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September 21, 2012
SPLICERS 2013 The Cat is out of the Bag by *ChuckWalton
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Hey DA and Splicehead Family!
Well, the cat is out of the bag, sort of speak. I was just asked by a fellow poster on the Palladiumbooks forums named Pepsi Jedi if a print seen on the left side of the picture taken at Gen Con 2012 was mine
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…and, yes by all means it is. Great eyes Pepsi Jedi!
It is the upcoming cover for one of the 2013 SPLICERS sourcebooks. Actually this illustration has been completed a year or two ago. Just goes to show that not everything going on behind the scenes is revealed.
The painting entails a Splicers bio-armored Outrider squadron leader, riding a new Panthera styled (clouded leopard, jaguar, etc.) War Mount engaged in deadly combat against a new machine that has been hunting them on the outskirts of a ruined city (or is it vice versa as they both are hunters)?
I will eventually post the tutorial step-by-step process I did to paint this illustration. The Illustration was penciled on 11 X 17 and then digitally painted in PS3, total hrs. estimated: Unknown as I worked off and on this illoe. I chose to utilize the Clouded leopard for both its aesthetics and to increase awareness of it as a species to help promote conservation for this endangered species.
I look forward to your comments on this illoe.
The SPLICE MUST FLOW!
Hey DA and Splicehead Family!
Well, the cat is out of the bag, sort of speak. I was just asked by a fellow poster on the Palladiumbooks forums named Pepsi Jedi if a print seen on the left side of the picture taken at Gen Con 2012 was mine
[link]
![[link]](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://palladiumbooks.com/images/Images/Articles/WeeklyUpdates/GenCon2012/DSCF4338.jpg){kind=link}
…and, yes by all means it is. Great eyes Pepsi Jedi!
It is the upcoming cover for one of the 2013 SPLICERS sourcebooks. Actually this illustration has been completed a year or two ago. Just goes to show that not everything going on behind the scenes is revealed.
The painting entails a Splicers bio-armored Outrider squadron leader, riding a new Panthera styled (clouded leopard, jaguar, etc.) War Mount engaged in deadly combat against a new machine that has been hunting them on the outskirts of a ruined city (or is it vice versa as they both are hunters)?
I will eventually post the tutorial step-by-step process I did to paint this illustration. The Illustration was penciled on 11 X 17 and then digitally painted in PS3, total hrs. estimated: Unknown as I worked off and on this illoe. I chose to utilize the Clouded leopard for both its aesthetics and to increase awareness of it as a species to help promote conservation for this endangered species.
I look forward to your comments on this illoe.
The SPLICE MUST FLOW!
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Overall
Vision Originality Technique ImpactMAIN CRITIQUE
I don't know where this idea came from, but you've captured it well. You've got marvelously designed characters, fantastic atmosphere & lighting, and an overall spectacularly detailed fight scene. Other than the big cat, I have to say, "Omega 16" caught my eye. A very interesting and powerful war machine that seems to have every weapon imaginable on it. I've seen others like this, but not as well designed.
OPINIONATED STUFF
The only two things that I think should be considered are the following:
-The spots on the cat could be redone, as the black doesn't seem to mix with the orange/white fur - it seems to blend sloppily. Mainly around the neck area.
-In a fight scene, [I personally feel] it's best to have all of the wanted subjects and objects within the picture completely, as opposed to cut off. The subject I speak of is the one at the lower right. It seems like it would work much more nicely if you widened the picture just a bit.