Day 6 --Favorite Book Character
For the uninitiated...I am an enormous fan of Les Miserables. (Or at least WAS an enormous fan--the fervor has cooled somewhat in the past year or so after I saw it onstage.) And my absolute favorite character in the book/musical is Inspector Javert.
My interest--or dare I saw, obsession--with this guy got to the point where I would write down 'conversations' between him and myself, and he starred in several old fanfics. To make a long story short, he's a snarky old cop with some issues when it comes to 'the law' and making his life have meaning and I loved poking fun at the guy.
(Actually, he kinda acted as a buffer for ideas--when I was feeling overly emotional or irritated I'd toss the current botheration at him, and having a no-nonsense comeback usually kept me fairly grounded. And I swear I'm not crazy. O.o If it makes you feel better, he was something like an inner editor.)
So method...I tried to use the pen tool and stroke for the outline, but I couldn't figure out how to change the stroke pattern until much later. So the outline is drawn normally, with the pen tool used for quick coloring and shading. (Well...I SAY quick... *coughs*) The shading is just simple cell shading...and it took me a ridiculous amount of time but it IS finally done. I haven't drawn Javert or full-body pictures in forever.
I have thought about reading Les Miserables but I haven't gotten around to it. haha
ReplyDeleteanyways, while I was reading that, I was like "man, she's losing her mind." hahaha.
Ohh, it's such a good story. :3 I'd advise reading the abridged version first, just so you know how the story goes (plus it's only like 400 pages as opposed to 1400)...and once you know what the story is we can go see the musical when it comes out in December! 8D
DeleteYeah...I know. I'mma little bit crazy at the best of times...Javert has been there for the worst of times, though, so I guess I was REALLY crazy then. XD
haha alrighty!! :)
ReplyDeleteand crazy is good!.....sometimes! :P