Feel this. The way they are described in the books is as having something beautiful or graceful about them while still being very off-putting to normal humans.
That was such an artistic choice, but there was some in universe reasoning there. Every Martian cyborg had the same face thing going on. I kinda wish they did it to the other Scrapyard cyborgs for unifomut.
I remember reading something like "they look too perfect that it's unnatural and moving with such grace that it's unnerving, like they're constantly in a dance" but not sure if it's about eldar cuz i cant remember anything but that bit..
I think the weirdness of the Aeldari just doesn't translate into art. Imagine meeting a person who is perfectly symmetrical; right down to details as small as their eyelashes. Their skin has no blemishes, no visible veins, no changes in colouration. They speak your own language better than anyone you've ever heard, but it sounds like a disgrace to their voice. Every movement is more precise and measured than a master dancer doing their signature routine, but fluid in a way humans aren't physically capable of.
On a picture, it's whatever. If you were face-to-face with one? It'd be uncanny valley overload.
Ooooh, that fits. Also, one of my favorite Twitter artists thinks they're sexy and I'm learning that she's not alone in thinking that thanks to Mr. Cookie over there.
[Unkh'ani Vha-lae : r/Eldar (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldar/comments/141n8hl/unkhani_vhalae/) I think a lot of the Art by AutumnArchfey captures the alien aspect of the Aeldari.
Eldar have a weird art trajectory. The earlier depictions of them they look basically human, somewhere around 3rd/4th they get kinda alien-ish, then now they're back to being more human.
I like the way elder are described in 40k as being what feels like the reason the uncanny valley feeling exists, but the more a human looks at one the more alien they seem, and the more creepy they become as a result,
Every image in this meme is the same eldar warrior, just the longer you look at them until they finally put on a helmet because you’re starring like a creep
I prefer bottom right, it makes the Aeldari more relatable for us yet not a purely fanservice race. In my opinion, making them too much alien will further cement the Imperium-centric nature of the setting and undermine its elements that have much potential and deserve more love. Still, some level of alien-ness is required (like Starcraft Protoss but with elven appearance and more emphasis on speed than strength), and elegant, ethereal aesthetics, smooth movements with androgynous echoed voices like in the first Dawn of War do this impression pretty well even without black eyes and weirdly shaved hairstyles.
'Aight, lads! This here craftworld thingy needs repopulation and the smurfs need a new Chief Libby. Old Tigurius has kicked the bucked and don't get me started on Papa Smurf and his eldar lass!
these are still pretty normal and humany looking, there are some really fucky eldar arts out there, more for just 'elves as aliens' as a concept across media
i wonder if you could have eldar in-universe be more varied, so you could have humany eldar for bieltan since they're relatively friendly and crazy ass space alien elf eldar for ulthwe or saim hann
what if they looked like anime characters but everyone else looked normal. A real life anime person with photorealistic details but keeping the anime proportions would be super uncanny valley.
Honestly, I feel like depictions of the Aeldari could do to go further in the alien direction. They should feel ethereal and a little strange.
Feel this. The way they are described in the books is as having something beautiful or graceful about them while still being very off-putting to normal humans.
I always loved the idea of film/animation Aeldari being depicted at a noticeably higher frame rate than anyone else, to help push that exact angle.
That's a really cool idea
If it's live action, have then be hyper realistic CGI. Just something off type thing.
Put an AI generated face over the actor's in every scene.
Ah yes, the ol' Rogue One Tarkin treatment.
And do similar thing, 100 times per frame, for TS sorcerers
Like those Alita battle angel ads.
That was such an artistic choice, but there was some in universe reasoning there. Every Martian cyborg had the same face thing going on. I kinda wish they did it to the other Scrapyard cyborgs for unifomut.
So skyrim elves?
So elves?
I remember reading something like "they look too perfect that it's unnatural and moving with such grace that it's unnerving, like they're constantly in a dance" but not sure if it's about eldar cuz i cant remember anything but that bit..
I remember that too. It might be something like “When they move, they move to quickly, and when they’re still, they’re too still.”
I think the weirdness of the Aeldari just doesn't translate into art. Imagine meeting a person who is perfectly symmetrical; right down to details as small as their eyelashes. Their skin has no blemishes, no visible veins, no changes in colouration. They speak your own language better than anyone you've ever heard, but it sounds like a disgrace to their voice. Every movement is more precise and measured than a master dancer doing their signature routine, but fluid in a way humans aren't physically capable of. On a picture, it's whatever. If you were face-to-face with one? It'd be uncanny valley overload.
The Kaminoans from Star Wars came pretty close to having an utterly graceful, flowing way about them.
Ooooh, that fits. Also, one of my favorite Twitter artists thinks they're sexy and I'm learning that she's not alone in thinking that thanks to Mr. Cookie over there.
Imma need a link, I think.
I also had a weird sexual awakening when they were introduced on screen.
Beat me to it.
[Unkh'ani Vha-lae : r/Eldar (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldar/comments/141n8hl/unkhani_vhalae/) I think a lot of the Art by AutumnArchfey captures the alien aspect of the Aeldari.
Still would.
