Rowan and Alysandir
For Drake! A heroine and her bodyguard, celebrating an adventure well accomplished:
This was a challenging but very satisfying commission. (I learned at least two or three new coloring/texturing techniques in the process, too.)
Alas, most of the detail is invisible at screen resolution. But it looks good at printable size, where it counts!
(And in case you were wondering about the scene in the background: the heroine wields ice magic.)
April 17th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I bang my head in your direction! You are SO freaking amazing.
April 17th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Agreed. I absolutely love this scene. It’s so freakin’ fantastic!! Dragons, and Heroes, and Knight’s in Shining Armor!! *sigh* (melt)
April 17th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Lovely! I especially like the dragons here and the steam/smoke coming off the shield is a great touch.
April 17th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
I love the textures on their outfits. It really gives that metal that extra grit.
Arent’ they cute frolicking off together? I think so.
April 21st, 2009 at 6:06 pm
That is an AWESOME picture.
…I like how his shield is steaming.
April 24th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Thank you, guys.
I’m glad the various materials turned out well. This is the first time I’ve really done much with textures. (It turns out they help more than expected!)
May 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
That looks flippin’ awesome! I love the knight’s armor, and the fire-breathing dragon trapped in ice in the background. But is the mission REALLY a success? The dragon might melt himself out eventually!
The heroine’s outfit is a wee bit unpractical, but I like the shoulder dragon. And both chars have awesome hairs. (Yes, I wrote hairs. I’m sorry, I had to make it rhyme. Let not the grammer stand in the way of poetry! *dramatic pose*)
May 28th, 2009 at 3:54 am
Thanks!
…Could be. We can only hope that they find someplace dragon-proof to hide before then.
(Indeed. Though she was a bard, so I gather her costume was designed more for performing than for adventuring.)
April 17th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Yes, the heroine is both a wizard and travelling entertainer. And she has her bodyguard to keep her “over-devoted” fans at bay…