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Description Concept art for EC, this piece will have a few companion pieces for detail & emphasis. Charcoal, blue animation pencils and traditional pencils.....

Without delving too deeply into the mythos of EC's history, a basic character description:

Corvus was once a powerful demigod associated closely with night, mystery, and nocturnal fauna. Like many gods, it appeared in human form, but subscribed to neither gender or the restrictions of human society. As such, the Raven Cult made Corvus their patron deity of rebellion and secrecy. As time went on, Corvus' free and mysterious spirit became warped as more and more mortals came to identify Corvus with murder and the dark arts. This loss of self was compounded when ritual sacrifice was introduced as a means of invoking Corvus' spirit and partaking of its power. So it was that when the Grey Fleet took up arms against the entire pantheon of gods, Corvus was the first to betray its own kind and let the mortals of the Grey Fleet consume its immortal flesh, giving the mortals power to make war on the other gods. Corvus' madness and ultimate betrayal have since brought an eternal curse upon the once-beautiful demigod, who now exists only to complete its betrayal and undo its own existence.

Here we see Corvus in its present state: Its right eye taken as an arcane trophy, and its abdomen tied with cords and straps keeping its ravaged flesh bound together. In its third hand it holds its giant blade, the Magnum Deicide (as its name implies, it is used primarily for slaying gods, which is why the third arm is bound to the back, acting as a sort of sheath) In its right hand it holds its primary weapon, a daikatana, and its left hand has warped to resemble the talons of a bird of prey.


Whew...so yeah...Corvus hehe more EC concept to come
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Comments: 42

CaligatumDementis [2011-05-05 01:07:21 +0000 UTC]

wooo
i like
XD

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Arkane-Kumo [2010-07-10 07:14:55 +0000 UTC]

...(speechless)

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Kagehiisa [2010-07-09 05:05:31 +0000 UTC]

Favin'! Me likey.

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maniackillerman [2009-11-23 03:22:45 +0000 UTC]

oh so lovely

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JTDrift [2009-10-20 00:39:51 +0000 UTC]

nice character description!!! the drawing alone is worth a fav but with a back story... I would so pay money for this!

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drohnenfabrik [2008-10-28 00:08:30 +0000 UTC]

Awesome :] I dig the wings and his eye. Thank you.

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e-s-h-e-r [2007-01-24 09:31:04 +0000 UTC]

wicked cool

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Faoux [2006-04-04 19:54:32 +0000 UTC]

O_o?!?!?!?!?!?! CREEPY, the ONLY word i can use to explain the greatness of it ^_^

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BlueSand-Tiger [2006-02-22 11:57:04 +0000 UTC]

really good design and style!

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VanHeist In reply to BlueSand-Tiger [2006-02-22 14:14:25 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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Towcb [2006-02-19 14:54:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome Picture. ^_^

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nanagator [2006-02-19 14:33:00 +0000 UTC]

haaa, he has three arms!


I like the touch of the shadow. Was the shadow made from charcoal?
I don't know the painting tool.

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VanHeist In reply to nanagator [2006-02-19 16:25:23 +0000 UTC]

shadow is.....blue animation pencil. all the artwork got changed to grey in Photoshop, then toned to match.

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nanagator In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-20 14:26:59 +0000 UTC]

animation pencil... I do not know that too.
anyway, this is beautiful shading. you are great. sugoi!

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VanHeist In reply to nanagator [2006-02-20 14:30:46 +0000 UTC]

thank you thank you thank you lol i am not worthy!

i call it animation pencil, but just heavy blue colored pencil works also....very subtle shading, very useful

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nanagator In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-20 14:38:48 +0000 UTC]

aweeelee.
I will try it.

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Mexy [2006-02-19 13:52:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This is great, Van Heist! I love the storyline. The armor is fantastic.

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VanHeist In reply to Mexy [2006-02-19 16:27:42 +0000 UTC]

hehe i've got so much crap written up for this story....i'll probably leak bits like this into the gallery bit by bit for a while, dA is so helpful in developing things through public reaction and helpful criticism

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Mexy In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-19 17:32:46 +0000 UTC]

^^ I guess that's really what dA's here for- to get feedback and share your art with other artists.

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ShellYeah [2006-02-19 06:23:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow the anatomy is unbelievably good. That deep stare that he is giving is just simply amazing, so emotionless but at the same time filled with emotion.

