astridv | fan art

I've only seen bits and pieces of the series - but enough to know that the portraits are GOOD. (as always.)

Wait....bones recs coming up soon? [grabs lunch and sits at the laptop.]

Heh. Okay, maybe not *that* soon. More like in a few days. I have plenty of stories bookmarked, but it always takes ages to put these posts together (but whom am I telling this ;o)

OH MY GOD! YOU INTO SGA? *happiness*

& :-P

I'm pimping this. Well, *you,* really. Ahem.

*beams*

Well, it's a new thing. Actually it was the fan art and fic that drew me in.

I watched "Hide and Seek" a few days ago, to check out the show. And there's this moment where they want to set up the trap for that shadow creature, and I'm thinking, okay, next thing McKay will offer to push the button... and then he, uh, doesn't. ;) I laughed out loud at that scene. I liked the ep well enough until then but that's the moment the show really *clicked* for me. Which most shows never do.

Pimpage would be cool, I don't think there're a lot of SGA fans reading this LJ...

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monanotlisa - they're all awesome, but in the third one you have really caught the dorkiness that is John Sheppard. Lovely work.

Thanks!

but in the third one you have really caught the dorkiness that is John Sheppard.

Oh, I'm happy you say that. I don't know the character all that well yet, having watched only five episodes, so I wasn't entirely sure if I managed to capture his personality.

She's right. They are all good, but the last one is totally Shep. He's a big honking dork pretending to be the hot romantic lead. Sometimes I think The Flan has fun subverting his own character and McKay is love. Right now it's one of my fandom faves so I'm tickled pink it's interesting you.

Astrid, you rock. As usual. *worships*

psychofilly, how is Sheppard a dork? I've only seen the first season of SGA. From what I remember he could be kinda goofy. Did he dorkify in later seasons?

For me goofy and dorky are somewhat interchangeable, but I think he does get dorkier as time goes by, especially when he's with McKay. However I do think some of Sheppard's dorkiness is caused by Joe F and his weird ass acting choices (especially some of his expressions). Three years in and I still can't decide if he's a genius or simply the worst actor ever. Still, I love Shep, McKay and McShep like a big squishy loved thing.

Three years in and I still can't decide if he's a genius or simply the worst actor ever.

LOL! Let's hope for his sake it's the former.

Three years in and I still can't decide if he's a genius or simply the worst actor ever.

LOL indeed. Well, as long as the result works...

OH MY GOD YOUR ICON I LOVE YOU!

*helpless giggles*

John *is* Buffy Summers. McKay is Willow and Cordy wrapped up in a yummy, slightly squishy package. Also, the icon is snaggable, as are they all. ;)

Oh I love Sheppard. SGA is one of my favourite series and I have watched all three seasons and I'm waiting anxiously for the fourth. I wrote a lot of fic of fic for it because there are so many lovable characters and it's just wonderful.

The last portrait in particular is just so Sheppard. I love his smirk :D

Also have you seen Thoughtcrimes? (http://koalathebear.livejournal.com/564742.html) It has Flanigan in it as an NSA agent and also Navi Rawat the girl who played Dana (http://koalathebear.livejournal.com/tag/dana) the psychotic slayer in the season 5 'Angel' episode :D I have a lot of pic spams featuring Flanigan :D

Also I have a lot of SGA (http://koalathebear.livejournal.com/tag/stargate+atlantis) pic spams - although you might have to scroll back quite a way to find the earlier episodes so you don't spoil yourself :D So happy you have discovered this series.

I had no idea you were into SGA. Looks like quite a few of the people on my flist are. I'll check out your picspam and the fic. The nice thing about discovering a show late is that you got years' worth of fic to chose from.

Ooh, you got into a Stargate? It's just a hop, skip and jump from Atlantis to SG-1. Come over to the dark side! :o)

Becky (

psychofilly) will have a load of recs. She's big into Atlantis at the moment. I'm just watching season 3 right now - well, I've seen the first ep. It never grabbed me the way SG1 did, but I still like it okay.

It's just a hop, skip and jump from Atlantis to SG-1. Come over to the dark side! :o)

I had a feeling you were gonna say that *g*. I watched an ep of SG-1 years ago but it didn't catch my attention the way SGA did. But, you never know...

