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

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]

[childish.livejournal.com]

These are such awesome sketches, and I must say - I love those scantily clad handmaidens. Especially the far right one, it's awesome.

[just-curious.livejournal.com]

Firstly, it is so lovely to see you drawing again... even if I haven't read the book or anything. I love the second drawing of Teppics, and also the feet-guy.

Secondly, I love Loreena McKennitt's 'The Highwayman'. It's so beautiful! :D

Supurb . . .but

[(Anonymous)]

I thought Teppic was a cat.

Re: Supurb . . .but

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Oh ha ha. If I had known how my cat was going to be when I named him, I would have stolen another name and called him Nuisance.

Though ... he did catch a rat last night.

New Piccies

[ianfinerty.livejournal.com]

I can almost see that wizard scrabbling across the floor trying to flee his feet. My favourite of you Ptracis (insert manly chauvanistic booby comment) is the third one, i like the expression with the slightly raised eye brow, it captures the character well.
Your high priest Dios looks like Imhotep from the Mummy (fitting really)- but older perhaps.
Your Teppics look good, he's quite an odd character as he doesn't start out very charismatic and so the story is a bit slow at first, but like all of Mr. Pratchett's protaganists he comes into his own by the end i feel. Don't feel worried about relating a character directly to an actor or someone, i personally see Dr. Cruces ( Head of the Assasins Guild in Men at Arms as (Jeremy Irons)each to their own.
Brutha looks like a character called Dougall from the British program Father Ted. He looks so innocent.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Hmm, well considering I haven't seen The Mummy or Father Ted I think I'm safe there... : ) Thanks.

[canisdoofus.livejournal.com]

Gah!!@#$%* How I envy people who have mastered the female form!

I seem to be suffering from Michelangeism: all my women look like dudes!!!

[bibliokat.livejournal.com]

I love them all! I like the handmaiden in the center, but I adore everyone's eyebrows and noses. Wonderful drawings!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Funny, usually it's girls who have a harder time drawing guys, and vice versa. Male faces are definitely more fun to draw, because you can do more with them, but body form ... that's just life drawing kicking in. And the media obsession with shapely, semi-clad women.

[magicnme.livejournal.com]

Aw man. You so rock my world.

Small Gods was my 2nd-read Discworld book...so it's near and dear. Nice to see s'more Brutha appearing.

[startredder.livejournal.com]

I really can't say whether my favourite are the two different Brutha drawings or the second Teppic. Teppic does have a delightfully snarky curl to his mouth, though ...

[canisdoofus.livejournal.com]

I know. But I'm wierd! I've always loved drawing the muscular male physique! O:P

Either I have to get my arse up to South Beach and sketch therefrom, or stand naked in front of the mirror. With the previous, I always run the chance I'll get maimed with a Stiletto! :\ ...it's OK, though! I've had a year's-worth of Karate training -- I'll live!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

It was my favourite before Going Postal. I still think it's better in many respects ... it's certainly grander, with a lot more depth and soul. Close to my heart too... unfortunately the inability to draw Brutha has kind of impeded my illustration of it.

[rosynose.livejournal.com]

Love the last one of Brutha... the pudding-bowl style suits him :)

[inkblot-fiend.livejournal.com]

Le sigh. That is amazing stuff. I haven't read the book, but I really like the characters. The expression on Teppic 2 is fantasic. More please, BBC!

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

I've lurked here for quite a while because I adore your art- especially since it's so hard to find good gen HP stuff some days. Love the pics- especially Teppic #2. (I can see him looking much like that myself. And now I need to reread Pyramids.)

The Tump Tower. [facepalm] How many times have I read this and I only get that now?

Isn't that the oddest feeling? It took me several reads to get Casanunda. It was only when I finally said the name outloud to a friend that I got it, and the look on my face as I did must have been priceless.

