The Two Bladed Elf, Kyoung-min Cho (2D)

[Rubberduckie]

Holeeee Cow! this is great stuff! love the detail n colors!!! nuthing much to crit about really.....its very cool! 4 stars from me....wheee...first reply!

[nekro]

this is amazing, love the pose! :bounce:

[Dai-J-To]

Great picture!:thumbsup:
Good flow in the character en nice shading!!

She looks a bit manly in her face though... I think the nose is a little bit to big and to sharp...
But then again she is a warrior... so she should be a bit manly :)

[SpaceTik]

Wow! that looks awsom!!! just beautiful... looks like she's about to give herself 1 hell of a haircut.. :)

[robytom]

I hope you work as illustrator since a lot of years, because I've started now to try to work in this field and I'm a little discouraged...I love your work, and I hope to reach your results!!!
Congratulations

[Karlapet]

Beautiful and elegant.:thumbsup:

[theswardsman]

This picture is wery well done, my main critique is that were she actually to go into battle, she would be defenceless. Without armor as soon as she swung one of her swords she sould leave exposed flesh on her sides and any good swordmaster would kill her quickly. Also, her hait would probly make her trip. However from a purly artistic standpoint very well done, i like the play on light and shadow

[noelt]

I love the background design, i've been thinking of doing something with an all black background but more of a velvet cheap elvis picture kind of vibe, good job. Love the hair flow, that's the biggest thing about this..... the HAIR. 3 stars :thumbsup:

[Oliver3D]

Yes very elegant. Front page work:thumbsup:

[bolchover]

well executed, stylish and very dynamic! I agree that the face is rather manly - the nose too sharp perhaps; her breast looks like she's had implants (ie it has form but doesn't seem to have natural weight); and she has pretty big feet! anyway, I still think it's good :)

[lv-88]

intressting pose, nice overall :)

[Artie]

Simply - great work! :)

[sula_nebouxi]

Very nice, I love the detail(I'm a sucker for detail :D) The figure is great but I would have liked some kind of environment for her to be in. But anyways good job :)

Oh and theswardsman, armor is overrated :wise: hehe. Seriously though, historically around the 15th century, plate armor became pretty useless with the introduction of thrusting weapons. There wasn't much point to wearing it since it could easily be bypassed. So they just stopped using it and focused more on ability to fight.

[parshan]

nice work!
although the arms look a bit stiff and the hair is (as above mentioned) a bit long, the overall details are amazing:)
wonder how much time it takes too finish one like this?

[MKStudios]

Beautiful piece! I love the details and design of the armor.

Simply stunning!

[estevez]

Amazing pose and excellent textures and light. Congratulations !

[ervine]

Oh shucks!! This looks wonderful!!! Great work!

[Leesee]

Really beautiful work.:thumbsup:

[virus82]

Simply Amazing !!! http://www.cgtalk.com/images/icons/icon13.gif
You rock Man :buttrock:

[theswardsman]

Oh and theswardsman, armor is overrated :wise: hehe. Seriously though, historically around the 15th century, plate armor became pretty useless with the introduction of thrusting weapons. There wasn't much point to wearing it since it could easily be bypassed. So they just stopped using it and focused more on ability to fight.I wasnt talking about plate armor, thats to heavy to realy be used effectifly on foot. However, if you've ever fought with a sword you must realise that exposed flesh in a fighter never ends well. Maybe a little chain mail, or studded leather would do nicely to keep her intact, again good picture great overall composition.

[Luke Mrozek]

How do I find it, You ask....hmmm... SUPERB,BREATHTAKING,MARVELOUS...too start!

Its wonderful, my friend. I love Your style and technique, would love even more if I could see Your work in progress...

POST MORE!!!

[Luke Mrozek]

One more thing, do You have some webpage that I could visit to see other images of Yours?

[MiguelSilva]

OHH MY GOD!!! Im in love.
Great job, love the detail :thumbsup:

[jfalconer]

Awesome. Thanks for posting!

[kyoung-min Cho]

hm...
I'm sorry that I don't have enough English proficiency to reply to your questions.

Still my homepage is not yet opened.
It will be opened soon, and I'll add an url later on.
I'll try to add other pictures later on.

thanks~

[Teyon]

Great work but her arms are really coming off as stiff.

As for the armor thing...it's fantasy gang. FANTASY, as in make-believe, as in not real, as in no one could kill her because she doesn't exist beyond this painting. I could agree with the points about her gear if this were some historical piece, depicting real world characters and people but it's not, so a little room for artistic license should be allowed.

[byanfu]

Wow, very dramatic pose. I almost didn’t click on the link because of the thumbnail, I’m glad I did.

[Dimagery]

...Excellent painting...
Being new to these forums myself i was very pleased to see such a painting in my first viewing..very gracful pose, excellent colour usage and a good job done on the hair...

