So as I went through on the last entry,
I've been pretty much demoralized about art trades over the last
three years of trying them. I suppose I had this idea in my head that
they'd all be fun and timely and make me loads of interesting friends
and contacts. Alas, it wasn't to be, my arts been getting better, but
it's still a long way to go, so I can understand why a lot of people
may want to give me the brush off.
But whatever, I still got some cool
art, which I'm going to run through for you now. All artists are
credited and I recommend checking out their cool galleries. All
characters depicted belong to me unless otherwise stated. If any of the artists object to having their work featured here then contact me immediately. Big thank
you to all those involved.
First up is a scenic piece of my
characters Danya and Bracken by Sharpiekan. This
wasn't part of a trade itself, they just wanted a bit of practice and
wanted to take some requests. I was pretty happy with what they ended
up with either way.
Next up is Alrianna by
Sonten. I really liked what they came up with for this
one and managed to stick to the design pretty closely. I'd love to do
an art trade with them again.
This drawing of Nero by Intissaria is actually for a trade we did last year.
Better late than never, I thought it came out beautifully and managed
to capture the characters personality better than I ever could. Nero
belongs to my friend Jamie.
Psychoticking's side of
the trade of Bastillion. I really like the dynamic angle of this piece, again
really capturing the mood and personality of the character. No mean
feat when he's masked.
This is another trade for something I'd
done last year. To be fair I have to take a bit of responsibility for
this one, since I was in a 'not doing anything until I get something
in return' phase. Hellyacross finally made good with it though, with this pretty darn solid drawing
of Lerissa, my friend Simon's character.
A slightly anime influenced take on
Sofia by Monoklo. I think it works really well
though, and can imagine a colourful cartoon version of her flying
around the galaxy in her Spelljammer.
Another one of Jamie's characters. This
time his invoker Cardia. I like how Wildjenmonster took the original idea and just ran with it, without making the
character look overdesigned.
Finally a work in progress of Clchriskl's side of the trade of Trust and Megi.
Still no sign of a finished version but I have been in touch and hope
to hear back soon. I like what's been done so far anyway. Trust and
Megi both belong to my friend Jonathan.
And that is that. I really like what I
ended up with, but art trades can be a tiresome process with little
returns. Like I said, I'm not sure if I have any plans for further
trades in the future, most of my art from now on will be working on
my weakest areas, that's in between writing projects too. On a
happier note I'd like to say a thanks again to all the artists I
worked with and hope you all have a bright and prosperous future.
See you fools soon.
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