The Truth Shall Make Ye Draw

[tealin]

I would like to express my admiration for the theraputic effects of a well-crafted story arc, especially combined with the marvellously cinematic prose of the Amazing Mr Pratchett. While this hasn't quite perked up my drawing skills, it has made me want to draw, which is 5/8 of the battle.



Otto returns to the Times HQ only to find it ... quite changed. (pg 272, UK, if you're interested)

And a sketch for a drawing of Sacharissa which I would like to work out a bit more, maybe going for a more dramatic angle and, of course, doing some reasearch into firearms and how they are held because, frankly, this is pathetic:

Comments

[he-he-helupin.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh! scary person with a gun! Looks like that lady from "Holes" to me; Kissin' Kate Barlow.

Very nice drawings!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

A spring-gonne, actually ... sort of a compressed crossbow-in-a-tube. Not that you can tell from the ugly lump of squiggles... eventually it'll have a crank and ... stuff.

[he-he-helupin.livejournal.com]

It looks fine to me..... except it's on the sketchy side. Oh, well it's nice though.

Of course this is from a person that thinks http://www.geocities.com/he_he_helupin/Moody.htm <that looks good. I'm actaully bad artist compared to other people.

[wicked-warrior.livejournal.com]

Seems that "Inspiration guy"'s kick worked ^^
Firearms are painful to draw, it's shameful to have lots of books about them and not knowing to draw a simple flintlock gun :P
I don't know if it's the coat or the boxes, but Otto looks bigger here (fatter is too rude to use ) but I like him lots.
And Sacharissa's face is awesome. Keep going!

drawing in school has boundaries, yet never ceases inspiration.

[(Anonymous)]

pretty lady w/ gun=a trip or two to the guidence office. 'grafiti'=one too many vampires, grinning.

otto: arms too short, kinda. legs all wrong. love the face, its like he's found lost equipment. if Paul Kidby drew this, it would be a Christmas card!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I don't get the link petween grinning vampires and graffiti, I'm afraid...

And YES, the drawings are bad, but I wanted to draw them! They're bad enough I wouldn't have posted them had I known I could do better.

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

For some reason, I can never solidify Otto's image in my mind. Even with the descriptions (I read the one in Thud! three times, just to msee if it would stick), I just can't,

I love Sacharissa's expression. And her hair.

[shishkamoosh.livejournal.com]

*Is random fan of your work*

I think that your Otto is really good, myself. He's a character that keeps changing in my head, and usually Paul Kidby's work cements an image, but I don't like his Otto...he looks too insane. Yours is much closer to how I picture him.

And Sacharissa's expression is fantastic!

[adalanne.livejournal.com]

I can't get over Otto's hands! I've always imagined them as...delicate and small and...well, just like you've drawn them. ^_^ That alone makes me love the pic. Wonderful Otto.

And yours will always be my favorite Sacharissa.

[buttfacemakani.livejournal.com]

eee *bounces on the art* X3 your art makes me want to read so much! i should. i wish i had more time to do.. things D:

ah on the gun hand, her palm should be rotated up/toward us just a little more. right now it's kinna angled gangsta style, which personally I would love to see a 19th century woman shoot that way, but somehow i don't think that's what you were going for XD.

[jesidres.livejournal.com]

Each time I see just one of your drawings, I feel utterly amazed, then horribly inadequate, then desperately want more. Your discworld art is a better drug than Slab. Dang you, Twirlynoodle! I'll...
probably be back tomorrow.

(tried to get corral the watch to nicely be models for the great artist- but they heard about the cattle prod and scatter)

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, you SO have to read some Pratchett; the coolness of the resulting artwork (provided you do any ... : ) would be beyond imagining.

And you are a handy reference library for correct firearm usage – :D (I won't ask... )

[canisdoofus.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!!

That icon is *LOVE*!!!!!

Re: Gun: 19th Century Colt Pistols were too heavy to hold with one hand, especially by a chick (not to be siding with steriotypes, but we females generally have less upper body strength than guys). Nevertheless, she looks kick-arse!

good luck with Rita, BTW. She just waved Miami goodbye and by golly! I still have power!! :-D ...and Cabin Fever!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

It's not a 19th century Colt pistol – it's fundamentally a crossbow, just sort of ... compressed ... it's got a, a, spring thingy. And a winding mechanism. So the barrel needn't be so heavily forged to withstand the force of the exploding gunpowder. The gears and spring and such might weigh it down a little, I suppose, but you'd have to ask the author about that.

[canisdoofus.livejournal.com]

Ahh, so it's OK, then! :-D

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

Perhaps since I've just replied to the other post and exhausted all of my energy in doing so, this comment will be sort of redundant.

NEVERTHELESS.

Otto is splendidly whooshy with his amazing scarf and his expression is the best despite any alleged anatomy problems, and I would personally not ever want to face Sacharissa in a battle because she is terrifying me. (HER EYES! HER EYES!)