http://search.deviantart.com/?q=gallery:godsavant/3157901&section= deviantART RSS for gallery:godsavant/3157901 en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:24:31 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/PTK-Storyboard-Comparison-371397085 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/PTK-Storyboard-Comparison-371397085 Mon, 13 May 2013 03:55:15 PDT PTK - Storyboard Comparison nonadult designs/gameart/gameconcepts/storyline godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2013 ~godsavant
This was also an exercise in concepting, as I had to finalize each character's appearance as I drew them - never an efficient method, but I suppose I didn't really take that many art classes. ]]>
This was also an exercise in concepting, as I had to finalize each character's appearance as I drew them - never an efficient method, but I suppose I didn't really take that many art classes.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Justice-Rider-368776036 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Justice-Rider-368776036 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:37:37 PDT Justice Rider nonadult designs/gameart/gameconcepts/characters godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2013 ~godsavant
Street clothing design for Bouquet. For what? IT'S SUPER SECRET.

Made in deviantART muro ]]>
Street clothing design for Bouquet. For what? IT'S SUPER SECRET.

Made in deviantART muro

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/rising-336180189 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/rising-336180189 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:01:55 PST rising nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
metal gear solid: rising: the revenge ]]>
metal gear solid: rising: the revenge

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/portraits-335447246 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/portraits-335447246 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:24:11 PDT portraits nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Here are the base portraits of the ground team; Goma will have a greater variety of expressions for various transmissions, and is thus not present.

To anyone mildly observant, these are heavily styled after the redone character portraits of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - same size, and everything. The way they managed to squeeze that much character at such low resolutions (and frankly, such horrendous original portraits) is a real inspiration.

Now, I need your feedback on something: I've recently noticed that the colors in my pictures tend to show up differently depending on the computer monitor; on my desktop, where I draw, the colors appear bright and vibrant, but on my laptop some colors look dull or overly bright, and less saturated in general. Do the colors show up alright for you guys? ]]>
Here are the base portraits of the ground team; Goma will have a greater variety of expressions for various transmissions, and is thus not present.

To anyone mildly observant, these are heavily styled after the redone character portraits of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - same size, and everything. The way they managed to squeeze that much character at such low resolutions (and frankly, such horrendous original portraits) is a real inspiration.

Now, I need your feedback on something: I've recently noticed that the colors in my pictures tend to show up differently depending on the computer monitor; on my desktop, where I draw, the colors appear bright and vibrant, but on my laptop some colors look dull or overly bright, and less saturated in general. Do the colors show up alright for you guys?

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-METAL-GEAR-AC-D-330123443 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-METAL-GEAR-AC-D-330123443 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:27:46 PDT psp adventures: METAL GEAR AC!D nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
The first strike against AC!D is that it's not canon, which distances about 75% of its audience. And not in MGS: Ghost Babel's 'alternate sequel' bent of non-canonicity, either - aside from a main character who vaguely resembles Snake and another model of bipedal tank, the characters and story have barely any relation to the franchise. AC!D has its share of militaristic circus freaks, but gimmicks like 'goth lolita with teddy', 'missing an arm', 'female Decoy Octopus' and 'a really good ventriloquist' come off more irritating than memorable, particularly since there's no voice acting.

Its real problems lie in its collectible card-based tactics. Movement, weapons and equipment are all drawn from a deck of at least forty cards, with a maximum hand size of six. The issue is that doing anything beyond moving and skulking involves a great deal of time and luck, either to draw duplicate cards or a certain combo, and then hope the resultant dice rolls turn up your way.

Using cards costs a certain amount of...well, 'COST', or time units. There's not a set COST limit per turn, but incurring too much forces you to wait longer while the enemy does more stuff. But the kicker is, Snake (who is alone for a third of the game) can only use two cards each turn, which means he can't pull off much of anything without giving the enemies a turn in between. Something as elementary as setting up a Claymore mine takes Snake an entire phase: move to the space you want it (one card), set the mine (two cards, so your turn's now over), stand right on top of it and hope to buttfuck that the enemy doesn't set it off on their turn. Sure, you could move to the designated spot and wait till next turn to place the mine, but most enemies don't move on their patrol routes until you're very close and do tons of COST-heavy actions each turn, meaning you'll spend multiple turns in a row standing around milling through your deck and waiting for the enemy's move if you want to play a reactive game.

Weapons are even worse; since their accuracy is pathetic (50% chance to hit with a sniper rifle? Really?) and each attack requires a duplicate gun card as ammo, you'll often spray an entire magazine at an enemy's back from point blank, missing half the time and barely getting them to half health, then be unable to follow up with another attack or retreat to cover until after the enemy takes his turn, calls the alarm, and five guards rush to empty their AKs in your face.

Since earning an S rank on a mission requires low total COST used and damage taken, the only way to get through a level that quickly without kills/alerts is to abuse Stealth Camo and COST-reducing cards so you can take move after move without ever letting the enemy have a turn. That's right, Stealth Camo - a game-breaking cheat in past Metal Gear games - is now an essential element of stealth here and is available very early on, while classic techniques like choking out an enemy or tranquilizer pistols aren't available till halfway through the story.

Indeed, judging by the multitudes of +HIT (accuracy), +max health, +% chance of reaction shots, healing and attack evasion cards in the game, it almost feels as if the game is trying to encourage sweep-and-destroy tactics, a la X-Com: UFO Defense. But I didn't want X-Com from this game, I wanted Metal Gear, and that's absolutely not what I received. And I will certainly not be playing any other Metal Gear spinoffs in the future.

EDIT: No, there's even more to whine about! Completing missions awards points for buying booster packs of random cards, which means getting what you want involves grinding early missions for more points and more packs. The game attempts to make past missions more replayable by imposing one of these conditions each time:

Kill all enemies in the level.
OR
Reach the end without being detected, or it's mission failure.
OR
One of the enemies has a keycard to the exit. Kill guards until one of them drops it, then finish the level.

The problem is, the selection is always random. And since doing anything is such a hassle, your deck can only be focused around either combat or stealth, not both. So when you load into level with a deck filled with Stealth Camos and COST reducers and are told to kill everyone, your only option is to quit and reload the mission until you get the objective your deck is built for. What's the point? Why not just let us choose which scenario we want? ]]>
The first strike against AC!D is that it's not canon, which distances about 75% of its audience. And not in MGS: Ghost Babel's 'alternate sequel' bent of non-canonicity, either - aside from a main character who vaguely resembles Snake and another model of bipedal tank, the characters and story have barely any relation to the franchise. AC!D has its share of militaristic circus freaks, but gimmicks like 'goth lolita with teddy', 'missing an arm', 'female Decoy Octopus' and 'a really good ventriloquist' come off more irritating than memorable, particularly since there's no voice acting.

Its real problems lie in its collectible card-based tactics. Movement, weapons and equipment are all drawn from a deck of at least forty cards, with a maximum hand size of six. The issue is that doing anything beyond moving and skulking involves a great deal of time and luck, either to draw duplicate cards or a certain combo, and then hope the resultant dice rolls turn up your way.

Using cards costs a certain amount of...well, 'COST', or time units. There's not a set COST limit per turn, but incurring too much forces you to wait longer while the enemy does more stuff. But the kicker is, Snake (who is alone for a third of the game) can only use two cards each turn, which means he can't pull off much of anything without giving the enemies a turn in between. Something as elementary as setting up a Claymore mine takes Snake an entire phase: move to the space you want it (one card), set the mine (two cards, so your turn's now over), stand right on top of it and hope to buttfuck that the enemy doesn't set it off on their turn. Sure, you could move to the designated spot and wait till next turn to place the mine, but most enemies don't move on their patrol routes until you're very close and do tons of COST-heavy actions each turn, meaning you'll spend multiple turns in a row standing around milling through your deck and waiting for the enemy's move if you want to play a reactive game.

Weapons are even worse; since their accuracy is pathetic (50% chance to hit with a sniper rifle? Really?) and each attack requires a duplicate gun card as ammo, you'll often spray an entire magazine at an enemy's back from point blank, missing half the time and barely getting them to half health, then be unable to follow up with another attack or retreat to cover until after the enemy takes his turn, calls the alarm, and five guards rush to empty their AKs in your face.

Since earning an S rank on a mission requires low total COST used and damage taken, the only way to get through a level that quickly without kills/alerts is to abuse Stealth Camo and COST-reducing cards so you can take move after move without ever letting the enemy have a turn. That's right, Stealth Camo - a game-breaking cheat in past Metal Gear games - is now an essential element of stealth here and is available very early on, while classic techniques like choking out an enemy or tranquilizer pistols aren't available till halfway through the story.

Indeed, judging by the multitudes of +HIT (accuracy), +max health, +% chance of reaction shots, healing and attack evasion cards in the game, it almost feels as if the game is trying to encourage sweep-and-destroy tactics, a la X-Com: UFO Defense. But I didn't want X-Com from this game, I wanted Metal Gear, and that's absolutely not what I received. And I will certainly not be playing any other Metal Gear spinoffs in the future.

EDIT: No, there's even more to whine about! Completing missions awards points for buying booster packs of random cards, which means getting what you want involves grinding early missions for more points and more packs. The game attempts to make past missions more replayable by imposing one of these conditions each time:

Kill all enemies in the level.
OR
Reach the end without being detected, or it's mission failure.
OR
One of the enemies has a keycard to the exit. Kill guards until one of them drops it, then finish the level.

The problem is, the selection is always random. And since doing anything is such a hassle, your deck can only be focused around either combat or stealth, not both. So when you load into level with a deck filled with Stealth Camos and COST reducers and are told to kill everyone, your only option is to quit and reload the mission until you get the objective your deck is built for. What's the point? Why not just let us choose which scenario we want?

