Popular Post ExMachina Posted November 9, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 'Ello, Sharders! Decided to start a thread to share any Cosmere-related (though let's be honest, 99% of it will be from the Stormlight Archive ) art that I don't upload to the gallery. I'd love to get some feedback from you all on drawings while I'm working on them. Without further ado, let's begin the art spam~ Face Sketches Szeth - with various expressions Kabsal - I'm incapable of making someone with a shaved head and a square beard look good (agh, all the bald people I draw look weird!) Portrait WIP Shots Kaladin | Shallan | Dalinar | Adolin | Navani | Jasnah | Renarin Trying to do one of Szeth next, but he's a tough cookie to draw. Fullbody Sketches completed so far - Kaladin | Shallan | Dalinar height comparison - will continue to be updated as I add/complete more characters Kholin military uniform sketches - currently revising my design, since there are new descriptions in Words of Radiance... Random Stuff Renarin cleaning his glasses action pose! (late WoK spoilers) super old drawing of Vin jumping around in her Mistcloak, my first Cosmere fanart ever 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivertongue Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Beautiful work! Very happy to have you with us! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windrunner Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Wow, I absolutely adore these. Especially the way Dalinar looks, you've captured him well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 These are amazing! I particularly like Kal and Dalinar's portraits. Thanks for sharing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeatherWriter Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Gah, you are going to kill me with all this lovely art. I mean, I've seen most of it before, but all of it all at once? TOO MUCH GORGEOUS! (Also, your Renarin portrait may or may not be the current lock screen on my iPad...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) In love. I really liked the Kholin military uniform sketches. If you painted the pants of third in the right blue, that would be exactly like a pictured the Kaladin uniform. Edited November 14, 2013 by Natans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExMachina Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks, guys! Sorry 'bout the late response, haven't had much time for art lately. D: @Shivertongue: Thank you! I'm glad to be here. @Windrunner: I'm probably happiest with Dalinar out of those portraits (pretty sure I spent the most time on it too) so it's cool to hear that it captures the character well. @Mailliw: My pleasure, thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a peek at my art! Kaladin was another character that I spent a lot of time on trying to nail down. @Feather: Oh no, I don't want to be responsible for making you expire from art-overload! xD And your lock-screen... that is awesome and flattering, dang. :X @Natans: Sweet, as that's the design I'm leaning most towards. Except probably with the higher vest neckline of the last 2, since exposing so much of the white shirt looks sparse without a tie of some sort... I definitely want to draw Kaladin in full uniform (perhaps with the rest of Bridge Four...?) at some point. Decided to start on another track of SA art - depicting Shardbearers, including both their blades and full plate. Which is slightly mad because I don't know the first thing about how to put together plate armor and haven't really delved into bladed weapons before. Oh well, that's what research is for... 'Ere are some sloppy initial sketches: Hopefully I'll have more and better stuff to share sooner rather than later. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 "Sloppy", haha. that's way better than anything I could do. those are awesome! Keep it up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I think you've made the Shardplate look too much like ordinary plate armor - which it really shouldn't be. I would probably try to make to make it look a little more like a chainmail (fluid, with uniform texture), quargon has the same issue, I think, in spite of the gorgeous designs and the interesting chest piece. mighty5cent has the right idea though - the entire armor looks futuristic and fluid. If it were real plate armor, it would chafe insanely, but because of its magical nature, none of those pieces bite. My only beef with this design (aside from the fact that Dalinar's armor should be slate grey, which is irrelevant here) is that the whole thing should be much more seamless. Shardplate is not supposed to have so many potential opening where an opponent could slide a blade under the pieces. It should be... well, every two pieces should fit together like bricks in a wall. Touching tightly, but not overlapping. Maybe I am describing something impossible. I admit, I don't have a clear picture of how the Plate should look like. But I know the word "seamless" should pop into my head when I look at one, and I haven't really seen anything on the Internet that makes me say that. Then again, Shardplate is not concerned with structural stability - all it needs is to cover the Shardbearer, it is not necessary for it to balance mass, or be bothered with softer spots. In a way, it doesn't matter whether the armor fit as tightly as cloth or bulked as much as plate armor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) @Natans: Sweet, as that's the design I'm leaning most towards. Except probably with the higher vest neckline of the last 2, since exposing so much of the white shirt looks sparse without a tie of some sort... I definitely want to draw Kaladin in full uniform (perhaps with the rest of Bridge Four...?) at some point. Well, now that I'm here I would ask you autorization to do a Cosplay with this exact concept design( that if you don't create a more amazing that this one in future=P). Next year if god help me I gonna cross the globe and attend to a Sanderson signing(preferable in a Con) and, if everything occur like I'm hoping would be very nice go with the "right look" if you catch my drift =) So pretty,pretty please with sugar on top do you let me ? =) I think you've made the Shardplate look too much like ordinary plate armor - which it really