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E%ecutor Darkleer

He wasn't always a wimp.

Hoplites are so cool. Seriously, there aren't nearly enough pictures of them.

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punkiller

2012-03-06 19:16:14

Also could be an awesome skyrim armor...

Lintire responds:

It'd be like the imperial armour, except not an eyesore.

yahuwa

2012-03-04 00:46:54

I kinda disagree with EnactJudo and therefore I guess you. I don't think there is anything wrong with having arms straight down if it expresses something, and to me I think it makes sense. It's AFTER a battle and there is NO ONE around, why would he waist his energy with his arms in the air. I think it could add to the effect by having his head down but honestly I don't think there is anything wrong with what you have here. I think you can decide if this is what you wanted it to be, all I know is you don't want him to seem like a wimp. I like it and I like your style.

Lintire responds:

Hahahaha! This is a new one.

I'm all for static poses - on fact when it comes to painting I do quick a few of them. It was more how unnatural the pose looked - ramrod straight as compared to looking like he owns the place, you dig? There's no mandatory checklist saying that I have to have the arms waving about, I feel you there brother, but there was a whole lot more that could have been done.

Regardless of your disagreement with my disagreement with how my picture turned out (that seriously has to be a new one. someone write that down) thanks for commenting! Each comment makes me less of a reclusive twat and goes directly into the comment jar.

ArtisticMagnificence

2012-03-03 22:26:22

If the hoplite was holding his helm in one hand, it would allow us to see his face and discern the emotions that are hidden behind his mask. Because his expressions are veiled, it hides the true sensitivity of this piece. War, death, mayhem are all sensitive topics, and each of them hold a lot of emotion; it would be great to ponder these emotions with the hoplite on the battlefield.

Other than that, you did a splendid job at creating a wasteland of debris, fallen soldiers, and chaos. I really love the colors you used with this piece. Despite the evident detail put into this, if I may be so bold, I'd suggest adding blood streaks or dents in the hoplite's armor. It doesn't strip away his gallantry, but still retains that 'war' aspect.

Lintire responds:

All good suggestions! Some of which I probably wouldn't be able to really implement due to the nature of the character - not actually mine, it's a reimagining of someone else's character! Really like the battle damage idea though, that'll be something to take in consideration next time I draw some bad-ass battle or other.

Nice that you liked the background, and thanks for dropping by and commenting!

EnactJudo

2012-03-03 11:03:49

It's a real shame your focal point character is lifeless, because the background is actually very dark and dynamic. I think you would have benefited from adding a bit of perspective to the raised knee and doing something better with the arms- like having them crossed. To be blunt, when's the last time a dark warlord intimidated anyone with his arms pointing down like Napoleon Dynamite?

Lintire responds:

A bunch of successive fuckups led to that more then anything else. The original pose was actually this (I saved a bunch of WIPs along the way):
http://bit.ly/y35h2N
And a series of creative mistakes gradually led to me having to entirely re-position the focal point. There are very few times that I regret painting everything on the same layer - the RAM it saves is unbelievable - but this is one of them. The arm positioning is easily the worst part about the picture and if I did this picture again, they'd be the first thing I changed.

In fact if I did this again I'd probably just put the character in a hell of a more dynamic pose - I like the design but sticking him ramrod straight was such a bad idea.

Anyway, just wanted to point out how you were right, and clarify that it wasn't just me being a dunderfuck - you ARE completely right, and thanks for the comment!