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Betty + Grimoire Faerie Sketch Progress

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Been working like an Egyptian slave lately! Got a few new progress sketches ready to show off here. The first is of a commissioner’s Original character, Betty. From what I know, she is a character in his original comic series that he is working on creating, other than that, she has ice powers! My commissioner seemed like he wanted us to have a lot of creative freedom with this one, so I got carried away playing around with her outfit to better show off that “Faerie’s Dice Flair”… o-o;; But seriously, I hope you don’t mind, and I hope you like the results! I promise the colors of her original outfit will be present within this new design. Also, her jacket sleeve is rolled up on her right arm, and her arm is frozen. Those are ice crystals.

And as for the second image… It’s a WIP of a contest entry that Antigone and I have been collaborating on. The contest entry is to design an Anime styled Magical fighting girl for a Japanese Trading card game. The winner gets cash, their card in the game, the card, as well as some future opportunities. We felt that this contest is seriously within our best interest, and is the change that Faerie’s Dice has been searching for. Win or Loose, this image is going to have our all, and I mean our ALL put into it! Like I said, we are playing to fucking win, but also to remind ourselves of what art truly means for us. The image itself is representative of a person that is very special to me, as well as a place that seems like a distant memory.

Hope you enjoy,

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Cyber End Dragon

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CED_Final Illustration DX

So sorry that this one has taken me so long to complete. Cons, car repairs, and other life related things got in the way. Lately I’ve been trying to push that “Painted” feel. I hope it’s coming across okay!
As for the piece itself, I wanted to do something more original and conceptual, something with more artistic merit than a more simple appeal. It’s sorta the direction we wanna take Faerie’s Dice in, artwork that appeals to the higher level of the senses, but still is distinctly “us” and what we enjoy doing. There are two versions of this piece, the top version is the version closer to what my commissioner asked for. The second version, is completely my own deviation, is is meant to be taken in far more of a serious light.

As for the second piece, if I were to give it a name, I would name it “Against Birth”

Again, I will straight up tell you, the second piece was made to be taken in a more serious and artistic light. I understand that many might not be able to fully appreciate it’s essence, and for those of you who feel the second is a bit too difficult to do so with, I hope you at least enjoy the first version.

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Jelly Girl In Progress sketch

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Jelly Girl In Progress sketch

Here is a contest entry that I am doing for a deviantart Monster girl contest! I’m going to write a short little narritive about the race that this cute lazy girl comes from along with it. Hope you enjoy what I have so far!

Contest Page is here

http://adultanonymous.deviantart.com/journal/Monster-Girl-Contest-Has-STARTED-319265972

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Rime and Amethyst + Zombie Attack Last Stand Complete

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IT’S FINALLY DONE!

The Prize Image to our Deviantart 5K Kiriban winner, 

http://golden-grahams.deviantart.com/

He chose to have us draw an image of his two friend’s characters, Rime, and Amethyst. He wanted me to put a spin on things, by drawing them in Phantasy Star Online 2 inspired gear since they are both really excited for it’s release.

This image challenged me in many ways, and took a lot longer than I planned for it to. First off, the Detail was very very hard to replicate properly. As such, this drawing required me to change up the way I do line-arts. So my lineart took longer and was a lot thinner than normal. The hair was another thing that I decided to play around with, I have decided to improve the way that I paint hair on my characters, and this image was the pilot for my new style. I do hope to continue improving the way I shade hair.

Overall, I enjoyed drawing this. Rime and Amethyst are two really cute girls, and were a pleasure to draw. 

The background was the product of some quick photoshop magic, using this stock image [link] as a base.

Thank you all for being so patient! I will now move on to the next commission that I have lined up.

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

 

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One commission down way too many more too go! ;-;

This was a commission for my friend David, he wanted me to draw him and his girlfriend in a last stand during the zombie apocalypses.

Enjoy! 

