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[Siquo]

Just noticed the stubble on the baby. Even more awesome 

[Deon]

Deon: Probably that the lizardman's skin is one solid color is throwing it off and making it flat. Try shading in a very dark, saturated blue.
Then in between, take the skin color and shift it very slightly towards red (very very slightly) and add in this in a few places, between the skin tone and the shade.

Yeah, thanks. I will paint it over I think, I was more interested in the pose first.

Still I want to hear more about the overall composition. I am not good with a planning of a few characters so some help here would be appreciated .

[Aldaris]

Just noticed the stubble on the baby. Even more awesome 

now that you mention it...
D'AAAAwwwwww...
Awesome. 

[Deon]

I thought that the lizardman is too bland so I erased him (well, except for the armor) and give him (her?) a bit more love:

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Although the request was for a blue-skinned lizardman, I thought that warm colors look nicer. Screw the requester .

His left arm is too short, but I am lazy now to redraw it. Maybe later.
And I am terrified to think that this single moment is a single encounter from a dozen or more o_O.

Also I thought that the man is too big, but he is a mighty priest of the White Hand, a leader of the nation (Illians) and almost a half-god already. Why not .

[Rashilul]

Very nice better.

[Deon]

Also I thought that the Illian warrior should ride an ice lump. Now I have to learn how to draw snow/ice .

[Deon]

Another question. I try to design a steampunk-ish mech for the same battle.
Here's a sketch:

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I am not a pro of steampunk at all. What should I add/change to make it more obvious? I thought about gears as decorations, but what more?

[Rashilul]

Copper>iron

[LegoLord]

Here's something I did today; it's not a DF goblin, just to be clear.

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How's it look?
Also, thanks to the guy who posted the tip about drawing the skeleton first.

[Siquo]

I am not a pro of steampunk at all. What should I add/change to make it more obvious? I thought about gears as decorations, but what more?

It's way too realistic, and too well-armored to be steampunk. In steampunk armor, as in women's armor, less is more. Expose more innards! (example)

[Deon]

Wtf? Steampunk Dalek? o_O

P.S. I've read a few tutorials and looked at some reference pictures so I've got a bit of it. By the way, steampunk is really fun. All the details are interesting to draw and add a lot to the picture.

So here's a sketch of the mechanos automaton (now I use this word, instead of a "robot" ):

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I am not sure about another arm. I think I may leave it one-armed. Imagine it to be designed this way or that his arm is torn off. I like it this way because you can see details and the boiler (oh god the BOILER, how could I forget it?) much better this way.

I may add details like a condenser, a gas tank, a burner and some gadgets, but I already like how it looks.

[Siquo]

Cool, innit? 

[Deon]

Here's a design for the steam tank I've mentioned earlier. I think I am starting to understand this style. I drew a few steam engines:

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So, here's the tank:

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[Siquo]

Much much better. Quite good, even!
Accidentally/Coincidentally I stumbled in a steampunk jewelry shop a few moments ago. Pretty cool stuff. (no, I do not know the artist, this is not an advertisement )

[Deon]

Ahh, rings are so nice! And not very expensive, I'd love to have one. But I didn't see anything like this in our shops...