New 5.3 Model datamined from PTR

[Strafer]

Can anyone point me to this Vaanel dude. Never heard of him.

[Schwert]

P.s. Stop sending all resources to Orgrimmar and finish building Silvermoon City and repaired the lands.

The day Silvermoon is mostly restored to it's prime is the day I can die happy.

...I've got priorities in my life, I know.

[Gizmoe]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeah I don't believe a damn thing for the next 48 hours juuuuuust to be safe. lol

[Vasti]

Can anyone point me to this Vaanel dude. Never heard of him.

Just click the image for his youtube channel (or search for Vaanel on Deviantart for his art)

[TheDangerZone]

Hat tip to this April's fool joke.

[Lochton]

Can anyone point me to this Vaanel dude. Never heard of him.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Intaanis

His modelling is pure awesome

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Vaanel is a major WoW artist (character models, armors, textures, etc).

[Baracuda]

That sword model is still horrible. Make a new or give him twinblade of the phoenix.

[Lily Crowley]

Holy smokes! Hellooo there~~


Too bad its 1st April though (at least here in Europe).

[Adramalech]

Just like all other Vaanel stuff, this leaves me wanting the model to be real.

[rowaasr13]

I want everything from his gallery in-game NAO!

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Holy smokes! Hellooo there~~


Too bad its 1st April though (at least here in Europe).

Blizzard's headquarters is stationed just twenty minutes away from my house, so the joke wouldn't actually be popped until it was at 12 am in Irvine.

[Deleted]

I'm deadly serious.. for that.. I want to KILL Vaanel. I mean.. THAT looks so awesome. Lately I rly went total anti-Lor'Themar Warchief. Now.. If he'd wear a new Doomhammer Armor-Version like that, with some bloodelfish details added to it... I JUST WANT HIM TO BECOME A FREAKIN' badass bloodelf warchief. Just like that. Please, post this stuff on the official forums, Vaanel or someone, just give him all the chances he needs to get freakin' hired by Blizz!

---------- Post added 2013-03-31 at 11:20 PM ----------

Or at least, Blizz, please, make the doomhammer Armor the freaking T16 Warrior Set, thanks.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Well helpfully the return of the legion xpac will add non-panda armors, so you will probably get your wish.

[TheDangerZone]

Just like all other Vaanel stuff, this leaves me wanting the model to be real.

Am I the only one that thinks that Vaneel's models, although technically impressive, don't really have that WoW vibe? Most of his armors seems overly detailed compared to what we see in game, I just don't think it fits the art style. I mean, his art style would fit better an JRPG than the western cartoonish feel WoW has going on.

I do like most of his models though -except the living Sylvanas- hard pass.

[Solzan Nemesis]

Love it. . Now only if Blizzard would add the scar in, though I am happy with the eye patch at less.

[Raivosoturi]

Goddamn april 1st you really got me excited there for a moment.

[Zaelsino]

You're looking positively wonderful today, Lord-- uh, Warchief Theron...

Seriously though, he'd look even better with a nice matching cape.

[Lochton]

Am I the only one that thinks that Vaneel's models, although technically impressive, don't really have that WoW vibe? Most of his armors seems overly detailed compared to what we see in game, I just don't think it fits the art style. I mean, his art style would fit better an JRPG than the western cartoonish feel WoW has going on.

I do like most of his models though -except the living Sylvanas- hard pass.

Now what you say is true, but Vaanel aims for depth in a story telling he's making. These models he's crafted are all to be used, and is easier to operate with ones own rig and desired view of how the different people should appear like.

Yes, Vaanel has taken a careful step around the cartoonish style of World of Warcraft, but it's to keep the scenes he's making in tune with the happenings - it's not disowning where it's from, they follow the base lines of what some details in WoW are growing to be. Therefor there must be a feel to the model, one has to enjoy and be proud of what has been formed instead of Modelviewer tooled models. Vaanel has been very hard at work, creating alot of impressed comments and ideas, lets hope he doesn't finish his project soon so we can follow more..

... yet, wouldn't one want to see the completed resulted... DAMN DILEMMA!!!

[GennGreymane]

that is one sexy orc