| 13 Oct 2000 |  Moonnbeam |  Loading...You did a great job of drawing the character, but I have to say that the sword doesn't seem to flow into his hands. It looks flat. He looks almost real, but the sword doesn't. Do you understand what I'm trying to say? Probably not. Sorry. I love his sleeves too!Hm, yeah, looking at it closely, I see what you mean. The sword doesn't somehow look as 'heavy' as it should. Oddly enough, details like this often turn up after the inking; the basic pencil sketch looked pretty much alright to me (grrr). | |
| 19 Jan 2001 | Gunhild von Katzenellnbogen | Loading... Do you know Hannes Wader's "Landsknecht" song? that is exactly what I expected him to look like. | |
| 8 Apr 2001 | Annie O | Loading... Ye Gods! Now this looks like a mercenary! Your style is classic... such solid technique and an eye for detail. Thank you for sharing your work with us. | |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Rupert D. | Loading... Well I have to say you must have studied the 16th century alot because you have captured it well. The slash and poof sleeves are period of that time in mostly central and northern Europe and the hat is right too and it is great to see him carrying a Great Sword like that because most mercenary soldiers of the time were auxillery troops who carried pole arms and Great weapons. You did a fantastic Job | |
| 29 Dec 2001 |  Julie R Kowalski | Loading... You're already gettin paid...aren't ya? Your whole gallery is excellent...a history student??? Anyways...Bravo!Getting paid? Ummm, no, not really. Still a humble amateur. And at the speed I'm currently working at, I'd probably be starved to death by now... (emits self-pitying whine) | |
| 25 Jan 2002 | Hettar7 | Loading... I like it. The costume is great. Nice pose. It's unusual to see an older guy on elfwood. Nice job. | |
| 10 Apr 2002 |  Chad Connor | Loading... I love the way that you can capture the realism of weathered skin. Most people either over do it or don't even bother, but you have combined the perfect elements for realistic looking skin. | |
| 3 Jun 2002 | Anonymous <stuppo@web...de> | Loading... Hannes Wader's 'Landsknecht' - Yeah, thats it! | |
| 27 Dec 2002 | Jack morgan | Loading... The guard of the "gassenhauer" twohanded sword rest on his breast, not the blade on his shoulder. That´s the reason the sword seams to be floating or being weightless.
like your others : absolute fantastic work ! | |
| 29 Nov 2006 |  Scott P. Dougan | Loading... I absolutely adore this picture, I stop by it every so often to have a look. He reminds me of exactly the sort of mercenary I've created on ElfTown, old and weather-beaten whilst still holding a sense of pride about him; at least that's the impression I get. I've been looking at this picture since 2003, I have no idea why I never commented it back then. Even if you never actually read this, bravo, I love it. | |
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