Rift: Jaive

So, I got a free 7-day trial of Rift to try out while the LotRO servers are down for the move to Turbine. My computer is barely able to run Rift (all the graphics and everything are at their lowest setting - I miss out on all the pretty eyecandy D:) but at least I can sort of get a feel for what kind of game it is.

I'm enjoying it very much so far, but I doubt I'll continue playing it after the 7 days is over. At the moment, I don't have time for another online game and I lack the funds to pay a monthly fee every single month for something that I'd play only occasionally alongside LotRO. Still, I like the types of races and classes they have (even if the character creation is somewhat lacking in appearance possibilities) and I've had tons of fun playing my Defiant rogue and my Guardian cleric.

Here's a speedpaint I did of my cleric, a dwarf lady in the prime of her years who specializes in heavy-duty Inquisition. She has serious issues about her height (smallest possible) and is over-zealous in her pursuit of what she deems justice and righteousness.


I will most likely do a speedpaint of my rogue at some point as well, since the character designs in Rift are awesome fun.

First post

Oh yay!

I decided to switch over to Blogger from the Wordpress sketchblog I have on my personal site. Firstly, because Blogger provides an easier way of stalking other people, and second... well, because everyone else seems to be here too. It's like THE sketchblog provider for artists, and I've never been one to stand in the way of progress.

Anyhow, here's my first art post for this new blog:


It's a Sylvari Guardian concept for the weekly art challenge over at GW2Guru. I know that sylvari are more childlike and reedy, but I wanted to draw a buff male sylvari warrior complete with a beard and root-hair as a counter to all the beautiful females other artists were drawing.
I did this as a speedpaint, since neither sylvari nor guardian really appeal to me. Norn and rangers are more my thing. :P