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Post by stevelortz on May 6, 2009 13:54:12 GMT -9
Jim's new elves have spurred me to convert my classic orc with spear to a classic orc with sword. I need to do an archer and a flag-waver, then I can build some units to fight the elves. i355.photobucket.com/albums/r466/Steve_Lortz/ClassicOrcSword.jpgI'm not sure what size it will come out as, but it should be resized to be 25mm from the sole of the foot to the eyeline. I did the conversion the old fashioned way by drawing and cutting matts on a lightbox. I'm not considering this to be a submission for the Forum HOARDS. Have fun! Steve
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Post by stevelortz on May 6, 2009 13:58:30 GMT -9
I like the way the shading on his arm came out, and the coloring of the sword blade. I'm starting to get the hang of the nuances that can be done with the watercolor pencils.
Have fun! Steve
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Post by afet on May 6, 2009 14:14:59 GMT -9
I love this hand done, old-school look. Very nice.
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Post by squirmydad on May 6, 2009 17:14:56 GMT -9
Yes ,I like the hand drawn style as well. Your designs have a lot of action to them ,they look like they are moving with purpose. I hope to inspire you to create and army of them! JIM
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Post by stevelortz on May 6, 2009 18:40:59 GMT -9
Yes ,I like the hand drawn style as well. Your designs have a lot of action to them ,they look like they are moving with purpose. I hope to inspire you to create and army of them! JIM A couple of things I learned a long time ago to impart motion to a figure: 1. The only times in my life when I have stood with my weight evenly distributed on both feet was in the Navy when we were either at "attention" or at "parade rest." People almost always have most of their weight on one leg, which tilts the pelvic girdle up on that side and forms a gentle curve in the spine with the shoulders sloping in the opposite direction, and 2. A figure in motion will never have both feet flat against the ground. I wanted these orcs, when formed in mass, to give the impression that the whole regiment was advancing, so I lifted both heels off the ground. Nobody can stand still for very long that way, so the mind interprets the figure as being in mid-stride. The forward lean also makes the observer feel that the orc had better bring its back leg forward quickly, or it will fall over. Have fun! I've got a final at 7:40 tomorrow morning. Steve
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Post by squirmydad on May 6, 2009 18:48:06 GMT -9
I'm sure you have seen this, but I just recently picked up the Tolkien Bestiary. After reading through this, I have a whole new respect for the man and his imagination. I liked how he fit fantasy beasts into a real world setting, where people clashed over culture as much as race and just general evil. I tend to go with the flashy cartoony, what's different is cool, but I am finding I like this down to earth style of monsters and creatures. I'm going to try to incorporate this style into my designs as I do more armies and more creatures.
This is the style your art reminds me of, a jovial representation of Tolkien's work. I would live to see your interpretations of Hobbits. JIM
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Post by jabbro on May 7, 2009 5:42:55 GMT -9
Very cool. I like how the water color pencils translate into digital. They give it a very retro 80's feel. Like TSR's standees when they were in their heyday.
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Post by Floyd on May 7, 2009 9:37:25 GMT -9
Another great characterization Steve. Your sense of color and style are just great. And really befitting this genre. I'd also love to see a completed set of these. Oh and I second the idea of seeing your interperetation of F.Baggins and possibly Samwise. Oh and maybe the old ranngy, grey-bearded and meddlesome John Huston-err Gandalf.They'd be great as an encounter set for say a Minas Morgul set. Complete with decrepid ruins, a tower-keep and brutish orcs. Done in a set like the old HeritageUSA pnp sets like Crypt of the Sorcerer or Caverns of Doom. ~F ...shakes off heavy waves of nostalgia... and heady thoughts of epic & perilous journeys to Smog's Lair. And digging through the tome that was the Red Book DnD.
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