Re: The Fairy
Posted:
December 15th, 2008, 11:06 pm
by moogdroog
I'm terrible
I've been meaning to post some art of our lovely Fairy Hardcastle for an age; I moved house and misplaced my sketches of her (or perhaps they mischievously fluttered away...). I find it so hard to go back to drawing something I've already done...I think it's frustration at having to start all over again! In any case, I found my first sketch of her, so I added a bit more to it this evening. It's very rough, and doesn't quite 'get' her...but I'm hoping to make a decent second sketch of her looking a bit tougher and more 'sneering'. The image is a bit big to post here I think, so I made it into a link.
Re: The Fairy
Posted:
December 16th, 2008, 9:43 am
by Áthas
Hm. I realy envy you for your talent. Still, she looks kind of too nice and orderly.
Re: The Fairy
Posted:
December 16th, 2008, 4:35 pm
by Stanley Anderson
What wonderful rendering ability! I love the style of the drawing and you clearly know what you are doing there. I had thought at first that she looks too "attractive" in your drawing -- and she probably is too attractive here, I think (I would have thought more "bulky" perhaps -- not as extreme as the "prom picture" I posted of course). But it occurs to me that part of that "attractiveness" is due to the large eyes -- smaller eyes generally portray shiftier personalities I suppose. And then I realized that the cheroot is lit and that she is exhaling smoke. Since we know her cheroot is rarely lit except on "special occasions" -- like her interrogation of Jane, and we also know what sort of "pleasure" she gets out of it, that "look" she has become a bit more menacing and creepy. I'm intrigued by the idea. I also find the teaser snippet of the image above the "click me" link interestingly done.
Please, ma'am, may I have some more?
--Stanley
Re: The Fairy
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December 17th, 2008, 11:11 pm
by moogdroog
Another step in the Fairy's evolution. I think I'm getting closer...hopefully this image is small enough to display and won't mess up the page.
Re: The Fairy
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December 18th, 2008, 4:18 pm
by Stanley Anderson
By the way, I like the new drawing. And as a side note, I'll mention that I always thought Pam Ferris as Miss Trunchbull in the movie "Mathilda" was a pretty good possible image for Fairy Hardcastle:-)
--Stanley
Re: The Fairy
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December 18th, 2008, 5:11 pm
by galion
Mrs Trunchbull? Yes, I can relate to that!