Target Practice

Even Link loves old-school Nintendo.

Link vs. Link

Remember when Link used to be an awesome scrappy little kid/elf?  For all the graphical improvements that have come over the years, the newer versions of Link's design have definitely gone backward a few steps.

New Topic: CYBORG

Fill in the blank:  Part ______, Part Machine.

Have fun!

The Wind... It is blowing.

The climax of Wind Waker is one I'll never forget. Traditionally your final showdown with Ganon pits you against a ferocious magic-infused beast, but this time Link found himself matching swords with the man himself. No magic, no transformations, no place to hide... just a David vs. Goliath sword fight to the death as a secluded aquatic world falls apart around you.

Fair Princess

After hammering out a few sketches of Link, I decided to go with Princess Zelda.

Couple of firsts here; first post to the Avalanche Art Blog and first stab at painting out my sketch lines. Neither were easy for me but I had fun and hope to do more of this in the days to come.

modern zelda in classic form

I really wanted to do a nice painting of an epic Zelda battle scene using all the newest evolution of characters with a full background, dynamic lighting and a complex composition but do it all in the old zelda style that we remember from the original.

"Hey! Listen! Hey!"

Link v25.1

Okay, well I'm new to the Avalanche blog, and not too excited that I'm posting first but what the heck.

I went with a "new" version of Link. I apologize to all the Zelda purists out there, but I'm a UI guy, so I go with what I like. It's a mix of Photoshop and Illustrator, and I'm now wishing I'd have stuck with all one or the other... perhaps there'll be a Link v25.2... but knowing me, don't count on it.

New Topic: THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

Since people should start having some free time again, we're getting back on the blog topic horse!  Nintendo celebrates Zelda's 25th anniversary this year, so it's a good time for a tribute topic (but feel free to interpret the topic differently if you wish).

Topic suggestion by Reed Hawker.

Extremely late ROCKSTAR entry

the front man of the holy trinity...................................

More late arriving angels

Better late than never...

maybe...

Angel.....

Howdy!

I know this is a little bit late. I don't really know what she is pointing at, or why she has a half-skull for a face, but here you go.

Christmas Throwdown

Look out, Santa! It's corporate greed!

Santa on Speed

I apologize for misreading the topic.


I spent maybe 3-5 minutes on this.

Round Santa, Square Hole

Timely Santa Humor!

He's making a list...

Santa Imposter

Don't trust anyone

Happy Santa

Spent about 1 hour on this guy.

Late Christmas Topic: SPEED SANTA

Thanks Joe for getting us to do something.

HAPPY THANKS GIVING ONE AND ALL!!!

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I woke up Monday and thought I want to do a nice Thanksgiving card... for Thanksgiving. This was what popped into mind. I made myself laugh... but I scared myself a little too.

Now if I can just catch a showing of Charley Brown Thanksgiving I'll be set.

Angel

Happy Halloween!!!

*I've had a crush on Sally ever since I first saw her on the silver screen
back in '93. She hasn't aged a bit. Because she's some sort of undead Raggedy Anne reanimated construct with autumn leaves for blood. And those sorts of people don't age the way you and I do.

Based on no one in particular.

If you believe that this image was based wholly or in part on your person, I apologize, and express that this is not the case.

Mr. Underbridge

Here is my troll a bit late as usual.

New Topic: ANGELS

Troll

Well, hopefully I won't be run outta town for posting 3d stuffs.....





Edit: Here's a link to a video of the sculpting and creation process I did in ZBrush if you guys want to watch. It's just a bit over 11 minutes.

Bowie's in Space!

Obviously (or maybe not so obviously), this isn’t a troll, but rather my super late submission for the Spaceman topic. It’s been about 99% done for the last six months and was about 75% done for six months before that. I’ve got half-a-dozen or so more Ava-blog paintings started and in various stages of completion, so maybe I’ll get another one finished in a year or two.

Troll Like Bunny

You Gotta Pay the Troll Toll

now with color

Trolly theTroll and the trolldame

a classic fairy tale of evil and much worser evil...

Something.... else

I've been thinking about trolls these past few weeks. Here's one thing i came up with.

"Nilbog! It's Goblin Spelled Backwards!"

If you've never seen the epic film Troll 2, you are missing out big time!

It's hard to get a date when you're a Troll

Friday drawing

This was done in the Friday figure drawing session maybe 3-4 weeks back. We were pretty surprised to see a real honest to goodness troll walk in. This was about an hour and 40 minutes done with my full range of pastels. Note, he does have a speedo on but it is hidden by his stomach.

In case you were curious, it was Brian Cutler who arraigned him into this distasteful pose, and you do NOT want to see the gesture poses.

The RoboTroll

Are you tired of humans crossing your rightfully commandeered bridge and laughing at your humble toll requests as they tower over you and swat you aside? The Unicorps of Grengineers announces rental and plan licensing of their new and indestructible* RoboTrolls to help you turn the tables and squeeze ever higher toll-revenues from the travelers entering your domain.

Our deluxe model, the n8-a04 is packed with features to get you up and running in no time. With our flexible partial-construction operation, you can build in stages and still get the coin you deserve. Lure travelers in with the illusion of an uninhabited bridge, while your RoboTroll hangs out of sight with folding legs and Strongrip hands (and/or hooks)! But still get a full picture of the situation with your RoboTroll’s telescoping neck and ClearCam Eye. Surprise them before they can escape with your RoboTroll’s spring-step quick moves and clearly demand your due with the built in ReelToll Meter. Shakedown the cheapskates with a fully articulated hand that can grab travelers of any size. And best of all, control your RoboTroll from a safe distance with the reinforced data & control cable bundle. Contact us today for a free on-site consultation!

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This is some render style exploration for my WIP short film, A Heavy Toll, for which you can see an animatic (no audio) here: http://www.nateallison.com/2010/06/new-leaf-new-project.html

Lonely Troll

Troll

Figured I'd finally contribute.