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MercurialXen ā Defense of the Ancients
Published: 2006-02-24 04:02:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 62626; Favourites: 219; Downloads: 19456
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*LoadScreen Version had quality reduced due to game engine restrictions, so here's a higher quality wallpaper version available for download!*Hi guys! Long time no see. This is what I have been busy on, official loading screen for DotA Allstars Version 6.28, to be used in the next release! Nearly 2 months of work, but I enjoyed the process (most of the time, lol).
Special thanks to IceFrog, Pendragon, Emily [link] and my friends at work for the superb advice and criticism, would never have made it here without you guys.
Photoshop 7.0
Painter 9
Visit [link] for more information ^^
Original Characters Copyright Blizzard Entertainment.
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Comments: 98
i miss the old maps where things were certain from the begging.. now heroes are unbalanced
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Haha, me too. I've not touched Dota for a long long time.
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Love it. WTB more sylvannas pics haha. 
<3<3
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Woah! this is really awsome!!
Maiev makes me cry at night T_T She is hurting my Illi-poo and that makes me sad T__T
BUT this pic ROCKS!
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Haha yea how could she! 
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you really made this??? good job man. always see it when playing dota of that map version.
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THE GREATEST DOTA WALLPAPER I'VE EVER SEEN
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Waw...
My fave game...
hahaha...
Great Artwork...
^^
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That looks better than the current version
6.37 At the Moment
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THANKS FOR THE GREAT LOADING SCREEN!
DotA really rocks man.... It's probably the most played game right now here in the Philippines.
And I like your hero in the game,Spectre(or Avatar of Vengeance,in previous versions.)
He rocks.
I really like the atmosphere and the backround's good. I always see this every single time I touch a PC.
(DOTA ROCKS
Really great job.
I'm definitely 
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Awesome painting. I found link in DotA loading screen and when I saw that you're from dA I just decide to comment.
You're really talented and amazing artist. Well done!
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Of course Razor belongs up there too, but all good.
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I fell in love with Traxex, sheyt! Black skinned yet blushing with pleading eyes(chinese helL!), not to mention putting more clothes away from her body gives emphasis to her face, arms and body..... Really Kerobelus got way beauty around there, wasn't she a old woman, but there, she reminds me of my old female teacher who is good at putting make up. Lina could've also been hot but the flame covers her. Also Mortred looks abit left behind there there it's like she was humble or something. Isn't the upper part of her breast exposed? Sven doesn't look unrealistically buffed like on the game, I liked the character better when mega large like Tranformers proportion. But anyway I was impressed by your color application, it's a good standard, did you also made the loading screen for version 6.27? I think it's better in general. When I get my arts better, I promise show some maybe 2009 or maybe I'll get shot at my head and die(Wasn't I funny? He he he!).
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All I can say is that this artwork is so popular to all DOTA players including me.
Millions of DOTA gamers here in the Philippines see this artwork every time they play DOTA. And Iām glad the artist of this artwork is member of Deviatart.
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love this map
and i agree with SittingSock...
now i have to go play more DotA!!!
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Haha, probobly the best loading screen on all of Battle.net.
Anybody can compare it to all the other stuff, but they're just stolen artwork from other websites, or even Blizzard's official site, but this is perfect. It was made for the map, and it suits it perfectly.
But anybody can see that Lina Inverse is the only character that looks "good" and not evil. That's the only thing that bugs me about DotA. 
PS: Hey, how's it feel to see something YOU made every time you load DotA?
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awesome for the dota art? are you in cal? if so maybe we should scrim sometime!
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superb work dude..
i hope dota loading screens would be from artists from devart. 
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Definitely a favourite, I 've been playing DotA for years... and nice to see you here
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Great work. I'm beggining to see DeviantART everywhere nowadays...
Jut my opinion, but you kinda screwed up Sven. Everything else is good, with the exception of Sven.
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jeee im finally find you there
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hey ken~i can see and honestly say tat ur works hav realli improved alot!~keep it up bro,hehe can see ur stil in love with dynamic lightin~nice poses u got there,i esp like the gal at e top left...one suggestion i have is to incorporate some kind of glow or effect at e center of the screen,to pull the elements together,u know?cos the void sorts of separate the figures,and not join them~good huh,how did u manage to did this for e dota guys?they found u?
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Thanks man!
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Holy crap, that's so much detail O_O All the pretty souls and lights and such... *_* Ahh, the shading's so smooth, I love how you have this painterly look in your work (a lot of that kind's lost in digital art, I've noticed)
I noticed that some parts look a bit flat compared to others... like on the left, the one with blue armor. It's not too noticeable, though.
Awesome job, man
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oooh!i see this every day.i only noticed the mercurialxen.deviantart like a few days ago.i love it!!!!
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although I still haven't gotten the hang of using mercurial... keep up the good work!
(i don't know what the boxers are for... but they sure are nifty)
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WOOOOOOOOW! the reason y i joined yesterday was cos i saw while playing"D seriously hahah niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iice work!!!!!!!
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DOTA forevahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!...hope you made the other hero more heros...
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Hell yeah! I LOVE the Drow...Lina sucks as a hero though...absolutely worthless past the early game. Terrorblade, though, is AMAZING. Deathprophet? Meh. Phantom Assassin? GL getting through the game with her to the point that you can dominate. Oh, and Sven is just no thx. Bolt, god strength, get it purged, oh waah.
Anyway, <3 the drow in the picture, though she's meh as a hero. Good job.
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