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Pachi-Go-Hu-Hu-322193700 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Pachi-Go-Hu-Hu-322193700 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:56:28 PDT Pachi Go Hu Hu nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Art trade with

It's Pachi, the titular character from his comic Pachi Go Hu Hu! Originally I'd planned to have some bigger mural of characters from the story, but given that only 15~ pages are available and none of the main characters have even donned their costumes yet, it's hard to make presumptions.

As an homage to Tentaku, I tried to go with as creative and enticing color palette as possible; even though I kind of gave in to my own color stinginess in the end, this is still the most colors I've probably ever used for a single character!

Special thanks to for anatomical advice, I changed Pachi's pose from simply leaning over like in the comic cover to actively swinging her mallet, but neglected to tense her shoulders, so her swing looked limp and unnatural.

EDIT: Added upscaled version. I should really do this as a rule from now on. ]]>
Art trade with

It's Pachi, the titular character from his comic Pachi Go Hu Hu! Originally I'd planned to have some bigger mural of characters from the story, but given that only 15~ pages are available and none of the main characters have even donned their costumes yet, it's hard to make presumptions.

As an homage to Tentaku, I tried to go with as creative and enticing color palette as possible; even though I kind of gave in to my own color stinginess in the end, this is still the most colors I've probably ever used for a single character!

Special thanks to for anatomical advice, I changed Pachi's pose from simply leaning over like in the comic cover to actively swinging her mallet, but neglected to tense her shoulders, so her swing looked limp and unnatural.

EDIT: Added upscaled version. I should really do this as a rule from now on.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/gigas-breaker-319526246 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/gigas-breaker-319526246 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:29:24 PDT gigas breaker nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
My very first practice piece using Paint Tool SAI. I have had the program on an old flash drive for a while now, but up till this point I've had the luxury of a tablet and Adobe Photoshop. having lost hours of work with DeviantArt Muro and discovered MS Paint's brushes suck, I tried out SAI and have discovered it's much more like Corel Painter than Photoshop or Muro. It's great for mouse drawing, as every tool and hotkey is simple and intuitive; for pete's sake, the Eyedropper tool is the right mouse button! Insanely useful.

The bottom white fill is actually a mistake I made when exporting the picture (mistook bottom layer for white, rather than transparency), but I think it's a cool effect so I left it in. ]]>
My very first practice piece using Paint Tool SAI. I have had the program on an old flash drive for a while now, but up till this point I've had the luxury of a tablet and Adobe Photoshop. having lost hours of work with DeviantArt Muro and discovered MS Paint's brushes suck, I tried out SAI and have discovered it's much more like Corel Painter than Photoshop or Muro. It's great for mouse drawing, as every tool and hotkey is simple and intuitive; for pete's sake, the Eyedropper tool is the right mouse button! Insanely useful.

The bottom white fill is actually a mistake I made when exporting the picture (mistook bottom layer for white, rather than transparency), but I think it's a cool effect so I left it in.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Police-Team-Kazuo-318101856 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Police-Team-Kazuo-318101856 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:56:58 PDT Police Team Kazuo nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
The coloring first began as a normal, light-to-dark gradient, without any hard black shadows. However, I played around with coloring the larger patches of dark color pure black, and after shopping it around to a few people, they all seemed to find the hard shadows more interesting. As I revised the shadows on the existing characters I decided to add a pervading purple glow beneath, something I feel added a lot more dimension.

By the time I finished coloring Ito I didn't even feel like drawing Goma, let alone her giant robot (thanks to ~Rakugaki-otoko for the design), but over several sleepless nights - including this one - I pushed myself to add everything I'd imagined. Was it worth it? You decide, but in the words of DJ Kariu, "if you don't like it: fuck you. I'm serious, homie, kiss my ass."

MS Paint
15~ hours

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version. ]]>
The coloring first began as a normal, light-to-dark gradient, without any hard black shadows. However, I played around with coloring the larger patches of dark color pure black, and after shopping it around to a few people, they all seemed to find the hard shadows more interesting. As I revised the shadows on the existing characters I decided to add a pervading purple glow beneath, something I feel added a lot more dimension.

By the time I finished coloring Ito I didn't even feel like drawing Goma, let alone her giant robot (thanks to ~Rakugaki-otoko for the design), but over several sleepless nights - including this one - I pushed myself to add everything I'd imagined. Was it worth it? You decide, but in the words of DJ Kariu, "if you don't like it: fuck you. I'm serious, homie, kiss my ass."

MS Paint
15~ hours

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/pause-ahead-314865692 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/pause-ahead-314865692 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:52:13 PDT pause ahead nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Maycausesideeffectssuchasincreasedbloodpressurenauseaprojectilevomitingandshortnessofbreath. ]]>
Maycausesideeffectssuchasincreasedbloodpressurenauseaprojectilevomitingandshortnessofbreath.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/world-warrior-313907423 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/world-warrior-313907423 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:53:36 PDT world warrior nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant [link]

And follow his work on YouTube: [link]

Let him know what you think of the album!

Made in spite of deviantART muro losing hours of work from "unexpected errors". ]]> [link]

And follow his work on YouTube: [link]

Let him know what you think of the album!

Made in spite of deviantART muro losing hours of work from "unexpected errors".

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/MAD-BULL-34-294524604 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/MAD-BULL-34-294524604 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:18:50 PDT MAD*BULL 34 adult manga/digital/paintings godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Mad Bull 34 and Samurai Executioner, as well as mentoring such creators as Yuji Hori (Dragon Quest), Tetsuo Hara (Hokuto no Ken), and Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha). He's touched your life in more ways than you know, and it's the bad kinda touch.

His birthday's actually May 8th, but I wasn't gonna wait a whole month to post this. So...uh, お誕生日おめでとうございます!

Pictured above is the main cast of Mad Bull 34, an R-rated buddy cop comedy set in the mean streets of 1980s New York City - and one of my favorite Koike works. From left to right, we have:

• John "Sleepy" Estes: A hulking officer of the 34th Police precinct notoriously known as "Mad Bull", who upholds the law in his own fashion: killing suspects for no reason, and moonlighting as a pimp for the entire district. This puts him at odds with organized crime, but be it sharpening the beam of an office chair or tying grenades to his pubic hair, he and his partner Daizaburo manage to cheat death time and again.
  
  In the OVA, Sleepy seems perpetually angry, but in the manga he usually wears a comically cheerful, nonchalant expression - even when murdering criminals.


• Daizaburo "Eddie" Ban: Mad Bull's straight-laced Japanese-American partner. Daizaburo is in constant distress over his partner's criminal streak, rampant bloodlust and insatiable libido, but over the course of the series he begins to understand Sleepy, after learning that he donates his pimp money to rape clinics and local hospitals. Whatta saint, am I right?
  
  After discovering Daizaburo is a virgin, Sleepy repeatedly tries to shack him up with any number of his prostitutes, but as signified by the headband, Daizaburo only believes in true love - namely,


• Perrine Valley: Daizaburo's heartthrob, and police lieutenant of Queens' 110th Precinct (don't listen to the Wikipedia page, they say it's 110th in the manga). During her first appearance she comes across as quite the femme fatale, but over the course of the manga her sole purpose becomes being taken captive and having all her clothes torn off to spur Daizaburo into action - by the latter chapters she's spending more of her time in lingerie than anything else. Also, because the OVA was dubbed in the U.K., Perrine is given a conspicuous British accent, despite supposedly being from Brooklyn.

Mad Bull 34 is perhaps best remembered by its four-part OVA produced in the 90s, which can be found in its entirety on YouTube. However, I remember the series much more fondly in its original form, the manga drawn by Noriyoshi Inoue; as you can tell, most of my references came from the printed version, and I tried using as much hatched shading and bolded outlines as possible, to imitate Inoue's wonderful style.

The scanlation can be read here ([link]), and is VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK; unfortunately, it only goes up till Chapter 27, and given that the homepage the scanlator gave is a dead link, I'm guessing that unless someone gets their hands on the old tonkubans, we won't be seeing more of the series over here (this ran in 'Young Jump', can you believe that?). Still, it ends on the chapter with kamikaze Chinese assassins, so I guess they were just acommodating for my tastes.

Made in deviantART muro individually, then pasted onto one single canvas. ]]> Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Mad Bull 34 and Samurai Executioner, as well as mentoring such creators as Yuji Hori (Dragon Quest), Tetsuo Hara (Hokuto no Ken), and Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha). He's touched your life in more ways than you know, and it's the bad kinda touch.

His birthday's actually May 8th, but I wasn't gonna wait a whole month to post this. So...uh, お誕生日おめでとうございます!

Pictured above is the main cast of Mad Bull 34, an R-rated buddy cop comedy set in the mean streets of 1980s New York City - and one of my favorite Koike works. From left to right, we have:

• John "Sleepy" Estes: A hulking officer of the 34th Police precinct notoriously known as "Mad Bull", who upholds the law in his own fashion: killing suspects for no reason, and moonlighting as a pimp for the entire district. This puts him at odds with organized crime, but be it sharpening the beam of an office chair or tying grenades to his pubic hair, he and his partner Daizaburo manage to cheat death time and again.
  
  In the OVA, Sleepy seems perpetually angry, but in the manga he usually wears a comically cheerful, nonchalant expression - even when murdering criminals.


• Daizaburo "Eddie" Ban: Mad Bull's straight-laced Japanese-American partner. Daizaburo is in constant distress over his partner's criminal streak, rampant bloodlust and insatiable libido, but over the course of the series he begins to understand Sleepy, after learning that he donates his pimp money to rape clinics and local hospitals. Whatta saint, am I right?
  
