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Hey, thanks a lot.. Those are some huge compliments. When I look at the icon section my work is mediocre compared to some of the stuff!
I know you're a huge fan of trolls and was expecting a comment from you on my troll icon haha.
Hoping I don't get overwhelmed by requests, but I can do more troll icons when I find the time just let me know which models you require them for.

Hum! It seems I may have waited too long; you are indeed swamped! ;P

Well, I should first ask about your preferred workflow. I've noticed, so far, that you do the 'screenshot icon' thing (i.e. take a screenie of the model & then work off of it as a base making something new (& awexome)). Do you *need* to work that way, or can you do just straight-drawing? (e.g. if I don't have the (custom) model completed entirely).
Do you have certain preferences (races, creatures, mechs, etc)?
What's your favorite color?
Have you been here long?
How is the wine?
Shall we go back to my place, or yours?
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Oh I'm sorry, am I coming on too strong?

; )

Anyway, I ask because I've got a decent variety of things, and am curious about your take. I've got big multi-headed swamp dragons, I've got voodoo-animated dart-shooting constructs, I've got a giant raptorsaurus-riding warlord, monstrous dire trolls... We've got it all. xD (Buildings, too, in time; except IIRC Blizzard just took the easy way out & simply did straight-screenshots for icons for them. So maybe not).

But also, abilities. I haven't see you do any abilities/spells/etc; you keen on those?

Haha nahh I think I'm out of requests atm.
Well yeah I prefer working off of a screenshot base since it saves me time, I'm not worried about proving my "artistic skills" and my works credibility, I'm just trying to provide resources. I can make icons from scratch like I made the icon of Wtii, obviously it's style is a bit of a mismatch but that might also have to do with it being a portrait of a real person. I haven't done any other icons from scratch so I can guarantee I can pull off the style without a base, though I'm confident I could (since as you can tell changes I make are huge).. So it's kinda just matter of saving time, since I got a lot of non-warcraft related work to do, and I do this mostly for practice + to put my work in good use. I can work with non-complete model screenshot probably also, I removed a lot of details from my starting pictures a lot of the times anyway (ie nose,mouth,eyes)
I don't have a race preference, but I like to work with something new.

Haven't done a dwarf yet, so looking forward to that - I kept away from doing one since I feel like beard is easy to pull off for me.
Favorite color is blue
Wines great, though I only drink in special occasions.
Haha.