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Journeyman Melroane - Color by *Diinzumo:iconDiinzumo:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Fantasy

©2008-2009 *Diinzumo
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Gillian Melroane is my newly minted Journeyman Warcaster character in the Iron Kingdoms role-playing universe. The horse is Iron Grey, her experienced charger.

The art was inspired by :iconmurasaki99:'s work here: [link]

Color pencil on charcoal paper.

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*Murasaki99 Apr 1, 2008, 6:34:02 PM
This came out lovely!! I really like the effect of the pencils on the toothy paper. Grey looks as if she is happily anticipating "fun times", while Gillian looks... cheerful. I can see Joe getting all kinds of worry when he sees that smile. :XD:

What does her insignia say? The dark blue Cygnus looks cool on her and Grey's armor! :boing:

Well done! Grey's dapples look very nice, too - a dapple gray charger is a lovely thing to see (when clean). :)
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=Turbulence1973 Apr 1, 2008, 10:03:02 PM
This is excellently done! Just really well! I really like it. :)
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*Diinzumo Apr 2, 2008, 12:39:04 AM
I can see a lot of people getting infuriated by that smile: "You really have no clue, do you?" "Nope!" [GRIN] I hope she can retain that "clueless" optimism.

The insignia is her last name. I think the texture on the paper was a bit of a problem because it didn't show through very well. That and I've just realized how lousy my my eyesight has become. :p The Cygnus came out a little darker than I wanted, but if folks like it, I'm happy. :) I'm happier with the dapples on Grey because they do offer a nice texture. I'm so much happier with color pencils when I have something to do with them other than cover flat areas.
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*Peebo-Thulhu Apr 2, 2008, 1:38:44 AM
Um, 'experienced' OR 'experimental' Charger? :XD:

Nice colouring. :)

Though a bit more research probably would have shown you some nice elbow joints for armor. ;p

:sprint:

:XD:
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*Diinzumo Apr 2, 2008, 5:48:16 AM
Picky, picky, picky! Sheesh! :XD:

You're probably right. I was lazy.

What you didn't see in the rest of the pic (because it got cropped) was that I retooled the "skirt" part a bit so that the greatcoat drapes along the sides and the openings are in front and behind to facilitate riding. (And get yer mind outta the gutter—I couldn't think of a better way to phrase that. ;))
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*Peebo-Thulhu Apr 2, 2008, 7:13:43 AM
:XD: *Laughs* My mind isn't always in the gutter.

Some times I can keep it out of the sewer too! :XD:
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*Murasaki99 Apr 2, 2008, 9:48:35 PM
Isn't that kind of smile accompanied by the manga sound-effect "Jiii!"? :XD:

She's going to need that kind of optimism when she hits the battlefield. So will all of the gang, for sure!

I think the name came out fine. And I'm into bifocals, computer glasses, and squinting. Nothing like middle-age! :X
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*Diinzumo Apr 3, 2008, 6:07:48 AM
Well, either "jiiiii" or "bokeeeeee..." :XD:

I'm at that stage where I need glasses, but can get along without them, so I misplace them. That and they tend to slide off when I'm drawing, drat it. So there was much squinting and cursing.

And yeah. I'm still trying to figure out who the stranger in the mirror is. :)
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