Oasis Outpost (for lwperkins) by alessimarco
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
The far eastern edge of the Sunerian kingdom is a vast desert, barren except for several precious oases. At these oases the king has posted sentinels to guard the borders of the kingdom and the very valuable water found there. This sentinel is on his guard as strangers approach...one hand at ready on his sword, the other ready to work magic. For with a wave of his hand, the seemingly inanimate scorpions at his feet magically transform into clawing, stinging death for any trespassers or water thieves....
Larger image is more crisp...ZOOM!
My thanks to Lynn (lwperkins) for giving me the opportunity to experiment with her new textures for prae's Euros outfit, Glorious Euros. The idea for this image actually came from one of the textures called Sun King, but I ended up using the Purple Reign texture because the color really popped in this scene.
Thanks also to my friend rogue29730 who tipped me off on masked layers for postwork in Photoshop. It sure makes postworking easier and more fun....there are nine masked layers in this image. Merci beaucoup, mon ami!
Thanks to all of you for the look and your comments! I appreciate you all!
Previously "To Stare a Nightmare in the Eye" (violence advisory):

Items used in this image from DAZ: Noggins - Scorpion Lisa's Botanicals - Palms Qain Hair - AprilYSH Qain Hair Textures - Maskim Xul
Items used in this image from DAZ: Noggins - Scorpion Lisa's Botanicals - Palms Qain Hair - AprilYSH Qain Hair Textures - Maskim Xul

Comments (170)
Nice one. Like the purple. & the desert! ;)
wow ! marco this is super man, lynn is going to flip. like his outfit and great use of the cool props, love his golden scorpions. well done as always my friend..
The outfit sure does pop! Love it. very intersting scene.
Excellent characters, poses, expression, clothing, textures, background, lighting and shadows.
Beautiful work Nice colours
Very nice work.
Original none Vue run-of-the-mill stuff! I am always careful with guys who can weave magic! Photoshop is a powerful tool.
Really nice temple you have there. Very well done.
ME ENCANTA..
Impressive character and scene, excellent tale, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great pic
Excellent
Great powerful and charming looking image, fabulous outfit, pose and setting, a great job again, loved it!
Grand image, fun story!!
Hey, really cool image. I like the splash of color in his clothing! Great job!
I wish I was as familiar with Photoshop as I am with Paintshop Pro XI, it's rather intimidating where PSPXI is a little more intuitive and user friendly but certainly not as powerful. Great looking image, I often do multiple layers with smoke FX and things like that or even motion blur on limbs when characters are firing weapons. Amazing how a few little things can really get an image to the next level, we certainly need to use all of them at our disposal... lol.
very cool image! love the gold scorpions!
Wow! Beautiful work! COOL too!!
Yeah, that has some snap to it! Cool looking scorpions too!
Super image Nice outfit and texture, love that big scorpion too.. well done!!
Awesome image!
I love the concept of the scorpions and a great scene for sure. That outfit is amazing.
This guy is so handsome... I really like his face! And that outfit is gorgeous, I would lose every fight with this warrior, because I would just stare either into his cute face, or on his awesome outfit... :D That purple color is truly amazing! Vashek
Wonderful scene Great setting and lighting
Terrific image, gorgeous colors and fantastic looking scorpions. Beautiful choice of backgrounds. Wonderful details in zoom mode. Dana
Excellent image.
very cool, wonderful scene
Magnificent art, Marco! Excellet attention to detail as always! your art is a treat for the eyes, my friend! Excellent postwork! Excellent artwork!
Lynn will love this. The bold colors and strong character, really makes the image pop!
Killer character and love his magical scorpions!