I entirely agree with that last post on Byzanti and about how appeal works
But you make a Sefice example and my mind is rotating that concept like a mug in a microwave and I... just... would love to ask you pretty pretty please (with a cherry on top for good mesure) for an example?
Yeah of course, let me just whip up a fancomic real quick- :D
I think my favourite things about the Lyphos v Wulfen fight was Bethael and Byzanti cheering on their battle brother. We love a warband that supports getting over their trauma through violence.
EVERYTHING went wrong for Lyphos almost immediately! I'm so glad he clutched it, because oh my god, his trauma really almost got the best of him! But yes, if there is one thing that unites space marines across chapters, it's state-sanctioned violence! :D
If we shipping some people like, what about the emperor and malcador?
First meeting! :D
Remind me, they met during the reconquest of Terra, correct? Enemies to lovers my beloved. XD
(Also a little nod to my idea of Sigillites being story-weavers : If you DO manage to catch a sigillite, you better muzzle that threat and make sure they don't have any way to narrate anything. Otherwise your walls might crumble from a random stroke of bad luck! ;) It would have been foreshadowed to the audience of course, but it will still be a surprise!)
In regard to the Wings of Dawn being shocked by waste, what do they think about the Imperial Guard strategy of choking the enemy’s guns with the corpses of entire regiments?
“We aren’t clearing this minefield, just march across arm in arm and let nature take its course. Don’t worry about the machine gunners on the other side; they’ll run out of ammo before we run out of soldiers.”
You would be surprised about the amount of stuff (and people) you can get if you apply a bit of effort into saving them from the meatgrinder! :D One of Naël's favorite form of recruitment : "Oh, you're all doomed? How about this : we adopt whoever survives! :D So focus on surviving, okay? :D"
But that is further down the line, once the Huskborn see how the Imperium is. And have a moment of needing to hug their baselines. XD Lives were so sacred on the Husk that it drives them CRAZY to see humans sent to die!
My god this guy was THE loner of the Primarchs. Even Jaghatai and Perturabo had friends! Who did Mortarion even get attached to? Nobody! Lonely-ass moth! Make friends with the snarky bird! It will be good for you! XD
How do you think the main crew of WH:ACO would react is Yvgeny got kidnapped/taken hostage from right under their noses? (Especially if imperium)
... Sorry, you say Imperium, meanwhile I am sitting here hearing Silver-Tongue's voice in my head...
The Dark Apostle, Zol Ananke.
How do we know he didn't go to said planet to try to find Yvgeny, and when he couldn't he razed the space port? All I'm saying is that with patience, second chances are afforded by the powers that be, to those with faith... ;)
(Designed shamelessly ripped off of @apparently-satan-s-daughter with permission, from her animation of an anime intro to WH:ACO! :D I might have added some more Wordbearer details, because I am CONVINCED that this guy is one of Lorgar's sons!)
As for how the chaos gang would react? Poorly. It was personal before, but now it's personal.
hey there, big fan of your Warhams fanart! honestly impressive that you managed to make Byzanti, a guy whose head is a smooth bowling ball with a speaker glued to it, look sexy
Thank you! :D Let me rant about sexiness for a minute, as observed by an ace artist.
Being a pretty boy is not enough to be sexy. You need to have the attitude to go with it!
As an artist I do have a few tricks for that. The expression is important, especially the line of sight. The intensity of the moment needs to be highlighted, showed and felt (often with a close-up) : you know how when someone gets close, your focus narrows to the specific feeling of the proximity? Good or bad? This is what I am trying to capture with closer details. This sensation of the world narrowing down to just that touch, just that proximity, the drawing circles around it!
Of course, that type of attitude doesn't suit everyone. Hell, Sefice would not pull it off! But his brand of sexiness is the quiet, powerful looming figure with a deep, kind voice. The way to make HIM sexy would be to play to the appeal of his type : size difference, caring touch, quiet intimate gestures like forehead touches and stuff ; or the subversion of that, with him imposing himself as a more controlling presence in small doses, holding his partner back and showing his immovability and a bit of the dangerous control that goes with it. Anyways. XD
With Bizanti it's easy, as a Slaaneshi his entire bread and butter is to pull reactions from people. Proximity, touch, words said so softly they tickle the ear, and a flamboyant attitude impossible to miss. But, importantly, there is contrast with Bizanti! The difference between the moments he is self-absorbed and the almost hunting attitude he gets when he focuses on someone else makes the shift a lot more visible, and the mood shift IS a part of the sexiness! It is the intensity of the gaze and attention! Speaker is very good with conveying that with his voice alone.
So yeah. He is an Emperor's Child, he does not look good classically speaking, not like a Blood Angel would. But he struts and he flicks his hands about when he speaks, and he has undeniable gravity in his presentation. And capturing THAT sexiness is what I'm trying to do! :D
Find what type a character is, what is sexy about this type, and focus on that, and you can make even a deeply inhuman astartes attractive! ;D We don't need flowing hair and a pretty nose, or even lips or eyes really! As long as it is clear what their expression or line of sight is, all that matters is that we feel the THIRST! Artists, be unwell! Be unashamed! Draw what makes YOU feel hot while you are drawing it! XD (before the puzzle-solving part of the whole artistic process kicks in at least ; and then we are all slaves to the art and horniness can wait until this DAMN ARM GOES WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO GODDAMNIT-)
