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Published: 2015-01-30 19:29:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 2243; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 13
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Black Waltz No.3 from Final Fantasy IX"I exist only to kill!" ~ Black Waltz No.3, FFIX
Drawn for the collaboration project between Game-Art-HQ and OverClockedRemix at
Well, with some luck my piece just might get in... or no, it's not about luck, either my skill was sufficent for my piece to be part of it or it plainly wasn't enough, there is no luck factor here...
And whichever the case may be, I am personally very pleased with this piece ^^
Black Waltz No.3 was a secondary villain in FFIX and only lasted through the first disc, a shame really, since he had so much potential to be more than just yet another boss that you beat and move on. His design was awesome, his cutscenes were awesome, his music theme was awesome (such a dark and ominous track), and basically everything about this guy was aweosme... well, except for how he ended after his defeat... a mere shadow of his former self serving pretty much as a practise boss for your new, limited team, damn you Square, why do you have to trash the coolest villains like that!!
So yeha, it was a bit of a challenge to draw this guy, with his inhuman "anatomy" lotsa cloth layers (was tricky not to get 'em too messy) and those badass wings which I just had to include >D but still, I really love how it came out, and I hope you guys will like it as well ^^
Black Waltz No.3 (c) SquareEnix
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I think my fav part about this one are the wings and stitches
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Hehe, wanted each alament to stand out properly, hence why I drew the stitches that way ^^
And really wanted to make the best of the wings in a rather limited space, his majestic wings are just too big to fit properly |D
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That wing span would take twice as much space XD
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Probably XD
The scene where he spreads out his wings while standing ominously and watching is always an inspiring one ^^
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Hehe, you should totally play the game and check the scene yourself >3
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A favorite villain, and unque art style too.
Amazing and all the fine details!
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One of my favs as well, a shame his appearance was so short lived.
And thanks, glad you like it, I do like my artwork detailed.
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Świetna robota ze skrzydłami! c: I ciekawie wyglądają te 'paskowane' detale
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Heh, podczas rysowania stosuję nie tylko trybale, szczególnie jeśli cos ma się wyróżniać, czasem jest to cały element pomalowany na czarno (jak pióra tutaj), zaś czasami robię to w taki własnie "paskowany" sposób |3 (czasami tez stosuje podobną technikę do "cieniowania" pewnych elementów)
Tutaj w ten sowsób zrobilem wszelkie rzemienie, które pan Black Waltz No.3 ma na sobie, tak by się wyrózniały ^^
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YESSSSS! Final Fantasy for the win! I always hated this guy - made me feel so bad for Vivi but he was always a joy to take down. 
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Hehe, as you might have already noticed, I have quite a few FF fanarts already in my gallery |3
Yeah, I am a big fan of the series, well, at least up to IX before everything went batshit...
But anyways, I always thought he'd be a great rival type character for Vivi, a secondary villain showing up every now and then to bring you down. It's really sad how he ended up since he was one of the greatest badguy designs FFIX had. Then again, FFIX was rushed as is and lacked most of the content (be it gameplay or story) that were meant to be included in the first place (not to mention how they overlooked to include any mentions of Necron before he actually appeared... and he had a much bigger role in the script), so I'll just keep hoping Black Waltz 3 had a bigger role planned and was a victim of rushed release |D
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Yes, I have. they are all awesome. I'm very tempted to try to see if I couldn't try to woodburn one of your images, I think I'd have to make the white space a bit larger to being able to do it but I wonder what it would look like.
Want to make a tiny Spyro head or something in your art style? 
I agree that he was a great contrast for Vivi. I thought this game was actually pretty good both gameplay and story wise. Final Fantasy 8 and 9 were my two favourites. 8 is my all time favourite (I used to have a HUGE crush on Seifer when I was like 12 lol). But I liked the chocobo portion of 9, the card game was fun (I'm a collect everything-aholic.
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To eahc their own, my favs are still IX, VI and Tactics (the PSX one).
Hehe, about Spyro, no, not really, I don't do headshots cause I always think of them as "incomplete". As I probably told you already, I have a slight obsession with details while drawing, and I feel bad if I can't picture them all accurately, so drawing only a part of a character and not fullbody is unthinkable to me |D
I don't have anything against others drawing these, even if I prefer fullbody shots, but I probably wont ever draw one myself |3
Hmmm, a smaller pic of Spyro could work I guess, but it's a possibility, can't guarantee I'll ever do it cause I'm busy as is |D
As for the lines, I would strongly advise against <:3
You see, there's a reason these are so thin. There are 3 different kinds of lines, the thickest are used to distinguish bigger parts such limbs, etc. from the rest of the pic (like if a character has their arm in front of their chest, etc.), then there are slightly thinner lines used to distinguish smaller parts, etc. (like bracelets, psrta of armor, etc.), and there's the thinnest ones, which kinda hold the tribal marks together. If you were to make these larger, I'm afraid it would end up pretty unclear, as it would be hard to tell which lines are between tribal marks and which between parts of the character |3
It's basically the same as if the thicker lines would be smaller, and that's the sole reason I even start using the thicker lines |D
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Of course! Ooo Tactics was good. I really liked those ones. I have the DS games too.
No worries! I'll just find one of your image to trial on. xD Might be awhile but I plan to give it a shot. I'm just curious to see how it turns out.
Okay, fair enough - I've got a couple ideas in mind to being able to make this word so we'll see what happens. *runs through your deviations to find the one to trial on* ^_^
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Hmmmm, I think Alestes from Agony (from my Amiga tribute) might be a good idea.
Hmm, or the Kamishimi pic I did for Juta could also work.
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I'll check them out. 
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Super !
Ten gość robił to co miał robić dobrze - był przerażający.
Walka z nim na cargo shipie do Alexandrii do najłatwiejszych nie należała...
przynajmniej nie kontrował spelli jak black waltz 2.
Tak jak scarmiglione z Final fantasy 4 - dziwny,mroczny koleżka.
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No, może "przrażający" to nienajlepsze słowo na jego opis XD
Był mroczny, posepny i na swój sposób budził grozę, ale to RPG a nie horror, niczego naprawde "przerażajacego" nie uświadczysz XD
Zaś co do walki, wszystko zależy od przygotowania, zas weterani FF juz nie takie rzeczy przechodzili, hehe, na co trudniejsze walki jeszcze rpzyjdzie pora >D
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