DSG 386: Character: Masai, Samburu, or Zulu Warrior

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Today's topic is: Character: Masai, Samburu, or Zulu Warrior

[artistanbul]

I'm... so sleepy...
must.. post....
ugh..
http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v116/artistanbul/zulu22.jpg

[OtterFrenzy]

http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~jzanevel/images/8_Zulu.jpg

Artistanbul- I dig the style (esp. leaving some parts sketchy) and the background texture. Do you work in Photoshop or painter?

[Mr Man]

Nice work so far.
Mine didnt turn out how i wanted it.
btw about the left handed thing with the sea horse.
Im left handed and draw with my left hand, but i use my right hand for drawing with a mouse.
http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/mrswoman/Zulu_dude.jpg

[illy]

yeah, i jizacked mine up. i didn't think about the horizon line and there was no way to put in a good sunset, tall grass background scene. how noobie of me :( but anyways, here are my two warriors ready to duel (during an african sunset... just imagine please because i already did the highlights and lighting with the sunset in mind)

http://www.softwareoutlet.com/illy/sketches/africanwarriors.jpg

[MindCandyMan]

http://www.mindcandyman.com/jons_uploads/zulu_warrior_dsg.jpg

[Gossamer]

Wasn't in the mood for a full body shot
Erm might not be obviously "warrior" enough, was trying to give him a little personality though. I imagine him out on gaurd against something, scanning the plains of the serengheti.

http://ravensong.pyramai.net/Moranismall.jpg

[Gouda boy]

Looks good Gossamer!

I didn't have as much time for this as I wanted, because I really liked this one!

Masai Warrior

http://www.traction-it.nl/img/masai.jpg

[rick_hershey]

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grendalmage/Rick/Untitled-dsg.jpg

photoshop, ref used

[frequentfollies]

http://www.rpi.edu/~kramep2/masai.jpg

I hate the little red button in the middle of my computer, first time using paint shop pro, generall I draw ink and suchr, this is strange

[-W.-]

http://www.babyloncargocult.com/Pix/W/dsg/DSG386zulu.jpg

1h and still ugly looks like i still have much to learn about digital painting but at last i don't have to scan :rolleyes:

[redships]

allright this is my first post here. just a quick sketch of a zulu warrior guy maybe too tiki..... excuse my anatomy i'm not strong at characters. i'm really lovin the stuff here today.


http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v107/redships/zulu1.jpg

[mönx]

mega topic

rick, with your sketch you really hit the picture in my head when i think abuot massai or other afrikan tribes in the (classical way, the "stereotype" ive in my head)

its good for me to try sketch other cultures because i often stuck to a certain shemata wehn i draw heads, therefore
other shapes (afrikan,asian..) are really cheallenging.

keep up the good stuff and big up yourself for all dsg people


http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/00641/sketch/?action=view&current=Save.jpg[/url][/IMG]

[Mr Man]

Thought i would do another, took 10 mins.
http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/mrswoman/Zulu_2.jpg

[BRANDISH]

:beer: I'm drunk tonight.... lets see if i can do something --- i think i cant draw, weell i am going to try :chug:

[Kexe]

Had a little time left today...but not for background a proper color.
anyway:
http://www.halfeld.dk/dsg/dsg386.gif


redships: Very cool...I like the style..c u around!

[wayfarer]

great posts. my two speedies. (layout copied from Dan Milligan (http://www.danmilligan.com/))

http://www.bleistiftblume.de/GFX/sketchbook_4.jpg

[Sonicsportz]

Something of a variation on the concept.
http://www.sonicsportz.com/art/zulu.jpg

[young paddy1]

trekking masai direct from a ref more a painting practice than a concept

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/dsg/masai.jpg

[Hunger_Artist]

female maasai I think..

http://members.tripod.com/carlbeu/7ebf1a90.jpg

[Iotrez]

Here's mine. I like the style of the one on the right Wayfarer.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/simon.davies/warrior2.jpg

[BRANDISH]

well, as afore mentioned i'm drunk (it's getting better), i don't know nothing about those tribes...
http://img36.photobucket.com/albums/v109/Brandish/africanwarrior.jpg
thanks for the positive feedback day before yesterday
gossamer: like those inks

[artistanbul]

Otter, I'm very new to CG in fact. I dont use neither PS7 or Painter. This was done in a program called aura. Then added texture and minimal color management in PS6 in which I'm pretty comfortable.

[xbiten]

sleeping time. didn't got the time to do a bg.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/xbiten/2D/dsg386.jpg

[OtterFrenzy]

Sonicsportz- I like your take on the topic, its original and vaguely creepy somehow.

HungerArtist- I love the style.

[trevor]

my retarded zulu damnit 30 mins painter
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/zulu.jpg
not happy with it
soooooooo whatever

[artistanbul]

one more quick one before I sleep
http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v116/artistanbul/zulu4.jpg

[shadoman]

Artistanbul, very nice. I really like the second one. So much style with so little lines.

I hope to be back at it tomorrow myself.

[Dahsramu]

trevor - really great rendering! He looks like a laid back warrior... a laid back couch warrior! hehe

Brandish - my favorite one today. those colors are excellent (im digging the use of green)

Hunger Artist - my second fav. your style kicks my ass... so energetic!

reships & gossamer - great lines and characterization

artisanbul - I like the loose sketchy feel of your strokes...

everyone else was good too!!

Here's my concept - The super Shaka Zulu hunter.

He wears the fur of one of the most rare of animals, the black lion... After feeding on the flesh of this fabled beast, his eyes began to glow red with its blood and he gained the ability to see clearly during the day and during the night. The flesh of the black lion also gave him enormous strength. He no longer needs a spear - for now he kills his prey using nothing but his bare hands.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/uarshad/art/conceptart/ShakaZulu.jpg

[dedalus]

i liked the topic today, so i thought i'd give it a try.
yeah. that hand is too big..

http://img39.photobucket.com/albums/v120/topographe/smallsketchmasai4.jpg

[tumbra]

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v26/tumbra/Masai_copy.jpg
It suck but what the hey.

[Leo'm]

http://people.freenet.de/schwoassamoasda/ZuluKopie.jpg

[Yiako]

http://www.membres.lycos.fr/aramchekpoint/dailysketch/04032003.jpg