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Knight

Knight

Painting Painting \ Uncategorized | 04/04/02 @809 | Martin | Comments critiques (86) | Views views (15917)


Knight
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My apologies for the straight forward title. This baby is my masterpiece. It took me quite some hours/days/weeks to get it done. Still not 100% satisfied, but I don't think I'd be able to do it better or again the same way for that matter. I'll stick with design and content for now.

I used a pose drawn by Joe Madureira as reference (Battle Chasers, issue 5, garrison), but both the lineart and color are done by me. See the link below the image for the actual reference.


 
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cerbero

 04/04/02 @823

Ooh, this is nice. I really love the boot
 
louisfinazzo

 04/04/02 @825

looks great. nice suttle shadow. nice details in spots, but a little too blurry in others... but i'm sure you could work forever on this and it would never be perfect (like you said). great painting though.
 
Lee

 04/04/02 @829

the signature is k00l. and the painting is great.
 
Elvaran

 04/04/02 @869

Looks great. I really need to learn to do stuff like that, as well as come up with the patience to work that long.
 
hans

 04/04/02 @942

itˇs awesome
i remeber that picture back in the days when you had only a sketch on your website.
Does this makes me very old? :)
 
Avatar SlightlyTwisted

 04/04/02 @945

This is really fantastically painted. :)

I especially love the whole foremost arm/shoulder, although, the anatomy arount the upper arm and elbow looks a little odd...

Great work, though.
 
daniel

 04/05/02 @976

I sure agree with this being a masterpiece.
 
mrunknown

 04/05/02 @104

hah, i remember this too! it was a very long time ago, but i dont think it makes you old. im 17 and i dont think im old.
 
Avatar bigrod

 04/05/02 @116

I looooooove the pose man. so dynamic, real sense of perspective. Crisp lines, great colours.... amazing! :)
 
Avatar TJVerhagen

 04/05/02 @397

Lol! Cool pic.. tho you ::cough::?TOLE::cough:: it from Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers...

still nice work tho.. but Joe Mad kicks your ass still.;p
 
Avatar TJVerhagen

 04/05/02 @397

oops that would b ::cough:: stole ::cough::
 
Avatar Martin

 04/05/02 @431

True, I stole the pose from issue 5 where he engages brass demur. Here's one of the early stages of the image (http://www2.hku.nl/~martin3/gfxartist/knight_beta4.jpg) where you can clearly see the sketch I used as base. I simply took the comic and roughly set out the pose with my wacom. I have to, otherwise the proportions go all wrong and that would've been bad.
 
Avatar TJVerhagen

 04/05/02 @789

heh.
yeah your more of an FX man right?:)
see, for me its the other way around.. i can draw better then I can color, or paint.
 
idvah

 04/06/02 @041

hmmm........it seems to go from airbrushed to painting as you go down the picture.
 
Avatar Martin

 04/06/02 @432

Yeah there was a bit a change in style. That's what you get when you let a half finished image alone for a few weeks and then decide to finish it. The lower part has more thick black outlines than the bottom part.
 
BioALIEN

 04/08/02 @684

Still though, nice picture overall. I don't think you can complain too much...its simply catchy, you just wanna set it as your wallpaper... :)
 
mazkerade

 04/15/02 @982

oh, looks great! awsome =)
 
PeterM

 04/15/02 @025

Interesting style, but as noted above there seems to be at lest 2 diffrent styles in the painting. Don't know if that's a bad thing, though. ;)
 
Cecil

 05/17/02 @048

very nice , I think I have seen your work somewhere before not so sure hmm.. wanna see more of your anime work I suppose :)
 
pyros

 06/10/02 @525

awesome work, i really like the look&feel of the metal... *nods*
 
FallenZero

 11/07/02 @066

The detail is amazing...I'm speechless
 
Sir-Valiant

 12/14/02 @961

Very nice work!
The blue ribbon waving in the back is just a little out of place. It does not really have a function in the pic I think, since it is the only one and does not really seem to connect with the body or clothes.
But I really love your style of drawing!!

 
Psychiclimestar

 01/01/03 @633

cool coloring at this one.. and the shadow too.. nice.
 
Avatar vbdude

 01/02/03 @205

This is awesome! Nice colouring, shading etc.
 
SilencioS

 01/14/03 @986

...

eh...

