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Published: 2009-08-21 12:32:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 32813; Favourites: 609; Downloads: 889
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BetrayalAcrylic, approx 7" x 10"
World of Warcraft trading card game illustration
Β©Blizzard Entertainment & Upper Deck.
Original artwork for sale; UKΒ£200
"Friends are mere stepping stones when plans are hatched..."
I wanted to try and capture the sense of devious malevolence that is clearly redolent in this Troll. To do that I opted for strong directional lighting. This would mean dark shadows to aid the mood, and by choosing the green light I am visualling signalling that something less than good is at hand.
The closer crop on the figure, and static, almost profile, form further helps give the sense of a quiet, composed, moment as the cogs begin to whirr!
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This is awesome, great attention to detail, and you really made him look malevolent!
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Lovely warcraft art. It really portrays the overall Hex-voodoo-cocky-mean-awesome character of the trolls.
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He does look like quite nasty.... A fitting title.
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Drakuru! I helped you, you troll! What do I get in return?! I get you siding with the Lich King and a new found love for trolls. Curse you T_T
Love the piece; as soon as I saw it I was thinking, 'why does this remind me of when I was helping Drakuru and he betrayed the crud out of me?!' Love this troll though, the image worked AMAZINGLY well in instantly putting him in mind.
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My, what a sweet grin you have there . . *evil laugh*
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Wow this is so cool ...is this guy Drakuru?? the lord of the trol Drakari on ZulΒ΄Drak?? he looks so similar
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Thanks.
Not intentionally...
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Thanks very much
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Thanks very much
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Ahh... Trolls... Never can trust those blue bastards. >_>
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Which is why I love being them.
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You know it! But I see one thing about him that bugs me... Are his eyes bloodshot, or is that natural?
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That's natural.
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Cool... In a creepy kind of way.
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I must say, this is absolutly beautiful.
I first saw this picture on the page for Drakuru(one of my favorite characters in the game) and I always wanted to get a closer look at it.
Amazing details, and he makes mohawks look gooood.
Dis foo' never be pitied.
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Thanks very much for saying so
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That... is what Trolls are about.
Excellent work technically and in capturing their essence!
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wow, that's awsome!
I love his hair colour and the shading
just wonderful
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That's great - thanks
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Great use of lights!
The pic transmits the exact feeling you've explained on the description.
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Good to hear it - thanks
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Why I like your work - besides the obvious artistic skill, of course 
A lot of pictures go like 'Troll rogue' and then you see a troll rogue standing. Not that they look bad, in fact they are a whole lot more than what I'd ever dare to dream of to create, but they somehow feel empty to me, just standing there in their tier-dunnowhat set.
Unlike this trolly here. Despite of the lack of action in the picture I can technically imagine a story around it all, what could lead to this moment, and what would the outcome perhaps be. And THAT is something quite rare.
Probably a bit late for this babble now, but it took some more drawings for me to realize the difference.
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I ma very pleased that I have managed to pull of the storytelling I was aiming for - thanks
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Pleased you think so - thanks
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What I really like is the expression of his face. Also the colors. You use cool colors to give him more of his personality and it works so well. The lighting on this piece helps capture the fact he is going to betray someone. Powerful piece
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Glad the dramatic lighting works for you - thanks
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Spotless execution. It stands completely on it's own without the title. 
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Glad to hear it - thanks
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