SF&F Picture 15 out of 23 by Sascha Frank.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Dwarven Gunner

There's actually quite a strange story behind this one: the weapon on this picture actually exists! I walked past it while visiting a castle and immediately had to think of dwarves. So I took a picture of it, drew a sketch of it and added the dwarf! :) It's actually sort of a medieval version of a shotgun (couldn't seem to find a different word in English for it), although it kinda looks more like the first prototype of a sniper rifle. I tried to make the pic more interesting by adding a little bit of a background and some torchlight, but my success was only partial. Maybe I'll try improving the background someday, but the original already looks a lot darker than the scanned version (my scanner seems to dislike coloured pencils) and I don't want to ruin it. Still, I'd love to hear any comments on it. ...please? :))


	Categories: [Guns, Laser, Missiles, warfare] [Dwarf, Dwarves] Techniques: [Pencil/Graphite Pen] [Coloured Pencils] [Erasers]

Date	Name	Comment
2 Sep 2003	Dwarfly-cleric	Loading... Mewheheh a very dwarfly picture..... His officer should come give him a shake to wake him up a bit...... I'd look nice blowing away a gobblin or ten
26 Feb 2004	Lacey	Loading... your color pencil drawings are very good but the problem with them, or this one only, is that you dont distinguish all of your items in the oicture ..... like the rock it blends too much into the floor. It looks as though you drew the outline of the rock and colored it in the same time and all at once with the floor. do you see where im getting at. Everything has a different design and texture so everything should look differnt. I have the same problem too but the reason that happens is because im lazy. Sascha Frank replies: "Well, I guess you're right. But the rocks were just supposed to make the background slightly more interesting; I mainly focused on getting the lighting right and on creating a few dynamic lines in the picture. Still, I'll try to keep your advice in mind. ^^"
3 Aug 2004	Dark_Shogun	Loading... "My! What a large barrel you have!" "All the better to bust a cap in your A**" <That is the only thing that comes to my mind when I see that. Either way I really like it.
9 Oct 2004	Princessjlph	Loading... Its cool looking b/c it looks like it has a rough texture to it. And i love the dwarf.
5 Dec 2004	Moira NicIllemhaoil	Loading... I'm not sure but I think the word you're looking for might be "ballista." I've never seen one but that weapon seems to match every description I've ever read of them. Except that normally they shoot spears. Just a thought. Great job; the dwarf has a lot of character evident the way you've drawn him.
15 Aug 2005	Anonymousetail in a whiskeybottle	Loading... Oh no i think he´s fallin asleep, better wake him up before the orcs come, its good
25 Mar 2006	Anonymous	Loading... I did'nt know dwarves were smart enough to make guns any one agree
11 May 2006	Pixichic	Loading... He looks like he is wondering when lunch is going to come walking by. Dwarf is sweet.
17 Nov 2006	Night Assassin	Loading... I've always liked dwarves! It's such a masterpiece! Why can't I draw anything like that...?
23 Jun 2008	Anon.	Loading... no comments
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