I don't want to be one of those pushy "ooh, you must like my fandom" people *g* but honestly, I felt the same about SG-1 as well, the first time I saw an ep on the TV. But

rachelcaine, terrible temptress that she is, convinced me to invest in Season 1 on DVD (after I moaned that Buffy and Angel were gone and all my fandoms were extinct). If you get into the mythology right from the start it makes a heck of a lot more sense, and I love the Jack/Daniel dynamic. It helps to watch the movie first, too, if you haven't seen it.

I tried to get into the show when it first started, because it had MacGyver in it, and I saw a Season 7 episode many years later, but it wasn't until about a year after that I finally got sucked in. It might be worth another try. Ten seasons, and loads of incredible fic to go with them.

Okay, I'll stop now. LOL.

I've seen a couple of episodes of SGA, and I've enjoyed them. But I haven't had the time or motivation to get that into the show. I probably should, though, because it seems like all the people who like the same shows I do love SGA too.

Personally, I'm more interested in McKay than Sheppard, but he has an interesting face, doesn't he? I don't draw guys that often, but Sheppard has so many interesting expressions.

Love your sketches! I think what impresses me most about your art is how you only use a couple of lines here and there and still you manage to produce such an amazing likeness. I wish I could do that!

Personally, I'm more interested in McKay than Sheppard, but he has an interesting face, doesn't he? I don't draw guys that often, but Sheppard has so many interesting expressions.

I love McKay, he's definitely my favorite character right now. Sheppard's face says, Draw me! The eyes, the hair, the expressions... the guy is fun to draw. I'll probably try some of the other characters as well when I got the time.

Love your sketches! I think what impresses me most about your art is how you only use a couple of lines here and there and still you manage to produce such an amazing likeness. I wish I could do that!

Thanks, glad you like them. It's fascinating - by reducing the faces to only the basic lines and shaded areas, One gets a much better feeling for which lines are important in conveying the... personality. Mm, I don't know if that makes sense.

It's weird how sometimes a line can be just half a millimeter off and suddenly it's like you're looking at an entirely different person. In any case, these really help me with understanding portrait and facial structures in general better, (which I still find hard as hell.)

I didn't know you draw. Got any links handy?

I've seen a couple of episodes of SGA, and I've enjoyed them. But I haven't had the time or motivation to get that into the show.

You should see the art and the fic produced in that fandom! I don't know if you saw this earlier post (http://astridv.livejournal.com/87112.html), where I rec'd a vid and a comic, both fantastic.

I probably should, though, because it seems like all the people who like the same shows I do love SGA too.

Yeah, looks like more people on my flist are into this show than I thought.

It's fascinating - by reducing the faces to only the basic lines and shaded areas, One gets a much better feeling for which lines are important in conveying the... personality. Mm, I don't know if that makes sense.

I agree, I just can't do it myself. :-) It looks so easy when people can do it, but it's really much more difficult than drawing a detailed portrait. Well, in my opinion anyway.

I didn't know you draw. Got any links handy?

I just draw a little, and it's all safely kept in my notebooks offline. :-) I'm not an artist or anything. I've done some print things for my local library, but it's really just a hobby.

Actually, come to think of it, I did do some fanart for Star Trek many, many years ago, but I don't think it's online anywhere anymore. Which is probably just as good. :-)

You should see the art and the fic produced in that fandom! I don't know if you saw this earlier post, where I rec'd a vid and a comic, both fantastic.

*goes to check* Wow, that comic was really original and funny! I'll check out the vid when I have the time too. Thanks!

Wooah, those are great!

p.s.: and you like Bones? I'll definitely have to check out the fic recs! Bones is my shiny new fandom. I'm currently working my way through season one.

Yay, a new Bones fan. If you're interested, I have a boatload of Bones recs in this post (http://astridv.livejournal.com/82349.html). (I particularly recommend Servare Vitas (action/romance), Orion Ale (Buffy crossover), Maternal Instinct (fluff), O.S.O.K. (Booth pre-series), for starters.)

I'm working my way through season one of SGA right now. :)

Thanks! I've checked out your recs and have started some preliminary reading. Very cool!

I'm going to start Servare Vitas now. I saw the gorgeous cover art you made for it. Wow!

