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kupoartist Sep 3rd, 2002 12:39 PM
things long since finished - FFXI Manual - SHODAN
 
I finished this a while ago, but have decided to post it as i'm happy its finished.
For my FFXI project, I decided to make a 6 (8 including the cover, which isn't here) page manual, giving a taster of whats to come in FFXI, and to show my ideas about Manual layout.
Thats all I need to say really. The titles say the rest... enjoy (they're not too large - 400-600 KB)

- Page 1 - Contents Page -
- Page 2 - An Introduction to FFXI -
- Page 3 - Prolouge -
- Page 4 - Character Classes - Pictomancer -
- Page 5 - Credits -
- Page 6 - Kingdom Hearts Advert -

This requires a bit more explanation. I did this one day... a very very long time ago (check the top right of the pic 04-02-01 - I even spell "the_artist" with Capitals :shock: )
The Disembodied head in the picture is SHODAN. I Forget what that stands for exactly, but SHODAN is an artifical intelligence in the System Shock series (similar to Deus Ex, and Warren Spector was a key figure for the original)
SHODAN is a bit of an evil woman... She went Rogue, and transformed the crew of Space Station Citadel into a variety of nasty, and scary things, before you ("the Hacker") blow her up. She makes a reappearance in the Second SHOCK, as your Ally, but is pretty quick to stab you in the back.
Her role is to taunt you - you can't touch her until the end, and she lovingly calls you her "Insect". In Short, she's a bit of a ***** ^_^

This picture is actually in Pencil (the land before Photoshop...) and it unfortuantly makes SHODAN look rather Masculine. - Not that this matters when you consider that "she" was in the floppy disk version of Shock1... before the wonders of CDs... :laugh:

SHODAN

Edit: for comparrison, here's the offical SHODAN

Rei Sep 3rd, 2002 12:47 PM
This for sure required a lot of work to be completed!:shock: Great result! Looks really professional ;)

And the last image is just... incredible! How much did it tak to draw it?

Soul Angel Sep 3rd, 2002 12:48 PM
Great work Artist, I really like them, I really like the Moogles in the manual they look so cute :happy:
Keep up the good work ;)

Hylas Sep 3rd, 2002 05:36 PM
I agree with Rei: the manual looks really professional and well done! You have a career for sure in making this kind of things! And yes, the moogles are cute!
And also, the drawing you posted looks amazing. That face looks a bit freaky and scary, but the cable-like designs are stunning! :shock:

Ruby Moon Sep 3rd, 2002 06:35 PM
The work done for completing the manual is impressive!
And yeah, the drawing is amazing too, lots of complexity of details and the overall structure of the face looks great!

Gadzoox Sep 3rd, 2002 09:50 PM
Oh! Nice job!! Very aesthetically pleasing!! :D

Carlito Sep 4th, 2002 06:41 AM
Both the manual and the drawing are really good!

Frozen Sep 16th, 2002 12:34 PM
Same as what these guys already said ^_^

And that Pictomancer job looks really interesting.........


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