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X -ECUTIONER · Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 1:47 pm

need some help on this pic,if any 40k dudes out there got any new ideas 4 blood angel emblems +ideas 4 the front skull and wings part it would be a great help.this is an old project that i run out of inspiration on,think its worth finishing but i'm stuk bad

jerO · Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 2:18 pm

that's really nice man.
cool detaily bitz.

i got nothin... except that it needs a power fist

X -ECUTIONER · Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 2:46 pm

yeh the power fist is proving tricky to look right,hard to draw from this angle,i'll crack it maybe!

J Bradford · Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 6:17 pm

Get rid of the white background! Your image is always going to appear darker facing a pure white background. As for ideas, it looks solid to me. Add some decaying bodies to his feet and a big battle feild behind him.

B0b · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 6:42 am

nice art, looks flat tho'

X -ECUTIONER · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 10:00 am

white background only due to flattening the image down into a jpg.(in photoshop)orginal still on separate layers with no background at all.
flat looking?the drawing or the design?either way this is still in the early stages so things can still be done,i'll see what i can do

X -ECUTIONER · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 12:59 pm

this is gunna stick,thought doofy was too stoopid,but art is a kind of insanity

Axl · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 11:08 pm

Nice, I like what you've done so far, I know it's still wip but there's a few areas that need sharpening up, the brown skull on the right stands out.
I haven't been into Warhammr 40k for a long time, I was always into the Dark Angels.

Ideas for the front panel: how about instead of a skull and wings have a skeleton with wings holding a bloody sword?

[ July 16, 2002: Message edited by: Axl ]

X -ECUTIONER · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 11:17 pm

ya right about the brownish skulls,did them in a drunken state

may delete cuz i wasn't to keen either.

yeh man i like your idea on the skelly with a blood sword,..nice

jerO · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 11:47 pm

dude... pick a name!!!!

X -ECUTIONER · Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 3:04 pm

just a few ajustments from the first post,working on the power fist is proving tricky,trying out AXL's front piece idea,like i said this is unfinished so all help/ideas will help.

[ July 22, 2002: Message edited by: X -ECUTIONER ]

cptoonz · Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 8:41 pm

Hi X,
Of note, I have always liked WH40k's artwork and concepts, all around. Never played it, but I do think its cool. Anyway, on your art...is this a 3D model? Please pardon my ignorance...it looks solid, regardless.

If you are rendering in PS I would go ahead and drop a cool neutral color fill into a bottom layer. This will help your eye judge things better, IMHO. When I CG, I choose a simple neutral color for the base layer. Usually, I pick a color that contrasts with the overall "tone" of the piece...i.e. a warm colored figure (like yours) I would choose a blue-gray (i.e. a "cool neutral"). It helps me judge the colors better, and it also flattens to that color in the BG when you go "JPG" for posting...just a thought, there.

Your detail and rendering are totally sweet and I really like the fine work you've done. Basically, the reason I asked if it was a 3D model earlier is because the rear leg (his right) looks smaller, to me, than it should be, even in perspective. Whether it actually is or not, I don't know, I am only relating to you how I see it, and assuming it is a "2D drawing"...I hope I am making sense. I hope that helps, and it is very good work. Keep it up!

X -ECUTIONER · Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2002 10:54 am

thanx cptoonz:yep its 2d.i get what you mean about the white background,i,ll do what you suggested on the next update.hopefully it'll be finished,then to add a few of his pals/enemies.