  After discovering Daizaburo is a virgin, Sleepy repeatedly tries to shack him up with any number of his prostitutes, but as signified by the headband, Daizaburo only believes in true love - namely,


• Perrine Valley: Daizaburo's heartthrob, and police lieutenant of Queens' 110th Precinct (don't listen to the Wikipedia page, they say it's 110th in the manga). During her first appearance she comes across as quite the femme fatale, but over the course of the manga her sole purpose becomes being taken captive and having all her clothes torn off to spur Daizaburo into action - by the latter chapters she's spending more of her time in lingerie than anything else. Also, because the OVA was dubbed in the U.K., Perrine is given a conspicuous British accent, despite supposedly being from Brooklyn.

Mad Bull 34 is perhaps best remembered by its four-part OVA produced in the 90s, which can be found in its entirety on YouTube. However, I remember the series much more fondly in its original form, the manga drawn by Noriyoshi Inoue; as you can tell, most of my references came from the printed version, and I tried using as much hatched shading and bolded outlines as possible, to imitate Inoue's wonderful style.

The scanlation can be read here ([link]), and is VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK; unfortunately, it only goes up till Chapter 27, and given that the homepage the scanlator gave is a dead link, I'm guessing that unless someone gets their hands on the old tonkubans, we won't be seeing more of the series over here (this ran in 'Young Jump', can you believe that?). Still, it ends on the chapter with kamikaze Chinese assassins, so I guess they were just acommodating for my tastes.

Made in deviantART muro individually, then pasted onto one single canvas.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Tetsumachashenpuusha-294226520 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Tetsumachashenpuusha-294226520 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:26:43 PDT Tetsumachashenpuusha nonadult manga/digital/drawings godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
An unsolicited companion piece to ~Rakugaki-otoko's portrait of Chun-Li, ([link]). Like Drill Dozer, I drew an earlier piece I was unsatisfied with ([link]) and decided to do the subject justice the second time around.

I don't so much like Juri as know that Raku loathes her, but anyone who reminds me of SF3's Elena is cool in my book. My awe at Raku's piece inspired me to use a greater variety of colors, even if they were more or less redundant.

As you can tell, I was clearly aping his style here! Unfortunately, I recently installed the Muro Wacom tablet plugin, which enabled pressure sensitivity - making it impossible to duplicate Raku's strong, clean outline consistently.

On that point, this piece is perhaps a culmination of all Raku's done for me. I'm usually too proud to admit things like this, but I do look up to him as an artist; without his Chun Li piece, I would never have had the impetus to draw this so fast, so well. I've learned so much from him over the few years we've spoken, and while I don't know him personally, I appreciate every bit he's helped me improve. Lead on, Da-kun.

Can't really recall what references I used, since besides the obvious features she looks way different in every picture.

Made in deviantART muro
-Han Juri and Street Fighter are property of Capcom- ]]>
An unsolicited companion piece to ~Rakugaki-otoko's portrait of Chun-Li, ([link]). Like Drill Dozer, I drew an earlier piece I was unsatisfied with ([link]) and decided to do the subject justice the second time around.

I don't so much like Juri as know that Raku loathes her, but anyone who reminds me of SF3's Elena is cool in my book. My awe at Raku's piece inspired me to use a greater variety of colors, even if they were more or less redundant.

As you can tell, I was clearly aping his style here! Unfortunately, I recently installed the Muro Wacom tablet plugin, which enabled pressure sensitivity - making it impossible to duplicate Raku's strong, clean outline consistently.

On that point, this piece is perhaps a culmination of all Raku's done for me. I'm usually too proud to admit things like this, but I do look up to him as an artist; without his Chun Li piece, I would never have had the impetus to draw this so fast, so well. I've learned so much from him over the few years we've spoken, and while I don't know him personally, I appreciate every bit he's helped me improve. Lead on, Da-kun.

Can't really recall what references I used, since besides the obvious features she looks way different in every picture.

Made in deviantART muro
-Han Juri and Street Fighter are property of Capcom-

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/asuka-colors-293879450 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/asuka-colors-293879450 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:30:02 PDT asuka - colors nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/movies godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant [link] . I think I outdid myself on this one.

Made in deviantART muro ]]> [link] . I think I outdid myself on this one.

Made in deviantART muro

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/kinship-291500707 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/kinship-291500707 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:50:10 PDT kinship nonadult fanart/digital/painting/other godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant DAMMIT, KITTY.

A speed-drawing trade with , in exchange for handling some spritework far too advanced for me. It's his character, Neme, meeting 's "beloved" cat! Check his side out here: [link]

Since felines commonly identify each other by smell, I've wondered if real cats cat sense Neme as a cat or human - or, more importantly, if she can understand them. Is she like a more adorable version of Meowth?

Around 3 hours. ]]> DAMMIT, KITTY.

A speed-drawing trade with , in exchange for handling some spritework far too advanced for me. It's his character, Neme, meeting 's "beloved" cat! Check his side out here: [link]

Since felines commonly identify each other by smell, I've wondered if real cats cat sense Neme as a cat or human - or, more importantly, if she can understand them. Is she like a more adorable version of Meowth?

Around 3 hours.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Mr-Kelley-293430946 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Mr-Kelley-293430946 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:52:30 PDT Mr. Kelley nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Yes, it's spelled with an 'e'. Stop it.

Oh, and his niece Natalie. Pity she didn't figure more into the story, she caps fools like nothing in the multiplayer.

For this one, I was really struck by the promotional illustrations for Red Dead Redemption, which used heavy shadows and solid colors, like this: ([link]). Granted, I've no doubt they just captured and filtered the hell out of some models, but I still like the effect.

Made with deviantART muro ]]>
Yes, it's spelled with an 'e'. Stop it.

Oh, and his niece Natalie. Pity she didn't figure more into the story, she caps fools like nothing in the multiplayer.

For this one, I was really struck by the promotional illustrations for Red Dead Redemption, which used heavy shadows and solid colors, like this: ([link]). Granted, I've no doubt they just captured and filtered the hell out of some models, but I still like the effect.

Made with deviantART muro

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/H-6K-291441333 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/H-6K-291441333 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:33:50 PDT H-6K nonadult designs/gameart/gameconcepts/weapons godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant H-6K

Standard issue infantry submachine gun. The H6K is an internally developed design derived from the venerated HM assault rifle series (primarily the HM5 and HM6), and saw widespread use as the staple weapon for Kiryu-kai special forces in the latter half of the war, thanks to its compact size, durability, and cheapness to manufacture in the city's war-torn infrastructure.

However, the net result is a weapon of mediocre accuracy and anemic penetration. While an ideal weapon for the Kiryu-kai guerillas, any modern military would do well to develop more powerful ordnance.

The H-6K offers a selection of attachments, including a skeleton stock, detachable sight and silencer - useful for ambush tactics, but exacerbating the gun's poor accuracy. As such, most troops prefer the vanilla version - or a different gun, whenever possible.

As a favored weapon of squad leaders, the H-6K accepts tracer magazines, for ease of marking targets; these are marked with a red tab. Magazines come in capacities of 30 and 50, with either box or banana variants. The mags feature side slits for ammo management - a reliability hazard with any other gun, but a nonissue with the hardy H-6K.

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If the design looks familiar, it's because it's the gun Ito and the cadets were using. ]]> H-6K

Standard issue infantry submachine gun. The H6K is an internally developed design derived from the venerated HM assault rifle series (primarily the HM5 and HM6), and saw widespread use as the staple weapon for Kiryu-kai special forces in the latter half of the war, thanks to its compact size, durability, and cheapness to manufacture in the city's war-torn infrastructure.

However, the net result is a weapon of mediocre accuracy and anemic penetration. While an ideal weapon for the Kiryu-kai guerillas, any modern military would do well to develop more powerful ordnance.

The H-6K offers a selection of attachments, including a skeleton stock, detachable sight and silencer - useful for ambush tactics, but exacerbating the gun's poor accuracy. As such, most troops prefer the vanilla version - or a different gun, whenever possible.

As a favored weapon of squad leaders, the H-6K accepts tracer magazines, for ease of marking targets; these are marked with a red tab. Magazines come in capacities of 30 and 50, with either box or banana variants. The mags feature side slits for ammo management - a reliability hazard with any other gun, but a nonissue with the hardy H-6K.

===============

If the design looks familiar, it's because it's the gun Ito and the cadets were using.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/my-hump-293081438 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/my-hump-293081438 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:28:48 PDT my hump nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant My hump, my hump, my hump!
It makes me vulnerable behind cover.

Post your own Mass Effect lyrics below!

5~ hours

Made with deviantART muro ]]> My hump, my hump, my hump!
It makes me vulnerable behind cover.

Post your own Mass Effect lyrics below!

5~ hours

Made with deviantART muro

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/comms-292194619 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/comms-292194619 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:09:19 PDT comms nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant 's most popular OC, beyond the idea of "girl with a visor". ]]> 's most popular OC, beyond the idea of "girl with a visor".

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/engineer-292194425 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/engineer-292194425 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:06:30 PDT engineer nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant as part of an art trade. See the original here:

[link]

One more to go! ]]> as part of an art trade. See the original here:

[link]

One more to go!

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Lord-Zedd-291825057 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Lord-Zedd-291825057 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:22:22 PDT Lord Zedd nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
The idea of a guy without skin was so fucking creepy; I wondered if those really were exposed muscles and brains, which would mean it'd hurt like hell if he touched anything. Not to mention that gravelly voice always made me thirsty.

Made with deviantART muro ]]>
The idea of a guy without skin was so fucking creepy; I wondered if those really were exposed muscles and brains, which would mean it'd hurt like hell if he touched anything. Not to mention that gravelly voice always made me thirsty.

