Here's a fresh digital painting I just did with Painter. I quickly needed something different than my norm to put in my portfolio so I did this. It's not exactly GW art but it's based on the Paragon female model. This hair set reminds me of a greek goddess too.
I guess I'll make this thread my GW related picture dump. I usually draw more cartoony/mangaish stuff. :s
edit: Something way different. Sketched my ele(who really doesn't have vabbian) and played around with it in Photoshop. A bit sloppy yes but it was fun. XD
Commission?
I decided about the commissions. I'm gonna ask for 30k or so minimum for one proper picture and I'm only going to commission one person at a time so I don't swarm myself because time is pricy this time of the year... >.< I can make a waiting list of people if need be but only promising the first ont he list to actually do it. Several characters on 1 commish are a-ok.
Work in progress
1. EtherealByte
Waiting list
2. ZenRgy
3. AW Lore
4. Lilith St Cyr
5. Boone
Status
Commissions closed for now. Hiatus is due to me moving to a new place. :s
Now I think I also have enough people on my list too so I won't be taking any new ones until I'm done with these. Thanks.
Mistical miss
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2006
The Netherlands - Hattem
[RR]
11 Mar 2007 at 14:42 - 2
I think the shoulder aren't broad enough.. eyes look magical (intended?)
Right side of her chin is not symmetric to her left side (though it doesn't really harm the picture)
Add some more shading, this picture could use darker tones in both clothing and hair (like u did with the thing on her head)
Very good picture all in all, but u asked for criticism
Keep it up!
Sectus
Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Miss Meow Meow's Guild
11 Mar 2007 at 15:11 - 3
It looks very nice! Do you take commissions?
Nian
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2007
Finland
R/
11 Mar 2007 at 15:28 - 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistical miss
I think the shoulder aren't broad enough.. eyes look magical (intended?)
Right side of her chin is not symmetric to her left side (though it doesn't really harm the picture)
Add some more shading, this picture could use darker tones in both clothing and hair (like u did with the thing on her head)
Very good picture all in all, but u asked for criticism
Keep it up!
Wow! Thank you that was very constructive in it's simplicity I appreciate it. To be honest I rarely see people who know how to critique or rather what they're talking about. The lack of contrast maybe bothers me the most but I think I'm not going to bother to redo this because I don't like it enough, just have to improve on the next one. Thanks.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sectus
It looks very nice! Do you take commissions?
Thanks for the comment. I might take commissions later. Right now my time is very limited for drawing so it's a bit of a problem. >.<
Also I guess I should post something of my usual style here first so as not to give people the wrong impression of how I usually draw.
Nkah Sennyt
Awaken from hiatus.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Riding the spiral.
No Fun Allowed [Vdya]
11 Mar 2007 at 16:38 - 5
*Files the note about commissions away* <.<
Kit Wick
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Mar 2006
LA
TLKE
N/
12 Mar 2007 at 00:47 - 6
First off, very very nice.
If you were to add more contrast, as Mistical suggested, you might want to keep in mind the lighting sources and the mood. Is the primary light source behind her? Is that meant for an angelic effect? How much ambient light is there effecting her from all directions? If you wanted a more sinister appearance, you could darken her front drastically, but I would suggest having a glow to her eyes in that instance.
*eagerly awaiting your “usual” style*
Nian
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2007
Finland
R/
12 Mar 2007 at 12:48 - 7
Thanks for the comments.
My drawing style is usually more like this though the coloring is not always cel shaded and this weird/psychedelic(lol).
I really should be doing something else rght not but I drew a small quick picture of my roommates adorable monk.<3
And a random Canthan Necromancer with random clothes.
ZenRgy
Zookeeper
Join Date: Jul 2005
Australian Discussion Posse HQ - Glorious leader
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N/E
12 Mar 2007 at 13:37 - 8
Very nice, love the colouring. When you start taking commissions I'll be sending a pm. o;
AW Lore
Jungle Guide
Join Date: May 2006
Ancient Warriors Gaming Clan
W/Mo
12 Mar 2007 at 16:05 - 9
Quote:
Commission?
I decided about the commissions. I'm gonna ask for 30k or so minimum for one proper picture and I'm only going to commission one person at a time so I don't swarm myself because time is pricy this time of the year... >.< I can make a waiting list of people if need be but only promising the first ont he list to actually do it. Several characters on 1 commish are a-ok.
me first!