...

wow
 
Avatar fizzgig

 01/23/03 @247

sweet!! great detail and shading. nice job =)
 
Avatar Fallen

 02/23/03 @515

Thight! itÂīs plain cool! .. I love the boots
 
AshenWraith

 03/07/03 @092

This is pretty cool... it's like ninja-knight!!!... or... yeah...

Those brown areas on the shin armor look like worms, or wire... but, I'll say worms cuz it's not futuristic... would have been a bit better if you painted over that to be like some metal embossage imho...
 
davidborghesi

 03/22/03 @587

awesome work
 
avlish

 06/09/03 @151

Better than the original, man. Nice shading, great texturing. Your baby indeed!
 
Avatar Ikaris

 07/29/03 @375

I wish this guy was in Soul Caliber.j/k You baby is indeed precious. Hes soooo cute *plays hide and go peek*
 
Avatar Tavan

 08/04/03 @610

hehe yes that was my first thought aswell.
siegfried was his name!
maybe thorugh the oversize sword ;)
but its a great work!
the right (his left) foot looks a lil bit strange. dunno...
 
Avatar neozeda

 12/04/03 @735

Thats incredible, very well done !! (thumbup)(thumbup)(thumbup)(thumbup) +9
 
Avatar Nappa

 12/14/03 @352

The stance is that of a samurai a Knight is always in a up right postion there sword are heavy and it takes two hand to use your guy has a cool ninja thing go for him!
 
Avatar Anubis

 04/07/04 @452

1 word! "GREAT"
 
Avatar Grafiker

 05/26/04 @900

good job of course 8/9
 
onur

 05/31/04 @645

7/7 good!
 
Avatar islarty

 10/03/04 @035

whoa.
 
Avatar Kalininskiy

 10/07/04 @177

all I can say is woooooooooooow !!!! In Russian it sounds so: uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh ti !!!!
My compliments + my maximum!:))
 
Avatar kountshinobi

 10/12/04 @164

Yea, and I can't believe that Joe MAD! is creating his own game. (DRAGONKIND) I wish it was Battle Chasers though. Despite the reference, it is very nice. very ninja-esque.
 
Avatar SeanyD

 11/04/04 @757

I love this piece of art!! :) Excellent!!! 9

Sean Donaldson
(You vote me i vote you) :)
 
Avatar kittyKat

 11/12/04 @102

Men with big swards ;)
9+
 
Zealeus

 11/17/04 @303

One thing I see is his left arm- it looks like his forearm goes from what should be a bulging muscle to flat elbow/tendon. It looks like the transition from forarm muscle to his elbow was kind of a second thought...Plus, for how "huge" one'de assume a knight to be, his muscle isn't all that big.
But, still awesome use of the sword and armour!
 
Avatar boszi

 12/11/04 @898

very inetesting work.. i like the character.. his pose and the colors.. but i miss one thing... some background to imagine some story behind him..
 
Avatar djoe

 12/22/04 @672

Nice painting.... Good website also...Thanks
 
Avatar SKETCHi

 12/25/04 @029

Great looking painting. Certainly better than anything I could put together. The left arm looks a bit strange, almost like his arm is broken. Other than that it looks awesome. Great job.
 
Avatar zeroWORKZ

 02/25/05 @856

whohoooooooooooooo :)

9+
 
Avatar Morre

 03/09/05 @958

Wow, this is good :)
 
Avatar dreams

 04/03/05 @819

nice work
 
Avatar cupcake

 05/05/05 @836

Very Good
Top Marks
Cupcake
 
Avatar shyamshriram

 06/02/05 @466

nice character ! :) his face is looking lil bit small though.
 
Avatar liquidd

 07/14/05 @825

Nice. Kind of a bastardized american anime blend style. And it definitely looks as if it took some time to create. Joe Mad rules, btw. Have you heard about the videogame he's involved with currently? 8/9
 
Avatar darturbrain

 07/16/05 @546

cool design, great metal textures, only thing that bothers me a bit is the face, looks a little to smooth to my opinion
+9/9
 
Avatar LIH

 07/16/05 @928

A true knight:
"I am strong.
I have a big sword.
My body is alert.
I watch.
My legs react,
whenever I want to,
but I am calm,
I expect the unknown,
if it comes,
I am prepared."
Thanks.LIH
 
pkorion8

 07/23/05 @485

nice shading
 
Avatar Beckett

 07/29/05 @880

I am so sure I commented on this, but looks like I never...
Nice pose, even if it is copied.
Nice sword, where can I buy one? :p
 
Avatar soheil

 07/30/05 @643

try a different bg. give some more brightness and less contrast,,,

nice design...
:)
 
Avatar bigwhiter

 07/31/05 @171

Itīs cool but I think you must improve his face.
 
