Merlkir's SB - not lame anymore! ;)

**Merlkir** · November 5th, 2007, 04:45 PM

Another quick painting for TLD. Dale pikemen/swordsmen and Bardian archers hold ground against horsemasters of Rhun!

Just to get the feeling of the northern war..

**Merlkir** · November 7th, 2007, 05:26 AM

Some pencil sketches from school. For TLD of course.

**Merlkir** · November 7th, 2007, 10:33 AM

Crappy doodles from a notebook.

**Merlkir** · November 7th, 2007, 11:24 AM

Quick coloring of the Bardian

**Merlkir** · November 7th, 2007, 04:59 PM

Another older colored piece

Snaga archer for TLD.

**Merlkir** · November 9th, 2007, 05:54 PM

Another concept for TLD, drawn at work during summer and quickly digitally colored.

(the crossbow bolts are shot by corsairs of course

)

**Merlkir** · November 17th, 2007, 06:33 PM

Some Variags of Khand for TLD

**Merlkir** · November 23rd, 2007, 08:24 PM

Another TLD NPC portrait, this time it's another dead lord from Pelennor

Hirluin the Fair, lord of Pinath Gellin.

**Merlkir** · November 25th, 2007, 11:58 AM

And yet, another portrait. Ulfas is our original character from Rohan, he's the first on to be hired by the player in a rohan TLD campaign.

**Sublimus** · November 25th, 2007, 12:25 PM

Post 81 is probably my favorite. Its very strong, especially for the time put in.

Your enviro's seem to be your strongest asset. They all have a good mood.

Dont be affraid to work in some anatomy studies.

**Merlkir** · November 25th, 2007, 02:18 PM

oh, thanks. I think I'm not really good with scenery/enviro..hm.
I don't do anatomy studies often, maybe I should

Thanks for the comments again.

**Merlkir** · November 25th, 2007, 06:39 PM

Another unit concept for TLD.

**AmourFonce** · November 25th, 2007, 08:26 PM

Really lovin' your sketchbook. I really like how you've went through different phases in your art.

smexy.

I realllllly dig your "style". It feels russian. Like those old russian animated films and all that jazz.
meh gustah.

**Merlkir** · November 26th, 2007, 02:30 AM

heh, thanks a lot

I don't notice phases, but it might be true, I will have o check back if it's that obvious

I haven't seen many russian animated films, but I've seen some, maybe it was influencing a bit

**Merlkir** · November 28th, 2007, 07:43 PM

A mood sketch for a game project I will probably be working on. Painted through the evening and some of the night

**Merlkir** · December 7th, 2007, 02:09 PM

Another TLD concept. Dale is looking promising I think

**Merlkir** · December 9th, 2007, 05:38 PM

Another TLD concept

old sketch colored.

**Merlkir** · December 17th, 2007, 03:55 PM

Gruntle. Along with Itkovian the greatest character in Memories of Ice

For he is the Mortal Sword of Trake, the Tiger of Summer!

just for fun.

**donalfall** · December 17th, 2007, 04:06 PM

I'm pretty cold on the Lord of the Rings (although you do have some nice stuff in here) but I can get behind doing characters from Malazan, kudos. I like your Gruntle, but I would have thought the tiger stripes would be more prominent. He is care-worn enough tho. Gruntle is not a handsome man. Also, you have no stars, so I'll try and give you some now. Do you have more Malazan characters?

**Merlkir** · December 17th, 2007, 04:18 PM

Thanks for the stars! Yay!

I've found very little Gruntle fanart...and all of them had him pretty much looking like something from Thunder Cats

http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/06...hundercats.jpg

I tried not to stress the tiregness. I guess it's just somewhere in the process of tigerification

I don't have more, but I will, I'm re-reading the books and they're great as ever. And inspiring

**Merlkir** · December 20th, 2007, 07:55 AM

Lots of crappy doodles from school. For TLD, Exodus..the man is from drawing class..pencil A4.

**donalfall** · December 20th, 2007, 04:26 PM

Okay, I'll take your point about the Thundercats, but I'm really looking forward to more Ericson fanart. In fact, you might have inspired me to do some myself. Make sure to PM me if you do some!

**Troll Skelking** · December 21st, 2007, 05:00 AM

all this Varangian/Viking style armor is great. In my opinion it was pretty much the best design throughout history. All the lamellar and scales and vendel-styled helmets are the best. The master swordsman in post 111 is a nice example. Functional and beautiful.
Great sketchbook
Troll

**Merlkir** · December 21st, 2007, 11:00 AM

Thanks

I've checked out your SB and it's cool! real improvement as far as I can tell. Love the speedpaints. I really can't do those

great enviros..

**Merlkir** · December 29th, 2007, 07:57 AM

Cover art for a cyberpunk novel soon to come out in UK written by Ryan A. Span. You can read it on the internet here:

http://streetofeyes.com/

I'll probably fix some stuff, but mostly minor details. I will post progress WIPs later.

**algenpfleger** · December 29th, 2007, 08:12 AM

Wow, very cool designs in here! That rainy girl is reat as well, loving her third eye. Maybe make the highlights a little glossier to enhance the wet look?

**Merlkir** · December 29th, 2007, 08:54 AM

Thanks

I might try turning the highlights up a bit when I'll get back to do the final touches

**Merlkir** · December 29th, 2007, 11:34 AM

OK

here are the WIPs for the STREET:Artifacts cover

**lennon** · December 29th, 2007, 12:02 PM

Indeed, you know how to make the accesories and stuff! Great!! I like medieval times too. Those stuff really add some greatness to your drawings. Perhaps you could benefit more of figure study, and some little in head study (which I see that you're into, and very goodly by the way).
If possible, I would take it into more risky poses and angles.
Cheers!

**Merlkir** · December 31st, 2007, 10:50 AM

Another batch of Erikson malaz characters

Lady Envy is something like a witch/godess, the Seguleh are the best warriors in the world and currently the three of them are on a warpath with the armies of the Pannion prophet. Yes, the three of them are an army.