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Here's some more Halo work Ive had the pleasure of working on for Bungie.

I figure its pretty safe to post this low res versions since its been on the internet for months.



This particular piece was for a christmas charity auction for Child's Play which is just a kick-ass charity founded by Penny Arcade, you can find out all about it here: [link]

You can also check out the actual charity event photos here if you like [link]

This one was a beast for several reasons and it didnt have to be, but I made it hard on myself because I couldnt get my ego out of the way and as a result I delivered something that could have been better. Hopefully you guys can learn from my folly.
As I mentioned I hate using paintovers for a lot of reasons and decided that id not use any on this, so I started with the tank in the back and finished it moving toward camera.
That was a big mistake and I wasted valuable time trying to get the tank right at that difficult angle and without a lot of the visual hallmarks that give it its distinguished profile and silhouette.
I should have been smart and used a paintover but I chose the asshole "ooOOoohhh look at me" route.

Dont do that, be smart and professional. Client 1st, ego 2nd.

I decided to smarten up and use a paintover for the gun, but as a result of wasting so much time the additional soldiers in the background suffered and came out sloppier than I would have liked.

Hopefully my blabbering with give some of you something useful to take with you.

I hope you enjoy it guys and gals, take care of yourselves!
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~Medjugore Apr 18, 2012  New member
Pretty combat scenery, especially Mickley how deals very well!
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~hessyes76 Apr 3, 2012
Well, it's still a successful design because the major focus is the ODST soldier in the front. There may be some minor alterations that would have improved it but it still delivers. Excellent piece.

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~anonymoosemouse Mar 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
1 point

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Mood: Amazed ~HaloFanMan Mar 12, 2012  New member
Truly amazing! I love playing ODST and this picture captures the opening battle as Mickey perfectly.

"Hey, where's the fighting at?" -Mickey

"Take a guess, genius!" -random marine
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~MisterScourge Mar 12, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Not exactly a fan of Halo nor a player of the game but this image surely blew my head off.
Nice one with the work, sir.

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~Rakyr Feb 21, 2012
Awesome war scene!

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~MadLittleMods Feb 17, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Very cool scene. Love the lighting on the front odst and scorpion in the back.

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~GoldLeader27 Feb 15, 2012
This is simply AMAZING! The colors are so vivid (is that a rocket launcher on Mickey's back)? This looks like it came straight from Halo 3: ODST with your style. Great idea to do it for charity! My one suggestion would be to make the Scorpion stand out just a little more (it blends in with the background a little). I love all the details that you put into the piece. Great work!
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~MOXANDNUNZA Feb 8, 2012
lol mickey is my fav ODST ;)

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~tomsgirl8586 Feb 5, 2012  Student Filmographer
Epic piece! Nicely done!

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