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pallanoph — Sorstan: Color Reference 2.0

Published: 2010-06-30 05:04:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 12677; Favourites: 300; Downloads: 0
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Description Might be the last bit of personal work you'll see in a little while... unless, that is, you'd like to see doodles. And I don't think I could bear to post just any doodle, as I don't want to waste your time, but if I come up with a decent collection I can upload those together. I don't know, I'm a bother right now, and I have a lot more important work to be doing!

Yet another of those "waiting for the paint to dry" studies worked on between all the other little things. However, I found it justified, as poor Sorstan the assassin has had extremely few depictions of him posted here, and even less in color. Poor bugger.

That said, I'm also a bit peeved by the way the color bounced off the highlight areas and bled out a bit, haha! Likely need to readjust my scanner, as I'm only so apt at photoshop. *groan* (You think it's just a lame excuse, but I promise you it looks more consistent in person. Unless I'm actually going blind?)

No. For the love of all things holy, he is not meant to resemble a maned wolf, fox, or anything of a russet coated persuasion, I assure you. His plain coat needed some points, so I added them. Note that the creamy markings are not white, but just that, dull cream. I'm not fully certain how I feel about those dark stockings of his, though they serve the purpose of being less visible than light colored feet. His younger brother, Tjardek, is similar, yet is more of a deep dark auburn/mahogany and has less dramatic "points" to his coat.

It's likely I missed something. Anyway, this was an assortment of Derwent colored pencils (Artists, Studio, and Coloursoft) on my preferred surface of choice, Canson Mi-Teintes. (It's a pastel paper.)

Thoughts, comments, critiques, what have you are welcome.
Pallanoph species, character, and art © April Schumacher
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Comments: 61

ihavedogseyes [2011-04-18 13:07:34 +0000 UTC]

I'ts like a llama-horse-wolf-goat.


AWESOME.

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Mudstar-Sibera [2011-02-17 00:31:14 +0000 UTC]

I love this guy! I just wann hug his fluffy neck! is he firendly? all the same that I said in my first comment could be resaid here! you leave no detail left out or hair unturned!

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mollyart2010 [2010-07-25 09:52:47 +0000 UTC]

wow your colour penciling is absoulutly amazing, such lovley tones.
It would be really cool if one day (when you had the time...) you could do a tutorial on colooured pencils? if its not too much to ask....

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Hareguizer [2010-07-13 18:18:31 +0000 UTC]

His colouring is just so beautiful!

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Belalkamel [2010-07-08 15:39:26 +0000 UTC]

great work .....

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kalmanen [2010-07-03 12:29:13 +0000 UTC]

Hm, I didn't even think about him resembling colour-wise some animal untill you mentioned it. And even then, it's a pretty far streched. Blue eyes fit extremely well with his autumn-coloured fur Beautiful work as ever.

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pallanoph In reply to kalmanen [2010-07-05 21:54:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh, good! I was really worried (once the thing was finished, of course ) That the first words someone would post might be "looks like a maned wolf/fox/etc." So I'm really glad that doesn't immediately come to mind.

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ghost-eye [2010-07-02 15:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Magic pencilling & colour shading!

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pallanoph In reply to ghost-eye [2010-07-03 03:42:42 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you!

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TheWingedShadow [2010-07-02 07:22:36 +0000 UTC]

I really love your pallanophs.
And thise fur, this efor is just wow. What paper did you use?

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pallanoph In reply to TheWingedShadow [2010-07-03 03:42:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! The paper here is Canson Mi-Teintes.

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zephyrwolfen [2010-07-01 19:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely stunning! Sorstan is such a great character, I've always loved his beard (I dislike beards on men, but Sorstan carries it off XD! ) I love the new cream highlights to his fur, the texture is wonderful, and I really like the dark stockings, personally - they remind me a little of gloves ^^

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pallanoph In reply to zephyrwolfen [2010-07-03 03:41:45 +0000 UTC]

Hehe! Glad you don't mind the beard... I've been waiting for someone to ask about it, and potentially demand I get rid of it.