Nice work

[Lilie]

Stunning work here. Love the movement, the details and the colors you chose, nothing too saturated or "bright". I particulary like her boots with the small pate armor on the front, not sure really why but that is probably the part i like the best. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. :)

[kyoung-min Cho]

Thank you for concerned about my paint.

I've seen lots of good work here and I wish all of you a nice day! Thanks!

[Kadastrophic]

WOW!! I love the hair

[sideffect]

superb tehnic, fine art, good lightning. Althugh I'm not fon of exxaggerations (fantasy is full of it) like hair and too long swords, i must say that you know your work.
very good.

[Piledriver2004]

Very good work! I like the detail in the artwork.

[J-CoM]

The beauty of this work aside, I've gone into battle with a thong and 10ft hair before and it's not easy! :)

The swords are really neat too. The only thing I would change about your painting is the size of the swords, they seem a tad too hefty dispite their elegant design.

But, wow, nice :applause:

[PLATE]

Lightning is acurate, did you did it with or without a model?

[Simon-Prime]

Very elegant pose & lighting. Well done!

[daprolific]

Great attention to detail...very good work.http://www.cgtalk.com/images/icons/icon13.gif Do you have any more to share?

[Derrie]

Cool, a really hot chick with swords. And the details are excellent. Good work!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::scream:

[Derrie]

Ooo, she's an Elf? Lol, i just realised that. Woo hoo!! :love:

[liuqiang]

Glory of Asia！:beer:

[Nomad]

Fantastic work :thumbsup: I want a poster :bounce:

[valkyria]

looks great, I really like the character design as well, not to mention the cool pose, light, etc

[Invid]

my main critique is that were she actually to go into battle, she would be defenceless. Without armor as soon as she swung one of her swords she sould leave exposed flesh on her sides and any good swordmaster would kill her quickly.
If you're damn good you don't need any armor :D Elves supposedly are excellent hand to hand and melee experts so I doubt she would get hit unless she was inundated in which case armor would be futile anyway.

[kyoung-min Cho]

I wish all of you a nice day!

[Noldomire]

I admire your technique, I wish I could make pictures like that.

Just one thing bothers me about works like this. (Please, compare http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=182690). People tend to show the beauty of a character by exposing her breast and back. Look at those models - the thing that attracts attention mainly are boobs and an ass. Why can't the warrior make us respect her by some awesome armour? Why not some inspired face expression or a warrior's rage? No, instead of an elf we just got some chick with a few elvish features around her - the sword, scant cloths.

I'm aware of the fact, that the market pressure is to produce things that reach our lower instincts to attract easily. But I'd like to see such talented artists doing something really heart and mind clutching, not only visually pleasing. I believe you can do that.

Still, the picture is really great. Wish you all the best in your artistic development.

[Common Terry]

Beautiful piece!

The comment about giving herself a major haircut as soon as she uses those swords was very funny but it's so beautifully designed I don't care. The hair makes it!

[Radacci]

oh my dear god, that's the coolest thing i've ever seen.
i'd like to see her in some videogame or some such :)
she's the perfect candidate

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

My jaw just dropped to the floor............fantastic work! :cool:

[AtomicDesign]

uff this art rocks.. very good work

best regards,
aTom

[fcasas]

It is truly an awesome image. What I would like to know is about the process to create
such a beatiful image.

[BohemianChaos]

utterly gorgeous. please post more when you get the chance:thumbsup:

[Logan769]

that is a really cool! "Wow" that is a defiant award winning picture. I especially like how you did her armor and her swords.

[Rafael_Raf]

.....Very nice.......http://cgtalk.com/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

[Demalii]

gorgeous image dude!

[NOOB!]

I admire your technique, I wish I could make pictures like that.

Just one thing bothers me about works like this. (Please, compare http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=182690). People tend to show the beauty of a character by exposing her breast and back. Look at those models - the thing that attracts attention mainly are boobs and an ass. Why can't the warrior make us respect her by some awesome armour? Why not some inspired face expression or a warrior's rage? No, instead of an elf we just got some chick with a few elvish features around her - the sword, scant cloths.

I'm aware of the fact, that the market pressure is to produce things that reach our lower instincts to attract easily. But I'd like to see such talented artists doing something really heart and mind clutching, not only visually pleasing. I believe you can do that.

Still, the picture is really great. Wish you all the best in your artistic development.

lol i doubt anyone is gunna take that into there work.its just the way it is.

[eyextra]

Great Job,hope you will post more your work here :thumbsup:

[Distoring Visions]

Kick ass. It's like omgwtf cool. :thumbsup:

[Tidus_44]

wow ..... nuff said

[Jamu]

great job... :applause:

[Jason Park]

Wow!!! This is one of the best illustrations I've seen recently! Simple, yet powerful pose! I like the dark background, it goes very well with the figure.

Fantastic! :)

[Cityboy]

Hello Cho. This is absolutely stunning. I wish your concepts could be put in animation. Or maybe you have done that already. If so I would love to see it.

