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Guardin' Gnomes by =innerabove:iconinnerabove:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Fantasy

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A marauding pack of kobolds attack the entrance to a gnome stronghold, but didn't count on a face-off with some of its stalwart little defenders. Graphite on comic paper. For Kenzer & Co.

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~thefineline Feb 10, 2005, 10:05:21 PM
The detail is amazing. You have talent.
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~kingoffoxes Feb 11, 2005, 1:30:22 AM
jaw-dropping! by far the best i've seen today.
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*Mistresselysia Feb 11, 2005, 2:51:04 AM
Such mind-boggling detail! :wow: Very impressive... how on earth do you even start planning a composition such as this? (And should I be keeping an eye out to see when this turns up in a rule book?)

Gnomes so cute... :lol:

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=innerabove Feb 11, 2005, 7:30:27 AM
Why, thank you! I normally started out planning this composition like most of my other pieces, trying to keep things as dynamic as possible. I started with the basic "s"-shaped composition that most comic book covers have, and just worked it up from there.

As for this already popping up in a rule book, it already has! (Hope no one minds a plug, here.) This is the cover for Friend and Foe: Gnomes and Kobolds, published by Kenzer & Co. It's part of a series of books based on traditional racial enemies, and was quite fun to work on, I must say.
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*Mistresselysia Feb 11, 2005, 7:35:59 AM
It already out? Excellent! As soon as I saw this, I recognised the 3ed style Kobolds (and Gnomes!) so I had to have a closer look. Like I said before, I am just absolutely staggered by the detail! And thank you for the little tip - as a self taught character artist who has spent FAR too long on only the people and not the composition of pictures, I need all the tips I can get my hands on! :hug:

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=Greykitty Feb 18, 2005, 12:36:53 PM
Wow this is an amazing piece of art! So much detail. How long did it take to draw?

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=innerabove Feb 21, 2005, 9:14:48 PM
Thanks! As I recall, it took me about three eight-hour days to finish it.
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=Greykitty Feb 21, 2005, 9:16:42 PM
Wow! You must have a lot of patience. You're welcome too. :D

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~isiliel May 27, 2005, 9:21:38 AM
Very nice! I love the hooded gnome with the sword, he kicks ass
The amount of details and the movement is amazing :#1:
Are you inspired by Todd Lockwood by any chance? Because it reminds me of him :love:

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