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2 years ago ::
Mar 30, 2011 - 3:54AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 13, 2009
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Howdy, it's me again. Still on my journey to create official MtG art one day :P. This time with a Sarkhan the Mad / Sarkhan Vol fanart piece.  I'd be gratefull for any kind of feedback, it helps me getting better. thx & cheers!
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2 years ago ::
Mar 30, 2011 - 3:04PM
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Nice man. I would have added some dragons in it though for flavor.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 30, 2011 - 11:16PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 13, 2009
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Thank you!  Yeah, dragons would have been nice to add, haha. But maybe these "birds" in the background are dragons, who knows :P
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2 years ago ::
Mar 31, 2011 - 6:23AM
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Date Joined:
May 11, 2010
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The artwork is realy good. Would like to see some bodies laying around or skulls with rotting flesh. Riember he is supose to be god like in presence with a Wolverine temper. Here he looks almost human. I dont want to take away from the skill it took to do the work. Keep up the good work. What medium you use to do the art? I am looking to try something new. I work with oils now.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 31, 2011 - 12:29PM
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Aug 13, 2009
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Thanks shadowslake, I work digitally, using photoshop and a wacom tablet. And I suck horrendously at traditional art like oils or even linework. 
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2 years ago ::
Mar 31, 2011 - 12:41PM
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Date Joined:
May 11, 2010
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OOOOOO.. ic. Makes a difference then. That is why I cant even get close to the detail. LOL. I dont feel so bad now. The picture on my profile is one of my beter paintings. I set it for my icon.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 31, 2011 - 12:50PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 13, 2009
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Oh no, don't feel bad. Just try some digital techniques. It worked very well for me, and I'm still a newby at it. I started maybe 2 years ago, and my learning curve was pretty rampant until now. I really hope that I can do the art I want to do in a few years. Still a lot of work and training ahead of me, but it wouldn't be fun without it.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 31, 2011 - 12:58PM
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Date Joined:
May 11, 2010
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Is there special software you use that will allow you to increace quality and ease of craftmanship?
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2 years ago ::
Mar 31, 2011 - 1:10PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 13, 2009
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As I said, Adobe Photoshop (you can get a 30 day demo for free) and a wacom tablet (the cheap ones are about 50 bucks) should be the basis. That's the stuff most concept artist use today. Photoshop gives you endless tools, like texture brushes, dodge tools, smudge tools, various filters, etcetera. But in the end they just help you, of course. They don't actually do the work for you. For me, it's all "paint, undo, repaint, undo" until it looks the way I want it. This Sarkhan took about 20 hours from start to finish, just to give you an idea .
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2 years ago ::
Mar 31, 2011 - 1:22PM
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Date Joined:
May 11, 2010
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Thanks. The aditional tools is what I was looking for. I will give it a try. I dont expect to turn out greatness day one. I will master it eventuly though.
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