[slashaddict.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Discworld rocks! :D

[fryingpanofdoom.livejournal.com]

Now that you've read Thud!, is Going Postal still the favorite? It seemed to me it wasn't that funny, so I'm not sure it's mine.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. Still so favourite. Not funny? Not funny? It seemed to me the funniest since ... well, since before The Fifth Elephant anyway. Maybe it's just my particular sense of humour, but so many things in that book had me chuckling for days. Pin collecting, being raised by peas, the sombre suit, the knife for murdering bastards, the feathers drifting down at the end, and Ridcully's bit with tuning the Omniscope that I don't want to spoil for anyone who hasn't read it because it's my favourite one-off gag in the whole thing. [happy sigh] And so many others.

Of course the main reason for liking it is the way you get to ride the character arc from the inside, and Moist has an entertaining brain to sit in...

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, and the fact that I break into a goofy grin whenever I so much as walk past a post office. That brightens innumerable days.

ambiguous adjectives

[fryingpanofdoom.livejournal.com]

No, no, I meant Thud! not being as funny. Somehow it was too dark and cute at the same time to be funny. I didn't laugh out loud once during Thud (although I did gasp and go awww).

Going Postal, I think, is one of the funniest. That and Monstrous Regiment still make me laugh each time I read them. Every darn chapter title makes me laugh!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

YES! The chapter headings!! How could I forget!

No, Thud! wasn't terribly funny. It was dramatic and gripping and lots of other good things. But not exactly hilarious.

Though 'That's not my daddy!' pretty much made up for the lack of humour in the rest of the book... heehee.

[lyshigz1989.livejournal.com]

... You have to admit, there is something scary about feet...

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

They are pretty freaky if you think they started out as hands... I mean, you can see the hand in them, but it's hideously deformed! Yeek!

[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!

[lync180.livejournal.com]

Whooo pics! Nicely done like always... although I can't help but think, when I first saw the second Teppic drawing, I saw me. It looks like me, I really think it does. Bizzare..heh, alright that is all I have to say. Nothing important really just thought I'd mention the thought in my head. Talk to you later.

P.S Don’t you think it looks like me? It really does.

[marcyleecorgan.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh. Oh, beautiful as always. *envious* ;)

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]

OOhhhh

[(Anonymous)]

I miss Danger Mouse!

[nikitaspy.livejournal.com]

The toes!! *dies laughing*

liv

[(Anonymous)]

Ever read "A Great and Terrible Beauty" or "Rebel Angels" by Libba Bray? Great books, if you have read them would you mind illustrating them?

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Hmm, never read them... I'll keep an eye out.

[azvolrien.livejournal.com]

I was thinking that you Dios reminds me quite strongly of someone from The Prince of Egypt, but I'm not certain who. I'm also thinking of Tzekel-Kan, but that's weird as it doesn't look remotely like him.

And I agree with ianfinerty - Brutha looks like Father Dougal. Seriously, if you ever find a DVD of Father Ted of find it on some obscure channel, watch it. It one of the funniest things I've ever watched.

[ubiquitouspitt.livejournal.com]

*scratches head*

Who was the character you said reminded you of me?

[ubiquitouspitt.livejournal.com]

(please let it be one of the scantily clad ones - Oo! Yes. HOT.)

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Ummm... none in this list, that I can think of ... Moist is a textbook ENTP but I don't know if he necessarily reminds me specifically of you ...

[ubiquitouspitt.livejournal.com]

In looks, I mean. I should have clarified. You once said I looked like someone.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

OH! That's Paul Kidby's Mort. I showed you.

Egyptian Dress

[beckychan.livejournal.com]

Hey Tealin! S'me, Becky. ^_^ You know the one who emails you and stuff. Yeah, I gots a Livejournal account. I've had it for years and years, and I, like, NEVER update. ^^; Bad llama.

Anyhoo, if you like, I can show you a page on Egyptian dress, though yours is prolly better, because on the Disc, everything is like a parody of real life, and your designs are certainly very cinema-esque. They're more Arabian than Egyptian, though.

Your call. ^_^

Re: Egyptian Dress

[sparrowofjack.livejournal.com]

Nice drawings! I really like the Egyptian hand-maiden - you're right, she DOES remind me of Chel. But on the one drawing of her, the bottommost one, there's one thing that bothers me. It might just be the slant of her shoulders and weight distribution, but it looks like her breast nearest to us is either perkier or smaller than the other. Just a little observation.