Look what the Sonoran wind just blew in!

[Jephyr]

Greetings earthlings and visitors!

Thanks so much Tango_Mango.

Happy New Year back to you George.  Thanks so much!  I have been trying to push my lighting recently and am very happy if that's coming through. 

Thanks to both of you again!

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I tried to make it around to some of the other SBs here — but am running out of time — so if I messed yours I'll try to catch you next time.

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LONG ago, after I'd just been starting to get a handle on human art anatomy, I sketched a warrior today's piece is based on.  I'm too embarrassed to show that because it is truly horrible.  But I always  wanted to paint it and had made a few attempts over the years.

Recently I was looking through my Image Bank and realized I had gathered TONS of refs and decided to give it a try again. 

Back in my ConceptArt.org daze — people would comment on my 'super-exaggerated' anatomy — and this is meant to be that — kinda Hulk meets Frazetta.....




Here's just a few of the refs I used (Yeah — I needed all the help I could get)




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A look at a study / work in progress 




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A photo study from a while back




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Did this charcoal (18 X 24) and later added some muscles over the neck — so this version is lost fo'evah : ) 




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And finally a pastel pencil buzzard (Yes — there really are blue-faced buzzards like this)  




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Thanks for stoppin' by — See ya again soon Daggers!  ( I hope)