Warrior Artwork

love the eyes and hair. I have no idea how to color on the computer but, she looks a bit sunburned or maybe shes mad!

lol theres nothing wrong about drawing the human body, cause we all know girls are so much better looking then guys ^_^ Heh, she is supposed to look tannish, that's how I made her in Guild Wars. Hell, she might be mad because someone made her tear up...

Very true.

It seems I forgot to leave white spaces in her eyes...I'll have to fix that tomorrow and I might even have another drawing colored up by then

Barely warrior related, obviously aiming for nothing more than to be vaguely sexually suggestive Hit the nail on the head.

Barely warrior related, obviously aiming for nothing more than to be vaguely sexually suggestive, generally nothing or little to do with Guild Wars...... Well i like it! you guys are prude. its a really nice drawing of his character... i'm sure they dont wear armor all day long :P

I think the problem is, that there are no visual clues to tell the viewer that the character is a warrior. I'm a firm believer in making images speak for themselves. I usually give a commentary for my pictures as I post them; however, it is my hope, that even without my words, people would get the idea behind the image.

Now if I were to look at your picture with my art critic hat on (warning, wearers of these hats are known to sound like pompous and arrogant swines, I advise against wearing them) I would make a few observations. First off, I’d notice that she is an attractive busty maiden, that is the first thing I see when looking at the image. Secondly, her tears, along with her expression and lack of protection (both physical and, it would seem, emotional) leaves her vulnerable looking, something not usually associated with a strong warrior type. Now if she were wearing a different set of cloths/armour, some spiky shoulder pads, a sword perhaps - anything that lent her some weight or fighting spirit – I might see her differently. Stereotypes and Archetypes may not always be something we want to pander to in our works, but you have to be aware of them, before you can play around and bend them. As it stands, the lovely young anime maiden before us is ticking all the “Damsel in Distress” boxes, and none of the “Warrior Woman” boxes.

Now if you wanted to show a more tender and emotional side of your warrior, good on you I say. Perhaps she just realised how many DoA gems she needs to get a torment weapon, that’d be enough to break even the strongest of warriors into blubbering wrecks. However, personally I’d have included some kind of iconic Guild Wars material (15k warrior armour, a recognisable weapon, maybe even a backdrop). As she is now, she could be one of a million anime girls, she is somewhat indistinct, though undoubtedly pleasing on the eyes

*Takes off art critic hat*

See! I told you these bloody things had side effects >_< Actually, that critic you just typed up was kind of funny to me. No person is able to wear armor all day and night especially my own Warrior. She has wants and needs you know. Wearing armor all day isn't something she likes, imagine the smell after fighting through hordes of Hekets and Margonites for half a day.

The reason she's not wearing any armor is because she's off to bed. Have to wear something comfortable before going into bed right? Now the tears...I think what you said is pretty true.

I do have a sketch of my character in armor but I'll have to color it tomorrow, I already invested some time in another drawing I was coloring.


Not only did it take less time with Photoshop CS2, but I could make shadows and highlights more realistic compared to using Paint Shop Pro 7.

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Now if you wanted to show a more tender and emotional side of your warrior, good on you I say. Perhaps she just realised how many DoA gems she needs to get a torment weapon, that’d be enough to break even the strongest of warriors into blubbering wrecks. [...] funny i still think it's cool just for the coloring

I have a sketch of her with a Guild War theme, but I have project due tomorrow so I'll try to finish sketching and hopefully scan it onto my computer ready to be colored. we'll be waiting to see it!
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seriously dont pay attention to what they say, its a really nice piece

*looks at Kate's avatar* - I suppose you'd know eh?... >_>

I suppose she IS penetrating him, but I don't think phoenix blades through the chest would rate high on my fantasy lists O_o sarcasm you gotta love it :P

cause other ppl gave him a hard time on the first one>_>