A Noble Use of Lunch

[tealin]

Warning: There are a couple of scantily-clad handmaidens behind the cut, so ... be warned.


I managed to get over my absolutely wretched drawing days and come up with some stuff that, while not particularly genius in itself, didn't feel like repeatedly running into a brick wall at speed while drawing it. It was such a relief to get the pencil moving again that I stayed up way later than I should have last night ...


There's a mention of how interdimensional travel might have funny side effects, in The Science of Discworld III, and indeed one of the wizards comes back with a morbid fear of feet. The drawing is hraka from the bad drawing days but the idea was funny...


A couple of Chidders ... I'm having doubts as to whether it's actually Chidder who's the freckly one from the beginning but it's too late now. Yes, he looks like Fred/George. That's kind of who he is ... can you imagine Fred and George at the Assassin's Guild? Hah! That would be brilliant.


I momentarily forgot she had long hair while drawing #2 and tried to go for the Egyptian wig thing. I don't know nearly enough about Egyptian costume, but luckliy the smallest bikini that can still serve its purpose looks roughly the same everywhere. (I could have made it smaller, but ... nrgh.)
I first read Pyramids when El Dorado was still fresh in my mind, so Ptraci has (understandably) Chel-like flavours.


Okay, he looks like about 2,517 other characters. Yeah. And I forgot his staff, or just didn't want to draw it, I don't remember.


Some Teppics. The first one looks too much like Lupin, and the second (which I like much more) rather obviously reflects my casting bias ... but I like it.


Every time I read Small Gods, I try to draw Brutha again, and every time I get a little closer ...

If any of these are really gigantic on your screen, please leave a comment ... I can't judge accurately with my GIANT HUMONGO HIGH-RES CINTIQ!!!

Now I have three minutes in which to eat...

2:39 pm
An observation upon listening to GP (again): The Tump Tower. [facepalm] How many times have I read this and I only get that now?

Comments

[georgemydear.livejournal.com]

Alright, since no one else seems to have offered any information on Egyptian costume, I will!

I shall now take a moment to prepare my mental notes on the subject. I am a wiz at ancient Egypt, thank you 6th history (Insert LOLS here). In the meantime I think I should mention I've never commented in your journal before (I don't think so anyway) so HELLO. I AM COMMENTING. HOW ARE YOU? FINE WEATHER WE'RE HAVING.

Okay. First of all, I highly doubt that ancient Egyptians ever wore bikinis. Even now they probably don't wear them. The reason most people believe that ancient Egyptians wore bright colours, oodles of jewelry, and bikinies is because Hollywood (AKA a major influence on the free world) loves to change history.

Egyptians wore white. Lots of white. They wore white because it helped in reflecting the sun's heat away from their bodies. The women wore plain, straight, ankle-length, sleeveless dresses made out of uhm... Egyptian cotton I don't know, something quite thin and floaty, I imagine. The men wore skirts, basically, which were known as shenti. The children wore nothing. You know what I just remembered? The Prince of Egypt was an excellent example of Egyptian dress, believe it or not. I recall being astonished that such a thorough job was done with it.

This is the end of Egyptian History 101 with Ptashas. Toodles!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I know actual Egyptians didn't wear bikinis ... this is a sort of fantasy parody of Egypt I'm drawing from, and the descritpion of her costume runs something along the lines of 'three triangles of cloth that, combined, might make an eyepatch.' Very good background on costume, though, thanks! PoE was an awesome movie!

[georgemydear.livejournal.com]

Lolz, alright. I should have been able to deduce that from the journal entry, but one never can tell what a Ptashas will think. X)

You're welcome, and it was indeed!