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17May/102

Summer Sophie

Ever wondered who the little chibi girl on the side of some articles? She's no other than Sophie Emilia, Raven Republic's very own covergirl created by none other than our very own Trace. For this summer illustration, Sophie is in the mood for soaking up some rays. Can you tell which AC core part resembles those patterns on her top?

Thanks Trace for creating another wonderful piece. You may want to look at more pictures of the lovely Sophie under the appropriate tag.

12Nov/093

The Armored Core Effect

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Forum member J.E. Magog was busy creating these model images using an SLR camera, light painting, and a lot of creativity. The resulting images are nothing short of awesome. More images after the jump:

1Nov/091

Bunny Sophie And Then Some…

Whassat? More Sophie? Granted! RR covergirl Sophie Emilia dresses in a bunny costume in celebration of the new ARSH head part for Silent Line portable. For now, you get a cute colored pic. Bunny costume after the jump.

24Oct/092

New RR Covergirl Sophie Emilia Illustration By Trace-02

Sophie Front Page copy

RR covergirl Sophie Emilia has been given a new illustration by the talented hands of Trace, which only serves to delight everyone. Currently a work in progress, this picture is soon intended to grace the background of Raven Republic soon enough. A second picture after the jump which is a preview of an upcoming comic tentatively titled "Conversations with an A.I. AC"

8Sep/090

Artsy Sophie

Sophie Mucha 1

RR cover girl Sophie Emilia shows more of her artistic side with the following original pictures by the talented Trace-02. First off is an artistic rendition of Sophie in the vein of Art Neuvo, influenced by the style of Alfons Mucha. I may have been enticed by some spell the illustration may have cast on me, and I can't help but enjoy looking at the picture.

18Aug/090

RR Gender Bending Project

Whut?!Sometimes imagination can run too wild, and nothing can simultaneously express the mixed feelings of attraction and confusion as being gender bent from one's current sex into the other. The gender bending idea of some RR members came about when Nerese thought of the idea and did some concept sketches a while back which resonated positively among members. After a year's worth of waiting, those sketches are finally up and the floodgates have opened.

Check out Nerese's concept sketches here.

iraya-sama has been kind enough to further this trend by making her own original water colored artworks of some RR gender bent characters in very good quality:

22Apr/090

Sophie Emilia Gallery

I love geeks!

I love geeks!

So RR has its covergirl/mascot/muse or whatever you call her. Her name is Sophie Emilia. Here are a couple of colored works made by our resident artist/creator Trace-02.

24Mar/080

Big Media Upload

Just finished uploading about 150 megabytes of pictures to the gallery. High resolution wallpapers, screenshots and scans are there, alongside smaller thumbnails from the previous games.

Yes, I know I could have a lot more interesting pictures by lurking here and here but seeing as those are owned by other people and not FromSoft itself, I decided not to.

If you're only going to check out one area from the dozens of new ones, check out the Armored Core: for Answer screens and scans, which are mainly sourced from the AC Wiki. White Glint and that 1st Ranker blue AC are so beautiful in hi-res they make my eyes water.

Anyway, just check it out.

27Sep/070

Pure and Honest Rawk

Sorry J.E., but I'm sticking to being a fan of Mozy. I mean good lord, this guy (or girl) is the master of digitally painting ACs. You said it before: the movement, the depth and the drama is there. Not to mention some good old-fashioned brush techniques.

If you've never seen him/her paint, then you're missing out on a LOT. That's no understatement. Even if you're not a hardcore Armored Core fan.

So as an act of public service and overall do-good-ing, here, a sample of the artist's talent.


Hungry for more? If you want to do the rest of the stuff justice you'll look at each one and watch how they come to be.

Mozy, if you're reading this and don't like being pimped, just shoot me a quick email and I'll quickly turn this post into happy-land links instead. If you're not or you do, then the world is a much better place.

Zzz...