DSG 270: Character: Viking overlord

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Today's topic is: Character: Viking overlord

[zoki]

http://www.profano.si/zoran/viking.jpg

[Hazzard]

http://aaronsart.5u.com/images/vikgod.jpg


10 minute sketch in class :P

Zoki that rocks! I love the way he looks down on the earth with contempt in his eyes. Very noble and forboding.

[ZeroWave]

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/andrew3ddesign/viking.gif
just a sketch today


good work Zoki and Haz

[OLSEN]

Heres some viking reference, i dug it up for a pic MGH had posted in another part of the forum, but i suppose it fits just aswell with today topic..

The text is in swedish, so it can be a bit tricky for you english speakers, but the pictures are great so it shouldnt matter. When you get to the pages, just click the white text on the main image to get some more detailed pics. Some of the images is also clickable to get larger images.

Warrior
http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/drakter/vkrigare/vkrigfr.htm

Lord
http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/drakter/vherre/vherrefr.htm

Woman
http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/drakter/vkvinna/vkvinfr.htm

[awalloffire]

Decided to go another direction with this.
http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/walloffire/walloffire_2_p.JPG
Zoki - I like the way you treated the hair. Really good one.
Hazzard - Deep perspective. Lots of action!

[plaf]

cool topic - i love nordic lore. the old nordic religion was actually recognized by the danish state recently.. how cool is that? :)

just a quick sketch today, if i have some more time i might do something a bit more organized laters.

zoki : like yours. if i was a viking, that's what i'd look like with my reddish hair. wohey! :)

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/24bit/vikingdude.jpg


all the best.

[Bob Loblaw]

Dude! I almost blew hot coffee out my nostrils when I saw this! Never has LOL had a truer meaning for me. Bravo!
awalloffire:
http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/walloffire/walloffire_2_p.JPG

[PoX]

zoki: I like the shield and horns, very viking. Did you use a reference pic?

plaf: Nice and high impact as always.

http://www.angelfire.com/bug/pox/viking3.jpg

[forkface]

http://www.magneticinkcomics.com/dsg/dsg_viking.jpg


awalloffire: thats freaking hilarious


plaf: great energy... love the cartoony styl4es... nice powerfuls lines


zoki: nice textures and colors... dig it

[Mad Giraffe]

Well....here's mine..finally put some tought in my DSG:rolleyes:....done with corelpainter8...

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rfriet/peppo/images/peppo_moonbeard.jpg

I'm quite proud actually...for me..as a fifteen year old:D...

forkface-yow..he looks grungy..perfect for a Nore:D..I like the metal of the axe...simple..but effective...

PoX-Isn't he catching a cold that way..weel...guess not then..he looks very happy....but where is he supossed to be sitting..*looking at the background* outside? brrr......

Plaf-now that;s a Nore!:D...what is he saying?...looks dangerous...

[Pillick]

PoX: man-breasts :D

[Hunger_Artist]

http://www7.oekakibbs.com/bbs/HungerArtist/data/59.jpg

[Carnifex]

dang,sorry i can't participate on this one...my internet connection was gone for two days and now it's too late for me...waiting for the next one.peace.

[MGH]

Carnifex, I don't think it's too late. Believe you've got 'til tomorrow morning @ 4.
Here's mine.
http://homepage.mac.com/mark_harris/.Pictures/vIV.jpg

[oDD]

http://www.sport.wroclaw.pl/~sport005/odd/0588-viking.jpg

when i look at my pic it starts to remind me of some frazeta pic (i mean in a try_to_rip_other_artist_and_fail way not in i-m-as-good-as-him way)

[Carnifex]

mgh-i hadn't even read your post when i already thought:what the hell,you go to bed other days at 11pm too so give it a try!:D
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fisite/vikinggod.jpg
good ol' photoshop.hope i hit the theme.:)
note to self: practice hands

[Halis_Aetrous]

20 minutes or so.

http://members.thegateway.net/jhinds/dsg_viking.jpg

[Matt Dixon]

http://www.vortex.plus.com/VikingOverlord.jpg

Good meaty topic. Lots of good stuff!

Hazzard - Nice pose!

Awallofire - :D

oDD - Lovely. You've really got the light reflecting nicely of that snow. Reminds me of Frazetta, too - I think it's your viking's stance. And the deathdealer hat. ;)

[Patch]

Great stuff one and all!

Started to 'feel' kinda like Odin, so I rolled with it:

http://www.dragonbones.net/albums/DSG/dsg270_vikingoverlord.jpg

Might update with color if there's time.

[theAvatar]

I like the character Patch!

quick pen sketch
http://home.pacbell.net/animekid/viking.jpg

[danielh68]

I had three hours to kill today, so invested a lot more time than I usually do.