Made with deviantART muro

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/ALRIGHT-BUDDEH-290588260 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/ALRIGHT-BUDDEH-290588260 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:15:28 PDT ALRIGHT, BUDDEH nonadult darelated/deviantid godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Engineer-class-redesign-287005703 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Engineer-class-redesign-287005703 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:48:35 PST Engineer class redesign nonadult digitalart/paintings/illustrations/conceptual godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant 's sketch you can see on the lower left. I tried to incorporate more elements from my very first drawing of him ([link]), like the finned hat and linked vest. As you can see, the eyes were a point of contention for a while now, but the narrow slits just didn't seem right. Gotta have at least one male character with conventional eyes. I haven't drawn in his protective goggles because I'm not sure if I want the eyes to be visible when worn. ]]> 's sketch you can see on the lower left. I tried to incorporate more elements from my very first drawing of him ([link]), like the finned hat and linked vest. As you can see, the eyes were a point of contention for a while now, but the narrow slits just didn't seem right. Gotta have at least one male character with conventional eyes. I haven't drawn in his protective goggles because I'm not sure if I want the eyes to be visible when worn.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/portrait-A-286910508 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/portrait-A-286910508 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:12:27 PST portrait A nonadult digitalart/paintings/illustrations/conceptual godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/he-s-out-of-control-286816369 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/he-s-out-of-control-286816369 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:23:10 PST he's out of control nonadult fanart/digital/painting/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
I gotta thank Blambot for the Anime Ace font ([link]), so I didn't have to resort to Comic Sans.

Now, the idea of a B.O.W (Bio-organic Weapon) is probably one of the dumbest things about Resident Evil, already a veritable sea of lunacy and high camp. Why would you expect a creature unable to distinguish friend from foe to 'contain' any situation? That's like training sharks to rescue surfers.

EDIT 3/20/12: Turns out game sucks. Big whoop. ]]>
I gotta thank Blambot for the Anime Ace font ([link]), so I didn't have to resort to Comic Sans.

Now, the idea of a B.O.W (Bio-organic Weapon) is probably one of the dumbest things about Resident Evil, already a veritable sea of lunacy and high camp. Why would you expect a creature unable to distinguish friend from foe to 'contain' any situation? That's like training sharks to rescue surfers.

EDIT 3/20/12: Turns out game sucks. Big whoop.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-14th-274734743 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-14th-274734743 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:20:26 PST dec_14th nonadult fanart/manga/digital/movies godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant [link]

For this one I really tried to go for an 80's marker-colored look minus the hatchwork that the murals in the original series used. Even with superhuman stamina, smoking like that's going to kill him before 50. ]]> [link]

For this one I really tried to go for an 80's marker-colored look minus the hatchwork that the murals in the original series used. Even with superhuman stamina, smoking like that's going to kill him before 50.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-13th-274703161 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-13th-274703161 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:33:47 PST dec_13th nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Thanks to exams I've been falling off the pic-a-day schedule, but I'm getting back into it. Because I LOOOOOVE drawing them little hexagons into the clothing.

5~ hours, Photoshop CS3 ]]>
Thanks to exams I've been falling off the pic-a-day schedule, but I'm getting back into it. Because I LOOOOOVE drawing them little hexagons into the clothing.

5~ hours, Photoshop CS3

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-12th-273888494 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-12th-273888494 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:26:50 PST dec_12th nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant [link]

I like Skyrim's daedric armor so much more than Oblivion's this time it actually looks like Sauron, instead of a medieval Isaac Clarke, as if such a thing would ever exist. ]]> [link]

I like Skyrim's daedric armor so much more than Oblivion's this time it actually looks like Sauron, instead of a medieval Isaac Clarke, as if such a thing would ever exist.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-11th-273703993 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-11th-273703993 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:17:07 PST dec_11th nonadult digitalart/paintings/scifi godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Illustration of the Play Arts Kai figure for the Peace Walker.

Photoshop CS3, 3~4 hours ]]>
Illustration of the Play Arts Kai figure for the Peace Walker.

Photoshop CS3, 3~4 hours

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-10th-273417150 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-10th-273417150 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:36:37 PST dec_10th nonadult digitalart/paintings/illustrations/conceptual godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-9th-273385772 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-9th-273385772 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:04:08 PST dec_9th nonadult digitalart/drawings/illustrations/conceptual godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-8th-273232758 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-8th-273232758 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:44:38 PST dec_8th nonadult digitalart/pixelart/other/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant [link]

Problem?

Jet Jaguar. The original troll face. ]]> [link]

Problem?

Jet Jaguar. The original troll face.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-7th-273048024 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-7th-273048024 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:43:35 PST dec_7th nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/movies godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Even though I was a bit confused/disappointed by the ending, Eureka Seven is still one of the most stylish anime I've seen in years; I love the Japanese-hipster aesthetic and spectacular aerial dogfights, plus the characters have really elastic and expressive faces.
Seems this is more common amongst Western animation, like Avatar: the Last Airbender or The Boondocks. ]]>
Even though I was a bit confused/disappointed by the ending, Eureka Seven is still one of the most stylish anime I've seen in years; I love the Japanese-hipster aesthetic and spectacular aerial dogfights, plus the characters have really elastic and expressive faces.
Seems this is more common amongst Western animation, like Avatar: the Last Airbender or The Boondocks.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-6th-272776918 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-6th-272776918 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:49:45 PST dec_6th nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Photoshop CS3, 3~4 hours ]]>
Photoshop CS3, 3~4 hours

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-5th-272622791 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-5th-272622791 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:59:58 PST dec_5th nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-4th-272427097 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-4th-272427097 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:25:06 PST dec_4th nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
The game was conceived by TriGun creator Yasuhiro Nightow, and features some awesome enemy and vehicle designs that still hold up (thanks to cel-shading). I hear there's been a sequel and a pretty good anime spin-off.

Photoshop CS3, 4~5 hours ]]>
The game was conceived by TriGun creator Yasuhiro Nightow, and features some awesome enemy and vehicle designs that still hold up (thanks to cel-shading). I hear there's been a sequel and a pretty good anime spin-off.

Photoshop CS3, 4~5 hours

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-3rd-272225914 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-3rd-272225914 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:25:54 PST dec_3rd nonadult digitalart/drawings/people godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant 's request, a portrait of him. I decided to add in some of his game characters; first time I've ever drawn him! Cartoons get easier to draw with practice; people don't.

EDIT: Heads-up, requests aren't going to be a regular thing, or anything; they're way too stressful. ]]> 's request, a portrait of him. I decided to add in some of his game characters; first time I've ever drawn him! Cartoons get easier to draw with practice; people don't.

EDIT: Heads-up, requests aren't going to be a regular thing, or anything; they're way too stressful.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-2nd-271949873 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-2nd-271949873 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:07:26 PST dec_2nd nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant , because I know he hates her. For getting her eye torn out, she sure is pretty jolly. ]]> , because I know he hates her. For getting her eye torn out, she sure is pretty jolly.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-1st-271801814 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/dec-1st-271801814 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:18:19 PST dec_1st nonadult digitalart/paintings/landscapes godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
This one in particular was taken from a photo off Hatena Fotolife ([link]), but I don't have any particular theme in mind (any that I could stand drawing for a month, anyhow).

December is actually a pretty bad month to undertake this, given I'm leaving for break near the end of the month, but I'll try to queue up enough for a full month by then. ]]>
This one in particular was taken from a photo off Hatena Fotolife ([link]), but I don't have any particular theme in mind (any that I could stand drawing for a month, anyhow).

December is actually a pretty bad month to undertake this, given I'm leaving for break near the end of the month, but I'll try to queue up enough for a full month by then.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/QRS-construction-zone-269960117 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/QRS-construction-zone-269960117 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:29:32 PST QRS- construction zone nonadult digitalart/other/animation godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
This one was based off of a photo I snapped while biking around campus: [link] Construction cranes are truly wonders of architecture.

After five years of use, I just discovered Photoshop can make animations. I am so stupid. ]]>
This one was based off of a photo I snapped while biking around campus: [link] Construction cranes are truly wonders of architecture.

After five years of use, I just discovered Photoshop can make animations. I am so stupid.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/chief-265148458 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/chief-265148458 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:50:23 PDT chief nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Ito is an indomitable pillar of the Kazuo militia, ever vigilant in the wake of a post-war backlash against armed conflict, and almost directly responsible for the leaps of progress in the effort to rebuild Kazuo, not all of it legal. In spite of his bureaucratic responsibilities, he still actively participates in a majority of Kiryu-kai field operations, particularly those involving large-scale squad coordination. Ever since his days staging raids against Anaheim encampments, he has matured from a formidable hot-blooded commando to one of the most powerful and dangerous men alive. This resurgence of Anaheim aggression will not go unanswered. ]]>
Ito is an indomitable pillar of the Kazuo militia, ever vigilant in the wake of a post-war backlash against armed conflict, and almost directly responsible for the leaps of progress in the effort to rebuild Kazuo, not all of it legal. In spite of his bureaucratic responsibilities, he still actively participates in a majority of Kiryu-kai field operations, particularly those involving large-scale squad coordination. Ever since his days staging raids against Anaheim encampments, he has matured from a formidable hot-blooded commando to one of the most powerful and dangerous men alive. This resurgence of Anaheim aggression will not go unanswered.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Dark-Souls-262497702 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Dark-Souls-262497702 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:09:03 PDT Dark Souls nonadult fanart/digital/painting/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant like?

Amidst a world of terror, sometimes it's the quiet moments that catch you. This is a painted recreation from the "All Saints Day" trailer for From Software's new game 'Dark Souls' ([link]). See if you can spot which part it's from. Since the resolution for the image is messy even at 1080p, I took a few liberties on the armor and such. Hope you enjoy (dying)!

Originally, I'd included Gravelord Nito in the very top of the picture as a looming spectre, but once I discovered he was MUCH smaller than in the trailer, it didn't seem right to have him there. Despite knowing the game in and out, I'm not actually able to afford it at the moment, but rest assured that it'll grace my PS3 by year's end.

