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Look at the Orc.

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By far the largest reference folder of all the monsters. Orcs, in my opinion, are the most popular monster in the fantasy genre, so I used many resources versions of what an orc should be. He's pretty bulky like the orcs in Warhammer, but if any monsters took steriods, it'd be the war-obsessed orcs. Chainmail is a chore to draw. I purposefully made him wear the chainmail incorrectly, as an orc might be too stupid to know the rows should lay horizontally to efficiently distribute the impact of a blow.
I have been dissatisfied with my lighting for all of the past monsters, so I tried to go about it differently on this one.

Influences: as usual my two most important resources for the monster is Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons. Secondary to those for the Orc is Warcraft and Warhammer. My personal favorite influence is Stan Nicholls' Orcs novels.

Tolkien orc traits used: long-armed, filthy, bow-legged, and sallow-skinned.

390 x 390 pixels. Since the game required this to be small, that's the largest I can provide.
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KarakNornClansman's avatar
Very nice Orc concept. Orcish to the core. Deftly shaded and coloured, too! With neat detailwork and a brutish impression overall.

Besides, have you ever heard of Warhammer Fantasy's spiritual successor? i.imgur.com/dlmQkB6.jpg