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VanHeist In reply to ShellYeah [2006-02-19 06:31:51 +0000 UTC]

thanks sort of the paradox of the zombie mindset....empty headed but filled with purpose...

i'm going to try to attempt a head detail to accompany this piece....a large part of this character is that fact that his/her/its right eye was stolen (yeah...) and used as a crystal ball of sorts....so this immortal assassin's perception is cut in two and its already insane brain goes even further in the loony hole from losing so vital an organ....

and what the hell is with me and missing right eyes today? kind of an eerie pattern

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ShellYeah In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-19 15:41:26 +0000 UTC]

Yea I would really like to see a detailed head shot of that character. His face was my favorite part so to see a more detailed version would prolly just add more awesomeness

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Doomfool [2006-02-19 05:57:32 +0000 UTC]

WOW. Quite an intricate and lovely character design.

The way that third arm comes out has such believable anatomy, you'd think the human body was capable of it.

But something about those toes is driving me INSANE!! ....well, more so than I already was.

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VanHeist In reply to Doomfool [2006-02-19 06:22:58 +0000 UTC]

glad you agree with the arm anatomy ....so often when I see shiva-esque mutliple arms there is a lack of consideration for musculature to make the additional limbs believable. here i figured it necessary to not only double-up the shoulder works on top of one another (that has to make for some strange bone structure...two scapulas??) but the muscle mass necessary to provide locomotion causes the proportions to become slightly askew...particularly visible in the right pectoral muscles....

of course i can always play any discrepancies off by saying "It's a god, it can do whatever the hell it wants!"

toes are a hard game for me....and the claws are a cosmetic prank on my part, i can't imagine that, short of having the molecular density of steel, they'd serve any purpose other than to break off....the idiosyncracies of toes in general makes them a more forgiveable part of anatomy, though, so i never fret too much about it.....when all else fails, shoe the feet and skip the issue

whew i ramble....thanks for the insightful criticism, as usual it always helps

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Doomfool In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-19 21:57:59 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.


Another purpose for clawed toes may be to, and I quote, "look cool".

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Aaureole-Complexion [2006-02-19 05:41:08 +0000 UTC]

SMEXXXXXXXXEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

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Rosydragon [2006-02-19 04:19:01 +0000 UTC]

Ohhh woow... nother fave fer me... Pfsha. yer too good.

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LightningRyu [2006-02-19 03:10:36 +0000 UTC]

whoa...wow. That's just too cool.

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JadeGL [2006-02-19 02:20:28 +0000 UTC]

What a complex character is this god (at least for all the stuff his backround has), traitors are always interesting to develope and very difficult to portrait, specially cuz one isn't sure what they're going to really do.

And very detailed and interesting design too, I liked the third arm with weapon that kill gods.

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VanHeist In reply to JadeGL [2006-02-19 06:24:43 +0000 UTC]

like the old saying goes, the Devil makes a far better character than God....because the Devil can go any which way

glad you like!

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greatshoyru [2006-02-19 01:34:24 +0000 UTC]

wow..........................................................christ heist(hehe,rhyme)
that is beautiful

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VanHeist In reply to greatshoyru [2006-02-19 02:16:05 +0000 UTC]

thanks....my name rhymes with something! like.....rice...or vice....or....price.....or geist...or...well, you get the idea.....

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greatshoyru In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-19 22:08:36 +0000 UTC]

NICE?

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VanHeist In reply to greatshoyru [2006-02-20 01:35:58 +0000 UTC]

lol exACTly...

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greatshoyru In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-21 20:36:37 +0000 UTC]

erm...hard one..........atTACK ME

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VanHeist In reply to greatshoyru [2006-02-22 14:16:26 +0000 UTC]

attack, eh?....hmmmm.....HADOKEN!

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greatshoyru In reply to VanHeist [2006-02-22 21:55:18 +0000 UTC]

*omgjeebusimonfiremarshmellow*

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Eppy [2006-02-19 01:17:35 +0000 UTC]

incredible design quality

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Iluvrocket [2006-02-19 01:06:43 +0000 UTC]

That's all really cool and stuff, reminds me of Battle Angel Alita. But I have a questions: It's got a male torso, but no... y'know, manly parts. Is it a boy or a girl? And it has three arms. That's cool.

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VanHeist In reply to Iluvrocket [2006-02-19 01:08:53 +0000 UTC]

kind of androgynous, i didn't like the idea of a god having features specific to only one gender...well, at least not a god as confused as this one...hehe

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Foxhawk [2006-02-19 01:05:01 +0000 UTC]

*jaw drops* this is sooo amazing!!! +fave!

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VanHeist In reply to Foxhawk [2006-02-19 01:05:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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