Water effects are hard, man.

DOWNLOAD TO FULL VIEW.

Photoshop CS3, 6~ hours ]]> like?

Amidst a world of terror, sometimes it's the quiet moments that catch you. This is a painted recreation from the "All Saints Day" trailer for From Software's new game 'Dark Souls' ([link]). See if you can spot which part it's from. Since the resolution for the image is messy even at 1080p, I took a few liberties on the armor and such. Hope you enjoy (dying)!

Originally, I'd included Gravelord Nito in the very top of the picture as a looming spectre, but once I discovered he was MUCH smaller than in the trailer, it didn't seem right to have him there. Despite knowing the game in and out, I'm not actually able to afford it at the moment, but rest assured that it'll grace my PS3 by year's end.

Water effects are hard, man.

DOWNLOAD TO FULL VIEW.

Photoshop CS3, 6~ hours

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/adam-jensen-260458348 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/adam-jensen-260458348 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:11:20 PDT adam jensen nonadult digitalart/paintings/scifi godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Photoshop CS3
5-8 hours, on-off. ]]>
Photoshop CS3
5-8 hours, on-off.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/QRS-oppenbier-bridge-217291151 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/QRS-oppenbier-bridge-217291151 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:37:55 PDT QRS - oppenbier bridge nonadult digitalart/drawings/technical godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
My architecture's haphazard, I know, but considering I almost failed Engineering I think it looks alright. ]]>
My architecture's haphazard, I know, but considering I almost failed Engineering I think it looks alright.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/truly-astounding-technology-214695070 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/truly-astounding-technology-214695070 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:17:23 PDT truly astounding technology nonadult manga/digital/paintings godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
In the wake of the ongoing denial-of-service attacks against our proprietary PlayStation Network®, Sony Online® servers and the theft of the personal and financial information of countless PlayStation® customers, we realize your thoughts may be ill at ease, and we deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

However, rest assured we are doing our utmost to ensure the expedient return of all services above, and the apprehension of those parties responsible. To this end, I have enlisted the resources of the Japanese Public Security Section 9 in our investigation, led by Staff Major Motoko Kusanagi, a leading figure in the field of internet hacking and cyberterrorism.

Her team will work with our own security experts in the coming weeks to root out all further vulnerabilities of our PlayStation® and related Sony Entertainment® services, and more importantly, the capturing/killing of all involved in these recent attacks, and while the Major has expressed minor protests regarding the tools provided, I am confident in the quality of our truly astounding technology.

We appreciate the patience our consumers and investors have shown in this time of strife, and value your business more than ever.

Sincerely,



-Kevin Butler,
Sony Entertainment®
Vice President, Department of Home Affairs

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This was the product of a second one-hour speed-drawing session between me and , which he once again won, since he's a freaking artistic dynamo. Check out his piece here: [link] And since kool kids also share what music they listened to during that time, [link] Total relaxation.

Photoshop CS3, 2 hours ]]>
In the wake of the ongoing denial-of-service attacks against our proprietary PlayStation Network®, Sony Online® servers and the theft of the personal and financial information of countless PlayStation® customers, we realize your thoughts may be ill at ease, and we deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

However, rest assured we are doing our utmost to ensure the expedient return of all services above, and the apprehension of those parties responsible. To this end, I have enlisted the resources of the Japanese Public Security Section 9 in our investigation, led by Staff Major Motoko Kusanagi, a leading figure in the field of internet hacking and cyberterrorism.

Her team will work with our own security experts in the coming weeks to root out all further vulnerabilities of our PlayStation® and related Sony Entertainment® services, and more importantly, the capturing/killing of all involved in these recent attacks, and while the Major has expressed minor protests regarding the tools provided, I am confident in the quality of our truly astounding technology.

We appreciate the patience our consumers and investors have shown in this time of strife, and value your business more than ever.

Sincerely,



-Kevin Butler,
Sony Entertainment®
Vice President, Department of Home Affairs

---------------------
This was the product of a second one-hour speed-drawing session between me and , which he once again won, since he's a freaking artistic dynamo. Check out his piece here: [link] And since kool kids also share what music they listened to during that time, [link] Total relaxation.

Photoshop CS3, 2 hours

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-3rd-Birthday-213825147 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-3rd-Birthday-213825147 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:12:18 PDT psp adventures: 3rd Birthday nonadult digitalart/pixelart/scenes/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
A few months back I bought Crysis 2 for PC and The 3rd Birthday on the PSP on the same day - coincidentally, both games that involve fighting through a ruined and besieged New York City. Difference is, one is good, and the other is something besides good.

Now, I've never actually played the original Parasite Eves on the Playstation One, but I'd hazard a guess The 3rd Birthday is nothing like the first two; the story is unrelated to - and indeed, spits in the face of - the previous games, with the kind of convoluted, inscrutable story worthy only of Final Fantasy XIII writer Motomu Toriyama.

Maybe it's also the fact that I've been spoiled by the superb MGS: Peace Walker, but as an action game The 3rd Birthday is piss poor. As with most Japanese shooters, the guns are predictably weak, and the lock-on targeting system reduces the player input to running back and forth. The encounters are also split into tightly segregated kill rooms, wreaking havoc on the shoulder camera (though that does allow you to marvel at the visuals).

However, the game really gets intense after the halfway point, where the focus becomes more tactical strategy, jumping rapidly between soldiers for different lines of sight and weapon loadouts or vehicles for enemies with very specific weaknesses. At the time I was really frustrated at how unfairly difficult some stages were, but in hindsight I probably had the most fun while I was desperately dodging enemies with low health, praying for fresh reinforcements to Dive into.

If you're a Parasite Eve fan, don't touch this game. For everyone else, give it a try.

In other news, Crysis 2 was simply amazing.

For those more attentive to motif, I based the original pose off of the famous poster for Army of Darkness: [link] Originally it was supposed to be Crysis Guy in the lead pose, but a certain someone suggested this genius reversal.

This one took me over two months, all told, as I put off doing the background for several weeks at a time, erasing and redrawing all those pesky buildings. In the end it was a lot less grand than I'd envisioned (story of my art) but I just wanted to get it out there and off my shoulders. ]]>
A few months back I bought Crysis 2 for PC and The 3rd Birthday on the PSP on the same day - coincidentally, both games that involve fighting through a ruined and besieged New York City. Difference is, one is good, and the other is something besides good.

Now, I've never actually played the original Parasite Eves on the Playstation One, but I'd hazard a guess The 3rd Birthday is nothing like the first two; the story is unrelated to - and indeed, spits in the face of - the previous games, with the kind of convoluted, inscrutable story worthy only of Final Fantasy XIII writer Motomu Toriyama.

Maybe it's also the fact that I've been spoiled by the superb MGS: Peace Walker, but as an action game The 3rd Birthday is piss poor. As with most Japanese shooters, the guns are predictably weak, and the lock-on targeting system reduces the player input to running back and forth. The encounters are also split into tightly segregated kill rooms, wreaking havoc on the shoulder camera (though that does allow you to marvel at the visuals).

However, the game really gets intense after the halfway point, where the focus becomes more tactical strategy, jumping rapidly between soldiers for different lines of sight and weapon loadouts or vehicles for enemies with very specific weaknesses. At the time I was really frustrated at how unfairly difficult some stages were, but in hindsight I probably had the most fun while I was desperately dodging enemies with low health, praying for fresh reinforcements to Dive into.

If you're a Parasite Eve fan, don't touch this game. For everyone else, give it a try.

In other news, Crysis 2 was simply amazing.

For those more attentive to motif, I based the original pose off of the famous poster for Army of Darkness: [link] Originally it was supposed to be Crysis Guy in the lead pose, but a certain someone suggested this genius reversal.

This one took me over two months, all told, as I put off doing the background for several weeks at a time, erasing and redrawing all those pesky buildings. In the end it was a lot less grand than I'd envisioned (story of my art) but I just wanted to get it out there and off my shoulders.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/2-7-217119150 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/2-7-217119150 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:47:58 PDT 2-7 nonadult designs/gameart/gameconcepts/characters godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-Z-H-P-210366594 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-Z-H-P-210366594 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:41:32 PDT psp adventures: Z.H.P. nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Here we have yet another gem covered in excrement from our friends at N.I.S, this one a take on the classic "roguelike" genre; the player enters a dungeon filled with monsters and loot, and if they die, they lose all their items/money and go back to Level 1. However, Z.H.P. does cut you a break by adding your accrued experience to your "base level", so that you get a bit stronger each time you revert. This was a clever twist on the normally frustrating conventions of roguelikes, meaning you still make progress even after losing all that hard work.

Yet while I do enjoy the character designs and better writing over Disgaea, there are some niggling things that hold it back. Unlike traditional roguelikes, Z.H.P does have separate levels, each of which consist of only four or five floors, sometimes with bosses, whereupon you're transported back to base to save/heal up, and lose all your levels. This completely defeats the purpose of a roguelike, where the point is to try and push as far into the dungeon as possible before you die; a better idea would have been something like Persona's Tartarus, where escape is nary an option and enemies almost always still pose a threat. Heck, even Disgaea's own Item World is more akin to a roguelike than Z.H.P, which devolves back into standard N.I.S. level-grinding/worldrunning of under/overpowered dungeons, instead of the ceaseless challenge and near-death tension of a real roguelike.

In other news, I found out recently that Power Rangers was made up mostly of recut footage from an unrelated Japanese sentai show. How both brilliant and disheartening.

Drawn in a little over one hour, a time limit posed by over MSN. Special thanks for keeping time and providing references on that shiny effect that always happens whenever they pose. I really should try this more often; it's much more harrowing, knowing there's a certain time you'll have to stop, and it makes you think on a broader scale, instead of obsessing over smaller details that you could just change later on. Go check out his newest comic, drawn concurrently with this piece as a race of sorts: [link]

Man, these descriptions just get longer with every PSP adventure...do you guys even read these things? Add the word "frog" to your comment somewhere if you read these things.

