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It's time for another piece from my archives to be re-scanned, remastered and generally spruced-up for presentation here on DA, and this time it's an image of an orcy nature. Yay!

Originally doodled in 2004, as a gift for toppingly talented arty fellow DaBoz (whose nifty work is on display over here ), this illo features his character Raguk (the hairy one) preparing to help get rid of a pesky insect for the benefit of Rab, an orc who'll be familiar to anyone who used to frequent Crazy Lizard Studios.

For the unfamiliar, Rab Glaschweg (to use his full name) is a highland orc whose general demeanour is one of wild-eyed snorting belligerence. It's a bit of an act, though – beneath the surface he's a thoughtful, learned individual with a talent for painting and a love of reading, but he feels compelled to play up the whole What-Are-You-Lookin'-At?-(Headbutt) thing in public because there aren't many highland orcs left in the world, and the world at large expects them to be loud, angry and inclined to nut adversity right between the eyes (or so he thinks). It should be noted, however, that it doesn't take much to provoke genuine crossness from Rab, and being whacked across the back of the head with a bit of old tree is exactly the sort of thing that can inspire irritability. Raguk, meanwhile, is a well-meaning and helpful chap with a regrettably unsubtle approach to problem-solving. Nurse, the screens!

This one was made with the standard mixture of ink for the outlines and pencils for the colours, and I've modified the speech bubble with digital text; the original lettering was done by hand, but the spacing was a bit iffy (and it needed more words). I'm especially pleased with the lighting effects here, and with the backdrop as a whole – I hadn't previously tried to draw scenery using only coloured pencils, and I reckon it turned out quite smartly for a first attempt.

Raguk, as mentioned previously, is the cunning creation of DaBoz. Copyright infringers will be swatted with extreme prejudice.

Description
It's time for another piece from my archives to be re-scanned, remastered and generally spruced-up for presentation here on DA, and this time it's an image of an orcy nature. Yay!

Originally doodled in 2004, as a gift for toppingly talented arty fellow DaBoz (whose nifty work is on display over here ), this illo features his character Raguk (the hairy one) preparing to help get rid of a pesky insect for the benefit of Rab, an orc who'll be familiar to anyone who used to frequent Crazy Lizard Studios.

For the unfamiliar, Rab Glaschweg (to use his full name) is a highland orc whose general demeanour is one of wild-eyed snorting belligerence. It's a bit of an act, though – beneath the surface he's a thoughtful, learned individual with a talent for painting and a love of reading, but he feels compelled to play up the whole What-Are-You-Lookin'-At?-(Headbutt) thing in public because there aren't many highland orcs left in the world, and the world at large expects them to be loud, angry and inclined to nut adversity right between the eyes (or so he thinks). It should be noted, however, that it doesn't take much to provoke genuine crossness from Rab, and being whacked across the back of the head with a bit of old tree is exactly the sort of thing that can inspire irritability. Raguk, meanwhile, is a well-meaning and helpful chap with a regrettably unsubtle approach to problem-solving. Nurse, the screens!

This one was made with the standard mixture of ink for the outlines and pencils for the colours, and I've modified the speech bubble with digital text; the original lettering was done by hand, but the spacing was a bit iffy (and it needed more words). I'm especially pleased with the lighting effects here, and with the backdrop as a whole – I hadn't previously tried to draw scenery using only coloured pencils, and I reckon it turned out quite smartly for a first attempt.

Raguk, as mentioned previously, is the cunning creation of DaBoz. Copyright infringers will be swatted with extreme prejudice.