The stockings are growing on me... I think I'll keep them this way.

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zephyrwolfen In reply to pallanoph [2010-07-03 18:04:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome - I rather like it ^^ And the stockings do look rather good on him

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GaianBells [2010-07-01 04:24:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I love how your pallanophs are very easily distinguishable for the individuals that they are. I can translate Sorstan into a human version with ease, something flashier self-made species might never achieve. (And if that's what you can do with Derwents, I'll definitely give them a try when my Prismas are used up!)

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pallanoph In reply to GaianBells [2010-07-01 18:39:47 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhh, gosh thanks so much! As many no doubt can relate, I always worry myself over character design in terms of individuality and how they compare/contrast with others. Sorstan and Tjardek, being brothers, look alike, though I hope, when Tjardek's reference is put up, that one can distinguish their personalities through appearance.

Oh, how I love my Derwents... they harmonize so well with one another!

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Lykouros [2010-06-30 23:26:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really beautiful, especially for colored pencil (a medium I've not seen you use much.) I love the cream color on his coat Overall this looks great ^_^

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pallanoph In reply to Lykouros [2010-07-01 18:27:15 +0000 UTC]

I can be really rusty about starting a colored pencil piece when I haven't used them in a while, but before long I remember more or less how it all works. Thank you!

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KaxantheDragon [2010-06-30 20:57:47 +0000 UTC]

Where did you get the name pallanoph from? It seems to me like it might mean something, but I have no clue what... ^^'

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pallanoph In reply to KaxantheDragon [2010-07-01 04:11:16 +0000 UTC]

It's quite interesting to me that I've been asked this question by a fair number of people! The story isn't all that interesting... I came up with it while ill with a fever 7 or 8 years ago and had decided I should brainstorm a name for the earlier phase of this species. The word "pallanoph" tumbled out by chance, and then stuck.

I should probably find a definition for it, in a sense that the pallanophs call themselves by this name. Unfortunately I'm not all that learned in terms of linguistics.

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KaxantheDragon In reply to pallanoph [2010-07-01 22:56:34 +0000 UTC]

Ah. That's very intriguing. I come up with some interesting names myself when I do just that. XD

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Goonlalagoon [2010-06-30 20:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Doodles would be nice; you won't be wasting anyone's time

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Chemukh-Ayet [2010-06-30 19:14:55 +0000 UTC]

I think....

A) this is amazing, and
B) you should definitely post doodles.

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nina1326 [2010-06-30 18:23:24 +0000 UTC]

I'd love to see all your doodles and sketches, I don't think they'd waste anyone's time at all! :]

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echdhu [2010-06-30 18:14:47 +0000 UTC]

I love seeing your 'doodles- how did you manage to make his coat GLOW?

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pallanoph In reply to echdhu [2010-07-01 04:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I have a rather chaotic "method" with colored pencils, to be completely honest... a lot of deep color/light color alternations, to keep the color from getting too flat.

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DawnSentinel [2010-06-30 16:29:53 +0000 UTC]

You don't waste our time, I love your stuff!

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whisperinghearts [2010-06-30 15:29:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow, gorgeous color job. Somehow his eyes seem a little odd to be, however that may be due to their blue color against a brown coat (which you know, is unusual).

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pallanoph In reply to whisperinghearts [2010-07-01 04:05:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! They are more than a bit odd, that's for certain, but they have the most wonderfully unsettling effect upon the observer.

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whisperinghearts In reply to pallanoph [2010-07-02 04:53:02 +0000 UTC]

Welcome. Yes, that I will definitely agree with!

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Kyranth-Wolfen [2010-06-30 15:00:58 +0000 UTC]

Waste my time on one of your doodles!? No way! please post 'em!
And I love the fur texture on this! Your way of coloring it is amazing

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pallanoph In reply to Kyranth-Wolfen [2010-07-01 04:04:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'll have to post some worthy doodles at one point or another.

