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Temiree, hard at work forging his sword.

I think I've "finished" this one at least a dozen times, and it's about time to post it before I start going backwards. I wanted to indicate a more dynamic movement with his hammer, but a motion blur was kind of distracting, and I really didn't want to use the cartoon convention of swoosh lines. Perhaps if I had him leaning more into the work?

A long-owed piece of art for a great and long time friend!

Temiree is (C) :icontemiree:
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~voulezclan Apr 21, 2011
I think blacksmith is a very cool subject.
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*Resafandrab Apr 21, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hey, thanks!
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~Special-Sari Apr 17, 2011  Student Digital Artist
You've been improving so much lately 8D I like this a lot! Especially the warm lighting. very niiice~
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*Resafandrab Apr 19, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you so much Sari! I wasn't sure how I would do being away from the "drawing board" so long, but not only is it not like I ever left, but I felt a bit more confidence than I had in a long time. It's not great or perfect by any means, but I'm quite happy with it, and hope to build on it.
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~RJ-Pilot Apr 8, 2011
Hehe, you put a load of effort into this, it looks great! :D Very cool!!

Also, you could try using motion blur to imply movement, but it can be difficult to get it to look natural...
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*Resafandrab Apr 8, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I tried a motion-blur, but it looked too distracting to me... but it may have been more about my unwillingness to "mess up" part of a drawing I worked on a lot than anything else!

And thanks.
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~RJ-Pilot Apr 8, 2011
Heh, no prob man! :D
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~Ziblink Apr 7, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Is it safe to hold red hot metal even with gloves?

I like the sparks, you did a good job on them. I've always found metalwork to be an interesting subject though I have never worked with iron myself.
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*Resafandrab Apr 7, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hey, thanks! I did a little iron blacksmithing in high school, and it was fun to pound away on white hot metal. I don't remember actually making anything useful though. And as far as holding the hot metal with only glove... I bet Tem could do it!
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~Ziblink Apr 7, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Those laws of physics, do darn inconvenient!

Is that pig iron you used or something else? I did some aluminum, which is utterly hilarious (It's so light!) and lead (It's so heavy!) as well as doing zinc and brass.
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