TLD Preview #3 - Concept Art

[octoburn]

Honestly, when I start a model for a sword, shield, helm, etc. I usually just upload merlkir's pic into wings as an image plane and trace the shape of it, then add the third dimension from imagination... having great artwork to go from makes the models all that much better...

[Merlkir]

To be honest, most of this stuff is quite old, at least a year. I do feel I got better with the proportions and whatnot.
Hopefully I'll be able to show some new stuff soon.

And thanks for the praise guys, it means a lot. 

[Grubnessul]

Well... it is totally awesome

[Xendor]

Why don't you make a tutorial about drawing concept arts. Not for the beginners of course, for the photoshop artists who wants to draw some concepts (like me =)

[Merlkir]

Why don't you make a tutorial about drawing concept arts. Not for the beginners of course, for the photoshop artists who wants to draw some concepts (like me =)

hmm, I could. But I'm awfully lazy I'll think about it.

[SacredDutchman]

....dang....compared to this my drawings look like stick figures.....well they mostly are stick figures but still.

[LuckyDuckly]

No offense to your teaching skillz Merlkir, but I don't think that anyone can be taught to draw that well.

[Sound Chaser]

No offense to your teaching skillz Merlkir, but I don't think that anyone can be taught to draw that well.

Umm... yes they can. After all, much of it is purely technical. I've seen one guy starting from zero and reaching nearly pro level in four years. But style is another thing, and that is what makes Merlkir's concept art for this mod special. I really like how it's kept fairly realistic and functional unlike in the movies where everything was so exaggerated I almost puked. I don't know anything about arms or armours, but it's easy to see when they're being boasted with.

Gotta agree with "buzbybadman". Linework looks more solid than the paintings.

[Warhawk]

Holy shit...
I'd kill for hands like yours Merlkir.

 

[octoburn]

Yes, Merlkir's knowledge of armor is probably unmatched on this forum. He's a bit psychotic about it, actually. If you get something modelled or textured wrong, he comes back with a dozen reference pics of what it should look like, how it should work, etc.

[Xendor]

If it would be just another mod, I'd say "what the hell??! stop opening different threads for everything you've done. TLD Preview, Osgiliath Preview, Concept art preview, orc preview, elf preview. HELL STOP THAT!!" I want to, but I can't. cuz it's TLD.

[Kealac]

Brilliant artwork. I particularly like "Dale Militia". He has a mysterious kindof celtic look about him, always imagined the Dale guys to be mysterious and celtic.. dunno why really. Really looking forward to the next version of the greatest mod for M&B, when I can finally fulfill my M&B dream of charging 100 Riders of Rohan into 200/300 assorted Orcses.

[UggaBugga]

WOW. 

[Zengrath]

Very nice artwork, it's amazing to see that kind of quality and attention to detail in a mod community nowadays. I can't wait to see how the new TLD turns out!

[MrFloppy]

Very nice work, fits very well into Middle Earth and remembers me about this book which contains imo the best art about Middle Earth and Valinor:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/7194YS3SDXL._SS500_.gif


€: I don't like most of the art of the films ... that's not Tolkien ... that's shit. Therefore i like your mod much more because it's based on the books