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[Baktwerel]

Gratz to the DD! ^^ I saw it but didn't realize it was your artwork xD

Also, looking at the picture Tzu got earlier... Whom would I need to kill to get such an artwork? x,D (Aka, do you do commissions/art trades/requests?)

[Charlie Dayman]

Posting a new piece for anyone that still follows this thread.


http://changinghand....s=1&ga_recent=1

@Baktwerel: Nah, I don't really do commissions. I did that piece for her since I needed stuff for my portfolio and Tzu's source material was interesting.

Edited by Charlie Dayman, 30 November 2012 - 10:28 PM.

[Doctor Overlord]

Great to see more epic art from you Charlie   Incredibly beautiful work as always!

[Aero]

awesome as ever Charlie, I am not seeing the whole thing on deviant though.

[Tommy's]

Great work again Charlie, hope we see some more updates again now!

[Perynne]

Of course there will always be followers to your thread! We're here, lurking, just waiting for another sweet morsel of artsy goodness to drop down from the sky.

I really, really like how you portray women in your artwork. They look realistically tough with wonderfully varied faces, and look awesome in all that armor.

[Viatrix]

Charlie, I bet you're working for Anet now! XD

[Korra]

Wouldn´t mind some PS3 classes from you. I try and try and try but all i get is crappy cartonish stuff with no depth whatsoever, no shades no nothing....Awesome work charlie.

[Morag D]

very very cool as always, love the detail on the armours which are so sexy in their plausibility

[Charlie Dayman]

@Doc: Thanks Doc, nice to see you on here again.

@Aero: Huh, it not loading fully or something?

@Toms: Ask and ye shall receive.

@Perynne: Hey there Perynne, long time no see. Yeah, it's something I've recently become aware of thanks to my girlfriend. So proper portrayal of women and people of color in future works are something important to focus on.

@Raven: Pft, I wish. I'm still looking for jobs around here. Sent an inquiry to the Anet studio down in Orange County, but I'm still waiting for a response :\

@Korra: Thanks, I'd recommend doing a lot of real life studies and the sort. Don't feel discouraged if you don't get it right away - just keep at it.

@Morag: Glad you're liking the armors <3

Been tied up with resume/job hunting nonsense. So here's some new/old stuff.

2-3 hour Hobbit study: full size (http://changinghand....Audio-350439603)


Portrait study of Ken Watanabe from Last Samurai.



Small teaser for the second image I did for the Guild Launch website. Did this sometime late last year - just waiting for them to put it on their website so I can finally post it.



Some avatars I did for my brother's friend's company back in Las Vegas. They wanted a series of cartoony Star Wars related avatars based on their officer's portraits.

Edited by Charlie Dayman, 26 January 2013 - 11:31 AM.

[Verene]

Thorin son of Thrain! Badass as usual.

[Aero]

Charlie Dayman, on 26 January 2013 - 04:56 AM, said:

@Aero: Huh, it not loading fully or something?

It is fine now, not sure what was wrong.

The sky in the Thorin pic is positively velvety.

The avatars look great, lucky them to have a Charlie portrait

[Charlie Dayman]

@Verene: For some reason, I think the Goblin King had the best introduction for Thorin out of everyone.

@Aero: Ah good, yeah must've been a loading problem. Glad you like the Thorin pic.

Snip-it of what I've been working on since that Ken Watanabe study. Going to be submitting to the Expose CG art magazine coming up in February. I made that pic of Dixun for the previous entry last year, but I missed the deadline. I'll be turning that one in this year and making a newer/better pieces as well.

Some character designs/studies of Iron who will be the character this pic focuses on. Also, now there's an actual sketch of what Iron's face looks like under the helmet.

Edited by Charlie Dayman, 01 February 2013 - 12:27 PM.

[Doctor Overlord]

More awesome CD art!  Yay

I like the sequence showing the parts being put on that samurai armor.    They must have started the process the night before to be ready for battle the next day.  

And great earlier art too.   Leave it to Peter Jackson to have Thorin bring dwarves the cool-factor they deserve.   And I like those Star War characters.

Edited by Doctor Overlord, 01 February 2013 - 08:21 PM.

[Archaes]

I've always liked Iron's armor design since you first showed it in that original concept painting you animated with After Effects. Would be cool to see some armor like this if we ever pay Cantha a visit.

[actionjack]

Nice new posts.   I like the samurai and the cartoony star war avatars.  Shows your skill in wild range of styles.

If I move forward with my card game, I need some art works. (the theme is about serial killers, so aiming for both a dark and over extracted charactericture style, as well as dash of Pip boy art) ..  Interested?

[Korra]

How can someone be sooo good at drawing?

[EliteZeon]

Well obviously, it involves holding a pencil in one hand, and a flog in the other.

Perfection can only be achieved by enduring great pain!

... I think....

[Eragon Zarroc]

Congrats on your biggest fan win Charlie!!!!  Definitely deserve it.

[Doctor Overlord]

Agreed Eragon, Charlie certainly deserves one of the top spots for his awesome artworks.  

Congratz!

[Charlie Dayman]

Thanks for the grats on the prize - also glad you guys like the previous works.

@AJ: Mmm, depends on my time. Still desperately looking for work right now, so it just depends if I'm homeless or not in the future.

Here's the big project I was working on. Been wanting to do something with a bit more thought to it, rather than just another action scene. I wanted to play with Iron's character and his role as a warrior. The idea here is that even though the War God watches over him, Death is still ever present and near.

FULL-SIZE:
http://changinghand....Audio-357245156




Since the original piece is so big (22x30"), it's really best viewed at full size so you can see all the detail. I don't really want to post the original because of art theft, but here's a close up to give an idea of the details.




And here's some preliminary work before I started the final.



God of War



God of Death

Edited by Charlie Dayman, 11 March 2013 - 11:43 AM.

[Frost Valkyrie]

That's pretty freaking fantastic Charlie! Good luck on the job search....I feel ya there....

[Charlie Dayman]

Thanks Frost, hopefully we'll both find something.

[Reginald Lethalin]

God, after seeing this samuraish guy, ill kill anet if they won't add Cantha(( or at least this Ronin-like character into personal story

[Ibari]

Best. Drawing. Ever.

[Charlie Dayman]

Thanks, Ibari.

Here's something completely different. Been wanting to do this one for a while, as well as work on something other than fantasy related. Knocked it out late last night in a few fun hours. Illustration of John Carpenter's 82' cult classic "The Thing". If you like horror/sci-fi and haven't seen it, you should.

FULL-SIZE:: http://changinghand....Audio-359069532

Edited by Charlie Dayman, 12 March 2013 - 09:14 PM.

[Doctor Overlord]

That was an *awesome* movie. I still remember this quote from the film
"You gotta be ****-ing kidding me."  

Really great picture Charlie!   I love the shading and the expression is perfect.  You really get the same sense of isolated horror that was in the movie.

Edited by Doctor Overlord, 14 March 2013 - 01:40 AM.

[EliteZeon]

Oh man, my brother bought that film on blu-ray not too long ago, so I've rewatched it quite recently.

I still can't get over the blood test scene. Dude, I will worship you even moar if you paint that scene out.
Slightly off topic - pertaining more to The Thing

Spoiler

I was watching Adventure Time awhile ago (I'm a huge fan), and they made a nod to this movie scene in which the characters open a door and see a creature turn its head and moan in the same fashion as that researcher... then its headsplits open similar to when the Thing starts to attack the dogs in the beginning of the movie. It was freaken awesome...

[Verene]

Well that's not creepy at all

Also I feel you on the job search (doing similar except for writing). It sucks. Good luck!