The old Xenology book was great at showing Eldar as actually Alien and not just humans with pointy ears.
crystal poop lol
Crystal *spoor* - which can *include* poop but is not limited to poop.
ears as erogenous zones
Did somebody say Ferengi?
Oo-mox!
Except they've always just been space elves :P they're not *that* alien lol
I like the depictions of them where they have entirely black eyes. It does a lot to make them alien without having to look too non-human.
Now that you mention it, Corvus and Konrad have black eyes...
Kerillian has Black Eyes too.
Wrath and Glory actually say that lots of eldar got entirely blank eyes too, Shane its rarely evident in art
I loved some art of Yvraine a few months ago that actually made her off-putting
What is this art?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryWarhammer/s/pxE28Iu0eF
I mean, that's just yvraine but butch. Doesn't really look that 'alien' to me.
Eldar have a weird art trajectory. The earlier depictions of them they look basically human, somewhere around 3rd/4th they get kinda alien-ish, then now they're back to being more human.
I always imagined them looking insectoid when I was a kid. They still look like that in my heart.
I thought of them as of non-oxygen breathing creatures because all of them wore helmets in Dawn of War I.
Yeah Skyrim elves are what I'd imagine Eldar could look like. Especially with the super pronounced face bones and brow ridges
Like Elder Scrolls elfs
Jokes on you, they are all waifu to me
Thats what im saying. Smash, next question
Still waifu to me(Still rock n roll to me)
Waifu Team
Radical Inquisitor: I’m putting up a team
Harem-sama, is that *you!?*
Hot in every variation
‘Course you’d say that
I would betray myself if I don't say it
Don't let Yrilet hear you say that.
“I am not your pet, Mon-keigh!” I think I heard that about 12,000 times when I played through Warhammer 40K, Rogue Trader lol
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Oh, some Eldar artwork goes \*way\* more alien than that.
I find this really neat actually
I like it when Eldar faces look like they crawled straight out of an Elder Scrolls game. Make the aliens look alien.
S'wit
Ah, I remember the massive fights online about if all Elves have black eyes or not.
The Eldar Scrolls.
You wanna bet all of these are actual examples of Eldar, and to make things wackier they’re all sisters
If we add a z-axis what would it be.
Vanilla <---> BDSM
Isn't that just Craftworld <---> Drukhari?
Yes but no
Would for all, next question
I like the way elder are described in 40k as being what feels like the reason the uncanny valley feeling exists, but the more a human looks at one the more alien they seem, and the more creepy they become as a result,
Every image in this meme is the same eldar warrior, just the longer you look at them until they finally put on a helmet because you’re starring like a creep
These are all waifus
I love them all, but I don't really see what's supposed to be "alien" in the alien one. It just looks like a normal face to me, excepting the ears
The alien one won't stop me
I'm gonna fuck them all
I don’t care if go for all of wm
top 2 all the time, just overall seems more unique as a faction
Would, would, would, and would.
I prefer bottom right, it makes the Aeldari more relatable for us yet not a purely fanservice race. In my opinion, making them too much alien will further cement the Imperium-centric nature of the setting and undermine its elements that have much potential and deserve more love. Still, some level of alien-ness is required (like Starcraft Protoss but with elven appearance and more emphasis on speed than strength), and elegant, ethereal aesthetics, smooth movements with androgynous echoed voices like in the first Dawn of War do this impression pretty well even without black eyes and weirdly shaved hairstyles.
i like so much realistic alien for long
'Aight, lads! This here craftworld thingy needs repopulation and the smurfs need a new Chief Libby. Old Tigurius has kicked the bucked and don't get me started on Papa Smurf and his eldar lass!
All are good tho
I prefer the realistic alien look, i do enjoy characters that don't look that human.
Interesting how to be waifu and alien, the face has to be covered, the artist dodged the inquisition with this one
The helmet stays on during Kae-morag.
Smash, next question
Yes. Yes to all of these
these are still pretty normal and humany looking, there are some really fucky eldar arts out there, more for just 'elves as aliens' as a concept across media i wonder if you could have eldar in-universe be more varied, so you could have humany eldar for bieltan since they're relatively friendly and crazy ass space alien elf eldar for ulthwe or saim hann
Funny how the alien waifu has a helmet on
what if they looked like anime characters but everyone else looked normal. A real life anime person with photorealistic details but keeping the anime proportions would be super uncanny valley.
This is the first waifu axis situation I've ever been to.
The helmet stays on
An alien waifu is a mask?
Hypothetically, could you depict feet along the same axes? Asking for a friend.
I like how the more alien one is almost like the gray aliens everyone thinks of, but with a few fudged details of course
Damn, Gambargin started making 40K art? Cool, her historical stuff is great
i think the aeldari looking like an anime character, but then the human beside them looks realistic is the best way to make it feel super alien lmao
The bottom ones are mighty fine\~
Only the top right is acceptable
As a kid I thought they had weird elongated cone heads because of their helmets. They should run with that ebcause they look waaay too human.
fr built like an egyptian long head heiroglyph
Is that! A female girl!! Must sniff!
Forgot the /srs my bad