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Published: 2011-09-21 16:54:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 23896; Favourites: 947; Downloads: 368
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Description A long overdue four character full illustration commission for ~Firebringer of her and her husbands World of Warcraft characters and their pets! Fire gave me a LOT of creative control with the armor and weapons, so their gear is not accurate to the gear in the game at all. Having that creative control made me really enjoy such a highly detailed commission a LOT more than I would have I think. In fact, even though it took me ages to complete I really loved working on this!

Just a note, I have never played World of Warcraft! So I can't answer any questions whose answers would require knowledge of the game.

100 or more hours (lost track)
Photoshop CS4 with an Intuos 3 tablet
Lots of tea
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Comments: 71

Lero-Zero [2012-05-11 07:50:16 +0000 UTC]

for not having played the game, this is a very acurate representation of the characters and the pets. I've played as a hunter even and this is a very very good. I wish they had cool weapons like this though.

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KatieHofgard In reply to Lero-Zero [2012-05-22 15:47:05 +0000 UTC]

Well thanks!

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PencilFairy [2012-01-29 18:46:12 +0000 UTC]

The weapons are awesome! I haven't played World of War Craft either, but it's something I've wanted to Play for a while. I love this picture!

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Cartoon-Sentinel [2011-12-13 20:00:36 +0000 UTC]

Not really into Warcraft but this is a cool picture nonetheless.

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OCDonotsteal [2011-12-13 01:59:15 +0000 UTC]

great proportions

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CherryAndThePack [2011-11-10 17:38:56 +0000 UTC]

WOW FTW <33

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angeline-M [2011-11-05 00:45:43 +0000 UTC]

Dude, submit this here: [link] now, and get some publicity in the concept art set<3333

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KatieHofgard In reply to angeline-M [2011-11-05 18:15:54 +0000 UTC]

Done and done! Fantastic idea, lets hope they decide to show it in the fanart gallery! ^^

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angeline-M In reply to KatieHofgard [2011-11-10 23:50:17 +0000 UTC]

ah yeah they will >< * fingers crossed

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lou2209 [2011-10-22 16:04:13 +0000 UTC]

I really love the detail here! Especially the wolf

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TheSkaldofNvrwinter [2011-10-18 12:42:58 +0000 UTC]

the more WoW art I see the more I want to dive into it again, but it would have to be a free account

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JaguarGal [2011-10-05 05:17:16 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful detail and colors! I love how you made the eyes of the characters and their pets the same color, as well as the armors.

Not a huge fan of WoW, myself, but I have to say that your rendition is pretty awesome ;3

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E-Pendragon [2011-10-01 17:12:46 +0000 UTC]

Both of these characters seem too human-sized in comparison to their pets. Both species are considerably taller than humans.

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Maevithan [2011-09-28 12:03:08 +0000 UTC]

Night Elf & Draenei Hunter. Awesome Commissions for husband's and wives in the game are always fun. I'm working on one myself for a couple of my guildies. Great Job!

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silentsteel [2011-09-27 23:28:10 +0000 UTC]

This is AWESOME.

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skystarclan [2011-09-26 20:47:33 +0000 UTC]

Awesome beyond belief!!!!!

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Jakari [2011-09-25 10:46:15 +0000 UTC]

Great style.
Really fresh.

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AlishaCraftsCutesies [2011-09-24 01:07:54 +0000 UTC]

awesome photo! and i love the blue bow! great work

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DeckardX08 [2011-09-23 15:32:43 +0000 UTC]

Finally it is over. I remember this among the first things I saw you streaming. Congrats with finishing such monster of work!

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KrisseyMage [2011-09-23 02:21:04 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful~ love the details

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xxgwseraphxx [2011-09-22 20:42:13 +0000 UTC]

Great job! Love the detail. ^^

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runningfreely [2011-09-22 19:59:58 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeus!!! I love poses, so epic!

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Kynamh [2011-09-22 18:03:40 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic! I've been leveling my hunter lately and I have a habit of matching my pets colors to those of my hunter (blue-skin/white-haired troll so all her pets are either blue or white). The proportions are a little off on the figure, but the coloring is spot on. A really beautiful piece!

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Eggplantm [2011-09-22 17:56:48 +0000 UTC]

good call on the gear. A major nitpick of players is that the best gear for their characters often makes them a mismatched visual nightmare. They often look almost ridiculous when you take a good, close look at them as the separate parts have no color scheme or consistency at all.

An amazing picture though. Excellent work that can be appreciated wether you are a fan of the game or not.

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mesinock [2011-09-22 15:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work, great use of color and texture. Just one critique, the Drenei's (female's) bow runs behind her legs and makes her look awkward.

