Re Sylia:- I actually had the similar Priss version of that picture in mind, though I think Priss is actually wearing a softsuit in that one. I toyed with the idea of drawing Silicon Sabre mostly naked under the hardsuit as well, but discarded it due to reasons of a) colour, and b) because it'd be a bit much. Though I see that there IS an actual professional image which is worse. =P
Re Misao: Honestly, on reflection, I could do a better facial expression than that - if I 'take two' on this drawing, that's what I'll do. But I figured, hey, you said Rei Ayanami as raised by Anko...
Moving to other things...here's the latest. This one turned out...better than I expected, considering I started drawing with absolutely no plan at all and made it up as I went along. Usually, I'd use other artwork or photographs drawing a pose like this, for both the lineart and shading...but this? I just winged it.
One of my own characters this time, the Ice/Ice Blaster some of you might be familiar with. The only character of mine to have a proper IO/Hami build, at that.
Glass Lass
![[Image: glasslo.jpg]](http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g100/acyl84/Art/glasslo.jpg)
High Res Version (273.9kb - 1330x1390px)
Theoretically, Glass Lass should be even more glossy than this, but I don't really have the technique for that right now. This is about the extent of what I can do - pretty much the same level as the leather bits on Jelidan, or the armour panels on Sylia's hardsuit. I think it's good enough, but as always it could be better.
The visible foot and hand aren't very high-detail. Which is largely due to the fact that, again, I drew this without references...they're not shaped very realistically, unfortunately, more stylized than anything else. Granted the way I draw suits that kind of thing, and Glass Lass' skin is coated in shiny stuff anyway...but it doesn't change the fact that, at the end of the day, I wish I could do better anatomatical detail than that. Similarly, the legs aren't as good as I'd like either...gotta work at it, I guess.
Though...I like how the hair and face turned out. In-game Glass has the low ponytail for hair, but I tend to envision my characters with hairstyles...slightly different from what's actually achievable in-game.
In doing these drawings, I tend to take liberties with hairstyles anyway - this is necessary, since I've already drawn several characters who use the same in-game hair. Obviously, though, I'm more comfortable playing with my own characters versus other people's. This happens to be the first time I've ever drawn a braid, and I think it worked out okay.
Finally, I've set up a deviantART account - encouraged by a friend who was wearing a deviantART t-shirt at the time. I can't remember if I made a Borg Collective joke in response. Probably didn't. Ah well. One way or the other.
I'll be posting copies of these images there, though the high-res versions will likely remain exclusive to here. Largely 'cause the reason I bother to upload images at that size is so the folks whose characters I've drawn can grab and do whatever with 'em.
(admittedly that doesn't apply to the Glass image, but since I've started doing it, might as well keep doing it...)
-- Acyl
Re Misao: Honestly, on reflection, I could do a better facial expression than that - if I 'take two' on this drawing, that's what I'll do. But I figured, hey, you said Rei Ayanami as raised by Anko...
Moving to other things...here's the latest. This one turned out...better than I expected, considering I started drawing with absolutely no plan at all and made it up as I went along. Usually, I'd use other artwork or photographs drawing a pose like this, for both the lineart and shading...but this? I just winged it.
One of my own characters this time, the Ice/Ice Blaster some of you might be familiar with. The only character of mine to have a proper IO/Hami build, at that.
Glass Lass
High Res Version (273.9kb - 1330x1390px)
Theoretically, Glass Lass should be even more glossy than this, but I don't really have the technique for that right now. This is about the extent of what I can do - pretty much the same level as the leather bits on Jelidan, or the armour panels on Sylia's hardsuit. I think it's good enough, but as always it could be better.
The visible foot and hand aren't very high-detail. Which is largely due to the fact that, again, I drew this without references...they're not shaped very realistically, unfortunately, more stylized than anything else. Granted the way I draw suits that kind of thing, and Glass Lass' skin is coated in shiny stuff anyway...but it doesn't change the fact that, at the end of the day, I wish I could do better anatomatical detail than that. Similarly, the legs aren't as good as I'd like either...gotta work at it, I guess.
Though...I like how the hair and face turned out. In-game Glass has the low ponytail for hair, but I tend to envision my characters with hairstyles...slightly different from what's actually achievable in-game.
In doing these drawings, I tend to take liberties with hairstyles anyway - this is necessary, since I've already drawn several characters who use the same in-game hair. Obviously, though, I'm more comfortable playing with my own characters versus other people's. This happens to be the first time I've ever drawn a braid, and I think it worked out okay.
Finally, I've set up a deviantART account - encouraged by a friend who was wearing a deviantART t-shirt at the time. I can't remember if I made a Borg Collective joke in response. Probably didn't. Ah well. One way or the other.
I'll be posting copies of these images there, though the high-res versions will likely remain exclusive to here. Largely 'cause the reason I bother to upload images at that size is so the folks whose characters I've drawn can grab and do whatever with 'em.
(admittedly that doesn't apply to the Glass image, but since I've started doing it, might as well keep doing it...)
-- Acyl