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Based on this lj entry http://trollcatz.livejournal.com/14089.htmlSlightly exaggerated, I hope. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b42/mocknot/sketch/daphne2.jpgAlso, here's a portrait I did while trying to figure out how to draw her. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b42/mocknot/sketch/daphne1.jpgI'd really like to give Amanda props for the official portraits she's drawn, as she's done such a good job at conveying bits of personality in them, which isn't an easy thing to do in what're more or less mug shots. I keep noticing little details every time I take a look, like how the team are all holding themselves slightly differently, which is neat. Also, while I'm at it, comics are listed as one of the things under the artwork section. Does this mean there's plans for one at some point? |
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 12:26:45 am » |
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Ooooh, that one matches what I imagine her as. Good work! (I am not a producer, however, the powers that be may have a different direction to go for. YMMV, etc.) |
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« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 01:15:06 am » |
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Mocknot, me sad! Poor Dafs!
Nice work!
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 07:50:56 am » |
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Oh, wow, those are *great*.
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 08:14:17 am » |
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MOAR COFFEE PLZ?
Beautiful.
Having seen your work, mocknot, I'm afraid you will be sadly disappointed in any comix we produce....
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 10:43:16 am » |
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I love the coffee sketch! Even if it wasn't Daphne (and it totally is) I'd love it. The sad puppy dog look is adorable  |
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2008, 11:17:48 am » |
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Mocknot, you rock!
Poor Daphne. I sympathize!
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2008, 03:21:16 pm » |
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What does it for me in the coffee sketch is the eyes and eyebrows. Very good!
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Daphne: You can do this. You just have to stand up on it.
Chaz: Can't.
Daphne: Stand up on it, damn you.
Chaz: On belay?
Daphne: Belay on.
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2008, 07:12:00 pm » |
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MOAR COFFEE PLZ?
Beautiful.
Having seen your work, mocknot, I'm afraid you will be sadly disappointed in any comix we produce....
Psh, don't be so sure. Besides, if the writing's good enough I'll forgive the artwork quite a bit. Hell, xkcd is stick figures and that works just fine. Thanks everyone...at some point I'd really like to do an office scene with the full cast, when they're goofing off. I think that'd be fun to draw. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2008, 07:32:19 pm » |
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That's a terrific drawing, and very like I'd imagined her. And just for a little extra ego-boost, I was at an Impressionist show at the Portland Art Museum earlier today (Degas and Toulouse-Latrec, lots of demimondaines/dancers), and had absorbed a lot of art based on line, and especially economy of line, so your drawing fit right in. |
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« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2008, 07:41:23 pm » |
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Mocknot, they were both very cool, and just as I picture her. More would be nice. (hint)
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« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2008, 10:19:21 pm » |
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That's a terrific drawing, and very like I'd imagined her. And just for a little extra ego-boost, I was at an Impressionist show at the Portland Art Museum earlier today (Degas and Toulouse-Latrec, lots of demimondaines/dancers), and had absorbed a lot of art based on line, and especially economy of line, so your drawing fit right in. Aw, thankyou. I like lines. Er, or rather, I tend towards drawing very linearly (as opposed to using value to define form). And I also went to an art museum today, though I think we saw just about every period except Impressionism, as that section of my local museum hasn't changed much in years. I'm quite fond of the movement and would've loved to see that show, especially as I've never gotten a chance to see much from it besides Monet's paintings in person. |
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« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2008, 12:35:17 am » |
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I've never gotten a chance to see much from it besides Monet's paintings in person.
I hadn't seen anything of Toulouse-Latrec's at full size except a couple of the posters. He could have been as great a political cartoonist as Daumier if he'd lived. Some of the ink drawings in particular of the dancers' "customers" hanging like vultures over the young girls capture their ugliness in just a few lines. |
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« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2008, 01:42:59 am » |
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I've never gotten a chance to see much from it besides Monet's paintings in person.
I hadn't seen anything of Toulouse-Latrec's at full size except a couple of the posters. He could have been as great a political cartoonist as Daumier if he'd lived. Some of the ink drawings in particular of the dancers' "customers" hanging like vultures over the young girls capture their ugliness in just a few lines. Oh cool. It's amazing how much information line can convey, and how flexible it can be. For example, this drawing has a use of line that's quite different than Toulouse-Latrec's http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2008/01/one-lovely-drawing-part-16.htmlI love how using just hatching, the illustrator even managed to show the relative color of everyone's clothing, nevermind the detail, the lighting, and how you can make up a story for every single person. I had it as my wallpaper for a while and would find a new detail every day. The rest of the blog is great too, if you have any interest in older (most of the art mentioned is pre-1950s, but I believe there are some exceptions) illustrative art I highly recommend giving it a look-through. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2008, 06:25:20 pm » |
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Oh cool. It's amazing how much information line can convey, and how flexible it can be. For example, this drawing has a use of line that's quite different than Toulouse-Latrec's http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2008/01/one-lovely-drawing-part-16.htmlI love how using just hatching, the illustrator even managed to show the relative color of everyone's clothing, nevermind the detail, the lighting, and how you can make up a story for every single person. I had it as my wallpaper for a while and would find a new detail every day. The rest of the blog is great too, if you have any interest in older (most of the art mentioned is pre-1950s, but I believe there are some exceptions) illustrative art I highly recommend giving it a look-through. I'm very interested, thank you. We've had some Rembrandt prints in the museum here, steel engravings and etchings; I love getting close to them and looking at the fine detail of the line and the hatchings and stipplings. It's not something I can do, but I sure appreciate someone who does it that beautifully. |
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