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Mistresselysia — Shadowrun Mercenaries

Published: 2008-10-28 11:46:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 7754; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 0
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Description I've been working on this on and off for a couple of weeks - Rather than fantasy, decided to explore some Shadowrun concepts, so from L - R, we have a troll decker, a cybered-up elven street samurai, a human adept and a dwarven rigger - I was really trying to get away from certain stereotypes (the troll being the barely civilised Heavy and the elf being the wishy-washy shaman, for example), but I do have to admit that the dwarf was influenced by my friend's dwarven rigger (who looked a bit like Kevin Smith and was afraid of the dark... Red was a great character!).

So, errors abound (yes, that is supposed to be some kind of massive assault rifle, and no, I cannot draw guns, especially assault rifles, mainly because I have only ever seen them in pictures and Tomb Raider games and I am well aware that there is something odd going on with the dwarf's arms... O_o), but this was a lot of fun to play around with. I have no idea if I will ever get round to colouring it, what with the house renovations and Spawn's impending arrival, but we'll see!

Original is A3 (had to be scanned in two and stuck together in Photoshop), drawn in mechanical HB pencil and inked with 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.8 micron pens.
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Comments: 10

Silverwolfpacora [2011-03-19 16:47:13 +0000 UTC]

I like the idea of a troll decker its really different.

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Satarius In reply to Silverwolfpacora [2013-09-21 21:31:52 +0000 UTC]

and he's got a f***ing monocle! How awesome is that?

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Tsaalyo [2009-03-04 17:59:13 +0000 UTC]

This has been featured! [link]

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Sorcierloup [2009-02-21 18:34:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes! verry cool and a great work!

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AngelaSasser [2008-10-30 15:40:18 +0000 UTC]

buahah this is too cool. I love the troll in a suit. It's always fun to play with the stereotypes in Shadowrun. Aaah you make me want to do some SR art again...it's been too long!

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DarrkestDrow [2008-10-29 05:56:55 +0000 UTC]

You're way to hard on yourself with the guns (I've heard you bash yourself about them in past pics too). No, I'm not a gun expert but I think it looks fine and good. If anyone were to complain about the gun it'd be because they were some anal-headed gun fanatic with a small...erm...brain...

The inking looks FABULOUS!!!!...and micron is my fav inking pen. ...Though mine are all dried up from lack of use.

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Mistresselysia In reply to DarrkestDrow [2008-10-29 09:01:42 +0000 UTC]

Guns are a pain in the arse - I can usually puzzle out how most things look and would work practically (armour, exaggerated / alternative anatomy, cybernetics, melee weapons), but guns... I have a real problem with those! Unlike swords or weapons, I can never visualise how they are held and how they fit together... 'tis a pain!

Microns are great, aren't they? I have a huge stash of them, some of which must be nearly 10 years old, and even my 'new' ones must be over 2 years old, because I haven't bought any in *ages*. There's something therapeutic (and eye-scramblingly irritating) about inking...

Thank you, my dear!

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melyanna [2008-10-28 21:17:37 +0000 UTC]

It's good to have you back, and this picture is lovely!
I love the "badass" attitude and the crosshatching.

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Mistresselysia In reply to melyanna [2008-10-29 11:55:02 +0000 UTC]

It's kind of hard not to make Shadowrun characters look 'badass' - that game system really does have cool built into it (which is probably why self professed geeks like me love it so much! )

Than you, my dear! I don't know how many more pictures I'll actually get done - not really up to me any more... *Gives big belly a stern look* No more messing mummy around! (Yeah, like that'll ever happen... )

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melyanna In reply to Mistresselysia [2008-10-29 16:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Being the geek I am, I also love the "badassness" of Shadowrun characters !

And about the big belly... how are things going? I bet you are very excited, when you have the strenght to be, that is...

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