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[Orthodoxia]

The last one (really, especially, particularly) are related to Slayer?

I like spiky four armed demons he's an Abyssal demon and, techincally, one could say the Slayer is the manifestation of an Abyssal deity.

Bhaal's plane was part of Nine Hells last time I read, and he was a lawful deity - if it's the Slayer we're talking about here

How do you get your pencil scans to be so clean?

[Epantiras]

Bhaal's plane was part of Nine Hells last time I read, and he was a lawful deity - if it's the Slayer we're talking about here

Oh noes may Oghma forgive me for my critical failure in Lore check XD yes Bhaal definitely LE, not CE!! I guess the mistake on my part was caused because BG2 usually refers to Charname's Pocket Plane as part of the Abyss. Probably Bioware chose to use that word because it's more easily identified with Hell. BTW according to Wikipedia, the Throne of Bhaal was in the Barrens of Doom and Despair which is one of the Outer Planes, not in Baator o_O man we've reached the limits of my (limited) D&D lore knowledge XD

How do you get your pencil scans to be so clean?

1. A white background behind the sheet of paper (in my case, the cover of the scanner itself is white, but my very first scanner had it black)
2. 200 dpi resolution
3. A good contrast when scanning (set through the scanning window)
4. Once the picture has been scanned, I make it brighter, around +10 points. This take the "dirt" away and leaves only the lines.
5. Repeat if necessary
6. Decrease brightness and increase contrast (use always the same figure, for example -15 brightness and +15 contrast).
7. Manual cleaning if weird lines survived ;-)

[Orthodoxia]

BTW according to Wikipedia, the Throne of Bhaal was in the Barrens of Doom and Despair which is one of the Outer Planes, not in Baator o_O man we've reached the limits of my (limited) D&D lore knowledge XD

On my next level up I'm putting some skill points into Lore as well. Such lack of common knowledge is unforgivable! XP

1. A white background behind the sheet of paper (in my case, the cover of the scanner itself is white, but my very first scanner had it black)
2. 200 dpi resolution
3. A good contrast when scanning (set through the scanning window)
4. Once the picture has been scanned, I make it brighter, around +10 points. This take the "dirt" away and leaves only the lines.
5. Repeat if necessary
6. Decrease brightness and increase contrast (use always the same figure, for example -15 brightness and +15 contrast).
7. Manual cleaning if weird lines survived ;-)

*bookmarks page and writes it down just in case* Thank you professor!

[Epantiras]

*bookmarks page and writes it down just in case* Thank you professor!

;-) even if I had already told you something about this technique on DA I thought our SHS friends could benefit from my archane knowledge as well XD

[Kellen]

Nikajar'akkaroth (that's not an easy name lol)

I always use copy&paste instead of writing it XD

What you missed is that there's a typo in the one you're copying...

Very nice pics, as always.

[Mistress Elysia]

Always have liked your stuff - your cartoons have got me through some incredibly boring days, and for that, I thank you!

[Epantiras]

Always have liked your stuff - your cartoons have got me through some incredibly boring days, and for that, I thank you!

you're welcome

Edited by Epantiras, 30 May 2009 - 01:19 AM.

[Epantiras]

Another "someday will be colored" sketch.
Drawn between 12 pm and 1 am on my trusted sketchbook, no reference used.

The guy is Trias (Planescape: Torment) and the girl is Kaelyn (Mask of the Betrayer).
I think they have a lot in common, from very personal views of justice to wing issues.

That's the Sword of Gith *Nods to Orthodoxia*

Spoiler

I love Trias XD my TNO kicked Vhalior out of the party so I could keep him alive (and redeem him). However, Kaelyn's fate however was a little worse in my game 9_9

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[WeeRLegion]

Teeheee, granny-style droopy navel height boobs. xD

[Epantiras]

Teeheee, granny-style droopy navel height boobs. xD

1. Never draw at 1 am, unless you're a vampire XD
2. There's always photomanipulation
3. Now we know where you were looking at

Seriously speaking, thanks for pointing out, I felt they looked wrong but I wasn't sure. It's hard to draw breast plates with boobies AND avoid drawing a Xena-look-alike (oh noes!)

Edited by Epantiras, 06 June 2009 - 08:47 AM.

[Aliya]

Yeah... Kaelyn look much calmer, than on ATB cover.

[WeeRLegion]

Oh yes. The way they draw fantasy females, it makes you wonder where the store that sells pushup bra +3s is. .p

Boob placement is a pain with full-coverage breastplates though, since there's less tiny anatomical details to fill the space with, there's also less landmarks to pick a firm spot by.
Teeheehee 'firm', teehee... :3

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Yeah, Xena's gone down a bit with time, but eh, even she ain't quite that low yet AFAIK. ^^



Ps: Sowwwyyyy... XD

[Cykuta]

I've always loved the way some very serious 'artists' paint women in full plate armour with nipples still being visible... You get that a lot these days.

[Epantiras]

I've always loved the way some very serious 'artists' paint women in full plate armour with nipples still being visible... You get that a lot these days.

Something in the back of my skull tells me tht those serious 'artists' are male XD

[WeeRLegion]

It's all because something that is generally found in the lower parts of male anatomy, and is indeed considered a definitive part of it, enforces an aversion to gender confusion and dictates that females should look feminine.
Indeed, the aforementioned secondary or primary cognitive organ is occasionally known to cause a filtering out of good taste and intellect from a male's communicative and creative output.

[Epantiras]

XD
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[Epantiras]

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[WeeRLegion]

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[Epantiras]

You'll always be Epantaloons to me. :3

[Jazhara7]

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