that I dislike about either of these characters. These should be i a video game. Or a movie. Or a graphic novel. Something! These things--and indeed all your remakes--should be let loose upon the world for people to realize "Holy hell, what has been sleeping under our noses all this time?!"

Damn, I might have to dedicate a section of my collections just for these pieces you two be making.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to Armameteus [2010-10-19 00:11:25 +0000 UTC]

WOW! Dude, haha, I'm so glad you like them so much! But really, the real credit goes to KaijuSamurai, he's a fantastic artist and all I'm doing is giving some life to some works he simply hadnt the time to do himself. My colouring would be nothing without his lines and one should never forget that.

I am most certainly conceptualising a story for (oh god I hate this word but its the best word for it...) a re-imagining of the series, to give it an actual plot and character development, make things interesting

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MDTartist83 [2010-10-18 21:04:51 +0000 UTC]

Now this is totally badass! Awesome coloring! Great job on the details two! Looks very comic-book style! Well done!

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to MDTartist83 [2010-10-18 21:30:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm wanting to build up my skills, I am hoping that maybe, one day I can do it for a living because I love doing it. I am very proud of the details too, especially on the left sword

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MDTartist83 In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-19 22:20:16 +0000 UTC]

I'll say! Cuz your style is really awesome! Hell, I can see this as official concept art for a Dinosaucers comic book series! And I bet you can do a lot for so many other things two! Keep up the good work! Do what you do best, and you'll go places! Best wishes!

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to MDTartist83 [2010-10-19 23:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Remember though, not my line work, just le colouring But I will indeed keep going and practice more

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MDTartist83 In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-19 23:13:11 +0000 UTC]

You do that! Keep it up! God bless!

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SilverZeo [2010-10-18 14:53:18 +0000 UTC]

DAMN! This guys were scary in Black and White, but I an paralyzed now by looking at these guys!

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 15:15:55 +0000 UTC]

hehehehehehe, I hoped you might like them! Anything in particular that you like about them?

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 15:44:13 +0000 UTC]

I notice you used the color schemes from the show. The BW Captain Sabertooth looked like a warrior king, but here you make him look like a COMMANDO Warrior King.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 15:53:31 +0000 UTC]

my figuring was the crown and the glove and stuff are stolen stuff from previous plunderings, he likes to think of himself as the King of Pirates

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 17:03:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, int he cartoon, he all about gold and plunder... wish we know more aboth Smilin' Don aside being fat and clumsy...

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 17:41:30 +0000 UTC]

well stick around, I'm gonna write a story for them right now!

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 17:54:47 +0000 UTC]

No way! Can't wait.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 17:57:47 +0000 UTC]

its up! Read it!

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 18:01:43 +0000 UTC]

Where?

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 18:03:48 +0000 UTC]

on the sabertooth's page In the Artists' comments. Take a look at Genghis's one too

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 18:06:18 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 18:09:16 +0000 UTC]

You like?

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-19 01:29:46 +0000 UTC]

Though I still find it hard to believe about Smilin' Don, how well he got slap around and tumbling over in the show, being such a bad ass here, though I like the deal between him and Sabertooth, much like if Starscream actual became leader of the Decpticons.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-19 01:45:35 +0000 UTC]

I just..couldnt take the original pair, I couldnt take them seriously the way everyone was going on about how badass they were supposed to be.

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-19 01:53:00 +0000 UTC]

I not complaining, just saying what I feel.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-19 01:57:34 +0000 UTC]

Would you prefer I comedied him up a bit?

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-19 02:03:35 +0000 UTC]

Nah, it's your story, you shouldn't change because I still seem them as the bumbling duo from the original show.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-19 02:14:35 +0000 UTC]

fair enough

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-19 02:27:26 +0000 UTC]

Besides, it wouldn't fit the design.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-19 02:35:54 +0000 UTC]

indeed

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-20 02:36:11 +0000 UTC]

Though I wouldn't mind if you sent me a note of it. The idea can pass on for other members of the Sabertooth's crew.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-20 10:07:12 +0000 UTC]

send you a note of what exactly?

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-20 15:58:16 +0000 UTC]

Of the other story for Smilin' Don.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-20 16:50:06 +0000 UTC]

well all I have at the moment is whats up there and personally I like it how it is so far. if I come up with more I'll give you more. I'll actually like, give you the whole dinosaucer story I have at the moment

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-20 16:57:57 +0000 UTC]

Sure, I am up for it.

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 18:13:41 +0000 UTC]

The names were awesome, though it hard to believe that the two have a crew, considering that only 2 of them appeared in the show.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 18:19:06 +0000 UTC]

Yes, but I'm re-imagining the whole thing, and lets face it, two people on their own, especially these two from the original show are highly unlikely to strike fear into entire planets for fear of a raid, thus I figured if they were pirates, they'd need a crew.

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SilverZeo In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 18:27:54 +0000 UTC]

I always seen them with other prehistoric mammals, like mammoths or dire-wolves. Talk to about the show. He is a bigger fan than me.

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to SilverZeo [2010-10-18 18:38:54 +0000 UTC]

sent him a note

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Helena-Lou [2010-10-18 12:52:07 +0000 UTC]

Your colouring is getting good. ^^

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MarcelisKhaldern In reply to Helena-Lou [2010-10-18 12:53:50 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, I think they're quite good already ^^ I just have to start improving my line art

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Helena-Lou In reply to MarcelisKhaldern [2010-10-18 13:11:03 +0000 UTC]

Your colouring is good.
Line art is a tough one to get right, thats why i went completly digital.

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