shouldn't be. I would probably try to make to make it look a little more like a chainmail (fluid, with uniform texture), quargon has the same issue, I think, in spite of the gorgeous designs and the interesting chest piece. mighty5cent has the right idea though - the entire armor looks futuristic and fluid. If it were real plate armor, it would chafe insanely, but because of its magical nature, none of those pieces bite. My only beef with this design (aside from the fact that Dalinar's armor should be slate grey, which is irrelevant here) is that the whole thing should be much more seamless. Shardplate is not supposed to have so many potential opening where an opponent could slide a blade under the pieces. It should be... well, every two pieces should fit together like bricks in a wall. Touching tightly, but not overlapping. Maybe I am describing something impossible. I admit, I don't have a clear picture of how the Plate should look like. But I know the word "seamless" should pop into my head when I look at one, and I haven't really seen anything on the Internet that makes me say that. Then again, Shardplate is not concerned with structural stability - all it needs is to cover the Shardbearer, it is not necessary for it to balance mass, or be bothered with softer spots. In a way, it doesn't matter whether the armor fit as tightly as cloth or bulked as much as plate armor. If I can sugest something about the matter, try adopt some "style" in the design, all sharbears add ornamente(wing like adorn, fire like design like eshonai) that could give "fantasy vibe" to the armor. Other than the you are amazing, I look forward to see what you gonna draw =) Edited November 16, 2013 by Natans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botanica Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Wow, it's totally awesome!!! Wish to see the final version of the Plates and Blades! I would say they're probably the most difficult things to depict so far (except for those alien creatures)… I couldn't imagine them well in my mind. Innovative design beyond the traditional style, quite a challenge! Your take is worth to be seen! I also like your SA portraits, great work! =) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExMachina Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) @Natans: Whoa, seriously? Of course you have my permission if you ever want to base a cosplay on my design, it would be an incredible honor to see it brought to life! I do want to get more details down for the uniform and expand on it, so I'll be sure to post any updates on that. I will definitely put in ornamentation on the Shardplate once I nail down the forms of each piece to my satisfaction. That'll be the fun part, hehe. @Mailliw: All of my art is sloppy, I can just hide it thanks to the joys of digital editing usually. Thanks again~ @Argent: Yeah, the many tiny plates fitting into each other without gaps is a really difficult thing to visualize... I thought about how a seamless, uniform, fluid layer of plating would work and all I could come up with was a scalelike configuration of diamond-shaped pieces (I've included a bit of that in the sketch below). Thanks for sharing mighty5cent's artwork, I hadn't seen it before and that does seem like a closer fit than other depictions I've seen. @Bota: Thank you! It's really awesome to see you on 17s, by the way. Figuring out how to draw the plate and blades, that's going to be a long road... the fact that no one seems to have a very distinct picture of them is kind of why I wanted to take them on. Here's a couple of quick sketches of Adolin in plate. Still trying to figure out how the pieces most snug to the body could fit while the larger stuff on top (pauldron, tasset, grieves, etc.) can be easily toggled on/off or modified. I'll likely be iterating on these sketches, messing around with the arrangement and seams a lot. O.x Also, I just got a new brushpen... and one of the first things I drew was Kaladin in uniform. Sans brand for now since I'm still not sure what it looks like and it'd be done in permanent ink! Edited November 20, 2013 by ExMachina 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hmm. This feels much better. I think - and keep in mind, I am no artist! - that the next step should be to make the "seams" between the "scales" very difficult to see. It feels like I should be able to see not the "seams" but the change in the Plate's curvature caused by them. I can't find an example (and to be honest, I can really visualize what I am saying...), so let me back off for a moment and say this. I very much like the mesh and the solid pieces work together - mesh for the mobile parts (e.g. elbow), solids for the stationary ones (e.g. forearm). It's good (though maaaybe there is too much of it). But then, oddly, I like the first design too - I look at it, and it speaks mobility and flexibility. But it also looks like cloth, and I believe a Shardplate is supposed to be flexible and bulky. It makes me think a little bit of Samus... sigh I ramble. This feels much more like brainstorming than feedback. I think I'll need to reread a couple of scenes before I can make sense of all this. But I do like the mesh. On a side note, I am happy with this Kaladin. His... features feel right. I had to look twice to make sure they match his racial stereotype - which means that he didn't feel out of place, his face is not Asian, it just has some features. Which is awesome. Though you keep drawing him with straight hair Finally, a question. Did you know that cheekbones (and more specifically, how high or low they are) very strongly define the race we attribute to people? I can't tell from Kaladin's sketch (because it's a sketch, durrr), but if I recall correctly the farther East you go, the higher cheekbones you will see. I don't know much about this, but I was watching an open hangout with Pat Rothfuss a couple of months back, and the artist he was talking with mentioned it and showed a few examples. I could dig it out for you if that's something new / interesting / useful to you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 @Natans: Whoa, seriously? Of course you have my permission if you ever want to base a cosplay on my design, it would be an incredible honor to see it brought to life! I do want to get more details down