A Weekend's Sketchbook

[tealin]

Whoo-ee, scans aplenty!

I went to life drawing on Thursday so there's nothing in my sketchbook for that day.
Friday's Sketchbook - some Filler Cats and an attempt at the Bandit Queen, who ended up looking a little like me, which is really ironic because there is probably not a more opposite character. (Except maybe Fifi the Frilly Fuschia Fairy.)
Saturday's Sketchbook - A rough sketch of the Bandit Queen, a study for the next page, some babies for a cunning plan of mine (which is not having babies; sorry, Dad) and a Bandit Queen head. TONY: The Bandit Queen is totally your kind of character! Please listen to the song and draw her, pleeeeeeeeeease? It's at 22:05 under the 'Listen' button here!

SUNDAY
Today doesn't technically count but I got nearly a week's worth of drawing done. Go fig.
Page One - They both go down together. (I am an evil, evil person for drawing this but ... I had to. The Decemberists play to my morbid streak!) Co-starring tulanoodle's dashing yet untrustworhty young man from a few days ago. And yes, it was the only thing on that page. Forgive the cropping; it's in your browser's best interest. ARGH I cannot draw pants/trousers. And it's not really something you can draw on the bus, y'know? Collecting faces is OK but collecting crotches and derrieres might raise some questions and possibly get me thrown off the bus, at the very least. I don't know anyone I'd feel comfortable asking to model for me, either. Haha, so far this is Reason #1 to get a boyfriend, but I don't know if it's quite worth all the trouble. O! I am a nasty spinster.
Page Two - Netspeak Man and Emoticon Woman. This was something I'd doodled in my sister's sketchbook a while ago and developed a very very little bit today. Not my usual style. I am not good at flat and graphic.
Page Three - My sister and I watched El Dorado this afternoon (say what you like about the movie, it always makes me want to animate) and then the making-of thing to see the 'It's Tough to be a God' recording session which is hilarious, and Bonnie Radford's face triggered the caricature switch in my head. I don't know how close I got because I didn't pause her, just worked from memory. Heheh, I wonder what this does to my chances of getting a job at her studio... Also, I love crows. Aaaand... a Milo-ish Harry-ish guy with glasses, for no reason at all.
Page Four - More Bandit Queen sketches, rapidly dissolving into No Drawing Skill Whatsoever, whereupon I stopped.

Comments

[thefordmustang.livejournal.com]

The Netspeak Man and Emoticon Woman were great! I loved the WTF! It so totally does not fit the DC Comics stereotypes.

Your sister's handsome guy looks great in your pictures, too. It is so nice you both share characters. :-) (Emoticon woman to the rescue!)

You really draw so well- your dissolving images are 8,000 times better than my best.

Oh, I am a big fan of the Quest for Eldorado and have the DVD. I was so sad it did not make it. I think here it got so bogged down in political correctness that people just did not get the story was supposed to be funny, not a realistic depiction of life in MesoAmerica. Plus it was one of those great cartoons that tried to aim at an adult audience (such as following the spirit of the "Road to" movies that Bing Crosby and Bob Hope did in the 1940s), and that just does not work in the USA, sadly where so many people think animation is just for kids and get angry when there is near nudity and blood and stuff like that. Still, I love that movie and wish they could have made more 'Road To' adventures (plus Miguel and Tulio were about the hottest animated guys out there)

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I am of the opinion that they should make a remake of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead starring Miguel and Tulio... but then, the audience for that would number about three. It would rock, though. :D

[thefordmustang.livejournal.com]

Wowser!

What a great idea! That would just rock like an Earthquake. Even if it were three people it would be three very happy people!