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Published: 2006-12-04 11:52:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 10639; Favourites: 199; Downloads: 188
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Well I figured that if I'm going to join CGSociety, I'm going to need to improve and develop some more "hardcore" skills in photoshop rendering.Most of my series are very stylised, because I've always felt that charismatic visuals are more appealing than stark photo-realism, however, on CGSociety, it appears that stark photo-realism is the name of the day.
So if I'm going to draw any anthro pictures on CGS, they'd better be pretty impressive...
I guess that the best series to redevelop for CGS would be Tech Sector. For one, the characters are at human proportions, and two, I tried to begin with a more realistic style in the first place. The character design can get quite detailed as well and it's a fairly mature story with a potentially interesting plot (blending anthro with high tech ninjas and psychological paranormality) so now Tech Sector is going to get ANOTHER redux...
Instead of drawing Holly again, I decided to go for Sighanu, because he's more detailed and a very important character in the story. This is the second time I've ever drawn Siggy properly. (I sometimes used to sketch him roughly when I was grumpy or feeling unhappy about something, but never complete sketches)
His costume got some slight changes, but not much. I believe he looks a lot more feral now, and definately more menacing.
I'm submitting this as a guilt post at the moment for being inactive lately, but when it comes to lining and colouring, I intend to give it my all to make it as photorealistic as I can.
Anyway, here's his story again:
At a young age he was abducted by a cult, who were studying the link between the solid and demon worlds. By subjecting him to torrentious amounts of mental and physical depravity, restraint and anguish, the idea was that as he relinquished all hope for himself, his mind would shatter in such a way as to create a rift between both worlds. What they didn't count on was the fact that Sighanu himself would absorb this rift and transform into a demonic entity with the ability to actually create psychological realities. After the transformation, he easilly escaped as the cult fell apart, and now he just attacks people randomly in their sleep and sucks them into his little world so he can feed off their fear and despair in order to appease his own pain.
Holly encounters Sighanu when she goes to investigate a number of deaths in an appartment (believed to be the work of a serial killer) but he makes no attempt to attack her, and leaves. She is fascinated by his unpredictable manner and tries to understand him. The big question is, is he still pure enough to be saved, or is he just an empty shell?
Reguardless of this, Sighanu is extremily powerful and can create mazes of pure evil within the blink of an eye. Physically, he's also a chore to fight.
Wish me luuuuuck!! I'm gonna try and improve again!
Tech Sector and all related characters are (C) Ryanide 2006, do not distribute or steal this work, despite the commons licence, kay?
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Comments: 170
Ryanide In reply to ??? [2006-12-04 23:17:19 +0000 UTC]
True!
One of the first things that Holly learns about Sighanu is that attacking him directly with any object at any time is a bad idea. He's a bit like Dante from DMC in the fact that he's able to simply pull weapons out of his flesh as if they were nothing and then insta-heal. He also has the nasty side-effect of transferring pain and shock directly to the attacker along with continuing hallucinations that could or could not be real. So I think the sidekick thing is totally out of the question.
The sacrifice thing would probably be the most realistic option there. Sighanu himself has no goal other than to survive and relieve his pain. By simply trying to understand him, Holly shows him more kindness than he can ever remember, not that he can really recognise it. Holly also tries to stop Sylph and Light from destroying Sighanu outright, so it would make sense that Sighanu would begin to gravitate towards her, and even end up saving her life out of instinct at one stage. Self sacrifice would also be a nice way to put his suffering at rest and set up a nice emo ending for everyone. ^_^
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xSakuraxchanx In reply to ??? [2006-12-04 13:17:43 +0000 UTC]
oooo! nice job...really awesome..i like ur avi as well...very cute!
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Sonnux In reply to ??? [2006-12-04 13:08:31 +0000 UTC]
He looks fraggin awesome!
Man he looks really powerful and you can just feel the tremendous evil eminating from him... o_o
I bet when you colour it, it will be sooooo cool it'll be scary.
Thats kinda what I'm trying to do with one of my chars, but you've pulled it off oh so much better
+favs
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Nyko-Illusion In reply to ??? [2006-12-04 12:55:18 +0000 UTC]
Oh wows, you're gonna join the society? D: I hear DA artists get eaten up in there...They don't accept non-human drawings very well, and they tear cartoons apart. Still, this really is great. ^^ Greatly detailed, and you're one of the smoothest and best Flash artists in all of DA. =O I say if anyone belongs at CGS, it's gotta be you.
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Ryanide In reply to Nyko-Illusion [2006-12-04 23:20:06 +0000 UTC]
I figured as much, but I guess I'll need to adapt to the quality that's mainstream over there.
They may not accept non-humans, but they love their goblins and orcs! If I can make impressive anthro pictures on CGS, I may still be able to fit in over there...
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Nyko-Illusion In reply to Ryanide [2006-12-05 01:47:23 +0000 UTC]
Pst, fuck their mainstream. D: They think they're so hot, but they have no variety. Everyone's got the same style: Massive realism. Only reason they love goblins and orcs is cause of all of those poor gamer dudes over there, they're just lameo fans. D: You don't need to fit in, I think you can just blow 'em away with that good old DA variety! Kick ass, Ryanide!
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Ryanide In reply to Nyko-Illusion [2006-12-05 02:45:28 +0000 UTC]
You're right, but there's no point in being an individual if everybody hates you...
I have seen some interesting styles over there, there is one Teen Titans drawing person who has a very funky style that's quite well recieved...
Perhaps I MAY be able to get away with one of my hyper tangy styles, but I'll still need to get better anyway...
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ShishiEnjin [2006-12-04 12:20:14 +0000 UTC]
Wow.
Really, I like realistic styles more than chibis or what ever. I've seen some of the pictures on GCSociety, and you're right.. they are quite awesome, but I wish you good luck.
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vilethejinx In reply to ??? [2006-12-04 12:07:31 +0000 UTC]
yes, good job, he did come out extrememly feral.
his design is very awesome.
are you going to color this?
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Ryanide In reply to vilethejinx [2006-12-04 12:28:35 +0000 UTC]
It says in the description that I'm going to try to make it my best colouring.
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vilethejinx In reply to Ryanide [2006-12-05 00:52:10 +0000 UTC]
ah, i'm kindof spacey, as you see, when i wrote this, it was 6:00 in the morning about. i just woke up.
but i'm sorry. and i'll wait.
you know who's style this pic reminds me of, though, is my friend
his cg skills are really good, he's an anthro artist, his style really kind of reminds me of this pic.
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drums-tech In reply to ??? [2006-12-04 11:58:11 +0000 UTC]
Whoa, he is feral.
Whats with those wire hooks from his hands?
And is there a Giant Stake floating behind him?
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Ryanide In reply to drums-tech [2006-12-04 12:42:36 +0000 UTC]
It's a pretty long story. There's another picture of him really far back in my gallery that explains all those things. I'm also adding his story to the picture right now.
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drums-tech In reply to Ryanide [2006-12-05 05:40:02 +0000 UTC]
YAY!! I like stories.
If I put as much effort into my story telling as you, I wouldn't have enough hours in the day
(In-between all the television, youtube and deviantart).
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