New Rpg Art D20

[DodgeR]

Im pleased to say the years of cutting my teeth working on free projects and, for no pay have finally paid off....  I finally get to follow my calling as a paid! artist, still gonna be a financial struggle and i still have to work a normal data entry 9-5 job for the moment but its a start.

This is the most recent work i have done for a D20 rpg supplement.



Its a cover for an animal human crossover creature(anthromorph??) book, 4-5 hours work.

also the interior illustrations for the different races, ill link to a page for this one to keep the loading times down on here.

http://www.thedumpvalve.com/furries.htm

[sedriss]

Dude! Thats really awesome! :o

I just love the torch!

[Chicky]

sweet, love the art. Kepp it up

-OVC

[SLaMgRInDeR]

It's great!! i can deffititely picture that on the front of a book with a titlr above it.
only thing i can see is that if the metal thing is a shoulder pad then his arm appears to come out of him side rather that the shoulder, but if the metal thing is a helmet that he dosn't currently have on, then it's fine because it dosn't imply that that's where the shoulder is

[DodgeR]

Thanks for the kind comments...

OVC:Nice animating sig gif

SlamgRinDer: Yeh it is supposed to be a shoulderpad, um i think i know what you mean it is a bit high.

[MrColossal]

I like this very much so. I think it's better than all the other stuff I've seen done by you.

The lighting and the shadow and how harsh it is. The lines aren't all watery and smudgy, the ground is real nice, and i love the face and hand.

What I personally would have changed [back in the sketch] was how it looks like he's running but his pose and the angle isn't very dynamic at all. His arm with the torch lines up directly with his leg and his other arm is so far in perspective that he looks like a little lump of frog.



I would have raised his torch arm a bit to seperate the arm and leg and then stuck his other arm back more and let the majority of the perspective fall on the staff:



then I'd have this as a silhouette:



which I feel is more dynamic.

[DodgeR]

MrColossal:Cheers for that:)  I really like how you put it, yeh dynamic posing is something im still coming to terms with along with foreshortening, and making a strong silouette is another thing i have become aware off.    

I really dont disagree with what youve said at all and will take it on board for my next figure based cover work.  

Thanks for all the replies i always get the best feedback from the ags peeps.  

Dodge

[SLaMgRInDeR]

by the way, what is the title of the book? it looks like it would suit one of Brian Jaques' Tales of Redwall.

[Neole]

Congrats on the paid assignment Dodge!

I also see great improvement in your colors, especially the contrast which you had a problem with earlier I think. Plus you've managed to convey depth in the background, earlier they used to look flattish.

EDIT:

And those other furries look great. You've improved vastly on the human figure drawings as well (even though they're not totaly human).

[DodgeR]

Slamgrinder: Not 100% sure what the title is yet(its a pdf book) think it maybe 'D20 - Races' ??

Neole: Great to hear from ya again!, Thanks for the kind words an hope your still turning out your sweet artwork!:) (if not why not! you have bags of talent)