I just did this one last week for the author of a NWN MOd, "Aribeth's Revival." It shows her bathing at the end of the mod, guarded by the PC.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...athing0094.jpg

And, here is a picture of her looking stern at the beginning.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1.../AribethII.jpg

This is her portrait:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ibethV0003.jpg

very neat attalus! is that colored pencil?

I believe he uses pastels. As I said on the Oasis, very nice Attalus! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks, Rev and Sir G. #1 and #3 are pastel, #2 is ink and colored pencil.

Here is one that I just finished today.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nkhmar0012.jpg

beautiful colors!!!

Oh, I finished this, today, so I'll post it, here.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...leton20057.jpg

I like it! You did a really good job with the skeletons. They actually look like... well.... skeletons. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I'm just wondering, did you use blue because you didn't have any black, or did you want to use blue?

Thanks, I was pleased with them. I outlined the bones in Prismacolor Terra Cotta and made the rest in Cream.
I've forbidden myself from using black, because in crayon it gives everything a grimy look. The scanner makes everthing look bluer than it is. In the original, the pillar is actually violet and the shadows are quite dark.

[ 07-02-2005, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: Attalus ]

Ah, ok. I just noticed everything was a bright navy blue, and sorta thought that's a little weird for dark shadows. ;)

It kind of looks like the pillar is glowing. Maybe it's magical? :D

Just finished this one. A lot of people say it's my best one yet.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ethVII0062.jpg

Yes, the reflections on the armor is really well done. The sword as well. I'd agree, it's one of your best for sure! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks a lot! [img]smile.gif[/img] May you have a great weekend!

Oh, and here is my entry for RevRuby's "Fenix" contest. Not my usual line, but it keeps you from getting stale. [img]smile.gif[/img]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1.../Fenix0066.jpg

are you gonna post that on da at all?

I dunno. Do you think I should?

would make it easier to link to on my journal, lol

Here is my latest. Started with http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ethResting.jpgand ended up with http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ingIII0069.jpg

Wow... is that over the same drawing, or did you redraw it and then color?

Thanks. Redrew the whole thing, with no outlines.

No outlines? Wow! With my drawings, I try my best to make it as seemless as possible, no lines at all anywhere, but I find I always end up having to draw in a faint outline, at the very least, just to keep proportions, and shade lines in place.

I used to do that, obviously, but I have been convinced that a sharp demarcation between tones is far more realistic than an outline. As realistic as you can get, anyway.

Well, it's not like my outlines were thick or anything. Often times, I lose where them after coming back to it or something. ;)

Yeah, that's what they tell you to do in pencil: shade them into your other tones. But, you can't do that with ink, and that's why I'm dropping it, for now.

Well, with ink, you just work on the shadows to make the shape of everything.

True, but ink is so there. This, for example, is my latest, pure graphite (on vellum Bristol board, of course).

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...elight0079.jpg

[ 07-19-2005, 09:47 AM: Message edited by: Attalus ]

1 quick question: Do you smudge the pencil stuff?

Oh, yes. I use small and medium tortillions as well as very large double-ended smudging sticks. They are cheap and very effective. I don't use my thumb, as I find that adds oil to the paper surface, making it harder to manipulate.

Yuck! One of the first things they tell us (and what they constantly told my teacher in university) is not to smudge. I used to, and when I stopped and made myself create shadows without smudging, they started to look a lot better. Just a little tip for you. [img]smile.gif[/img]

LOL, all my books, including the ones that have been th most valuable, have recommended smudging. Why do you think they make tortillions?

Well, I find anyways that my drawings looked a LOT better when I stopped smudging. I get more control, and better gradation into the shadows that way. Try it sometime, at least... you might be surprised. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Well... I don't know. ;) Maybe they are used for charcoal as well?