Lair of the White Widow - giclee print

She’s not even a character from Krull, so perhaps she’s the daughter and this is a poster for the sequel? Or possibly I just ripped off the glaive because it looks so damn cool…

#1 release version

The release version is so dark that you can't see all the detail the piece has. I don't mind sacrificing it for drama, even though it is a shame... At any rate, you can see more of it in the rough sketch

Carol DM says:

March 30, 2018 at 5:42 pm

I like the illumination on this one. And the darkness highlights the face even more.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 31, 2018 at 1:13 am
  
  Contrast is key; want to make something bright? Add light to it. Want to make it even brighter? Make everything around it darker…
  
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Carol DM says:

March 31, 2018 at 1:48 am

Yes, I have learned this from spotlighting some of my flower photos. Thanks Alex.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 31, 2018 at 1:57 am
  
  No problem, I could tell from your comment you already knew that trick
Alex Ledante says:

April 7, 2018 at 2:58 am

How kind of you to say

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  April 9, 2018 at 4:12 am
  
  Most of my work from this period was really just experiments in light on form…
  
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#2 statue render

note the entirely different wardrobe and background; I had the right idea but I wasn't working for me just yet

Carol DM says:

March 30, 2018 at 5:43 pm

Nice background details here but I like the darkness better.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 31, 2018 at 1:14 am
  
  This was an entirely different direction that I totally discarded later, in favor of the release version…
  
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Carol DM says:

March 31, 2018 at 1:47 am

Seems I cannot reply to anyone, oh well.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 31, 2018 at 1:59 am
  
  Which is a shame, because I for one want to hear what you have to say
Alex Ledante says:

April 7, 2018 at 2:59 am

I have a version like that, but it lacks the visual impact of this version

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  April 9, 2018 at 4:12 am
  
  I’d have posted it here but for some reason I didn’t
  
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#3 rough sketch

as promised, all the loving detail is here...

Carol DM says:

March 31, 2018 at 1:52 am

Oh well, you always make the right choices.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 31, 2018 at 2:00 am
  
  Eventually, perhaps. There are long periods of troubling doubt which you don’t see…
  
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Carol DM says:

March 31, 2018 at 2:03 am

…. and that is part of being an excellent artist I assume.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 31, 2018 at 2:10 am
  
  It is certainly a part of my process, but I don’t know how essential it is. I wouldn’t mind skipping that part…
  
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Alex Ledante says:

April 7, 2018 at 2:59 am

it’s not a tool, it is the glaive

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  April 9, 2018 at 4:13 am
  
  I don’t know if they translated that name in the dubbed versions, I only ever saw it in English…
  
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#4 banner graphic

Look familiar?

Deepizzaguy says:

March 30, 2018 at 6:04 am

You have a point there about the eye contact.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 31, 2018 at 1:52 am
  
  I don’t make rules just so I can break them, but some rules are meant to be broken…
Deepizzaguy says:

March 31, 2018 at 6:28 am

I see your viewpoint.

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Alex Ledante says:

April 7, 2018 at 3:00 am

every now and again, I can pull off cropping in that aspect ratio

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  April 9, 2018 at 4:15 am
  
  It wasn’t my idea, I really hated that format
  
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Carol DM says:

March 30, 2018 at 5:44 pm

I am so glad you shared this one, as all of your work Alex.
Deepizzaguy says:

March 29, 2018 at 6:28 am

These characters that you create are just wonderful.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 30, 2018 at 4:27 am
  
  Thanks. My characters keep an old insomniac company through the lonely hours of the night…
MommyofEli2013 says:

March 28, 2018 at 12:40 am

Very interesting and great work….thank you for sharing!

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 28, 2018 at 3:36 am
  
  I was thinking about movie posters
  
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LaJenna says:

March 27, 2018 at 9:58 pm

Wow sums them all up. Great job!

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 28, 2018 at 3:38 am
  
  I did this back before Virily even existed, but never shared it because I didn’t think anyone would like it. Boy, was I wrong
Robin Biznis says:

March 27, 2018 at 4:09 pm

A very dangerous girl, the drawings are well done.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 28, 2018 at 3:44 am
  
  All my models do their own stunts
Pamela Moresby says:

March 27, 2018 at 10:31 am

Interesting art work, I don’t know how you do it, but they are great images.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 28, 2018 at 3:45 am
  
  Muchos anos, my dear. Muchos anos…
  
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Lair of the White Widow – giclee print

#1 release version

#2 statue render

#3 rough sketch

#4 banner graphic

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Written by Alex Ledante

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Technique Study – POC

Oni Goroshi – release version

Windswept Thumb – WIP

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Lancer – WIP

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