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more character sketches (SGA)
A few more character sketches... Rodney, Teyla, Zelenka, Ford, Weir. Plus I did a couple more of Sheppard. Because he's pretty, I'm shallow, and he makes the most interesting faces. :)
Rodney is really darn hard to draw, in spite of his distinctive features. I wanted to do one of him in his "Yay I just figured out this bit of Ancient technology!" mode, but I just couldn't get it right (yet, hrmpf). Maybe it's because the man never shuts up and is always gesticulating, and it's tricky to capture that energy on paper. *ponders*
Anyway, next thing I'll probably try my hand at a couple of scenes. I'd like to do a comic in this fandom eventually, but I don't have anything concrete yet, only a few vague ideas. But I have pictures in my head that want out. (I missed that feeling...)
(caps snagged from stargatecaps.com and sg-atlantis.org/caps/)
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I've just started to check out your artwork... very cool! So interesting to see you use so many different styles and techniques. (I'm sticking with this reduced ink line right now because I want to refine my comic style.)
*off to look at more artwork*
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Any chance you'll draw Ronon? I'd love to see what you do with his eyes.
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Ronon, absolutely! I just got to the episodes where he joins the team; I love him, and he should make a great subject. I think I'd like to do something that shows him in action, too.
Oh, I'm all over the map because I'm relatively new to art (coming up on 2 years) and I'm like a kid in a candy store, wanting to sample everything. I can't ink to save my life, so I know how much talent this takes.
Two years, that's pretty impressive!
Inking's tricky, when I started out I used to hate inking with nib and brush, it was just frustrating. With these new brush pens it's gotten a whole lot easier, though.
The Zebra brush pen is the best I've come across so far. I had to order mine from ebay Hongkong because they were impossible to get anywhere in Europe, but it was really worth the effort. I can also recommend a technique I just developed, where I'm penciling on Dura-Lar acetate matte film - also has the advantage that you don't need a light box to transfer your sketches - then scan in the pencils, tweak a bit with the contrasts, then reduce to black and white. The result looks surprisingly like an ink line. I love this new style, it's so much fun to experiment with it. (I didn't use it for these drawings here, though.)
You can also pencil on paper instead of matte film, but it won't get you quite the same effect.
Um, this was getting more wordy than I planned. :)
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Awesome. I'll look forward to it.
The Zebra brush pen is the best I've come across so far
I have some sort of brush pen. Not sure what brand. And I last tried inking over a year ago, so maybe I should try again. I just love your lines.
And thanks for the tip on using pencil on matte film. That sounds interesting, too. I appreciate your wordiness -- I lap up every little bit of info/advice I can get.
I think I just have a mental block against giving up gradations of shading, but one of these days I may get over it. ::g::
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(I added two sketches of Ronon...) (http://astridv.livejournal.com/89630.html)