My Second...

Merkaba

<div class="IPBDescription">I love this thing...</div> I just drew this up in photoshop over the course of the last few hours... I'm quite happy with it, I'm not usually able to do figures very easily : )

<img src='http://www.gre.ac.uk/~cj226/knight.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

Delarosa

that would make an awsome style for a HA reskin...

MedHead

Lighting and perspective looks good. Has a stone statue look to it. I like it, but I would have used a bit more dramatic lighting to give it that dark and sinister look. But that's just me.

Don't get me wrong though, it's a very good image.

Merkaba

yeah there are lots of little inconsistencies everywhere...I can't be bothered touching them up right now though. The lighting is meant to already be quite dramatic, at least to the point of adding an air of mystery around the character.

The funny thing is, I rarely go into these things with the intent of drawing anything in particular... for instance, for this picture I just started messing around and then drew the helmet, and it went on from there...

Eplekongen

nice one, you got some serious skills.

Scythe

Looks a lot like Sauron before he got de-ringed in the movie. Very sinister, very nasty.

--Scythe--

Insane

Very impressive!

ThinG

good stuff

where's the first <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

DOOManiac

Looks like Batman w/ a sword.

pwn! :D

Merkaba

Not any more <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> I decided to give the guy a bit of ambience to stand in, and I also straightened him up.

<img src='http://www.gre.ac.uk/~cj226/knight2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

ThinG

Dude, I love you <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

I like the fact that you flattened it to a normal helmet again

That pic is pwnge <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Redford

I hereby christen thee "Bagel Knight". Alas, I can not tell the reason due to a moderator who shall remain nameless.

Merkaba

Well, I'm confused.

Jezpuh

Merkaba, how expensive is that thing?!

Merkaba

I think in the US it'd probably be around $400.

Delarosa

the people over at CGtalk would have a feild day with this... it's quite impressive, i like the second one more than the first... awsome skillz man
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Maveric

yeah! second = pwnage

maybe have something like arrows or catapault boulders (on fire, naturally) in the background with trails, so you know which way they are going.

-edit- or a castle wall!

Trojan

<!--QuoteBegin--Maveric+Jun 7 2003, 12:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maveric @ Jun 7 2003, 12:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> yeah! second = pwnage

maybe have something like arrows or catapault boulders (on fire, naturally) in the background with trails, so you know which way they are going.

-edit- or a castle wall! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Nah, anything too complicated in the background would take the empasis off the actual figure itself. Plus colour wouldn't fit in at all imo, it would take out the whole 'dark' feeling, atleast in my eyes <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

Personally I like the first one, its just so.. simple, and sexy, and.... more overly-exaggurated words of praise.

oh, and (SP)

Amped1

Hey how much does photoshop cost? Is there a freeware version ? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

Amped1

Bump, cos the picture is cool and my question hasn't been asnwered. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Merkaba

It costs a lot. Their website (www.adobe.com) says $600 or so, but you can download freeware versions - they just don't last long.

Eplekongen

Yeah, thirty days or so. But you could always reformat your computer and do a nother 30 days <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

Paq

Damm, how do you guys draw pictures like that. I have photoshop, but i can't do any cool pictures. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

Akalamanaia

That looks so cool,G/J Merkaba.Hmmm ye could make a backround with some Evil/Red look(flames or something?? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> )