Oh sorry, you might've not noticed it because I only edited on the first post but it's there now. :s
Whee first commish and of a pretty mesmer too, looks fun to draw.<3 Thank you.^^ I'll PM you once I'm finished. If you are by chance North American then I guess I'm 10 hours ahead with the timezones so it might be a bit hard to meet ingame but I'll make do if I get on early morning or late at night and also it would have to be in an International District hope that's ok?^^;
when i saw the commision line, i expected to see like a bajizillion of requests already, lucky me, finally im the first one
Thank you for the compliment for my mesmer
for meeting in game, we could see at a weekend, i would wake early to try and catch you, and of course, international districts are fine, also i could send you a guest invite to come to our guild hall, i think that should also work regardless of server location, right?
cant wait to see it done, take your time
Perynne
Site Contributor
Join Date: Oct 2006
Finland
Runners of the Rose [RR]
R/
12 Mar 2007 at 18:55 - 12
Yup, guest invites work regardless of server location. And international districts are fun.
Lovely drawings Nian! I really love your style, your crazy colouring always cheers me up. <3 I wish I could get you to draw one of my characters, but I really don't have that much gold....
And geez, am I the only one from our circle of artists-who-play-GW who hasn't managed to finish one GW fanart. You and Noanoa have both already done tons of awesome fanart. :3
Noanoa
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Aug 2005
Finland
I Need Scissors [Aivo]
Rt/
12 Mar 2007 at 19:12 - 13
Quote:
Originally Posted by Perynne
And geez, am I the only one from our circle of artists-who-play-GW who hasn't managed to finish one GW fanart. You and Noanoa have both already done tons of awesome fanart. :3
I always thought that Priestess drawing you did last year was heavily influenced by Ritualists o_O. But yeah, we definitely need to make you draw GW fanart \o/.
Well I've already crawled thru all your threads, Nian, but <3 that pic of my monk <3<3.
Nkah Sennyt
Awaken from hiatus.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Riding the spiral.
No Fun Allowed [Vdya]
12 Mar 2007 at 19:49 - 14
Commissions are starting and nobody told me? How rude! >.>
Anyways. Your choice of character, pose, mood, etc. <3
I'd like my ele done for now. Going to leave the pose to you. Ty.
Nian
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2007
Finland
R/
13 Mar 2007 at 12:56 - 18
Perynne: Thank you. You need to start drawing too girrl, it would be nice to see some of your GW fanart too! I thought later I could go hamster other peoples artworks by offering them art trades or something nice. >
Nkah Sennyt: Thank you for the commish. I love your monk. I've been waiting to get a chance to draw a monk ancient so we'll see what I come up with. :}
ravensong: Thank you. :3 /bow
Lord-UWR: Yes I have one but I'm not sure what's up with it nowdays. I've been leaving it unattended for so long so I try not to much advertise it haha... <.< But here there be dragons: http://neesa.deviantart.com/ arr!
Lovely stuff! The shading on the canthan necromancer...the way you went from purple in her hair to pink down to gold...inspired. And yet I'm surprised I've never seen it before in portraits because it makes so much *sense*.
Really fresh, unique, lively art. I can tell you like playing around with what colors can do and I <3 it. I'm camping your thread.
Nkah Sennyt
Awaken from hiatus.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Riding the spiral.
No Fun Allowed [Vdya]
13 Mar 2007 at 17:58 - 20
Just a question about your commission style, will it be in the "greek goddess" style or the more sketchy Vabbian ele? *Hopes for the latter*
Nian
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2007
Finland
R/
13 Mar 2007 at 19:30 - 21
Finished my first commission yay. Here's AW Lore's meser.
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Originally Posted by Foxeye
Really fresh, unique, lively art. I can tell you like playing around with what colors can do and I <3 it. I'm camping your thread.
Thank you for commenting. I guess I went a little nuts with the colors on those. XD
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Originally Posted by Nkah Sennyt
Just a question about your commission style, will it be in the "greek goddess" style or the more sketchy Vabbian ele? *Hopes for the latter*
It's the latter. :P
Nkah Sennyt
Awaken from hiatus.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Riding the spiral.
No Fun Allowed [Vdya]
13 Mar 2007 at 20:23 - 22
Huzzah! And beautiful commission of the mesmer, I love her face and pose. <3
Mistical miss
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2006
The Netherlands - Hattem
[RR]
13 Mar 2007 at 20:37 - 23
Yeah sweet one again,
Some comments on your last:
The legs aren't right, if you draw the upper legs over the clothes you will see it won't fit unless the body moves in into an odd position, to fix this I suppose you could draw the upper leg of the left leg somewhat more upwards.
Her lower legs are thin, really thin, just add some more flesh. And I think it would look better if you have the left leg go somewhat more to the back (instead of making it parallel to her right leg).
Other than that, nothing springs to my mind at the moment ^^
Another good drawing
keep it up!
Foxeye
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Nov 2006
D/A
13 Mar 2007 at 20:52 - 24
Gawd, I'm having a colorgasm! <3 <3
EtherealByte
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Feb 2006
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R/Rt
13 Mar 2007 at 21:56 - 25
Whoa... beautiful.