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Kyranth-Wolfen In reply to pallanoph [2010-07-01 13:33:32 +0000 UTC]

Great! And trust me, any doodles are worthy!

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dwuff [2010-06-30 14:26:59 +0000 UTC]

*loves doodles* I want to see them!

And this is lovely. Well done!

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pallanoph In reply to dwuff [2010-07-01 03:36:29 +0000 UTC]

Alrighty, I'll post a whole mess of them together at some point...

Thankies!

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dwuff In reply to pallanoph [2010-07-01 11:44:11 +0000 UTC]

no problem lady

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clippys [2010-06-30 12:57:53 +0000 UTC]

I love this

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MistingWolf [2010-06-30 12:00:16 +0000 UTC]

He looks beautiful, if not that happy to have his picture taken. I guess I can't see where your scanner made the colors bleed, but then again, I can't see the original. I very much like how you colored him, even the stockings. Is that a scar on his right front leg?

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pallanoph In reply to MistingWolf [2010-07-01 03:36:01 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, yes he does look a bit bothered here, doesn't he?

The scanner kind of burned out the highlighted areas, so they look too luridly yellowish. Glad you like the stockings! I couldn't just leave his legs the same color as the rest of him, and white stockings would be entirely too flashy, especially for an assassin.

Ahhh, not a scar, I don't think, but it does look a bit like one, now that you mention it. o_0

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MistingWolf In reply to pallanoph [2010-07-02 01:08:52 +0000 UTC]

I didn't think that the yellowish tinting looked too bad, but I suppose that wouldn't be very good for an assassin. I'm sure the real thing looks even better ^_^

As for the leg "scar", was it just because of the darker shading?

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dontask996 [2010-06-30 11:29:55 +0000 UTC]

I just absolutely LOVE the way you colored the fur. It looks to life like! owo Also, If he was able to suport human weight, I'd love to like ride him. o uo Looks like it'd be fun~!.

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pallanoph In reply to dontask996 [2010-07-01 03:30:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

Though I do think supporting such a weight on a back as curved (and flexible) as his would be too much a strain.

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dontask996 In reply to pallanoph [2010-07-01 07:47:03 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

D': Awww. That really sucks....

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Kotorigaro [2010-06-30 11:10:39 +0000 UTC]

Such a dashing fellow! Beautiful detailing, as usual! The highlights look lovely to me- on my monitor it looks like they have an iridescent copper quality to them!
Tjardek sounds stunning~

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pallanoph In reply to Kotorigaro [2010-07-01 03:29:20 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, I was definitely going for that coppery/brassy gleam. I'm glad it still shows up!

I just hope I can modify Tjardek enough to keep him recognizable from past works, yet perhaps a hair more interesting. We'll see how it goes!

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Narkya [2010-06-30 10:18:08 +0000 UTC]

He is beautiful, but he looks somewhat sad.
Anyway, I like the darker stockings of his, makes it harder to see the dirt!

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pallanoph In reply to Narkya [2010-07-01 03:27:25 +0000 UTC]

He is a rather melancholic character at heart, actually. He's normally quite stonefaced and rarely speaks unless, of course, to relay information/commands.

Oh yes, and that too! We don't like to see dirty feet!

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Al-Asparagus [2010-06-30 09:04:59 +0000 UTC]

It is just fantastic... How did you do so beautiful fur ? The colours are blended with softness, hairs come out realistics, it is awesome

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pallanoph In reply to Al-Asparagus [2010-07-01 03:21:17 +0000 UTC]

It takes quite a long time, and quite a bit of patience, I'll admit. Thank you!

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xrawrXskittlesx [2010-06-30 07:07:59 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh, he's lovely. Such a wise face. The fur is really well done, too, especially since it's colored pencil. Do want more pictures like this.

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