Norr Kas'lar
Most think of Bounty Hunters as the scum of the galaxy. Not so with Norr Kas'lar.
From the original request:
"Norr has begun to get a reputation to be a most humane bounty hunter. Once his target is captured, he attempts them to make them comfortable in their transit to the issuer. Norr is not rough or rude. He provides a comfortable cell, running water and clean linens."
A request for VadersGlove. Enjoy!
Submitted by VadersGlove on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 17:25.
This is AMAZING! The perfect new wallpaper for my new laptop! Thank you so much Evan, you did an amazing job.
Submitted by Hisham on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 17:45.
I wants me some clean linens! That looks great, guys.
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Submitted by Eclipse on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 21:07.
I love it, absolutely flawless! The ship is good, the weapon's good, the bothan's good... what a great addition!
Eclipse
Submitted by Mercy on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 21:44.
Damn, Man! This is wicked-cool!
I love what you've done with is hair, it looks alive! And his eyes are kind - not your everyday bounty-hunter at all.
Love your work.
~ Mercy.
Submitted by CorranFett on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 06:15.
I think "flawless" is the perfect description of this. The colors on the gun, the ship, and his face and hair look totally stunning, he really looks like a "proper" Bothan. Great job!
Man, how do you create these stunning textures?! They're probably my favorite part of your style, they look really brilliant. You're working with Photoshop, or with Corel Painter?
Submitted by Evan Black on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 07:15.
Photoshop. I'm heavy on texture filters (and others) and they play an important part in my pictures, but they're only half the story. That hair was all done by hand.
Submitted by ShadowWalker on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 09:02.
Absolutly truthfully amazing!
His eyes even look almost filled with a certain tranquillity, he rests with ease, no regrets and such.
This you captured completly with an elegance that outshines many others, great job!
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//Shadows are but the shape of light...
Submitted by CorranFett on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 09:44.
Yeah, I didn't think you used textures for the hair in the first place. And still it's one of the best parts of this artwork.
As for the texture filters... are you talking third-party filters, or do you create textures and pattern for yourself? I dunno if you saw my coloring work or not, but I always like to improve and getting an insight into how other people do their colorings should help that.
Oh, and do you work with a Wacom, too? I have a half-letter sized Volito2, way too small, and I'm fixing to get a bigger Intuous2.
Submitted by JawaStu on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 10:17.
Holy Guacamole Evan! The face and hair are absolutely stunning!
Submitted by Evan Black on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 10:26.
No wacom, unfortunately. Pure mouse work. And it's just the standard textures and filters that come with Photoshop.
Submitted by CorranFett on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 10:59.
No wacom and no custom filters?!? Wow, you sure got some great talent, then... I can't even imagine how your work'd look like if you were given the professional tools. xD
Submitted by Sithsherald on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 12:29.
Ditto on all of the previous comments. I was drawn to the hair and the shading/reflections on the gun, but it was all mentioned already.
That is incredible for only using the mouse. I use a Wacom. I have a lot to learn, but since I'm left handed & mouse with the right, I tend to switch back and forth at the same time quite a bit.
Submitted by Asok on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 13:28.
Wow, that is cool! I love the hair!
Boshuda
Submitted by Eclipse on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 14:23.
Evan,
So did you pen tool the hair? or smudge? or is that just you and the brush tool?
Eclipse
Submitted by Evan Black on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 15:14.
I make a selection with the polygonal lasso, then pencil the insides lighter or darker as I need.
Submitted by Spence DMann on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 17:11.
I always found E Black's art style to be worthy of any Gaming book, hands down. I can imagine it as a picture for an NPC you'd read about. Love the style of Bothan. Really captured the now accepted version of what a Bothan would look like.
-Spence D'Mann