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~~~Project: Desert Storm
~~~
In the depths of the desert
In the heart of the storm
Over the tops of golden dunes
Over the moon to the dawn
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...Isn't he pretty? I mean, really. I can't think of any other word to describe him except pretty. Pretty. How manly. I think it's his eyes...man, I love his eyes...
For an 'OC' contest - my pretty little desert man.
So this guy's been lovingly dubbed 'Radu the Desert Priest'... For obvious reasons.
I was actually setting up the background with a clear sky, but then it hit me that I shouldn't name it 'Desert Storm' without a storm of some sort. >.< So I whipped up some tan overlays and actually borrowed a sunset background I did for another picture a while back. I played with the opacity (though I kept the nice blue sky underneath) until I got the ominous colour mix that I wanted. Now it almost has a purple hue to it...huh.
He's very decorated, too! I'm not sure if you can tell...but there are lots of tiny little red and blue alternating gems on his outfit, as well as some fancy golden diamond shapes on the ends of his sleeves and cloak. He's very much so the cutting edge of fashion. :3
~~~
So maybe someday you'll be far out in the desert somewhere for a long time. You may see him out of the corner of your eye... Is it just an illusion...?
Or a warning...?
For the roaring beast of a sandstorm coming to swallow you up...?
Or is he really a Djinn, walking the burning sands and hunting for passerby whom he may overcome with the force of the storm to be...?
You decide.
~~~
Art/Char./Poems (c) me.
~~~
And when he is finished
He shall rest in the flame
So that maybe someday
He might rise again
~~~
~~~Update: Added more sand and sparkles to the equation...~~~
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Comments: 100
TwilightSaint In reply to ??? [2010-04-16 02:36:21 +0000 UTC]
It's a great starter program with lots of features!
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Adean26 [2010-03-29 22:13:50 +0000 UTC]
Wow, I love this costume! It's very inspirational, especially for my current project. If you want you can head over to my group's page to check it out. It's called Project Blue Line.
Yes, he's very pretty. And the magic effects are sweet. In the future though I would warn you not to use super popular pictures as reference though. The assassin's creed pictures are very well known, and when I google AC2 I see Ezio posing in the exact same way as your character on the first page.
Anyway, fantastic work overall! Lord knows I can't think of cool costumes like that.
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TwilightSaint In reply to Adean26 [2010-04-02 15:19:17 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
I actually drew this waaay before ACII and all that fun stuff - I get 'He looks like Altair!!!' alot, lol. And he originally didn't have any fun magic effects, but I decided they were EPIC at the last minute - and I'm glad I added them!
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ShlineXD In reply to ??? [2010-03-26 02:20:37 +0000 UTC]
nice detail on the clothing i can never summon enough patience for that sort of stuff
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShlineXD [2010-04-02 15:17:09 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! The details were pretty fun to do, actually.
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Navare In reply to ??? [2010-03-25 19:29:36 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! He's wonderful, with all the details and colors ^^
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CaptianoftheBlueRose In reply to ??? [2010-03-24 22:33:59 +0000 UTC]
haha, didn't know altiar knew how to use magic...great picture though, and thanks for the fav on kratos
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TwilightSaint In reply to CaptianoftheBlueRose [2010-03-24 22:57:29 +0000 UTC]
Ha-ha, lol, he's not Altair! XD He sure does look like him, though - thanks! And you're welcome!
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SilverFlight In reply to ??? [2010-03-24 13:04:50 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful work, you use the shading really well! Ah! So cool!
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BenChislett In reply to ??? [2010-03-20 23:43:29 +0000 UTC]
Love it.
(the only thing that annoys me is the big fat DA watermark)
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TwilightSaint In reply to BenChislett [2010-03-22 03:46:38 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
(And YES, I know it can be annoying!)
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Top-Hat-Wolf In reply to ??? [2010-03-09 02:52:57 +0000 UTC]
I love his design. Very original and desert like. It makes me think how would an assasin work in the desert? ooh so many ways of fun kills ^^
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TwilightSaint In reply to Top-Hat-Wolf [2010-03-09 02:57:56 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I bet an Assassin would have fun ripping around in the desert, ha-ha, with rippling ribbons and fancy scimitars! ^^
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Top-Hat-Wolf In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-03-09 03:01:54 +0000 UTC]
while hiding in the sand. When a templar would pass by, he would jump out and slice!