I friended you - I hope that's ok. ;) Even though I would be flattered, there's no need to friend me back. You can see from my latest posts that I mostly post about RL these days. Being a mother is still interesting to me. ;) Unfortunately, it takes up all my time I used to spend reading and watching shows and drawing and painting and making lj icons. *sigh*

I'm working my way through season one of SGA right now. :)

Hee. :) Welcome! It's mostly a guilty pleasure fandom - the canon writing sucks, but the fanfic is excellent. It's a huge fandom here on lj, and I enjoy it a lot. Enjoy the first season, it's the darkest and saddest of the three seasons there are so far. I assume the hopelessness of their cut-off situation on Atlantis appeals to you - if you're into Angel like me. The

sga_flashfic niveau was really high in the first season as well. I hear it's still quite good, but I haven't read any unrecced fics in quite a while. :) I don't know how far back their archive/memories go, but it's a good place to start.

Let me know how you like SGA. :)

That's so funny, I had no idea you were a fellow German until I checked our your journal.

You draw? You paint? *curious*

Thanks! I've checked out your recs and have started some preliminary reading. Very cool!

There is some good stuff out there, but it pales in comparison to SGA fandom. I don't know if that's because procedurals are harder to write for, or because the pool of writers is just so small. Probably a bit of both.

I'm going to start Servare Vitas now. I saw the gorgeous cover art you made for it. Wow!

Thanks. :) That fic, in the later chapters, is so intense that I had to draw that fan art to clear my head. I love it when that kind of inspiration happens.

Hee. :) Welcome! It's mostly a guilty pleasure fandom - the canon writing sucks, but the fanfic is excellent.

I even like the canon so far. I mean, it doesn't have the brilliance of 'Angel' but then what does. But I care about the characters, and that's what makes a show work for me.

It's a huge fandom here on lj, and I enjoy it a lot. Enjoy the first season, it's the darkest and saddest of the three seasons there are so far. I assume the hopelessness of their cut-off situation on Atlantis appeals to you - if you're into Angel like me.

Yes, exactly! In that s1 SGA ep where it first appears that they find a way back to earth? I thought, 'damn, you're making it way too easy for them,' and hoped there'd be a catch.

Season four of Angel and season six of Buffy are my favorites... and even a lot of the fans dislike those for being too dark. But even when those shows are at their darkest, there's usually still some humor to be found. I like the blend of dark and light. (When it comes to fic I usually stay away from the really dark and angsty stuff...)

Let me know how you like SGA. :)

I'm over halfway through s1 (watched The Brotherhood yesterday) and still liking it muchly. I also watched a few s3 eps already (Tao Of Rodney, because I was told it is very good, and it is ^_^)... seems like this show is not as arc-heavy as the Whedonverse ones and it doesn't matter quite as much if you watch it out of order. But I'm mostly trying to stay unspoiled for the later seasons.

That's so funny, I had no idea you were a fellow German until I checked our your journal.

Hee. :) *waves* Where exactly are you? I'm in Munich (but I'd never put that in my user info either ;)).

You draw? You paint? *curious*

The only non-digital drawing that I scanned in is here:
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/5432/manips/divers.html

It's the third from the top - and already a few years old. As usual with b/w pencil scans it doesn't come out all that impressive. ;/

I am embarrassed about most of the stuff that's on that web page - amazing how bad I was a few years ago. Still not all that good, mind, but there's a difference. :D

I haven't made any non-digital stuff in the last year - and what I did is only some silk painting I made as presents for friends. Mostly, these days I make fannish backgrounds and icons.

It has often tickled me to draw my son over the last year, but I never actually did it. :( It's almost impossible to draw him while he's moving, and when he's finally asleep, I have my hands full of sleeping baby or I need to sleep, too. The tiny, tiny rest of the time I am glad I have some time to watch TV. A dilemma. ;)

I don't know if that's because procedurals are harder to write for, or because the pool of writers is just so small. Probably a bit of both.

I haven't thought about the 'procedurals' problem much yet, but I tend to agree. The only procedural fandom I know with a lot of fic is House. It seems to be the exception. CSI, on the other hand, with interesting characters and a huge viewer base: hardly anything good.

That fic, in the later chapters, is so intense that I had to draw that fan art to clear my head. I love it when that kind of inspiration happens.