FUCKING COMMENT IF YOU'RE GOING TO FAVE. Thanks. ]]>
Here we have yet another gem covered in excrement from our friends at N.I.S, this one a take on the classic "roguelike" genre; the player enters a dungeon filled with monsters and loot, and if they die, they lose all their items/money and go back to Level 1. However, Z.H.P. does cut you a break by adding your accrued experience to your "base level", so that you get a bit stronger each time you revert. This was a clever twist on the normally frustrating conventions of roguelikes, meaning you still make progress even after losing all that hard work.

Yet while I do enjoy the character designs and better writing over Disgaea, there are some niggling things that hold it back. Unlike traditional roguelikes, Z.H.P does have separate levels, each of which consist of only four or five floors, sometimes with bosses, whereupon you're transported back to base to save/heal up, and lose all your levels. This completely defeats the purpose of a roguelike, where the point is to try and push as far into the dungeon as possible before you die; a better idea would have been something like Persona's Tartarus, where escape is nary an option and enemies almost always still pose a threat. Heck, even Disgaea's own Item World is more akin to a roguelike than Z.H.P, which devolves back into standard N.I.S. level-grinding/worldrunning of under/overpowered dungeons, instead of the ceaseless challenge and near-death tension of a real roguelike.

In other news, I found out recently that Power Rangers was made up mostly of recut footage from an unrelated Japanese sentai show. How both brilliant and disheartening.

Drawn in a little over one hour, a time limit posed by over MSN. Special thanks for keeping time and providing references on that shiny effect that always happens whenever they pose. I really should try this more often; it's much more harrowing, knowing there's a certain time you'll have to stop, and it makes you think on a broader scale, instead of obsessing over smaller details that you could just change later on. Go check out his newest comic, drawn concurrently with this piece as a race of sorts: [link]

Man, these descriptions just get longer with every PSP adventure...do you guys even read these things? Add the word "frog" to your comment somewhere if you read these things.

FUCKING COMMENT IF YOU'RE GOING TO FAVE. Thanks.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/why-is-it-so-hot-212526727 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/why-is-it-so-hot-212526727 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:49:56 PDT why is it so hot nonadult manga/digital/oekaki godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
The weather in New York has been muy ridiculo the past couple of days. I go to sleep during rousing thunderstorms and wake up to sweltering heat. Since there's no AC or other utilities in the house and my bottled water's running low (the tap water is vile, even boiled or filtered), I just chill down in the basement for most of the noon hours. It's no wonder I have a mild fever.

On a more related note, I found a ragged copy of the January 2000 issue of GameFan. The editorial content is pretty much the overly snarky and loquacious writers of the 90's who all have cartoon avatars of themselves (like in the old GamePro), and it's kind of funny to read about them gaggling over the graphical power of the DreamCast, debate the possibility of Microsoft producing a gaming console and lauding the graphics of Jurassic Park: Warpath as "gorgeous". How little they knew.

The ads, on the other hand, are a fucking blast from the past, like Dew Prism, Dino Crisis, Evolution (didn't that get remade on the Gamecube?) and Parasite Eve II. One that stood out particularly was an ad for the Pioneer releases of Serial Experiments Lain, which had only put out four of the five discs at the time. For those who don't know about it, that show is OLD. There's even a section at the end for that "Japanimation", "not-for-kids" stuff! Most of it's just reviews of Tenchi Whatever, Darkstalkers manga and gossip on J-pop bands or import DVDs (back when Geneon was still in business), but what really got me laughing was the huge 'Game Cave' mail-order catalog at the end: things like a Game Boy emulator for your PC (only $49.99!) or Rei/Asuka wall scrolls with the prices in big exclamation text boxes.

Oh, GameFan. You sure were a piece of crap. MS Paint, a night and a half.

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT. ]]>
The weather in New York has been muy ridiculo the past couple of days. I go to sleep during rousing thunderstorms and wake up to sweltering heat. Since there's no AC or other utilities in the house and my bottled water's running low (the tap water is vile, even boiled or filtered), I just chill down in the basement for most of the noon hours. It's no wonder I have a mild fever.

On a more related note, I found a ragged copy of the January 2000 issue of GameFan. The editorial content is pretty much the overly snarky and loquacious writers of the 90's who all have cartoon avatars of themselves (like in the old GamePro), and it's kind of funny to read about them gaggling over the graphical power of the DreamCast, debate the possibility of Microsoft producing a gaming console and lauding the graphics of Jurassic Park: Warpath as "gorgeous". How little they knew.

The ads, on the other hand, are a fucking blast from the past, like Dew Prism, Dino Crisis, Evolution (didn't that get remade on the Gamecube?) and Parasite Eve II. One that stood out particularly was an ad for the Pioneer releases of Serial Experiments Lain, which had only put out four of the five discs at the time. For those who don't know about it, that show is OLD. There's even a section at the end for that "Japanimation", "not-for-kids" stuff! Most of it's just reviews of Tenchi Whatever, Darkstalkers manga and gossip on J-pop bands or import DVDs (back when Geneon was still in business), but what really got me laughing was the huge 'Game Cave' mail-order catalog at the end: things like a Game Boy emulator for your PC (only $49.99!) or Rei/Asuka wall scrolls with the prices in big exclamation text boxes.

Oh, GameFan. You sure were a piece of crap. MS Paint, a night and a half.

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/bayonetta-211999961 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/bayonetta-211999961 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:39:31 PDT bayonetta nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
I really don't think Bayonetta's character designer thought ahead when he drew her up; she has so many dangly bits and jewelry/ornaments it'd be hell to draw her more than once. Someone showed me some of the original concept sketches, and the front and back profiles don't even match up in places. I did my best to include the details based off the two reference pics I have, but if you find you can't rub one out on account of a missing pendant or inaccurate glove brace I am sorry for your lots.

I've been away from HQ for a few days at this point, back to my old house without heating or Internet, so like last time ([link]) I've spent that time doodling away in Paint until I get a shape or limb I could expand upon. I'm frantically uploading this from a friend's computer so unfortunately I don't have time to look at any replies or other messages you guys have left (sixteen and counting) but I'll definitely get around to it once I get back to the apartment.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD FOR FULL SEXINESS, a lot of the details on the face get lost in dA's default view.

MS Paint, over a couple of nights. ]]>
I really don't think Bayonetta's character designer thought ahead when he drew her up; she has so many dangly bits and jewelry/ornaments it'd be hell to draw her more than once. Someone showed me some of the original concept sketches, and the front and back profiles don't even match up in places. I did my best to include the details based off the two reference pics I have, but if you find you can't rub one out on account of a missing pendant or inaccurate glove brace I am sorry for your lots.

I've been away from HQ for a few days at this point, back to my old house without heating or Internet, so like last time ([link]) I've spent that time doodling away in Paint until I get a shape or limb I could expand upon. I'm frantically uploading this from a friend's computer so unfortunately I don't have time to look at any replies or other messages you guys have left (sixteen and counting) but I'll definitely get around to it once I get back to the apartment.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD FOR FULL SEXINESS, a lot of the details on the face get lost in dA's default view.

MS Paint, over a couple of nights.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Operative-Design-A-211227319 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Operative-Design-A-211227319 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:02:46 PDT Operative Design A nonadult designs/gameart/gameconcepts/characters godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant

The Quarantine Reconnaissance Service, is comprised primarily of enlisted military operatives, following rudimentary hazmat and survival training. Despite their military origins, Q.R.S. operatives rarely see actual combat, deployed mainly amidst natural or biological disasters to retrieve high-value targets or materials. In over a decade of operation, the agency has seen only two casualties, one due to technical mishap and the other from radiation exposure; in both cases, the victims were observed as having failed to observe standard safety protocol.
Equipment loadout is normally based upon the nature of the crisis, but the typical Q.R.S operative is equipped with:

-Military-grade hazardous materials suit – Designed with the worst of scenarios in mind, the Q.R.S hazard suit is manufactured to be completely impermeable to air and moisture, and highly resistant to punctures short of bullet impact. In cases of confirmed hostility, additional body armor can be worn over the suit, although this may present weight and respiratory concerns during extended operations.

-MS Gas Mask (custom) – Due to overwhelming negative feedback, the good folks at Q.R.S. R&D have modified a number of field masks with cigarette receptacles in the front of the filter, allowing 'safe' tobacco use without need for mask removal. This has demonstrably increased the risks of filter breach by over 30% but for most operative this is a welcome trade-off for the leisure it affords.

-Standard-issue 9x18 Pistol Makarova – As with their military counterparts, Q.R.S operatives are equipped with the standard Soviet PM sidearms, which they are trained to fire with either hand whilst performing other tasks.

-Military rations and bottled water – Due to the extended nature of most operations, most operatives carry at least a day's worth of provisions at any given time, certified for prison and military use. Just wonderful.

-First aid – In addition to basic first aid training, each team features a designated backup medic, who carries additional supplies and is responsible for the physical health of the team for the duration of the mission. Each member is given the means to attend to minor wounds independently, of course.

-Geiger counter – Although the Q.R.S deals extensively with biological weapons, the recent abundance of unlicensed atomic material within the Soviet Union has made nuclear proliferation a constant threat Luckily, most recent suits are equipped with built-in Geiger counters, and capable of logging radiation to gauge operatives' fitness for active service. Those exposed to an undisclosed threshold of radiation are obligated to take leave of absence for up to several months, but it has become common practice to tamper with these measurements in order to see more active service – and, consequently, more hazard pay.

