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Commission: The Warrior Queen- Gertrude Snowheart

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As promised, here is one of the many commissions off the list for none other than :iconcrowmagnon:

The concept for his character Gertrude was an interesting one to me. With her being the former Queen of the Griffons in his fiction, I figured I'd play up her warrior Queen nature with this piece. I'll admit that I did take a few liberties in regards to the colors and shape of the armor, so as to give it a slightly more realistic feel, but I didn't want to her come out looking too heavy.

She needs to be able to still fly you know...

Overall, the areas I enjoyed working on the most were the hair and the wings. I used watercolor pencils once again for the hair, and had it not been for those, I don't think her large braid would look nearly as majestic. The wings, while somewhat tedious and time consuming to draw, were a big deal to me in making this piece feel truly big and epic. I tried to stay faithful to Crowmagnon's designs in spirit while also attempting to be evocative of classic fantasy artists like Jean Giraud (Moebius) and Jack Gaughan, hence the use of bold red colors for the background. 

Unfortunately not every piece I do comes together at the same pace, so for those who are still waiting on their commissions, please be patient.

Materials used were Copic markers, Faber pens for the inks, watercolor pencils for the hair, and ballpoint pen for shading/textures on the wings, on 11 x 17 in. board.
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2933x4239px 3.76 MB
Date Taken
May 14, 2017, 11:25:25 AM
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I absolutely LOVE how this turned out. It might have taken a long time to get around to it, but it was worth the wait. The armor design, the hair, the expression, and the pose itself all have a very dynamic look to them. It looks like she's just about to enter the fray, but she also looks like she'd be very huggable once the battle's over.