Shaggybreeks

Thanks everyone, you are all very kind. I have to say, the ornateness of this particular piece was a challenge and was part of the reason why it took me so long to get through it. But i'm happy with the effect of it. 
All that said, im looking forward to something much simpler for the next chapter with the slaves of bridge 4...

Thanks so much! These comments give me so much motivation to keep on creating, so i really appreciate it! 

This is great stuff, love the energy! The sense of purpose and movement is awesome! 
I need to re-read mistborn again before I comment on anything else, but yeah, i love this ^^

A drawing like this would be perfect to take into a digital painting tool and get it all coloured up. 

3 hours ago, Trusk'our said:

This is really, really good! I love it and hope to be able to draw like you someday!

I'm curious, it looks like it's a form of digital art, and I'm wondering what kind of system you used to make it (I'd like to be able to draw pieces like it at some point )

Hey @Trusk'our Thanks for the kind words ^^ Its always great to be received so nicely. 
You are right, it is digital. I used Procreate on the Ipad for this. As far as digital art tools go, ive found it to be the perfect balance of cost (*its quite cheap compared to adobe), Tradition (It emulates the traditional drawing feeling well) and depth (it can do a lot). 

Tbh though the credit goes to my teachers and experience. I studied traditional hand drawn animation, like flipping actual pieces of paper, so drawing was always a massive thing for me.

The main thing is to enjoy yourself and if you find a good tool to use... YAY! Drawing is no different to laughing, the beauty is in the experience, and anything afterwards (like nice feedback) is just an added bonus. If I was to share one piece of advice, don't be afraid of reference. If you like some art, copy it, re-draw it, play with the style, absorb it. Don't claim it as your own (of course) but just go deep. We stand on the shoulders of giants, and there are so many great inspirations to learn from.

Do you have any art shared on here already? I would love to see it ^^

6 hours ago, Oltux72 said:

Dark eyes?

Hey @Oltux72 thats a very good point. Honestly, I'm so used to just drawing in pupils as a little black blob and being done with it, that I didn't even thing

k. but you are right! I will go back at some point and make his eyes pearly blue, as per his house colours. Unless of course its mentioned in the text somewhere....

1 hour ago, Ookla the Magician said:

As I said in your intro thread, I think this art is beautiful! Your color palette is just *chef's kiss*

The new ideas on cultural influence for the Alethi are super interesting! I believe Brandon said he was inspired by East Asian and Polynesian cultures for them, but it's always fun to see a re-imagining! Personally, i want to get around to drawing some Shard Plate that looks like Japanese Samuri armor, but I haven't had the time 

Oh I never knew that! East asian and polynesian culture is so artistically vibrant and amazing that I can understand why anyone would be inspired. I would love to incorporate some polyesian/pacific art styles at some point. Particularly as we get to some more tropical areas of roshar such as the purelake or when that traders apprentice (currently forgot her name) visit the isles and meets the island god. Some super rich context there! 

I still havent quite decided how i want to do shardplate myself. I am not really feeling the western style of armour, it seems quite clunky and shardplate is so often described as being seamless and perfectly formed. 
Perhaps it will depend on the context. I imagine radiant shardplate being like almost holographic, like the body shields in Dune. But perhaps regular shardplate where the oaths were broken would be more solid and heavy looking. 

Also thank you so much for the lovely comments. I need to see if you have drawings on here as well. I would love to see your samurai inspired armour. 

When you read the books yourself, where do you tend to imagine this being set?