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Illiyana Moonblaze

Acrylic, approx 10" x 11"

World of Warcraft trading card game illustration
©Blizzard Entertainment & Upper Deck.

Original artwork for sale; UK£350

Don't confuse relaxed with unprepared.

In portraying Illiyana I wanted to convey the sense of a powerful figure who knows their own strength, and because of that appears nonchalant and confident. To help with that impression I chose a view that is straight 'to camera' and without too much twist or foreshortening.

To help make the figure pop I opted for slightly desaturated colours in the background, with softer marks and edges to the forms, whilst Illiyana is picked out by the back rim lighting.

Full details of the card she appears on can be found here:
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:iconnorthchavis:
Great paint application and color scheme!

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“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
:icontommi-75:
Ooh first comment
I really like this for no particular reason
maybe it's the lovely tree
...or the eyebrows
you decide

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:iconralphhorsley:
Pleased you think so -thanks :D

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Thanks very much :)

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Whatever the reason - thank you :)

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:iconrensing:
A beautiful illustration, and all the thought you put into it really pays off. I especially love the contrast between her and the background. <3

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:iconnorthchavis:
Yep :nod:

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“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
:iconfiredudewraith:
I think you nailed the 'relaxed but prepared' notion very well!

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