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Published: 2010-01-20 08:22:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1330; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 21
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Description Rawr... Yeah spent a bit of time on this. It's nothing extremely fantastic... atleast I'd like to think blending of the skin could be better, and I already had to fix the chin which was too far down and I think it may still be a bit too tad far down. Point of the fact is, she isn't human so... I can kind of get away with some things, hehe. Then again that's just an excuse for me to be lazy on facial anatomy, BLAH!! >_<

Story for fun:

Rien
The Rien is a race of vampiric creatures that portray the human form but are actually mere ghosts or white shadows. Apart from the "vampire", the Rien are not harmed from the sun and can roam freely but cannot make physical contact, only in dark places and at night is when they will take their physical human-like form.

Rien are aggressive creatures and easily provoked. They bare large canines like that of a wolf or cat and are purely carnivores. They do not wander by big cities or towns and are usually found underground or ancient ruins and temples where they create a settlement.

The tattoo that appears on the right side of their eye is a birthmark that is different among all Rien but usually has a feather-like design or sharp spikes. The scars on their noses are inflicted from their leader or whoever is in charge to show their rank "Ruska", which in english term is that of a warrior or proven worth in the field. Five scars is the highest and usually only seen by Rien who have killed many enemies.

Very little has been studied about the Rien due to their violent nature and sharp awareness. But a few stories have arised that the Rien are extremely religious or cultish to their deity which was said to be a white werewolf long ago that created and protected them. Often times the they are seen praying quietly or chanting in temples. Their language is mostly made up from ancient greek dialect and some other mixtures of their own slang.

Rien are usually found in small groups of only 3 or 4 at a time and never in the same place for very long. They are agile creatures and have a supernatural sense of smell, speed, and jump, but their muscle and strength is not much more than that of a human. However, because of their keen senses and speed, it is not uncommon for even 1 average Rien to take down 3 to 4 humans at once.
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Comments: 11

Vampiresmoke [2010-01-20 15:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is a fantastic image, very nice work

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Zigan In reply to Vampiresmoke [2010-01-20 20:18:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad you like. ^_^

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Vampiresmoke In reply to Zigan [2010-01-21 02:21:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, its awesome!

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AurelTristen [2010-01-20 12:14:34 +0000 UTC]

Now this is a fantastic peice of work. The tattoo is a wonderful design, the structure looks spot on (to me), but most of all the lighting is skillfully exicuted. PERFECT (in color and aplication) rim light to highlight the edge of the face, plenty of variety in tone and contrast in the hair, and a good warm fill light to top it all off.

This work seriously needs a BG though. I'd say its worth the time and effort. Maybe even just a quick color sketch, then a heavy lens blur to give it that DOF feel (as the girl is so crisp, it would really play out well).

Just about as good as the art is the background. I really wish more artists would take a hint from this. No such thing as too much info if you ask me, though if I had to make a suggestion, It would be to reverse the ranks. Young'ns start out with many slashes, and they heal over time. If you fail to achieve the level of skill expected of you, your opposition will be able to slash you again, and bring your 'rank' back down. Would also keep them form cheating

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Zigan In reply to AurelTristen [2010-01-20 20:18:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Very much appreciated. I like your suggestion about the ranks too, for I as well was trying to figure out a way from them to cheat or something, although if they did it would be clearly noticable and the punishment was confinement or death. However, many slashes to start out with isn't a bad idea, or a tool they use to remove the scars. As far as the background I may work I'm something that has to do a bit about their heritage, thanks for the ideas.

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LAS-T [2010-01-20 08:32:39 +0000 UTC]

amazing work! XD
love the rendering, colours, hair textures and conceot
The shines and background are a teriffic touch

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Zigan In reply to LAS-T [2010-01-20 09:00:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I had a few ideas for the background but I wanted to make it kind of simple at the same time. I like the character, I may try and draw her in a full body shot.

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LAS-T In reply to Zigan [2010-01-20 09:06:07 +0000 UTC]

thats an awesome idea XD good luck and you're very welcome ^_^

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Red-Fortune [2010-01-20 08:30:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! I like this! Very intriguing piece, and you can just feel that it's her last breath. (wait, is it?)

Great colours too.

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Zigan In reply to Red-Fortune [2010-01-20 08:59:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, much appreciated!

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Red-Fortune In reply to Zigan [2010-01-20 09:01:40 +0000 UTC]

It's no problem

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