[Lanius]

I personally feel that the reason this piece is so powerful is because of the lack of a background. It forces focus on the character itself and man, wat a character!

Seeing this is high fantasy, i feel it matters not that the armour is near non-exisitant nor does it matter that her hair is way too long (nor fer that matter, her headlights are waay to big :D).

The only thing that bothers me is this is a typical elf common to Korean/Japanese (and has recently been adopted by the west. see World of Warcraft) concept, armour, looks and all (ears!). Nonetheless, i am a BIG fan of said genre.

Aside from that, the posture is excellent, the detail is there and the technique is incredible. Good work!

[ladyannika]

Great job on the image and the Hair is wonderful!

[sam4grafix]

OH MY GOD!!! ur too good!!
I luv hairs!! :thumbsup: Keep it up.. UR DOIN EXCELLANT

[Kessen84]

I love this picture of the Elf you captured the essance of Elvin beauty . I would like to see a bigger version so I can see the face better. I would also like to see more of your work.

[Flabber]

Very nice :)
I like what you did on the blades (oh, and her figure is nice too, lol!)

- Joram

[tiowang]

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Title: The Two Bladed Elf
Name: Kyoung-min Cho
Country: Korea (South)
Software: Painter, Photoshop

hi
My name is kyoung-min Cho and I'm an illustrator and concept artist from South Korea.

I've seen lots of good work here, but this is the first time I'm posting a work of my own: this is the picture of a female elf warrior holding two swords.

Please do tell me how you find it, and I wish all of you a nice day!
Thanks![/QUOTE]

[Necris]

man, im in love ... :love:

GOD, its beautiful, incredible ... damn, im speechelss, all i can say is :buttrock:

[DL-]

Very nice. The hair is...... extensive, I suppose the word is. Being an author & poet I am very fond of character drawings, and this one has a lot of feeling to it. Nice detail, as well - it draws you in. As previously said, she would last approximately .000000000000000000001 seconds in battle, but looking at this as art for arts sake, it's gorgeous. I would suggest - I know a lot of artists don't do this, but remember, I'm not an artist, so I won't be suggesting stuff you neccesarily want to listen to - using her again, somewhere else. Perhaps... she looks like the friend of a leader, kind of. A bodygaurd, if you will; someone wise who has the power to influence big stuff. Maybe... I don't know, I almost want to borrow her just to write about her.... hehe :).

[Bamboo_Prince]

Very nice work my friend, I agree any bg would have detracted from the power of the chracter, keep 'em comin'.

For those concerned on the hair, the swords, etc:

She's a Drow Elf, as any D&D player worth their salt can tell you. The Drow are an outcast race of elves, split off from all others during a schism between Corellon Larethian and the other good Elven gods and his ex-wife Lolth, chief deity of the Drow pantheon. Drow society is matriarchal, with the noble houses being ruled by Matron Mothers. The female Drow are stronger, larger and more intelligent than the males. Like all elves Drow are fast and agile warriors adept at dual-weapon wielding, unlike other elves, they are masters of wielding two weapons of equal length.

Geek Mode disengaged:)

[Goldenavatar]

It must take her forever to wash all that hair.

[Eternally Mine]

I just wanted to say that for your very first upload here, its fantastic and awe inspiring. I am definately going to keep an eye open for more of your art images. :)

Tamar

[Mefisto]

BEAUTIFUL !!! This is love from first view!!! :love: Excellent work!!! :applause:

[Pixelcritter]

Amazing piece. Just one crit. Her armour in most places seems very flat as if it were painted onto her skin, it doesnt seem to sit on her but as if its tattoed on her skin.

BUt other than that, its great.

[ghosty9]

mindblowing image

love the detail.

[TiCool]

Well, lets be straight forward...my first reaction when I saw this photo was "WOW!!!":thumbsup::bounce:

[onlooker]

This is one of my favorite pieces ever, and I just saw it now. :thumbsup:

[fani]

looks awsom!!! just beautiful

[Rambar]

I belive This is one of the most beautiful warrior i have ever see, Congratulations, It's a pice Worth of Weta Concept art, love the armature design and the hair gives it a very nice dynamic to the pose the soft light and colors against the black background are very contrasting and lifts the illustration, Great piece of work Congratulations :applause: :drool: :thumbsup:

[seliquist]

you did a nice job allowing the hair to direct the viewer through the image. its a good vingette. however, if you would have pushed the gold trim on the clothes a little further and made it a little more chromatic, you could achieve a little more with your direction and accentuate some other areas that don't contrast the black background as much as others. but that's my opinion. job well done soldier.

[fuku6110]

is 100 stars allowed?
:buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock: :love: :deal:

[Bruna]

Perfect, perfect!

[lonewarior]

Your illustation is amazing from pose to shadow and atmosphere. I wish I could be as good as you. Kudos

[CGadrian]

Wow !

excellent work !
5 stars from me !

[hayalperest]

beautiful women, good job..:)

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