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NightmareGK13 — .:Ivor Oncnalog:.

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Description Finally a character to get me in the mood. I felt like i hadn' fully taken advantage of my holidays but i do now, just in time because the holidays are ending and i have to go back to college next week, ill drop a journal explaining things.

moving on
the last time i illustrated this character was quite sometime ago and i thought this was the right time to do one again, considering the lack of illustrations of one of the most important characters of the book.

i also designed a new hammer, the concept ill upload in a few days when i have another page set up, here's some curious aspects of this painting, the back elements is actually the tattoos Ivor has on his temples, the chest insignia is the same i used on the 2009

right now im heading back to the concepts since i have somethings to take care of and develop my concept art skills a bit, slowly i'll get there

the two previous remakes can be found on the following links, newest first


here's some of his story to save you time
"Ivor Onçnalog, he's a blacksmith, brother to Rovi and a Lora Onçnalog, Son to Ortiz Onçnalog the dwarven blacksmith of the golden anvil. Son of a Dwarf and an Elf he and his sister were always pushed aside by Ortiz as his sister turned out to be a Elf from her mother side and Ivor a 7 foot human crossed with an Elf. Rovi got all of Ortiz's attention for being the only one of the three childs to turn out a dwarf.
Ivor alongside his childhood friend Martien, served as general under the orders of king Razikiel brother to Raziel current King of Amaldan until the day Razikiel was overthrown and Raziel became the ruler of the land. Being forcefully retired Ivor went his separate path and ended up on the small village of Riverran, but one day he found a baby t his doorstep carrying only but a piece of scroll with Éron Erthag written in it..."

comments and crits are welcome
~cheers

[edit] minor edit, no more outline on the background tattoo element, added some dirt to his clothes and skin, not much more i think i can do there
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Comments: 55

NightmareGK13 In reply to ??? [2011-02-11 18:25:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks mate

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DalShiem [2010-09-08 17:25:44 +0000 UTC]

I have featured your work in my journal! [link]

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NightmareGK13 In reply to DalShiem [2010-09-08 20:00:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much for featuring me

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Chase-Face [2010-09-08 00:59:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm really enjoying how you've put together a warm brown toned subject with a geometric cool insignia in the background. It's surprisingly pleasing to look at.

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NightmareGK13 In reply to Chase-Face [2010-09-08 19:32:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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GDSWorld [2010-09-07 20:54:15 +0000 UTC]

This is serious. I'm having fun just watching this design exploring all the little details you've put into it.
I bet you enjoyed making this.
Hope to see you landing a big job soon as I think your definitely capable.
Go crush'em!

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NightmareGK13 In reply to GDSWorld [2010-09-07 22:14:13 +0000 UTC]

ah i did
thats something i want people to do when looking at my character designs, thats why i overload every character with tiny details
i always enjoy painting my characters some more than others, but few are the ones i hate working on
thanks mate im really happy you think that way
and trust me you aren't that far behind, seeing where you started off and looking now, just one year later it's a huge improvement so keep working mate

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HallowGazer [2010-09-07 15:36:33 +0000 UTC]

I like how the tattoo-element in the back adds some more color to the composition

I know there isn't much to see of the new hammer yet, but I think I really did like the old (the very old) version of the hammer a lot.
I guess for a blacksmith, it might seem a bit "too glorious", if that's the right way to put it, so it wasn't a bad decision to alter the weapon.

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NightmareGK13 In reply to HallowGazer [2010-09-08 19:35:28 +0000 UTC]

the idea is making the hammer glorious
this one is even more than the other

because he's not just a blacksmith
he had a past and theres a story behind him

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HallowGazer In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-08 21:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I see.
Never mind my input here, then

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NightmareGK13 In reply to HallowGazer [2010-09-08 22:59:14 +0000 UTC]


i always mind
learning whats on peoples minds can help me do what i try to do best

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HallowGazer In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-09 14:39:07 +0000 UTC]

Obviously you do
just never mind me mentioning the glorious hammer-thing, then

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NightmareGK13 In reply to HallowGazer [2010-09-09 18:23:39 +0000 UTC]

ahah ok then

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Constrictorz [2010-09-07 07:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Epic as usual!

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NightmareGK13 In reply to Constrictorz [2010-09-07 10:17:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks dude
how about that commission
still interested or can i scratch you off the list?

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Constrictorz In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-07 12:24:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh I'm sorry about that I dodn't reply so fast. I'm currently busy for now (fcking lot of homo exams) I'll commish you later I don't care if it will be in your normal prize so you can scratch me off the list for now.

I'm so sorry again T_T

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NightmareGK13 In reply to Constrictorz [2010-09-07 18:09:01 +0000 UTC]

dude don't worry about it
just wanted to make sure in case any other commission came by

no worries

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AndrewK5 [2010-09-06 17:15:30 +0000 UTC]

Very well done, and I like the way you can see the character atitude on the drawing. I have certain dificulty in putting expression on my drawing. Good job. The only yhing i would change, is tu put a little more dirt, scractchs and scars on this. He seems to be a veteran warrior, so a few "imperfections", past wounds and equip damage may look nice, but this is more a personal taste than a problem. Good job

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NightmareGK13 In reply to AndrewK5 [2010-09-06 18:18:27 +0000 UTC]

i had that problem as well but i think it goes with practice

ah yes i see what you mean exactly, ill go back to him tonight, i seem to lack that exactly though :\

thank you

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SuperSmurgger [2010-09-06 09:10:22 +0000 UTC]

The concept is simply fabulous ! !And the details are amazing !!!

