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rachaelm5 — Predator: Bowhunter
Published: 2005-07-30 00:40:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 6390; Favourites: 119; Downloads: 365
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This piece was inspired by the marvelous Uruk'hai from the first Lord of the Rings movie. I loved the ogre-critters' armor and I thought that it would translate very well to a Predator's muscular frame.I also don't do a lot of detailed backgrounds like this, so I found the landscape (an amalgam of various nice spots in Colorado and Utah) both challenging and enjoyable.
I drew this with my Zig pens, and it took close to 30 hours to complete. I worked on it almost exclusively over my lunch periods at work.
Edit: Big thanks go out to for the very informative article on how to properly grip a bow and fire an arrow without causing yourself serious injury!
Bodacious colored version by
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Comments: 97
Absolutely awsome! This one came out great, and was definately worth the wait. :>
That is the single most wicked bow I've ever seen. Great design. :>
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Thank you very much. I'm really glad I finally got this booger finished. Now I'm on to something even stranger... Gotta do me up a nice picture of a Fallen God and a Badblood who worships it.
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Oops - I was thinking of another piece... *Did* I say this one was yours? I honestly don't remember...
*Rachael's brain sizzles in frothing, roiling neurotransmitters*
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No, not yours goofball. The original goes to Paul. I'll have prints ready soon for anyone else who might be interested.
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For sure amazing piece of art! your brave I love doing portraits but background details.........not~~~~~~~congrad!
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Such and amazing piece of art, what media did you use for it.
It is full complete and amazing, everylittle bit of it has its over play. the over grown tree area hidding the hunter the pose of the predator is spot on. You skills of drawing and shading are the best I have ever seen. Your character and setting design seems well thoughout and and true to the world that has been created. You are a genious at what you do and you deserve to have piece such as this in art galleries around the world, along with your own art gallery.
You are amazing and you have joined the list of my favourite artists, not for work you do that coniside with passions of mine or for my close friendship as some on the list have, but because of your abilities. See my home page for proof of you name being added to the list.
Super Duper Mini Dance for you
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WOW totally hand drawn, thats even more amazing.
You mis-understood what I ment your not on my friends list you are on my favourite artists of all time and in my eyes I prefer your art to that of Dali, Picasso or Van Gough. Also after visiting the Dali an Picasso galleries in Barcelona I believe you to have more talent than they did.
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Wow... Thank you very much, ~cbnuk . I really appreciate such well-thought-out compliments and critique. I am honored to be on your Friends list.
I started with a pencil drawing - fairly detailed for the Predator, but sketchy for the background foilage. I completed the image with pen and ink - with Zig drawing pens, specifically.
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That is just so much more inkwork than I'd ever have the patience to deal with.
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Yeah, me too. I was only able to work on this crazy thing for about an hour at a time over the course of twenty or thirty days.
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20 or 30 days?? I'm impressed!
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Gah! Talk about a detailed background!
So you use ZIG pens, too? Cool!
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Yeah, a fellow Deviant got me going on the Zigs. I was able to find them locally, where Microns seem to be non-existent. I finally did find some Microns (at a scrapbook store of all places), so I will test 'em out and compare brands. Then I can mail order whichever one works best.
I tell you, though, that detailed background was a royal pain in the butt. Now I remember why I ususally skimp on the backgrounds.
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Ahaha... I feel your pain. I attempted a background for one of my pics in pencil, but I can't say it came out as well as yours ^_^;
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You did a tremendously awesome job with the background and foliage. I love it, it looks great - bow and everything.
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Thank you very much.
I still think those leafy green vegetables need some work; I have never really learned the knack for background fluff like that. This is one of the more successful attempts and I'm glad it's gotten good response so far.
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*Becoming blind* *worship* Too much details!! its AWSOME! and the pred is.. Holyshit! awsome work!
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*Rachael flexes and grins like a madwoman*
Thank you very much. I'm glad this guy has received such good response.
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Really nice conversion on the armour, even though i think your Pred would kick the Uruk's arse any day 
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Color? Nah, not this time. I've been staring at this piece for long enough; time for something completely different.
I agree that there is some confusion between the figure and the background. I'm still learning how to shade with pen and ink; it's totally different from graphite or color techniques, and I think I have a lot to learn yet.
Thanks for your feedback!
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Hey, I can totally understand using new tools, it takes getting used to, but either way, its still amazing
And me colour one of your pieces?! I would love to!! But im scared im going to do a really bad job of colouring what is a fantastic piece
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Awww, don't be scared. What do you have to lose by trying? Sometimes it's easier to experiment when the work isn't your own...
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In which case, i will be honoured
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Awesome! Let me know when you're all ready and I'll slip in a link to your colored version. (Well, as soon as the hubub around DA dies down... Grf.)
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Yeah, things seem to be rather choppy at the moment with the whole Jark incident
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I know what you mean! 
Absolutely gorgeous pencil art picture. One of the best I have seen in a long time! Everything on it is done brilliantly, the bow, the armor, background (I love those plants), predator itself, its pose and muscles, shading...EVERYTHING!
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Wow - thank you very much, Mari. I used pen and ink for this one instead of pencil. It was quite a challenge. I can shade with pencils much more easily than with pen; I may have to do another Predator drawing just with pencil one of these days... LOL - thanks for lodging the idea in my brain.
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You used pen and ink for this one? 
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I really admire your work on this. The background is great and the design of your bowhunter is fantastic. I especially love how you got the stance just right!
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Yeeee!
I forgot to mention the fact that I had some help to get the stance and grip right... Drat. I hope I can find that artist who helped me out so that I can thank her properly!
Thanks muchly for your compliments. I'm really proud of this one - at least for the next couple of days. I don't stay satisfied with a drawing for very long.
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The detailed pencilwork is amazing. I specially like the design of the bow.
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Love the bow design! So sharp and intricate...your every detail is simply amazing! I'm baffled
Fire Redhead
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Thank you very much - but don't be baffled! I take it one design step at a time and I work on it slowly so that I don't get lost.
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Holy crap....I can't evn IMAGINE what you've done with Vyr...OMG, soo excited XD!!!!
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LOL - thanks! - Tigris and Vyr are in full color, which process occupies an entirely different part of my brain...
Tig is about halfway finished. If time and my sleeping schedule are kind this coming week, I shall have Tig finished and posted.
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OMG OMG OMG XD......GAH....SOO....EXCITE*BOOM*
Tigris: O__O;....whoa...too much sugar for that one....
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Wow, so much detail! As always, I would never have the patience for a piece like this.
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Technically, I don't have the patience for this kind of thing either. I get around that by working on it in very short sessions.
Thanks! Glad you like the drawing.
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Hahahahaa.. now that's a novel idea... 6_6 I never thought of that before. I always feel that if I start something, I have to finish it then and there... or it never gets done.
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Nicely done! I understand the 30 hour thing. I tryed your style a while back with a piece, and it took me several hours to complete. Much longer than my normal lineart sessions.
Great job!
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Thank you muchly.
Line art doesn't take that long at all - I think I finished the lineart part of this one inside two hours. It's all of that inky-dinky shading that takes so long! But it was fun...
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O.O... wow.. That's so awesome! I wonder how your hand's liking you for all that inking you've done (but it's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!XD).... I really like how the bow looks... teeheheheheh... VERY deadly look'n
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Well, since I only worked on this one for an hour at a time over my lunches at work, my hand is still my friend. It's the coloring jobs that kill it.
Thank you very much!
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