I took some time out from drawing lots of little panels to do a quick chick-pic today. It was nice just to be able to breathe on the page a bit. It's not anything like a finished piece of that, but it's served it's purpose (to give my head a break) so it probably won't get any further.
My rendition of Captain Sarita, though I tried to make her a bit more Arabic featured around the nose and mouth to make her a bit more exotic- I really love Steve Yeowell's art a lot, but I'll concede his women are sometimes a bit 'samey'. Anyhoo- like it, hate it or go 'meh'!
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h134/Dog_Deever/CptSarita.jpg)
A woman's smile is, IMO, one of the hardest things there is to capture with pencil and paper. This is just lovely, Mr Deever. The hands, also the undoing of many a pencil-monkey, are just superb.
You may feel justifiably proud of this piece of work, and can drink your weak lemon drink now.
Cheers!
Jim
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
Your apotheosis is doubtless imminent.
Nice one Dog, definatley liking it.
filip
Love it dog, excellent weight and proportions I'd say :D
Lovely piece of work :)
Thanks folks.
Yeah, that's nice, now GET BACK TO DRAWING STRIPS FOR ME YOU SHIFTLESS PROTO-DROID!
sorry- it really is lovely and you know I love your work...
It's a really nice drawing.
Were you using Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle from Emmerdale) as a face reference though? It does look a lot like her.
Very nice DD!
Brill!
Like it.
That's a fantastic drawing Dog, well done sir.
Very good Dog Deever. A lovely smile and lovelier curves. What more could you want? :)
Very nice and you can even tell she's not wearing a bra!
Quote from: IAMTHESYSTEM on 25 July, 2010, 12:53:29 PM
Very good Dog Deever. A lovely smile and lovelier curves. What more could you want? :)
For a nice change, it's not the big curves you often see in comic books either. (Or maybe they just look that way being viewed front on.)
Not that I dislike big curves, it's just nice to see a girl of different proportions. If that makes sense.
A lovely picture.
it really is a lovely, evocative pic. great stuff -strange to regard some graphite on paper as "beautiful" but she is.
Very nice, Dog. I would.
Thanks all.
Answers to questions and observations- gaaah now I have to think!
QuoteThe hands, also the undoing of many a pencil-monkey
It's not often you can get hands reasonable without too much problems- I'm no expert but sometimes I think that it's got more to do with the actual angles you portray- sometimes they just look wrong whatever you do- I suppose it's just a microcosm of design in general. Luckily this one worked out ok, I wish it was like that all the time!
Lucy Pargeter? I dunno who she is- never watch soaps, they drive me up the wall. A quick google reveals..
(http://www.poundlandblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lucy-pargeter.jpg)
I suppose there's a slight resemblance, but she has a longer face and perhaps larger eyes, with a differently structured nose- especially the end of it. Of course, I did use photo references for a few of bits and pieces.
I usually try to avoid drawing massive tits and narrow waist like you see in comics, mainly for the same reasons IAMTHESYSTEM says. I mean, it has it's place and all, but I wanted a more natural looking figure.
Quoteand you can even tell she's not wearing a bra!
hahahahahahahah! Great!
I was actually pretty concious of that as it happens, I didn't think push-up bras were around then so I reasoned that a high, in yer face cleavage would be unlikely (unless she was wearing a bodice of some sort). A lot of female warriors bound themselves almost flat because swinging a set about while in action could be painful- in the same way modern athletes use proper sports bras to minimize mid-swing jiggling. But I didn't want her to end up looking like a ladyboy!
In a mood of self-doubt about the blank patch above her shirt top, I very nearly changed it to give her a bit of a cleavage.
So yes, Cosh- you can think of them as unfettered under that flimsy shirt...
QuoteYeah, that's nice, now GET BACK TO DRAWING STRIPS FOR ME YOU SHIFTLESS PROTO-DROID!
Fuckin hell- busted!
Wait a mo- 'PROTO-DROID'? I've been promoted! Working on it- I did it on me breaks, guv, honest injun!