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NightmareGK13 In reply to SuperSmurgger [2010-09-06 10:13:08 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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SuperSmurgger In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-06 11:12:18 +0000 UTC]

You're very Welcome !

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AlinaSurnaite [2010-09-06 09:04:03 +0000 UTC]

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NightmareGK13 In reply to AlinaSurnaite [2010-09-06 18:22:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you
ah i missed these comments

i agree with the outline so tonight when i get back to it, ill remove the outline, or perhaps change it to a lighter color no?
that aside, someone suggested scars or imperfections and thats something ill add as well

i'd like to change the hammerhead and the box but i can't anymore, since his painting is all flattened, for this character i didn't separate elements in order to keep it cohesive :\
but the rest i think i can manage it perfectly

do you think i should lessen the contrast? or its good the way it is, i ask mainly because different people have different monitor calibrations and different contrast settings

thanks once more

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AlinaSurnaite In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-08 07:59:37 +0000 UTC]

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NightmareGK13 In reply to AlinaSurnaite [2010-09-08 18:47:48 +0000 UTC]

it wasn't made on illustrator :\
hence all the pixelish thing

ill try and fix that on the next character
it's hard to repeat the same thing on illustrator
specially when i forgot almost everything about it

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Evolvana [2010-09-06 07:55:48 +0000 UTC]

I always wondered how a mix between an elf and a dwarf would look like! he looks pretty human to me nice design!

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NightmareGK13 In reply to Evolvana [2010-09-06 10:14:54 +0000 UTC]

they had 3 kids
the first one was Ivor, more human than the rest and 7feet tall
the second one came an elf
the third one came a dwarf like his father intended

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MeMyMine [2010-09-06 07:13:06 +0000 UTC]

Now he looks like a DnD illustration, and I love the symbol in the background. As I said, it would look perfect printed on a book page, well, maybe some parts would be too black, but otherwise it would.

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NightmareGK13 In reply to MeMyMine [2010-09-06 10:31:30 +0000 UTC]

i agree on the black parts, thats why i have a cleared painting of him, it's just deactivating a mask
i had to use that filter because on my monitor he looked too bright

i have good contrast on this one
thats why maybe lots of other people have trouble viewing this i suppose :\

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Laurilee222 [2010-09-06 06:13:37 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful character Great work man!

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NightmareGK13 In reply to Laurilee222 [2010-09-06 10:24:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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88Rising [2010-09-05 21:57:37 +0000 UTC]

u just keep getting better

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NightmareGK13 In reply to 88Rising [2010-09-05 22:20:09 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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venominon [2010-09-05 21:08:20 +0000 UTC]

Gosto bué da expressão na cara dele.

Mas, já experimentaste pôr texturas na roupa?

É que raramente vejo texturas nos teus trabalhos.

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NightmareGK13 In reply to venominon [2010-09-05 22:27:51 +0000 UTC]

my bad
usei texturas neste sim senhor

no bau em que ele está sentado, mas mal se nota porque está bem integrado na imagem, e isso é que conta, e talvez por isso que não as notas tanto

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venominon In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-06 01:22:30 +0000 UTC]

acabaste de mostrar que sabes misturar bem texturas. ;D

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NightmareGK13 In reply to venominon [2010-09-06 01:30:23 +0000 UTC]

esquecime de dar credito porque a encontrei no google e não no dA
mas é esta [link]

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NightmareGK13 In reply to venominon [2010-09-05 21:09:40 +0000 UTC]

nem sempre texturas sao necessarias, não e por por uma textura que fica milagorsamente melhor
não gosto de as usar, uso quando e preciso mas de forma muito soft

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The90sDoggo [2010-09-05 20:44:53 +0000 UTC]

cool work man!

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NightmareGK13 In reply to The90sDoggo [2010-09-05 21:09:49 +0000 UTC]

thanks dude

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The90sDoggo In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-05 21:25:35 +0000 UTC]

welcome M A T E

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NightmareGK13 In reply to The90sDoggo [2010-09-05 22:20:16 +0000 UTC]

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The90sDoggo In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-05 22:29:54 +0000 UTC]

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Edegaragostinho [2010-09-05 20:18:12 +0000 UTC]

So good!

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NightmareGK13 In reply to Edegaragostinho [2010-09-05 21:10:18 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Edegaragostinho In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-05 22:50:06 +0000 UTC]

you deserved it, you're awesome

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NightmareGK13 In reply to Edegaragostinho [2010-09-05 22:53:36 +0000 UTC]

thank you once more

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Edegaragostinho In reply to NightmareGK13 [2010-09-05 23:00:46 +0000 UTC]

haha xD

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hot-patato [2010-09-05 20:11:58 +0000 UTC]

nice work man
got to be onisit i didnt read all the XD but this is very very good work man hi 5

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