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Published: 2015-04-19 08:40:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 1400; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 0
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Description Hey everyone, long time no see!  It's been awhile sense I've released anything, but with school getting in the way it's been hard to make stuff.  However recently I managed to get the amazing chance to go to Star Wars Celebration 2015 (OH MY GOD IT WAS A BLAST) and one of my all time favorite voice actors/role model would be there; Steve Blum.  As you probably know Steve voices our favorite power hungry Decepticon, but he also voices a character in the new(ish) T.V. show; Star Wars Rebels.  

I wanted to draw this as I recently learned how to work in grey scale-> color.  (Personally I love the workflow and it has really increased the quality of this piece.)  Also...I really wanted Steve to sign this.  :3

Made in:CC Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai
Time to make: Over...13 hours over the course of 2 weeks...yeah...I need to improve my workflow. X)

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Comments: 20

miha9000 [2015-04-27 16:10:38 +0000 UTC]

added to fan art in Sci-fi Archives  sci-fi-archives.deviantart.com…

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FireAnt02 [2015-04-22 00:03:31 +0000 UTC]

I really like your style!The lineless art goes really well, and you captured his mood and frame perfectly. Great expression and the lighting is amazing!

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TheDapperSnake In reply to FireAnt02 [2015-04-22 20:18:24 +0000 UTC]

 Wow thank you so much!  I tried my best make him as accurate the the TV show as possible, so I'm glad I got close. ^^  Again thank you so much.

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Thy-Vipe [2015-04-20 22:37:08 +0000 UTC]

I already said this but...

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TheDapperSnake In reply to Thy-Vipe [2015-04-20 22:51:48 +0000 UTC]

XD Thank you man. That response still makes me laugh huehuehue.

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MiniKoontzy [2015-04-19 21:38:05 +0000 UTC]

This looks great! The pale red and blue in the back really accentuates Starscream's grey-scale coloration! Very nicely done Dapper!

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TheDapperSnake In reply to MiniKoontzy [2015-04-20 22:27:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh sweet!!! I am so happy you think so!!! Thank you so much!!!

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MiniKoontzy In reply to TheDapperSnake [2015-04-21 19:59:56 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. I'm not an artist myself (I'm a writer) but I know good art when I see it

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TheDapperSnake In reply to MiniKoontzy [2015-04-23 06:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Well I'm glad you consider this good art. ^^  Again thank you very, very much!

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MiniKoontzy In reply to TheDapperSnake [2015-04-23 21:24:36 +0000 UTC]

^-^

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JACKSPICERCHASE [2015-04-19 20:10:10 +0000 UTC]

This looks really great~ :3

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TheDapperSnake In reply to JACKSPICERCHASE [2015-04-19 20:22:00 +0000 UTC]

Yay!!! Thank you so very much!!!

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C-StarX [2015-04-19 18:26:46 +0000 UTC]

It looks great! Nice work!

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TheDapperSnake In reply to C-StarX [2015-04-19 19:02:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you think so! Thank you so much!!!

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C-StarX In reply to TheDapperSnake [2015-04-19 19:32:54 +0000 UTC]

No problem! ^^

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buslimpan [2015-04-19 17:13:00 +0000 UTC]

Wow. This looks amazing!

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TheDapperSnake In reply to buslimpan [2015-04-19 17:34:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!!

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Zonuz [2015-04-19 10:11:30 +0000 UTC]

Awesome as anything you release, dude!
The artstyle in this piece kinda looks like it was just basic shapes that were warped to fit the form you were looking for, then adding layer-upon-layer to get this result. 
A bit minimalist at first sight, but with a lot of detail in it once you zoom in. 
It might sound like a bad thing, but I REALLY like it.

The one thing I always find myself saying is that I wish there was a background of some sort. It doesn't have to be anything special, just a bit of shadows on something that makes the actual character stand out, so we get a better feeling of the lighting.

 

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TheDapperSnake In reply to Zonuz [2015-04-19 15:31:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for your kind words!!!  I agree with you when it comes to a background shadow, and I actually did try that at one point, however I was doing this for print and it just wouldn't look good when it was printed.

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Zonuz In reply to TheDapperSnake [2015-04-20 14:41:02 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure, dude! 
Yeah, that makes a lot more sense then

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