Harrison Armory finally presents its Year of the Snake ensemble. Security Captain Valentina Santoso makes a rare return to Ras Shamra, dressed in an outfit that conveys both her military standing and minor celebrity status among the core territories of the Armory. - ThreadSky

gee-man.bsky.social • 91 days ago

Harrison Armory finally presents its Year of the Snake ensemble. Security Captain Valentina Santoso makes a rare return to Ras Shamra, dressed in an outfit that conveys both her military standing and minor celebrity status among the core territories of the Armory.

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theseventhtoa.bsky.social•91 days ago

When I saw this I was temporarily possessed by a Karrakin cavalier because my immediate reaction was an intense urge to face her in battle and have us mercilessly batter each other's chassis for hours. This is splendid, I love your oc and her immaculate villainous drip, I can't wait for more of her!

gee-man.bsky.social•90 days ago

Now that's the kinda reaction I want my art to evoke lmao, someone gets the assignment. Val is an evil woman and people should daydream scenarios fighting her in mortal combat.

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

The brief sojourn has Val in uncommonly good spirits, she's here to review the results of the Armory's new prototype frame—Gustav. The return signifies changes in the year to come. New equipment, new assignments, and most importantly for Santoso Company, new enemies.

sheepisch.bsky.social•91 days ago

Side cap + parade dress + overcoat worn as a cape + a sword = easy 10/10.

I also love the retinue in their hardsuits with half capes on

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

Thanks! Had a lot of fun putting her outfit together. And yes, hardsuit/armor + clothing is an unbelievably goated combo, it basically never fails.

cornylius.bsky.social•91 days ago

man I love your depiction of armory soldiers, the faceless headpiece of so perfectly in line with their overall aesthetic, and the lack of a face is ripe for villainous depictions

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

Appreciate it, I put a lot of thought into how I'd design the HA rank and file, I wanted to make sure the entire ensemble would look and feel the part. I've done HA troops in the past and sometimes I felt like I might have missed the mark on the aesthetic so I wanted to get it right this time.

nervosus.bsky.social•91 days ago

Rad stuff dude, I’m finally getting into a lancer game myself so I’ll be doing more than watching from the sidelines lol. Keep up the awesome work, and it’s neat to see Valentina again.

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

Hope you have fun with lancer. Appreciate the kind words, here's to many more years of getting to draw Val.

ophdn.bsky.social•91 days ago

I legit thought this was real and was like "finally some quality series"

well done, looks amazing!

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

Thanks! God I'd love to do a whole series of illustrations like these if time/money allowed.

ophdn.bsky.social•91 days ago

considering our unprecedented times we're living through I'm sure a message of hope / criticism / big questions could be found within.

if I saw this on the shelf in a shop as a one off graphic novel with intent like "Eden" or "The Singularity" I would swipe this up immediately.

ophdn.bsky.social•91 days ago

There's style and presence bleeding through your illustrations.

These could even be spun up as high end "propaganda" inserts.

Envious af of your skill, kudos

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

That's real kind of you to say, appreciate it. Doing art hasn't always gone the path I'd like but I'm deeply proud of all the work I've made up til now.

ophdn.bsky.social•91 days ago

that's the dream.

hell i was thinking as i was going through your feed that visiting the short story concept would be perfect for this.

I don't see quality short story formats used outside of literature much anymore. there's a lot of emphasis on amount and Mainstream appeal.

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

I've had ideas to try and spin some of my work into something more cohesive but it's always going to be a bit of a time and place thing, trying to find the opportunity to really take that shot. In the meantime though, I intend to keep creating.

jospdraws.bsky.social•91 days ago

Utterly fantastic work! Your art is what got me interested in Lancer!

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

Thanks! Love to hear that.

otagian.bsky.social•91 days ago

Very cool! Is the Gustav printed anywhere, or just headcanon?

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

Thanks, not yet. The Gustav is a homebrew I'm working on in my spare time, purely a personal project. Hoping to get more info on it out in the wild soon.

otagian.bsky.social•91 days ago

Looking forward to seeing more of it! I love the GitS arm slave look.

contagonist.bsky.social•91 days ago

Exquisite, chef's kiss etc.

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

You love to hear it.

kardiapulse.bsky.social•91 days ago

Interesting to see that HA's mechanized aesthetic sensibilities extend to their combat suits, though I guess the Big 4+1 don't turn down branding opportunities. Superb work, I like the elegant simplicity of the mantles over the armor!

gee-man.bsky.social•91 days ago

Thanks! Had a lot of fun designing the outfits. My head canon is all the major manufacturers have some kind of PR/branding arm to varying degrees of success. Even if HA isn't likely to make any new friends, it wants to reinforce the values and standards it has with those already within the fold.