Days 12 and 15 completed! Warhammer 40K and a tattoo!
on June 28, 2011 at 10:03 am
So first we got Day 12, the “Emperor’s Nightmare”. I do realize that today is actually Day 16, and so Day 12 should have been posted a while ago. But I wasn’t entirely sure it was done and it still needed a few adjustments.
The guy in the image is a Warhammer 40K Space Marine that I redesigned quite a bit. I realize that not all (if any) W40K enthusiasts will agree with me, but I sort of feel that the armors in that game need a bit of work. I personally find them to be a bit too bulky and I don’t really see how a person could ever move in one of them. There are several explanations available about how the armor and the marines work and are made, but none of them are really satisfying in my opinion. So I made this image more in “my style”, with lighter armor and trying to think about how the thing actually works.
Now, the story behind this image is that the “Emperor’s Nightmare” is a Warhammer 40K Space Marine that basically suffers from Narcolepsy and Insomnia at the same time. They stay awake for extended periods of time (years, even) and then suddenly fall asleep for years just as well. During their time awake, lack of sleep makes the marines sharpers and quicker somehow – but eventually it drives them crazy. You can read more about them by clicking here, if you like.
The guy underneath his boot is an “Angry Marine”, which is basically… well… an angry Warhammer 40K Space Marine, I guess. You can also read about them by clicking here.
Warhammer 40K commissions are some of my favorite to produce. I honestly think it has one of the most potentially awesome settings in gaming and I really wish I could spend more time getting into it, reading the available info and novels and maybe even buying miniatures. But until I have enough time (and money) for such things, I’ll settle for occasionally reading up in order to draw commissions like this one.
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Today we’ve also got the image for Day 15 of the COMMISSIONATHLON, the Tribal Dragon Tattoo. It’s basically what the name says, but it’s a lot of fun to draw and definitely a refreshing change of pace from all the other images we’ve been working on. The idea is that the dragon’s head will be located on the chest and his body will go over the shoulder and on to the back.
For this tribal, I wanted to try and see if we could simulate a little bit of volume so that the tattoo doesn’t feel so flat. It also allows me to curve and twist the dragon and draw him at an angle, instead of the regularly sideways dragon tribal tattoos normally depict.
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The tattoo came out great! I am really impressed with how it did end up with volume, it gives it the impression of being cylindrical as well as curving over itself.
I will make sure to send images after I get it tattooed!
Wow! That looks so fantastic! It really does show your personal style while still keeping the elements that make it feel like 40k. Thanks so much!
The marines look really cool. About the armours: space marines are genetically and biomechanically modified that’s why they can walk around in those “bulky” armours
I like the lighter armor design in The Emperor’s Nightmare, but the hips bother me, I’m sad to say. They are freakishly tiny, like Samus but with half her intestines removed and wearing a corset. Otherwise though it’s a nice redesign. Yeah, the fluff paints a genetically and surgically enhanced titan wearing plate armor, but this lighter rendition is refreshing. Nice job!
Wow. I really hope the guy that wanted the space marines was able to get his money back.
Unless there was a clause somewhere in the agreement that said the image would be subject to wild artistic misinterpretation I’m pretty sure he would have legal rights to getting his money back on the grounds that he didn’t get what was paid for.
I mean it looks awesome, don’t get me wrong. Its just not 40k though. Those two guys are to space marines what Michael Jackson was to Serge Nubret.
Hey man, this was O’s interpretation of what they look like. And the client was watching O draw this and loved the way it came out. I’m sad you are such a rude person.
Heresy! Marines are bulky, and they move just fine, since THEY SHALL KNOW NO FEAR!
@Ariel Meilij: That…. that… that makes no sense! What does fear or lack thereof have to do with bulk or movement?
I allways considered the most improtant part of power armor to be the powered bit- think robotic exoskeleton, not armor. But this looks cool as well though- a bit more eldar though.