-Local currency – Due to the fragmented governments of many fringe Soviet blocs, the ruble is not uniformly accepted, and the Q.R.S has learned not to depend on local government or Soviet embassies for exchange into local currency. Even in disaster areas, operatives carry varying amounts of various currencies, and are expected to know the exact exchange rates for each; however, unrest in numerous principalities has led to the rapid devaluation/elimination of numerous bloc currencies.

-Mobile phones – Despite the dearth of Western technology in the wake of the Soviet recession, the Q.R.S's reconnaissance role affords them access to civilian-grade mobile phones, which are used for squad relay and communication with headquarters. Unfortunately, they are expensive, fragile and vulnerable to the effects of magnetic interference – a crippling flaw, considering the various cataclysmic scenarios in which the Q.R.S is deployed. ]]>

The Quarantine Reconnaissance Service, is comprised primarily of enlisted military operatives, following rudimentary hazmat and survival training. Despite their military origins, Q.R.S. operatives rarely see actual combat, deployed mainly amidst natural or biological disasters to retrieve high-value targets or materials. In over a decade of operation, the agency has seen only two casualties, one due to technical mishap and the other from radiation exposure; in both cases, the victims were observed as having failed to observe standard safety protocol.
Equipment loadout is normally based upon the nature of the crisis, but the typical Q.R.S operative is equipped with:

-Military-grade hazardous materials suit – Designed with the worst of scenarios in mind, the Q.R.S hazard suit is manufactured to be completely impermeable to air and moisture, and highly resistant to punctures short of bullet impact. In cases of confirmed hostility, additional body armor can be worn over the suit, although this may present weight and respiratory concerns during extended operations.

-MS Gas Mask (custom) – Due to overwhelming negative feedback, the good folks at Q.R.S. R&D have modified a number of field masks with cigarette receptacles in the front of the filter, allowing 'safe' tobacco use without need for mask removal. This has demonstrably increased the risks of filter breach by over 30% but for most operative this is a welcome trade-off for the leisure it affords.

-Standard-issue 9x18 Pistol Makarova – As with their military counterparts, Q.R.S operatives are equipped with the standard Soviet PM sidearms, which they are trained to fire with either hand whilst performing other tasks.

-Military rations and bottled water – Due to the extended nature of most operations, most operatives carry at least a day's worth of provisions at any given time, certified for prison and military use. Just wonderful.

-First aid – In addition to basic first aid training, each team features a designated backup medic, who carries additional supplies and is responsible for the physical health of the team for the duration of the mission. Each member is given the means to attend to minor wounds independently, of course.

-Geiger counter – Although the Q.R.S deals extensively with biological weapons, the recent abundance of unlicensed atomic material within the Soviet Union has made nuclear proliferation a constant threat Luckily, most recent suits are equipped with built-in Geiger counters, and capable of logging radiation to gauge operatives' fitness for active service. Those exposed to an undisclosed threshold of radiation are obligated to take leave of absence for up to several months, but it has become common practice to tamper with these measurements in order to see more active service – and, consequently, more hazard pay.

-Local currency – Due to the fragmented governments of many fringe Soviet blocs, the ruble is not uniformly accepted, and the Q.R.S has learned not to depend on local government or Soviet embassies for exchange into local currency. Even in disaster areas, operatives carry varying amounts of various currencies, and are expected to know the exact exchange rates for each; however, unrest in numerous principalities has led to the rapid devaluation/elimination of numerous bloc currencies.

-Mobile phones – Despite the dearth of Western technology in the wake of the Soviet recession, the Q.R.S's reconnaissance role affords them access to civilian-grade mobile phones, which are used for squad relay and communication with headquarters. Unfortunately, they are expensive, fragile and vulnerable to the effects of magnetic interference – a crippling flaw, considering the various cataclysmic scenarios in which the Q.R.S is deployed.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Q-R-S-211136937 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Q-R-S-211136937 Tue, 31 May 2011 12:19:21 PDT Q.R.S. nonadult designs/gameart/gameconcepts/storyline godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Dimensional-Fortress-Macross-210854984 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Dimensional-Fortress-Macross-210854984 Sun, 29 May 2011 13:31:02 PDT Dimensional Fortress Macross nonadult manga/digital/oekaki godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
So, was telling me how he and were looking at this picture of a stucco wall for some reason ([link]) and saw various things in the top right (see it? See it now? I didn't). We all decided to draw our own interpretations, which are linked below.

In honesty, I saw a number of different things, but by far the coolest was an image inspired by the recently-revealed cover art for the mech game "Armored Core 5": [link]

That's some raw box art if I ever saw it.

Now, I've never actually played any Armored Core game, nor have I seen Super Dimension Fortress Macross, but I've always liked the ludicrous idea of fighter jets with legs. But twisty lasers? That's going too far.

saw pretty much what I saw at first, a suit of armor with a sword: [link]

apparently also saw a suit of armor, but as always the guy managed to work an anime girl into the picture: [link]

Try it out the next time you're staring at your ceiling patterns for hours in a fit of fevered delirium. It's fun. ]]>
So, was telling me how he and were looking at this picture of a stucco wall for some reason ([link]) and saw various things in the top right (see it? See it now? I didn't). We all decided to draw our own interpretations, which are linked below.

In honesty, I saw a number of different things, but by far the coolest was an image inspired by the recently-revealed cover art for the mech game "Armored Core 5": [link]

That's some raw box art if I ever saw it.

Now, I've never actually played any Armored Core game, nor have I seen Super Dimension Fortress Macross, but I've always liked the ludicrous idea of fighter jets with legs. But twisty lasers? That's going too far.

saw pretty much what I saw at first, a suit of armor with a sword: [link]

apparently also saw a suit of armor, but as always the guy managed to work an anime girl into the picture: [link]

Try it out the next time you're staring at your ceiling patterns for hours in a fit of fevered delirium. It's fun.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/marksman-202521823 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/marksman-202521823 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:14:33 PDT marksman nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
What I hope will be the final design for the Marksman (and later, Sniper) CO. Her design is probably the one I've changed the most throughout. Still not sure about the eyes, though; do they make her look evil? It's been quite a while since I've worked on this.

If someone does notice a discrepancy b/w this uniform and the Heavy Weapons one, it's b/c Bouquet's still a cadet, so her outfit lacks the beret and shoulder emblem exclusive to commissioned officers.

I found out only recently that the rifle I gave her in early sketches ([link]) is aesthetically identical to an M14 EBR, so I just gave her that, instead (minus the magazine, of course). Since guns can get upgraded and swapped out in the game, it doesn't really matter, anyhow.

I drew this over one of my earliest sketches ([link]), though I made some changes to accommodate uniform designs.

Someone told me once that I like to draw large thighs.

DOWNLOAD FOR BETTER VIEW.

EDIT 3/28: I KNEW something was missing! I'd forgotten to draw the back of her jacket between her legs. Fix'd. ]]>
What I hope will be the final design for the Marksman (and later, Sniper) CO. Her design is probably the one I've changed the most throughout. Still not sure about the eyes, though; do they make her look evil? It's been quite a while since I've worked on this.

If someone does notice a discrepancy b/w this uniform and the Heavy Weapons one, it's b/c Bouquet's still a cadet, so her outfit lacks the beret and shoulder emblem exclusive to commissioned officers.

I found out only recently that the rifle I gave her in early sketches ([link]) is aesthetically identical to an M14 EBR, so I just gave her that, instead (minus the magazine, of course). Since guns can get upgraded and swapped out in the game, it doesn't really matter, anyhow.

I drew this over one of my earliest sketches ([link]), though I made some changes to accommodate uniform designs.

Someone told me once that I like to draw large thighs.

DOWNLOAD FOR BETTER VIEW.

EDIT 3/28: I KNEW something was missing! I'd forgotten to draw the back of her jacket between her legs. Fix'd.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Arkham-City-201284305 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Arkham-City-201284305 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:10:52 PDT Arkham City nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/movies godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
See? I'm not always so serious about this stuff.

As many of you might not be aware, in addition to anime and manga, I'm also way into Batman, and I'm glad he's gotten better movie and video game treatment as of late. Arkham Asylum ahoy.

I drew this while suffering from insomnia at my old house (my family's moved away).

Done in MS Paint, for once, now that I'm on my old laptop. 1~2 hours

EDIT 3/19: Now that I'm back at HQ, I've made some slight edits to Catwoman for accuracy to her in-game appearance (I was working off a blurry screenshot and her animated appearances when I first drew her). Still done in MS Paint, though, to preserve my claim).

EDIT 10/13: Dammit, why didn't they reveal that Nightwing and Robin were also in the game until a week before release?! Also, game's almost out, heard it's alright. ]]>
See? I'm not always so serious about this stuff.

As many of you might not be aware, in addition to anime and manga, I'm also way into Batman, and I'm glad he's gotten better movie and video game treatment as of late. Arkham Asylum ahoy.

I drew this while suffering from insomnia at my old house (my family's moved away).

Done in MS Paint, for once, now that I'm on my old laptop. 1~2 hours

EDIT 3/19: Now that I'm back at HQ, I've made some slight edits to Catwoman for accuracy to her in-game appearance (I was working off a blurry screenshot and her animated appearances when I first drew her). Still done in MS Paint, though, to preserve my claim).

EDIT 10/13: Dammit, why didn't they reveal that Nightwing and Robin were also in the game until a week before release?! Also, game's almost out, heard it's alright.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Paz-200512886 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Paz-200512886 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:09:39 PST Paz nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant [link]). Problem is, Wood doesn't really provide much artwork of women who are not almost completely disrobed and likely touching themselves; I used my MGS2: Sons of Liberty comic book for reference, but again.

I spent over a day on this piece, and even though the original pic was never finished, I still liked it enough to turn into my avatar pic (so yes, you can stop asking about it now). ]]> [link]). Problem is, Wood doesn't really provide much artwork of women who are not almost completely disrobed and likely touching themselves; I used my MGS2: Sons of Liberty comic book for reference, but again.

