Title: The Laughing LongEar
(implicit sub-title: no dwarves allowed)

current status (update #19): finished for now(my eyes don't want to look at it any more)
(refresh your cache, in case you can't see the updated version)
(above line will get edited/updated as I progress)

current image:
(I will edit this post later to always show the latest version)


progress gif (colors):


progress gif (lines):




Edited by Dennis - 01 May 2008 at 3:45am

Very nice feel to this. You should impliment a GUI even if it is only a single line typing area.

Ah my mistake, I just assumed that it was a game screen since I've been looking at dungeon crawlers and point and clicks for a while now.

Pixel_Outlaw
It is a nice idea, I'm still discussing with myself whether I'll do it.

M.E.
Thanks for your thoughts.
I did change the dwarf, so that it is not simply mirrored anymore (rotated his left arm a bit, slightly tilted the head and changed the legs and feet).

I will not make him appear sad though (he is of course sad but...) as the dominant feeling he currently has is that he is angry and pissed that he is not allowed to go into this tavern to have a(who are we kidding here, it's a dwarf, he would have quite a few) beer(s) and he's giving an angry/pissed glare at the gnome that is laughing at him.
(The gnome isn't yet in there, so his glare is currently going into the void.)

Thank you M.E. for all your nice words.

The lines near the sewer gate are not meant to define water, they're supposed to be a reminder for myself that the road must have a gentle little "valley/dent"(is that even the right word here) there, because otherwise it would not be possible to see that much of the gate (it would be covered by sand).

The line-art is finished now. I'll let it rest for a few days and then I'll revisit it to make some adjustments (will change whatever I'll see that looks odd to me when I'm reviewing it with fresh eyes).
Meanwhile, I'll plan the colors.

edit:
Almost forgot:
Originally I planned to have the gnome point at the dwarf and laugh but I thought to myself that gnomes are more evil than that, so I made him give the dwarf the finger.
(The gnome is a little drunk too, so he's even more likely to be evil and courageous enough to do that gesture in front of an already pissed dwarf.)


Edited by Dennis - 06 April 2008 at 4:16am

Hi Dennis,

This is comming along nicely!
Watch out for the helmet of the dwarf it blends into
the background! The grey of the stones and the grey
on the helmet make the helmet look like a rock.

*watches as the rest unfolds*

Best regars from

M.E.

Even though your image does not imply an early era restricted palette, I still love the use of gray in the image.

What color depth are you using? I had assumed 256 color or greater.

Edited by Pixel_Outlaw - 17 April 2008 at 1:14pm

Any last thoughts, kicks in the butt, critique before I go and pollute my gallery with it?

(I won't have time to work on it for the next few days... which is good, because my eyes need a break from this.)

edit: Submitted to gallery already.


Edited by Dennis - 01 May 2008 at 3:46am