Initially, I had a helmet on the guy, but I thought what dork would sit in a chair with a helmet on all the time? So, I removed it. Unfortunately, after completing it, I realized that without the helmet he looks a little dwarfish. If I have time I might add a helmet and sword next to the chair or something to the affect. Or maybe, after the thread, I will simply change the title to 'dwarf overlord'.

http://www.blitzdesign.net/dsg/viking_overlord.jpg

[Crave My Nightmares]

Kneeling in prayer before battle

http://redmarionette.com/VikingOverlordDSG.jpg



Wasnt too difficult of a day just didnt have much time. I really only had to draw my brother with long hair. :D
Yep, ya guessed it. Hes a redhead and so am I. Grrrrr :)
about 45 min in Photoshop



Patch- Would love to see it in color!

oDD- Fan-Freakin-Tastic

awalloffire- Draw a girlie version and that would be me! Just kidding.:D

Hazzard- very very nice sketch. I wish something like that would take me 10 min.

[Crave My Nightmares]

I meant to ask you guys and gals too.....in all my noob-ish-ness... I have "Sentry" next to my name, what does that mean? I have gone thru "Recruit" and "Sword Pupil" in the past week. Whats that about?
Thanks,
~Crave

:confused:

[RefrigeratorCo]

http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/MackenzieL/MackenzieL_1_p.JPG

[littlemac]

http://testingtestingonetwo.250free.com/viking.jpg

[Patch]

diggin the variety of the responses to this one...

really fast and sloppy color in OC (maybe 10 minutes tops):
http://www.dragonbones.net/albums/DSG/dsg270_vikingoverlord_color.jpg

[Devilchild1017]

man i really have to study perspective and drawing set-up and proportion of people i drew a little thing but i am not even gonna post it lol gotta do some studying

[ticktock69]

my second post and i am still in awe of the work everyone posts.

This one was sketched in non-photo blue then inked with a brush pen. Took almost exsactly 2 hours. Then i did a little touch up work in photoshop. I'll grayscale it if i get around to it.

For now i'm just going to have to link to a page :(

Click here for Image (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-tick)

Please critique me on my inking job, i'm still trying to get a feel for the brush pen and any suggestions will be appreciated. :)

[MrKayne]

Yeah, these are pretty neat today, but I gotta give props to MGH - nice one today.. I like the mood of it!

Here's my pencil... got a little carried away with the detail, so I decided against coloring it.
http://www.kaynecomix.com/dsg/270.jpg

[Patch]

Devilchild1017 - you should post your image. We're all here to get better...

littlemac - I like it - he looks like he should hang with Hagar the Horrible...

RefrigeratorCo - I want to sit and listen to the tales he tells of the battlefield.

danielh68 - I don't know- I think that you're alright re: the helmet issue. His arms and legs are too long to be a dwarf really (and I agree that sitting in a helmet would be kinda goofy)

theAvatar - thanks! Please don't take offense to this, but I noticed something kinda neat about your image: because of the minimal tonality to it (3 tones) it kinda looks like it could be Mt. Viking-more... I like it.

Matt Dixon - nice image. love the mood that the colors seem to set

oDD - I noticed the 'frazetta feel' too. I think you win for my fav. of the day.

awalloffire - I laighed my butt off when I saw yours. were you perhaps a fan of the Thor comics?

zoki - nice work - very solid and has a very real feel to it. looks like some of the guys I ride with... (except he doesn't have a mug of ale in his hand) *grins*

MrKayne - I like the way that you shaded it and I love the fact that you actually had him interact with something/someone (it's something I avoid waaaay too much)

[Sage_Commander]

hey everyone!

This is my first post. It's just a quick little sketch. And since I finnaly decided to throw some money down on a new computer/scanner and photoshop.it's my first attempt at coloring. Not done of course, still figuring it out.

P.S some good stuff on here!

http://sagecommander.50megs.com/viking_picture%20copy.jpg

[OLSEN]

Nice work all,

Plaf: hehe, thats so funny i had to do my own version.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/MJ%D6D.jpg

[charge]

behold the overdorkhttp://homepages.ihug.com.au/~cuch/post/overdork.jpg

[RickHudson]

Great work ALL!

My guy ended up looking more like a big dwarf to me, mustbe those big-ass feet, and the oversized axe that makes him look small. Hmmmmmm.
http://www.rawshark.com/vkngvrlrd.jpg

[Bretton]

yeah this took me a couple minutes in ms paint i think it is a little late... i started late... its pretty cartoony

http://www.angelfire.com/creep/bretton/viking.JPG

[Form]

awwww FFS!

My hosting is up
My scanner is working
I just finished school
I just bought $300 worth of pens, markers etc
And i get the worst subject imaginable -- human anatomy.


*Shuffles of and burys self in Gray's Anatomy*

Sigh....next DSG.

Promise.

[awalloffire]

So many great posts today! A few new folks about too. I don't feel so alone in my noobness.