Yeah, that's exactly what got me to draw Snape and Harry. I still love that fic to pieces.

I'm having a bit of trouble with Servare Vitas so far - I'm about one third in. I have a huge aversion to weapons. I like the introspective style a lot, though, so I'm trying to ignore the weapons.

I even like the canon so far. I mean, it doesn't have the brilliance of 'Angel' but then what does.

:D Let me think. That's a tough one. Battlestar Galactica. Firefly (ok, Whedon, so it probably doesn't count ;) ). Hmm.... Farscape. I think that's about it. :D

I thought, 'damn, you're making it way too easy for them,' and hoped there'd be a catch.

Yes, me too. When I read the show description I imagined them trekking from planet to planet, always trying to evade the Wraith. No supplies, no gadgets. That would have been my kind of show. Oh, right, that was Firefly. Minus the horses. ;)

I still like the first season a lot, though, and I am still watching SGA. I will very probably continue watching till the end. I'm not even a slasher, but John and Rodney hold a place in my heart now. It's weird. :) But I've seen people radically averse to slash start to succumb to John and Rodney, so... maybe it's inevitable.

Season four of Angel and season six of Buffy are my favorites... and even a lot of the fans dislike those for being too dark.

I know! I started on Buffy with the Musical in season six, and saw all the worst turf wars over B/A or B/S. I watched the earlier seasons later on, but they were too fluffy for me, basically. I had watched Angel - on German TV even - before Buffy. I liked it because it was darker. I think I liked the second half of the third season best. That was before Connor got to be a teenager. Actually, parts of Angel season four and five were also good. Oh, the good old times. *G*

Who was your favorite character or pairing on Buffy and Angel?

[oops, that got long...]

I like the blend of dark and light.

Absolutely. Whedon's writing was perfect for that. SGA is pretty humorous, too. They got lucky with the character of McKay and with David Hewlett.

When it comes to fic I usually stay away from the really dark and angsty stuff...

For me, it depends. I like fics that explore dark aspects, but I prefer it if they end on a hopeful note. Character death is not hopeful enough. ;)

Although... some of the best fic in the fandom is written by

auburnnothenna, e.g. "The Taste of Apples" or "Three Fates". (her SGA fiction is here)

Her fic is like Shakespearean drama: everyone dies. Most of the time, the universe is destroyed along with them, too. :)

I'm over halfway through s1 (watched The Brotherhood yesterday) and still liking it muchly.

Oh, yeah, Storm/Eye is so amazing, I could watch it over and over. The Defiant One rocks, too. Oh, that reminds me: You're German, you'll probably get a laugh out of

mamoru's vid, too. It's on here:

http://www.viddish.org/sga.html

Look for "Space Taxi, German version"

seems like this show is not as arc-heavy as the Whedonverse ones and it doesn't matter quite as much if you watch it out of order.

Not extremely arc-heavy, no. I personally watch everything in order, even if it kills me. (Especially the first season of Farscape was tough. ;) ) I don't like spoilers, either.

Of course, SGA has the usual cast changes at the end of each season, so you'll see who bites the dust if you jump too far ahead. But otherwise, no problem. The character actions are not all that logical most of the time anyway. ;)

Ooops. Her name is not mamoru, it's

mamoru22.

Hee. :) *waves* Where exactly are you? I'm in Munich (but I'd never put that in my user info either ;)).

I'm in Münster.

I'm having a bit of trouble with Servare Vitas so far - I'm about one third in. I have a huge aversion to weapons. I like the introspective style a lot, though, so I'm trying to ignore the weapons.

I actually had the same trouble in the beginning... living in a country with strict gun control rules, the thought of someone driving around with that kind of weaponry makes me cringe, law enforcement or not. However, I told myself that the enthusiasm for firearms is in character for both Booth and Brennan. And in the further course of the story the technical detail wrt weaponry is going to get quite important, by adding to the overall sense of realism.

Yes, me too. When I read the show description I imagined them trekking from planet to planet, always trying to evade the Wraith. No supplies, no gadgets. That would have been my kind of show.

There's an epic ST:Voyager fic, written by Macedon and Peg Robinson, I don't know if you've read it: "The Rose And The Yew Tree". It's that kind of scenario... Voyager on the run, dwindling supplies, the ship damaged and held together by duct tape, the situation getting more hopeless each day. Terrific story.