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KuroiTsukyo [2011-09-22 12:04:26 +0000 UTC]

Aww, this is gorgeous! I love the details and watching you work on this was also great to watch

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Cynderi [2011-09-22 08:41:42 +0000 UTC]

INSTANT FAV! This is SO my new background on my school laptop.
Omfg its so magic <3

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RoyceLy [2011-09-22 05:57:56 +0000 UTC]

Nice combo!

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Caerulas [2011-09-22 01:43:29 +0000 UTC]

wow so many details! this picture looks great though, all the effort shines through. I love your outfit designs and how the weapons somewhat match their pets. A commission like this must be SO expensive if it took 100 hrs+ O__O I hope to one day commission you if I ever get the money. Your work is so inspiring and I love seeing it in my inbox

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L0STM4G3 [2011-09-22 01:32:54 +0000 UTC]

absolutely beautiful! great texture detail, I like the subtle but not-so-subtle warm and cool color focus

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Starstricken-Disaste [2011-09-22 00:45:23 +0000 UTC]

Man, your grasp on shading is so incredible. Everything just pops out of the image beautifully!

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nekonotaishou [2011-09-21 23:37:59 +0000 UTC]

I am completely in love with the core shadows and reflected light in this piece ___ It looks so incredibly good! *kills hours staring at it*

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Raptorbane [2011-09-21 22:50:30 +0000 UTC]

ohmy ;-;

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bluepanther25 [2011-09-21 22:46:57 +0000 UTC]

Epic! Ah I love the Draeni she's amazing!

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Dragonwolf6000 [2011-09-21 22:03:29 +0000 UTC]

OMG best medieval drawing ever love it fave for me

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brighttail [2011-09-21 21:47:23 +0000 UTC]

100 hours OMG!!! I'm not sure what you got paid for this but whatever it was it wasn't enough for 100 hours work!

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Fificat [2011-09-21 21:33:10 +0000 UTC]

great, I have a hunter too! I love this!

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LiquidFaeStudios [2011-09-21 21:15:27 +0000 UTC]

nice it turned out really great katie!

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blackwolfmagic [2011-09-21 20:56:03 +0000 UTC]

This looks just absolutely stunning! It still puts me into awe as to how you make these gorgeous artwork. Wonderful job with the dranei!

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snowfox41011 [2011-09-21 20:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh whoops hahah I though I heard you played too, apprently not looking further into the decription

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snowfox41011 [2011-09-21 20:31:54 +0000 UTC]

Hah! This is amazing...sad I could not be part of the LS but thats okay! (I guess -__-) I am pretty sure you play WoW..WHY in gods name do the guys in my grade make fun of me for playing WoW they act like it is a terrible game...i'm a 13 year old girl so i thoguht it might be the fact i'm a girl and such, i've been playin' since i was 8 (no joke i made a night elf, BIG mistake) Now i have a lvl 80 worgen and am proud as can be! Great work!

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RIPZyden070121 [2011-09-21 20:00:50 +0000 UTC]

Such fabulousness

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BugPoison [2011-09-21 19:31:32 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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KevlarUnicorn [2011-09-21 19:27:01 +0000 UTC]

That is a pretty sweet-looking bow the Draenai lady has. If they don't have that in-game, Blizzard should pay you money for the concept.

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Raptorbane In reply to KevlarUnicorn [2011-09-21 22:50:07 +0000 UTC]

They do

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KieferSkunk [2011-09-21 19:09:24 +0000 UTC]

That. Is. Amazing!

We are going to print a copy of this picture on the highest-possible-quality paper, matte it and frame it, and hang it in a prominent location in our home. This image really is beyond anything I could have imagined.

Fire and I are not very picky when it comes to things like the exact shape of the armor, and personally I like the shortened ears on Harvan, compared to the normal length of Night Elf ears (I never quite understood that).

For people wondering, my character (the Night Elf) is Harvan, and Fire's character (the Draenei) is Quaternia. We're both active on Sen'jin, so if you happen to play on that server, look us up!

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demonicaljakkal [2011-09-21 18:45:59 +0000 UTC]

Seriously Epic. Everything about this image is stunning!

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rebellious-one [2011-09-21 18:19:27 +0000 UTC]

Its beautiful! I watched you working on it a couple of times.

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Unigirl150 [2011-09-21 17:59:37 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful! I play, and though the gear may not be true to the game, it definitely looks like it could be! Wonderful job!

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DragonCid [2011-09-21 17:56:44 +0000 UTC]

Boy oh boy! It was an honor to watch you paint this in livestream, if i was your commissioner I would be overjoyed to receive this!

There is so much gorgeous detail in this piece

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