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He stands where the light fades to darkness and back again. Commanding dusk and dawn, he inhabits the dimly-lit pathways alone.

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Originally named "Sungard" (and changed because it's an actual piece of software), here's the guy I started drawing last year when I had to watch the phones at work. Sungard is the name of the program our Trust department runs off of.

THANK GOODNESS IT'S FINALLY DONE. I mean, I only picked it up every now and then, and later, it got stuck in a folder for a long time. Just recently got down to finishing it, and halfway through, I was sick of it. So sick, in fact, that once I finished the lame gradient bg, I didn't even bother with touch-ups before scanning it. I mean, look at that "rock" he's standing on. *lazy* But here's where I want your input: If you have any suggestions for changes (and if I like them), I can still do it.

I think it's 5 x 7"...
Tools: .03 and .05 mechanical pencils, rubber and kneaded erasers, (tiny) blending stumps, and a lot of sugar.

I'm pretty proud of this one, considering its humble origins. But now I can get on to other projects. Hope you like it!

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:icondylanwolf:
That's extremely good. I wouldn't even worry about the rock--looks good, and it's not so dark that it draws attention away from anything else. (You seem to have a habit of complaining about one detail in everything you post, and I can never figure out exactly what's wrong. :))

No real suggestions here. Personally, he's got a lot of spikes for my taste, but I really like the robe and lantern.
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Thanks!
Well, I had planned on going in and defining the faces on the rock more, and putting more shadows where they needed to be--but I didn't. And in the bg, I at least wanted to add stars in the darkest parts, but none of my erasers or white pencils could do the job, so I gave up. :) I don't know--an artist is their own worst critic...

:lol: Sorry for the spikes--I guess they represented sun rays... Glad you like the rest, though.

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"I'll write equations with my right hand, and with my left, I will WRITE NAMES. And I'll take a POTATO CHIP, and EAT IT."
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Yeah, I know... once you've worked on anything for a while, even the most minor flaws become glaring. (Of course, it's better than the opposite problem, when you're so enamored with what you've done that you gloss over things that actually do need to be fixed.)

Not complaining about the spikes so you don't need to apologize, but that's where my suggestions would inevitably lean. I'd end up trying to make him into more of a generic fantasy cleric/angel, which isn't really where you're going.

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