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Female Orc Defender WIP2

Been busy with work and part time teaching gig.  However did little work on her tonight.  ArtRage Pro on Mac Mini (with Wacom Pen).  I really want the eyes to show desperation and rage.

WIP2 

Female Orc WIP1

Been very busy with work and part-time teaching; so its been slow going on drawing and painting.  However I have been finding time at lunch to get turn the iPad from work into play mode and keep on this piece.

I added first paint layer also tried to set a tone for the lighten and a draft background (village on fire).

Orc Female WIP1

I may move this to the Mac to keep on working.

Next Painting - Female Orc

Figured I try my hand at a female orc.  I though of one defending her homestead with a spear.  Don't have a background however may do a burning hut to help tell the story.  The background fire will make good back lighting.  I may tweak the eyes and mouth for more ferocity when I paint.

Did up a sketch on the iPad..

Female Orc Sketch

They be Orcs!

Ran across this series little bit ago and was very intrigued. I was waiting for some reviews and the audio books and the CDs to hit the local library. Now with three audio books out on Audible.com that had, in my opinion, good looking reviews. No idea when library will get the CDs; I re-uped my Audible subscription to and got the first in the series.

Audible Book

I'm a few chapters in; love it so far. Narrator, John Lee, sounds great. and it’s the kind of fantasy fest I love.  And its about ORCS!    

The author Stan Nicholls has web site for all his work. Here is a link to his Orcs page.

I love to do a cover art for him. Stan .. need some cover art?