Olsen - I'm curious about the meaning of 'MJOOOD'

Patch - Yes, I actually (lowers voice to a whisper) copied the Thor logo from an old copy Vol. 1,#384,Oct. 1987. The 8-sided die was sadly drawn from memory. This is actually a self-portrait. Hope I die soon. :nerd: :chainsaw:
:nerd::chainsaw::nerd::chainsaw:

[OLSEN]

Mjod is swedish/danish for mead.

Mjooooood is drunken swedish/danish for mead.

It´s not that funny really.

[retrosolid]

zoki: I really love that one...nice colors ^_^

oDD: awsome colors as well, has a very mellow vibe to it.

I have other things to draw so I'm not gonna be in this one...maybe next time .^_^.

[Patch]

awalloffire - You're not alone bro. While Spidey was always my fav, I still have some 8-siders around. Along with some 20 siders and...

"Hi. My name is Patch, and I role-play."

OLSEN - Actually - that's perfect for this subject. I was once told that I looked like a viking. At the time I had my red hair all the way down to my waist, and I had a pitcher of lager in each hand which I was using to double fisted drink.

"Hi. My name is Patch and I like my lager."

[artgeek5000]

Ok, i skipped the past couple DSG's due to an excess of drinking this past weekend :beer: , so i figured i better not pass this cool topic up. So i whipped up this little tidbit. I too went with an Odin theme (I've actually been working lately on a look and style for the big-O for a print I plan on doing.) Here he is:

http://artgeek5000.com/sketch/dsg/270.jpg

Its interesting to think that Odin is not only the boss of the Norse gods and god of battle and stuff, but he's also the god of poetry and the inventor of language...ya know both a scholar and a jock...

[Darunia]

Hi all. I'm new here, first post...Lot of nice entries so far, like the RP'er the best XD lol

Took me awhile to get a pic I liked and it's still mostly a sketch but I didn't want to give up, lol. Not sure if he fits exactly but close enough I say =P

http://members.lycos.co.uk/darunia4321/dsg/ps_dsg270.jpg

[theAvatar]

Patch - now that I look at it again it DOES like like mt. viking =P

Darunia - Nice work on getting that staring gaze to read it'd be interesting to get something else from the eyes maybe.

RickHudson - I really like the sketch! maybe he wouldnt' look so small if you showed his size relationship with something we're familiar with? possibly another figure?


Charge - Nice job on the overdork. lol I love the theme!


I'm really excited to have joined this group. I'm one of the newbs as well but it looks like I'm not alone! Lets keep it up guys =D

[plaf]

MGH : wicked. he looks evil!

MrKayne : love the linework on that.

Olsen : i thought you might appreciate that ;)

RickHudson : I think the horns save him from looking too much like a dwarf.

[Crave My Nightmares]

Patch-
:chug:

I used to role play and I still have red hair past my waist. :nerd: And drink like a good ol' Irish-woman too. :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Darunia- Very omnious....ominous....onionous...hm. You know what I mean.

Artgeek5000- Great detail.

RickHudson- I agree its the feet, nothing wrong with big feet tho. Gives the character tremendous weight.... well done!

Charge- Nice with the fawning ladies at the almighty geek-vikings feet.....

Sage_Commander- Welcome! very nice start to the coloring, would like to see more.

MrKayne- wowzers man! Dun touch it.. dun color it... dont breathe on it wrong... its crisp, clean and superb the way it is.
:D

Patch- Love the colors added to it... I am impressed. I like how you used the bold deep colors for him.

Form_n_Focus--- no excuses :D I am not that great on male musculature yet either... you just have to jump in and try. All your work has been great so far that I have seen. :)

Good work everyone!

[Form]

thanks man that means a lot considering ive posted 3 things so far :D but i just won two local comps on noise.net woot!

anyway

im just trying to get on track with a learning 'program' at the moment, i dont know where to start with perspective, anat., colour etc

crazy

schoolies week just around the corner, college (uni) in like 3 months.......eek

[Rockhead]

I'm late! But I'm here! I started this early in the day but then I had to leave...so I couldn't finish it until late at night. It was fun to do. I agree with all of those who said this was a great thread, very nice work everyone.
http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/viking2.jpg
http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/vikingpen.jpg

[Patch]

Rockhead - Ummm... kick ass.

[Carnifex]

hehehe,rockhead.....texten är ganska så lustig;)

[silentbrain]

http://64.191.99.205/~silentbr/dump/112503-dsg-vikingoverlord.jpg

(Wish I'd checked the thread before starting, Olsen put up some good refs)

Jaysus, you guys make some of the coolest stuff, I swear...

[Inton]

http://chrisinton.com/sketch/foot2.jpg

[DV8]

Number 31! wanted to paint this one, but spent a bit too long on the drawing to call for that- I gotta limit my time on these DSGs or i wont get any other work done!

PS: Great work Rockhead.

http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_270_viking_overlord.jpg

[danielh68]

Great Work DV8!

[DV8]

I appreciate the props as I try to get caught back up.

working on another one right now...

Mike