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"face of a nomad" by Zachariah Campbell

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SciFi and Fantasy Art face of a nomad by Zachariah Campbell


	Tekahri Tal-Aden was a character I created ages ago for an RPG, and never really used, kind of a middle-eastern knight-errant woman. Since chivalry was really born among the Saracens, I wanted to create a paladin-like character on that theme, though in an equal-opportunity fantasy world, of course. ;) Started this as a loose pencil sketch. Everything else you see here is Photoshop.

Date	Name	Comment
14 Oct 2002	Stanton F. Fink	Loading... "You there! Can you tell me where the nearest used-camel dealer is?"
14 Oct 2002	Megaera Callisto Lorenz	Loading... I like her strong features, and those soft brown tones. The background works well here, I think. It reminds me of the heavy dust that the wind stirs up in the air on the western desert of Egypt. Zachariah Campbell replies: "Never been to Egypt, but judging from your gallery, you have... or dream of it at least. Cool... glad it gives that atmosphere."
15 Oct 2002	Jaynai	Loading... That ring looks like it hurts. I really like the shading and coloring in this one. Zachariah Campbell replies: "Not so into piercings myself, but I dont' get the impression the nose-rings hurt that much... though they're annoying in winter, which is obviously not a problem for this woman.)"
15 Oct 2002	Britt Underwood	Loading... Can't say much that hasn't already been said, but I love seeing ethnic diversity, even in a fantasy setting. Zachariah Campbell replies: "Even apart from the costume, I wanted her to look very middle-eastern... the traditional saxon-celtic style of fantasy gets old sometimes. "
8 Nov 2002	Stanton F. Fink	Loading... I take it you've heard of the Jannisarries? Zachariah Campbell replies: "Janissaries? Rings a bell, but no... who are they?"
17 Apr 2003	Jonathan Odie Daye	Loading... This is well done too. It looks like somthing right out of a movie. (To tell you the truth i like your ideas, and work more than i like the guy who did E-on Flux) I really hope to see your work published. Its definitly worth it. Zachariah Campbell replies: "Heh. Maybe someday. That would be cool. Also, I'm glad that you got a cinematic feeling from this piece... I used the rectangular framing deliberately to create a kind of "movie" look. Originally, I even had the black "letterbox" bars, but the moderators asked me to remove them because they were "unnecessary". I probably could have argued the point, but why bother... it just means I could post this larger, with more detail. "
29 Dec 2004	Julie R. Kowalski	Loading... Like this style of yers with the sepia kind of feel....Love the lines and feeling in this one...great job! Zachariah Campbell replies: "In this case, the sepia palette was more intended to convey a sort of desert storm atmosphere, but I DO tend to use those sepia backgrounds and stuff a lot. Sometimes I feel that I may be using it too much, but folks seem to like it, and so do I. Thanks!"
13 Jan 2006	The Nameless Namer	Loading... Oops, she has a name. Don't mind me, I'm a smidgeon scatter-brained right now...need sleep...-_-
13 Jan 2006	The Nameless Namer	Loading... Wow, I love this...gotta love Midde Eastern female paladins! ^_^ I remember coming up with a fantasy story about a Middle Eastern-based culture in a religious war with two other cultures. (I was watching way to much "Kingdom of Heaven" at the time. O.o) Anywho, she looks like one of the women warriors I had in mind. Does she have a name?
7 Aug 2006	Fae	Loading... koool
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