Art and Lore - June 17th, 1999

Employees can Draw, Too!

Heya! Well, I've decided to start submitting again; I've been so absorbed in the construction of fanart that I've semi-forgotten about fanart itself! So here we go: a little section fer me and Amber Michelle, buddies in Interaction at RPGamer, and Pamela Ramali, Artist of the Week. This ain't no special treatment: it's how I always treat multiple work artists. Don't worry, I didn't kick anyone out of the POST mailbox just to put me in. Like I said, there's lots more fanart to come, I simply picked out half by random (as in, what I could do before my computer crashed). And please remember to stay tuned next week for the REST of all the fanart! There's a TON in my mailboxes right now, I can barely keep up! sigh...Lorelai's slowin' down...

Wei-Ling Lorelai Wu

- Wings of Justice - Billy Lee Black Xenogears	- Brothers Figaro - Edgar and Sabin Figaro Final Fantasy VI (III US)	- Lifestream Dwellers - Sephiroth and Aeris Final Fantasy VII
Lore Says: Ok, well I don't have to explain why I drew Billy. But I thought that it was interesting that I drew the whole thing in a Study Hall at Berkeley, while waiting for Nigel to finish cramming for some math midterm. (I'm such a lucky fuzzy.) I especially like the wings. I got the smeared, streamlined appearance by (get this) a crappy eraser that wouldn't do it's job completely. Sabin and Edgar were drawn a while ago, as figure studies. I felt that the guy in the tanktaop resembled Sabin, however, and I decided take that idea and run with it. It's not a new fanart, but I've never submitted it to RPGamer before. It's actually done in pencil, though it's really grainy. Aeris and Sephiroth are a combination of CG and Prismacolors. I just had fun with this one; it was inspired by Serena Gainsborough's fanfic, "Frozen," and I was so inspired by her writing that I turned out this picture. (Amber, do we have her fanfic on file?) anyway, I've turned it into one of my "the one i care about" series. So that makes three... ^_^ the fourth is coming soon.

Amber Michelle

- BILLY!!!!! - Billy Lee Black Xenogears

- Citan of the Sword - Citan Uzuki Xenogears

Lore Says (for Amber): While we RPGamer staff ladies were having a blast - i mean, taking notes - at E3 during the day, we were also diligently drawing during the night. I got to experience first-hand the long process of Amber Michelle's perfectionist style. She starts out with a perfect circle each time she draws, and gradually morphs it into the beauties you see before you. It's a long process, but it sure paid off in that Billy pic of hers (which, by the way, she gave to me to keep and frame! Woo hoo!) I also have to say something about that Citan picture. Personally, I think it is a beautiful work, different from her usual style but better because of that. The coloring is darker, and Amber has also strayed from her usually safe haven of bust-portraits. Also, Citan is in movement, which is not what we see from her every day. Amber, that crazy woman, happens to hate this picture. I hope you will all e-mail her and tell her how silly that is! ^_^

Pamela Ramali

- Ready to Battle - Gerudo Zelda: Ocarina of Time	- Young Princess - Zelda Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Lore Says (for Pamela): I think Pamela is a great example of perserverance and improvement here at RPGamer. We had a friendly chat about art, and I could tell that Pamela is a very determined artist. She never ceased in trying, and aimed for the very highest...So this week'd I'd like to award her a top-notch spot for her artwork. Congratulations and great work, Pam!

Individual Portfolios

- Alter Ego - Anne "Lumina" Barrie Songi and Gala in Legend of Legaia Lumina Says: My first shot at Legend of Legaia fanart. I'm somewhat surprised that I haven't seen much LoL fanart out there, actually...so I decided that I'd draw my two favorites, Songi and Gala.

- Cid VS Aeris - Wai Chu Yu Cid Highwind and Aeris Gainsborough in Final Fantsy VII Wai Chu Says: Uh-oh, looks like someone got confused. Done with pencil on tracing paper, transferred to bristol and inked.

- Scenery of Zeal - Sandara-3 Janus Zeal in Chronotrigger Sandara Says: I'll be going to Pakistan for 9 days ( for my holiday ), so here is my fanart until i get back. ^_^ Medium : watercolor, ink, photoshop5. The pic is of janus, looking over the balcony at Zeal.

- Mako Reactor - Azaradth City of Midgar, in Final Fantasy VII Azaradth says: This isn't exactly a character, but more of a scene.

- Reeve Kickin' Back - Alia Reeve in Final Fantasy VII Alia Says: Reeve kicking back in the office. (A higher quality version is at http://members.tripod.com/~merridew/images/reabub.jpg - it is easier to see some of the smaller text details in the drawing, but it is a whopping 673k. O.O) Done in colored pencil and pen. ::thinks Reeve is The Man::

- The Summoner Shinryuu Rydia of Mist, in Final Fantasy IV (II US) Shinryuu Says: Here's a pic of Rydia, done in pen, pencil, Photoshop, and Eyecandy, summoning Leviatan ^^. It was a very experimental piece, and I thought it was pulled off rather well ^^.

- The Emperial Palace - Redmond Brady The Emperial Palace: Final Fantasy VI (III US) Redmond Says: I was never very good at explaining my pictures. Hopefully, this one will speak for itself better than I can speak for it. To begin with, I'm aware that the Imperial palace as depicted here doesn't look much like it did in the game. I didn't have a picture of the actual palace on hand, and anyway accuracy wasn't really my goal when I drew this; this drawing is based on what I remembered of the palace and the atmosphere around it. I attempted to convey my impression of the palace as an immense, looming mass of tangled pipes and wires and steel girders, all forced into a more or less palatial aspect - a symbol of the Empire itself, in a way - a physical manifestation of power, oppression, and fear, with no thought given to beauty.