fanart

[astridv]

A couple more character studies: Teyla and Jennifer.
Medium: brushpen/acrylics
Preview:

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I have only a few more sketches to draw for work today, then I can go back to that fic that Rheanna rec'd the other day: Indelible by shaenie. I've just read that scene with the... in the... wow! Really eager to see how it continues. *rubs hands* [eta: SGA Big Bang is live?! Yay. Oh man, I gotta read faster!]

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Haven't watched a single minute of the Olympics so far. Words can't express my disinterest.

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linkage of the day: very good interview with Jason Momoa. link

Comments

[crysothemis.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I love the sketches. You've captured their different expressions fabulously. Great work.

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Turns out Jennifer and Teyla are way more cooperative than Rodney when it comes to drawing them!

[ratcreature]

I like the sketches, the one with Keller looking down in particular.

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Thanks. These two were fun to draw, and what is more: quick.

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

Oh, very lovely! I wish you'd been the one drawing the official comics. *g*

[astridv.livejournal.com]

I really have to get my hands on one of those comics. From the sound of it they're... uh, of questionable quality. Damn, I was at Comic Con in the big hall filled with hundreds of thousands of comics, but I forgot to look for the Stargate tie-ins. I'm a bit curious now.

[springwoof.livejournal.com]

really cool images. the expressions on their faces are wonderful--I don't think I've seen other artists capture these. fabulous!

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love VLC-players snapshot feature - it makes this so much easier than it used to be.

[sonadorita.livejournal.com]

Fantastic sketches! I especially like the ones of Keller. Good work :)

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Thanks, glad you like.

I'd been reading a few (supposed) ep-discussion threads at Gateworld that were somehow all about Keller's incompetence as a Doctor... so as I was trying to figure out how a fear of hights and of weapon-wielding warriors makes one an incompetent medical professional, the logic threatened to break my brain. Hence, fanart. ;)

[sonadorita.livejournal.com]

Oh, Gateworld is a place a sane person should stay away from *g* I have to admit though that Keller isn't a character I particularly like - although that's not because of her fear of heights *g*

Nice way of dealing with pseudo ep-discussions ;)

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Oh, Gateworld is a place a sane person should stay away from *g*

Heh. Well, every once in a while I get a sudden weird urge to read spoilers (which I usually stay clear of) and GW is a good place for those.

[creidh.livejournal.com]

Great work. Those are lovely. :)

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[leyna55.livejournal.com]

Great expressions. I really like the way you captured Jennifer (and the one in your preview) in particular.

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Glad you like! I dunno, either I had a good day, or Jennifer is way easier to draw than the rest of the gang. Certainly easier to draw than Rodney. Pity that I hadn't written her into the comic, darn.

[elli.livejournal.com]

Very cool!!! very comic like!

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Comic-like is what I was going for. I use a lot of these character studies for my comics later... whenever I have one that fits a particular scene, I'll just paste it in.

[loligo.livejournal.com]

I love how you captured Teyla's patient, bemused expression -- that one really seems to get a workout on the show *g*.

[ezazahaz.livejournal.com]

Oooh--lovely! These are fantastic!

[sleepwalkerfish.livejournal.com]

These are very pretty, wow. O_o I especially love the first one of Jennifer. But all are gorgeous.

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Squee! So lovely. I particularly like the top-right Teyla and the two middle Kellers; I think you captured both women's beautiful, difficult faces wonderfully.

[bell]

So pretty! You've got an amazing way with coloring. The drawings with Teyla and of Jennifer's profile are especially great. ♥

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The one with Jennifer in profile is one of my favorites too - I like the minimalistic approach when it comes to coloring... a few quick layers of color, done within seconds, any more detail would be unnecessary. Ah, if only it always went that smoothly.

[newkidfan.livejournal.com]

Absolutely lovely as always!

[rheanna27.livejournal.com]

These are so lovely -- you capture their expressions beautifully. I especially love the look Teyla's wearing in the second sketch; given who her three teammates are, her "amused tolerance" face must get a lot of work.

[newscaper.livejournal.com]

Great work as always.
SGA is still one of those shows that I DVR then lately tend to catch when there's nothing else on or recorded.

I've caught very little of the Olympics this time as well.

I've been busy at work getting deep into programming the next generation replacement for an important application from scratch. Not just a rewrite in a more modern language (C#.NET versus old FoxPro, but getting to take a completely fresh look, starting with a blank slate. I'm not even looking at any of the old code, just picking a few people's brains about the underlying business need, which doesn't sound sexy at all (medical insurance claim EDI) but for which I'm getting to apply a lot of different technologies. I pretty much have a free rein on it, working directly with a VP who in another company migh have a title like 'Chief Software Architect'. Like I've said before, getting to polish and apply my skills on real world problems, on programs that actually matter in the real world, is much more satisfying than teaching introductory-level students in a vacuum at the university. Somehow doing *both* might have been nice, but it didn't work out that way.