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Published: 2007-03-10 23:03:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 2612; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 0
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Description This is a piece done by request for my friend from WoW. It's her character, Ever, playing checkers with the imp of another friend, who's standing in the background.

I have some issues with this piece, but I like it overall. I'm happiest with her legs and feet. For some reason I think I captured that movement well...I had to get Nick to pose. While it's very cartoony in rendering, I think I got the "feetness" of them down pat. I'm relieved that I've broken away from the absolute idealism that I started out drawing with.

I'm fairly happy with the lighting too. I think the imp's fire could have been a little more...firey and I'm not at all happy with the hem of his robe...so boring! But as that's not the focus of the picture I'll try to forget about it.

Comments and crits appreciated as always, but please keep in mind this is a piece done for someone who would know exactly what the elements mean, and is not meant to be entirely self-explanatory.
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Comments: 30

Asparuh13 [2011-03-08 16:45:25 +0000 UTC]

niiiiiiiiiiice!

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twiggy-trace [2007-08-03 13:38:05 +0000 UTC]

I like this.. it's fun to look at. I kinda think the robe in the background is a bit distracting.

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thundercake In reply to twiggy-trace [2007-08-03 18:33:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks! yeah, I agree...it was requested though >.<

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twiggy-trace In reply to thundercake [2007-08-03 20:39:17 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, yeah. I understand how that is!

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kingpig666 [2007-07-16 01:37:16 +0000 UTC]

The feetness is very much awesomeness.

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thatgirlcaitlin [2007-03-12 11:16:21 +0000 UTC]

That is so cool. I love the way you did the imp.

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HaveTales-WillTell [2007-03-12 04:56:05 +0000 UTC]

Nice mix of the real and the whimsical. It looks like you had fun creating this.

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thundercake In reply to HaveTales-WillTell [2007-03-14 06:29:22 +0000 UTC]

I did indeed, thank you

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Username92 [2007-03-12 01:54:13 +0000 UTC]

The only thing I can see is I think there's too many checker pieces... Other Than that it's wonderful.

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thundercake In reply to Username92 [2007-03-14 06:32:38 +0000 UTC]

I've had some people say too many and some too few! I really should have researched this more

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Username92 In reply to thundercake [2007-03-14 19:52:44 +0000 UTC]

actually it probably is too few it's still a cool drawing though!

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Daskhan [2007-03-11 17:26:08 +0000 UTC]

The way the girl is drawn reminds me of Monkey Island character design, which is a Good Thing.

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thundercake In reply to Daskhan [2007-03-14 06:35:56 +0000 UTC]

I don't believe I've ever heard of them...google to the rescue!

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Daskhan In reply to thundercake [2007-03-14 15:50:31 +0000 UTC]

The Monkey Island adventure game series is teh awesome.

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FireconOwner [2007-03-11 13:34:07 +0000 UTC]

Superb work here! I love the pose for both the players, and the detail in the bg is great!

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DaynaEMCraig [2007-03-10 23:38:32 +0000 UTC]

The feet look very feet-y

I love the exagerrated calves and ankles.

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thundercake In reply to DaynaEMCraig [2007-03-11 02:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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bmmb00sh00t [2007-03-10 23:20:52 +0000 UTC]

i have a friend that does nothing but talk about WoW. the cardgame, the online game, the book. it's almost annoying, but i learn a lot about the game, even if i'll probably never play it.


i agree with mongo, though. a little something in that corner would be good.

and the feet are fine! i can't draw semi-decent feet for my life (really, i don't guess i draw anything "decent", seeing as i intentionally make it ugly.)

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thundercake In reply to bmmb00sh00t [2007-03-11 02:05:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm not really as interested in the actual game as the roleplaying. I've discovered I love EVERYTHING about character creation..drawing, writing, the whole shebang, and it's a great way to test out a character personality. Plus there are some fun people on there

But yeah, some people get scary obsessed with it. I know people who would seriously rather die than spend a day off the game

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bmmb00sh00t In reply to thundercake [2007-03-11 02:51:16 +0000 UTC]

ugh, yeah. he's scary obsessed. he doesn't talk about anything else except wow and his girlfriend. neither of which do most people care about.


i do love creating and recreating characters, it's fun! that's why i love playing SSX4, you can customize your character.

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thundercake In reply to bmmb00sh00t [2007-03-11 03:26:50 +0000 UTC]

SSX4?

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bmmb00sh00t In reply to thundercake [2007-03-11 03:30:23 +0000 UTC]

snowboarding game :D

[link]

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thundercake In reply to bmmb00sh00t [2007-03-11 03:44:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh To me snowboarding means driving a couple hundred miles, paying too much, strapping myself onto a board and falling repeatedly for two hours..

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bmmb00sh00t In reply to thundercake [2007-03-11 03:55:48 +0000 UTC]

you n' me both.


i'm not to bright when it comes to sports, or sport-like activity.


so the super-fantasized video-game version suits me just fine ;0

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fdlinda [2007-03-10 23:10:20 +0000 UTC]

I'm really loving your WoW pieces lately Li. You're getting incredibly good at this stuff
I have an imp.. called biznip

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thundercake In reply to fdlinda [2007-03-11 02:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Nick had an imp named something like Xicxaxxixil or something..
This particular imp is named Jaknip.

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GH-MoNGo [2007-03-10 23:05:39 +0000 UTC]

The bottom right corner of the composition seems a little too "empty" to me. That might just be me, though, so don't worry too much about it.

Lovely work, as always!

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thundercake In reply to GH-MoNGo [2007-03-10 23:08:40 +0000 UTC]

I agree actually...I had no idea what to put there! I know I didn't want a horizontal composition but I was also pretty reluctant not to fill every corner... maybe I could put some stacked boxes in the foreground.

Yeah, that sounds about right... I solve everything with vague stacked boxes

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GH-MoNGo In reply to thundercake [2007-03-10 23:09:46 +0000 UTC]

Psst... Valentine's Day was last month!

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thundercake In reply to GH-MoNGo [2007-03-11 02:06:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh, the hearts?

I kinda like em. I think I'll leave them up until St Patty's day.

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