Can we get the higher resolution version if we pm you for our commission? or is that the resolution your working with it on?
AW Lore
Jungle Guide
Join Date: May 2006
Ancient Warriors Gaming Clan
W/Mo
14 Mar 2007 at 02:45 - 26
beautiful drawing, check your PM
Sectus
Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Miss Meow Meow's Guild
14 Mar 2007 at 03:00 - 27
Very nice drawing!
Nian
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2007
Finland
R/
14 Mar 2007 at 19:33 - 28
Curses! Me and Noanoa(We are actually roommates) are being made to move to another apartment this very weekend on a very short notice. It's going to be hell with all this stuff and beds and sofas and I doubt I will be able to draw anything for a while either. So my status is also on hiatus for now. I will seeyou guys soon and sorry about the wait but can't help it. As Noanoa said in her thread..grrr student housing, they just don't care about us enough and they are almost about to make me cry. ._.
Please put me on the waiting list, & PM me when you're ready
EtherealByte
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Feb 2006
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R/Rt
16 Mar 2007 at 04:39 - 30
Hmm... what is a good rez... let me think... i dont really know what resolution the final version will end up in but something around 3000x3000 (yah i know it wont be a square, but just an idea.) wud be cool... something like 5 times teh size of the frst commission. Hope i'm not asking too much of you. One more question. Do you do group pictures? 2-3 characters in one picture. And how much would that cost if you were to do it?
Nian
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2007
Finland
R/
16 Mar 2007 at 20:27 - 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lilith St Cyr
Please put me on the waiting list, & PM me when you're ready
Roger that.
Quote:
Originally Posted by EtherealByte
Hmm... what is a good rez... let me think... i dont really know what resolution the final version will end up in but something around 3000x3000 (yah i know it wont be a square, but just an idea.) wud be cool... something like 5 times teh size of the frst commission. Hope i'm not asking too much of you. One more question. Do you do group pictures? 2-3 characters in one picture. And how much would that cost if you were to do it?
Yeah sure I can draw more than one character at a time. It's more interesting that way anyway. I don't really know about the pricing though. 'Course it'll take much longer to finish and the time spent on it is really the base for my pricing dunno. XD Sorry not a good answer yet. Moving this sunday have to get everything packed tomorrow and it's a mess, eep. :x
Nkah Sennyt
Awaken from hiatus.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Riding the spiral.
No Fun Allowed [Vdya]
16 Mar 2007 at 21:58 - 32
Ooh, I'd like the .psd file for mine as well [once it's finished, no rush of course] - original size, if possible. <3
UnknownWonder
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: May 2006
LA
Dragon Clan
Mo/W
17 Mar 2007 at 01:08 - 33
your artistic work is great i wish i could actually draw like that.
since your taking commissions i'd like to reserve a spot and get alteast one of my chars drawn i'd be willing to even give u some stuff in-game if u need i'll post some my 3 chars i'd like drawn after i update them so sign me up
You can choose the coloring and positions on how they draw be creative!
uploaded pics...heres the URLs for them
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...te/MonkPic.jpg
Hmm... ok now it's my time for some questions:
EtherealByte, Nkah Sennyt: Why are you looking for such high res pictures and what are you planning to do with them?
I'm completelly fine if you want to make wallpapers or even print it on your wall but I hope everyone realizes my rights in regards to these pictures even if they are fanart? :z
Here they are: Other than what the original creator has done it is against copyright law to sell them for profit or alter the pictures in any way. This includes resizing, cropping, changing of colors, editing text on them etc. It's all illegal. While I'm not going to bite off anyones tail for it I just hope everyone respects my rights and the pictures as they are. That's all I'm asking yesh.
P.S. Sorry if I sounded like a stuck up artist. That was not my intention but you get the picture right? XD As for the sizes I work on they are usually 1500+ x 3000+ pixels. It's a different story if I'm intending to get it printed but normally it's like this.
*back to packing yarr*
Nkah Sennyt
Awaken from hiatus.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Riding the spiral.
No Fun Allowed [Vdya]
17 Mar 2007 at 14:13 - 35
I hope I'm trustworthy enough. I'm a collector, and yes, I'll most likely make a wallpaper. I rarely recieve the hi-res version of anything I commission [other than Shadowlight @ GWO], so it's nice to get it sometimes. Would cropping for use as an avatar [see current] be against the rules?
Foxeye
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Nov 2006
D/A
17 Mar 2007 at 17:01 - 36
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nian
P.S. Sorry if I sounded like a stuck up artist.
