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Nuri by `nykolai:iconnykolai:

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Silent waters run deep...



An original concept of the character of Rahab from the novel Convivium.
[ Please check this journal entry for details. ]




I wish there were a passage in the book solely dedicated to him, but there isn't. He is a key-player who remains in the shadows, always dangerously present, but never in your face.

I started his painting many times, but never felt satisfied with how it was turning out. Also, I couldn't shake the image I had in my head of using model JR Gallison for this, and that made it twice as hard. He just fit the bill, but it also felt like I was over-stepping my mark - personal reasons here, none for you to know. In the end, I had to give in.



Photoshop CS
+ close-ups: one | two | three
+ appearance based on the description found in Convivium & of course JR Gallison
+ references used for the face, and my winter coat helped with the embroidery design
+ now, that embroidery was killing me...

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Mood: Eager ~RekTruk Nov 4, 2007, 5:17:14 PM
Masterful.

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:iconcreepycarrie:
Mood: Wow! ~CreepyCarrie Nov 4, 2007, 5:17:22 PM
This picture is amazing!
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~Oddy256 Nov 4, 2007, 5:17:26 PM
This is cool!

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Mood: Wow! ~gegojr Nov 4, 2007, 5:17:37 PM
Holy crap.

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~Syke-ko Nov 4, 2007, 5:18:09 PM
wonderfully done.

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`Norke Nov 4, 2007, 5:28:29 PM
Nice details on the coat. Nice hairstuff as well :O Looks awesome!

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*bleupencil Nov 4, 2007, 6:09:52 PM
Feels like aaaaaaaages since you last posted some art here D:
Well it's good to see you're not slacking ;)
Amazing work, I love the lighting.
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~anjollie131415 Nov 4, 2007, 6:10:17 PM
Great expression, mood and painting!! It makes me want to read the book just by looking at a single character.

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"Sticks and stones are hard on gones, aimed with angry art, words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart."
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`nykolai Nov 4, 2007, 6:16:25 PM
It has been ages... LOL

And thank you! :thanks:

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