But I've seen people radically averse to slash start to succumb to John and Rodney, so... maybe it's inevitable.

Yeah. I'm mostly reading John/Rodney friendship fic right now - I discovered that

friendshipper is writing exactly the kind of fic I like to read, and she's prolific, so I'm set with gen for a while. But I'll probably move on to slash sooner or later.

I had watched Angel - on German TV even - before Buffy.

... the less said about the dubbing, the better...

Who was your favorite character or pairing on Buffy and Angel?

Favorite character: Angel, hands down. Followed by Kate Lockley (I so wish she hadn't left the show so early) and Connor. Fave pairing: Angel/Cordy, until CC got written off the show (there was almost no good fic to be found afterword). I'm also rather partial to Angel/Spike, though I prefer genfic with heavy subtext.

Absolutely. Whedon's writing was perfect for that. SGA is pretty humorous, too. They got lucky with the character of McKay and with David Hewlett.

Really lucky. I love his rapid-fire way of talking, like his mouth is trying to keep up with his brain.

For me, it depends. I like fics that explore dark aspects, but I prefer it if they end on a hopeful note. Character death is not hopeful enough. ;)

Hopeful note, yes. I loved, loved, loved Synechdochic's "Freedom", character death notwithstanding. I just need some light along with the dark.

Awesome! :D

Thank you. :o)

These are gorgeous.

Thanks, glad you like!

Here via

monanotlisa and gorgeous work! I love it and yay! for new fans of SGA. :D

As for fic recs you should read everything

minervacat lists under her SGA recs (she recs wonderful stuff) on her del.icio.us account (http://del.icio.us/minervacat). I've also been reading SGA stuff and they're mostly McKay/Sheppard AU's, but they have less spoilers so you can read them sooner. (they're here (http://del.icio.us/haquef))

I know that

lalejandra has written SGA stuff and so has

minervacat (who writes fantastic stuff, so they're all worth reading. This post (http://julesofdenial.livejournal.com/1570.html) has SGA AU recs, mostly McKay/Sheppard. This should keep you occupied for a long time, no doubt.

Enjoy the show and fantastic art!

Always thrilling to discover another fandom. :)

Thanks for the links, I'll definitely check'em out. (I'll probably stick with fic that's close to canon at first, before veering off into AU territory...)

I totally understand. I don't know if you've been there yet, but

stargateficrec is a good source for stuff like that. You can search by pairing and such. :) I've not been disappointed with their system. :)

Great tip. It's like christmas, only better... *fangasm*

omg \o/

I LOVE the third one. You've really captured the kind of awkward boyish charm Shep has. The kind of, 'omg how am I 35?!' kind of look he has sometimes.

The kind of, 'omg how am I 35?!' kind of look he has sometimes.

Hee. Apt description. ;)

The past couple days I've been in a fanfic-induced bliss. Almost every story I've clicked on so far has been really good. (We in Bones fandom aren't exactly spoiled when it comes to large numbers of excellent stories.)

Someone pointed me to

stargateficrecs... so much great fic... regularly updated... and, and, everything's tagged! ~~*faints*~~ *passes out*

Ohhhh, SGA is WONDERFUL for stories! Between

sga_flashfic,

sga_noticeboard and the inimitable

sga_newsletter you can find a good fic *every day*. And if you like podfic (http://jinjurly.com/audio.htm), there's

sgapodfic, and if you're looking for something specific there's

sgastoryfinders, or here's a list of rec pages (http://del.icio.us/limicious/recs+sga). And in a few weeks the

sgabigbang will go live and there'll be tons of novellas and art and such to be delighted in.

\o/

Hello, I'm lim and I'll be your singing, dancing, fandomercial for this evening! *hee*

I may have told you this already but I don't have my mail client on me and I can't remember so you will just have to suffer it, I'm afraid.

WHOO!

(*wacka-chicka, wacka-chicka* plays PIMPIN' GUITAR!!!)

:oD

I'm quite thrilled I discovered this show. All these possiblilites... I can't wait to try my hands at it! My fingers are itching.

lim sent me here. I am in LOVE LOVE with these John Sheppard drawings, oh, yes!

Thank you, I'm really pleased you like them.

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