The internet makes me sad sometimes. An artist shouldn't have to fear that they'll seem stuck up because they don't want their artwork misused. It's like confronting someone breaking into your house and saying "I hope you don't think I'm greedy, but I would prefer you didn't take my stereo and grandmother's heirloom jewelry". (Not that I think anyone was going to do that here, it's just that I know why Nian put the disclaimer in. Because I've seen artists that *have* been flamed for defending their rights.)
Engelszorn
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Mar 2007
Germany
Fallen Angel
N/Mo
17 Mar 2007 at 18:05 - 37
Well, you're one of very few to understand that. Usually artists or just people who draw for fun get flamed for those words. I've been called a *insert really nice word*, arrogant and stupid for not wanting free advertizing for my works. I simply can't understand what's so difficult to understand when I say: please don't post my stuff elsewhere. The reasons are my own.
Sorry for OT, I just felt I should speak my mind. ^^;
Very nice mesmer fanart
(Ha! Now I get the gored enginge blabla xD)
EtherealByte
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Feb 2006
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R/Rt
17 Mar 2007 at 18:10 - 38
Well, i am not planning on making wallpapers off it. The real reason i want the higher resolution version is simply because of my current resolution (1920x1200) and the fact that i simply prefer higher resolutions for the details. All it'll do is sit in a GuildWars fanart folder in its original form. I do respect your rights though and if you're uncomfortable with giving away a higher resolution version i totally understand it but i'd still like a multi character sketch, pm'ed you the info :P.
Orseis
Academy Page
Join Date: Nov 2005
18 Mar 2007 at 16:28 - 39
She's beautiful, she looks so fresh and fragile... and thank you for reminding artists rights exist
Nian
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2007
Finland
R/
18 Mar 2007 at 21:24 - 40
Just got my stuff somewhat organized after the moving. Wow that's got to be the fastest moving to a new place I have ever done too and I'm so relieved. XD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nkah Sennyt
I hope I'm trustworthy enough. I'm a collector, and yes, I'll most likely make a wallpaper. I rarely recieve the hi-res version of anything I commission [other than Shadowlight @ GWO], so it's nice to get it sometimes. Would cropping for use as an avatar [see current] be against the rules?
Yes I know you're a collector and I like your collection too. I feel it's alright now just got a bit curious of what you guys were aiming it for but now I know so it's ok. XD
And no I don't mind stuff like making wallpapers or avatars/sigs out of them or other similiar stuff for that matter. I like doing it to other peoples art myself so it would be hypocritical of me to say not to do it (hello internet) hehe and besides I'll be making it especially for you to enjoy afterall. :P
Quote:
Originally Posted by Foxeye
The internet makes me sad sometimes. An artist shouldn't have to fear that they'll seem stuck up because they don't want their artwork misused. It's like confronting someone breaking into your house and saying "I hope you don't think I'm greedy, but I would prefer you didn't take my stereo and grandmother's heirloom jewelry". (Not that I think anyone was going to do that here, it's just that I know why Nian put the disclaimer in. Because I've seen artists that *have* been flamed for defending their rights.)
Thanks for those words. I really really really dislike it when artist related flames happen and just don't want to have to be taking part in that so I figure it's best to try to sound nice about it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Engelszorn
Well, you're one of very few to understand that. Usually artists or just people who draw for fun get flamed for those words. I've been called a *insert really nice word*, arrogant and stupid for not wanting free advertizing for my works. I simply can't understand what's so difficult to understand when I say: please don't post my stuff elsewhere. The reasons are my own.
Sorry for OT, I just felt I should speak my mind. ^^;
Very nice mesmer fanart
(Ha! Now I get the gored enginge blabla xD)
Hehe it's ok and I'm sorry you've been the target of that flaming. Guess it can't be helped with your level of stuff eh. ;D
Quote:
Originally Posted by EtherealByte
Well, i am not planning on making wallpapers off it. The real reason i want the higher resolution version is simply because of my current resolution (1920x1200) and the fact that i simply prefer higher resolutions for the details. All it'll do is sit in a GuildWars fanart folder in its original form. I do respect your rights though and if you're uncomfortable with giving away a higher resolution version i totally understand it but i'd still like a multi character sketch, pm'ed you the info :P.
Wow! And here I thought my 21" lcd wide was pretty nifty haha. Nice resolution you've got. I actually understand exactly what you mean. I love huge resolution scans and artwork myself and looking at detail. I guess I was a bit uncomfy but for the love of hi-res pictures I'm ok with it. Thanks for the pm.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Orseis
She's beautiful, she looks so fresh and fragile... and thank you for reminding artists rights exist
Thanks.
It's like confronting someone breaking into your house and saying "I hope you don't think I'm greedy, but I would prefer you didn't take my stereo and grandmother's heirloom jewelry". (Not that I think anyone was going to do that here, it's just that I know why Nian put the disclaimer in. Because I've seen artists that *have* been flamed for defending their rights.)