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TwilightSaint In reply to Top-Hat-Wolf [2010-03-09 14:58:20 +0000 UTC]
Yes! Perfectly camouflaged~~~
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Denychie In reply to ??? [2010-01-06 17:46:15 +0000 UTC]
Very nice colouring and drawing! Looks a lot like Ezio or Altair! Cx
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TwilightSaint In reply to Denychie [2010-01-09 06:26:26 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! He does a lot, actually!
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Soulslayer317 In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 15:17:28 +0000 UTC]
I really like this and thanx for the fave!
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TwilightSaint In reply to Soulslayer317 [2010-01-04 22:27:06 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! And you're welcome! ^^
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Soulslayer317 In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-01-04 22:38:18 +0000 UTC]
I'll try to make their cousins good as I can, I'll let ya know
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Soulslayer317 In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-01-09 08:20:39 +0000 UTC]
They soppuse to look like the Sangheili from halo
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kiki-doodle In reply to ??? [2009-10-25 06:50:00 +0000 UTC]
I really love the outfit design here!
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TwilightSaint In reply to kiki-doodle [2009-10-25 15:43:34 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! He's so very pretty~~~
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hollarity In reply to ??? [2009-09-23 01:48:51 +0000 UTC]
The cloak details are fantastic *A*
His hands might could use a touch up to make them look more angled towards the viewer... Other than that, pretty epic concept~
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TwilightSaint In reply to hollarity [2009-09-23 01:50:30 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! They were fun to do!
Ah, yeah. He has some wonky wrists. But thanks!
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Steamrider86 [2009-05-28 12:27:35 +0000 UTC]
Cool artwork! I love the color and design of the clothing. *fav*
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Byuunn [2009-05-22 20:41:35 +0000 UTC]
XD I was wondering what was so different about it, then I read the description and was like 'OH YEAH THE CLOUDS~~~'
LOLOLOLOLOL RADU WEARS BLUUUEEEEE~~~
and he does burst into flames and rise again. multiple times.
those sparkles around him remind me of those sparkles that always flew around ho-oh in the pokemon opening. i always liked those .
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TwilightSaint In reply to Byuunn [2009-05-26 21:54:08 +0000 UTC]
*facepalm*
WOOTWOOT.
Well my Radu wears GOLD.
WAAAAAAAAAH. XD
The sparkles...were last-minute... *teeheehee*
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tobi9101112 In reply to ??? [2009-05-22 19:01:00 +0000 UTC]
i love it and i would write a good Critique about it if i had a subscription but i can't but i think it is realy how would you say it oh ya pretty
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tobi9101112 In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-05-23 03:06:16 +0000 UTC]
np you have great work
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StormyB In reply to ??? [2009-05-22 17:33:59 +0000 UTC]
great work!
one thing.. imo.. his hands seem offish. I know the fingers are in the right order and such. but with that shading it looks like I'm seeing the top of his hand rather than the palms. (as if he were really facing the other way.)
I love his eyes! and the outfit. all the sparklies around him look kool too. nice work!!!
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TwilightSaint In reply to StormyB [2009-05-22 19:45:05 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
Yeah, I know what you mean about the hands - I couldn't get the tilt right with them. -_-
And to think I wasn't going add the sparklies! I was looking at him and thought 'He needs a nice cloud of sand to follow him...' I think the sparkles make him look a bit more supernatural.
Thanks again!
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StormyB In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-05-22 20:17:07 +0000 UTC]
Hands can be such a pain >.<
but the pic is still awesome
I so agree with the whole supernatural look that the sparkles and such bring into the piece. It goes great, I'm glad you chose to add it
and you are welcome
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RustyBlou [2009-05-22 16:26:57 +0000 UTC]
I ABSALUITELY love this... It's just... wow! Well done!
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RustyBlou In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-05-22 20:27:27 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome. It's really awesome.
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LiOneSS-178 In reply to ??? [2009-05-22 11:20:30 +0000 UTC]
If Altair and the Prince had a kid, it would look like this
Looks really great, but I think the upper body and lower body somehow aren't balanced
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TwilightSaint In reply to LiOneSS-178 [2009-05-22 19:46:34 +0000 UTC]
Funny...that's exactly what I thought! I was thinking 'Wow, he kinda' looks like an 'Assassin's Creed' and 'rince of Persia' love child...' Maybe he's...a Persian Assassin!
And yes, he is rather skinny. He has quite the cinched man-corset goin' on there...
Thanks!
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Mane-exe In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-05-05 11:41:47 +0000 UTC]
Maybe.. "Assasins Creed 0.5"
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