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Published: 2014-02-07 16:48:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 4116; Favourites: 112; Downloads: 24
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A proud barbarian warrior stands tall and holds the banner of his clan, gazing upon the sun, setting over his ancestral lands. Chill wind blows, snow drifts and covers his footseps
A personal work for my portfolio. Done in photoshop around 8 hours with Jonas deRo brush set I've been working with lately. Seems it does it magic. No phototextures used, except the pattern on the banner. Everything else is hand painted
First piece im a long long time that I am sort of happy with Please enjoy! As always C&C muchly apreciated!
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mawigator [2023-12-23 16:39:05 +0000 UTC]
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ScurvySimon [2014-02-11 06:29:17 +0000 UTC]
I love the lighting in this, it works really well especially with the minimal colour palette. The blowing snowflakes really add to the atmosphere too. Nice work.
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DevJohnson In reply to ScurvySimon [2014-02-12 12:57:39 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the kind words!! Dunno why, but it always come out for me in warm colors, especially orange-ish hues seem to be my favourites. Good for sunsenst
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rhezM [2014-02-08 17:21:18 +0000 UTC]
I know the flag is supposed to be affected by the wind, but it looks a bit odd to me. and the pattern doesn't seem to follow the way the flag waves imo.
other than that, it's a great work. very stunning & impressive!
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DevJohnson In reply to rhezM [2014-02-08 21:47:20 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! You certainly have the point about the banner. I've added it as a part of composition, while I re-positioned the figure to better fit the golden ratio. Maybe it's behaving a little unnaturally, but I wanted it to continue the reading line of sunlit peaks, so I've stretched it to reach outside the frame. It also serves as a contrast to the figure, drawing the attention to the left-center, and allowing the viewer to continue towards the setting sun. I sketched it about two dozen times in different waves and twirls before setting on this one, but it doesn't mean I was happy with it, so you're probably right. Thanks for pointing it out
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