Can I be friends with him? :)

He very handsome as both

Right! Status: AMbibalence

Nice~! ^w^ Great poem to go with the character too!!!

i'm really digging this design...

-HM- ... though, the belt on the demon form guy looks like it's riding just a hair too low... kinda makes the torso look a little elongated. if this is a design element, then groovy, but it is kinda playing tricks with my eyes and how i'm seeing the proportions. other than that, i can't really see anything that looks off.

I actually did intend to make his torso a bit more pronounced, but I can see how it's not really clear. I'll try to clarify it on future drawings of this character.

dude, you never cease to amaze me! Do you plan to use this character in something, or is he just something you felt like drawing? I'd definitely like to see more about him! Great pic! ^_^

this character is actually part of a planned story, so there'll likely be more of him

great! ^_^ I'd love to see anything you come up with tho! lol

Reminds me of Beast from the Fables comic ^.^

That is really cool. I like the characater design.

I very much like this design; the poem sets it off particularly well, and carries a very nice hint of an epic tale to be told.

The ears on this one seem a teeny bit too high, other than that its amazing.
._. and for no apparent reason I want to screw the daylights out of every single guy you draw.

You know I never noticed that but I think you're right. About the ears I mean.

just a tip for you... and anyone one else who reads this, ears and noses run parallel to each other. You probably already knew that, but it always helps me when I'm working on faces and something is not quite right.

You're absolutely right. I think the problem here is that I was attempting a downshot when I placed the ears, and then the rest of the piece kinda .. forgot that I was doing a downshot :O

Yeah, I've done that before. But, now that i look at the faces, the human form has that downshot look.... so I guess we're talking about the demon form?

It's odd how much the ears and nose have similarities like that. They both continue growing well into old age, they're parallel to eachother, they're both largely made of cartilage.
Ahh the mysteries of human anatomy.

Well they're both fleshy shields for sensory organs, so I guess it makes sense. like.. the actual workings for your senses of smell and sound are deeper inside your head, and those are the only two senses with this sort of protection.

People are wierd

True, I've also heard the ear itself works as a focus of sorts for sound as well. People with out ears, or perhaps with damaged ones generally have troubles hearing.

I'm not meaning to be critical or anything ._. and I certainly couldn't do anything as well as you, but you asked for constructive criticism 9.9' ehe.. not that it doesnt like totaly work with the ears that way, just if you want to go a different rout

Don't second guess yourself ;) I just said you're right.

-HM-

The left leg (his right) on the demon guy is actually square. Other than that, great job.

Pretty sweet...And pretty Rawr to boot.

Im gettin' a Hellboy meets Jak (Jak 2 & 3) vibe from it, maybe? Looks nice, real nice. Keep it comin' >.O

By day, paparazzi, by night, cosplayer?

Haw haw ;) Though you're almost right about the Paparazzi part. He's a field reporter, covers wars and such. On the other half, he's a Talekeeper. A historian/storyteller.

-HM-
The shirt sticking out on the one side of the human/light half is a bad choice, it doesn't seem to fit the character's personality and style correctly (either tuck it in more, or untuck more of the shirt).
Hair, and body hair design is very solid.
The shoulder strap carrying the bag should have the buckle either closer to his shoulder or closer to his waist line, it looks quite awkward in its current position.
Horns and Ears are very well designed and look great.
Heel of the left(my left) foot of the demon/dark form looks weird, but I think you know that already X3
-/HM-

Rawr I like his design :) very neat stuff.

-HM-
One thing that seems a little inconsistent is that the one on the left has more hair everywhere...except the top of his head. On the right, he has a ponytail as well as a bunch of hair in front of his face. The one on the left just has it slicked back. But proportionally, it looks like the right would have much more hair without his hair tied back.

The ears seem fine to me personally, following the curve of the eyes and touching the top of the ears
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The strap on the left holding the bag- this may just be me, but I always feel like its going to fall off if I don't have the buckle of the strap higher up on my chest. The belt looks fine though-you can put the buckle of a belt wherever you want, its just the social norm to have it in the middle. Obviously, he doesn't care about that.

On the left- his right foot. It looks like he's got an extra toe/finger/appendage where his heel is. I dunno if this was intentional, but it looks like it's an accidentally botched heel. Whichever way it's supposed to be, it should be more clearly defined.

-hm-

No real constructive criticism aside from your choice of colour for the leather on the left figure. I find that it doesn't quite 'pop', whereas the details on the right figure are really defined as far as colour goes.

Other than that though, great stuff as usual, I love the apelike appearance of the guy on the left. His musculature in that respect is really convincing.

-HM-

the demon has horns on his chin right? they look a little like a white beard stripes

it would be cool if his eyes were more....menacing/+dark

the human could have more elements that tell more about him- its like theres just enough going on with him that you know somethings up but not really what his story is

Cool . Nice job dude

Not enough for anything? X3

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i like how you adopted the archetypal "ogre/demon" body type. bulky, massive and top heavy. great work on the exaggerated demonic musculature. couldn't think of anything else, maybe more demonic features?

and since this is a cleaned up then colored sketch, its more meant to show the main idea behind the character. hence the roughness and construction is probably due to the time spent in rendering this character sheet. since most of your "showcase" stuff like "The Grant series" is polished to perfection.

i like how you sketched both characters and then took the details for the head and neck. also the way that the body hair has been roughly rendered.

and it does look like you flipped the body sketch to create the other character.

the higher set ears in the demon form is a nice touch. the alignment need only apply to the human form.

is there a possible 2nd stage demon form? please?

overall great work. i'd like to see a more finalized picture in the future.

just some thoughts and comments.

There won't be a second stage demon form per se, but there will be a hybrid form that combines grossly exaggerated features from both.

-hm- There's a liiittle perspective issue on the demonic guy's face. Left side (on the viewer's angle) of the chin seems a little bit too deep compared to the right side, or the rest of the face.

Overall, there's some other things that seems odd, but it's just a matter of style, like the previously mentioned "looong torso" or the short legs.

Besides HM thingy, I am glad i'm seeing new stuff from you, Ger. It's been quite a while. You've been missed here.

This character rocks my socks :D

Right off?

hot ^^, nicely done :3

That is a lovely poem you wrote for the desc; I like it a lot. I think the mirror image poses are a very nice touch, and I think you did an excellent job maintaining the resemblance between forms--I can definitely recognize them as the same person. Nicely done ^_^ b

Really like the chin bone spikes, nice savage touch. Does the symbol on his loincloth have a particular meaning, other than it just looks cool? And is that a leather "tail guard" on his tail? Kinda like a wrap to keep his tail from getting bruised/banged up on the ground when he walks? Another sensible touch.

makes me think of jak2 ^.^

I think I am in love with both sides. And if you can get them both in the same person! SCORE!

Well they're not technically the same person. They're two different people who share the same soul. So you could, in theory, have a hot threesome with the both of them.

You know me WAYYYYY to well.

Very interesting concept to externalize the internal battle between good and evil in ourselves!

awwww~ i dont know what it is but burnly demon looking men, bears (the humans and the fur *wink*) and bad attitudes are so HOT!

It's like Solid Snake and Steve Irwin had a baby.
I love it

Agree!! XD, Looks like Steve Irwin!! XP