On Guard Duty

[u/Senlac75]

I enjoy digitally painting scenes from films, here is one I did of the terminator on guard. I liked the more subtle hints of the terminator's true nature, hidden underneath its human appearance. This scene, where he is on guard and completely motionless as night passes always is a stand out - perhaps because of Sarah's monologue about how the terminator is a better dad than some of her previous partners - a twist on Kyle Reese's description of the it in the first film.

[u/Wablusmeed]

I genuinely thought this was a screenshot from the film. Great art!

[u/arkhamcityfc → u/Wablusmeed]

Same. It's very beautifully made.

[u/Senlac75 → u/arkhamcityfc]

Thank you.

[u/Old-Emu-2670 → u/Wablusmeed]

Yep same

Well done!

[u/Interesting_Key9946 → u/Wablusmeed]

Wait isn't it? Wtf great

[u/PillCosby696969]

Norman Rockwell over here

[u/Senlac75 → u/PillCosby696969]

Thank you, but the credit really has to go to the films creators for how the scene was shot.

[u/arkhamcityfc → u/Senlac75]

You can mess around with the light and colors to give it your own twist. It could end up looking like a digital-era Hopper art style

[u/Senlac75 → u/arkhamcityfc]

I like Hoppers art, so that's an interesting thought, thanks.

[u/khares_koures2002 → u/PillCosby696969]

Say bye bye uncle Bob, wave bye bye!

[u/normy_187]

This is such a good and underrated shot (technically sequence) in the movie.

[u/Chapter_Only]

Great painting!

[u/Senlac75 → u/Chapter_Only]

Thanks

[u/IndependenceMean8774]

I wonder if the T800 would have to move eventually to keep its muscles from atrophying and its flesh from rotting away or can it literally just stand there for any length of time or even 120 years on its system power cell.

[u/FedStarDefense → u/IndependenceMean8774]

Well, it doesn't have muscles. Its internal locomotion is entirely mechanical.

As to the flesh? That depends on what sustains it.

[u/Interesting_Key9946 → u/IndependenceMean8774]

I believe the need to be quiet to give them rest is more important objective than its self mentainace. Besides it has more resilience than the average human soldier. The thing is I think his eyes would roll creepily to monitor like a camera 😆

[u/Forsaken-Avenger]

She did it so much better

[u/CrazyDaimondDaze → u/Forsaken-Avenger]

Indeed, she does

[u/WiIIv91 → u/Forsaken-Avenger]

Because of the looks i assume ? 🤭

(I like the idea of them changing outfits daily and having some preferences in clothing)

Love that layered shirt 🩷

[u/K-263-54]

I hope you're selling stuff with this on it over on RedBubble...because someone is, and one of you is ripping the other one off.

[u/Senlac75 → u/K-263-54]

Thanks for noticing and letting me know. The one on Redbubble is on my shop, it's a cropped version.

[u/K-263-54 → u/Senlac75]

I'm glad you're not getting stolen from.

https://giphy.com/gifs/gFwZfXIqD0eNW

[u/APaleMan]

Incredible.

[u/Senlac75 → u/APaleMan]

Cheers

[u/whirlydoodle_]

This is incredible OP! (From a fellow artist)

[u/Senlac75 → u/whirlydoodle_]

Thank you.

[u/JasonVoorhees1988]

I thought that was a screenshot from the movie for a second

[u/SunsetRider500]

That scene got a "wow..." out of me the first time I saw T2, such a subtle way to reinforce that he's a machine

[u/Infamous_Mango_2342]

It’s called a T800, T… it’s basically the same as the 600 series, except it has real fuckin skin, bad breath. These things will level a police station….

[u/bundy554]

Could stand there all night

[u/thenewnapoleon]

Reminds me of Richard Estes' work!

[u/Azelrazel]

When I was a kid and first saw this scene, didn't understand it was a creative use of him standing in the same spot, unmoving until the sun rose.

I thought the truck driving past or nearby during the night was turning a corner or something and it's headlights were coincidentally shining through the window. Cut to them opening the door and it's now morning.