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Tarantula Queen WIP [Artsy Fartsy]
Togail | 12:34 AM on 09.28.2009 15 comments


Hi guys, time for an update on what I've been up to. I've started to re-focus on the book I'm writing, and nailing down appearances for characters. This one is Cerisphipides, the Iron Siren. Originally a emerald eyed goddess with miles-long hair, she had a terrible calamity befall her by way of her enemies; she was not to be united with her love to become one in body. Her punishment was to be stripped of her hair and legs, and imprisoned in an arachnid shell. She is a motherly and serene creature, and remains kind to her followers.



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As always thanks for looking! I'm going to be cooking up something very d-toid related very soon, so check back soon.



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mxs102's Destructoid Blog
Badass.
TewDee's Destructoid Blog
Real creepy.
Puppy Licks's Destructoid Blog
Those eyes are freakin me out a little :)
DanMazkin's Destructoid Blog
wow, thats crazy awesome.

Out of curiosity, are you drawing the characters face and arms freehand, or are you tracing those details from an image of a model (obviously without the 6 eyes and 4 arms and all that)?
Togail's Destructoid Blog
Dan: The face and arms are referenced from photographs that I take myself of models gracious enough to deal with my finicky directions. Once I get the general shapes, I run with it. The jewels and contours of her armor are inspired by nature and eastern religions.
RonBurgandy2010's Destructoid Blog
Damn.............
Scion of Mogo's Destructoid Blog
Photo reference that looks alive is a rare thing man. Consider this fapped and yourself put on a name to look for list. That is simply a stunning piece of work and shows more craftmanship than a lot of photo referenced pieces I've seen. Mostly because it really looks like it was drawn from a picture rather than traced like the horrible porn faceness of Greg Land. Needless to say I am very impressed and can't wait to see what it looks like finished. It's good enough that I just spent a good deal f time pouring over the rest of your blog and can't compliment the work enough.
Elsa's Destructoid Blog
wow... creepy... yet still serene - very nicely done!
perri's Destructoid Blog
Awesome! I actually really love the back story you've given her, I'm really interested in what you're working on here, great style.

Are you inking and scanning or redrawing in illustrator? If that isn't digital it is beyond human cleanliness. So clean, super impressive.
Togail's Destructoid Blog
Scion: Thanks so much for your kind words, they're very encouraging.

Perri: All digital, all day.
Funktastic's Destructoid Blog
Balls! How did I miss this earlier? o_O Kickass as usual mate! d('-'d)
walkyourpath's Destructoid Blog
I missed this before -- awesomely done!
Y0j1mb0's Destructoid Blog
wow.
seigfreid's Destructoid Blog
If you did Katamari that would be the most amazing thing ever.


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I'm an artist and teacher at Full Sail University and run a freelance art studio in Winter Park, Florida. I specialize in natural fantasy and industrial design, as well as character design. I am currently a concept artist for an online MUD, and for an independent horror film. This is my video game art blog; I'm meticulous and am a perfectionist, and I've begun to experiment with different styles and methods to create art that is faithful to it's source. Video games have been a completely and wholly encompassing part of my life; it's only fair that my love of art reflects this.

Artistic Influences:

Tetsuya Nomura
Ryan Church
H.R. Giger
Puddnhead
Harold Belker
Feng Zhu

As an artist, I have my weapons:

Hardware:
Wacom Intuos 4 6x8 Drawing Tablet
Wacom Intuos 3 6x8 Drawing Tablet
Wacom Intuos 2 6x8 Drawing Tablet
Apple Macbook Pro, OSX Snow Leopard
Apple Macbook, OSX Leopard
Apple eMac, OSX Tiger
Craploads of mechanical pencils and sharpies
Stacks of printer paper

Software:
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Professional
Adobe After Effects 6.5 Professional

**I do commissions and requests!**

These are the games I enjoy:

Demon's Souls
Vagrant Story
Persona 3: FES
Persona 4
Xenogears
Front Mission 3
Front Mission 4
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy XII
Metal Gear Solid 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Valkyria Chronicles
Civilization Revolution
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
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Fallout 3

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Dragon Age: Origins
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