Suleman's creations

[Suleman]

Thanks! It’s always nice to get some feedback, because sometimes I don’t trust myself to judge my own work. Good to see I didn’t make any glaring mistakes and that people appreciate these.

As a bonus, here’s a closer look at Shin’s tattoos.

[Herr D]

Glow-in-dark tats on a Yakuza. Because you’ll STILL not see him coming in time to do anything about it–Now THAT sounds intimidating! Good work.

[Suleman]

Shin isn’t actually a yakuza, he and his brothers are noblemen fallen from grace in an rpg setting inspired by the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. So he’s a guy whose kung fu is so powerful he can fight evenly with people who can create flames with their punches or small tornadoes with their kicks or whatever.

In other news, I was inspired by this link to design some lady knights. Here’s how it goes: You pause of the gifs by dragging them and you make your character based on what options you happen to get.
http://dogbomber.tumblr.com/post/77216633474/its-no-secret-that-i-like-lady-knights-like-a

I happened to get:
Weapon: Staff/Rod
Build: Top-heavy
Personality: Evil
Culture: American
Animal: Dragon

So here’s Lady Drake and her vicious Dragonbone Staff.

…hold on, she’s supposed to be specifically American. Uhhh….

[Suleman]

You know, making a dragon-related character and not having them ride a dragon is such a waste. So let’s have her ride a dragon.
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[Suleman]

Another lady knight.

Weapon: Sword
Build: Tall
Personality: Nervous
Culture: Russian
Animal: Big Cat

So this time we have Lady Tiger who feels really awful about having to kill you.

[Mad Jack]

That fighting pose is really nice – but I actually liked the “vampire monk” bald head the best. That with a few nice black tattoos on his chest would have looked very aweseome I think. Just my two cents …

As for Lady Tiger and her diffidence: Well – what must be, must be. It’s not like we don’t deserve it.

[Suleman]

It’s not like there’s anything wrong with being bald! It can be quite intimidating and cool. However, long hair is great for portraying movement, same with flowing clothes. Kung fu and wuxia movies have demonstrated that.

I tweaked Lady Tiger a bit and put in some shadows. I might have gone a tad overboard, there’s just so many things that could potentially cast shadows in the design.

[Stulte]

@Suleman said:

You know, making a dragon-related character and not having them ride a dragon is such a waste. So let’s have her ride a dragon.

Excellent idea
I think the shading on Lady Tiger is really neat. Reminds me that I have to work harder on shadows myself.

[Suleman]

Thanks. The shading I do is pretty basic and amateurish: I just find spots where something might cast a shadow and I apply a dark gradient where the shadow should roughly be. The problem is, I’m never quite sure where the light source is so the shadows are all over the place.

I’m not entirely sure when my next design is gonna happen, so here’s something to entertain you in the meantime: Lady Tigerless.

[Suleman]

Just as I’d finished writing that, I decided to make another lady knight.

Weapon: Spear/Polearm
Build: Short
Personality: Perky
Culture: Chinese
Animal: Mammoth

…so I’m guessing I should call this character Lady Mammoth? Seems inappropriate.

As a bonus, here’s a group shot of all three of the knights.
http://i.minus.com/ibafo6AgmT6OTg.png

[Trekkie]

Great pose, amazing design!

[Suleman]

Thanks! I wasn’t actually fully satisfied with the pose, so I made version that changes the foot a little bit.

[Suleman]

I made an adventurer.

I tried to work in a water effect, but it doesn’t seem to work terribly well.

Any tips on how to get a wet look?

[Herr D]

You’ve given it a good start. Do about seven times that (very translucent) and add puddles and runoff under the feet. Different hair and dripping rope would help, too. Don’t forget to put water on ALL of her.

[Suleman]

I tried out finishing the water effects, but I wasn’t satisfied with the end result. In the process, I also made this alternate unarmored version of the character. Perhaps a bit more fitting for the environment.

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