Avatar bigwhiter

 07/31/05 @171

Itīs cool but I think you must improve his face.
 
Avatar ilkeR

 08/15/05 @807

good job........ 8o
 
Avatar ilkeR

 08/15/05 @807

+5
 
Avatar BigD2000

 09/02/05 @517

AWSOME i love it... i love these types of pics and urs is the kind of combat style i like..

GREAT WORK 10+
 
Avatar tigaer

 09/13/05 @668

looks great. would say the time paid off. even if you're not 100% happy with it. :)
 
Avatar Biter

 09/14/05 @982

Gooooood, very dynamic!
 
Avatar starqueen

 09/25/05 @312

its great except the anatomy is way off :p head is too tiny, bone structure is way too large in the knee/elbow area, should indicate a large cranium! head would almost be...twice the size. also, too many blacks used in the shadow areas of the hues in this work. should have just used a darker hue.... avoid blacks as much as possible unless it's a black cloth.

+6
 
Avatar Eleni

 10/01/05 @037

awesome
 
Avatar Arcadian

 10/05/05 @197

the metal stuff looks really great!!! i donīt know, but i thought i voted already for this.... anyway itīs great! only thing i am not sure about, is the blurred blue thing.. it seems a bit too much "in motion" compared to the character IMO

+6/7
 
Avatar edro

 10/18/05 @692

very good job
its fantastic


i would like to read your comment about my stuff!
 
Avatar Andy--Jones

 10/27/05 @122

HAHAHA I dont know why I never visited your gallery! It wasnt on purpose I can assure you.

Anyway I like this, nice pose. I think the back leg is too dark and maybe a bit more detail could show through.
 
Avatar Byonder

 11/01/05 @476

I remember when this was in the WIP forum. I actually still have a jpg of it floating around my HD somewhere. Nice work.

I'm still pissed at Joe Madureira for not finishing Battle Chasers...

I think maybe in like 10 years or so you should add a background :p
 
Avatar fabioc

 12/07/05 @817

I'm speechless.
 
Avatar Marvin

 12/09/05 @546

hvhjv
 
Avatar Aloneinthedark

 12/30/05 @771

amazing, very well
 
Avatar metapuppet

 03/11/06 @995

nice details/pose/expression!
cool.
 
Avatar ZedoCaixao

 04/04/06 @293

great work!!!!!!
 
Avatar kittyKat

 04/11/06 @853


this egg was found by Byonder
GFX Treasure hunt
 
kamuai

 07/10/06 @443

GOOD!~~~~great work!~~~
 
Avatar kandacewright

 02/25/07 @679

Wow...simply amazing.
 
Avatar ToKra

 03/17/07 @582

Hey! Well done :) I really like the composition on the figure and the sword ^^
I think this has received enough criticism already so i wont give any.
+6
 
deceptionpoint

 05/02/07 @753

Wow Martin, wow. I never knew you were so talented. I might not be the best at art. I can definitely appreciate it tho. This is excellent. I hope you can add more soon. I love the sword and the body position looks like it's getting ready to attack.
:). +5
 
zymyint

 07/10/07 @397

everything is in the standard of pefect:)
i like it n i want to add it in my faved artwork but i cant:(

u should add background dont lazy next time:)
 
Avatar Aircek

 11/08/07 @481

I think no background is needed its a model that sould be made into a Action figure for collection.

PS: I think this is how Martin wants us to see him (It's you Martin isn't it.)
 
Avatar Marvin

 11/29/07 @608

test comment
 
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Avatar Jane

 01/01/70 @804

Concept:

Strong

Technical Skill:

Average

Impact/impression:

Average
Pros:

  • The design is very cool, both in lines and colours.
  • There are many different angles of the verticals, horisontals and diagonals, so the picture doesn't get boring.
Cons:

  • You could study the anatomy closer, for example on the elbowand the face.
  • You could also try using more colours in the shadows, instead of simply darkening it.
Overall opinion/feedback:
Cool character, but in need of some anatomy and colouring study.
 
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