Bothan Benevolence

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Evan Black

 Member since: 2007
Location
Logan, Utah, United States

Here's the lineart for Norr. I thought I'd include the YT-1300 just for kicks. I need the practice with vehicles...

I've got a color test up for approval now. Also, does the YT-1300 look okay? I just can't be happy with it...

Work In Progress

Comments

Eclipse

Evan,

NICE!, you know how I love technical work, and that YT is coming along great. Your right mandible is a little too tilted up though, might straighten that. Other than that, the work is amazing.

Great stuff.

Eclipse

wraithwolf

You might also consider tightening his jaw line too. The top half of the face is great, but the bottom looks a little more apelike than canine. Looks like a tough bastard, regardless. Certainly prepared.

VadersGlove

I love it so far Evan, I am very very excited to see this character brought to life and happy you're the one doing it. Thank you, again.

CorranFett

Oh, I love it, man! The Bothan looks great, but all the cooler is his rifle... self-created or based on a special design? It looks to have some L86/SA80 influence.

Anyway, this is shaping up greatly. I thought you weren't taking any more requests? :P

No, just kidding, man. ;)

Ubiqtorate

Evan's very particular about what requests he'll take... he's got a couple of mine that appear to have stalled, but I can't complain because I really work him too hard anyway.

Regarding the jaw - I've seen Bothans drawn several ways, some more canine, others more ape-like. Most newer stuff shows them with fairly long snouts, but I'd say that hasn't been resolved.

Evan Black

Good eye on the YT-1300. I'll take care of that...

That's partly why I claimed this one, Ubiqtorate. I wanted a break.

Concerning the jawline, it's an easy fix, but Bothans have been portrayed in many different ways throughout the different RPG books. With such ambiguous examples, I tend to aim for something in the middle of them all. I don't want to go too simian, for sure, but I don't want to go too canine either, nor feline, nor equine.

The rifle is based on the KX-60 blaster rifle, modified as per the request, of course.

And yeah, I might thin out on the requests I take for a bit, but I'd already taken this one and need to not just let it sit.

wraithwolf

Yeah, I suppose I had noticed that. Some of the early depictions of Borsk Fey'lya look like a furry elf. Either way, it looks great.

Ubiqtorate

Evan, do you mean a break from evil Bothans, or just a break from my picky requests? ;)

For the record, I really like your depiction of Bothans. It's a good blend of the various styles, plus they look alien without being so unfamiliar that there's no connection. They appear to have a certain nobility to them.

CorranFett

Looking very nice so far, I especially like the starfield in the background and the great shading on the YT.

I also like your choice of color for the Bothan. The blue does look rather benevolent, indeed.

I really like where this is going, keep it going. :D