-Antigone of Faerie’s Dice

Phantasy Star online 2 lineart

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Phantasy Star online 2 lineart

More progress on the commission for our contest winner of the Deviantart 5k Kiriban. I did my best to get the character details/personalities down the very best that I could, while also tweaking my method of linearting to fit these highly detailed costume designs. My main philosophy going into this illustration: If it’s less detailed than the original PSO-2 Concept art, then it’s simply an inferior piece of art.

With that in mind, this drawing aims to be at least as good, if not better than the official PSO-2 art. I hope I at least came close so far DX!!

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Mithra Mirror Time lapse painting Video

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To see the finished product! Go Here

http://faeriesdice.com/2012/04/28/mithra-in-the-mirror/

I actually finished this drawing a week or so ago, I just forgot that I recorded part of myself creating it! ^^; Anyways, sorry also that I didn’t record myself painting the background. Next time I will be sure to show my entire process.

For those of you that don’t know, this is a sped up video of inking and painting a piece of Final Fantasy XI fanart that I did of a Mithra. The whole thing took around 4 hours. So if nothing else! Sit back and enjoy the music! It’s an awesome FFXI remix by the amazing DJ Plaeskool. The song is called “The Empress’s Secret”. It’s a remix of the song that plays in the main city in the Treasures of Aht Urgan Expansion pack.
Enjoy everyone!

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Mithra in the Mirror

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Mithra in the Mirror

Hello everyone! Here is a piece of FFXI Fanart that I have been working very hard on for the past few weeks. Honestly, I’ve been pretty down lately due to my Job taking over my life. It has left me no room to really go full force in what I truly love, Art. Well, the past few days I have gotten some freetime, and I’ve decided to use every ounce of it to show off to the world What I truly am. I’m an artist. That is who I am, and Who I have chosen to be! What started off as a simple piece of fanart, I feel I have really gone all out with, definitely more than usual! Everything I painted by hand in Corel Painter 11. No premade Texture brushes, all pure observation and skill. =P

FFXI is a game that means a lot to me. It’s a game that really got me through some rough times in life, and helped me grow as a person. I truly feel like that game and I have grown up a lot together. =) The picture is of a Mithra getting ready for her dunes EXP Party. As she gets ready, she decides to check herself out and make sure she is lookin her best! I think her Moogle approves! Btw, she is wearing a Kenpogi. All you FFXI fans should recognize it!

Thanks so much for your continued support to Faerie’s Dice! We will continue working hard to bring you the content that you love.

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Mithra Mirror Base Color WIP

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Mithra Mirror Base Color WIP

Normally I don’t post the Base colors progress shot unless I feel it’s important, however… It’s been way too long since I have actually had the chance to do much art at all. Art is my passion. It’s my love, and it’s what I want to do with my life. It’s who I am, an artist. Yet I have been spending all of my time working my stupid real estate job. It sucks. Someday, someday… Faerie’s Dice will be all I need to support Antigone and I.

Anyways! This is one of those color jobs that hasn’t been coming easy. Stupid me actually forgot to draw her tail on! DX So I had to add that in after I finished. A lot of corrections had to be made and a lot of mistakes had to be corrected.

Mithra Mirror lineart

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Mithra Mirror lineart

Hello there! Last week I had the random urge to draw a piece of FFXI fanart. I supposed the inspiration spawned from my downloading a FFXI Soundboard app that I used to change all of the music and notification tones on my Droid. With my phone now sounding like a permanate FFXI exp party, it’s got me feeling a bit nolstalgic of the good ol days…

Back in highschool, FFXI was my life. I was going through some rough times back then. It was definitely a transitional phase of my life that I was having a rough time in. Well, FFXI helped me out a lot, it gave me something to look forward to afterschool, it gave me friends, let me be curious, and let me explore the emotions and feelings of people far away from me. It gave me good times that I will never forget.

In memory of those good times, I wanted to draw a piece of tribute fanart. My Mithra character, Kiaraa, checking herself out in the mirror as she gets herself ready for that dunes EXP party! I hope you all visually enjoy. as drawing a mirror image was one of the hardest things that I have ever drawn! Seriously, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I drew this image!

~Bryan Of Faerie’s Dice