I spent over a day on this piece, and even though the original pic was never finished, I still liked it enough to turn into my avatar pic (so yes, you can stop asking about it now).

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-peace-walker-200512317 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-peace-walker-200512317 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:55:52 PST psp adventures: peace walker nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
[link]

Man...what a weird game. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was actually the very first game I bought and played on my PSP, but this one took so long mainly because I tried to draw it using digital brushes first, which was both laborious and frustrating; Paz herself turned out alright, but the rest of the picture was far too big for me to work to my liking (particularly ZEKE). I'll upload the presentable parts of that picture separately to my Scraps, I suppose.

As for the game itself, it's arguably one of the best titles available on the platform, ever; though I haven't tried out its predecessor, Portable Ops, I sunk 50+ hours into Peace Walker, without even touching the full-featured multiplayer.

This time, I was experimenting more with color, rather than imitating a specific style (though I'm sure it resembles some artist or other). I find Peace Walker's color palette particularly striking, especially since the previous games in the series and been based in cooler, more subdued colors.

Special thanks to for his drawing of a confused and embarrassed Snake ([link]), which I converted to pixel form, and also for several snapshots of ZEKE that helped immensely in planning out its proportions for this picture. The man's a true genome soldier, as I'd never have the guts to pull out my camera in the midst of a firefight with that monster.

Also, if anyone (besides Dan) knows what the pic of ZEKE is a reference to, you win.

Dedicated to for her excellent tributes to both Peace Walker and tasteful man-sex, not to mention a pic that almost mirrored what this piece was originally going to be.

Enjoy!

EDIT 3/20 removed the outlines on Paz's hair, did my best to fix the upper part of the peace logo.

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version. ]]>
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Man...what a weird game. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was actually the very first game I bought and played on my PSP, but this one took so long mainly because I tried to draw it using digital brushes first, which was both laborious and frustrating; Paz herself turned out alright, but the rest of the picture was far too big for me to work to my liking (particularly ZEKE). I'll upload the presentable parts of that picture separately to my Scraps, I suppose.

As for the game itself, it's arguably one of the best titles available on the platform, ever; though I haven't tried out its predecessor, Portable Ops, I sunk 50+ hours into Peace Walker, without even touching the full-featured multiplayer.

This time, I was experimenting more with color, rather than imitating a specific style (though I'm sure it resembles some artist or other). I find Peace Walker's color palette particularly striking, especially since the previous games in the series and been based in cooler, more subdued colors.

Special thanks to for his drawing of a confused and embarrassed Snake ([link]), which I converted to pixel form, and also for several snapshots of ZEKE that helped immensely in planning out its proportions for this picture. The man's a true genome soldier, as I'd never have the guts to pull out my camera in the midst of a firefight with that monster.

Also, if anyone (besides Dan) knows what the pic of ZEKE is a reference to, you win.

Dedicated to for her excellent tributes to both Peace Walker and tasteful man-sex, not to mention a pic that almost mirrored what this piece was originally going to be.

Enjoy!

EDIT 3/20 removed the outlines on Paz's hair, did my best to fix the upper part of the peace logo.

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-dark-hero-days-200173996 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-dark-hero-days-200173996 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:38:56 PST psp adventures: dark hero days nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Yes, what we have here is a stylistic experiment, in which I tried to mimic the rough, unkempt linework of oekai artwork - particularly, the style of 'gen', whose work usually consists of low-res and solidly-colored pixel portraits. Some examples of his work can be found here (NSFW):

[link]

So, if you were saying to yourself, "this looks kind of shitty and unfinished", that's the point.

Oh, right, Disgaea. Guess I better talk about that shit.

So yeah, as a tactical JRPG, it's a pretty fun game - which it had better be, for a series that expects you to grind to level 9999 repeatedly. I'm playing Dark Hero Days on my PSP, which is my only exposure to the series thus far.

So, if there are veterans of the series out there, tell me: is this one just worse than the rest? I've heard the Disgaea series lauded for its quirky humor and memorable characters. But I've played through this entire game's story mode, and I find all - and I do mean all - of the skits, characters and cutscenes the epitome of panderingly juvenile, panty-sniffing otaku cliché. I've also heard that people love Laharl as a character, but in the numerous cameos he's had in this game, his squealing, adolescent voice and insipid dialogue make me hate him even worse than Adell. Why does a fistfighter like Adell wear a long red tie? Why are there so many battles the player is supposed to lose? Why are Adell and friends trying to fight the Overlord Zenon when they already know he's a fake?

Ugh, it's getting late.

Still, it's a nice change in pace; the series' staples of randomly-generated 'item dungeons' and lifting/throwing towers of teammates (pictured above, on a small scale) are pretty ingenious, and lend themselves to deeper strategy than Final Fantasy Tactics (or Tactics Ogre, but unlike some, I DON'T like taking it up the ass). I'm hoping Disgaea 3 will make it to PSP, but judging by the NGP unveiling and PSP-3000 price drop, Sony is already jumping ship on the platform for North America. If nothing else, I have Persona 3 Portable sitting unopenend on my shelf over there, so we'll see how that turns out.

Oh, and this one's dedicated to my estranged friend , since I know he's into this kind of stuff. He might also have died, though, since he's been inactive for a while and erased a huge chunk of his gallery for no apparent reason. More power to ya, you uncanny pervert, you. ]]>
Yes, what we have here is a stylistic experiment, in which I tried to mimic the rough, unkempt linework of oekai artwork - particularly, the style of 'gen', whose work usually consists of low-res and solidly-colored pixel portraits. Some examples of his work can be found here (NSFW):

[link]

So, if you were saying to yourself, "this looks kind of shitty and unfinished", that's the point.

Oh, right, Disgaea. Guess I better talk about that shit.

So yeah, as a tactical JRPG, it's a pretty fun game - which it had better be, for a series that expects you to grind to level 9999 repeatedly. I'm playing Dark Hero Days on my PSP, which is my only exposure to the series thus far.

So, if there are veterans of the series out there, tell me: is this one just worse than the rest? I've heard the Disgaea series lauded for its quirky humor and memorable characters. But I've played through this entire game's story mode, and I find all - and I do mean all - of the skits, characters and cutscenes the epitome of panderingly juvenile, panty-sniffing otaku cliché. I've also heard that people love Laharl as a character, but in the numerous cameos he's had in this game, his squealing, adolescent voice and insipid dialogue make me hate him even worse than Adell. Why does a fistfighter like Adell wear a long red tie? Why are there so many battles the player is supposed to lose? Why are Adell and friends trying to fight the Overlord Zenon when they already know he's a fake?

Ugh, it's getting late.

Still, it's a nice change in pace; the series' staples of randomly-generated 'item dungeons' and lifting/throwing towers of teammates (pictured above, on a small scale) are pretty ingenious, and lend themselves to deeper strategy than Final Fantasy Tactics (or Tactics Ogre, but unlike some, I DON'T like taking it up the ass). I'm hoping Disgaea 3 will make it to PSP, but judging by the NGP unveiling and PSP-3000 price drop, Sony is already jumping ship on the platform for North America. If nothing else, I have Persona 3 Portable sitting unopenend on my shelf over there, so we'll see how that turns out.

Oh, and this one's dedicated to my estranged friend , since I know he's into this kind of stuff. He might also have died, though, since he's been inactive for a while and erased a huge chunk of his gallery for no apparent reason. More power to ya, you uncanny pervert, you.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/JILL-DOZER-193663138 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/JILL-DOZER-193663138 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:56:41 PST JILL DOZER nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
I was never quite happy with my previous fanart for The GBA's late-comer classic Drill Dozer ([link]), so I started doodling a small pixel outline of Jill that eventually became this. I still haven't gone back to the game, but I do wish Game Freak would have the courage to do something besides Pokemon for once (granted, they took a dive with Drill Dozer, but that can't take too much out of their Nintendo millions). ]]>
I was never quite happy with my previous fanart for The GBA's late-comer classic Drill Dozer ([link]), so I started doodling a small pixel outline of Jill that eventually became this. I still haven't gone back to the game, but I do wish Game Freak would have the courage to do something besides Pokemon for once (granted, they took a dive with Drill Dozer, but that can't take too much out of their Nintendo millions).

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/RotAKoKo-180315322 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/RotAKoKo-180315322 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:41:14 PDT RotAKoKo nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2010-2013 ~godsavant 's third and greatest game, Rotating Agent KoKo (RotAKoKo), a 2D exploration game about KoKo, a demented inter-dimensional special agent sent to sent to weed out excess dimensions.

Though I've always been a fan of Da's work, he's really outdone himself this time. The game is simply amazing, from crisp spritework and set pieces to intense boss battles, giant robots, and a thumpin' soundtrack. And of course, his charming artwork and humor still shines through.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE: [link]

Go play it and tell him (and me, if you'd like) what you think!

EDIT: YES, THE PICTURE ACTUALLY FORMS A ROTATING CIRCLE, THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT. ]]> 's third and greatest game, Rotating Agent KoKo (RotAKoKo), a 2D exploration game about KoKo, a demented inter-dimensional special agent sent to sent to weed out excess dimensions.

Though I've always been a fan of Da's work, he's really outdone himself this time. The game is simply amazing, from crisp spritework and set pieces to intense boss battles, giant robots, and a thumpin' soundtrack. And of course, his charming artwork and humor still shines through.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE: [link]

Go play it and tell him (and me, if you'd like) what you think!

EDIT: YES, THE PICTURE ACTUALLY FORMS A ROTATING CIRCLE, THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/drill-dozer-146860485 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/drill-dozer-146860485 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:17:18 PST drill dozer nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
I got sloppy with the pixelling, sleepiness got the best of me. ]]>
I got sloppy with the pixelling, sleepiness got the best of me.

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