Hardy Fowler HansBrix Location: United States Language(s):
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Paper Memories Photoshop January 2007
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Hey everyone,
Whew.. I've been working on this one for quite a while. I really hope you like it.
This started out as a self-imposed CG Challenge: create a female warrior who is strong without being scary and beautiful/feminine without being an elf-princess in thong bikini armor. While that manga-style artwork certainly has it's place, I really tried to avoid something overly sexy in an effort to tell a deeper story.
Here we have a young military armor pilot on some strange planet. She is weary of her duties and perhaps tired of killing. I tried to capture her in a moment of wistfulness. She's taken off her helmet and folded down her flightsuit during her brief pause, trying to lose herself in a memory of earth.
The origami crane is her memento, perhaps a goodbye gift from a family member before her deployment.
Stylistically, I really took my time on every detail that I could think of which led to the very long completion time on this one. There was a lot of 1 pixel brushwork, particularly in areas of pattern (cracked soil, t-shirt, glove, hair). The colors were meant to seem alien and a bit melancholy, while given a warm tint to suggest an old photo. Also, I tried to contrast the hard, dangerously looking mech-hardware with the figure's soft features.
I know every post says this but please do check out expanded files as the scaled down version just kills me to look at. I love getting lost out in the details.
Thanks so much for looking. I loved every second of rendering this image and I'm almost a little sad that it's finished. I would love to hear your thoughts.
