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Old World Obstinanceby ~LepidopteranMenace

Fan Art / Digital Art / Painting & Airbrushing / Games

So I've been working on this off and on for like... three or four semesters and it's FINALLY FINISHED! This is Fallout franchise fanart, (more specifically Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas) of a weathered Enclave soldier who dawned an old world flag as a cape.

I've always thought the Enclave made for some awesome villains, especially considering they have better technology than the rest of the Fallout factions. Their story is even more compelling when it comes to *spoilers, (if you care)* how they were pre-war American, Neo Conservative Politicians who waited out the nuclear bombs on an offshore oil rig. They saw (maybe knew) it was coming, prepared for it, and as a result they've been in the most advantageous position of all. They still consider themselves to be America despite the fact that it was wiped out along with the rest of the world in 2077 (hence the word "obstinance").

However, the MOST interesting thing about them for me is how they are arguably the most 'evil' faction in the game despite how most of us (at least here in America today) would normally expect them to be portrayed. They're a perfect example of how a society can have such great humanitarian ideals, have them written down, studied, practiced for centuries, yet still wind up perpetrating the opposite. The Enclave is an exaggerated reflection of many societies today and throughout history (less exaggerated there). They are a warning that the possibility always exists for a government to become corrupted. As time goes on, leaders will inevitably find more loopholes and other ways to further their own agenda while hiding behind their society's doctrines. No society is safe without constant vigilance.

Blah Blah Blah, enough rambling about philosphies, it's a damn video game. Anyway, I hope anyone that see this enjoys it. Feel free to give me any feedback if you have any.

Shit I learned on this one:

-Learn to draw capes, maybe look at references or something... something ain't quite right with the mid-ground cape in this image.

Resources utilized:

-fabric texture from www.cgtextures.com for the foreground part of the flag
-reference images from my own gameplay screenshots as well as from [link]
-the brush pack from *Knockwurst (freaking awesome brushes, btw) found here: [link]

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*LORD-OF-JUSTICE 13 hours ago Student Writer

Love the armour and the concept is insectoid by the look of it and I love the flag as a cape

~LepidopteranMenace 10 hours ago

Thank you, thank you very much.

~ChrysalisHighwayman May 9, 2013 New member

Hello there stanger who has amazing artistic vision!

I was wondering if it would be possible to get your permission to use this piece of art as an avatar on a youtube channel by any chance?
I would grately appreciate it and would naturally inform people about the author of the photo as well as give credit where it's do.

Thank you in advance and have a nice day.

- CH

~LepidopteranMenace May 9, 2013

Sure, go ahead.

~ChrysalisHighwayman May 10, 2013 New member

Thanks!

I always liked the Fallout series and as such I felt that I wanted to use a Fallout themed avatar & bg in my account.

You obviously like Fallout too, otherwise you would not have created such an amazing piece of fan art. I especially like how detailed the picture is, all the little bruises and scraches look almost photorealistic to me even if the picture itself is heavily stylized. Also like the American flag waving in the bg.

The future of our generation lies with the Enclave. (^_^)d

- CH

~LepidopteranMenace May 10, 2013

~Falloutturkey Apr 8, 2013

Good picture and subscription. Yet the flag is as big as the bedsheet (its size and amount of stripes) and the helmet looks egghead or humanoid.

~LepidopteranMenace Apr 8, 2013

Thanks for the critique my friend.

*Oswulf Mar 27, 2013 Student General Artist

Cool beans, Chief. Fallout is my favourite videogame franchise. Hands down. Twice.

~LepidopteranMenace Mar 27, 2013

Thanks man! It's my favorite, too.

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