for the uniform and expand on it, so I'll be sure to post any updates on that. I will definitely put in ornamentation on the Shardplate once I nail down the forms of each piece to my satisfaction. That'll be the fun part, hehe. @Mailliw: All of my art is sloppy, I can just hide it thanks to the joys of digital editing usually. Thanks again~ @Argent: Yeah, the many tiny plates fitting into each other without gaps is a really difficult thing to visualize... I thought about how a seamless, uniform, fluid layer of plating would work and all I could come up with was a scalelike configuration of diamond-shaped pieces (I've included a bit of that in the sketch below). Thanks for sharing mighty5cent's artwork, I hadn't seen it before and that does seem like a closer fit than other depictions I've seen. @Bota: Thank you! It's really awesome to see you on 17s, by the way. Figuring out how to draw the plate and blades, that's going to be a long road... the fact that no one seems to have a very distinct picture of them is kind of why I wanted to take them on. Here's a couple of quick sketches of Adolin in plate. Still trying to figure out how the pieces most snug to the body could fit while the larger stuff on top (pauldron, tasset, grieves, etc.) can be easily toggled on/off or modified. I'll likely be iterating on these sketches, messing around with the arrangement and seams a lot. O.x Also, I just got a new brushpen... and one of the first things I drew was Kaladin in uniform. Sans brand for now since I'm still not sure what it looks like and it'd be done in permanent ink! Thanks a lotttttt=) If everything happens like I'm planning, I will send you some pictures of the costume next year tks again =) (Costume autorization ok. Now, need get a nice tan, and build up more muscle to look correctly, bye junk food, hi gym) Wow, new drawings, and Botanica joining the forum, good week indeed =) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeatherWriter Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I already squeed over the tumblr post of that Kaladin, but DANG. He may be starting to give Renarin a run for his money... Best thing Dalinar ever did: Insisting everyone wear uniforms all the time. Thank you, Dalinar. That Shardplate is looking awesome! Great job with that! I can't wait to see what you come up with for a more final design! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkthinker Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I need to stick my head in these forums more often, this is really nice! I especially like the line-ups. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 You need to make with the drawing too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ExMachina Posted January 22, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) @Natans: And we need to get Bota to post more! @Feather: Dalinar's greatest success indeed. I will spam Kaladin in uniform in order to convert more over to my fangirling of the guy. Who can resist him in that sharp outfit? No one, I tells ya. @Argent: Again, thanks for the detailed responses... I've been keeping your feedback in mind when doing more Shardplate drawings and casting a wider net when it comes to reference (including more futuristic stuff, Samus included). And I would love to see those examples from the Rothfuss hangout if you still have the link on hand @Inkthinker: Ben... has seen my art and posted in this thread?! *faints* Thank you! And we definitely would love to see you around the forums more. So! Sorry about disappearing for a while, been kinda busy and computer-less for a bit. But I have a bunch of stuff to share, including some *gasp* non SA-related pieces! Spoiler warning for the preview chapters from Words of Radiance. There are a few sketches of characters that I've stuck at the bottom of this post and without context I don't think they spoil much at all... Still, if you're on a media blackout for WoR you should probably not take a peek. On with the art spam~ I had some profile doodles of characters that... escalated. Into visual novel/RPG style sprites, complete with multiple feature options for different expressions. Even threw together a quick Shattered Plains background image so I could make mockup screenshots. Kaladin and Syl in the rain. 2 sets of brothers when they were younger. A WIP shot of a Shardbearer in profile. Waxillium Elend and Vin Words of Radiance... Edited January 22, 2014 by ExMachina 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeatherWriter Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I've drooled over it on tumblr and I'll drool over it here. ExMachina, you are a GIFT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) Holy freaking crap, ExMachina. Amazing. That one with Elhokar talking makes me want a Stormlight video game where that's the art style. Like, seriously, that image is dialogue in some game. It is that good. Like, Stormlight visual novel or something. EDIT: Also omigod Elend and Vin is so adorable there. EDIT 2: Do you have a Twitter that I can plug, when I tweet this amazingness from 17th Shard? Edited January 22, 2014 by Chaos 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 wowowowoowowowowowowow you are a gift indeed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeatherWriter Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 That one with Elhokar talking makes me want a Stormlight video game where that's the art style. Like, seriously, that image is dialogue in some game. It is that good. Like, Stormlight visual novel or something. I'm pretty sure that's what she was going for. They're talk sprites! There's more over here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'm pretty sure that's what she was going for. They're talk sprites! There's more over here! Holy %$@# this is amazing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah the game art was awesome, I really want a game like that now XD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I really can't get over how awesome these are. I always love it when a new piece shows up on my tumblr dash. And that Vin and Elend... It's just so awwww. But seriously a Stormlight game has to happen now. How can we make this happen? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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