Calo-Mari Posted April 8 Report Posted April 8 This one was honestly a bit of a failure, didn’t turn out how I really wanted it to, buuut I worked on it for a few hours, so I decided to not waste all of that effort and still put it on here. John Vintage in his refurbished blackguard armor This was the rough sketch -hence why it was so light that I had to adjust the photo so you could see it- but it turned out better than the inked one, so I’m putting it front and center. Spoiler The inked version is pretty bad so I decided I am going with spoiler-ing it for now. For context on why this is my celebratory work: I’ve had a world going on for 10 some months now, in 1.20.10, and I just had finished all of the available story content. I’ve amassed 210 hours in it, and over that time I’ve grown attached to my seraph, who me and my friends refer to as “John Vintagestory”. Despite the non seriousness of his name, over time I’ve actually crafted quite a character out of my goofy grey guy. I’ve amassed a solid number of entries into a journal google doc from his point of view, as well as a few other smaller entries. From this I have seen it through thick and thin with ol’ John, and by the end I was determined to see his journey through, didn’t matter the missteps and annoyances. Then, after an embarrassingly long time in the third story structure, I had completed it! (partially thanks to what I think was a bug? I’m still not sure) And now that his journey is done, I hope to see him off to retirement in a simple life. I hope to redo this in a few months when my skills are more refined so I can give him a proper send off. 8
Calo-Mari Posted April 8 Author Report Posted April 8 As an aside, while doing this I had gone ahead and researched a bit into heavy armors and such for translating the blackguard set and for curiosity, and it make me appreciate the details that went into the set. I like how despite it being technically “refurbished” once you put on all the chains and plates, that much of it is still damaged and missing. I like how it enforces the idea of the quality of the older smithing, and how we aren’t able to perfectly reproduce what they could. We can only hope to patch up what’s still there and not attempt to replicate it perfectly. 1
LadyWYT Posted April 8 Report Posted April 8 3 hours ago, Calo-Mari said: This was the rough sketch -hence why it was so light that I had to adjust the photo so you could see it- but it turned out better than the inked one, so I’m putting it front and center. I like them both. What did you use for the inking, out of curiosity? If you're looking to delve further into ink drawing, I highly recommend buying a set of illustration pens--the various tip sizes will help draw details, shadows, and different line weights with ease. Microns are my favorite for this kind of drawing, but they are on the pricier side.
Calo-Mari Posted April 8 Author Report Posted April 8 22 minutes ago, LadyWYT said: What did you use for the inking, out of curiosity? Only the most high budget and quality drawing pen out there, a random Japanese cat pen. 1
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