Tiny Shoebox of Sketches

[Mantigora]

Even better than when I saw it before!
That Teddy-bear is also way too qute!

[Xantros]

Thank you! Yes, I put on some nice music and just went off with it. Had lots of fun making it.

Also, Merikkinon. You should really be careful what kind of Murloc you ask for. You only said pet murloc...

[Xantros]

A little something I whipped up for the last day of Christmas! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it!

There will be an alternate version coming soon, preferably before the end of the year, just for laughs

Happy Holidays Fellow Turtles!

[Mantigora]

Knock, knock, etc. Marry Christmas!

Looks very cosy and warm :-)

But eh.... were are the presents?!

[Merikkinon]

Wow. I can so feel the warmth on my toes. Nice!

[Xantros]

In the alternate version, there will be presents!
Abigail is waiting for them, determined to see it happen.

First time drawing fire. I must say, it is a lot harder that I thought but it all came together neatly in the end :)

[Xantros]

A bit late but I finally finished the alternative version! *phew*
Still, it was lost of fun to mess around with the scene a bit.

Hope you turtles enjoy it as much as I did!


P.S.: Drawing feet and hands is hard... but I think so far, these turned out to be the best.

[Mantigora]

Oh, she has fallen asleep. Not a surprise.
But she got the rabbit she was drawing!

I like to think that if it were a 4-pane comic, in the 3rd pane, the little Imp would drag a blanket to cover her and in the last pane she is sleeping under the blanket.

[Xantros]

Sometimes, the Imp *CAN* be nice after all...
But that would be too cute and I would probably overload haha

[Xantros]

Gotta catch'em all! Well, sometimes you catch a Cold!

A little something I did this morning for a Pikachu Badge on Deviant Art. Totally Worth it!

[Xantros]

I present to you the Cover Art of my upcoming WoW Fan Comic! It takes place in Vanilla WoW times and begins from Elwynn Forest. I will be posting the text of the story in a separate thread.

Hope you turtles enjoy it! I certainly had lots of joy making this.

[Xantros]

A little something I whipped up for my Mom's birthday today.
The cake reads 'Happy Birthday Mom' in Hungarian.

[Xantros]

Cover Art for Chapter II of the Wayward Apprentice presenting Lem and Abigail, two very different personalities.
They are both me really...

[Xantros]

This is an old Halloween comic, turned into a shading study I have been working on for a long time. Finally it is finished and I must say, I learned a lot from it. And brought to it what I have learned doing other projects. I'm happy with the result and I hope you turtles enjoy it too!

Also, this is Part I. She will fly in Part II.

[Mantigora]

I wonder if there will be anyone that has ANY idea about the words in the witches' book.

[Xantros]

I'm interested to see that too. If nobody knows, I'll provide a translation ;)

[Mcnair]

-Step 1: Find what script it could be. It seemed similar to the old Russian medieval scripts that were carved on tree barks, so I started from there.
-Step 2: Looking at other asian steppe scripts I found characters to be the close to the Göktürk script (used by mongol and other turkic peoples), so then I checked the child scripts derived from there.
-Step 3: It turned out to be the so called 'Old Hungarian script'.
-Step 4: Then I translated the script and got complete garbage first (according to the translator engines).
-Step 5: Then I thought that maybe the artist did not use the script in its intended order (writing right-to-left), and reversed the letter order.
-Step 6: Then I could get some of the words. After that I played around with some of the letters that look alike another, and indeed I mis-translated 2 characters as 'N' when they are 'O' and another as 'G' when it's an 'L'.
-Step 7: Fixing that gave me the result as:
'bo[sz]orka[ny] repülés' 'vé[gy] e[gy] seprüt és e[gy] ma[cs]kat'
'witch flying' 'take a broom and a cat'

[Xantros]

Oh WOW! Mcnair, you are amazing and I tip my witch-hat to you!

You did a lot of research, very clever figuring it out. I did not realize how difficult it might be to find what script it is if you have never heard of it haha.

I didn't want to make it too complex, writing right to left is... well I've never done it. Did not want to butcher the script any further...

[Sinrek]

Love the cat's expression. It's like "wtf is going on here, folks?"

Awesome piece!

[Xantros]

Hehe That's exactly right! Abigail was like: I'm taking you now. :) " Glad you like it!

[Mantigora]

Sooo.... did the old witch have another cat somewhere or did she go for a walk?
Or perhaps she has mastered flying so that she can fly without a cat?

Questions, questions...

Hope to see Abygail fly soon!

[Xantros]

Funny thing is, I just imagined the witch went for a walk lol
Maybe she did master it though, you only need the cat for balance :D

[Xantros]

The image speaks for itself.
It's been a while since I uploaded anything. I have been very tired from work but I'm happy to be back at it again

[Charcoal]

Nice little art corner you got. :)
You draw very well, and your art style expresses emotion quite nicely.

[Xantros]

Thank you for the kind words. I very much appreciate it!
Makes me happy you enjoy my art. :)

[Xantros]

Echo Ridge Mine
Going on an adventure can be dangerous. Here take this drawing!

Whew, talk about turtles, this one took me a while to finish. Lots of vacationing, work and being sick sure slowed me down!
But I am pleased with the result. Hope you turtles enjoy it too!

[Akalix]

It's very cool seeing your progress and growth as an artist throughout the thread

[Mantigora]

I too am pleased, specially with the characters, how you portray them. And knowing how much hard work went into it.

[Xantros]

Oh! What a nice comment to come upon! Thank you, Akalix! I appreciate your words.
This piece was a challenge to overcome but with the help of my friend Mantigora, I managed the hurdles.

[Charcoal]

My eyes were instantly drawn to the trees and sky. The coloring on them is absolutely amazing. :)

[Xantros]

Thank you Charcoal, your feedback it means a lot to me! :)
I have been working nightshifts so I was a bit out of touch with the forum. Will be posting a new one soon.

[Xantros]

For all you turtles who are tired of the bad weather and would love to soak in some sun at a tropical resort, well look no further. Surfing Troll Isles Package-Deal trip by Goblin Airlines, We take your time and money, very seriously!

Nothing but rest and relaxation here!

[Xantros]

Aku'mai, the Devourer, Pet of the Old Gods, has been summoned! Tremble Mortals and Despair! For The Hour of Twilight is Come!

PS.: Christmas Present for Mantigora

whew I think I stretched my drawing abilities to the limit on this one but I had gained lots of XP from it and much fun too.

[Pistol]

Nice!

[Mantigora]

Thanks for the nice present, Xantros.
You have outdone yourself with the statue! It really looks so old and weathered.
I look forward to your upcoming work. You keep getting better all the time.

P.s. I also like the fire in the braziers a lot. Very magic-y looking!