Sketches from the Vast (( warning, graphic intensive ))

[Dracharla]

The confrontation of Lucias and Isendyl on the slopes of the Vesper Marshes.
As seen from Isendyl's perspective (figuratively and literally )

Aside from the poor job on her staff I am pretty happy with the shading. I want to thank Atra and TheONEBC and everybody else who posts, studying your work has helped me get alot better myself.

Also my first attempt to draw a male character in quite a while. All in all I'm prety pleased with it, though it makes me wish I had a better scanner ;/

(p.s. sorry atra about his somewhat lopsided eyes)

enjoy!

[Ali Akabba]

Er... Hmm... It's a nice drawing Dracharla. I love Isendy's hair! I'm not worried about her staff at all.

Ali

[TheOneBc]

Nice one Drach!

[AtraAngelis]

Actualy Isens hair is way cool.. one never sees the back of a portraits head.. and its neat..!.. and lucias looks Super!..

[L3]

Just a quick doodle I did at work and scribbled over with colored pencils and a den last night. Nev looks on as two of his friends stare each other down. IC they really don't like each other much. Got permission from their players a few weeks ago and would like to hear from them what they think of my take on their characters. Lemme know if you can guess who they are.

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[L3]

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Here's the pic. Dorry messed that up before.

[TheOneBc]

#4 in the series



Description:
A Large thorn approximately one and a half foot long. Smooth like ebony and Pitch black like tar.

[TheOneBc]

#5


Description:

A short branch of hardened oak. Gnarled and splayed at the top.
The tips of the splayed branches coated in a yellow sulpher

[TheOneBc]

#1 In the series. Posted with Theringbearers approval.
Sorry that its a bit blurry. :/

[Khylaria]

recently at the ranger camp, there was a group of adventurers relating a tale of their journey through goblin lands (I can't remember all the names, since I'd never met 3 of them before, so I won't mention any of them except the subject of the drawing, and since I forgot to save the log, I'll have to improvise on the "script"). during this conversation, Isendyl had been munching on a loaf of bread while keeping a bit away from the campfire. Isen is being her usual quiet self, listening to the various talkers, when the subject of hobgoblins is mentioned:



*scratches his chin in thought for a few moments, his face a bit serious* "Hobgoblins have been seen in those lands before, you know."

*gives a slight snod and a shrug* "Yes, well, we didn't see any this time."

*Isendyl speaks with a mouth full of bread crumbs spewing forth like an erupting volcano* "Anf bweff du gawdfs fur daffb!"





the way it came through in-game, I caught a perfect mental picture of Isen, and this is what it turned out looking like on paper. (updated with scanned version)

[Dracharla]

its perfect! and as hysterical now as it was when it actually happened

[AtraAngelis]

This is keldorn with a freind. Those that know Kel, know the axe itself is not the freind. *wink*

[Dracharla]

In order left form right Quinn Isendyl Willem and Matijandra.

The woodsfolk moving quietly through the twisted tree's of the Torg.

I tried to capture the myriad ways a ranger might be unseen (a shame we can't actually climb trees in game!) and also illustrate the blending properties of the elven cloaks when they are used. I esp like how Mati's cloak goes from bark to leaves.. but anyways. I inverted the colors because I don't know it just made the whole thing seem to pop a little more and also how it made it all seem to be more shadowy etc. anyways enjoy!

[Guktron]

good texturing and poses Dracharla, keep it up!

Is that Corel Painter or what? Do you use a drawing tablet (a pen and tablet peripheral) or do you scan it in first?

Edit: I'm feeling those trees too...that one Mati's hiding behind looks like it could attack at any moment

[Dracharla]

yeaeah I tried to make the trees (especially the ones I did all of the bark on) look old, twisted and a bit menacing. Thats also part of why I didn't do any twigging or add foilage (that and it would have added about 2 weeks... the leaves on the ground were painful enough!) I think it helps give the Torg a kind of sinister bent to it. I'm really happy with the poses. I kind of stole Quinn's from that picture of Isendyl Clock did a while back and I like the way Matijandra is kneeling with her cloak spilled around her. esp the way it changes form bark to leaves. I really like the way Isendyl is posed, wish I could have gone into more detail in shading on her but what can ya do?

as far as what I used, I just did number 2 pencils and printer paper (I did this at work over hte last few days during some down time) then scanned and inverted the colors.

I wasn't sure the way I did the tree bark would turn out, that it would look like scales, but I have to admit I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. it looks crackled and gnarled. next time I may try to make each little squiggle a bit more rectangular and also shade some of them to create more shadow and relief.

anyways enough babbling. I've alo tmore drawings to do!